I traveled down to the New Braunfels area last week to hang out with the good folks over at Woods Cycle Country. The longtime power sports dealership is family owned and operated by hunters and anglers. You walk into the showroom floor and immediately see the taxidermy proudly displayed by their employees. Hunting rifles in [...]
This was one of the most fun conversations I've had in some time. New Jersey native Christian Zeron will tell that he's "old to watches, new to hunting". The luxury watch dealer recently went on his first duck hunt which subsequently led to a full-blown immersion into the outdoor lifestyle. Next thing he knew, he [...]
Madie Demaske is a lifelong big game hunter. The 2026 winner of the prestigious Diana Award (highest honor awarded by SCI to female hunters) has traveled the globe in search of the next hunting adventure a dozen times over. Her true love is mountain hunting for goat and sheep species. Her passion for conservation and [...]
Most duck hunters feel like waterfowl hunting has gotten more difficult in recent years. Some complain of a lack of access while others gripe about overcrowded WMA's and other public water bodies being chalk full of other hunters. Couple that with a multi-year drop in duck numbers and it's not hard to see why most [...]
Our old friend Robbie Kroger of Origins Foundation makes his return to the show this week. We've been friends for nearly a decade at this point, and I always enjoy hearing about the Origin Foundation's latest conservation work. During today's discussion we focus primarily on a recent cheetah relocation project (the largest and riskiest on [...]
Huntstand's Josh Dahlke is obsessed with turkey hunting. When he isn't in the turkey woods each spring, you can find him pouring over Huntstand maps planning next spring's turkey hunts. During today's conversation we dive into a myriad of longbeard related discussion points. Highlights include: Turkey Season recap How many states did he hunt this [...]
"Chronic Wasting Disease is going to wipe out whitetail herds"! We've all heard the jargon put forth by popular NGOs as well as many of our state wildlife governing agencies. But after 18 years of doing this, I (as well as you) am still waiting for the great CWD die off in a whitetail herd. [...]
Over 400,000 Americans now suffer from Alpha Gal Syndrome, the tick-borne illness that causes a red meat allergy (among other symptoms). Fitness guru and ironman athlete Erin Oprea joins the conversation this week to discuss her journey fighting Alpha Gal and subsequently offering anyone affected with the disease some hope of making a full recovery. [...]
Carl Van Zyl and I have spent over 2 months of our lives hunting the South African bush together. Having just wrapped up our 9th safari, we sat down in the library at John X Safari's Woodlands Camp to talk about our recent adventure. In addition to recapping the ups and downs of our latest [...]
Nina Rogers and Meredith Powroznik met at a Field & Stream turkey camp this spring. The pair became fast friends and before they knew it, they'd spent the majority of turkey season trying to accomplish a pretty lofty goal: get Meredith a gobbler with her longbow. During this episode we discuss the ups and downs [...]