The Western Huntsman Podcast

I absolutely love having Tony Wintrip, The Elk Singer, on the show! Not only is he a wealth of knowledge when it comes to September archery hunting, he's a talented musician that has a love of sharin…

Dr. Phil Bass is an Assistant Professor of Meat Science at the University of Idaho, and co-host of the MeatsPad Podcast! MeatsPad is a popular show about meat and the science behind it for the meat i…

Shane is a listener favorite and he's back! Shane started Bone Maniacs and his hunting show, Bone Maniacs, has been nominated for the annual awards at Carbon TV. Shane is one of the most consistent h…

Joel Turner is a retired law enforcement officer, firearms instructor, SWAT Team Leader, successful elk hunter, and the founder of SHOT IQ. He is a return SOS guest on the show and due to popular dem…

Finally! Ross Sharp and I have been trying to record an episode together for a long time. He is a Washington resident, hunter, and business owner. Ross founded The Crazy Elk Company famous for it's i…

Another episode from my Wyoming trip to visit with the crew at Eastmans Hunting Journals, this time with Dan Pickar! Dan is a writer, editor, and producer for Eastmans Hunting Journals and Beyond The…

Guy Duplantier is a frequent guest of this show and host of the Western Contours Podcast. In fact, he's one of my favorite humans and I always end our recordings together feeling great about the cont…

A trip to Wyoming is always worth it, but it was even more so this time because I got to meet the entire Eastman's Hunting Journals team to include Ike Eastman, President of the company! 

Ike and I s…

One of the most profoundly successful Federal funding programs in our history is The Pittman-Robertson Act of 1937. For 85 years, this legislation has funded wildlife conservation efforts to the tune…

Mike is a biologist, professor, meat expert, and one of the founders of Credo Outdoors. This group is dedicated to teaching hunters how to break down wild game, butcher it the right way, and cook it!…

Episode 2 of our Dashboard Hunting Mentor Series is all about basic woodsmanship. Too many hunters enter the woods for the first time without knowing basic things such as navigation, mountain thermal…

Mike Bozarth is a return guest and a truly inspirational dude! We spend some time running through his recent bear hunt, in which he filled his tag this week! Mike baits bears in Southern Idaho and al…

This SOS episode is shorter than usual, but don't let it fool you! Dirk Durham joins me in The Broken Tines Studio and we are action packed on this one; elk hunting September, calling strategies, usi…

Seth Watts returns to the show with his bear hunting friend, Matt Drake. In this episode, we talk about some of the hot tips they have after being fresh off a successful bear baiting hunt in Idaho. M…

You may or may not know this, but I love mule deer hunting. I've always considered myself fairly proficient at it too, until I met Tom from Stuck N The Rut!

Tom is a master level mule deer hunter. He…

Episode one of our new series The Dashboard Hunting Mentor is asking the question; why become a hunter? 

This new series is dedicated to new hunters, young and old, to learn the basics beyond what hu…

In the Marines, I served as an infantryman in 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines with my heroes; Jonathon Zabko and Jeff Garrison. These two fellas are the epitome of heroes. They both went into combat not o…

Return guest Rodger Hol is a cop, husband, father, marksman, and dependable bear hunter. He joins me this week to talk a bit about dishing out speeding tickets, becoming an expert-level marksman, and…

Jermaine Hodge is a growing voice amongst elk hunters and for good reason. Not only is he a serial elk killer, he is the 2019 World Elk Calling Champion with an impressive athletic history! 

In this …

Arlando Chiles is not what you think of when you think of the Western Hunter. He lives in the bay area of California and developed a strong passion for hunting while going through a tough time in lif…