The Western Huntsman Podcast

Scott Reekers from Eastmans Hunting Journal joins me this week to break down the details of the insanely comprehensive TagHub site. We dig into the science of finding the perfect tags to provide the …

Jon Gabrio is a friend, business owner, creative mastermind, and one hell of a hunter! Jon owns Apex Advertising and has done a surprising amount of behind the scenes work in the hunting space. In fa…

Back by popular demand is the Paul Medel, The Elknut! The 2022 School of September is on track for another great year!

In this installment, Paul and I discuss elk behavior, calling strategies, rattli…

Joe Kondelis joins me from Cody, WY, for a great discussion centered around bears and Spring Bear Season. As President of the Western Bear Foundation, he has some fantastic perspective on all things …

Skyler is a guy with a big idea, and the initiative to make it happen. Owner of Blackwater Guide Service in Texas, Skyler is hoping to unite hunters for the cause of hunting access to lands that are …

Corey Daniels is a hunter, father, husband, entrepreneur, and great American in Western Washington. He started a company called Deadnuts Outdoors which makes insanely detailed archery targets. You ca…

Shane was introduced to me by our mutual friend, Jim from Hoffman Boots. We hit it off to say the least. Shane hosts the television show Bone Maniacs as well as a podcast. We talk about his upbringin…

Chris and I can't help it, we love talking elk and elk hunting! Our best laid plans couldn't keep us on track and so... School of September has arrived a month ahead of schedule!

This isn't bad news.…

Bradley Dammerman, owner of Idaho Whitetail Guides in North Idaho, is a lifetime hunter with a passion for hound hunting. His passion is contagious, and his talent is unmatched. Whether for archery e…

I don't talk much gear on this show, but maybe we should do it more! For this bonus episode, I bring on Leigh Hauck, who is a Canadian bowhunter with plenty of notched tags. He works for Tooth of the…

Mike Kuper has dedicated his life to serving his community. As a Lieutenant with the Rifle City Police, a member of the SWAT Team, and as a Search and Rescue member. Mike joins us to discuss common m…

In this episode, I bring back Joel Swecker, Mike Herz, Beau Olson, and Skylar Masters as we make a final push to turn the Washington spring bear hunt back in the favor of hunters. WDFW Commissioner J…

I'm not going to lie, I feel like I drank way too much whiskey in this episode. Guy Duplantier and Garrett Weaver join me this week to discuss the divisions of hunters, mainly around residents and no…

Idaho, like many states, has a long tradition and culture of hunting. Since 1938, rules and regulations pertaining to hunting have been decided by our fish & game commission to prevent politics from …

Sue Tidwell has journey to share, and not just to Africa. She brings the perspective of someone who experienced some reservation about hunting to someone who advocates for it because of the value to …

We should expect to face a fight against anti-hunting organizations such as the Humane Society of the United States and PETA. But when the fight comes at us from our own wildlife agency commission, i…

If you're a salty ol' Western Huntsman listener, you've heard Dirk on the show. Dirk has become someone that I'm proud to call a friend, and someone who inspires hunters far and wide to be better hun…

Mike Costello is a Northern California hunter and host of the Hunting Ain't Easy Podcast. He has been instrumental on the front lines of the fight for hunting's future. He has proven experience deali…

Most of you already know who John Stallone is. If you don't, you will now. At a young age, John's family moved from the New York City area to the wilds of Arizona. A passion for hunting began to grow…

Seth is a well know and accomplished bear hunter out of Northern California. He's hunted bears and other species in multiple states and is heavily involved in the fight against the anti-hunting movem…