This week we're joined by our good friend Tim Jones to talk about calling bears. In many areas of Appalachia, baiting bears isn't legal and bowhunters have to learn to rely on other tactics. Tim discusses how he utilizes woodsmanship and predator calls to draw them in close!

This week we are joined by two fellow PBS members, Eric Lindner and Ethan Neidhart. Eric is a long time traditional bowhunter. Ethan is a 19 year old bowhunter that decided to start building bows at the age of 16, and took it upon his self to learn the craft. As fate would have it, he then met Eric and the mentoring began. This is a great story and…

At the recent PBS gathering in Lexington, we had the pleasure to meet a couple of great guys that are as ate up with traditional bowhunting as we are! Fernando and Poncho operate Stickbow Hunts, MX in Durango, Mexico. They offer hunts for Gould's turkey, Coues deer, hogs, and javelina. After visiting with them in Lexington, it didn't take us long t…

This week Norm Johnson joins Ethan for a recap of the 2024 Lexington, Ky PBS Gathering. It was a fantastic time had by all and one of the most successful gatherings to date. With record attendance, donations, and new attendees, it was a lot to keep up with but very much worth the effort!

I'm switching to a compound until I fill my freezer. Hypocrite? Sell Out? Or something else?

This week we'll be in Lexington for the Bi-Annual PBS banquet in Lexington. We figured we'd re-release one of our older episodes with Joey Buchanan to listen to some turkey stories! Joey is one of our favorite guests, and is hilarious to boot! If you like chasing turkey or not, you're gonna love this one!…

This week the guys sit down to talk about lessons learned, lessons re-learned, what worked, and what didn't. From the use of terrain to being to aggressive or not aggressive enough, we bowhunters should strive to learn something each and every time we're in the woods!

This week our good buddy from Australia, Jack Spinks joins us for the podcast. Anyone familiar with Jack knows two things, he's hilarious, and he kills way more than his share of critters with a bow and arrow! Jack and his mates recently returned from what can only be described as an EPIC Asiatic water buffalo hunt. Along with more fun than should …

On this week's episode, our friend Matt Stoutjesdtk takes the helm for us and visits with Jerry Brumm and Rick Shephard of Great Northern Bowhunting. Both Rick and Jerry's history in traditional bowhunting goes way back. These guys have contributed to the traditional bowhunting world more than most probably realize, and we are absolutely stoked to …

On this week's episode, our friend Matt Stoutjesdtk takes the helm for us and visits with Jerry Brumm and Rick Shephard of Great Northern Bowhunting. Both Rick and Jerry's history in traditional bowhunting goes way back. These guys have contributed to the traditional bowhunting world more than most probably realize, and we are absolutely stoked to …

This week Cade Cabrera joins Dalton on the podcast to talk about an often overlooked topic. Cade grew up grounded in the outdoors, especially bowhunting. Like many young people, high school, college, and starting the process of finding your way in life can lead to drifting away from that love. Fortunately, those distractions tend to ease a bit and …

This week our buddy Michael Arnette of Tall Tines Archery and his lovely wife Amanda join us to talk about hunting with your spouse. Michael and Amanda discuss the challenges and benefits of that, as well as managing expectations and some advice for getting started. They also share some pretty cool hunting stories along the way!…

This week our friend Mike Mitten joins us on the podcast. Mike is a well respected bowhunter and well known for his solo wilderness adventures. That solo spirit was shared by the late Bart Schleyer of Wyoming. Bart lived an incredible life and was very likely among one of the best bowhunters and woodsman to ever carry a stick and string. As well as…

This week we're joined by Matt Beisswanger of Pennsylvania. Matt has been hunting a small farm in the Midwest for over two decades. In that time he's learned the property intimately, and puts a ton of time into scouting, learning individual deer, and keeping up with the subtle changes on the farm and the surrounding area... all part of great woodsm…

We're back! Hope everyone enjoyed a great Christmas! Our good friends Bryan Burkhardt and Ben Pinney had a great adventure on Kodiak this past season. They were kind enough to record their adventures for us, and we think you'll really like it. Time spent with good friends is always time well spent, but time spent with good friends on a wilderness a…

This week Nathan joins us to talk about the importance of sticking it out! As hunters, we all make plans for our hunts. As traditional bowhunters especially it usually takes a while for those plans to work out. This episode is all about hanging in there and giving things time to play out, increasing your chances by playing the odds, and enjoying th…

This week Noah Booth joins us on the podcast. Noah is a great young man that hales from Illinois where he chases big mid western stud whitetails using woodsmanship and hard work. He's had a fantastic season this year taking two bruiser bucks, including one absolute giant! Noah shares that story as well as some of his elk hunting adventures. In a wo…

This week Maribeth has a great chat with Meredith Powroznik, a Virginia bowhunter with a passion for adventure. In this episode, you can clearly hear Meredith's love for her father, family, and bowhunting with a traditional bow and arrow! She and Maribeth have a great conversation from a ladies perspective on whitetails, elk, family, adventure, and…

This week our good buddy Tyler Ross with Timberninja Outdoors joins us to talk about native habitat, soil, Southern Appalachia forests, and explain what the heck a "destructive dependent ecosystem" is. Tyler is a dedicated conservationist in the true sense of the word. He's worked as a Soil and Water Conservation District Director in North Carolina…

This week our buddy Aaron Miller joins us to talk about a recent successful hunt on a beautiful mature midwestern whitetail. Aaron is as woods savvy as they come and this story is full of little golden nuggets of woodsmanship! You don't want to miss this one!

Every serious whitetail hunter knows about Mel Johnson's world record typical archery buck, scoring 204 1/2". Many of us older bowhunters can remember staring wide eyed at glossy images of Mel and the giant in the pages of Outdoor Life and bowhunting magazines long ago. But not to many people likely know much about Mel himself. Humble and very down…

Join us for part 2 of Bryan Burkhardt and Jim Eeckhout's Alaskan Moose hunt campfire chat and recap! Jim and Bryan have spent considerable time in the Alaskan bush over the years. This recap is a great perspective on adventure and what's really important on a remote bow hunt. Special thanks to both Bryan and Jim for taking the time to share this aw…

Our good friends Bryan Burkhardt and Jim Eeckhout were kind enough to record live updates each evening on their recent moose hunt. And once again, we are excited to bring it to you! So sit back and enjoy the fire side chat of another great Alaskan Moose Adventure!

We sit down this week with our buddy Alan Altizer to talk about our favorite subject! Alan talks specifically about patterning deer at specific times of the year, and lots of general great tidbits on learning how to become a better woodsman!

This week Jeff Holchin joins Dalton and Alan to talk about his recent solo moose adventure. Jeff is the epitome of a down to earth, blue collar, good Christian man! Jeff recently returned from a successful Alaskan adventure. Jeff shares the story and discusses the adventure, enjoying the entire process, and getting charged by a mad moose!…

This week Brian Wessel joins Alan and Ethan for a great conversation a bout faith, family, friend, balancing life and bowhunting. Brian has traveled extensively bowhunting critters from Alaskan grizzly bears, African game, and everywhere in between. Brian is a very humble guy that loves everything about bowhunting, and definitely loves the pursuit …

This week Alan and Ethan talk about what happens following the shot. Lots of things happen in an incredibly short amount of time. the guys talk about things to look and listen for and all the little clues gathered to make important decisions for retrieving animals. Good woodsmanship discussion that probably doesn't take place enough!…

This week Alan goes over lots of great woodsmanship lessons pertaining to early season. It's almost here, and this is some timely information you don't want to miss!!

Allan and Ethan are joined this week by Flip Pallot and Don Davis. Don and Flip have been friends for years and have chased all kinds of critters from pigs with a bow to tarpon with a fly rod. As Don likes to say, "he enjoys sticks and strings and sharp feathered things"! Topics were wide ranging from the changes Florida has seen over the past deca…

Nate shares practical experience using his Grizzly Stik Arrows that have been designed with Dr. Ashby"s research in mind. For more on Grizzly Stik and Dr. Ashby Check out... https://www.ashbybowhunting.org/ and https://grizzlystik.com/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Nate Bailey

Time is drawing near and soon those bachelor groups we've all been watching will start disbursing, antler will turn hard, testosterone will increase, and food sources will start to change. As bowhunters, our job is to figure out how deer will adapt and relocate them. There are a lot of subtleties that effect how animals move and use their surroundi…

Gage sits down with Nate and talks about switching from the Compound Bow to the Traditional Bow. The Advantages of switching, and the Drawbacks of Switching. He discusses the trials and tribulations of picking up the traditional bow to hunt with and how much different it is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Chris Weist joins Dalton this week to talk about whitetails and making the transition from modern compound to traditional bowhunting. Chris is a very accomplished mountain buck hunter from Pennsylvania, and this year he's going all in on trad! The guys talk about the foundations of successful bowhunting and the added challenges of the stickbow!…

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Super fun episode this week! Dalton and PaPa Lewis man the booth at Etar for a few days of way more fun than should be legal! Dalton sits down with a few listeners for some really cool hunting stories and the important nuggets that made it work! This was fun to record, fun to edit, and we think it'll be fun to listen to as well. In fact, it was so …

In this episode Nate goes through the type of stickbow he uses and the his choice of arrow and broadhead setup for traditional bowhunting elk out west.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Nate Bailey

This week Robert Carter joins Dalton for a great talk on woodsmanship. We focus pretty heavily on hunting in the mountains and we've been asked for a flatlands specific episode. Robert was the first fella that popped in our heads! Robert talks about the importance of burning boot leather and how you can't learn this stuff sittin' on the couch! He a…

Nate Spills the beans. In this podcast Nate shares his secrets on how he became successful calling in bulls. There is so much more to calling elk than making good bugles and cow calls, and Nate shares the things that will elevate your elk hunting and put more bulls on the ground.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Going back to the well with another woodsmanship episode!! Great knowledge to learn or review, especially this time of year as our minds really start to get cranked up for fall, and we start to strategize about the upcoming season.

On this weeks episode Alan, Nathan, and Dalton talk everything from past experiences to woodsmanship. Lessons learned play a big part in our success in life, and bowhunting is certainly no different. They also make us who we are as people and as hunters. Great episode to kick us off as we start to gear up seriously for the upcoming season!…

If your dream is to hunt elk with a traditional bow, now is the time to do it. There are a few things you should think about when pursuing big bulls with a barebow and Nate goes over those things and gives you 5 tips that will help you reach your dream.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

This week, our friend David Tetzlaff joins us on the podcast. David is the co-editor of Traditional Bowhunter Magazine. He's a self described late onset hunter, but David has had many adventures around the world with bow in hand, and is a very accomplished writer. We talk about everything from learning something new everyday, reading and writing, m…

This week John Schneider joins us for a great conversation about all things bowhunting. John hales from Canada and is the host of the Food Afield Podcast. He's been a traditional bowhunter for decades and spent his early life guiding for bit northern whitetails in Canada's bow zones. He's an avid fly fisherman and farmer in addition to being a dedi…

Nate talks about arrow trajectories, and how they show arrow drop at different yards. If you shoot a stickbow and think you are shooting a flatter arrow because its lighter, you might be surprised.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Nate Bailey

This week we're going back to the well a bit with a rerelease of Woodsmanship episode 50. It's almost July, and the gears are starting to turn for the upcoming bow season. Alan shares his thoughts on past lessons learned, subtleties, and adapting through the seasons progression. This is about as good of a way to kick out brains into whitetail gear …

This week our friend Michael Arnette of Tall Tines Archery joins Maribeth and Ethan to talk about "why you hunt". This is a difficult topic to articulate, but one everyone should give some thought to. Sustenance, conservation, knowing where your food comes from... those are all very important topics and byproducts of what we do as hunters. But dril…

This week Gene Hopkins and Russell Lantier join us for an episode of Back Trails to talk about the pioneers of modern bowhunting. By the late 1800's, bowhunting was almost completely a thing of the past. There were a few men that kept the flame alive and were able to pass along the knowledge that was almost forgotten. Along the way pioneers like Wi…

Our buddies Tom Jenkins and Brad Hawkins join us this week to talk about their recent trip to Manitoba Stickglingers for Canadian black bear! Ryan with Manitoba Stickflingers is well known in the traditional bowhunting community and Brad and Tom's recent hunt definitely lived up to expectations! If you're gearing up to head into bear camp, or have …

This week Dalton sits down with our friend Jamie Holler. Jamie and his tracking dog Spud have tracked more deer than probably any 5 people you know combined! Jamie is a wealth of knowledge and shares some of his insights learned over hundreds of tracking jobs with Spud. Things that would have been impossible to have seen unfold without the help of …