Accessible Hunter Podcast

This week on the Accessible Hunter Podcast, we’re joined by Dylan Lesselyoung, founder of Wheelchair Adventures. After sustaining a spinal cord injury in a suicide attempt, Dylan refused to let it define his future. His “Adapt and Overcome” mindset has helped him return to the outdoors, inspire others, and create opportunities for people with disabilities to experience hunting, fishing, and advent...

This week we’re joined by Chris Waymire from Indiana. Chris was born with spina bifida and has been hunting since he was 7 years old. Today, he’s a dedicated 911 dispatcher who continues to pursue his passion for the outdoors alongside family and friends. We talk about his recent successful Indiana turkey hunt, the challenges he’s overcome, and why he refuses to let his disability define what he c...

This week on the Accessible Hunter Podcast, we’re excited to welcome Bill Bogdan! Bill serves as the Disability Liaison for the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office and has dedicated more than 25 years to advancing accessibility, disability rights, adaptive recreation, and spinal cord injury advocacy. Following a life-changing spinal cord injury due to having a tumor removed as an infant, Bill ref...

Jay Bicknell joins the podcast this week. We talk about family, faith and the outdoors. Summer food plots and fishing stories. Don’t miss this episode.

This week on the Accessible Hunter Podcast, we're joined by Jeremy Gouge from North Carolina. Jeremy shares his journey through a life-changing spinal cord injury, the challenges of recovery, and how he found his way back to the outdoors and the hunting community he loves. We'll talk about family, faith, perseverance, adaptive hunting equipment, and the moment Jeremy realized that his injury wasn'...

This week on the Accessible Hunter Podcast, we're joined by Dan Ferraro, founder of Arizona-based No Excuses Hunting & Outdoors. After losing his eyesight in a 2014 car accident, Dan refused to give up his passion for hunting and the outdoors. Less than a year later, he was back in the elk woods proving that a disability doesn't have to mean the end of an outdoor lifestyle. Today, through No Excus...

THIS WEEK ON THE ACCESSIBLE HUNTER PODCAST 🎣 This week we talk with Dave Hansen — “The Unstoppable Sportsman.” After a life-changing injury left him paralyzed, Dave refused to give up the outdoors lifestyle he loved. Instead of rolling away from fishing, he created adaptive equipment that’s helping anglers across the country stay independent on the water. We’ll talk about: 🎣 Life before and afte...

This week on the Accessible Hunter Podcast we’re joined by David Daw from Kingston, New York. David lives with muscular dystrophy and has become a powerful voice for accessibility, advocacy, and redefining independence. From navigating life after finally receiving a diagnosis, to learning to embrace the freedom his wheelchair gave him, David shares a raw and honest perspective that so many people...

This week on the Accessible Hunter Podcast 🎙️ We’re joined by Kyle Stewart from Southern Rollers. From putting in the work to getting it done in the field, this one’s all about determination and doing whatever it takes to make it happen. Check out https://www.southernboyzoutdoors.com/ And Kyle’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/southernrollers3?igsh=MXU3YmJsMTB1aGY4eA== Kyle gets his Southern R...

This week on the Accessible Hunter Podcast, we’re joined by Jamie Byrd from Camp Freedom! 🇺🇸🏕️ We’re talking about the mission behind Camp Freedom, helping veterans, first responders, and Gold Star families experience the outdoors, and the impact hunting, fishing, and nature can have on healing and recovery. We also discuss accessibility in the outdoors, unforgettable moments at camp, the importan...

This week on the Accessible Hunter Podcast, we’re sitting down with Jay Bicknell from Kentucky. If you’ve read Views From The Wood Lot or followed the Bicknell Bunch on Facebook, you already know—Jay doesn’t just talk about hunting… he tells the story behind it. The real moments. The family side. The stuff that sticks with you long after the hunt is over. We get into how it all started, life on th...

This week we’re joined by an incredible team from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR): Pamela Corwin – Saltwater Recreational Fishing Outreach Biologist Alix Pedraza – Director of Community Engagement Mark Carroll – Wildlife Biologist We’re rolling into what true accessibility in the outdoors looks like, from the mountains to the coast of South Carolina. Pamela shares what i...

This week on the Accessible Hunter Podcast we’re joined by Dan Sneath, Pennsylvania’s State Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs at Hunter Nation. We talk about what’s happening in Pennsylvania right now that hunters should be paying attention to, including the upcoming vote by the Pennsylvania Game Commission on the 2026–2027 seasons and bag limits. Dan breaks down: • The push for full Sund...

This week on the Accessible Hunter Podcast we’re joined by Jacob Beisecker, the founder of Waymaker Offroad Wheelchairs. Jacob’s life changed after a hunting accident in 2020 left him with a spinal cord injury. Instead of letting that stop him from enjoying the outdoors, he turned it into a mission. Today, Waymaker loans out all-terrain trackchairs for FREE so people with mobility challenges can g...

This Week on the Accessible Hunter Podcast! 🌟 We’re honored to welcome Corporal Kevin Brewington, an incredible Army veteran and true inspiration. Kevin enlisted in 2010 and deployed to Afghanistan in 2011, where he served with courage and heart. While on patrol, he stepped on an IED and lost both of his legs instantly and nearly his right arm in service to our country. After enduring nearly 50 s...

This week on the Accessible Hunter Podcast we’re bringing you a different kind of conversation… and it’s a powerful one. We’re joined by Dr. Laurie Thompson — an educator, author, and advocate who lives at the intersection of faith, disability, and real-world inclusion. At just 14 years old, Laurie was in a devastating car accident that left her permanently disabled. That moment didn’t just change...

This week on the Accessible Hunter Podcast we talk with Christian Bundney — and this is one you don’t want to miss. Christian takes us back to life before his snowboarding accident, the day everything changed on the mountain, his C5 complete Spinal Cord Injury and the long road through rehab that followed. We get real about the mental battles, finding purpose again, and how his faith and mindset h...

Jay Youngblood a veteran and former law enforcement officer. Jay suffered a spinal cord injury during a motorcycle training exercise. He talks about his rehabilitation process and getting back outdoors hunting and fishing.

This week on the Accessible Hunter Podcast, we’re talking with Ryan Williams from Michigan — a hunter who didn’t let a life-changing trampoline injury take him out of the outdoors. Ryan talks about: 🦌 How the outdoors became part of his life 🔫 What happened with his injury and how it changed the way he hunts 💡 How he created his own adaptive shotgun device (the “shot strap”) 🛠️ The trial-and-er...

This week we’re heading across the pond to England to talk with Tim and Tracey Clarke from the Accessible Waterways Association. Tim and Tracey were on the TV show Narrow Escapes, currently on Amazon Prime. They live full-time on a narrow boat and travel the canals and waterways of England — proving that adventure doesn’t look one way and life really is better by the water. Tracey has a visual imp...

Today on the Accessible Hunter Podcast, we’re talking with Cole Shepperd from Indiana. Cole sustained a C4/C5 spinal cord injury in Florida in 2020 and completed rehab at Shepherd Center in Atlanta. These days, he’s back outdoors hunting with a crossbow and rifle using adaptive equipment — but his real passion is fishing, especially bass fishing. We also talk about: What rehab was really like How...

We’re joined by Bri Holmes, the 2026 Ms. Wheelchair Pennsylvania Ambassador! Bri is a wife, mom, Army National Guard veteran, and now she’s using her voice to advocate for accessibility and independence across Pennsylvania. We talk with Bri about: How she became Ms. Wheelchair PA Ambassador What advocacy really looks like day to day Meeting with lawmakers as a wheelchair user Everyday accessibilit...

This week on the Accessible Hunter Podcast, we’re excited to welcome Marci Mowery, President of the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation. Marci has spent decades working to connect people to the outdoors and protect Pennsylvania’s 124 state parks and 2.5 million acres of forest. Through her leadership, the Foundation supports park projects, volunteers, and initiatives focused on inclusion, ac...

This week we’re talking with Brian Gustafson — wheelchair hunter, educator, and absolute wealth of knowledge in the adaptive world. Brian is a retired certified orthotist with 20+ years in orthotics and adaptive seating, an adjunct instructor teaching PTs and engineers, an NRA certified firearms instructor, Hunter Ed & trapping instructor… and a lifelong hunter who refused to hang it up after a sp...

This week on the Accessible Hunter Podcast, we’re honored to welcome Nathan Wheeler from Ohio. Nathan’s life changed forever in 2023 when a tree stand collapsed while he was deer hunting, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. In this episode, Nathan opens up about what life looked like before his injury, the hardest adjustments afterward, and how the Killbuck, Ohio community rallied around hi...