H3O Campfire Chronicles

African Safari Hunts! In this episode we dive into the truths, facts and often controversial misconstrued notions about safari based hunts. H3O's resident exercise scientist, Dr. Andy Wolfe covers a ton of ground about his experiences and dispels myths that we learned through his own personal trips on these epic hunts. Train for a Better Hunt! Hunt Hike Harvest Outdoors was created to provide...

What's Your Wild? Andraya Grangroth is a the owner and creator of What's Your Wild Creative. A hunting guide, photographer, consultant, outdoors enthusiast and women's apparel creator, Andraya is building a career out of being in the outdoors. Through struggles and a tremendous personal journey, the outdoors has molded who she is how she is building a purpose driven life around all thi...

Blood Origins founder Robbie Kroger is blazing a trail figuratively and quite literally in the world of conservation, public lands, traditions and upholding the true origins of hunting. He started Blood Origins from a personal perspective with a global mindset to facilitate conservation initiatives, exude knowledge and awareness revolving around hunting and those who are aiming to mute or eliminat...

Caribou Gear and Koyukon Gear create some of the best, most durable and practical gear on the market. President Ted Ramirez sits down with us and talks about their origins, their patented game bags and expansive line of equipment that now spans nearly two decades of success. We also slip in some great stories about Alaskan Moose hunts as well and Ted's first moose! Train for a Better Hunt! Hun...

High Alpine Outdoors owner Garrett Walker is about as avid of an outdoorsman as they come. From being a fishing guide to chasing elk, deer or antelope, he spends his life being outdoors. Join us in listening to his journey, life lessons and building his life and business chasing outdoor dreams. Train for a Better Hunt! Hunt Hike Harvest Outdoors was created to provide western big game hunters with...

Precision and Long Range shooting has become super population in recent years. We sit down with Tucker Schmidt from Vortex Optics and discuss his time as a competitive shooter and how he now educates and helps others improve their shooting ability. Want to learn more about how you can improve your shooting with a long gun, shot gun or handgun? This podcast is for you! Train for a Better Hunt! Hunt...

Big Stage to Big Bulls! In this episode we sit down with CJ Sefcovic from Mile High Note Game Calls. CJ is an avid hunter who got thrust onto the big stage at the world elk calling championships and has been honing his craft on stage and in the woods ever since. Want to learn more about how to get started calling, what reed you should use or learn some tips and tricks? This is a great podcast to l...

Western HuntFest is the fastest growing and most challenging archery event in existence. A 3D archery shoot, elk calling contest and a simulated packout challenge are the hallmark of what makes this event truly one of a kind. Plus, this event feature a women's division, children's activities and things to incorporate the whole family. This podcast highlights the features, what to know and...

Advanced Strength Training: Ever get tired of the same squat, bench, deadlift routine? Need some ideas on how to add some variety and more specific strength training to your regimen? This is the podcast for you. Mike and I discuss various methods of elevating your strength training through the use of accommodating strength work, Olympic style lifts and honing in specific strength work as you near...

Building Mountain Strength. In this episode we discuss how your exercises, variation, intensities, volume and planning should progress as you work through your yearly plan. We talk about sets, reps, how to vary exercises, what order and compilation you should use to better enhance your strength gains as you focus on the upcoming archery/hunting season. Leave us your comments! We value your opinion...

Backcountry Conditioning: Does your training stack up to better help you perform effectively in the backcountry? This podcast has our resident experts in the metabolic training realm, JC Cole and H3O education director and author Michael Barnes. We dive deep into how training specifically throughout the year in terms of your conditioning can either make or break your readiness, resilience and over...

Maximize your mobility on the mountain! In this episode we take a deep dive into exercises and strategies to improve your functionality in the backcountry. This is a ground up approach that targets the ankle, knee, hip and also the upper back and shoulders and how you can get the most bang for your buck and strategies on how to improve your ability on your next hunt. Leave us your comment and ques...

1. Mountain Fitness Episode 2! In this episode we discuss how to plan your programming each year leading up to your next hunt, We discuss developing hypertrophy, strength, power and when your programming should focus on these variables and at what time of the year. This is a great episode if you are looking at your training and trying to plan for improving your fitness for the backcountry. Leave u...

Mantis shooting systems are the best dry and live fire training systems of the market, period! Want to know why? Watch this podcast with Jake Hollenbeck from Mantis. We discuss their innovative technology, features and functionality that the Mantis systems provide to improve your shooting, get instant feedback and enhance your ability to shoot more consistently and frequently based on their easy t...

Welcome to our Mountain Fitness Podcast series! This will be an ongoing series intended to talk about all things fitness related for big game western hunts. This isn't your bro-science garbage or instagram worth crap. H3O is comprised of real educated coaches with decades of experience training and education some fo the worlds best athletes and coaches. Want to learn how you can improve your h...

Pnuma Outdoors has been a tremendous partner for H3O since 2021. Since then we have tried and tested their gear in some of the toughest conditions in the backwoods. We sit down this episode with Scott Peerman from Pnuma and discuss their new releases, finding the best fit for gear in any season and Scott's journey into the hunting world and also what's new and coming for the Pnuma line in...

Trevon Stoltzfus is not only a very accomplished hunter but has also developed some pretty amazing skills as a film maker. He has worked with the likes of Eastman's Hunting Journal, Cam Hanes and also has dawned some his films with Outback Outdoors on the Full Draw Film Tour. We sit down with Trevon and discuss his journey to create spectacular films and the lessons he has learned over the yea...

Les Welch had a career and good job but has always had a passion for the outdoors. He took a leap to leave his job and take a chance on making a living in the outdoor industry. Through hard work, growing a tremendous network and perseverance he now enjoys and dedicates his time working with leaders and top brands on the industry. As an 8x Ironman finisher, Les is no stranger to challenges, hard wo...

Making a dream a reality was Gabriel Saindon's mission when he started Ivory Holsters. From starting small holster company in his garage to quitting his full time job and seeing his vision come to life, Gabe is a true testament to hard work and being able to work full time in the outdoor industry. Want to find the best holster on the market today? Take a look at Ivory Holsters and listen to th...

In this episode we sit down with the Western Huntfest Team Packout Champs, Ryan and Dom Panzy.  These guys blazed the trail and crushed the competition.  We talk about their guiding service in the Jicarilla Reservation in New Mexico, closing the distance to the point of taking a selfy with a bear and how packing out animals is simply what they do during hunting season.  Listen to th...

The Western Huntfest is the premiere archery event in the country!  Elk Calling, realistic situational 3D archery shoot and a packout challenge that simulates hauling the equivalent of a quartered out elk and head over a mountain course will challenge and test any hunter of any ability.  Want to learn more?  Take a listen here and learn more about this tremendous event, how you can...

From Division 1 football to building Steep Kuntry Outdoors with his father, Rich Bettencourt has transformed himself from a gridiron grinder to a backcountry beast.  We talk about his journey, losing 80lbs after his football career to the growth of Steep Kuntry and relationships built with Pnuma Outdoors and sharing his passion for the outdoors, Rich and his father have built a truly unique b...

Get Outy!  This weeks' podcast is with founder of Outy Obsession Jordan Namuth.  Jordan grew up in Nebraska and worked extensively in the industry mainly through his time working at Cabela's, Pheasants Forever and Ducks Unlimited.  We sit down and talk about some awesome success this fall, his experiences in the industry and how he created Outy Obsession and their mission to encoura...

ElkBros is a truly one of a kind conglomerate of elk hunting fanatics led by owner and long time New Mexico Guide Joe Giglia.  In this episode we dig into how Joe learned and has grown his elk hunting expertise for nearly 40 years.  He has parlayed this into creating Elk Bros where he and the rest of their team share unique strategies and tactics with the elk hunting community in a user...

Ever thought about joining a hunt club?  Thought that hunt clubs are over-hunted, overpriced and not worth the investment? Check out this weeks podcast with Chris Watts, owner of Western Heritage Hunt Club.  After formerly being a hunt club member himself he realized some of the downfalls and experienced first hand why some hunt clubs are not what they are cracked up to be. This was the...