A Hunter's Legacy

Randy Woolum has seen it all. From running bird dogs across the Midwest to hauling in monster walleye on Lake Erie, his stories come laced with grit, humility, and a lifetime outdoors. Raised in a family that depended on hunting and fishing for supper, Randy cut his teeth trapping groundhogs, running a cur dog after school, and later coon hunting to help pay for Christmas. In this episode, he sits...

Brandon Sewell knows the sound of boots hitting the desert sand and the feel of a bowstring in his calloused hands. After 20 years of service in the U.S. Army—with tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, and beyond—he’s now staring down retirement and dreaming about the Texas whitetail woods he’s been away from for too long. In this episode, Brandon opens up about finding balance between duty, family, and a d...

What started as a spring break hog hunt in Florida back in 2013 turns into a story about lifelong friendships, wild hunts, and the raw passion that runs deep in the Florida woods. Derek Watson from Dade City, Florida, joins the show to swap stories that span everything from chest-deep hog chases to 151-inch Florida bucks. Derek breaks down his roots growing up in citrus country, how a childhood of...

She grew up bouncing between gravel roads and suburban sidewalks—now she’s hauling a bow across state lines, chasing longbeards, and building a life on her own terms. In this episode, Mitchell sits down with Georgia Klink, a gritty and grounded hunter out of Missouri, who’s carving her path in both business and the backwoods. Georgia talks about her early days shadowing her dad at deer camp, why s...

Some stories don’t start in the woods—they begin in the dark corners of a prison. Robert Loper, a retired correctional officer from South Jersey, opens up about the 20 years he spent working in a maximum-security facility, the mental battles that followed, and how bowhunting quite literally saved his life. Now 51 and semi-retired, Rob splits time between Delaware and New Jersey, delivering paint b...

A six-point buck? Sure. But a public land caribou in Alaska with a bow? That’s the kind of grit this episode brings. Don Goode, a former Army logistics officer turned stay-at-home dad and entrepreneur, joins the show from Kentucky with a backstory that’s anything but typical.  Don didn’t pick up a bow until his Army days—and now he’s ready to hunt bucks with a trad bow and chase elk tags in the Ro...

He once got stuck in the mud so bad it took him an hour and a shotgun to dig himself out. That’s Cray Weirich—an Iowa boy who’s as handy with a wrench as he is with a bow. Born and raised in the farmland of southwest Iowa, Cray now balances work, marriage, and muddy waders while still chasing whitetails and flushing pheasants any chance he gets. In this episode, Cray and Mitchell swap stories from...

He grew up listening to hunting stories whispered over coffee before sunrise—stories that sparked a fire. But Josh Grace’s path into the woods wasn’t paved with privilege. When 9/11 shut down firearm season on Florida’s military reservation, his dad handed him a $90 youth bow from Kmart and said, “Figure it out, and I’ll take you hunting.” That moment launched a lifetime of public land grit. Origi...

In this episode, Mitchell Fox sits down with Iowa native Taylor Harris for a raw, heartfelt, and often humorous look into the life of a true blue-collar hunter. From crushing bows to missing does—six times—Taylor shares unfiltered stories from the timber, lessons learned through years of bowhunting, and the highs and lows of building a legacy on the land. The two cover everything from fatherhood,...

In this episode, Mitchell sits down with Nick Miller from western Kentucky—an ironworker-turned-safety guy with over three decades of bowhunting stories. From growing up in Illinois hunting the Shawnee National Forest to getting run over by a deer (yes, really), Nick brings sharp humor, hard-earned lessons, and a whole lot of nostalgia. The two swap gear opinions, rant about hunting changes over t...

Robert Worley joins the show to share over four decades of hunting stories from the same Ohio farm he’s hunted since he was 10 years old. We dive into his journey from growing up in a small town chasing squirrels to chasing big bucks through cut-up cornfields and fence rows. Robert also opens up about contracting Alpha-Gal Syndrome after a Lone Star tick bite, changing his hunting and eating habit...

In this episode of A Hunter’s Legacy , we hear the story of a bowhunter, Seth Spire, who waited six years for an Iowa tag—and made it count. From a perfectly timed cell cam photo to a last-minute change of plans, everything lined up for a 170-class buck. The conversation dives into how hunting has changed over the past 20 years, the growing challenge of finding access, and the fine line between lu...

In this episode, I sit down with longtime friend and Southern Iowa native Lance Porter—a commercial agronomist, farmer, and bowhunter with deep roots in the hunting world. We cover everything from the harsh impact of EHD on Iowa’s deer population to the evolving landscape of hunting culture. Lance shares the story behind a once-in-a-lifetime buck, the frustrations of managing land, and how hunting...

On this episode, Mitchell Fox welcomes his first live guest—Mitchell Kearns, a longtime friend and Technology Director with the Iowa Small Business Development Center. The two discuss how they met through LogIQ Hunt, Mitchell Fox’s startup focused on helping hunters. They dive into what it takes to launch a business, the challenges of balancing work, family, and hunting, and how the outdoors has s...

In the debut episode of A Hunter’s Legacy , host Mitchell Fox introduces himself and explains the vision behind the podcast. He shares his background growing up in the flat river bottoms of North Central Iowa, where hunting was more about party pushes than bow stands. Mitchell talks through his journey from shotgun seasons to becoming a bowhunter, all while juggling a full-time job and launching h...