BORN PRIMITIVE OUTDOOR PODCAST

We are joined by the one and only Levi Mayfield today on the Born Primitive Outdoor Podcast.  Levi is best known for his work behind the lens, documenting some of the hunting sagas with the likes of South Cox, Derek Wolfe, and Trevon Stolzfus to name a few.  Aron and him reminisce about their trips together as well as dive into Levi's other hobby, taxidermy.  Great time catching up with Levi on ep...

We're back this week with our buddy Cliff Gray.  Cliff is a wealth of hunting knowledge and information, not to mention one heck of a guide and outfitter.  He's put some giant bears on the ground and him and Aron are on the mic's to talk shop on all things Bear Hunting.  Aron goes over his most recent success and the events that followed.  Great time having Cliff on and appreciate everyone tuning...

Aron quickjly covers some of his tips and tactics for hunting spring black bear.  From baiting, to spot and stalk, he goes over the various ways he's found success in pursuing the Ursus Americanus or American Black Bear. We are proud to partner with these great companies: Marsupial Gear || www.marsupialgear.com Montana Knife Company || www.montanaknifecompany.com Evolution Outdoors || www.evolutio...

Aron welcomes long time friend Jim Graham of Marsupial Gear to the podcast!  Jim is the mastermind behind a variety of amazing gear and products from Marsupial Gear.  Made in the USA, they make some of the best hunting. fishing, and everyday products on the market.  And they are continually coming out with new and innovative items!  Aron and Jim dive into the start of Marsupial, the numerous toils...

Anyone who has followed along with Aron for any amount of time, knows he really got his start in the industry testing and reviewing all kinds of gear, very specifically backpacks.  Putting all brands thru their paces, he shortly there after went to work for Patrick Smith and Kifaru and the rest is history.  Now that he's a free agent again, he went back to his roots and gives his best unbiased rev...

Aron welcomes Jared and Savanah from Moose Ridge Nutrition to the podcast.  A small family owned and operated business from Buffalo, Wyoming, they offer a tasty and nutritional variety of freeze dried meals. From a Breakfast Scramble to Smoked Salmon Chowder, Chicken Biryani, and Beer Bourguignon and their innovative Protein Packs for a bigger protein punch!  They even offer a Garlic Teriyaki Tofu...

Aron welcomes Brad Brooks from Argali Outdoors to the podcast. Brad Brooks is the founder and CEO of Argali Outdoors, a company renowned for its commitment to producing high-quality, ultralight hunting gear designed for backcountry hunters. Under his leadership, Argali has developed a range of products, including knives, game bags, tents, and trekking poles, all crafted with durability and perform...

Aron welcomes fly fishing legend Kelly Galloup to the podcast. They talk flys, techniques, reading the river, trout behavior and pretty much everything fly fishing!  Had a great time having Kelly on and look forward to catching up with him again down the line! Kelly is a renowned figure in the fly fishing community, celebrated for his innovations in streamer fishing and fly design. Originally from...

Aron welcomes Eric Christensen and Rob Stephan from Kapture Gear to the podcast.  Western Hunt is a great place to meet people and find all kinds of new and innovative gear.  That is were we met these two and found out about their new products from Kapture Gear.  Kapture Gear solves some issues plaguing current digiscoping options on the market today, mainly the inability to utilize all the camera...

Aron goes over some of his favorite items from 2025 so far.  From tents and sleeping bags, to eyewear and archery products, he hits some of the things he's found this year that he really likes.  Be sure to like and subscribe to the podcast and YouTube channel to stay up to date on everything Aron Snyder and Born Primitive Outdoor.

Aron welcomes our good buddy Kurt Gamache to the podcast!  Kurt is the Senior Operations & Logistics Manager for Born Primitive Tactical & Outdoor.  He will also be Aron's partner in crime with much of the new Born Primitive Academy courses that will be occurring in the coming months and beyond.  What is the Born Primitive Academy you might ask? It's a in-person and online learning curricu...

A continuation from Part 1, Aron goes over his food, weapon system, fitness prep, land navigation and route planning, stalking and more!  Stay tuned for part 3 and if we missed anything, shoot us a message or leave a comment, and we'll try to hit that in the next set!  Appreciate everyone following along and make sure to like and subscribe to the podcast as well as the Born Primitive Outdoor YouTu...

As part of the all new Born Primitive Outdoor Academy, Aron kicks it off with a 3 part podcast series on our Backpacking 101 course.  This is a great introduction to the art of backpacking for multiple days.  From packs, to food, to clothing Aron goes over his system and the reasons behind his decisions.  

Jeffrey McGowan is a fly fishing junkie, and someone Aron has hit up recently to get the right set ups for his latest addiction.  His pedigree includes being a sales manager for RL Winston, nation sales manager for Scientific Angler, and is currently a sales rep in the Northern Rockies for Orvis, Scientific Angler, and Galvin Fly Reels.  He is a wealth of fishing knowledge and Aron and he dive dee...

On this weeks episode of the Born Primitive Outdoor Podcast, Aron welcomes good friend and mentor, Jay Vallotton to the show.  Jay is an author, pastor over at Bethel Church, as well as runs BRAVECO, a men's discipleship program aimed at helping men become the person they were meant to be.  Aron and Jay have a great talk about life, the events than can define you, becoming a better person, and eve...

Aron rolling solo on this one talks about his new love of fly fishing.  He's always had a passion for fishing, and thanks to our good friend Dr. Dan, he has been able to get out and float some local rivers.  He has fly fished off and on since he was a kid, but never pursued it to the degree he is now.  He dives into the parallels that occur in both the archery and fishing worlds.  Needless to say...

Aron welcomes good friend, Colton Gilman to the podcast this week.  They talk shop on archery, backcountry hunting, life, and everything in between.  Lots of great nuggets of wisdom between these two!  Great time sitting down with Colton on episode 15 of the Born Primitive Outdoor Podcast!

Welcome to the Born Primitive Outdoor Podcast!  This week, Aron welcomes long time friend Randy Cooling to the podcast.  Randy is deadly with the stick bow, having gone of some epic hunts with the stick and string.  He and Aron share some good old fashioned hunting stories, as only two buddies can! They talk about hunting tech, trad bows, and hunting their favorite critters! If you wouldn't mind,...

Aron welcomes the one and only Scott Bakken from Dialed Archery to the podcast.  Scott and Aron have a great talk about business, the aches and pains starting and growing a company, and some of the big things they learned along the way.  The also manage to sneak in some talk about the new PRUF sight from Dialed.  Great time having Scott on the podcast!

Aron takes time to go over some of his questions on his Q&A sessions on Instagram.  We really appreciate the support from all of our fans and loyal listeners!  So very big things happening in the upcoming weeks!  Stay tuned for an exciting 2025.

This week we welcome great friend Jessica Lara to the the podcast.  Jess owns and operates Defiance Health with her husband down in Colorado.  With the joys of aging, often comes fluctuations in hormone levels, with most notably testosterone levels in men.  Aron and Jess talk shop on how hormone levels can affect everything from sleep patterns, recovery, muscle mass, and even sex drive.  Proper bl...

We welcome the one and only Matt Chan to the Born Primitive Outdoor Podcast.  Matt is an elite athlete, career firefighter, family man, and probably one of the more fit people on the planet.  Matt was also a dominant CrossFit athlete from 2008-2013, but now focuses on getting more people fit with his company TrainForTheWin.  He and Aron go over the joys of aging, staying fit in your 40s and beyond...

Welcome back to the Born Primitive Outdoor Podcast.  We hope everyone had a safe and happy New Year.  To kick off 2025, we are welcoming our good friend Father Stephen J. Gadberry to the podcast.  Faith is one of those tricky topics but one we aren't afraid of tackling to some degree.  Everyone has their reasons for losing and hopefully finding their faith, but in the end it all comes down to find...

Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!  We are bringing you some holiday cheer this week by welcoming Josh Smith of Montana Knife Company to the podcast.  If you dont know who Josh Smith or Montana Knife Company are, you are definitely missing out. Their meteoric rise in the industry has been awe-inspiring to say the least.  From very humble beginnings, to the top of the hunting knife and cutle...

On this week's episode, we welcome long time friend Dale Perry to the podcast.  Dale is a life long tinkerer and inventor, being the mastermind behind the old Grave Digger broadhead, and now the mad scientist over at Evolution Outdoors. From their Jekyll and Hyde broadheads to the Ibex Hinge Release and the new custom arrow builds, Evolution has you covered!  Can't thank Dale enough for taking tim...