Bowhunter Chronicles Podcast

This week we talk with Train to Hunt national qualifier and host of the Dads and Angels Podcast Kyle Mork. Kyle was a first time competitor in the Train to Hunt event and set his sights on winning from the moment he signed up.  Kyle was able to take second in the Mens Open  division and that was enough to earn him a spot in the national event. Kyle outlines in the podcast the training and motivati...

This week we go over our experiences at the Total Archery Challenge at the Boyne Mountain Resort in Michigan.  We are joined once again by Uncle Frank as well as his son Chris.  We talk to Chris to get his perspective on The Total Archery Challenge from the perspective of a shooter who isn't quite as into archery as we are. In talking with people about this event the sentiment I heard most was "I'...

Jason Meekhof is the Upper Great Lakes Chapter Coordinator of the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. Jason is essentially the "facilitator of things" for the upper great lakes region including Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ohio. Jason was a founding member of the Michigan Chapter of BHA and was also its first chairperson.  The goal of this podcast is to spread the message of what is BHA and wha...

In this episode of the podcast we outline how we have prepared for the 2018 Total Archery Challenge event at Boyne Mountain.  We go over our bow builds, philosophies on different sights, how our Turkey season played out and gear testing for our elk hunt this September. We also discuss the items in the May Bowhunter Box Club Box as well as Tight Spot quivers and the Lite Lock quiver from trophy rid...

We are joined for this episode in studio by Ben Freed and Adam Engweiler from Death By Archery. These guys are lifelong friends and   super passionate Bowhunters who got into bowhunting via two very different avenues.  During the episode we talk Michigan whitetail hunting, Georgia hog hunting with Holy Southern outdoors and Bowhunting Pope and Young class bears in northern Minnesota.  These guys a...

In this weeks episode we talk with the owner of Cervicide Jimmy Mckinney.  While we do go over how Cervicide cam to be we also dive into changes in the culture of hunting even over the past decade with todays youth, filming your own hunts even with your phone if need be as well as little bit of Jimmy's upbringing and hunting traditions in the great state of Pennsylvania or PA as they say. This is...

On this weeks episode we bring back Uncle Frank to discuss tips and tricks for turkey hunting for someone who has maybe wanted to get into turkey hunting but doesn’t know where to start or for those of you who have been doing it a while but still aren’t as successful as you would like to be.  We get al little off track talking about getting Adams 2 bows setup and the problems we are having with th...

On this weeks episode we talk with Walter Lee one of the hosts of the Chasing Tales Podcast.  We had a great time talking about the lost art of old time hunting mentoring, southern hunting pressure and tactics, target panic, release choices, Walter tells on of his favorite hunting stories as well as turns the tables on us and gets John to talk about how he started down the road of making his own s...

In this weeks episode it seems like all the gear we have been talking about has started to arrive.  We talk about the new Diamond Carbon Deploy we got in and the we are setting up, and the components being used to get it dialed in. John also discusses the process of building strings for the Carbon Knight we are tuning up as well We discuss the new clothing we ordered from Badlands as well as Under...

This week we take a step back from our elk hunting planning to talk more about things that are maybe a little more relevant to the people in our area, the midwest.  We have Uncle Frank back with us this week talking about some of the difficulties hunting public land both for turkey and whitetail.  We discuss the outcomes of our indoor archery season and some of the intricacies involved shooting in...

In this weeks episode we dive back into elk hunting gear, nutrition and training philosophy with Chasing Chance TV Fieldstaff member, Bowhunter Planet Ambassador and all around great guy Joe Higginbotham.  In this episode we talk to Joe about so many topics we have outlined them here if you would like to focus in on a certain topic. Feel free to reach out to us with any questions at Bowhunter Chro...

In this episode we go over just how big of a task it is to plan an out of state backcountry hunt from the ground up, just from a gear perspective.  There are so many different things to consider when beginning the process we discuss out backgrounds as well as mindsets going into this trip on gear, boots, and broad heads.  We also review the March box from Bowhunter Box Club and announce and additi...

In this episode we sit down again with Uncle Frank and go over how it is that we got into the sport of hunting turkeys and the methods we use to hunt them.  We relive our 2017 hunt as well as start to plan on how we are going to tackle the 2018 turkey season.  We discuss calling methods as well as difficulties involved in hunting turkey with a bow, in addition to trying to capture the hunt on vide...

  In this episode we recap the tale of Adam's largest buck to date and the story  of how this buck was harvested.  The taking of this buck was 2 years in the making and begins with a less than ideal shot choice and ends with an amazing tale of recovery. There were many lessons learned from the taking of this buck and we are happy to share them with you in this episode.   Bowhunter Box Club: Use co...

In this weeks episode we talk with a our good friend Mark about his experiences bowhunting elk in Colorado.  Mark has taken three trips out to Colorado harvesting a bull elk, cow elk and a mule deer, with help along the way but all unguided. Mark walks us through each of this trips and tells us lessons learned along the way We also talk about our upcoming trip to Idaho as well as gear decisions we...

In this weeks episode we talk with Zach Ferenbaugh about some of the strategies he and the guys from The Hunting Public employ to locate and harvest mature whitetails.  Zach takes us through some of his past hunts including a memorable 2017 hunt in which he was able to harvest a mature buck from the ground wearing a grille suit.  If you haven't already be sure to check out The Hunting Public on al...

In this episode we talk to host of the DIY Sportsman Podcast and Youtube channel Garrett Prahl.  We talk with Garrett about his recent success on a Colorado mule deer hunt, his choices on gear and tactics for hunting out west, stand and saddle hunting choices among other topics. You can find more from Garret and the things we talked about in this episode on his website at http://diy-sportsman.com...

In this episode of The Bowhunter Chronicles Podcast we take a trip down memory lane with a man that has been a major influence in the hunters that we have become.  We talk with Johns uncle Frank who happens also to be Adams father in law about the changes that he has seen in his forty plus years of bowhunting in Michigan.  Frank talks of the times he spent hunting as youth, the time he met Fred Be...

In this episode we discuss or individual bow setups, why they chose the products they did, and the changes that they are going to make in the time before the season.  We outline a new web  series we will be adding to our youtube channel that will show basic bow setup and tuning for the everyday backyard bowhunter as well as what to look for when buying a used bow.  We also discuss upcoming episode...

In this episode we discuss our recent trip to our first Archery Trade Association show.  We give our thoughts on the new Garmin Xero bow sight as well as the IQ define bow sight.  We also talk about the different flagship bows by Mathews, Hoyt, Darton and Bear Archery. We discuss our overall experiences and thoughts on some of the other new products we saw during the show.  We also unbox and revie...

In this episode we discuss our plans for the podcast going forward, how we got into bowhunting, last years Total Archery Challenge and our plans for the upcoming year. It is an episode where we hope to let you in on who we are as hunters, and where we have come from in the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices