Bowhunting Soul

This episode I speak with Tracey and David Balowski of St. Joe River Bows. Tracey and David produce beautiful longbows and recurves for the whole family, including a line of youth bows - one of which my own daughter has and loves. They are passionate not only about hunting, but also about promoting traditional archery and spending family time participating in the sport of archery.  We did hav...

This is a two-fer episode. I talk to Cary and Mindy Gibson. Cary is a traditional bowhunter and arborist by trade. His wife Mindy is relatively new to hunting in general, but has quickly taken up the passion. We get deep into tree stand and saddle safety, including climbing, descending, knot tying and self-recovery. Mindy has recently started St. Lawrence Traditional and has become a highly talent...

In this episode I speak with Travis Shirer of Ohio. Travis is a lifelong hunter with a passion for the outdoors. He is part of "Shedding Light Outdoors" YouTube channel, where he and a few other passionate hunters put out hunting content. We dove deep into a lot of topics on this one and certainly could have filled several more hours worth of conversation. Hunting history, the trails and tribulati...

This week I'm joined by Drew Kohlhofer of Selway Archery. We get into some pretty deep topics here, about hunting, life, politics and game management. I love talking to Drew because he's not afraid to speak his mind about what he believes is right vs. wrong. Hope you enjoy the episode! Please remember to check out Selway Archery at www. selwayarcheryproducts.com Also remember to check out the P.A....

Today I speak with Mick Chambers of Archery Geek. Mick is a die-hard traditional archery shooter and hunter. He has a very entertaining podcast called "Archery Geek". He also puts his podcasts up on his YouTube channel of the same name so you can check it out there as well. He always has a smile on his face and is a very funny, entertaining guy. So glad we got to finally chat.  If you enjoy t...

In this week's episode I'm going over some safety tips with regards to saddle hunting. Climbing safety, safety while hanging ,redundancy, self recovery techniques, etc. I also discuss my evolution of the "perfect" climbing system that works for me after trying multiple iterations over the course of several years. Enjoy the episode! Emrah

On this week's episode I'm joined by Tim Nebel. We all know Tim as one half of The Push. He's a bow hunter, a content creator and videographer. We go all over the board on this one. Learning about his hunting roots, how he and Matt Zirnsak created The Push, his setups, hunting styles and of course, we dive in to shooting ASL's. I've been wanting to talk to him for a long time now and I'm really gl...

This week I'm joined by Alabama bow hunter Luke Parker. I stumbled onto Luke's video of him shooting a turkey with a recurve on his YouTube channel "That's Wild Hunting". Add to the fact he's from Alabama and I have a strange fascination with wanting to hunt whitetails in that state in the future, it was a no-brainer to reach out to him and do a podcast. He's a very dedicated hunter and his conten...

This week I'm joined by Josh Neil of Oklahoma. Josh is relatively new to shooting a traditional bow (but not to hunting) and has had early success on Elk and Turkeys. Josh is the sort who seeks to continually improve skills and success and shares a lot of his journey on Instagram. Really cool guy to talk to so I'm glad we got a chance to record. Thanks for listening. Emrah

This week I speak with Dan Lis. You may formerly know him as Longbow Dan from his YouTube channel. Dan is s fan of any projectile that goes down range and has an affinity for longbows. Dan loves to teach and share his knowledge of shooting and tuning. We had a great conversation about his traditional shooting history, why he prefers longbows, his preference for certain styles of longbows. He's a r...

So I get to geek out on food this episode. This week I'm joined by Minnesota local Jarrod Robran. Jarrod lives very close to me and we hunt the same public land, though we've never actually ran into each other in the field. I started following him because he is a huge foodie and prepares incredible dishes with the animals he hunts. As usual, we were all over the board on this one. Hunting, food, C...

So Jeff Kavanagh is a guy I've wanted to talk to since I started following him on his YouTube channel several years ago. People may know Jeff as the "snap shooter" or trick shot, but there is so much more to him than being a phenomenal archer. He is a truly passionate outdoorsman, nature lover, photographer, big game, small game and waterfowl hunter. Our conversation went all over the place (as us...

This week I'm joined again by Mark Harrison of Omnivore's Homestead and Quivers. Mark is a hilarious, unfiltered trip. We get into so much in this episode I can't even begin to list everything. The only thing I'm certain of is this episode is most definitely rated explicit, so sensitive and young ears should not listen! Check out all of Omnivore's products at www.omnivoresquivers.com Thanks for li...

Dylan is my first guest from Australia. He has the opportunity to hunt nearly 365 days a year and can chase a variety of species. He uses everything from rifles to traditional bows. We have an amazing conversation about what it's like to hunt in Australia, but that's just scratching the surface. We touch on everything from bow setups to hunting and conservation idealogies. Dylan is very passionate...

This week I'm joined by Cash Scott. Cash is a traditional bow hunter, bowyer and all-round craftsman. He puts out some great YouTube content showing his bow builds and hunting trips. He also has an Etsy page where he sells his bows, knives and strings. Make sure you check him out and give him a follow. Thanks for listening! Please do me a solid and leave a rating on Apple/iTunes.  Cash's Etsy...

If you've ever searched for saddle hunting content on YouTube, you probably know the name Spencer Valeri. Spencer is a tried and true saddle hunter and he puts out some great content on his channel named - you guess it - "Saddle Hunting". He reviews a ton of saddle and mobile hunting gear and provides honest feedback. He shoots a traditional bow to boot, so it was definitely great to talk to him a...

This week I'm joined by Joshua Miller. Joshua is a traditional bow hunter and competitive shooter. I stumbled onto his YouTube channel while researching last week's guest Erik Hoff of St. Patrick Lake Longbows. Joshua shoots a lot of Erik's models and he's pretty damned good at it too! We get deeper into the different models he shoots, why he likes what he likes and also touch on hunting and compe...

This week I'm joined by Minnesota native Erik Hoff of St. Patrick Lake Longbows. Erik is a relative newcomer to building bows but he's developed a very loyal following and garnered high praise in a very short time. We talk about his journey into traditional archery and what sparked the desire to build and sell his own bows. He has a very technical mind so I really enjoyed geeking out with him. His...

This week I'm joined by Zach Owsley of the YouTube channel Aerial Assault. Zach dove hard into mobile hunting and saddle hunting in particular. On his channel he reviews saddles, sticks, stands, platforms and just about everything else related to mobile/saddle hunting. He's a life-long passionate hunter so we also get to talking about his recent success on a very sweet Oklahoma buck. Hope you enjo...

This week I talk with bowyer Dave Darling of Kalamazoo Bow works. After a lifetime of hunting, Dave decided to turn his passion into a business, learned how to build bows and is now kicking out some beautiful longbows out of Michigan. Dave has a very old-skool mentality when it comes to  traditional bow hunting and we certainly get into discussing a wide variety of topics. He's super passiona...

Just me solo this episode. I touch on a few gear related topics. So.... enjoy. Emrah

Hi folks! On today's episode I'm joined by Austin Kantola who, with his wife, owns Genesis 3D Printing. Genesis 3D offers 3D-printed products that make life easier for the mobile hunter. Bow hangers, hitch-tending devices, attachment clips, climbing stick accessories and a host of other innovative products. Austin and his wife saw a gap in the market for such products and being the entrepreneurs t...

This week I'm joined by traditional bowhunter Trey Arentz. Trey grew up in a family rich in hunting traditions, with his grandfather being his most influential mentor. Trey recently had success in Nebraska with his first velvet buck. We talk about his history, shooting traditional bows, his YouTube channel and a bunch of other stuff. Hope you enjoy the show! Thanks for listening. Emrah

This week I'm joined again by Dan Osterhuat (DanO) of Eastern Woods Outdoors. EWO caters primarily to the saddle hunting crowd by offering custom climbing sticks, ropes, carabiners, ascender/descender devices and just about everything else under the sun. Basically everything but the actual saddle. Dan's company has grown a bunch since we last spoke last year and that's great to see. He's a passion...

Is it possible to go from never having ever shot a bow to running an archery shop in a year? Well, today's guest Alex Eisner did! Alex is the manager of the Oaktree Archery Club in Southern California. The archery bug bit Alex pretty hard. Not only is she consumed by archery, she is also looking forward to going on her first hunt this season. She's a really interesting person with a lot to offer t...