Bucks & Booze

In this episode I share my visit to Maker's Mark distillery and we chat about spring turkey, early fishing, and share some laughs.

In this episode Jeff and Will share their Idaho Elk hunt and we enjoy some Gypsy bourbon.

In this episode I am happy to share my opening day 8 point buck from the 2025 season. Thank you to the crew at Camp for making the recovery possible.

In this episode we are at Camp for Banding Night on the eve of the gun opener. We enjoy some Weller Special Reserve and stories.

In this episode we share our experiences at the Total Archery Challenge we attended in the U.P. We are also joined by Jeremy Tucker who shares his first ever deer hunting story.

In this episode Jeff shares his story of the Hello Buck, one of my favorite deer hunting stories of all time. Jeff, Will and I also talk about the Zik tournament, tag drawings, and Will's unfortunate cape story.

In this episode we celebrate the birth of our granddaughter Ruth Elizabeth! We also talk about Florida fishing and enjoy a bottle of Camus 50 to celebrate.

In this episode we play another game of trivia while we enjoy some Old Forester bourbon. Join us and play along.

In this episode Yetter shares his 2024 deer hunt with us while we enjoy some Elijah Craig bourbon. We also talk about ice fishing, owls, and what everyone is up to this winter. Please join us for the start of season 3.

In this episode Ed shares the exhilarating rifle hunt he experienced during the 2024 Michigan rifle season.

In this episode I am privileged to be able to share the story of my 2024 rifle buck. It is a nice 9 that I was able to take in some wicked weather. Thank you Dad for making it all possible.

In this episode Jeff shares the tail of his 2024 bow buck while at deer camp, including his unique choice of hunting equipment.

Frank shares the story of his first buck then with a bow just a few hours after the encounter.

Will and some of the crew join to talk about Will's successful bear hunt. We enjoy some Octoberfest beer.

We talk about bear in the Keweenaw, a past hunt, and a few dump stories along with the upcoming season. It's grab bag night for cocktails.

Ed and Steve join me to talk about the Duluth city hunt and public land hunting. We enjoy some gin from local distillers The Honorable Distillery, Vikre Distillery, and Long Road Distillery.

The guys share their experience participating in the Total Archery Challange held in the U.P. for the first time. They also try enjoy some Russell's bourbon,

In this episode I sit down with The Fishing Gang from the Minnetonka in Copper Harbor to learn about their more than 50 years of fish camp. We enjoy some amazing spirts from Highline with one of the owners Jeff.

I sit down with my lifelong buddy Dave Appoloni to reminisce and swap some hunting stories. Dave has some Jagermeister and I try the Bowman Brother's bourbon.

Jeff and I reminisce about my Michigan Elk tag as well as discuss other opportunities including the Pure Michigan Hunt. We enjoy some Maker's Mark bourbon which is one of Jeff's favorites.

Lifelong friend Gary McIntyre joins me to talk about his journey from Lake Medora to Alaska. We enjoyed some Traveler whiskey while we reminisced.

The crew is together again to play MeatEater Trivia. We enjoy some Iron Fish as well as a few others.

Marty Plumstead joins me to talk about fishing in Florida and deer hunting in Georgia. We feature Horse Soldier Bourbon and Natty Light. This episode features new music from Marty.

We tackle the MeatEater trivia game and enjoy some Maker's Mark bourbon.

Our mother, better know as Red, shares her master angler award and some other fishing stories from the past.