Fall Obsession Podcast

Sam is back with guest Mike Behrens this week for one of our all time favorite topics... archery! Mike is a quick up-and-comer to bow hunting, while Sam has a few more seasons and some tech experience under his belt. The two team up and dive in deep to talk bow setups, arrow builds, sights and other accessories, and more! Sam brings our focus to where he believes every archer's mindset should be i...

Our guests this week are RJ Cianciarulo and Aubrey Miller from Content King Media! RJ has grown up in the hunting industry, learning the ins and outs from his parents (Ralph & Vicki) as he goes. Now accompanied by Aubrey, the two make up a big piece of the dream team behind Content King, and shows like "Archers Choice", "The Choice" and more! RJ and Aubrey share with us their journey and the ever...

The recipe for tagging big, mature whitetails year after year is a hard one to crack. It takes patience, consistency, discipline and a little bit of luck to bring it all together, and Emily Schaad is no stranger to any of that. Emily has been hunting big Ohio whitetails for years, mostly off of permission pieces and now her own recent land acquisition only adds to her future opportunities. Emily t...

What is a good camo pattern? Is there such a thing as a bad one? "The Theory of Camouflage" sums up the general topic we're seeking to break down in this week's episode. Joined once again by special guest and military veteran Mike Behrens, podcast host Sam leads detailed conversation over the very important, yet sometimes overlooked topic of concealment and stealth. The two talk about general camo...

Are you paying attention? Do you keep up with the "political landscape" as it relates to hunting, fishing and the outdoors? Politics has always been something podcast host Sam Thrash tries to steer clear of while on-the-air, but in this episode we get him to crack that door open a little bit. Mike Behrens is this week's guest, and he and Sam dive in deep covering some current events that "could" i...

Thunderchicken's are dropping, and the Tepe's made quick work of their season! Michael an his wife Sydney join us this week to recap their stellar start to the year. With access to multiple different properties in their area, it was only a matter of time before they got on a bird. But for a family of 5, a sudden change in babysitter plans can mess up a hunting plan. Nevertheless, they adjusted, an...

Turkey season is here! And man did it start off with a bang! A couple of them actually. We catch up with Todd after his trip to the Southeast for the GA turkey opener with Staffer Kendra DeBerry. The two teamed up in this year's Turkey Hunt Competition, and kicked things off with some bad weather and aggressive tactics. Kendra's tenure as a turkey hunter and experienced caller turned their luck fo...

This podcast features Sam back on 1350 ESPN with Outdoors Dan and The Outdoor Call Radio Show! Sam joins Dan as one of his weekend guests again to talk some Texas Hunting! Sam and Dan discuss turkey hunting, off-season prep, hog hunting and the damages caused by feral hogs, Fall Obsession's 2023 Turkey Hunt Competition, and more! This is a great short episode, and we are thankful for our partnersh...

Our crew had one heck of a season last year, and we're gearing up for an even better one! Fall Obsession Production Director Nick Powell sits down with Andy, Todd and Sam to talk about their hunting plans and schedules for the 2023 seasons; yet the conversation goes many places with this fun group! They talk hunting feral hogs (and Bigfoot), waterfowl and sandhill crane hunting, deer hunting, and...

We're back with the second half of the crew from crane camp for Part 2 of our Texas Sandhill Crane series! Andy and Kess join Todd and Sam this week to share their thoughts and experiences from the incredible weekend in Texas last December! They talk about where the original interest for this trip stemmed from, the incredible differences in hunting crane compared to other waterfowl, funny stories,...

Putting in for a Colorado Big Game Tag can be overwhelming; which is why we're grateful to have our Western Staff Coordinator Tim Berges on board. Tim is very well versed in the CPW rules and regs, and studies them diligently every year. Tim joins us this week to help break down the complex system, and give us the need to know information around draw applications. Tim breaks down the details aroun...

Our Mid-West team continues to dish out some legit episodes! For this conversation, Todd made the trip to Minnesota to sit down in person with Andy and podcast host Drew. Their conversation revolves around bird hunting, and not just one kind of bird hunting; any and all kinds! They talk waterfowl, the upcoming 2023 Fall Obsession snow goose hunt, upland game and their pheasant hunting efforts in M...

Sandhill Crane in west Texas is on many hunter's bucket lists; and our Fall Obsession crew is no exception to that! Half of our 2022 Sandhill Crane crew joins us this week to recap one of their most incredible experiences. Todd, Delaney and Tyler put the hurt on some Texas dinosaurs real quick, fast and in a hurry last December! The crew recaps their unbelievable experience, talking about the diff...

We are back for part 2 of last week's conversation; "The Mental Game". Our crew returns to talk archery, bow hunting, target practice, hunt prep, gear, and knowing your limits as an archer and hunter. The conversation picks up where last episode's ended, and Todd, Michael, Nick and Sam dive into the intricacies of off-season prep, and other things such as the differences between what you're capabl...

It's more than a stick and a string. It's more than the best bow, arrows, accessories or gear you can buy. It's discipline, consistency, dedication and repetition. We put together an awesome roster for this week's podcast, with each individual coming from a unique hunting and archery background. Yet all striving to for the same goal; to be the best archer they can be. In part 1, the team talks abo...

Our Western Regional Staff Coordinator Tim Berges joins Sam for this week's podcast. Tim has grown up hunting the family farm in Colorado, and so did his father before him. Tim shares with us the intricacies of the land, farming and wildlife management strategies, and deer & pheasant hunting tactics. Tim is well educated on Colorado tags and draw applications, and informs us of some potential new...

Managing your own whitetail property is a lot of work, yet very rewarding if you do it right. But what if you had to completely restart after years of hard work? That's exactly what this week's guest Kim Sullivan had to do. An off-season move from one town to another caused her to have to restart her whitetail property management journey, and it was nothing short of a challenge. Kim dove in head f...

We pride ourselves in finding guests whose stories may not have been told otherwise, and this episode is no exception. Mike Behrens is a military veteran, and one of the most down to earth blue-collar individuals you will ever meet. Until the 2022 season, Mike had never deer hunted. And he dove right in to the deep end; hunting 2 properties (one of them his own) and learning by trial and error how...

The season is coming to an end, and we join Sam and his dad, Mark in deer camp once again to ring in 2023! Sam still has a buck tag to punch, and a target buck in mind, while his dad has tagged out! Mark shares with us the summary of his season, including the mature buck he took during the final week. The two guys dive into some of the greatest takeaways from year 2 on Texas Dirt, and cover their...

The goal was simple; get a vet outdoors and [hopefully] shoot a big deer. We were honored to share our 2022 Veteran Hunt Camp with this year's giveaway winner, Mike Demshock! Mike sits down in deer camp after the second evening of the hunt to recap his trip so far with our hunt host, Waylan, and Podcast host Sam. Mike talks about his experience thus far, what it's like to hunt in "the middle of no...

Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do! This week, Fall Obsession Podcast Hosts Sam & Drew team up for a quick episode! Drew talks about his Minnesota season so far, most recently his unique method for transporting a whitetail deer! Turns out, the Toyota Priuses have been putting in the work this year! Drew talks about the BCE (Best Christmas Ever) Fundraiser we have partnered on this year (clic...

Whatever it takes! The grind continues and our crew keeps hammering away at the 2022 season in an effort to fill their freezers! We join the Texas Dirt crew in deer camp again for this episode, following a successful hunt! Nick just put down a big doe, with an assist from Sam's new tracking dog. Nick talks about his hunt, and Sam talks his dog's first real-life recovery, which turned out to be a v...

Every hunter's dream is to have an opportunity at a stud whitetail on their own piece of property. Todd Sellon is no exception of that dream. Patiently hunting his own Michigan farm for years, Todd began playing the cat and mouse game with a mature whitetail last season. Many hunts, encounters, and frustrations later, it all began to come together! Listen in as Todd reflects on his history with th...

How far can you push? How hard will you work to earn your way? How well do you know your own limits? These are the challenges this week's guest, Caleb Stillians has encountered and conquered. Caleb is a big-game guide in Alaska, and one of the absolute best at what he does. Guiding for bears, caribou, sheep, moose and more; Caleb has tested his limits to the max. Caleb shares with us some stories...

This year has been legendary for our staff, and Pro Staffer Michael Tepe is no exception to that! Michael joins us on the podcast to recap his 2022 season so far; having tagged not one, but two mature mid-west bucks on his properties! Michael shares the stories of his November 3rd, and November 11th bucks, along with some his wife's success this season! Michael and Sam talk more about mid-west man...