Free Range Tales

On this epsiode, we recap an opening day archery deer hunt that taught us more than one lesson... Mother Nature can go from the most beautiful, peaceful situations, to a life threatening moment in an instance. If you don't pay attention to the warning signs, you might get yourself in a bad spot. We discuss how we ignored a few signals of an approaching thunderstorm and got ourselves caught in...

On this episode, we recap Adrian's early season archery mule deer hunt. Archery hunting can bring on the highest of highs, as well as the lowest of lows. We share the lessons learned and how experience, no matter what the outcome, make you a better hunter. Listen in as we share how being aggressive can bring on some interesting opportunities in life!

On this episode we recap a recent trip to chase coues deer and javelina during a late season archery hunt in Arizona. This trip has quickly become our favorite trip of the year. In our previous trips, we had not experienced the joys of success, but it always provides plenty of storys, lessons learned, and tons of laughs! On this trip, we had four tags to fill, two archery javelina and two archey d...

On this episode we discuss getting ready for an upcoming trip to Arizona for a late season archery hunt to chase some of our favorite animals, the desert whitetail, or coues deer. We discuss getting and staying disciplined, training with some 3D archery shots, and how to prep fo upcoming trips. Listen in as we cover a variety of topics and get ourselves excited for another epic adventure.

After a long time since our last episode, we FINALLY get back in the studio to record! On this episode, we recap our first elk hunt. We discuss how much of a team activity hunting is, all the hard work that is seen and unseen that goes into making a hunt successful, and all the highs and lows of bowhunting. Join us as we share how to plan a hunt, find animals, and relive the story of a truly epic...

On this episode, we recap a fun event we attended, the Top of the Hill Archery Experience hosted by Bow Disciples, San Diego Muleys and The Ranch in Julian. The Free Range Tales crew recap our trip down to Julian to participate in this fun and challenging archery 3D shoot. We discuss our expectations going into the shoot, some of our favorite shots, and how the added pressure of tough shots and fr...

On this episode we discuss the California Big Game Drawing and applying for California hunting tags. We've become passionate about hunting our home state of California and we've received some questions about how to get your hunting license and how to apply for a big game tag. The hunting tag application process can be confusing, so on this episode we breakdown the application process, discuss our...

On this episode the boys recap the Inaugural Free Range Tales Archery Whiskey Shootout. Recently, we gathered some friends, headed out to some public land and put on a 3D archery shoot with a bottle of whiskey on the line for the winner. We discuss what an archery 3D shoot is, the fun of setting up challenging archery shots on public land and how shooting 3D archery targets makes you a better arch...

On this episode, we host Lauren Renteria to discuss her passion for spearfishing and freediving. We discuss how she started spearfishing and put her time in to become a hard-charger, consistently putting fish on the deck. We discuss how Lauren has competed in spearfishing tournaments, travelled to chase different speices of fish and some of her personal best fish, including recently a 12 lbs lobst...

On this episode we visit Riverside Archery to host Ian and Kailey to discuss all things archery. We discuss the benefits of visiting your local pro shop to get you setup as an archer from traditional recurve bows to combound bows for everything from bowhunting to target shooting. We learn about Ian and Kailey's archery journeys and how their passion lead them to work in the pro shop and help every...

On this episode we recap a trip to Arizona for an Over-The-Counter archery deer hunt. The crew headed out to chase mule deer, javelina and the ever elusive coues deer. We discuss planning the trip including meal prep, gear prep and our newest adventure, traveling with a newborn! We also discuss the up's and down's of archery hunting from the art of glassing, patience during the stalk, and even rec...

On this episode, we took the show on the road to Orange County, California to host Hide Iwagami, President of the OC Spearos spearfishing and freediving club.  We discuss Hide's introduction to spearfishing and how some early success spearing some prized fish species in Southern California developed his passion for the sport.  We discuss how his passion for spearfishing and freediving le...

On this episode the boys recap an epic summer of fishing including big bluefin tuna in our backyard and a trip to Alaska for halibut, salmon and lingcod.  Every fisherman has a bucket list of fish they would like to catch.  With an unreal volume of bluefin in the local Southern California waters, the boys took a trip to try to break the 100-pound mark and land some big bluefin.  And...

On this week's espisode, we are joined by KJ of Mag-12 Swimbaits.  We discuss KJ's passion for fishing that helped him to develop a product that is based on his years of experience fishing swimbaits and tube baits.  KJ shares how he developed the Mag-12 tube baits and how uses his customer feedback to continue to innovate and improve his products.  We learn about some of the Mag-12...

On this week's episode we recap a epic trip to Arizona hunting Coues Deer, Mule Deer and Javelina.  This trip was different because it was a couples trip.  We host our wives, Ana and Amy, who joined us on to glass and hunt on our first archery deer hunt.  We discuss Ana's first ever big game hunt and Amy's first hunt with an active tag in her pocket.  We also talk about the les...

On this weeks episode, we took the show on the water to host Captain Bly and Andrew Seelert from Lineage Charters live aboard the Escapade.  We discuss their fishing and spearfishing charter season chasing trophy bluefin, yellowfin, yellowtail, calico and any other species out of San Diego.  We also talk about the fishing platform of the Escapade, some new upgrades for next sesaon and wh...

On this week's episode, we take the show on the road to San Clemente, California to visit the Living Art Gallery Tattoo Lounge.  We meet up with Monte Livingston and Andrew Ayala to discuss their shared passion for art and fishing.   Monte owns and operates the Living Art Gallery Tattoo Lounge.  Established in 2011, is the oldest tattoo shop in San Clemente, specializing in&nbs...

On this week's episode we took the show on the road to the headquarters of Mountain Hatch.  Mountain Hatch manufactures the first and only food grade tailgate insert.  Their food safe tailgate cutting boards have taken the truck accessory industry by storm.  In addition, they recently released their new swag tent for the outdoorsman looking for a lightweight portable sleep system. W...

On this week's episode we host Amy Tarasi to discuss the beginning of our archery journey.  We recently purchased some new compound bows with the ambition to bow hunt wild game.  Archery is one of the fastest growing industries and sports, but requires time, patience and dedication to learn and master.  We discuss the process of learning archery and the many life lessons tied into t...

On this week's episode we set the stage for our favorite season of the year, the Fall.  In the fall, the offshore fishing season is full swing with bluefin, yellowfin, dorados and yellowtail all within our local waters.  Also, hunting season is here!  Mule deer season is fast approaching and upland bird seasons are opening up. We discuss a successful offshore fishing trip chasing ye...

On this weeks episode we discuss a recent sportfishing trip aboard The San Diego out of Seaforth Landing in San Diego, California chasing Bluefin Tuna.  We discuss the techniques we used fishing for Bluefin including fly-lined bait, sinker or plunker rigs, and flat-fall fishing.  If you don't know what those terms mean, take a listen as we explain each and how each technique worked for u...

On this week's episode we discuss the start of the Southern California Sportfishing season.  We discuss the delayed start of the sportfishing season due to coronavirus and the trips we've gone out on since the season offically opened.  We discuss an early season trip chasing the elusive Bluefin Tuna and sucessful trips to the local islands hunting for yellowtail.  We share tips, tec...

On this week's episode we discuss on spring adventures including bass and trout fishing some local freshwater during the pandemic and Adrian's strike mission down to Baja to fill his freezer.  We are all trying to navigate these strange times and fishing is something that keeps us sane through it all.  This was our first time back in the studio after taking a few months off.  We had...

On this weeks episode we are joined by Paul Byrd, the President and Founder of Argos Gear.  We discuss Paul's origin story into spearfishing, some of his adventures into Baja and how he started Argos Gear. Paul is a throwback to a time of self-reliance and innovation, and a time that if you wanted to go, you had to make your own gear.  We've been lucky enough to get to know Paul over the...

On this week's episode we're going over a few firsts...  We recap a first lobster diving trip, a first driven duck and pheasant hunt with the first shots flying out of some new shotguns!  We've been busy in the field, but looking forward to getting into the new studio, because we're moving!  We had a lot of fun with this one and hope you do too!  Thanks for listening!