KIFARUCAST

Aron welcomes Father Stephen Gadberry to the podcast.  Father Stephen is not only a priest with the Catholic Church down in Arkansas, but is also an avid outdoorsman, fitness enthusiast, and was also in the military.  They have a great conversation about faith, beliefs, daily struggles that many of us have, and dive into some good topics.   Hope everyone is having a safe and successful season thus...

Aron welcomes long time friend and trad box enthusiast, Randy Cooling to the podcast!  Randy has been on some absolutely incredible hunts over his career, many once in a thousand lifetime tags.  And often those tags require an outfitter and guide.  Aron and Randy dive into some of the key things to remember when going with outfitters and guides, including trip expectations, booking, research, tips...

Aron is joined on the podcast by the Nick Mundt from Bone Collector.  Nick has a storied career in the outdoor industry from guiding for the Seven J Ranch in Wyoming to starring in the Bone Collector show on the Outdoor Channel.  Nick has hunted all over the world, and has taken some incredible animals along those travels.  Him and Aron sit down to talk hunting, social media, archery, and more!  ...

Aron is back!  Finally after month in the wilderness, he sits down with a couple of the heavy hitters of Elite Archery, Darrin Christenberry and Nathan Brooks.  Aron had been testing the new 2024 bow on several of his hunts this year, and may or may not have "leaked" a photo of the new bow before the release date in one of his photos!  With the pixel peepers of the internet, it didn't take long fo...

We finally got the crew together to recap the epic trip up to Alaska for Caribou!  Join us as Dan, Anders, and Bill recap their trip and give us a play by play of the trip!

With Aron of chasing woodland creatures, Gerry takes over the helm of the podcast to keep it rolling.  And he gives his good buddy Mike Herne a call to talk some of the incredible adventures Mike has been on so far this fall.  Nothing educational in this one folks, just some good ole hunting stories!  Mike has been on an elk, bighorn sheep, and moose hunt so far and each story seems to top the las...

Aron welcomes the Iron Mind himself, Joel Turner to the podcast.  Joel and his Shot IQ course has helped a ton of archers and shooter identify and overcome one form of target panic or another.  Aron and Joel talk about archery, target panic, some root causes, and some things that may help.  They also dive into Joel's son Bodie, who is an archery phenom, winning numerous tournaments and events at t...

Aron welcomes long time friend and inventor extraordinaire Dale Perry to the podcast.  Dale is the brain behind Evolution Outdoors, the makes of the Jekyl and Hyde broadhead, as well as a brand new product that they are set to release very soon.  Aron and Dale talk shop on the broadheads, the new product, and what sets it apart from what's available on the market. 

Aron welcomes Todd Bumgardner to the the podcast.  Todd is a fitness trainer who started Human Predator Packmule, an online fitness training course for the backcountry hunter.  From functional movements, to nutrition to body maintenance, they talk about how to get into and stay in backcountry shape.  They chat about some of the most efficient methods to maximize your fitness to make life during hu...

The ladies have taken over!  Our very own Kenzie and Amanda have taken over the KifaruCast Studio and they got Emily Thompson on the line.  Emily is one of those souls who is simply destined to be outdoors!  From fly fishing for giant trout to sumitting giant mountains, wake surfing and hunting bear, goats, caribou and everything Alaska has to offer! Not to mention she's an avid heli-skier!  Yeah...

Aron welcomes our good friend Grant Gillespie from Viking Armament back to the podcast.  Grant and Viking built Aron's 6.5 PRC "Thor" that has put down numerous animals, talk shop on all their rifles including all the popular calibers, different actions, optics options, and new specialty offerings as well as trade stories from the guiding world.  With numerous employees and Kifaru owners using the...

Aron welcomes back Derek Wolfe to the podcast.  Derek has had a very interesting year since his last time on the show. If you haven't been following along, Derek took a giant, problem mountain lion off the mountain and thus flung himself, head first, into the media spotlight. Aron and him go over a quick recap of that, then dive into this upcoming season which has potential to be one for the books...

Aron welcomes world renowned archer, star of Bone Collector TV show, and long time friend Travis "T-Bone" Turner back to the show.  T Bone is a wealth of archery knowledge.  His high level of bow tuning knowledge, accomplishments in the tournament scene, and has put down some monster animals in the woods.  Aron and TBone dive into the changes they have seen over the years, progression of bows and...

Aron welcomes back great friend Bill Vanderheyden from Iron Will Outfitters to the show.  In a previous podcast we did with Tim Gillingham, that stirred up a few alternate opinions, that being Bill's as well.  They offer a "rebuttal" of sorts, serving up an alternate opinion on arrow and broadhead setups.  Bill has been working with a local university in Colorado conducting extensive studies on ar...

Aron welcomes long time friend, traditional archer, and data junky Cody Greenwood to the podcast.  Cody operates the Trad Lab, a data collection site where he tests a number of scenarios, equipment, setups, and scenarios.  He recently built a new site called Killdata.com where he collects actual field experiences and data from you the hunter, and puts that into visual and applicable data fields.  ...

Aron is joined on the podcast today with Mike and Bryan Dickess of Mike's Archery of Ironton, Ohio.  They are a bow shop that has been in business for over 50 years.  They chat bows, arrows, broadheads, tuning, the evolution of archery over the years and pretty much everything under the sun! Be sure to follow us on social media: Instagram:  @kifaru_intl   |   @kifarucast Facebook: /kifaruinternati...

Aron welcomes Brandon Maddox to the podcast.  Brandon is the founder & CEO of Silencer Central, based out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  They are licensed in all 42 states where silencers are legal, and handle all the necessary paperwork for you!  Great chat going into the beginnings of the company, the process of buying and obtaining a suppressor, the benefits to having a suppressor on your f...

Aron welcomes Tom Kubiniek to the podcast.  Tom is the owner of SecureIt, the global leader in military weapon storage and armory design. Their weapon storage system is relied upon by all branches to maximize armory efficiency and guarantee weapon performance in the field.  Tom has led a pretty interesting life, with time spent as a heavy metal guitarist, to an entrepreneur working with the DOD, a...

Aron welcomes long time friends The Clum Family, back to the podcast.  The First Family of Traditional Archery, Aron is joined by Tom Clum Sr, and his boys Tom Clum Jr, and Dan Clum.  They own and operate Rocky Mountain Specialty Gear down in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.  They are a big reason behind the success Aron had while wielding a stick bow, and continue to provide mentorship and knowledge to not...

Aron welcomes Captain Chad Bryson to the podcast!  Chad is an accomplished fishing and hunting guide as well as a certified Captain.  He guides all the way up north in Alaska, and down to the keys in Florida!  A wealth of knowledge and experience, Chad and Aron have a great time catching up after both spending some time down in Texas guiding with Top O Texas.  Great listen to get you in the fishin...

Aron welcomes archery phenom Tim Gillingham back to the show.  Tim has been crushing it in the tournament scene again this year.  They talk archery. Nocks, releases, arrow flight, you name it.  Always entertaining when these two get on the call together. Be sure to tag Kifaru and KifaruCast on Instagram using your Kifaru products!  Be sure to #RHINOTOUGH and #GEARFORLIFE so we can share in your ad...

Aron welcomes a rowdy trio of hunters to the podcast, fresh out of the Bear woods.  Joe Cadle, Micah Morgan, and Kurt Gamache decide to drop into the KifaruCast Studio and give a rundown of their recent trip into the backcountry chasing bruins.  Kurt is fresh out of the Navy, and now working with Born Primitve, Joe is a content and media guru for a variety of shows and groups, and Micah is the med...

Aron welcomes Dustin from Adams Precision Archery to the podcast.  Being as particular about arrows as Aron is, there's something to be said when he lets someone else build his arrows for him.  They specialize in custom hunting arrows, with a in depth consultation that allows you to make the arrow as custom as you wish based on your needs, your hunts, and your bow.  If you hate building arrows, or...

Aron welcomes long time friend Brian "Bam Bam" Marshall to the podcast.  Bam is one of the founders of Wishes for Warriors, a non-profit group focused on getting veterans back into the outdoors, whether that's hunting, fishing, camping, snowboarding and so much more.  Bam is also a retired Marine, devoted family man, avid hunter, and even an amateur gardener!  Its a great talk between old friends...

Aron welcomes long time friend Kevin Estela back to the podcast.  Kevin is a part of FieldCraft Survival, and is primarily focused on the training division located in Aberdeen, North Carolina.  Kevin is a wealth of knowledge in the outdoor and survival space and he and Aron have some exciting news to share. They will be doing a cooperative training class at the FieldCraft North Carolina location,...