NRL HUNTER PODCAST

On today’s episode, a roundtable discussion takes place in the Limpopo province of South Africa with outfitter Red Sand Safaris’, NRL Hunter representatives, and hunters. Outfitter Niel Bekker, and Professional Hunter (PH) Nets Turvey, along with Rusty & Ryan Ulmer, and Paul, Bryce & Jeremy Dallin joins host Travis Ishida after spending over a week hunting together. Also on the trip was Tyler Freh...

On today’s episode, Chris Way joins Travis Ishida to talk about RifleKraft, shooters putting in the time to develop their skills and recording their progress, hunting as a Team, and much more! Chris Way is a very driven marksman who created the RifleKraft ecosystem for marksmen, instructors, range masters to learn, teach, compete, and perform. It is a system for identifying and tracking progress i...

On today’s episode, Seth & Monica McAnally joins Travis Ishida to talk about all things hunting, the exciting, SOLD-OUT 2022 Defiance anTi Social hunter-style match coming to Montana, and much more! Seth McAnally is a seasoned match director and all-around great guy who is hosting the upcoming hunter-style match, 2022 Defiance anTi Social. The event will be hosted in Belt, Montana the weekend of M...

On today’s episode, Sean Johnson joins Travis Ishida to talk about all things hunting, the exciting 2022 Blue Ridge Big Five hunter-style match coming to Washington, and much more! Sean Johnson has been in the outfitting industry for 40 years. He has been a part of the Blue Ridge Ranch 15+ years running mule deer and waterfowl hunts and helped build out the property for rifle competitions. He is a...

On today’s episode, Collin Fossen joins Travis Ishida to talk about all things hunting, the return of the Buffalo Bills Revenge hunter-style match presented by Gunwerks, and much more! Civil engineer by trade, Collin Fossen is also a hunter, precision rifle competitor, match director, outdoor adventurer, and all-around great guy who is hosting the upcoming, sold-out, hunter-style match, 2022 Buffa...

On today’s episode, Eddie Nolan joins Travis Ishida to talk about all things hunting, the 2022 Leupold Southern Hunting Challenge in the Arena hunter-style match, and much more! Based out of Georgia, Eddie Nolan, has 20+ years of leadership experience, 25 years of military service, is the Director of Operations at Arena Training Facility, and will be co-directing the upcoming hunter-style match, 2...

On today’s episode, Chaz Macrander joins Travis Ishida to talk about all things hunting, from youth hunting, the intimacy of bow hunting, a memorable hunt in South Africa, the 2022 Heartland Harvester hunter-style match, and much more! Based out of Nehawka, NE, Chaz Macrander, has been a part of shooting education and sports for a while, and all-around great guy who is hosting the upcoming hunter-...

On today’s episode, Josh Reeves joins Travis Ishida to talk about all things hunting, the 2022 Ghost Hunter hunter-style match, what hunters can expect, and much more! Based out of Phoenix, AZ, Josh Reeves has been a part of shooting sports for a while, has a military background, and all-around great guy who is hosting the upcoming hunter-style match, 2022 Ghost Hunter, with co-Director Marc Bean....

On today’s episode, a Roundtable discussion takes place in Washington including hunters from various regions with their own hunting styles for different animals, using different rifle systems, and have different skillsets; together they address “What is a Hunting Rifle?”. This Roundtable is joined by Fred Mudd of KY, Isaiah Curtis of NE MO, Seth McAnally of MT, Dave Gheriani of Canada, Brian Neace...

On today’s episode, Collin Fossen joins Travis Ishida to talk about all things hunting, the 2021 Buffalo Bills Revenge hunter-style match, what hunters can expect, and much more! Civil engineer by trade, Collin Fossen is also a hunter, precision rifle competitor, match director, outdoor adventurer, and all-around great guy who is hosting the upcoming hunter-style match, 2021 Buffalo Bills Revenge....

On today’s episode, Michael Millikan joins Travis Ishida to talk about all things hunting, the 2021 Tennessee Long Hunter Challenge, surprises and perks expected to come, and much more. Michael Millikan is an avid hunter, a precision rifle competitor, a seasoned match director, range director, and all-around great guy who is hosting the upcoming hunter-style match, Tennessee Long Hunter Challenge....

On today’s episode, Part 2 of a 2 Part Roundtable discussion takes place in New Mexico including the Competitors and a Sponsor of the 2021 Rim Rock Hunter Challenge. Dustin Coleman, Derryk Hovey, Rusty Ulmer, Rei Hoang, Josh Reeves, Nils Foley joins Travis Ishida after Day 1 of the match to have a good conversation about what they have experienced so far. They are at Wild Out Pro’s hunting lodge c...

On today’s episode, Part 1 of a 2 Part Roundtable discussion takes place in New Mexico including the Match Director, ROs, Competitors, and a Sponsor of the 2021 Rim Rock Hunter Challenge. Dusty Brixner, Blake Milford, John ‘Babyface’ Proop, Garett ‘G-Baby’ Alcock and Dustin Coleman joins host Travis Ishida, the day before the match, to have a good conversation about the weekend’s events. They are...

On today’s episode, Nick Laufenberg joins Travis Ishida for a good conversation on all things hunting, from a 1st harvest experience, Vortex Optics’ new 2021 Product line, the game changing Fury® HD 5000 AB, to additional gear recommended for the NRL Hunter environment, and more! Vortex Optics has been longtime supporter of the NRL/precision rifle shooting community and is joining in the new NRL H...

On today’s episode, Kristy Titus of Pursue The Wild joins Travis Ishida for a good conversation around hunting, precision rifle competitors using developed skills in-the-field, gear for female hunters, the addiction to adventure, and more! Plus, they leak some details on the upcoming Pursue The Wild Sweepstakes. Kristy Titus hosts and produces Pursue The Wild, a digital series airing on Facebook,...

On today’s episode, Chaz Macrander joins Travis Ishida immediately after the completion of the 2021 Heartland Harvester match, the inaugural match of the NRL Hunter’s inaugural season of hunter-style matches, to give an AAR! Tune in to their conversation as they share major takeaways; standard practices typically seen in a race-gun series VS this new hunter-style series; the first reactions to the...

On today’s episode, Derek Osburn Director of Optics for Bushnell joins Travis Ishida for a good conversation around hunting, the expansion of the Bushnell Legacy, its complete hunting line, blazing trails, and more! Bushnell has been a big supporter of the NRL22/precision rifle shooting community and is joining in the new NRL Hunter series as the 2021 Title Sponsor. NRL HUNTER, a division of Natio...

On today’s episode, Dusty Brixner joins Travis Ishida to share hunting stories, and they talk New Mexico Wildlife, the NRL Hunter’s upcoming 2021 Rim Rock Hunter Challenge match, what competitors can expect from this unique hunter-style match, and much more. Dusty is a long-time hunter and seasoned precision rifle match director who is co-match directing the upcoming hunter-style match with Scotty...

On today’s episode, Garett Alcock joins Travis Ishida to talk about his perspective coming from the precision rifle competition side, experience in Colorado hunting, observations from RO’ing the Hornady hunter match, predictions on who is going to excel very well in the new series, and much more. Garett Alcock is a relatively newer precision rifle competitor offering perspective into the new serie...

On today’s episode, Chaz Macrander joins Travis Ishida to talk about all things hunting, NRL Hunter’s inaugural 2021 Season’s kick-off match, what competitors can expect from the Heartland Harvester hunter-style match, and much more. Chaz Macrander is an avid hunter, seasoned precision rifle match director, and all-around great guy who is hosting NRL Hunter’s 1st ever match, the Heartland Harveste...

On today’s episode, Scott Satterlee joins Travis Ishida to talk about the development of the NRL HUNTER series, its purpose and the opportunities to train for the moment, the match format, the Grand Slam, and much more. NRL HUNTER, a division of National Rifle League (NRL), is a series of competitions for hunters by hunters. It brings a combination of ethical hunters and conservatists together in...