Overdrive Outdoors Podcast

On this episode Josh and Kevin are Joined by Jason "Mo" Mosler. Jason is the President of the "Predator Masters" forum. Forums have been around way before other social media platforms, and with close to 60K members Predator Masters is still going strong. Jason tells us about the history of the forum, talking about the founder and trying to honor his vision for the forum. We discuss what the forums...

On this episode we welcome guest Harry Howland of Maniac Outdoors to the podcast. We discuss some tips on what tools are needed to assemble AR15's and some recent hunts. We then talk with Harry about what Maniac Outdoors is, the products they offer including- Mineral supplements - artificial lures such as the "rut fuel, gland fuel and scrape fuel" Harry also talks about the development of the prod...

This week, Kevin and Josh are joined by Blake Guldi from Predator Hunter Outdoors. Blake is the General Manager at PHO, and in this episode he tells us about his background and getting into hunting that led to him to join PHO. We discuss a couple recent hunting experiences, then get into more about the products PHO offers and how the market trends have been from 6 years ago to now. Blake describes...

This week, Josh and Kevin welcome special guest Alivia Mapes. Josh and Alivia recount her deer season so far, the highs and the lows, the high being Alivia getting not only her first deer, but a very impressive buck. We also discuss some of the the thoughts Josh and Kevin have (and Alivia) on youth hunters, the hows and whys, Alivia also shares her advice to other young hunters that may be on the...

This week, Josh and Kevin welcome fellow Michigander Heidi Bambach to the show. We start off talking about a recent hunting incident in Iowa where a person was killed while predator hunting and our thoughts on it. Heidi hails from the thumb area currently but moved to Michigan from New Hampshire. Heidi tells us about NOT growing up hunting and how she came to get involved and why, we talk with her...

Today on the podcast, Josh and Kevin deep dive into Josh's success on public land November 2, 2023. Josh describes exactly how sick he was at the time, not even wanting to be in a tree but forcing himself to be there. Josh talks about history he has had in this one area, scouting, walking for miles and trying to narrow it down to the exact right spot to be. They talk about using trail camera data,...

This week on the OOD podcast, Kevin talks with Eric Mayer and Cache Carlson of Varminter online magazine. Eric and Cache talk about there coming up hunting, growing up as a hunter in California (Eric) with a mother that didn't support hunting, and Cache growing up in a hunting/ farming environment. We talk about how Eric started Varminter.com and the early years through today's format and content....

This week Josh and Kevin discuss a recent coyote hunt with Kevin, the good and the bad. Then go on to talk about Josh's archery deer season so far, a slow start to 2023 deer hunting for him. Then Kevin describes a ongoing project, a 7# ar10 in .22-250, describing the components used and idea behind it. Thank you all for listening! www.predatorhunteroutdoors.com code: tripod for 10% off tripods and...

In this weeks episode, Josh and Kevin begin by discussing the image portrayed by outdoorsman. Why we feel it's important to present things for the public in a positive and tasteful manner, both in pictures and how the various outdoor groups interact each other. We then discuss some recent hunting activity, Kevin talks about his part of a bear hunting trip in the U.P, including getting to watch a w...

This week, Josh sits down and talks with Tyler Shulters of The Pressured Hunting. Tyler and Josh discuss a recent hunting incident in Florida that claimed a young girls life, and how some things are never really on their minds as far as what all is possible while out hunting. Tyler tells about growing up in the deer woods, hunting with his Uncle and Dad, and now passing on the tradition to his own...

In this episode Josh and Kevin talk with "Uncle Lou" from Stealth Outdoors. Thhey talk with Uncle Lou about his background hunting, his coming up from gun, to bow, to now a crossbow. Also the style of hunting he likes to do, which not many people do anymore. "Still hunting" with a crossbow. We discuss pros and cons of bow vs crossbow, and why "it really doesn't matter". We talk about how Stealth O...

On this episode Josh and Kevin talk with Heather Rymar. Heather has been putting out some great wildlife photographs here in Michigan for quite some time that we have been following. We get to hear about how Heather came up in the outdoors, fishing, hunting and camping with her family. How that transitioned from a passion for the outdoors into the photography she does today. She also shares with u...

on this week's episode Josh and Kevin sit down with Ben VanWeiren. Ben started the michigan predator hunters forum in 2002 that was THE spot for information and camraderie for a lot of michigan hunters pursuing predators. Ben tells us how and why it got started and about some of the early members. We share a few hunting stories from back then, and then talk about carp fishing and bowfishing. Ben h...

On the Overdrive Outdoors podcast this week, Josh and Kevin get together and talk about a variety of different things. They discuss recent hunts and the upcoming bow season. We talk about preseason deer scouting using thermal and providing that info back to landowners. We discussed having the family out to hunt, with Josh's daughter and his mom wanting to get their 1st deer this year. Josh Talks a...

On this episode of the Overdrive Outdoors podcast, Josh Mapes talks with Adam Miller, owner of the Bowhunter Chronicles Podcast. Josh and Adam discuss the ideas behind the Bowhunter Chronicles podcast and the Patreon hunt camp that they sponsored last year. They discuss the value of helping folks that want help, and the camaraderie of the hunt camp . We get to hear the story of the "World's worst...

In this week's episode Kevin and Josh are joined by Mr. Tim Wells, the Slock Master himself. This episode with Tim Wells is part of the series of podcasts with guests that were instrumental in our early years of our hunting journey, the folks that got us interested, entertained and educated us when we were just getting into it. In this episode we talk about how he got into hunting, starting at an...

This week Kevin and returning guest Randy Budde talk about competitive long range shooting here in Michigan. Randy has been participating in a pair of long range shooting matches at South Kent Sportmans Club and Marksmanship Training Center this year. In this episode we discuss what the matches are (Bench, steel, silhouette and PRS (Precision rifle series), rules and details of matches and how the...

This week Kevin talks with Brad Echelberger. Brad has a history of working in both Military and Law enforcement roles, from Army Rangers to SWAT units. Brad recently came up and went out coyote hunting with me, and while not successful we did see a coyote. I wanted to talk with Brad about the cross over of skill sets from MIL/LE and hunting in the field. We talk about similarities and differences...

This week Josh and Kevin talk with Carl Roeller, the Michigan Trappers and Predator Callers Association Predator Caller Outreach Director. In this episode we talk with Carl about some recent hunting experiences, what the MTPCA is about, what they offer and membership. We also talk about the up coming convention in Evart, MI and what types of activities they will have for the whole family, calling...

This week, live from the studio (Josh's house) Kevin and Josh along with Greg Kooienga are joined by Dave Buikema of Razor Broadheads. (http://www.razorbroadheads.com). In this episode Dave tells us about the company and the products, including the "why's" of how they came to the design as well as answering all of our questions The Razor Broadheads are a cut on contact, double bevel design and hea...

In this episode Josh and Kevin discuss the status of the podcast, now in our 3rd season, and why we do it. We reply to listener questions regarding caliber selection, including intended platform pluses and minuses, then delve a little into ballistics, and reloading vs factory ammo, value and performance. We discuss a recent mishap with a caller and the durability of some of them we have used. We a...

On this week's episode Kevin talks with retired BLM ( Bureau of land management) agent Boone Vuletich. Boone worked for the BLM in the state of Wyoming, and as we hear in the podcast, all over the place as part of his duties with the federal government, and now in retirement he has taken the role of Fur Buyer. We discuss how he got into the job, what some of the roles of being a BLM agent were, wo...

This week, Kevin and Josh are joined by a new predator hunter, Ike Imhof. To start off, they discuss a recent hunting accident that occurred in Indiana, and ways to hopefully prevent such accidents from happening. Later, Ike tells about his upbringing, running raccoons with his family as a kid, getting into deer hunting at a young age, and finally getting involved with predator hunting this past w...

This week, Kevin and Josh sit down and talk about this past weekends hunting. There are a few more misses (Mapes'd it with a shotgun) and a whole lot of redemption. They talk about un appreciative deer, jumping directly in front of Kevin's truck. The guys also discuss a listener question- What do you look for when looking at property to coyote hunt? They talk about terrain and travel corridors, tr...