Pertnear Outdoors Podcast

This week we stay in the summer mode and focus on the local bass fishing scene. Our guess this week is Greg Bent, the Director of the Empire Team Trail, a Bass Fishing trail that competes around NY and is officially sanctioned to be able to send teams to the B.A.S.S Team Championship. Greg was a great interview and a guy we hope to have on again in the near future. If you have any interest in gett...

Summer is here and we are all busier than a 3 peckered billy goat. Wanted to focus this weeks episode on some of the events we have coming up with our Beer release at Windy Brew on August 22nd, the Tethrd Teach and Train at Allied Archery on August 14th. Also wanted to recap my recent vacation to Honeoye lake and the visible effects of the gypsy moths on the area which is concerns to say the least...

This week we catch up with Ed Gramza, who is one of the folks from BaseMap. BaseMap is a mobile hunting GPS app that has become one of the go to tools for the team here at Pertnear Outdoors. There are a bunch of new features that we discuss with Ed, plus discuss some tips on how to maximize the apps efficiency for you when you hit the field. If you are interested in the app, go ahead and download...

We sat down live with the gang at the total archery challenge to enjoy a few adult beverages and talk some hunting. Game plan was a BS session and that is what we got. We dove into a bit of everyone's background, approach to 3D archery shoots, benefits of TAC, and a heavy discussion of Mobile vs. Set stands. This discussion was surrounded by inappropriate interjections from group and some pretty s...

Hope your ready for some stories from the one and only "Fishing Machine". Big Willy and Slick sit down with Mr. Ken to hear some of his classic fishing stories from one of the best fisherman we know. Ken is an avid Walleye fisherman from the South Towns of Buffalo who has taken his passions for fishing all over North America. Enjoy the stories and laughs as we dig into some of these adventures.  I...

Fun episode this week as we sit down with several guests at the Upper Genesee River Branch of the National Deer Association event back in May. We chat with Leslie from Belmont Archery, Sean Burdick the President of the chapter, Sean Livermore who is a passionate deer hunter and ambassador for Trophyline tree saddles, and lastly Ryan Couell who is the sales manager at Quaker Boy Game Calls. Thank y...

This is part 2 of a two part crossover episode with Dan Greco-Host of the Most Alive podcast. So if you haven't listened to part 1, go listen on his channel. This is an interesting conversation as we dig into the why/purpose of his new platform, talk about life, motivation, challenges and much much more. Dan's a great guy and going to do great things with this show and look forward to helping to s...

At the midway mark of the 2021 Turkey season here in NY, we get together with Andrew Noble, Brian Gottfried, and Big Jim to hear how things are going. The season certainly started out slow with the nasty weather here in NY but the last week has been fire. If you haven't gotten into any action yet, stick with it, the next 2 weeks should be exciting for you!! Like Brian says, apply Constant and Stea...

This week we get to know the Dunnigan family who are the owners of the new store The Hunt Works located in East Rochester NY. We chat about their reason for starting the business and how they decided on the brands they are carrying. After covering the business side of things we chat about their hunting traditions and reflect a bit on the lessons learned from 2020. Hope you enjoy the discussion and...

Big Jim catches up with Tyler Breen to get the run down on all things Turkey hunting. Tyler is a very talented photographer/videographer and has been fortunate to be behind the lens for well over a hundred turkey kills. His experience gives him great ability to speak to turkey behavior and ways to close the distance on that illusive Tom. Tyler is also one of the men behind Cartel Custom Calls whic...

We did it!! Big Jim, Danny and Billy sit down to virtually to have a chat about what it means to all of us to reach our 100th episode. We truly appreciate all of you that have supported us and enjoyed the show. Looking forward to reaching #200. Enjoy the chat and always looking for your feedback on what you the listener would like to have us cover on the show. Keep #feedinum folks! https://linktr....

This week Big Jim took the Mic and hosted Nick Scott and Trell from 'Purrfect' Turkey Calls. These three have been working together since last spring running Trell's custom made pot calls. The guys chatted with Trell about his hunting experience and what got him into building turkey calls. Nick and Jimbo chatted about their expectations of the upcoming season and told some turkey hunting stories....

This week Andy Bush joins us to shoot the bull and talk about his custom made turkey calls. We are excited to be partnering with Andy to start selling his calls on our website to help him out moving product. Andy is a fellow WNY'er and passionate outdoorsman. We chat about his calls, turkey hunting, deer hunting, competitive archery and much more. Make sure to check out our website to purchase som...

This week we are joined by Leslie VanDerau, the founder of Heroes Outdoor Therapy (H.O.T). Leslie is a Marine Veteran, and a growing name in the Catfishing and outdoor space. It was fun getting to hear Leslie's story about how she found herself in this space and what her experiences have been so far as she continues to learn and grow as an Outdoors Woman and business owner. Check out her stuff and...

This week we are joined by hunting buddies Brad Sisson and David Knab, who spend most of their time around the Rochester NY area chasing big whitetails. Brad and David share their interesting story about how they became hunting buddies then we venture off into the world of trail cams and tactics to make you successful on killing that good buck in a very high pressured areas. Brad is also the owner...

We've been busy beavers over the last couple months, so Dallas and Billy set down to reflect on the success of last year and dig into what we have been working on since. It has been a very busy winter and we've made great progress on our property. We chat about what summer food plot plans, the new planter we purchased and close the discussion talking about our reflection on our mobile hunting gear...

This week we are joined by Dan Ladd, the editor of New York Outdoor News. Dan is watching and reporting closely on all of the current events around NY as he works with his team to put together their bi-weekly paper. Dan and I dig into the Proposed NY Deer Plan and some of the most interesting topics within the plan, and close our discussion chatting about 2A rights and gun control efforts being mo...

We sat down for a chat with Troy from Hunt Warz to share what they are up to with this very unique opportunity for hunters to be selected for a professionally filmed, limited entry hunt. Troy and his team have created a TV show that gives the regular Joe an opportunity to experience what many of us feel is a once in a lifetime hunt for just a $100 entry fee. Pretty incredible opportunity. Check ou...

Todd and Billy get into some deep conversations about conservation, forest management and our place as hunters in todays culture. Todd brings a very experienced and thoughtful approach to these discussions, someone we should all be listening to as we wade through some of these murky waters. His experience in forestry and conservation make him the perfect one to help tackle these often challenging...

This week Billy is joined by the guys from Antler up outdoors. Jeremy, Dimitri, Mike and Billy all chat about their earlier years devoting their time and focus to athletics and important lessons learned from those formative years. We all share a strong passion for the outdoors, but sports all took the priority before giving way to the outdoors. This seems to be a common thread and it was fun to pi...

This weeks show is with Trevor and Hunter Brunk of Brunk Outdoors. These brothers are from Iowa and we crossed paths with them in a pretty unique way. We got together to hear about their very successful 2020 season, their experience with social media and their YouTube Channel and much more. Make sure to head over and check out their channels, you wont be disappointed.  https://www.brunkoutdoors.co...

Part 2 of our Live Winter Habitat Podcast with Jon Teater and Ben Williams is straight listener questions. These guys answered and presented their opinions on a wide range of topics such as purchasing property, timber management, how to change deer travel patterns, emphasis on the importance of Access and much more. We really enjoy the local flavor of these discussions and hope you do as well.  Ol...

This weeks show is a recording of our live Q&A podcast over on Facebook. We are joined by Jon Teater, Ben Williams, Dallas Kirsch, Big Jim and Danny Boy to discuss some property management topics and engage the live audience to answer their questions. Some great dialog and we have some more questions to answer. Enjoy the discussion and watch for another live episode this week!! Shed Fest Entry htt...

This week we are joined by our good friend Rob Herrmann, a talented outdoor photographer and avid outdoorsman. Rob and Billy catch up on all of Rob's adventures during 2020 and discuss plans for Rob in 2021. In Rob's second year being a full time free-lance photographer, it has been very fun to watch his work grow and improve. If you aren't following Rob on social media, make sure to check him out...

This week we are joined by Mike Edwards of National Deer Association, formally QDMA. Mike is one of the Grassroots directors for the organization and we are fortunate enough to have him located right here in NY. We dig into the changes at the organization, future of hunting, our impact on that said future, property management and much more. Fun discussion and great guy. Please consider joining Nat...