Ryan Furrer Podcast

This episode of the Ryan Furrer podcast I was joined by the Robbie Kroger and Cody Heitschmidt of Blood Origins. Also sitting in on the chat was a past guest on the Blood Origins podcast my good friend Rob Harrity  You ask, what is Blood Origins? Well, If you are a listener who cherishes the freedom to hunt, fish, and enjoy all that mother nature has to offer Blood Origins and their platform is fo...

If you are a deer hunter who wants to hear about a guy who strictly hunts public land in the East, this podcast is for you!  In fact, Steve Sherk has never hunted private land. Yep! Go back and read that again. Steve has never hunted private land.  This was some great conversation about how Steve hunts big deer in the big woods,  we barely scratched the surface.  Things covered; Sherks Guide Servi...

What can I say!? Except it never gets old listening to someone like Barry Wensel!  This episode is just that. Me listening to one of the greats share his stories. He has tons of them too! This barely scratched the surface.  Barry's whole life he's had a knack where strange/ funny things just "happen" to him. So we dove into that.  Things covered How to use your bow in self defe...

In this episode of the Ryan Furrer Podcast I was joined by my good friends, husband and wife team of Hunterra Maps- Ben and Kate Harshyne.  Not only is Hunterra a great product, but it's brought to you by great people. That's part of the reason why I had them on the show. They are living the American Dream of entrepreneurship. This journey takes you from living in the rat race type of li...

With this episode of the Ryan Furrer Podcast I was joined by Thee Turkey Doctor- Dr, Michael Chamberlain.  Wow! Michael has dedicated his life to wild turkey research, research that has helped state agencies keep a huntable population in their states since the re-introduction days for hunters to enjoy.  The amount of information Michael and his students (past and present) have about the wild turke...

In this episode of the podcast I sat down with one of my good friends and long time Professional Archer, Tony Tazza.  When I say long time, Tony starting shooting Professionally back in the late 90's. So yeah- He's been around.  The word "professional" get's used often to describe someone who makes their living mostly when involved in a sport. (Someone is a "pro"...

In this episode of the Podcast I'm joined by long time Outdoor Writer, Ben Moyer.  Ben is a life long resident of PA. Growing up hunting and fishing throughout the mountains  set him on his lifelong journey of adventures he later made it his living writing about.  We cover everything from how and why he started writing, PA's rich hunting heritage, as well as how with around 6 million acr...

In this episode of the Ryan Furrer Podcast I spoke with my good friend, Kip Adams.  Kip is the Conservation Director for the National Deer Association. (Formally QDMA) Every year for the past 13 years Kip and his team put together the "Deer Report". Over 65 pages stuffed with state-by-state harvest data, hunting trends, disease information, fawn recruitment rates, and much more. To me- t...

Will Brantley is a permeant fixture in the outdoor industry. One that wears many different hats you might say.  From his freelance writing, he's also the  Hunting Editor of Field and Stream magazine, as well as along with  his wife they own Brantley Outdoors which specializes in content management and consulting for some of the industries largest brands.  Ohh, let's not forget,  they als...

Wow! This episode delivers on many different levels from a history, artifact point of view.  Gene is a wealth of knowledge when is comes to Bowhunting history and honestly this chat didn't even begin to scratch the surface.  We talked about how for some hunters they are skipping the "romance" portion of being  a hunter. The part where you become curious about the history, curious ab...

Whoa! Hold on boys and girls of the hunting scene, this is going to be a HOT TOPIC!!  On this episode of the Ryan Furrer Podcast I'm joined by past President and current Board Member Jim Willems from Pope and Young.  The main topic of discussion was the highly debated issue of the modern day Crossbow.   Yes! There I said it- we're actually sitting down having a discussion about crossbows...

Here we go! My first ever solo episode. I thought about it, kicked it around for a while and figured- ahh, why not!? So here it is.  I mention in the beginning that if you don't like it you can turn it off at any point. Lol I had some listener questions that I wanted to spend some time on with the details.  Things covered; Flintlock Muzzleloaders The late season Pros/ Cons My season in a nuts...

In this next episode of the Ryan Furrer Podcast ( RFP) we are joined by one of the greatest Whitetail Bowhunters of all time.  He also happens to be the twin brother to one of the greatest Whitetail Bowhunters of all time as well. Twin  brother to Barry,  Mr. Gene Wensel!  Even though this episode was a bit longer, we didn't even scratch the surface. Gene has already agreed to follow up with...

In this episode I'm joined by Giant Chasing, Master of Bowhunting Legend, Mr. Don Higgins.     (yes- I capitalized that as it should be his title.) Some things covered, but not limited to: Don and I had some great conversation about why we, or in this case, he hunts rather than the typical what, and how one hunts.  We went over some of Don's past hunts- from his early childhood where he...

Super excited about this next episode of the Ryan Furrer Podcast with my friend and legendary Bowhunter, Barry Wensel.   I was very anxious to get this podcast recorded and out to the masses, as over the years I've found that a lot of new bowhunters, or even hunters in general for that matter have never heard of Barry and/or his twin brother Gene. ( Check them out on Brothers of the Bow.com) ...

In this next episode of the RFP I was joined by special guest(s) John Plowman (Director) and Ben Moyer of Pennsylvania's Hunters sharing the Harvest (HSH)  This program is special, it will pull at your heart strings. I helped with HSH a few years ago and it really raised my eye brows as to how needed it is/was.  I learned 1 in 6 PA families are food insecure this time of year. 1 in 6 folks! T...

In this episode of the RFP we have special guest and family friend, Josh Merschat. Josh along with his wife and kids are the owner(s) of Northwest Montana Outfitters out of Trout Creek Montana.  Not only is Josh the owner, he's one of the hardest working backcountry guides in the business. (Seriously, you better lace up your boots when you hunt with this guy, he'll walk your toenails off...

Its NOVEMBER! This episode is a must listen for you as you travel to and from your favorite hunting spot. Here's why. If you're anything like me (aside for trying to pick a restaurant to eat at with my family) This is a very daunting task.  You end up going back and forth in your mind hundreds of times trying to decide which spot to sit.  Well, give this episode a listen as it just might...

Big Buck Breakdown!  Who doesn't like to hear about world class-  giant bucks!?  Well in this episode I had the pleasure of sitting down with avid bowhunter Chad Lytle.  Get this, Chad had not one, but two encounters with this mega giant in the same day!  Some of the topics discussed were, but not limited to; Playing the lottery When it comes to mega giant bucks, do we really have friends!? ...

This episode couldn't drop at a better time if you're a deer hunter. If you're on you way to your treestand this is a must listen! I spoke with two of the industries most leading authorities when it comes to deer science.  Wildlife Biologist  Kip Adams, and Matt Ross from the QDMA  We covered some not so serious topics such as "Earning your keep"  Hunting Camp, and of cour...

Story Time! For me, this was a great one because I LOVE hearing the stories of this generation of hunters. This one was truly special. Today, a lot of people throw around the word "Conservationist" and rightfully so, as hunters, anglers, birdwatchers etc. we all are to some degree.  Then- there are people like Dr. Dave. People who have spent 60+ years ensuring the future of our great spo...

In this episode I'm joined by Pennsylvania Game Commission  CWD Communications Specialist Bob Frye. We cover everything from the difference between CWD and EHD, the 3 CWD zones within the commonwealth, butchering, eating, crossing State lines with high risk parts, PA provided dumpsters- along with some lighthearted conversation of PA hunting in general.  Hope you enjoy the listen and as alway...

Nick the trainer Dude is an is an inspirational, motivational, body and mind building back country hunter!  Nick takes us through his life long journey of battling and overcoming addiction. Then how bowhunting and the mountains have played a huge part at keeping him "grounded" and allowing him to be the best version of himself as a father,grandfather, husband, body builder, and bowhunter...

Today I am joined by Clint Campbell, host of the Podcast "Truth From The Stand" and owner of "Skull Brew Coffee Company."   Topics Discussed: Pre-season scouting summertime long distance, lack thereof Public land flops & failures - success Out of State Do hunters get a bad name?