Stalk Outdoors Podcast

Today we are chatting about hunting one of our favourite places in the world, the South Island of New Zealand. For this one we caught up with avid Bowhunter and Outdoorsman Owen Kraaksma. Owen is the face of New Zealand Bowhunting Adventures Youtube channel and has recently releases a number of great hunting films that not only show great hunting content, but tell a story and showcase the incredib...

Today we are joined live in the studio by Matty Turner. Matty is the host of the successful Australian Bowhunting Podcast Becoming A Bowhunter. We called on Matty to share his experience as a personal trainer and Bowhunter in assisting us in planning and preparing for a week long solo backpack Bowhunt in New Zealand we are planning for next year. We go into detail about the following topics: Stren...

Today we are joined by Dean from Deep Downunder Spearfishing who recently had an incredible encounter with a large female Great White shark whilst spearfishing solo off a local Sydney dive spot.  During our conversation we go into detail about the encounter, talk about the lessons learned and things he would do differently. Dean has plenty of experience in the water and we cover lots more spearing...

Today we are joined by one of the most passionate and educated people you could ever hope to meet on the subject of animal anatomy and shot placement. Its the Anatomy Hunter Brian Johnson. Brian is a qualified taxidermist who has dedicated his life to studying the anatomy of animals in order to educate hunters and share information on effective shot placement to ensure the quickest and most ethica...

Today we are treated to a Snapper hunting master class with the one and only Mitch Ferguson. Mitch has dedicated years to studying the behavioural patters of these incredible, elusive fish and it clearly shows in his successful results targeting them. This was a special episode where we share a great connection with Mitch as we cover a wide range of topics related to hunting Snapper and some real...

Today's episode is all about the wind up of the 2025 Red Deer rut. During the year we had Brett and Kev on a different times and we thought it would be valuable to get both the lads together to compare notes of the 2025 rut and talk about how different environmental conditions effected the rut in particular geographical locations. This was a really fun episode to be part of as you can hear wi...

Today we are live in the studio with Brad Smith from Bowhunt Downunder. Brad dropped in on his way up to Cape York and we decided to flick the mics on after dinner and have a yarn about how the 2025 rut played out and how this years environmental conditions in the lead up effected things on the ground. Before we got into the rut discussions we chewed the fat on plenty of hunting related topics tha...

Today's yarn is with 23 year old Bowhunter and Spearo Tallis Cotterill. This episode is all about the incredible solo effort Tallis put into successfully hunting a beautiful New Zealand Red Stag in the rut period of 2025. As you listen to this episode you will quickly begin to understand just how hard working, determined and driven Tallis is in the pursuit of his goals. The time and planning...

Today's yarn is all about spearfishing and bowhunting remote islands. For this one we called upon two of the shows great friends Lex O'Conner and Ash Currie. Both of these boys recently made the big move north with their families to the tip of Australia. Settling on the remote Thursday Island off the northern most point of Australia. This gave the boys and their families a chance to expe...

Today's Yarn is all about our recent Bowhunting trip to beautiful and brutal New Zealand. The Boys headed deep into the south island of New Zealand to chase Fallow bucks in some of the steepest locations they have ever experienced. Whist we head into the tail end of the 2025 rut, we thought this was a good chance to talk about some of the heartache the boys experienced and share some lessons...

Today we mark the 50th episode of the Stalk Outdoors Podcast with a cracking local spearo by the name of Zac Forst. You only have to take a quick look at some of Zac's underwater video to see the quality of fish he regularly and successfully harvests. Today's yarn is all about diving coastal headlands, a method that Zac has perfected with plenty of time in the water exploring particular...

Today we are joined live in the studio by Red Deer expert Mr Kev Schilf. Just in time for the annual Red Deer Rut (Mating period) we sit down and pick Kev's brain on things to and not to do, this Red Deer Rut to help maximise your chances of putting that Stag on the ground. For this episode we called upon our listeners to send in their questions for Kev to advise on. Topics include: Stag and...

Today's yarn is with returning guest Brett Meldrum. Brett joins us to yarn all about the incredible events that led to him putting down one of, if not the biggest Red Stags in Australian history with the Bow. Brett details the events on the day of how his plan to put this big fella down finally came together. This is an epic yarn with one of the nicest fellas getting around. This is his story...

Today's yarn is all about sharing travel tips for those who are flying  interstate or overseas with a bow.  When planning this episode we knew it was essential to speak to a guest who has travelled extensively across the world on Bowhunting expeditions. It didn't take us long to work out the perfect fit for the episode. Ben Salleras. Ben has spent his life hunting his way across the worl...

Today's yarn is with The Bald Chef Andrew Joulianou. We are back for our first episode of 2025 which marks the beginning of season three of the show. With all the hysteria surrounding our food consumption, food additives and our addiction to ultra processed foods, we thought it would be fitting to have Andrew on the show to discuss the current issues with how we look at, prepare and eat our f...

Today's yarn is the final episode of season two of show! For this episode we wanted to leave you all with something a little more meaningful that would highlight the mental health benefits and science behind spending time in the great outdoors. To bring this one together we called upon a person who has helped us greatly in other areas of life by the name of Mark Mathieson. Mark is a qualified...

Today's yarn is all about chasing the elusive Yellowfin Tuna. A few weeks ago we were sent a video of a guy landing an absolute monster Yellowfin and after seeing the footage, we just had to reach out to him and get him on the show. Micka Lusson is his name and spearfishing is his game!  It wasn't long into our conversation that we realised just how much time, effort and planning Micka h...

For today's yarn we are joined by female Australian Bowhunter Em Corbett. Em has been Bowhunting for over 8 years and lives her life with a strong focus on self sustainability and the importance of spending time out enjoying nature. Em has put in the hard yards over many years researching, practicing and learning skills to enable her to provide her family with self harvested protein from the...

Today's yarn is with passionate hunter, outdoorsman and conservationist Hamiora Gibson.. Or better known as "Sam The Trap Man". Sam has spent a lifetime in the bush learning how to truely live from the plant and animal life in New Zealand at the same time preserving and caring for our natural resources to ensure they are here for generations to come. Sam has undertaken some incredib...

Today's yarn we catch up with Zachary Schmidt for the second time on the show. This time round Zach gives us an in depth insight into the magical world of spearfishing for Dogtooth Tuna in Papua New Guinea.  Zach is the lead spearing guide on board Trade Wind Charters mothership that travel the untouched waters of PNG in search of the fish of a lifetime, the iconic Dogtooth Tuna. We go deep i...

Today’s yarn is all about learning tips and tricks to best preserve that animal of a lifetime in preparation for Taxidermy.  For this one we have called upon the CEO of Riverleigh Taxidermy, William Platell. William has been involved in Taxidermy since he was 13 years old and after careers as a boiler maker and a period of enrolment in the Australian military he decided to go balls to the wall and...

Today’s yarn is with one of the original pioneers of Spearfishing across the world. The creator of Aimrite himself, Rick Pettua.  Rick has spent the most part of his life on or under the water. We were extremely fortunate to sit down and have this conversation with someone as experienced and humble as Rick.  Topics include:  • Rick’s early involvement in spearfishing • Becoming a Navy Diver  • Tra...

Today’s yarn is a recap of some of our favourite take away points from our spearing guests so far. We revisit some of our most popular interviews and hone in on what the key points of each interview were. Recap guests include: • Peter Kelly • GT Buster • Trevor Ketchion  • Tim McDonald  • Shrek  • Rob Allen • Wayne Judge • Ash Currie • Dre Alipate Like this episode?   Do us a solid: Leave us a rev...

Today’s yarn is with one third of the Kayuga Broadheads trio, Grant “Randy” Rand.  Grant gives us an in-depth insight into design and manufacturing process behind the legendary Kayuga Broadhead.  Anyone who’s met him knows Grant bloody loves a yarn and this episode is no exception.  We share a few beers, get heaps of information for people to look out for when investing in broadheads and have a bl...

Today’s yarn is all about finding the elusive Jewfish (Mulloway) and targeting them on the spear.  For this one we called in passionate Spearo, Bowhunter and Outdoorsman Brodie Thorn. Brodie has spent his life surfing and spearfishing the beautiful Mid North Coast of NSW.  He shares plenty of his tips, tricks and successful hunting techniques that have seen him land some incredible sized Jewfish. ...