Talking with Bunjie, the Death by Bunjie Podcast

The Burris, Sponsors, The Internet, and the Future! These are the topics covered with questions from Friends of Bunjie in this episode.

I’m finishing my iced coffee before heading into Walmart, so why not answer some questions and make a podcast?

Where have I been and what does the future hold?

Different strokes for different folks! Genevieve and I discuss the definition of “long shots” in this podcast as we head to Maryland to take 20 yard shots, LOL. That trip is in the books, and all three of the videos are uploaded now on the YouTube channel, but it’s neat to listen back at our thoughts on the way to Maryland as we recorded this.

At long last, part two of my interview with Dave Wilkins from Wyvern Creations. It’s a good one, as only Dave can make it.

You might recognize Wyvern Creations for their “Dragon Claw” arrows and their crossbow retailer website www.wyverncreations.com. Based in Lee, NH, USA, David Wilkins runs a great business. You can buy cool crossbow packages there, customized to your liking! He took the time to talk to me about breaking limbs. This is part one—and it’s a fun one.

Darren Cummings joins me with an engineer’s perspective on breaking crossbow limbs. We have a great conversation with a whole new perspective on the root causes of why limbs fail. There’s more coming from Darren on this new topic of breaking limbs so be sure to check back. The handy calculator I speak of in this podcast can be accessed right here on Death by Bunjie. You may recall that Darren join...

Mark is a crossbow design engineer with tons of experience in the archery industry, including crossbows! It was my honor to speak with him about the industry. We talk about arrows, crossbow designs, broken limbs, and cranks…we even discuss the possibility of crossbows reaching 600 feet per second!

It’s that time of year: the crossbow manufacturers are announcing their new offerings. In this podcast we take a look at the new offerings from Excalibur—the good, the bad, and the lightweight LOL. We look at the TAC2 (Tactical version of the Twinstrike), the Mag AIR (a light crossbow) and the new Micro 380 . SPOILER ALERT: the all new “380” is pretty cool.

Here’s a fun rant as I prepare for the Late Crossbow Season in Pennsylvania. I am trying to decide whether to hunt public ground or return to the Kingdom of Bunjie to look for a buck. Decisions, decisions. I check some trail cameras during this podcast, and you can see the results below! Perhaps this will help me decide.

A recent poll on the YouTube channel suggests many Friends of Bunjie are seeing reduced deer numbers just like Genevieve and I saw in Pennsylvania this year. Why would deer numbers be down? What can we do about it? That’s this episode of Talking with Bunjie!

Didn’t get a deer yet? There’s still time! Here's some tips to get you on a deer this year. UPDATE: I did manage to kill a nice doe with Bunjie III on December 3, 2021—the latest in the season I’ve ever killed a deer with a crossbow. Pretty cool! So—there is hope!!

Bunjie III and I are off to a bit of a rough start to our new hunting adventures. We’ve had some success, that’s for sure, but there’s been a few bumps in the road so far. This one particular day had a big bump and I talk about it here. “Beware the man who shoots one gun.” That is a saying of unknown origin, but, man—to me, it says a lot! Specialization makes you good at something. My favorite gui...

Genevieve and I chat in the car about our Maryland hunting trip, and our take-a-ways from that great hunting experience!

In my book, The Death by Bunjie Crossbow Story: Confessions of a Crossbow Hunter, I wrote about how it was suggested to me a couple of years ago that Bunjie would come back to haunt me if I upgraded to a new crossbow. Is the Curse of Bunjie wrecking my season with Bunjie 3.0? This is a fun conversation Genevieve and I had on the way to Maryland.

I had a chance to hear first hand from Robert Bashaw of the Crossbow Hunting Podcast all about his successful bear hunt! Here is that phone conversation!

As Ravin struggles to get their groundbreaking R500 to market, let’s look at some good things Ravin has given us over the years.

YouTube took down my livestream about sighting in a crossbow. But it’s not the end of the world. Some good news here, too.

Well, well, well. Bunjie III isn’t just a funny looking crossbow after all. It’s also a killer instrument.

Speed Week! Crossbow Appreciation Month! These are the things that make August great! At least that’s my biased opinion. I had the great privilege of talking to Darren Cummings, an engineer who worked with Dr. Grant Woods on Growing Deer TV, about crossbows, maximum effective range, and deer jumping the string. He explains the research project he participated in, and the results.

Welcome to Crossbow Appreciation Month! August is Crossbow Appreciation Month—get your crossbow out and start celebrating it, will ya? Oh, and listen to this podcast. And while you’re at it, watch Death by Bunjie because we put out 31 videos in 31 days during this month, in preparation for the upcoming Crossbow Seasons! In this episode, Genevieve talk about our goals as we get ready to put in some...

Is the Ravin R500 a mythical beast like Bigfoot? Or is it a real crossbow, set to be shipped in August 2021? Ravin’s original date of June was pushed back to July then early August. Latest reports from the company suggest early/mid August, but Wyvern Creations’ website currently says available in LATE AUGUST! Does that give you enough time to familiarize yourself with this crossbow and hunt with i...

You may recall that I called Scorpyd crossbows “Weird But Good” in the thumbnail on you YouTube review. This is the podcast episode recorded after Genevieve and I had a chance to play around with the new Scorpyd. For those of you who don’t know, I chose the Scorpyd Deathstalker 420 as the Successor to Bunjie, 2021. I am very excited to see what this crossbow can do to further the Death by Bunjie C...

That’s Mission Crossbows…plural! We tried out the Mission Sub1-XR and the Sub-1 Lite during our Great Death by Bunjie Crossbow Try-Out-A-Thon. This podcast discusses our experience and our thoughts about that line of crossbows.

The Great Death by Bunjie Crossbow Try-Out-a-Thon continues, with part two of my podcast with Genevieve. We had a blast driving around and visiting different local shops. Here’s a look at the second shop we visited. NOTE: the Lancehead was not on my list of five finalists to try out, but it was a neat crossbow to see in person. There are pics of that and more on the podcast page associated with th...