The Fall Podcast

This week I’m joined by Chad Stearns and Bill Hahn of Jay's Sporting Goods. Chad was recently promoted to President and Bill stepped into the VP of Operations role, so we sat down to talk about what that journey has looked like for both of them. We get into how they each started at Jay’s more than 25 years ago, what it took to work their way up through the company, and what it means to now be lead...

What would you do if an Instagram giveaway completely changed the way you hunted? This week, I sit down with Michigan traditional bowhunter Aaron Cowhy to talk about the recurve he won from Aron Snyder that changed everything. After winning the bow, Aaron sold his brand-new compound and has never looked back. More than a decade later, Aaron has dedicated himself to mastering traditional archery an...

This week on The Fall Podcast, I sit down with Cody Osborn from northeast Alabama. If you've spent any time on social media, you've probably seen Cody's success chasing whitetails across the Midwest. Year after year, he tags mature bucks in multiple states, often killing a deer, driving to the next state, and finding success again just days later. We dive into what it really takes to travel and hu...

Dan Staton is one of the most recognizable names in the elk hunting world today, but his journey started behind the camera. In this episode, Dan joins us to share the story of how he got his start in the hunting industry as a cameraman and editor, working behind the scenes of hunting television before launching what would eventually become Elk Shape. Over the last 13 years, Dan has built Elk Shape...

After 14 years behind a camera filming hunts, I finally sat down and answered the questions people have been asking me for years. This episode goes way deeper than camera gear and self-filming setups. We get into how filming hunts has changed the way I hunt, whether social media and modern hunting content have helped or hurt the industry, and if I’d still film today if nobody ever saw the final pr...

Welcome back to another episode of Protect Our Bucks the series where five buddies sit around and talk about whatever comes to mind. Hunting, non hunting, dumb theories, camp stories… nothing is off limits. In this episode we get into whether ticks are actually being dropped from planes, using boats to sneak into hunting spots, the best and worst parts about traveling to hunt, and why our Kansas c...

Most people know Jay's Sporting Goods as the giant Michigan sporting goods store… but very few know how it actually started. In today’s episode, I sit down with Arlene Yost, Jeff Poet and JJ Poet to hear the real story behind the empire. What started in the trunk of Jay Poet’s car in the 1960s eventually turned into the largest privately owned sporting goods store in the country. Before the massiv...

I'm not sure if anyone will like this but its something new I'm trying. Enjoy. . . . Promo Codes: Latitude Outdoors: thefall Americas Best Bowstrings: TFP Helix Broadheads:TFP Faceoff Ebikes: TFP Asio Gear: FALL20 Kuhle Archery: FALL25 . . . Partner Websites: Jays Sporting Goods - https://www.jayssportinggoods.com/ Helix Broadheads - https://www.helixbroadheads.com/ Latitude Outdoors - https://www...

This week’s episode is for the guys who want to level up their self filming game in the whitetail woods. I sat down with JJ Dukart from The Deer Society to talk all things self filming deer hunts. JJ breaks down the camera gear and equipment he trusts in the field, how he efficiently films hunts completely by himself, and the little details that can turn average footage into a hunt film that actua...

This week on The Fall Podcast, I sit down with my good buddy Lee Herr out of Iowa, a guy who’s built a reputation for doing one of the hardest things in the whitetail world, picking one specific buck and dedicating entire seasons to chasing that deer until the job gets done. No bouncing between shooters. No settling. Just patience, discipline, and an obsession with figuring out one mature whitetai...

This week’s episode features Joe Davis, a newcomer to the world of filming and producing hunts who is already all-in on learning the craft the right way. Last fall, Joe made a decision most hunters would struggle with he put down his bow and gun for the entire season and dedicated himself fully to filming his buddies in the field. We dive into what it really takes to step away from your own trigge...

This week on Film The Fall, I sit down with one of the true pioneers of the hunting and outdoor filming world, Jared Scheffler of Whitetail Adrenaline. For nearly two decades, Jared has been behind the lens and in the moment, capturing some of the most raw, real, and adrenaline-filled whitetail hunts ever put on screen. Whitetail Adrenaline isn’t just a show, it’s a series that’s helped reshape th...

This week on the podcast, I’m joined by Bryan Lemke of Almond Eye Productions, a seasoned field producer who’s spent years behind the lens capturing hunting stories across the country and around the world. Bryan got his start working alongside Pat Reeve from Driven TV, one of the original high-end storytellers in the outdoor television space. From those early days to building his own production co...

This week marks the launch of a brand new series on the podcast: Film The Fall, where we sit down with some of the best producers in the game to talk all things filming whitetail hunts. In this series, we dive into the gear they trust, the strategies behind capturing a hunt the right way, and what it really takes to turn a moment in the woods into a powerful story on screen. From close calls to on...

This week’s episode is a powerful conversation with three women who are making serious moves in the hunting industry. From building a business to chasing big game across the country, these women bring different perspectives but share the same passion for the outdoors. We sit down with Kuhle Archery Owner Rhonda Davenport who’s carving her own path in the industry, Corie Kerr a Pennsylvania-based h...

This week I sit down with Josh Arbogast in the Chilli Buck Lounge for a face-to-face conversation that every Michigan deer hunter needs to hear. Josh has been leading the charge when it comes to pushing for real change in Michigan’s deer herd, and the timing of this episode couldn’t be more important. On April 8th, the Michigan NRC will be holding a meeting and the goal is simple: pack the room wi...

This week’s episode is one I won’t forget. Jeremy Schaaf reached out to me back in December with an idea—to build a custom pedestal base for my Iowa buck. What started as a simple message turned into something way bigger. Jeremy designed it, built it by hand, and then drove 13 hours from South Dakota to my house… just to surprise me with it. In a world where a lot of things feel transactional, thi...

Disclaimer: This episode is for adults only. This week the Postal Brothers joined me in the Chilli Buck Lounge and I can honestly say… out of every episode I’ve recorded, this one made me laugh the most. By the time we stopped recording my cheeks hurt from laughing so hard. If you don’t know Adam and Bret Postal, I highly recommend getting to know them. They also host the podcast Angell Road Outdo...

Hunter Gambale started an Instagram page called Horn Hub with a simple goal — he wanted to make some money on social media. What started as sharing other hunters’ successful harvest photos quickly turned into one of the fastest growing hunting meme and content pages online. By mixing big buck photos with hilarious, relatable reels that every hunter understands, Horn Hub exploded across the hunting...

Some deer just write legendary stories… This week we wrap Season 4 of One Giant Mistake with Devin Neitzel and the full saga of Cash. If you go back to Episode 2 with Elliot Smith, this is the same buck he was chasing the deer he named Prodigy. What makes it wild? Elliot and Devin are neighbors… and both were after the same giant. Devin had six mistakes with this once-in-a-lifetime deer before it...

In this episode, I sit down with Texas State Trooper and one of the most consistent bowhunters I’ve ever talked to — Tarif Alkhatib. A few years back Tarif punched the Texas State Record buck, but what impressed me most isn’t just one giant… it’s the repeatability. Year after year he’s targeting and killing truly mature, free-range whitetails — many of them 6, 7, even 8+ years old and pushing well...

In this episode of The Fall Podcast, I’m joined by Iowa public land killer Brady Snyder — a DIY bowhunter who consistently targets and kills the most mature whitetail bucks he can find. Brady does the majority of his hunting on public land in Iowa, and he’s built a system around finding, patterning, and executing on old, high-caliber deer. We break down his trail camera strategy, how he uses mobil...

Today I’m joined by comedian and hunter Collin Chamberlin. We get into how he quit hunting to chase a career in comedy, left Pittsburgh for the bright lights of New York City, and—thirteen years later—is thriving on stage and back in the timber chasing critters. . . . Promo Codes: Latitude Outdoors: thefall Americas Best Bowstrings: TFP Helix Broadheads:TFP Faceoff Ebikes: TFP Asio Gear: FALL20 Ku...

Four Years. One Buck. Endless Chaos. For four seasons, John was locked in on a single whitetail — and the road to finally tagging him was anything but quiet. From dealing with poachers and trespassers, to discovering a stolen crotch rocket dumped in his food plot, the madness never stopped. Along the way, a shed antler surfaced… found by an employee who wasn’t exactly honest about where it came fr...

Craigslist is usually where you go to buy other people’s crap. But today’s guest did something different—he leased property off Craigslist. As if that wasn’t wild enough, there just happened to be a booner living on it. . . Chapters 00:00 The Essence of Fall Hunting 01:26 Introducing Brandon Jaworski 02:51 Brandon's Hunting Journey 05:14 The Lease Dynamics 09:46 The Importance of Camaraderie 12:21...