The First Gen Hunter Podcast

I can't believe it! I never thought I'd be recording a podcast about a turkey I harvested, but here it is! I was joined by a new friend name Brent Barnett who filled his turkey tag on the same piece of public hunting ground that I filled mine. I had a great time getting to know Brent and hearing his story on hunting turkeys this season. If you feel like you're a million miles away from having succ...

If you hunt and you have kids then you have been in the doghouse a time or two. This episode is here to help you not end up in that predicament when bucks are rutting, the toms are strutting, and the sheds are dropping. My wife Kaitlyn joins me to share her advice on achieving a balanced home during these critical times of the year.    Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter...

Ryan Bryson is a self made man. He has worked incredibly hard to build his much respected Bryson Wildlife land management business. Ryan lives in the heart of big buck America and not only manages ground for clients, but chases after giant bucks himself. This episode tells the story of his 2022 buck and Ryan also lends his expertise on several topics related to managing hunting ground.   Follow Ry...

My dad, son, and I just finished our third annual turkey trip and had a chance to stop in at our favorite deer hunting themed burger joint with our great friend Noel Gandy. Enjoy the conversation!   Follow Noel: @noelgandy Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter GoWild: @Kent Boucher Facebook: @first.gen.hunter Follow The Hunt Fish Life: @hntfsh_...

I've always marveled at folks who hunt specific deer. The energy such a feat requires is extreme. But every year a very select number of deer hunters will pursue their very limited list of targets, and when they achieve their goal a new legendary story is created. That's the case with Noel and his 3 year effort to tag a mature old Iowa giant he named Staredown.    Follow Noel: @noelgandy Check out...

With social media being so intertwined with most our lives hunting has gained a large presence on Instagram, Facebook, etc. This has caused some folks to ask the question- Are hunters doing it for the 'gram?   Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter GoWild: @Kent Boucher Facebook: @first.gen.hunter Follow The Hunt Fish Life: @hntfsh_life Follow A...

Finding game to hunt is usually the most challenging aspect of hunting. But even if you master the skill of locating the animals, it won't matter if you can't shoot accurately. I am one of those folks who struggles with this. Thankfully our guest who will remain nameless, but who is a special operative sniper in our military is here to coach us up on the tactics needed for better shooting.   Check...

Gathering was the other part of the food getting strategy for our greatest grandparents. Kris Chain from Season Report has made that a major component of his powerful almanac tool. Listen in as we talk about America's favorite mushroom.   Follow Kris: @myseasonreport Sign Up for Season Report Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter GoWild: @Kent...

Finally! I never knew when the right time would be to record and release the story of our 2022 spring bear hunt. But it's almost bear season again, and I figured now is the perfect time to tell the tale. There's a million ups and downs, hard lessons, a game bag full of laughs, failures, and successes, and whole lot of rain. We took on a tall order hunting spring black bears in NW Montana. Spot sta...

So you wanna go bear hunting? You'll need strong eyes, a lot of patience, and the right gear. There is nobody, more qualified to cover this topic and our man Alex Gruin of East2West Hunts.    Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter GoWild: @Kent Boucher Facebook: @first.gen.hunter Follow The Hunt Fish Life: @hntfsh_life Follow Alex: @east2westhun...

Someday I'll shoot a turkey. And when I do it will be because of the coaching I've received from Heath Rayfield. He is an incredible turkey hunter and guide. This was my absolute favorite turkey podcast I've ever heard. I'm talking all of other podcasts featuring the topic. Heath does a masterful job of breaking down his highly effective method for notching turkey tags, and I think you and I both...

It's that smoky time of the year. Everyone in my neck of the woods is out burning their CRP acres. Should they be?     Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter GoWild: @Kent Boucher Facebook: @first.gen.hunter Follow The Hunt Fish Life: @hntfsh_life Follow Alex: @east2westhunts_alex Follow East2West Hunts: @east2westhunts Follow Caleb: @allamerica...

Brian is the host of the Two Bucks Podcast, a fellow hunter, and shed head. He joins this episode to talk about his experience hunting for Elk, his beard oil business, and his addiction to finding sheds. It was a great conversation filled with a lot of great stories, humor, and inspiration.    Follow Brian: @twobuckspodcast Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram:...

You get a law, and you get a law, and YOU GET A LAW!    That's right, a new hunting law limiting the privileges of hunters has been rolled out, and Kansas is the latest state to be affected. Tune in to hear our take!   Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter GoWild: @Kent Boucher Facebook: @first.gen.hunter Follow The Hunt Fish Life: @hntfsh_life...

John Hines is one of my best friends. We attended college together, played football together, and laughed at all of the same jokes. We are also both first gen hunters, and John was able to fill his first tag ever this last fall. Tune in to hear the story and a lot more!   Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter GoWild: @Kent Boucher Facebook: @fi...

We're going there. That's the point of pickin' bones, dive into the issues in hunting and try and find a better perspective when we swim out on the other side. Tune in and weigh in! Let us know what you think!   Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter GoWild: @Kent Boucher Facebook: @first.gen.hunter Follow The Hunt Fish Life: @hntfsh_life Follow...

You've heard me talking about this episode for a long time... finally I sat down with Jake and Feik to hear them recap their mule deer hunt from this past September. It's a great story that will leave you feeling inspired to try new, and challenging hunts. It's also a great conversation on spot and stalk hunting, and using traditional archery tackle effectively. We also talk turkeys, sheds, and hu...

The listeners asked and we are here to deliver! Alex and Caleb join me to talk about how to acquire hunting permission on private property. Alex will explain his method for finding permission when hunting out West, and Caleb (world's best permission seeker) offers up some great tips on how to get on new turf in your neck of the woods.   Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunte...

This was one of the most enjoyable conversations I've had on the podcast. Jake Sproule of Deerco explained the hard work that goes into being a YouTuber, the whitetail experiences he's had all over the country and the story of his giant Iowa buck he tagged in 2022.   Follow Jake: @deerco and @willowsproule Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter...

Nobody has their ear to the ground on all things pertaining to shed hunting more than Craig Bell does of www.shed-hunters.com On this episode Craig joins Caleb and me as we discuss these issues, and a few other bits and pieces of shed hunting.   Follow Craig: @shed.hunters and @craig_bell_shed_hunter Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter GoWild...

One of the coolest dudes I know is back on the podcast- Mike Reeber of Roaming Fire Foods. Mike is not only a fellow shed head, but he is also a skilled hunter, and professional game chef, and we discuss all of these topics and more on this episode. Thank you for tuning in!   Follow Mike: @mikereeber and @roamingfirefood Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @fi...

Chris Dyer is the greatest deer hunter you've never heard of. Go ahead argue with me. I'll send you picture after picture, and story after story to prove my claim. The man lives and breathes whitetails. During the hunting season you can count on Chris to tag multiple bucks, and during shed season he will have the biggest shed pile because of quantity and quality of sheds he scoops up. In this epis...

Our favorite Alex joins me on this episode to talk about fast approaching tag application deadlines and everything else you need to know if you plan to hunt out of state.    Follow Alex: @alexg.hunt Follow East2West Hunts: @east2westhunts Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter GoWild: @Kent Boucher Facebook: @first.gen.hunter Follow Caleb: @alla...

We all have our preconceived judgments about every aspect of hunting. I am the same way. But after hunting pen raised birds on a hunting preserve this past weekend, I was reminded of a wise phrase: "don't knock it til you try it."   Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter GoWild: @Kent Boucher Facebook: @first.gen.hunter Follow The Hunt Fish Life...

Think of the most brutal grizzly mauling you've heard of someone surviving. Now imagine that situation being even worse. Jeremy Evans is the toughest man on the planet. Period. As you will hear in this interview ten miles into the backcountry Jeremy FOUGHT OFF a sow grizzly when he accidentally came in between her and her cub. He fought her off 3 times without bear spray, a gun, or a knife and mir...