The First Gen Hunter Podcast

I just got back from a great time at the Pheasants Forever Pheasant Fest and this is what I have to say about 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: @hntfsh_life Follow Alex: @east2westhunts_alex Follow East2West Hunts: @east2westhunts Follow Caleb: @allamerican...

Isn't it great when the cookie crumbles in your favor? That's what happened to Antonio Giordano of Harvest Score when he went hunting for Mule Deer in Arizona and Elk in Colorado. Since then, Antonio has built a new scouting app called Harvest Score, and he tells Alex and me about its capabilities and usefulness for hunters who jump on board!   Follow Harvest Score: @harvestscore Check out the Har...

Is shed hunting worthless? There are plenty of Uncle Rico type bow hunters who will tell you it is. They will talk about the 180s and 2Hundies they almost shot, and how they were in totally different locations than where their sheds were found by a farmer two miles away. But are testimonies such as these to be trusted? Should all hunters accept them at face value, and conclude for themselves that...

Broad head lodged deep in your thigh 10 miles into the back country = dude, you're screwed. Accidentally cut yourself really bad while field dressing an elk 7 miles from your truck  = dude, you're screwed. Severe burns on your hands and arms from a grease fire on your camp stove 8 miles from cell service = dude, you're screwed. Anaphylactic shock from allergic reaction to several wasp stings durin...

We've all seen it. The celebrity hunter who has documented themselves harvesting multiple big game animals and then they go on another hunting trip only to reveal their hunt camp meals of grocery store pork chops, moo cow steaks, and everything else other than that pure, clean, organic protein they were lauding just one episode earlier. They're guilty of it, sometimes I'm guilty of it, and there's...

Yes, yes it is Jake. We talk about his recent fame, Brandon's pile of does, and Caleb's two great bucks from the 2022 season!   Follow The Hunt Fish Life: @hntfsh_life Follow Alex: @alexg.hunt Follow East2West Hunts: @east2westhunts Follow Caleb: @allamerican_outdoorsman Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter GoWild: @Kent Boucher Facebook: @fir...

We are starting a new weekly series- Pickin' Bones! We will rant, we will rave, we will mock, we will hand out free tips, and we will laugh. Why? Because we have bones to pick with all sorts of fallacies, stupid behavior, and puzzling trends within the hunting community. Tune in every Tuesday to hear more!   Follow The Hunt Fish Life: @hntfsh_life Follow Alex: @alexg.hunt Follow East2West Hunts: @...

It's a difficult conversation to have, but one that must be addressed. And then once the talk happens, it must be followed by the walk. On this episode Eric Morris of Nontypical Outdoorsman joins me to talk about his mission of helping black men and women who would like to hunt find their way into the hunting community. Eric offers great advice for helping black hunters feel welcome, and identifie...

This episode is the perfect interview to kick off 2023. Back in September I had the privilege of talking with Hunter McWaters of The Hunter's Quest. We talked about all sorts of things from music, to overcoming addiction, to antelope hunting. Hunter is as solid of a dude as you will find in the hunting community. I'm confident you will enjoy this conversation as much as I did!   Follow Hunter: @th...

Merry Christmas! Celebrate this wonderful season with Brandon and his two younger brothers- Myles and Phil. We had a great conversation that includes more laughter than any other episode ever recorded, and more Christmas cheer than a Hallmark Christmas movie!   Follow The Hunt Fish Life: @hntfsh_life Follow Alex: @alexg.hunt Follow East2West Hunts: @east2westhunts Follow Caleb: @allamerican_outdoo...

Since the earliest days of The First Gen Hunter Podcast Cole Young has been willing to share his wealth of knowledge about deer hunting. There are very few people who have accomplished what Cole has on his deer hunting resume'. Despite hunting at such an elite level he is always willing to share his tips and tricks that have led to sustained success through the years. On this episode we talk about...

There ain't no feeling like a filled tag feeling. I like to refer to this sensation as floating around on cloud nine, and that's what Alex and I are fixing to do on this episode. We are enjoying the vibe of a couple of filled buck tags. I killed an old 15 point Iowa beast back in October and Alex shot a beautiful 8 point in Kansas on the first of December. We hope you enjoy sitting in on our retel...

We made it! One hundred episodes! To celebrate such a milestone I asked Mark Kenyon of Meateater's Wired To Hunt to join Alex and me to discuss his work at Wired To Hunt, his book "That Wild Country," and so much more. There are tons of laughs, a game bag full of inspiration, and the greatest gift hunting provides which is bringing folks together. So celebrate with us and tune into episode 100 wit...

On this episode Brandon and I were joined by the always entertaining Joe Shead of www.goshedhunting.com . Joe is a long time outdoor writer, and one of my favorites at that. This is also Joe's third interview on the podcast so he has been with First Gen Hunter since the earliest days. In the past Joe has provided us with the details of his Alaska Bull Moose adventure, and his insight on how to fin...

Ron Boehme is one of the most recognizable voices in the gun dog community. Not just because of his hilarious sense of humor, but because he lives and breathes gun dogs. I like to say he covers the gamut of the hunting dog community from blue collar to white collar. As you will hear in this episode Ron hunts all over the country with all of his dogs and many of his best friends, and he also serves...

There are few people in the hunting space that are more generous than Bill Thompson of Spartan Forge, and I am confident that there are none who are smarter. Spartan Forge has taken the deer hunting world by storm. Constantly inventing, innovating, and adapting to fit the intel needs that deer hunters know they have. In this episode Bill talks about what current users can expect from Spartan Forge...

Ever feel like you don't quite fit the mold? Culture says you need to be one thing, but you are something different? In the hunting world "fitness" is supposed to be lean, lanky, and have a bodyweight that starts with a "1" but David Rhodes of Back Rhodes Outdoors proves that those of us who played in the middle of the action on the football field, or who wrestled above the 174 lb. weight class ca...

Practicing conservation can take many forms. Buying a hunting license, joining an ecological advocacy organization, volunteering to help with habitat improvement projects, or even taking political action. One additional way you can participate in conserving the health of our favorite planet is by purchasing products that are made in America. By doing so, the materials used to make the products, an...

Hunting brings people together. That's what this episode of Hunt Therapy is all about. Brandon, Caleb and I all enjoyed choppin' it up about all things hunting following our live show we recorded in Indiana. Sit back, relax, and imagine your mind drifting off in the flames and conversation centered around the greatest pastime. Follow The Hunt Fish Life: @hntfsh_life Follow Alex: @alexg.hunt Follow...

The First Gen Hunter Podcast hit the road and stormed into Lapel Indiana to provide good hunting conversation for the Beast Feast at Bethel Baptist Church. I was joined by Brandon Martin of The Hunt Fish Life, Caleb Drake of Wildfoot Outdoors, and Jesse Gjefle of Primitive Preacher. The conversation dances all over the place from trail cam bans and shooting deer with crossbows, to the national rec...

Remember when you first spotted a hunting show on tv? It was a magical thing to see something I was so interested in seemingly custom fit to my tv viewing wishlist. Fast forward many years later and there are probably a million hours of hunting film available for viewing. Despite the exponential growth of hunting film over the past several decades, The Full Draw Film Tour has stood out as the stan...

North America is spoiled with a plethora of iconic wildlife species from grizzly bears and moose, to elk and caribou we live in a land of giants. But nothing outweighs our undisputed heavyweight belt holder: the American Bison.  On this episode I invited myself over to the home of John Lusk from Lusk Archery Adventures to talk about his popular YouTube channel, and his most recent archery adventur...

It's primal, it's tough, it's a complete adaptation for the landscape, it's buck tracking with them good ol' boys over at White Mountain Buck Trackers in the great state of New Hampshire! Brad believes in working harder and smarter to track down the biggest bucks in the vast forests of New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont. In this episode Brad takes a step deeper into the crash course he gave us in e...

The whole gang is back in on this one, plus Caleb! We have a great time introducing Caleb, talking about Jake's North Dakota tag, and discussing turkeys and bears.    Follow The Hunt Fish Life: @hntfsh_life Follow Alex: @alexg.hunt Follow East2West Hunts: @east2westhunts Follow Caleb: @allamerican_outdoorsman Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunt...

This is a first ever, one of a kind, extra cool, you’ll really want to listen to it kind of episode. This time we throw out the script and let you in on our secret Montana Black Bear hunt plan that was assembled over the course of a year by the one and only Alex Gruin of East2West Hunts. Alex walks us through the mapping, the glassing, the hiking, and hopefully the harvesting that we will do on ou...