The Rich Outdoors

For two guys still holding unpunched elk tags I'd say we are pretty pumped about how elk season ended up. In this podcast One of the better hunters I know Ben Guttormson and I sit down to talk about the highs and lows of 2020. Ben gave me all kinds of grief throughout the season about "passing" bulls, but honestly I had a great year. I learned so much, I saw so much cool country and at the end of...

This week my good buddy Dale Evans swings by the studio to catch up and talk about how season is going. Dale is a full time videographer and photographer who works for Randy Newberg and Fresh Tracks Tv. This year has definitely been a weird year between fires, warm temps, and more hunters out than usual. We talk about work life balance and juggling it all this time of year. For the record I never...

This week I'm joined on the podcast by fellow Montanan Josh Boyd. Josh consistently gets it done year in and year out. Josh also is a big contributor to the Rokslide forum and is constantly testing new gear. In this podcast we end up talking a lot about rifle hunting elk and the challenges that come with a tough hunt. We also dive into gear recommendations for that mid season October time frame an...

This week we are talking Entrepreneurship. Jacob Oppelt is an avid hunter and serial entrepreneur for Port Angeles. Jacob and I dive into starting your first business and getting over the fear of taking that leap. We also dive into many of the struggles currently facing entrepreneurs with the current COVID situation. Jacob shares some advice on how he looks at new business ideas and what things to...

Ara Megerdichian is one of the instructors at MTN Tough here in Bozeman. He happens to be one of the best motivational speakers I know, namely because he has a unique history that has molded him into a very mentally tough individual. Ara is a retired army ranger officer who has lead many soldiers and has also taught at West Point. In this podcast Ara and I talk about grinding through when the goin...

My good buddy Tyson Olson just got back from another Alaskan adventure. This week Tyson joins me in studio to break down his recent adventure and discuss how to do a DIY caribou hunt. For anyone worried about traveling to Alaska with COVID Tyson has some good tips and some tips as he just jumped through all the hoops. More than just a caribou hunt I really appreciate Tyson's approach as an adventu...

This week I sit down with Sam Averett. Sam and I met a couple years ago through mutual friends and finally got our schedules aligned enough to do a podcast together. Sam's background is in wildland fire fighting but growing up obsessed with hunting he kne

Welcome to the Rich Outdoors podcast. This week we wanted to feature some of the gear we are excited about, testing, and just how we think about what to bring from hunt to hunt. What better than the guy who tests gear constantly for the goHUNT.com Gear Shop Trail Kreitzer. Trail and I have pretty similar opinions on gear but there are definitely differences. This is a great conversation around wha...

Welcome to another Rich Outdoors podcast. Today I am joined by Jonathan Roundy aka @bonejunkie on Insta. The Roundy family is well known for being big buck killers and have a lifetime of experience when it comes to finding and killing absolute giant bucks. Last year Jonathan drew the tag you might wait a lifetime for, and there are very few people who know that unit better than the Roundy's. It wa...

One of the most knowledgable people I know when it comes to mountain survival is by far and away John Barklow @jbarklow . He's so humble it can be tough to get it out of him but this week I finally get Barklow to open and share some of his wisdom on the podcast. This conversation is full of great insights into how someone who has devoted their entire life to understanding how to survive in the mou...

Welcome to The Rich Outdoors where we dive into everything from hardcore backcountry hunting to being an entrepreneurship, and life in general.  It is back! A while back we put together a massive compilation of the best moments of throughout Wapiti Wednesday over the last couple years. What started as a concept for a 1 hour podcast turned into a gigantic project. This compilation is packed full of...

This week, I wanted to share an episode where I was the guest on another podcast. Ty Leary, who I consider a good friend and has been on the show multiple times, is launching his own podcast later this week, called Life In Full. He invited me as a guest for one of the first interviews and we ended up having a killer conversation lasting over 3 hours! Ty's podcast, Life In Full, focuses on the uniq...

A lot of you probably know that I like talking business and learning business. Some of you probably know that I am also a big fan of new music and underground artists. Recently I got introduced to a gentleman by the name of Bo DePeña. Bo and I hit off talking about the music industry and hunting. We had a fascinating conversation just shooting bows in my back yard and decided we should hit the rec...

In today's podcast we sit down with a solid group of mountain hunters to talk about what makes them more successful than 90% of other hunters. Dioni Amuchastegui, Travis Nowotny, and Zach Kenner have all been on the podcast before but it is pretty special to have them all on together in a round table format. Dioni, is one the best mule deer hunters I know and puts so much dedication toward finding...

Today I'm joined by a good friend and excellent elk hunter Dirk Durham from the Elk Collective and Phelps Game Calls. In this podcast Dirk shares is journey last year to turn a ruined season into a success. After receiving a major shoulder injury just days into season, Dirk thought it was all but over for the year. After switching to a mouth tab release and teaching himself to shoot it, Dirk pushe...

This week I wanted to answer one of the questions I have been getting a lot. This question also popped up at The Western Hunting Summit and I knew we should tackle it in a podcast. It is easy to get into the weeds with every guest and focus so much effort on a specific topic. This week I asked Jaden Bales to co-host a show with me and get back to at 30,000 foot view on planning both  a backcountry...

I am pumped to bring you guys this episode. Paul Thacker is an all around badass! Thacker has set many world record distance jumps on a snowmobile and has competed in X-Games freestyle. In this podcast Paul shares his crazy story of going from a successful banker to world class snowmobile rider, and even being a stunt double in a major film. Paul's story took a major turn when he ended becoming pa...

We have been getting great feedback from the entrepreneur podcasts that we have been putting out, and honestly I could talk about this all the time. On that note, I wanted to get an outside perspective on building a side hustle, and who better than Nick Loper of The Side Hustle Show. Nick has been helping people build a side business for longer than I have been doing a podcast. In this episode Nic...

In this episode I wanted to answer some of the questions I get surrounding backcountry food, cooking systems and recommend some products many of you have probably never heard of. My guest for this show is Josh Kirchner ( @dialedinhunter) Josh recently just finished writing a book called Becoming A Backcountry Hunter which is now out on Amazon. Josh has also been a long time Backcountry Fuel Box su...

Welcome to the Rich Outdoors, where I sit down with guests of all kinds to discuss adventure, hunting and entrepreneurship. I am constantly looking to grow and expand and hopefully along the way add value to you the listener as well. In todays podcast I am joined by Rocky Crandell, an Instructor at the University of Montana Western in Dillon. Rocky joins me to chat about the outdoor industry, the...

Want to know to field judge mule deer? This Muley Monday is for you. Tony Lombardi is a guide for mule deer hunters on an awesome private ranch in Montana. As a result, he's become dedicated to the art of field judging and understanding how to make a good call on muley bucks for his clients. In this podcast, the guys talk about expectations, making the shot, and most importantly, they look at 5 di...

This week my man Ryan Lampers joins me to talk backcountry bear hunting. Ryan doesn't do anything not as hardcore as he can and bear hunting is definitely no exception. We dive into Ryans recent trip to Idaho and discuss a lot of the things they learned throughout their 12 day trip. Ryan has spent time hunting bears as early as April all of the way into June. We talk about the different behaviors...

This weeks episode of Wapiti Wednesday Joel Turner 2x World Elk Calling Champion share more about why he stoped using cow calls completely. Last year Joel was able to take a gigantic Roosevelt bull Joel share how his system of calf calls and bulls calling cows played out to get him a 10 yard shot on the bull of a lifetime. We also talk about shot sequence which is Joel's specialty. Joel has develo...

This episode of the podcast is brought to you by FHF and Backcountry Fuel. Which is funny because that who's on the podcast. Today I sit down with Paul Lewis the founder and owner of FHF Gear. I had pretty much force Paul to come on the podcast because he is almost humble to a fault. I have a ton of respect for Paul who has built an amazing company pretty much entirely on the side while also being...

Welcome to another episode of Muley Monday! In this episode, Jaden sits down with Josh Kirchner, otherwise known as the Dialed in Hunter, as they talk about Josh's foray into high country mule deer hunting with a bow. Josh has often hunted muleys in his home state of Arizona, but his hunts there takes place in the rut. In the 2019 season, Josh hunted both Utah and Colorado's high country with a bo...