The Stickboys Podcast

This week we sit down with Scott Glisson.  Scott is a Wildlife Officer and has spent many years teaching tracking skills to law enforcement all across the country.  Scott is also a traditional bowhunter and we dive deep into all that experience and how it relates to woodsmanship and finding animals.  Scott hits on several things that probably never occur to most of us.  We can all be better tracke...

On this episode Dalton and Ethan sit down with Logan Glassburn of Ohio.  Logan has taken some incredible bucks including a true 200+ inch giant.  At the same time, he still gets the passion and excitement from an encounter with a young buck or doe, our kind of guy!!  Logan has an easy going nature and like all successful bow  hunters we know, spends a ton of time in the field learning everything h...

Ethan sits down with Nathan and Jason on a recent scouting trip in the mountains of Virginia to swap hunting stories.  The tent stove kept the low temps at bay as the guys tell stories of funny hunts, scouting for mountain bucks, and a little bit of everything in between!

This week Ethan sits down with Bryan Burkhardt and Chris Parrino at the Pre-Spring Arrow Fling at Buck Hollow Bowhunters in Tennessee.  It's always great to catch up with old friends, and we chat about the importance of recognizing the history of bowhunting, the personal fulfillment of making your own adventures, what bowhunting should be and what it is not, and of course some good old fashioned b...

On this episode, Ethan catches up with Gary Renfro of Colorado.  Gary has had a lifetime of adventures in the Colorado high country, and beyond.  From chasing Alaskan caribou to the goats and sheep of Colorado's high country, to a up close and personal experience with hunting mountain lions one on one without the help of hounds, Gary has done a ton.  If you love adventure, you don't want to miss t...

This week we catch up with Connie Renfro of Colorado.  Connie is one of the most accomplished bowhunters there is.  She's been successful on hunts most of us dream of!  If you've been around tradbow hunting for a while you will undoubtedly remember the great article she's penned for Traditional Bowhunter Magazine.  It was great to chat with her about her beginnings and some of the many adventures...

On this episode our buddy Josh Overcash joins Dalton on a roadtrip to South Georgia in pursuit of hogs.  It's a daily journal of the trip down and back, each days hunts, and of course well seasoned with a lot of funny stories along the way.  If you can't break away from the cold for a few days to chase pigs, you might as well listen to these two knuckleheads do it!!!  

On this episode we sit down with two icons of traditional bowhunting, Gene Wensel and Paul Brunner.  These guys have been at this for a lot of years and the stories these two tell are epic!  Montana in the 70's and 80's was a mecca of sorts for traditional bowhunting and both Paul and Gene were there to see it first hand and were knee deep in it!  We sit back and let these two ramble for hours tel...

On this episode we sit down with two icons of traditional bowhunting, Gene Wensel and Paul Brunner.  These guys have been at this for a lot of years and the stories these two tell are epic!  Montana in the 70's and 80's was a mecca of sorts for traditional bowhunting and both Paul and Gene were there to see it first hand and were knee deep in it!  We sit back and let these two ramble for hours tel...

This week we sit down with Ron and Rodney of Bent Bow Productions.  These fellas have been at this for a long time and have seen a lot!  A long the way they have captured some pretty fantastic hunts and adventures, and they share those adventures through Bent Bow Productions.  Great guys, great message, and a great conversation!

On this weeks episode we sit down with Mike Yancey of Pine Hollow Longbows.  Pine Hollow Longbows has been in business for over 20 years and along the way Mike has helped many bowhunters acquire the skills to build their own bows, and more importantly...bowhunting memories.  Mike talks about building special bows for hunts, special bows from friends, how his trapping background has helped his own...

"It ain't the years... it's the miles..."  and as eluded to in this episode, Barry has seen a lot of miles in his time!  Uncle Barry sits down with us this week and he tells us about everything from whitetails to warthogs.  As usual, there are plenty of laughs along the way from this modern day icon of bowhunting and we enjoyed every second of it!  And if you bowhunt and don't know who Barry is......

This week we sit down with M. R. James.  M. R. has been around for a bit and has seen a ton!  M. R. founded Bowhunter Magazine 50 years ago, back when information on bowhunting was awfully hard to find.  There's no telling how many of us romping around the woods with a bow have ben influenced by Bowhunter Magazine.      M.R. is still getting after it after all these years and is still making it ha...

Join us for our latest installment of Back Trails, "In Pursuit of Trophy Whitetails", by Roger Rothhaar.  Special thanks to Mr. M.R. James and Mr. Jeff Warren of Bowhunter Magazine for allowing us to bring you this classic!

This week we sit down with our good buddy Jason Redd of Timber Ninja Outdoors.  We talk about how the season went, hunting tactics, and the great buck he took this year.  Jason is a stand up dude and is definitely our kind of guy!  No fluff, no hype, and pure bowhunting!!

In this "Woodsmanship" installment Alan Altizer gives us his thoughts on this years lessons learned, subtleties, adapting through the season, and the "how" part of why we hunt.  It's another hour filled with gems of information that we as bowhunters sometimes overlook.  Grab a cup of coffee, and sit back in front of the fire and give it a listen as you unwind from the holiday rush!!

This week we got to sit down with Don Thomas.  Don's is a very successful author and has many books to his credit from training labs and wings to traditional bowhunting.  Don is also the co-editor of Traditional Bowhunter Magazine.  With a wealth of knowledge and experience and decades in the field chasing critters around the world, Don has a unique perspective.  Coupled with his down to earth and...

Join us for our next installment of Back Trails, "In Pursuit of Trophy Whitetails", by Roger Rothhaar.  Special thanks to Mr. M.R. James and Mr. Jeff Warren of Bowhunter Magazine for allowing us the opportunity to bring you this classic!

This week we sit down with our buddy Tom Jenkins of Zipper Bows.  Tom has been stickbow hunting for a long time and although he's much to modest to brag on himself, he's taken some great bucks over the years.  He's exactly the kind of guy we had in mind when we started this podcast!!  

On this weeks episode we sit down with Johnathan Moreland of Arkansas.  Johnathan recounts the story of his monster whitetail he took this year and all the ups and downs along the way.  Great episode with a great guy that just really loves to be in the woods with a stickbow!

Join us for our latest installment of Back Trails, "In Pursuit of Trophy Whitetails", by Roger Rothhaar.  Special thanks to Mr. M.R. James and Mr. Jeff Warren of Bowhunter Magazine for allowing us the opportunity to bring you this classic!

This week we sit down with our buddy Curt Cabrera of Trad Life Films on his recent successful Kansas Whitetail hunt.  Catching up with Curt is always a great time and this visit was no different.  Curt tells us about his recent hunt and the goes through the highs and lows of chasing whitetails that we can all relate to.  You don't want to miss this one!

"In Pursuit of Trophy Whitetails" Chapter 3.  Join us for the next installment of Back Trails, campfire stories from a bowhunters den...  Special thanks to Mr. M.R. James and Mr. Jeff Warren of Bowhunter Magazine for allowing us to opportunity to bring you this classic!

This week we sit down with Clay Epperson.  Clay spends an insane amount of time chasing big Kansas bucks and pigs around the piney woods of Eastern Texas where he calls home.  Clay and his wife are raising their two young daughters, and he's figured out a way to maximize his hunting time without taking away from family time for sure!

There are two kinds of successful bowhunters.  The kind we like to focus on and learn from here at The Stickboys, are the ones that pursue this passion because they love it.  Just you're ordinary guy that is down to earth and makes it happen year after year.  Dale Wade is just that kind of guy.  On this weeks episode we visit with Dale and talk about all things traditional bowhunting!