The Stickboys Podcast

On this week's Woodmanship episode, it's all turkeys! Dalton and Alan sit down and break down a few woodsmanship details that could make all the difference for you this Spring! 

This week we're joined by our good friend Tim Jones to talk about calling bears.  In many areas of Appalachia, baiting bears isn't legal and bowhunters have to learn to rely on other tactics.  Tim discusses how he utilizes woodsmanship and predator calls to draw them in close!

This week we are joined by two fellow PBS members, Eric Lindner and Ethan Neidhart.  Eric is a long time traditional bowhunter.  Ethan is a 19 year old bowhunter that decided to start building bows at the age of 16, and took it upon his self to learn the craft.  As fate would have it, he then met Eric and the mentoring began.  This is a great story and classic example of what traditional bowhuntin...

At the recent PBS gathering in Lexington, we had the pleasure to meet a couple of great guys that are as ate up with traditional bowhunting as we are!  Fernando and Poncho operate Stickbow Hunts, MX in Durango, Mexico.  They offer hunts for Gould's turkey, Coues deer, hogs, and javelina.  After visiting with them in Lexington, it didn't take us long to book a trip!  They are in beautiful country i...

This week Norm Johnson joins Ethan for a recap of the 2024 Lexington, Ky PBS Gathering.  It was a fantastic time had by all and one of the most successful gatherings to date.  With record attendance, donations, and new attendees, it was a lot to keep up with but very much worth the effort!

This week we'll be in Lexington for the Bi-Annual PBS banquet in Lexington.  We figured we'd re-release one of our older episodes with Joey  Buchanan to listen to some turkey stories!  Joey is one of our favorite guests, and is hilarious to boot!  If you like chasing turkey or not, you're gonna love this one!

This week the guys sit down to talk about lessons learned, lessons re-learned, what worked, and what didn't.  From the use of terrain to being to aggressive or not aggressive enough, we bowhunters should strive to learn something each and every time we're in the woods!

This week our good buddy from Australia, Jack Spinks joins us for the podcast.  Anyone familiar with Jack knows two things, he's hilarious, and he kills way more than his share of critters with a bow and arrow!  Jack and his mates recently returned from what can only be described as an EPIC Asiatic water buffalo hunt.  Along with more fun than should legally be allowed, the boys learned some prett...

On this week's episode, our friend Matt Stoutjesdtk takes the helm for us and visits with Jerry Brumm and Rick Shephard of Great Northern Bowhunting.  Both Rick and Jerry's history in traditional bowhunting goes way back.  These guys have contributed to the traditional bowhunting world more than most probably realize, and we are absolutely stoked to have gotten this great conversation with two leg...

On this week's episode, our friend Matt Stoutjesdtk takes the helm for us and visits with Jerry Brumm and Rick Shephard of Great Northern Bowhunting.  Both Rick and Jerry's history in traditional bowhunting goes way back.  These guys have contributed to the traditional bowhunting world more than most probably realize, and we are absolutely stoked to have gotten this great conversation with two leg...

This week Cade Cabrera joins Dalton on the podcast to talk about an often overlooked topic.  Cade grew up grounded in the outdoors, especially bowhunting.  Like many young people, high school, college, and starting the process of finding your way in life can lead to drifting away from that love.  Fortunately, those distractions tend to ease a bit and the love for the outdoors returns with a passio...

This week our buddy Michael Arnette of Tall Tines Archery and his lovely wife Amanda join us to talk about hunting with your spouse.  Michael and Amanda discuss the challenges and benefits of that, as well as managing expectations and some advice for getting started.  They also share some pretty cool hunting stories along the way!

This week our friend Mike Mitten joins us on the podcast.  Mike is a well respected bowhunter and well known for his solo wilderness adventures.  That solo spirit was shared by the late Bart Schleyer of Wyoming.  Bart lived an incredible life and was very likely among one of the best bowhunters and woodsman to ever carry a stick and string.  As well as being kindred spirits, Mike and Bart were als...

This week we're joined by Matt Beisswanger of Pennsylvania.  Matt has been hunting a small farm in the Midwest for over two decades.  In that time he's learned the property intimately, and puts a ton of time into scouting, learning individual deer, and keeping up with the subtle changes on the farm and the surrounding area... all part of great woodsmanship.  This past season was a phenomenal one f...

We're back!  Hope everyone enjoyed a great Christmas!  Our good friends Bryan Burkhardt and Ben Pinney had a great adventure on Kodiak this past season.  They were kind enough to record their adventures for us, and we think you'll really like it.  Time spent with good friends is always time well spent, but time spent with good friends on a wilderness adventure can't be beat!!

This week Nathan joins us to talk about the importance of sticking it out!  As hunters, we all make plans for our hunts.  As traditional bowhunters especially it usually takes a while for those plans to work out.  This episode is all about hanging in there and giving things time to play out, increasing your chances by playing the odds, and enjoying the process.

This week Noah Booth joins us on the podcast.  Noah is a great young man that hales from Illinois where he chases big mid western stud whitetails using woodsmanship and hard work.  He's had a fantastic season this year taking two bruiser bucks, including one absolute giant!  Noah shares that story as well as some of his elk hunting adventures.  In a world of people wanting instant success, its' su...

This week Maribeth has a great chat with Meredith Powroznik, a Virginia bowhunter with a passion for adventure.  In this episode, you can clearly hear Meredith's love for her father, family, and bowhunting with a traditional bow and arrow!  She and Maribeth have a great conversation from a ladies perspective on  whitetails, elk, family, adventure, and everything in between.  Be sure to give this o...

This week our good buddy Tyler Ross with Timberninja Outdoors joins us to talk about native habitat, soil, Southern Appalachia forests, and explain what the heck a "destructive dependent ecosystem" is.  Tyler is a dedicated conservationist in the true sense of the word.  He's worked as a Soil and Water Conservation District Director in North Carolina, and has served in many capacities with several...

This week our buddy Aaron Miller joins us to talk about a recent successful hunt on a beautiful mature midwestern whitetail.  Aaron is as woods savvy as they come and this story is full of little golden nuggets of woodsmanship!  You don't want to miss this one!

Every serious whitetail hunter knows about Mel Johnson's world record typical archery buck, scoring 204 1/2".  Many of us older bowhunters can remember staring wide eyed at glossy images of Mel and the giant in the pages of Outdoor Life and bowhunting magazines long ago.  But not to many people likely know much about Mel himself.  Humble and very down to earth, Mel didn't seek the attention and fa...

Join us for part 2 of Bryan Burkhardt and Jim Eeckhout's Alaskan Moose hunt campfire chat and recap!  Jim and Bryan have spent considerable time in the Alaskan bush over the years.  This recap is a great perspective on adventure and what's really important on a remote bow hunt.  Special thanks to both Bryan and Jim for taking the time to share this awesome adventure with us!

Our good friends Bryan Burkhardt and Jim Eeckhout were kind enough to record live updates each evening on their recent moose hunt.  And once again, we are excited to bring it to you!  So sit back and enjoy the fire side chat of another great Alaskan Moose Adventure!

We sit down this week with our buddy Alan Altizer to talk about our favorite subject!  Alan talks specifically about patterning deer at specific times of the year, and lots of general great tidbits on learning how to become a better woodsman!

This week Jeff Holchin joins Dalton and Alan to talk about his recent solo moose adventure.  Jeff is the epitome of a down to earth, blue collar, good Christian man!  Jeff recently returned from a successful Alaskan adventure.  Jeff shares the story and discusses the adventure, enjoying the entire process, and getting charged by a mad moose!