The Stickboys Podcast

This week, it's another Woodsmanship!  Nathan is a shed hunting animal, and this week we discuss some of his tactics for finding sheds, but more importantly what information can be learned while shed hunting.  Woodsmanship is an ongoing, never ending process and any reason to get out in the woods is a good one!  There are tons of things to learn this time of year that you can store away for huntin...

It's never to early to start planning for hunting season, plus it's a lot of fun!  This week Dalton and Alan sit down to discuss what to look for this time of year in order to prepare for our favorite time of year.  It's all about fitting pieces of the puzzle together, and lots of those little pieces can be gleaned this time of year.  Of course, it would just be plumb rude to not include a few hun...

This weeks episode is a compilation of conversations from this past weekends Biannual Professional Bowhunter Society Banquet in Reno, Nv.  It's just a sampling of what a PBS banquet is all about.  If you ever get a chance to attend you will likely never miss another one!  It can be a little overwhelming for someone who attends their first banquet.  Walking into a room filled with all the men and w...

This week we catch up with our friends at Bent Bow Productions, Rodney York and Ron Crouch.  We really love what these guys do and why they do it!  We discuss adventure, priorities, preperations and balancing it all.  Some great insight from a couple of very accomomplished bowhuters, Godly men, and all around great guys!

This week we sit down for a chat with our buddy Curt Cabrera of TradLife Films.  Most of our listeners will be very familiar with Curt and his youtube films, as he has been at it for quite sometime!  Curt is a family man and very passionate about hunting with a traditional bow, just our kind of fella!  We discuss Curt's whitetail season and annual deer hunt in Kansas, the highs and lows that go al...

This weekend we catch up with our buddy Jim Eeckhout of Michigan.  Jim is a great guy, great bowhunter, and great ambassador for traditional bowhunting.  We discuss a wide range of topics from retaining new bowhunters, challenge vs reward, good old sweat equity, and of course bowhunting!  Jim shares all about his most recent trip to Prince of Wales for coastal bruins, so there is plenty of action...

This week our old buddy Jeff Holchin joins Dalton for a rundown on the recent PBS Membership Pig Hunt in Georgia.  This hunt is a blast and the guys talk all about the adventure had by all!  The weather, the mud, the great food, the camaraderie and of course the pig hunting all combing to make this a great experience!  We also talk a bit about the other membership hunts and give a rundown as to wh...

Our friend Pat Cebuhar recently reached out to us with an audio file containing an interview with the late Jerry Pierce.  Pat was a close freind and hunting partner of Jerry's and joins us for a brief look back at who Jerry was, followed by a rare interview with Jerry condcted by Don Owens back in 1994.  It's a rare glimpse into somewhat recent bowhunting history.  Those that knew or know of Jerry...

A few episodes ago our buddy Dennis Jackson told us a young mans story from a recent PBS membership hunt, and suggested we have him on the podcast.  It took about half a secod to convince us!  This week we sit down with Ross Pennebaker and Scott Record for an awesome chat.  Ross is a 15 yr old young man who has a passion for all things outdoors, and all on his own deciede he wanted to be a bowhunt...

This week we were excited to sit down with David and Hannah Hoff of Colorado.  The Hoff's are endurance athletes, hardcore stickbow hunters, and great down to earth people.  We discuss their unique perspective of hunting with your spouse and the advantages and challenges of spending so much time together in the field.  We discuss Hannah getting into hunting with a trad bow and the influence David...

This week Kegan McCabe of Omega Longbows joins us and we get into what is important and what's not important when it comes to getting started down the traditional journey.  There are a ton of resources available nowadays.  We try to bring a little different approach to light in this episode and cover the "keep it simple" aspect and keeping the journey fun.

This week we visit with Mike Roberts of Sauk Trail Archery.  Mike grew up in traditional archery with his father Jerry Roberts, starting the business in 1981.  Through the years Mike has seen a lot of changes come and go to traditional bowhunting, but through it all it's still the love of the chase, getting close, and the simplicity of the stick and string that gets him.  We discuss topics ranging...

Alan and Nathan sit down with us this week for our listeners Q&A.  We've received some great questions and got to as many as we could.  Alan and Nathan drop some serious knowledge in this episode, you'll definitely want to tune in for this one!

This week our buddy Chris Parrino joins us once again for another great discussion.  Chris is one of those guys that is wildly successful as a bowhunter, but keeps a low profile.  He's been at this for a really long time and has some wonderful insight he shares with us in regards to being a "successful" bow hunter.  Like defining what success means to you, what it takes to achieve it, and focusing...

This week our buddy Dennis Jackson joins us for a fun conversation.  Anyone who knows Dennis knows how much he gives back to the sport of traditional bowhunting and how much fun he is to have in camp!  We cover topics ranging from kids growing up hunting, woodsmanship, bowhunting stories, and even L.A.R.P.'ing!  Join us for a great and funny conversation!

They say it's always good to look back at where you've been to better understand where you're going.  On the 101st episode, we're taking a quick look back.  We talk about why we started this in the first place and what have been some of our favorite stories told by our incredible guests.   

This week we talk to Alan about all the little things it takes to make it happen during bowseason.  In many ways bowhunting is like a puzzle, knowing what pieces fit where is what it's all about.  Alan dives into the specifics on what some of those pieces are.

This week we sit down for a chat with Georgia Jeffery of Bivouac Bows.  Georgia grew up in the outdoors with her father and decided as a young teenager she wanted to be a bowhunter.  That path has led her to traditional bowhunting and bow making as part owner of Bivouac Bows.  Our conversation is wide ranging and includes her simple outlook on life, being a female bowhunter, advise for new stickbo...

You asked for it, here it is!  This week Alan Altizer dives deep into the rut.  How to approach hunting the different aspects of it, how different types of buck behave in it, and how to capitalize on it.  We all dream about this time of year, and the more you know about it the better prepared you can be for it.  

This week we sit down with our good buddy Jason Redd from Timber Ninja Outdoors and discuss hunting in Iowa, strategies, ups and downs, heartbreak, and reality.  Jason is a great woodsman with a track record and a wall to prove it.  

This week we get a chance to talk to Georgia Jeffery of Bivouac Bows.  Georgia grew up in the outdoors and decided she wanted to be a bowhunter as a young teenager, which turned into her becoming a traditional bowhunter and even becoming part owner of Bivouac Bows with Jim Belcher.  We discuss a lot of topics including the traditional bowhunting community, bow building, getting started in shooting...

This week our buddies Craig Phelps and Ryan Glitsky join Nathan and Ethan for a hunt recap from the cabin.  It was a great week full of funny stories, great company, and sharing ideas and learning from each other.... and maybe a bloody arrow as well!

This week we sit down with Scott Peters.  Scott grew up hunting and fishing with his father and uncles and is an experienced and successful modern bowhunter.  Alan Alitzer gave Scott a recurve bow and he instantly fell in love with the flight of the arrow and decided to hunt with it this year.  After his first successful traditional harvest, he's hooked for life!  Scott shares some of the challeng...

"Chicken one day....Feathers the next....."  This week Alan, Nathan, and Ethan talk about facing challenges when things don't go according to plan.  Anyone that bow hunts long enough will eventually experience some disappointments along the way.  On this episode we discuss the importance of sticking with it learning to deal with those challenges.  Sometimes a bow hunter can do everything correctly...

Eirc McKee and Vance Henry joined us back on episode 72 to discuss their upcoming hunt for Alaskan moose.  Both experienced bowhunters, were venturing north for their first adventure in the Last Frontier.  The discussed the challenges and logistics of planning a hunt like this for the first time.  This week, the guys are back to tell us about their adventure and share with us the lessons learned a...