Hunts On Outfitting Podcast

Send us Fan Mail A two-hour jet boat ride, an island camp lit up in the middle of nowhere, and black bears showing up like they own the place. That’s the kind of hunting story that sounds exaggerated until you hear how it’s built. We sit down with Jason from Extreme Outdoor Guides and Outfitters, a 37-year veteran Canadian hunting guide who starts as a teenage camp helper and works his way through just about every big game hunt Canada can throw at a person. We talk honestly about the s...

Send us Fan Mail A shotgun shows up in Tina’s arms the day before her son’s wedding and it quietly reroutes the rest of her life. What starts as a “fine, I’ll try it” moment turns into a full-on bear hunting obsession, complete with solo trips, long sits, hard travel weeks, and a goal that’s about experience more than a scoreboard: 50 bear hunts by age 70. We talk through what draws her to black bear hunting in the first place, including the adrenaline of pursuing an animal with real presenc...

Send us Fan Mail A gobbler can make you feel like a hero or an idiot in the same morning, and John and Taylor from Pistol Creek Outdoors have lived both sides of it. We’re talking while they’re in the field, with John hunting Florida Osceolas and Taylor grinding it out on Alabama Easterns, and that real-time context shapes everything: the birds are quiet, the conditions change, and the “perfect sequence” doesn’t exist. We get into the core skill that separates consistent turkey killers...

Send us Fan Mail Spring in the North Woods turns into a real-life treasure hunt, and the prize is moose antlers hidden in cuts, fir thickets, and winter feeding areas. We’re joined by Maine hunter and YouTuber Cory Ryder to talk shed hunting the way it actually happens: long miles, wet boots, and learning to read the forest instead of hoping for luck. Cory shares the story behind his Black Lab, Gracie, and how she went from an energetic puppy chewing on an old broken paddle to a focused shed...

Send us Fan Mail A river can remake its banks overnight—and remake us over decades. We sit down with the Crawford Crew, four friends who’ve spent twenty years chasing Atlantic salmon on New Brunswick’s Crown Reserve, to explore why fly fishing is as much about people and place as it is about fish. From the world-famous Miramichi to the fast water of the Restigouche, this story blends hard-won technique, camp traditions, and a deep respect for a species that still bends hooks and hearts. We g...

Send us Fan Mail Two country boys hit Atlanta for the Dallas Safari Club Expo and come home with a year’s worth of stories, hard-won tips, and new friends from across the hunting world. We start with a chaotic travel day—dead battery on the plane, a tarmac standoff, and a near-miss at a crosswalk—then step into the Georgia World Congress Center and realize just how big DSC really is. With more than 1,300 booths and outfitters from over 43 countries, it’s a living map of global hunting, conser...

Send us Fan Mail A hundred‑plus episodes, eight friends, four mics, and two years of hard lessons—this milestone is a field‑dressed look at how a basement idea turned into a Tuesday ritual with listeners in 41 countries. We open the blinds on the origin story, from unopened gear collecting dust to a single road trip that set the format: real hunts from real people, told without polish, because the story beats the score. We trade favorite moments that shaped the show’s voice: a bighorn sheep ...

Send us Fan Mail Four bulls grunting in the dark, a calm breath at legal light, and a 40-yard shot off a knee—that’s how Jen’s moose story begins. What followed was a masterclass in adapting on the fly: a last-minute elk tag surprise, shifting herd behavior after bales moved, and the grind of antlerless-only strategy on public land where every headlight means competition. We walk through how planning and patience paid off on the moose—trail cameras around beaver-dam sloughs, an island of bru...

Send us Fan Mail Smell the musk before you see the antlers. That’s how Ethan knew the bull was close in a New Brunswick hellhole, wind in his face and alders shaking. What followed was a ten-yard window, a steady hold, and the kind of follow-up discipline moose hunters preach: shoot till they’re down. Then we trade thick finger bogs for long Newfoundland vistas, crossing by boat at sunrise, glassing cows stacked across the valley, and listening to a cow bawl so hard she towed a bull into a pe...

Send us Fan Mail Two mature bucks in the province with Canada’s lowest deer density isn’t luck—it’s a system. We sit down with Mike Mason to unpack how careful scouting, patient all-day sits, and a smart camera strategy can turn scarce deer woods into repeatable success. Mike hunts three different areas in Guysborough County, logs every mature buck’s daytime appearance, and focuses on transition lines where habitat types meet. That structure—plus the humility to pivot when a bear wrecks a set...

Send us Fan Mail Think you’ve hunted remote? Try flying 90 minutes past the last road into a world where the only planes you see are coming for you, the ice is six feet thick, and the silence makes your ears ring. We sat down with Kevin from Blue Sky Outfitting to unpack what it takes to guide both baited timber wolf hunts in Alberta and spot-and-stalk Arctic wolf hunts on the tundra, plus the grit behind running a fly-in lodge network that’s hundreds of air kilometers from the nearest town. ...

Send us Fan Mail The prairie doesn’t whisper when cranes are around—it rings. That rolling trumpet carries over wheat and barley, and suddenly you’re staring at a bird that looks prehistoric and eats like steak. We sat down with Manitoba guide Tyson to unpack the truth about sandhill cranes: how to find them, how to hunt them, and why they’ve earned the “ribeye of the sky” reputation. We start with what actually moves the needle. Decoys matter, but not as much as location. Cranes return to t...

Send us Fan Mail A stormy marsh, a wired bird dog, and a mystery moose set the tone for a guiding week that never slowed down. We chased pheasants through sideways wind, switched gears to fast teal that humbled everyone, and settled into deer blinds where does grazed within bow range while the mature bucks played the long game. Between hunts we warmed up under an old covered bridge, swapped stories, and leaned on the small-town magic where friends appear just when you need a spare set of hand...