EP. 500: The Hunt Was Never The Point

EP. 500: The Hunt Was Never The Point

From Truth From The Stand Deer Hunting Podcast by Clint Campbell

July 8, 2026 · 1h 31m

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Clint and Josh discuss the intersection of parenting and hunting as they navigate life transitions and the meaning of success in their outdoor pursuits.

I hadn't sat down with Josh in a while. Not because we fell out or drifted on purpose, just life did what life does. Kids, seasons, work, all of it stacking up until you look up and realize it's been way too long. So when we finally got together to record this one, it felt like picking up a conversation we'd never really finished. A lot of this episode is about parenting through the years nobody prepares you for. Josh and I are both staring down empty nesting, watching kids pull away into their own lives, and figuring out what that means for how we spend our time now, hunting or otherwise. There's grief in that transition, but there's also freedom, and we don't pretend it's simple. From there we got into hunting, which for us has never really been separate from parenting anyway. We talked about what success actually means once you've been doing this long enough. Filling a tag used to feel like the whole point. It isn't anymore. What matters now is who you're with, what you're teaching your kids, and whether you're building memories that outlast you. We got honest about the risks of hunting alone. Not in a preachy way, just real talk about what you lose when there's nobody there…

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