Welcome to The Fair Chase Podcast Listen in as we talk to various industry leaders in the bowhunting community, swap stories, and share a few tricks we’ve learned along the way.
Episodes
Saturday Apr 01, 2023
Saturday Apr 01, 2023
It's time to talk turkey! Today we talk about where to find them, how to hunt them, and some of our favorite turkey stories.
We also discuss:
- The boys are on a road trip
- Talking early turkey season
- Learning from the lessons & mistakes of the generation before us
- Where to start turkey hunting
- Hunting vs waiting for an animal
- Run & gun turkey hunting
- How to find a strut zone
- Practicing your turkey calls
- Where turkey feed
- How to set up your turkey hunt
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Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Starting your own business, making swords for Turkish royalty, and hunting around the world. That’s what we talk about in today’s episode of The Fair Chase Podcast with Josh Smith of the Montana Knife Company.
Josh has some amazing stories for us today, as we cover:
- How Josh started making knives when he was 11 years old
- Having the idea of starting your own company.
- Quitting your job to follow your passion
- How Josh bought his own equipment and built his own shop with the money he earned from his lawn-mowing
- How the positive influences he had made a huge difference in his life and business
- How Josh got pulled into making a sword for Turkist Royalty
- Attending hunting shows in Abu Dhabi
- Moose hunting in Canada shortly after 9/11
- Hunting fallow deer and red stag in Spain
- Stalking Arizona deer with a bow
- The fun of taking your kids hunting
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Saturday Feb 25, 2023
Saturday Feb 25, 2023
Today, we talk with Sam Soholt, a nomadic professional outdoor photographer and videographer. Sam is a public land advocate and spends most of his time in the woods creating content for outdoor hunting brands.
We talk about his nomadic lifestyle, his favorite hunting story, and the shame of shed hunting failure.
We also discuss:
• Sam talks to us about his recent hunting trip in Missouri
• Sam's recent experiences as a public land advocate
• Our hunting highlights from 2022
• Sam’s incredible Kodiak blacktail hunt
• The difference of duck hunting in Alaska
• Sam’s favorite hunting story
• Dealing with loud stands
• Getting the perfect wind
• Where to find Sam Sponsor
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Saturday Feb 11, 2023
Saturday Feb 11, 2023
Our favorite hunting stories, powerlifting, and the ego of a deer hunter.
These are just a few of the topics we cover today with strongman Brandon Lilly on a new episode of The Fair Chase Podcast.
We also discuss:
- Ryan’s the first powerlifter we’ve had on
- Recapping the Salt River bow hunt
- Learning through failure
- Recapping 2022
- Brandon’s Argentina bow hunt
- Close calls with wild animals
- Buck hunting vs. doe hunting
- Compounds v trad bows
- Using social media in a positive way
- Brandon’s favorite hunting story
- How it’s all one long hunt Want to catch more hunting content?
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Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
What's your least favorite thing about hunting? How does censorship affect the hunting industry? And what are the "ribeye of the sky"?
These are just a few of the questions we dive into today with our guest, Julie McQueen, President of Carbon TV.
We also discuss:
- How Julie got into the hunting space
- What is Carbon TV and why we decided to join
- Dealing with censorship
- What would your “one hunt” be?
- What’s your least favorite thing about hunting?
- Julie’s favorite hunting story
- The importance of hunting buddies
- Ideal hunts for 2023
- The ribeye of the sky
- Where to find Julie and Carbon TV
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Friday Jan 27, 2023
Friday Jan 27, 2023
Hunting boots, target panic, and the grind of the deer season. That’s what we talk about in this episode of The Fair Chase Podcast.
Today, we talk to James from Lathrop and Sons. We cover some of our favorite hunting stories from last year, why custom hunting boots make sense, and what our ideal hunting superpower would be.
We also discuss:
- What makes Lathrope hunting boots different
- How technology makes a better boot
- Boots and saddle hunting
- Why custom boots make a big difference
- James’ favorite kind of hunt
- What’s your hunting superpower?
- The power of a good hunting story
- James’ favorite hunting story
- Texting vs using walkie talkies
- Dealing with bad shots
- The grind of deer season
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Friday Jan 20, 2023
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Hunting stories, hunting trips, and why the 30-30 is America's rifle. That's what we discuss on today's episode of The Fair Chase Podcast.
Today we have on Cody Butler from Henry Rifles to tell us his favorite story, discuss hunting superpowers, and why the 30-30 deer rifle might be America's rifle.
We also discuss:
- Hunting Nebraska bucks
- How much we love 30-30s
- What’s your favorite kind of hunting trip?
- Why Jared loves Spring turkey season
- What would your hunting superpower be?
- Cody’s all-time favorite hunting story
- How Cody’s big buck got him a new job
- What’s Cody’s go-to caliber?
- Cody’s massive buck
- Working in the archery business
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Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Who shot the biggest buck this year? What hunts are you already planning for this year? How can you improve on an already awesome tree saddle platform?
This is what we discuss with our good friends at Trophyline on a new episode of The Fair Chase podcast. We cover the launch of Trophyline's brand new platform release as well as recap some of our favorite stories from 2022.
We also discuss:
- Recapping our 2022 hunts
- Who shot the biggest dear this year?
- Hunting bear with a boat in Alaska
- Dealing with a close miss
- Why social media feeds off failure
- Using dogs to track deer
- What was your go-to setup this season?
- Ideal mobile setups
- Announcing the new Onyx Platform!
- Saddle hunting setups
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Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Would you rather be invisible, scent free, or completely silent when hunting deer?
That's the question of the month as we talk to Eric Clark from the Okayest Hunter in today's Hunting Story Series. Today, we dive into Eric's first successful hunt as well as his absolute favorite hunting story.
We also discuss:
- How Eric started his brand
- The tradition of hunting
- The question of the month
- Missing on a 140 buck
- Still hunting vs mobile hunting
- Defining 'Porky Pigging'
- How to find Eric and the Okayest Hunter
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Friday Dec 02, 2022
Friday Dec 02, 2022
What's your favorite hunting story? For The Grizz Man AKA Jesse Anderson, it's a hunt for a man-eating hippopotamus in the African wilderness.
That's our focus today as we continue with the Hunting Story Series on the Fair Chase podcast. We also ask Jesse what his favorite hunt of the year is, his thoughts on camo vs solids, and what he learned from his hippo hunt.
We also discuss:
- How The Grizz Man got his nickname
- What’s your favorite hunt?
- Why sable hunting is special
- What’s your opinion on solids vs camo for deer hunting?
- Why Jesse believes in camo
- Jesse’s favorite hunting story
- How to hunt a maneater
- Dragging a hippo out of the water
- Eating a hippo
- Ethical hunting practices
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