Dan Forster VP and Chief Conservation Officer for the Archery Trade Association stops by to discuss a report "State-by-State Hunting Data, 3.7 Million Bowhunters in America" "The ATA worked to determine an accurate number of licensed bowhunting participants in America and is happy to report the nation had 3.7 million bowhunters in the 2021-22 season. This is the first time ATA or any other entity has gathered a complete set of state bowhunter estimates. As a benefit to ATA members, the ATA put t...
Apr 03, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Wes Siler from outside Magazine comes on to chat about bowhunting Black Bear in the suburbs of Seattle, and meeting the weirdest guy in a bar who invited him to hunt archery. As it turns out there’s an archery only hunting land in the suburbs of Seattle. Wes tells us about hunting bear, how to hunt them, common sizes and how the best place to hunt them is right above a nudist colony. He explains how they hunt the bears in plain clothes and shares a funny story about coming across a couple of nud...
Mar 27, 2024•23 min•Season 1Ep. 13
"Jack Wallace - Repeating the Meaningful Shot" Professional archery and dedicated hunter, Jack Wallace stops by to chat about hunting, shooting events and balancing it all. Timestamps: 1:30 Introduction to Jack, how he got into archery and how he met fellow professional archery Sharon Wallace. 9:30 favorite tournaments 11:00 Hunting vs Tournament Archery 13:00 Jack's favorite species to chase, how he stays in shape and tips for separating the two mentally. 21:00 Directional focus 22:00 the equip...
Mar 20, 2024•27 min•Season 1Ep. 12
"Malcom Jones - Tips for event prep" Malcom Jones, professional archer stops by to give us the low down on the steps he takes to get ready for these high intensity shoots. Timestamps: 2:00 how Malcom got started hunting and his first bow. 4:30 10 rings dad! 6:15 interest in shooting professionally and a rude awakening in hid first open money class, how he shoots every single day and juggling day to day life with being a professional archer. “Consistency is key in archery” “Better to bleed in pra...
Mar 13, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 11
"Joe Deu-Ngoc - Bowdometer" While perusing the Archery Wire, I came across a press release for this cool device that counted arrows and data that would help you become a better archer. I thought an interview on a show dedicated to the New School Archer would be perfect. Timestamps: 1:30 what is a Bowdometer? 2:30 how the device mounts to a bow 3:45 What kind of data does the Bowdometer record? 8:00 Other than how it can help the beginner and intermediate shooter, Joe explains how this can assist...
Mar 06, 2024•28 min•Season 1Ep. 10
"Justin Ma - The Way of Archery and Traditional Chinese Archery" Justin Ma, author of The Way of Archery, and Chinese archery historian stops by to talk about this ancient art form, he shares his experiences, tips for traditional shooting and a bit of interesting history. Timestamps: 1:00 Introduction 4:00 The difference between Chinese bows and recurve/long bow. 10:30 Thumb draws and thumb rings 14:30 anchor points 17:00 why he focuses on the bow shoulder with new archers and how to settle it p...
Feb 28, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 9
"Danny Hinton Talks Peep Clarifiers, string changes, waxing your strings and single pin sights." We keep going! This is Part 2 of our interview, if you haven't listened to Part 1, I encourage you to do so. Pt 2 1:30 how to know when you need to swap out your string and why Danny doesn’t wax his strings. 3:00 why you should change your cable and string at the same time. 4:00 the cost of equipment 6:50 What a Peep Clarifier is 8:00 Peep Sizes. (For the record I’ve used the same bow for 10 years an...
Feb 21, 2024•20 min•Season 1Ep. 8
"Danny Hinton Talks Bow Maintenance, Tuning and Draw Stops" My original plan for this episode was talking about home bow maintenance. It turned into so much more... Pt 1 2:30 How proshops are a disappearing breed and how the youtubers are making it look more complex than it needs to be. 4:30 Per Danny, if your bow is set up properly, bow maintenance is unnecessary. 8:45 How you can tell a bow is tuned correctly out of the bow and what the “squish” is. 13:45 “Draw stop” explained. 21:00 Top 3 thi...
Feb 14, 2024•28 min•Season 1Ep. 7
"Talking Competitive Archery Organizations and the National Field Archery Association with Chuck Cooley" Archery Pro Chuck Cooley sits with us and explains what the NFAA is, what they do, and why you should join. If you're interested in joining a professional archery association, you should listen to this episode! 1:00 Who is Chuck Cooley 4:30 what is the NFAA 7:00 A breakdown of the chapters of the NFAA, state vs national and how they run the events. And how both IFAA and USA Archery work in co...
Feb 07, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 6
"Turkey Hunting and Surviving in The Hunting Industry with Michael Lee" Michael Lee Vice President of Marketing and Outdoors at Lethal Products , and Co-host/Co-owner at Backwoods Life , stops by to chat about turkey hunting and how he's survived in one of the hardest industries. What he attributes to his success and longevity in the outdoor industry. Balancing work and personal life How the lockdown and pandemic has changed his strategy for hunting and filming. His personal advice for starting ...
Jan 31, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 5
"Tips for Choosing and Purchasing a New Bow with Will Brantley" Will Brantley, Hunting Editor of Field and Stream Magazine stops by to chat about trying out some new bows, to allow yourself the opportunity to test out and choose the right bow for you. He walks through the steps he and his team performs to test out a new bow. Links Field & Stream Website Field & Stream Facebook Field & Stream Article " The Best New Compound Hunting Bows of the Year "...
Jan 24, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 4
"3 Tips for Setting Your Trailcam with Trent Marsh" Trent Marsh of Spypoint Cameras talks to us about the company, Project Spypoint the company’s own content stream, the Spypoint podcast, why he recommends Spypoint trail cameras in relation to value and performance, how cellular options are more cost effective than ever before and the price points – including a free plan. #1 tip he’d share with someone who’s never set up a trail camera in their life. The biggest support questions a trail camera ...
Jan 17, 2024•25 min•Season 1Ep. 3
"Backyard Archery Tips for Staying Sharp with Dave Cousins" The REAL Dave Cousins stops by to chat about how to stay sharp at home. During the pandemic, everyone was searching for ways to keep in shape when not being able to visit their local archery shops or ranges. He shares lots of great tips for improving your archery game. "The more you shoot, the better you're going to shoot, to a point. When you start breaking down and you start losing proper form, then you need to walk away and take a br...
Jan 10, 2024•25 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Tim Endsley and Carrie Zylka sit down to chat about how the Bowcast podcast was a pioneer back in the day. They share stories of how the forums and episodes helped make them better archers and bowhunters. They walk through how the show started, the slew of hosts, how Tim ended up purchasing the show and how Carrie Zylka became the final show host. ___________________________________________________________________ “Bowcast, is the archery podcast with the new school archer in mind. Bowcast cover...
Jan 03, 2024•21 min•Season 2020Ep. 1
