This podcast is with my buddy Tony He whom has gone from 0-100 in bowhunting in just a few years. I’ve never met anyone who has had such luck but also an instant passion to mash the gas pedal for archery and bowhunting. I’ve been with Tony on his first hunts for bear, mule deer, elk and now turkey! He’s such a fun resource of a beginners perspective but also living proof of what someone can do if they put their mind to it. Tony tackles so many new things on his own and constantly challenges hims...
May 07, 2021•1 hr 47 min
Podcast 302 is with a super awesome dude John McEvoy. Johnny is a crazy Irishman that is best known for his life in BASE jumping. He’s owner of BASEGEAR and an instructor at SnakeRiverBase in Idaho. He is brand new to archery and I recently had him out for some days of archery instruction. He’s been on a quest for rad things to do to enhance enlightenment and zen. He’s a reserved dude that has continual layers of interest and amazing stories.
May 03, 2021•2 hr 1 min
Podcast 301 is with a bunch of savages. We gather together following several days on the range at the Total Archery Challenge in TX. My guest include Bert Sorin from Sorinex who is an elite level fitness guru and avid outdoorsman. Andrew Arrabito who is a well known retired Navy SEAL, founder of Half Face Blades and former pro street skater. Terry Houin is a badass Navy SEAL, legit outdoorsman and Corporate Team Leader. We discuss tons of topics but also stress the value of Archery for the milit...
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 39 min
For the 300th podcast I had to sit down and talk archery and a bunch of other ridiculous subjects with Joe Rogan.
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 19 min
PC 299 is with a lead designer Eric Gilmore from Sitka Gear. He and I recap a new archery lifestyle pant we have worked on for a few years that is coming to the market today. Eric is a master at textiles and we talk about the concept to creation for this awesome new pant that eliminates a quiver belt. We also talk about his personal experience with a tension based release.
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Podcast 298 is with Jeff Janis a former NFL receiver best known for his Hail Mary catch with the Green Bay Packers. Jeff is an avid Bowhunter and naturally gifted in archery. We recently spent a few days building bows, refining his technique and getting dialed in for triple digit shots. Jeff has an awesome story working his way up from a small town to the big time NFL through relentless work and dedication. We were able to sit down for a quick podcast prior to him catching his flight home....
Apr 05, 2021•40 min
One of my top trusted archery friends is Mike Slinkard who is an industry veteran and great Bowhunter. For this podcast we have our annual turkey season strategy and also get into some deep archery and bear hunting topics.
Mar 25, 2021•1 hr 57 min
Jay Scholes, Founder of the Outtech Sales Organization. He has spent over 43 years working direct with manufacturers, selling archery equipment and helping to grow archery and bowhunting across the globe. Jay is one of the few in the archery industry that has the broad wealth of archery experience, or who has witnessed more change across all archery categories. He has had decades of boots on the ground both at shoots, in shops and at the factories. In this podcast, we take a trip down memory lan...
Mar 22, 2021•53 min
This podcast is with two awesome friends from Black Rifle Coffee Co., Logan Stark and Special Forces SGT Major Charlie “Tyr” Martel. We sit down after a ridiculously fun few days at the School of Nock and battling the frozen tundra of Iowa. These two guys picked up archery in the past year and are diving deeper and deeper by the day. We recap an amazing experience of building bows, learning proper shooting techniques while rolling some smoke on the Traeger Grill. Logan is the Editor in Chief for...
Mar 18, 2021•1 hr 15 min
In this podcast I sit down with the founder of Bourbon Barrel Custom Calls, John Mulligan aka Johnny Utah. We get into the spirit of Turkey season talking about his passion to bring a seriously rad new concept to the Turkey market. I have had a longtime passion for chasing turkeys in the Spring and also have always enjoyed others who share that passion. Johnny Utah is a cool cat with some fun stories from the industry.
Mar 11, 2021•1 hr 20 min
In a recent R&D trip to Arizona, I sat down with Archery Legend and PSE founder Pete Shepley. Pete is flying high after a stellar 50th year as a company. However, he has so many more interesting adventures to talk about in addition to archery. In this podcast I get Pete to open up about his friendships with some of the prestigous Russian aviators and astronauts and also his years flying competition stunt plains. As always there’s plenty of stories about archery along the way and we get into ...
Mar 10, 2021•47 min
Podcast 292 is with Sean DeGrey of the Total Archery Challenge. As we head into the 2021 season we discuss this years events as well as some exciting new additions we have made to make these experiences even better!
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Podcast 291 is with an awesome buddy of mine codename SG-which i think stands for shredded guns (i made that up). He is fairly new to archery but a Veteran on the battle field and recently retired from the Teams searching for the similarities in his former military career and bowhunting. He recently flew out to HQ and got set up with a new bow and a few days of lessons. For this podcast we wanted to do a follow up about how he is doing after a few weeks of applying the new training back home. We...
Feb 09, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Podcast 290 is with Pro Board Shaper Josh Hall and his wife Torie. These two are a west coast couple specializing in surfing the waves and super clean eating. Josh started archery a few years ago and I met him at the Nock On Experience TAC event. He then became a Bowhunter, shot a great bull that fall and keeps pushing. Torie is an author of The Mexican Keto Cookbook, which is awesome and also specializes as a nutritionist. She has recently dove deeper into archery and bowhunting as this couple ...
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr 27 min
Podcast 289 is with Rock N Roller Mark Schenker from the band KIX. Mark decided to embark on an archery journey and came to the Nock On HQ to learn how to shoot a bow. Mark has a amazing background in music/ song writing but is also a professional photographer, seasoned Jiu Jitsu blue belt, master diver and has a growing passion for field to plate. We talk about what he’s learned so far with archery in the first day of training but mainly go down memory lane of life in the 80s with Rock N Roll, ...
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr 35 min
PC 288 is with my good friend Caleb Copeland. We sat down and talk about our perspectives on outdoor content creation, the various platforms for content as well as how things in the outdoor content game have changed over time. We talk about where things started in filming hunts and some of how we got to where we are today. Most importantly we put a challenge out there to you content creators who want to get into this content business full time! Nock On HQ needs someone in Iowa for content creati...
Jan 20, 2021•1 hr 20 min
PC 287 Archery, Bourbon, Comedy - The ABC's with Andy Stumpf. Andy is one of my close friends that has an awesome background as a Navy SEAL, Base Jumper, Sommelier, Cleared Hot Podcast Host and Bowhunter. After a surprise visit to Montana to see my buddy we jumped in the Cleared Hot Podcast studio, poured some drinks, opened up the nock on Q&A dance and started catching up on the times. Andy has an amazing career and if I typed it all out there would only be more spelling areas so I’ll let y...
Jan 18, 2021•2 hr 16 min
Podcast 286 is with Aron Snyder. There’s no telling what roads we can go down during our talks but this podcast is a good one for anyone who loves hearing about shooting better in the back country and on the range.
Jan 15, 2021•1 hr 48 min
Podcast 285 is with Dan Staton from Elk Shape. I’ve respected Dan for many years and admire his dedication to bowhunting and fitness. He has a Masters in Exercise Physiology but focuses hard on preparing for the backcountry. We talk about shot process, his background in bowhunting, the importance of fitness and how it affects your success. We also talk about some hunting strategies for whitetail and elk
Jan 13, 2021•1 hr 6 min
This podcast is with John Barklow an elite level figure in the Bowhunting space. We talk about the process involved with curing trigger anticipation, target panic and buck fever. Both of us struggled with poor habits early in our archery endeavors but have learned how to overcome that frustration. We talk through the mental sides of this, as well as, talk about the tools needed to be the best archer and Bowhunter possible. We talk about the new Back Strap release and the Silverback Plus. John is...
Jan 02, 2021•1 hr 31 min
Matt is a head Wildlife Biologist at a leading whitetail research ranch since 2009. He’s currently part of an amazing research project collecting some of the most extensive deer data that I’ve ever witnessed. My son Harry was part of a recent capture project involving several wildlife biology students and a massive research project specific to whitetail studies. Matt talks through some amazing topics about whitetail survival rates based on age, the myths of culling theories, mature buck growth a...
Dec 28, 2020•54 min
Podcast 282 completes the Q&A hat trick bringing you the third installment of the series. Topics included- How to start working on your own gear, using a bow press, bow set up training, the mental process of training, how to find the right outfitter to hunt with, how to handle performance anxiety, finding confidence in consistency, what price range bow to start with, shot timing and flow state, how to get started with archery and an update on the Total Archery Challenge.
Dec 24, 2020•1 hr 26 min
This podcast continues to blast through a massive Q&A session from the Nock On Nation. We talk about building and maintaining shoulder strength and mobility while battling through shoulder injuries, how to avoiding wasting grinder meat, benefits of a fixed sight vs adjustable ones, finding mature deer in the late season, creating an accurate sight tape for multiple pins, importance of broadhead tuning and not relying on only a bullet hole through paper, arrow choices and ballistics, my “why”...
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 25 min
The nock on podcast returns following the 2020 fall hunting season diving into some Q&A from the Nock On Nation. Topics include the new wrist strap release, how to anchor for comfort at long distances, bow care/maintenance after fowl weather hunts, 4mm arrow opinions, the new PBTS yoke tuning system from PSE, arrows for short draw and low poundage hunting set ups, decision to draw a mediocre unit now or wait longer for the best unit and then a deep dive into my thoughts on public land strate...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 41 min
This podcast is with Badass Jocko Willink, best Selling Author Jack Carr and Black Rifle Coffee Founder Evan Hafer. We sit down for some nocktails and storytelling. For more Free Ranging American Stories check out the Free Range American podcast!
Aug 08, 2020•1 hr 4 min
This podcast follows an amazing event where adaptive athletes hit the mountain for the first time for archery. These 3 guests are only but a few of the life-changing people that attended. After an amazing event with Black Rifle Coffee, Total Archery Challenge, and Nock On - Caleb Brewer, Matt Beall, and Jonathan Lopez tackled the Nock On Course as a team and tells the story!
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr 3 min
This podcast is from the base of the mountain in Big Sky. I sit down with Dan and Sean and talk about the new collaboration with Nock On and Zbros to bring you the Worlds best sight light that is simply the best on the market that will take your hunting or target sight to a new level. We then dive into several other archery topics and stories from the archery line.
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 24 min
PC 275 is with JOCKO Willink. We enjoy a sunrise in Big Sky MT after several days conquering the Mountain for Total Archery Challenge.
Jul 29, 2020•1 hr 26 min
In this podcast Aron Snyder and I sit down for a morning cup of coffee after a fun day on the range in Colorado.
Jul 12, 2020•52 min
This podcast is all about summertime prep for your whitetail spots. I’m joined by good buddy Chris Dunkin who is a whitetail expert here in Iowa and also one who I talk strategy with throughout the year.
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 8 min
