Who is Half Rack™️ and what is conservation day? Jimmy Giarraputo, Marketing Director for Half Rack joins us on the podcast this week to chat about their brand, their unique products, and some of the things they have going on and coming up. If you've ever used a slug gun for deer hunting, you're going to love this episode, but you'll have to tune in to hear why! Moreover, if you support conservation, Half Rack is putting on an event on August 20th in Southeast Wisconsin that sounds like a ton of...
Jun 08, 2022•1 hr 2 min
This week Greg, and Eric chat with AJ Kazmierczak, AKA the Coffee Viking about how he won a truck from the Total Archery Challenge. Additionally, AJ talks about his mindset insofar as how he looks at hunting through a lens of a sponge so he can always be learning and growing as a hunter. No matter how good or bad your season might go, it's also important to keep on moving. There's always next season, for better or worse! Be sure to check out our friends: Spartan Forge - https://www.spartanforge....
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 4Ep. 43
This week, Greg, Derek, and Eric chat with Dave Thomas from Bowhunter Planet about bows and archery. We chat about some relic bows of the past, what's important to consider for new bows, old bows, bow maintenance, and selecting a bow for comfort, speed, short arms, and long arms! It's a great episode if you're a bow hunter or into archery! Be sure to check out our friends: Spartan Forge - https://www.spartanforge.ai/ use code: OHP for 25% off! GoWild - https://timetogowild.com/ - get $10 for jus...
May 25, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 4Ep. 44
This week, Eric sits down with Matt Streim Co-Owner of Weathered Oaks Game Calls to talk about turkey calling tips and tricks, dos and don'ts. We also chat about general turkey hunting strategies and how to apply which calls when. Weathered Oaks Game Calls custom manufactures wooden pot calls and other game calls from wood as well. Matthew is an avid turkey hunter and makes calls he'd use himself in the field, and for a fraction of the price of some of the big-name brands you'd find in big box s...
May 19, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 43
This week, Adam Kaufmann with Free to Prowl joins Greg, Derek, and Eric in the studio to talk about how he made a huge leap to live out of his truck and traverse the western US in the prowl of Elk and Mule Deer. Hear how Adam has outfitted his truck to fit his nomadic lifestyle, some of his learnings, blunders, and perseverance through some tough situations. Adam got rid of some of his material belongings to afford this new lifestyle, and he's never looked back! Check out Adam's content here: ht...
May 11, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 4Ep. 42
This week, Greg, Derek, and Eric talk guns with Ryan Cleckner. Ryan Cleckner is a former Army Ranger sniper and instructor with the 1st Ranger Battalion of the US Army. He is currently a constitutional law and firearms attorney, an adjunct university professor, the founder of Gun University and Rocket FFL, as well as the author of the Long Range Shooting Handbook. We cover a lot of ground in terms of what firearms work best for which species and scenarios, how to practice for real-world scenario...
May 04, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 38
This week we hear from Christian Schauf, Founder, and CEO of Uncharted Supply Co about some basic survival tips for midwest whitetail hunters and western elk hunters. Christian takes a very logical approach to survival and talks about some of the unique and practical products they've brought to market to help ensure the safety of hunters, outdoorsmen, and women. We also take a few calls from listeners asking questions about the application of some of the products from Uncharted Supply. The audio...
Apr 27, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 40
As hunters, we have a responsibility to new generations of hunters to be good role models. This week, Derek, Greg, and Eric chat with Josh Morrow, AKA the Hunt Critic. What started out as a passionate hunter calling out other hunters on TikTok has become so much more as a way to educate all hunters on various hunting topics ranging from the whitetail community and reverberating all the way to sheep hunting, and even elephant hunting in Africa and even to that pond down the street where geese flo...
Apr 20, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 39
This week our good friends Isaac Smith and Brian Austin join us in the studio to talk about what's new with their Wisconsin-based businesses, Vector Custom Shop and Beast Mode Archery. Both Isaac and Brian started their businesses around the same time two years ago and both survived a tumultuous time in business through a pandemic only to emerge stronger! Hear about some of Vector's latest arrows and heads and also Beast Mode's itinerary of events in Wisconsin and out of state! Be sure to check ...
Apr 13, 2022•2 hr•Season 4Ep. 36
After two weeks off, Eric and Greg are back in the studio and joined by guest, Caleb Stillians from Rise Up. Caleb is a guide in Alaska and hunts almost year-round and camps 5 months out of the year in between hunts. He guides several hunts of several big game species throughout the year. Eric met Caleb at the ATA show this past January and had to get Caleb on the show to hear some of his stories. More than that, though, Caleb has a very humble attitude toward the outdoors and his endeavors whil...
Apr 06, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 4Ep. 33
Are you on TikTok? If not, you might be missing out on some really practical and entertaining deer hunting content! Not to mention, a ton of young hunters are on the platform. Chris Whitley with Get Outdoors 2Day thought the TikTok was just a social platform for people to goof off among other things, but it turns out there's an appetite for more hunting content. Rather than watching a 20-minute how-to YouTube video for 2 minutes of what you really needed to learn, Chris has created several dozen...
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 4Ep. 36
If you think one person can't make a difference, you haven't met Sam Soholt. Sam is a practical conservationist and a major influencer in the hunting and outdoor category. He's known for the public land bus, and public land tee's primarily but has also spun up some really unique and impactful conservation initiatives like the Stamp it Forward project. Through his mission, initiatives, brand partnerships, and influence, Sam has done and continues to make a demonstrable impact on conservation to h...
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 35
This week on the show, Derek, Greg, and Eric chat with guest, Terron Hunt with EHUNTR about wester hunting, turkey hunting, and it wouldn't be the Okayest Hunter podcast without some shenanigans. Seriously, though a great episode about what to consider for an out-of-state hunt, and we also talk about cooking and eating wild game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 09, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 4Ep. 30
Eric is joined by guest, Ped Dragich this week. Ped has vowed to stop sharing grip and grins altogether as a way to show that his actions speak louder than words in an attempt to prove that hunting means more to him than a grip and grin. Ped hunts for his own personal reasons and loves the process and all that goes into the hunt. The harvest, in his opinion, is only a small part of the whole spectrum of why he hunts. Ped embodies the Okayest Hunter mantra of, "my tag, my hunt" and navigates the ...
Mar 02, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 4Ep. 33
This week, Eric chats with GoWild Co-Founder and CEO, Brad Luttrell about the censorship of hunting and how it is being deleted from society by some of the leading tech juggernauts. We also talk about the GoWild platform and welcoming hunters to the lifestyle among other things like smoking meat and more. Be sure to check out our friends: Spartan Forge - https://www.spartanforge.ai/ use code: OHP for 25% off! GoWild - https://timetogowild.com/ Get $10 when you sign up! If you have a story you'd ...
Feb 23, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 4Ep. 32
This week we chat with Chris Wheeler from WheelsUp Outdoors. Eric got to meet Chris in PA for the Spartan Forge veteran hunt up at Johnny Stewart's cabin. Chris is an Ohio native and hunts something almost all times of the year. Whether it's coyotes, whitetail, turkey, squirrels, rabbits, and more he's always having a good time and filling his freezer! Be sure to check out our friends: Spartan Forge - https://www.spartanforge.ai/ use code: OHP for 25% off! GoWild - https://timetogowild.com/ If y...
Feb 16, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 4Ep. 31
The fellas chat with Lee Ellis from Seek One about his pet turkey, camouflage limo, cliff jumping in quarries... and eventually get into some tactics for hunting urban areas. From knocking on doors, gaining permission, and all the way to how high to set your stand, Lee covers all the things that go into how he hunts in high deer density, urban areas. It wouldn't be an Okayest Hunter podcast without some good stories, and listener calls. Tune in this week for a great episode, stories, and a good ...
Feb 09, 2022•1 hr 58 min•Season 4Ep. 30
In case you haven’t noticed, shed hunting has become wildly popular over the past 10 years. What was once a niche spring pastime for the hardcore has become a weekend hobby for many. Whether you are looking to try your hand at finding your first antler or are a seasoned vet, we will be sharing a few tips that may help add some heft to your haul this spring! If you'd like to increase your odds of stumbling upon more fallen antlers this shed hunting season, this is a really short, sweet, and pract...
Feb 03, 2022•26 min•Season 4Ep. 29
Greg, Derek, and Eric jump into a virtual chat this week with Justin Synan about life lessons learned from hunting. What has hunting taught us that we can apply to life, work, and family? Tune in this week to hear more about Justin's perspective as well as the Okayest Hunter's. Additionally, Justin formally used to hunt a lot of urban areas and shared some of his experiences around that in addition to what it has been like after moving to a new state and hunting there for the first couple season...
Feb 02, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 4Ep. 26
Greg and Eric drove up to Doug Duren's family farm to have a chat about conservation. Doug talks about the legacy of his family farm, the gentrification of the land in the Wisconsin Driftless area, what his definition of conservation is, how all of that impacts Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), what Doug has been able to do to minimize the risk and spread of CWD and what we all can be doing to support conservation. Overall it's a great episode with some great philosophical perspectives, good laughs...
Jan 27, 2022•2 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 27
This week on the podcast, Jordan Syatt with Syatt Fitness, Gary Vaynerchuk's former fitness coach for three years joins us on the show to share his first ever experience hunting. Jordan shares how he navigated learning about how to hunt for the first time, what his overall experience was, what it meant to him, why he decided to hunt, and also how he navigated sharing his experience with nearly a million non-hunting followers from the fitness and wellness community. As hunters, we sometimes might...
Jan 26, 2022•59 min•Season 4Ep. 26
Eric flew to Kentucky for this one and had a chance to sit down with the Bone Collector himself, Michael Waddell at the Waypoint TV booth. We get to hear what Michaels is up to these days with his new TV show on the Waypoint network, Downton Dixie. From there, we dive pretty deep into what has changed and what has stayed the same within the hunting industry, and what it means to be a hunter within the space. We chat about new hunters entering the space, how Michael grew up hunting and never alte...
Jan 13, 2022•40 min•Season 4Ep. 25
Greg finally has the opportunity to share his 2021 bow buck story! It's a great story with all the right ingredients of trial and tribulation. From poison sumac, to rain, snow, and dropped phones... we're sure as Okayest Hunter's you can relate and rejoice when you hear how it all finally came together. From there, we take to the phones and hear from our listeners and some of their 2021 hunting stories! Be sure to check out our friends: Spartan Forge - https://www.spartanforge.ai/ GoWild - https...
Jan 12, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 24
This week we're joined in studio by Beau Below from Ghost Bucks. Beau is a good friend of our co-host Derek and has some great experience and input on how when, where, and how to find shed antlers. He also shares his story from this past bow season, along with some Okayest Hunter moments. We also spend a weird amount of time talking about dog poop, so there's that. Be sure to check out our friends: Spartan Forge - https://www.spartanforge.ai/ GoWild - https://timetogowild.com/ If you have a stor...
Jan 05, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Season 4Ep. 23
Sorry for any poor audio quality, we're still working out the kinks of our new multi-camera setup. This is the last podcast of 2021! We were LIVE with Josh Osborn with Lizard Hill Bones talking about how he's transitioned from hunting private to public land. From there we talk about wild game recipes, grilling, and how he mounts over 900 euro mounts a year! It's a great episode with a lot of laughter and solid nuggets of info to help you as a hunter, cook, and outdoorsman! Be sure to check out o...
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Tonight we worked through technical errors and upped our LIVE stream show with our new multi-cam setup. As a result, we forgot to turn on our listener call-in line, however, we were able to read off a whole mess of comments from our live stream viewers. We chatted about Greg and Derek's IL hunt, Derek's IL buck, still hunting, saddle hunting, and calling in deer. We topped it all off with a bunch of Okayest Hunter moments and stories from our listeners! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...
Dec 15, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 21
This week Greg and Eric chat with Luke Oswald, the host of the Publicly Challenged podcast. We talk about IL hunting, foregoing, fishing, as well as what sustainability means and its relationship with conservation. You'll want to listen to the end to hear Luke's Okayest Hunter moment! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 08, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 20
This week we chat with Clint Campbell, the host of Truth From The Stand about out of state hunts, public land hunting, Chad with Exodus Outdoor Gear's Kansas buck, and dragging deer. We also take a few calls from listeners around the US as they share their stories about deer drags and hunts from this season. Be sure to check out our friends: Spartan Forge - https://www.spartanforge.ai/ GoWild - https://timetogowild.com/ If you have a story you'd like to share you can submit it here: https://www....
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 3Ep. 19
This week's episode is a mashup of past guests' most memorable hunts. We believe the stories and memories made afield are some of the most important aspects of hunting. Memories are cherished and relived for generations to come and what's better than a good hunting story? This week's episode features hunting stories from John Eberhart, Deer's n' Beer's, Full Draw Assasins, and Pull'n Feather's. We hope you enjoy these stories! Be sure to check out our friends: Spartan Forge - https://www.spartan...
Nov 23, 2021•17 min•Season 3Ep. 18
This week we take to the phone lines and hear from hunters across the nation about their plans for deer camp 2021! Hear where everyone is headed, what they're bringing, what gun they're shooting, and what traditions are living on at deer camp! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 17
