Episode 211 - Welcome to The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast! This episode I talk about my recent adventures into 3D archery tournaments and what to know to get you started. Then we discuss what to do if you don't have a tag this year and why the Colorado Leftover Tag List is the option I am choosing. Thanks for tuning in!
Jun 23, 2025•28 min•Ep. 211
EP 210 - In this epsode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast you will join in and hear all about our recent kayak fishing adventure trip out to Matagorda Island from Port O'Connor! There were small craft advisorys out due to the winds, but we still went! The people at the boat ramp thought we were crazy!!!! Maybe we are!!! LOL It made for one heck of a time and story to tell! Hope you enjoy the podcast!!!!
May 17, 2025•36 min•Ep. 210
Episode 209 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast I just take a few minutes to run down the details of our upcoming Matagorda Island Kayak fishing trip! Hopefully your listening to this on the way to join us!!!
May 13, 2025•25 min•Ep. 209
EP 208 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast myself, Nic and Curtis breakdown our DIY trip to Utah for our first ever Merriam turkey hunt! As with any hunting adventure there were highs and lows! Tune in and listen to the awesome time we had chasing Merriam turkeys in the mountains for the first time.
May 04, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 208
EP 207 - In this episode of the Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we team up with our great friend, Emilio Escobar, from the SO Texas Outdoors Podcast, along with the usual suspects, and talk about our weekend shooting bows at the Total Archery Challenge in San Antonio! We tell how the courses went, what we learned from previous TAC events and the new gear that some of us might have bought! Thank you for listening!!!
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 207
Episode 206 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we talk about our "first Spring black bear hunt in Arizona. We discuss what went well, what did not go so well, equipment reviews and a few fun stories! It was a great trip with great memories and great friends!
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 206
EP 205 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast I talk about why I got into hunting black bears. As a hunter from Texas where there are not alot of bears and no hunting season for them, what made me want to go chase them. Hope y'all enjoy the podcast!
Mar 25, 2025•34 min•Ep. 205
EP 204 - Sorry for the 2 month break! Just a quick podcast on what I have been doing the last 2 months, my 2025 hunting plans, a little rant on Utah and a little info on the 2025 Salty Yak Pak Matagorda Island Trip!!!
Mar 20, 2025•25 min•Ep. 204
Episode 203 - Checked one off the bucket list!!! Tune in and hear all about our first ever helicopter hog hunt!!! Thank you Helibacon!!!!
Jan 29, 2025•33 min•Ep. 203
Episode 202 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast you join in on the conversation of our hunting party as we tell the stories of the adventures this year's bowhunt at the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge! The success and the near misses that come with bowhunting on public land. Thank you to my great friend, Emilio Escobar, So TX Outdoor Podcast for sharing the podcast host duties!
Jan 16, 2025•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 202
Episode 201 - Me and Nic sit down and talk about how the 2024 fishing and hunting season rolled out. We talk about highlights and what we learned this year. Then we dive off into what is coming for us in 2025!!! Hope you have a great fishing and hunting season! Here is to another awesome year making memories with family and friends in the outdoors!
Jan 06, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 201
Episode 200 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast me and Ryan start off at the end of our 3rd day of scounting recapping what we had seen in 3 days, being hopefully for opening morning. The podcast picks back up withthe hunt over and me back at home doing thending to the podcast. I talk about all we learned on this trip and what is coming for us in 2025. Hope ya'll enjo listening! Share with a buddy and have a great Thanksgiving!
Nov 28, 2024•58 min•Ep. 200
Episode 199 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors podcast we sit down with our good friend and renounded wild game chef, Jeff Benda. Jeff, being from North Dakota, has never caught a redfish! We talk about how Jeff became a wild game chef, a few cooking/meat care tips and recount his first time saltwater fishing from a kayak! It was a great day fishing and an awesome conversation with Jeff! Hope you enjoy!
Oct 23, 2024•57 min•Ep. 199
Episode 198 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we sit down at elk camp and recount the last 2 days events of cow elk hunting in Wyoming! In 2 days of hunting we harvested 4 cow elk and packed out 5 elk!!! Tune in and hear all the amazing and funny stories of our hunting adventure in Wyoming!
Oct 11, 2024•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 198
Episode 197 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we talk abuot some new changes to the TPWD fishing and hunting regulations. The use of ballistic apps for hunting and the importance of practicing your shooting posistions. Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy it!
Sep 30, 2024•35 min•Ep. 197
Episode 196 In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we talk all about or recent September bowhunt in Arizona for Coues deer! The ups and the downs! The rattlesnakes and trantulas! Come on along and listen to our conversation about the hunt as we are driving back to Texas!
Sep 07, 2024•58 min•Ep. 196
Episode 195 - On this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast my son, Nic, tell the story of his "bonus nilgai"! He tells how the hunt came about and his take aways after taking the largest animal he has ever harvested to date! Enjoy the podcast!!
Aug 25, 2024•25 min•Ep. 195
Episode 194 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we are back to saltwater kayak fishing!!! Me, Nic, Roger, Orlando and Justin head down to the marshes of Southeast Texas in search of flounder, but not all goes as planned as you will soon hear! Hope you enjoy the podcast!!!
Aug 18, 2024•57 min•Ep. 194
Episode 193 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast I visit how I am preparing for the upcoming hunting season, experimenting with LEFT helical fletchings, my new Garmin Xero, using Hornady 4DOF, start planning my 2025 hunting season and a little flounder fishing! CHEERS!!
Aug 13, 2024•36 min•Ep. 193
Ep 192 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast I give my 2 cents worth on the non-resident OTC archery elk tags going away in 2025.
Jul 07, 2024•11 min•Ep. 192
Episode 191 - No mountains where you live to train? Think your ready for your upcoming Western backback hunt?? Give this the ARDUOUS PACK TEST a try! Used as a physical entrance exam for wildland fire crews this test can give you an idea if your physically ready and capable for your backpack hunt! Hope you enjoy the podcast!
Jul 07, 2024•11 min•Ep. 191
EP 190 - In This episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we look into my pack to see just what I am taking on our Arizona September Archery Deer Hunt. More importantly what I am NOT taking on the trip! I hope ya'll enjoy the podcast!!! Go to the Salty Yak YouTube channel if you want to see the video version! Kifaru Packs Six Moon Design Lunar Solo Tent Nemo Tensor Insulated Alpine Sleeping Pad Katabatic Flex 30 Quilt Klymit Luxe Pillow Flextail Tiny Pump Fenix HM50R V2.0 Headlamp Fenix Recharg...
Jul 03, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 190
Episode 189 - In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast I talk aout what kicked me in the shorts to motivate me to get back on a workout program and what my "100 miles a week" workout program looks like!!!
Jun 19, 2024•24 min•Ep. 189
EP 188 - In This episode of The Salty Yak Outdoors Podcast we dive into the details of how to apply for the Colorado Secondary Draw permits! We discuss how the secondary draw works and what I look for when trying to select a hut to apply for! I hope this help you on getting a tag this year!
Jun 14, 2024•25 min•Ep. 188
Episode 187 In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoor Podcast we are going to answer some of the listener fishing questions we have recieved. We are going to talk about what and how much gear to take on a day of saltwater kayak fishing, micro skiffs and jets skis for inshore saltwater fishing, haw to maximize your time on a fishing trip, hammock vs tent set ups and lastly planning a "bucket list" fishing trip. Hope ya'll enjoy the podcast!!!
Jun 10, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 187
Episode 186 In this episode of The Salty Yak Outdoor Podcast we dive into exactly how I use the computer to scout and plan my hunts. Its not just OnX and Goggle Earth! I hope this podcast and video helps!
May 31, 2024•42 min•Ep. 186
Episode 185 In this episode of The Salt Yak Outdoor Podcast I talk about how I use OnX for fishing! I dive into how I use it for scouting and planning fishing trips. How I use it to find routes around oyster so I am not tearin up the kayak and how it can be super helpful remembering where to turn in the marsh! I hope you enjoy the podcast! Be sure the check it on The Salty Yak YouTube channel to see just what I am talking about! The Salty Yak YouTube Channel...
May 25, 2024•24 min•Ep. 185
Episode 184 - This episode finds us once again sitting down with our favorite youth hunters! The West Boys, Colton and Connor and Dad, Chris! These boys love hunting and outdoor adventures and they are great at it! Young men and women like these are the future of hunting! They tell all about there hunting adventures from last season and how the Total Archery Challenge is going for them! It is always a great time talking with these fine young men! Hope you enjoy the podcast!
May 05, 2024•45 min•Ep. 184
Episode 183 - Tune in and listen too all of our adventures and stories from the 2024 Total Archery Challenge in San Antionio, Texas! This was the 3rd year for some of the group and the 1st year for a couple! There was even one of our group that had never shot his bow at any 3D target before this! Thank you Emilio, SoTexas Outdoor Podcast, for once again doing a joint podcast and cleaning up this audio! I hope you enjoy the podcast!
May 04, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 183
Episode 182 - This is the recap of just how our 2024 Matagorda Island kayak fishing/ camping trip went! Me, Roger and Darrel sit down and relive our recent adventure out to Matagorda Island. It was an awesome trip with 25 kayakers and 6 boats! isten in and hear all the stories and adventures of our trip!
Apr 19, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 6Ep. 182