A Hunter's Legacy

It started with a youth pastor’s crossbow—but for 20-year-old Gabe Foley from Southwest Ohio, that was just the beginning.

In this episode, Gabe sits down with Mitchell Fox to share how his love for deer hunting grew from sitting on the ground with his grandpa to managing over 9,500 acres across seven counties. He talks about building a landscaping business with his fiancée, the painful lessons from early hunts, and the obsession that’s fueled his journey—door-knocking for permission, running 30+ cell cameras, and logging every wind, scrape, and moon phase.

Gabe opens up about losing his grandpa to cancer and how those early hunts—without trail cams or high-end gear—still shape how he chases whitetails today. From his first deer at 68 yards with a crossbow to living on 40 huntable acres, this one’s packed with grit, lessons, and a whole lotta heart.

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He used to live for the rut and sunrise over a flooded cornfield. These days, he’s building a media brand, raising a family, and still keeping one foot in the woods. In this episode, Corey Hillebo of Slater, Iowa, opens up about the shift from hardcore hunting to real-life balance—why he stepped back from waterfowl, how bowhunting still calls his name, and how fatherhood and farming redefined what matters.

Corey shares how it all started: a .410 shotgun, mushroom hunts with his mom, and that first deer with a hand-me-down Hoyt. Then came college, camera crews, party hunts up in Decorah, and trailer-loads of decoys. He talks about the disease that is waterfowl hunting, the lessons from missing a chance at a 170-class buck, and how farming, podcasting, and sleep edged out the early mornings and long sits.

Now co-hosting the Farm4Profit podcast, Corey dives into how ag media needs a reality check—just like hunting media. Most folks ain’t living off hunting or farming; they’re scraping by, raising kids, and chasing a little peace in the chaos. And that’s where the good stories live.

Listen in for laughs, hard truths, and why he just might come out of retirement for a pintail in California.

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What happens when a Missouri banker trades a nine-to-five for a life chasing Canada geese? In this episode, Chase Tripp sits down to share how he went from commercial banking to working full-time at a small-town gun shop—all to get closer to the outdoors he loves.

Born and raised near St. Louis, Chase talks about growing up in a non-hunting family, the unlikely way he fell in love with waterfowl, and the hard lessons (and hilarious mishaps) that came with learning it all from scratch. From setting massive decoy spreads to watching geese flip upside down as they dive into the spread, his passion for big honkers is contagious.

He also opens up about chasing his dream of guiding hunts, the grind of breaking into the outdoor industry, and why he’s more at home in a duck blind than anywhere else. With plenty of laughs, near misses, and reflections on what hunting has taught him about family and legacy, this episode is as real as it gets.

Don’t miss this one—it’s a reminder that the hunting life isn’t just about trophies. It’s about the people, the moments, and the miles in between.

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Randy Woolum has seen it all. From running bird dogs across the Midwest to hauling in monster walleye on Lake Erie, his stories come laced with grit, humility, and a lifetime outdoors. Raised in a family that depended on hunting and fishing for supper, Randy cut his teeth trapping groundhogs, running a cur dog after school, and later coon hunting to help pay for Christmas.

In this episode, he sits down with Mitchell to swap tales about coon fights gone sideways, the heartbreak of losing a world champion bird dog, and the sheer joy of training English pointers to lock up on wild coveys. They dig into thermal coyote hunts, long days on Lake Erie chasing steelhead and smallmouth, and the hard lessons learned running dogs in unforgiving country.

This isn’t about fame or glory—it’s about tradition, family, and the bond between a hunter and his dogs.

Listen in and let Randy’s stories take you back to cold mornings, cut-up boots, and the sound of a coon dog on a hot track.

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Brandon Sewell knows the sound of boots hitting the desert sand and the feel of a bowstring in his calloused hands. After 20 years of service in the U.S. Army—with tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, and beyond—he’s now staring down retirement and dreaming about the Texas whitetail woods he’s been away from for too long.

In this episode, Brandon opens up about finding balance between duty, family, and a deep love for the outdoors. He shares a gut-wrenching story from Afghanistan that changed how he sees life back home—and how hunting and running have been his therapy through it all. From bowhunting in the Texas hill country to chasing pigs with thermals and suppressors, this one’s packed with grit, laughs, and hard-earned perspective.

There’s no sugarcoating here—just a real conversation about life, loss, and legacy.

Pull up a chair. This is one every hunter, veteran, and family man needs to hear.

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What started as a spring break hog hunt in Florida back in 2013 turns into a story about lifelong friendships, wild hunts, and the raw passion that runs deep in the Florida woods. Derek Watson from Dade City, Florida, joins the show to swap stories that span everything from chest-deep hog chases to 151-inch Florida bucks.

Derek breaks down his roots growing up in citrus country, how a childhood of running orange groves and chasing hogs with dogs shaped his love for the outdoors, and why hunting is more about the people than the antlers. He shares the wild saga of the biggest buck he’s ever killed—how a marginal shot turned into 26 hours of tracking through swamps, roads, and heartbreak before finally getting his hands on a true Florida giant.

The guys also dive deep into rut patterns across Florida, why the timing is so strange compared to the Midwest, and how bowhunting has taught them more about deer than gun seasons ever could. Plus—some good ol’ fashioned campfire laughs about misfired guns, treestand mishaps, and the kind of screw-ups every hunter’s had but few will admit.

This one’s got it all—grit, humility, and a whole lot of Florida dirt under the fingernails. Pull up a chair, crack a beer, and settle in.

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She grew up bouncing between gravel roads and suburban sidewalks—now she’s hauling a bow across state lines, chasing longbeards, and building a life on her own terms. In this episode, Mitchell sits down with Georgia Klink, a gritty and grounded hunter out of Missouri, who’s carving her path in both business and the backwoods.

Georgia talks about her early days shadowing her dad at deer camp, why she eats what she harvests, and how she’s built a network of hunting friends across the Midwest. From launching a remote accounting business to turkey hunting in Nebraska with a single pin sight, Georgia opens up about the highs and heartbreaks of learning it all the hard way.

They dive into public land dove chaos, fishing off kayaks, out-of-state draw tags, and that unforgettable day in Nebraska when three gobblers strutted in at five yards. Georgia shares what it’s really like to be a woman in the hunting world—and why staying genuine means more than any grip-and-grin photo ever could.

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Some stories don’t start in the woods—they begin in the dark corners of a prison. Robert Loper, a retired correctional officer from South Jersey, opens up about the 20 years he spent working in a maximum-security facility, the mental battles that followed, and how bowhunting quite literally saved his life.

Now 51 and semi-retired, Rob splits time between Delaware and New Jersey, delivering paint by day and chasing public land bucks by season. He doesn’t chase inches—he chases purpose. In this episode, Rob talks about his gritty beginnings hunting over bait, why he walked away from it, and how saddle hunting turned him into a true student of deer behavior.

From PTSD to healing in quiet thickets and thorns, Rob shares how the woods became his church, his therapy, and his reason to keep going. He breaks down the personality of bucks, the mistakes hunters make entering woods too fast, and the misunderstood intelligence of does. There’s no fluff here—just real talk about life, loss, learning, and legacy.

Stick around for lessons on deer patterns, thoughts on New Jersey’s wild hunting regulations, and a few unexpected stories (including emus and milk-lipped deer). A powerful reminder: sometimes, it’s not about what you’re hunting—it’s about what’s hunting you.

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A six-point buck? Sure. But a public land caribou in Alaska with a bow? That’s the kind of grit this episode brings. Don Goode, a former Army logistics officer turned stay-at-home dad and entrepreneur, joins the show from Kentucky with a backstory that’s anything but typical.  Don didn’t pick up a bow until his Army days—and now he’s ready to hunt bucks with a trad bow and chase elk tags in the Rockies.

He opens up about his decade in the military, a near-miss with a tornado, the raw weight of parenthood, and how an old Walmart raft helped him chase down a bull caribou across the tundra. We’re talkin’ cold nights, broken arrows, and the kind of determination only found in hunters who didn’t grow up in tree stands.

This one’s got it all: mental health, duck dogs, trad bows, DIY meals, and a big dream called Labrador Outfitters. Don’s living proof that it’s never too late to start—and grit counts more than gear.

Share this one with someone who’s just getting started or who’s been grinding solo for years. They’ll hear themselves in Don’s story.

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He once got stuck in the mud so bad it took him an hour and a shotgun to dig himself out. That’s Cray Weirich—an Iowa boy who’s as handy with a wrench as he is with a bow. Born and raised in the farmland of southwest Iowa, Cray now balances work, marriage, and muddy waders while still chasing whitetails and flushing pheasants any chance he gets.

In this episode, Cray and Mitchell swap stories from the tree stand and the CRP—like the cold morning their dogs caught roosters bare-mouthed, or the hill they called “the sum b****” during one brutal deer drive in northeast Iowa. Cray also opens up about what got him into bowhunting in college, how he’s navigating post-EHD seasons, and what it’s like mentoring a kid who’s just getting his hunting legs.

From misfires and missed birds to busted blinds and generational memories, this one’s a laid-back ride through the seasons. Pull up a chair—feels like a morning at deer camp.

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