Join host Matty Tuner as he becomes a bowhunter. Discovering tips, tricks and insights to help fast-track YOUR journey as a bowhunter.
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Join host Matty Tuner as he becomes a bowhunter. Discovering tips, tricks and insights to help fast-track YOUR journey as a bowhunter.
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In this episode, Matty is joined by Jordan De Jong and Adam Barter as they recap the hunt that was on their drive home.
This hunt was Jordan’s first-ever experience of bowhunting.
Matty and Adam made it their goal to help fast-track Jordy’s hunting abilities and get him his first animal with the bow.
They were successful; however, they didn’t come without challenges.
This recap gives great insights into what worked well, what didn’t work at all and what each member of the hunting party would have done differently to make good of the opportunities that weren’t fruitful.
Podcast Topics:
- How’d we get here?
- The excitement that new blocks bring
- Seeing your first critters in the wild
- The first stalk failed - Good!
- The second stalk failed - Good, what did you learn?
- What made the third stalk a charm?
- Pigs, & goats… Take your pick
- Wind
- Day 2
- Hello Mr Fox
- Check your gear, DUMMY.
- The mountaintop that keeps on giving.
- Biggest takeaways
- Bowhunting changes lives!
And much, much more.
Find our guest:
Jordan:
@Jordodejong
Adam:
@adam.j.barter
Find Becoming a Bowhunter:
Instagram: @becomingabowhunter.podcast
Hosted by: @mattyafter
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This week, Matty is joined by Poldi, the man behind the YouTube channel Westcoast Adventures.
To keep the adventures alive, Poldi set himself the challenge of going stickbow only moving forward and has been trying to master his craft for the past year.
What’s cool to see is with the system Poldi has adopted he has truly become a beast with the recurve, especially when it matters with a live animal in front of him.
Podcast topics:
- Kayaking Norway
- The influence of Bruce Barns
- Getting the right start in the outdoors
- I sold my wheels to go on an adventure
- Push archery
- Hunting is tough with a bad back
- Stewart Island
- Patterning the animals year-round.
- Springtime red deer
- Chamois can see
- Tahr love slips
And much more…
Find Poldi:
@poldi_wm
https://youtube.com/@westcoastadventures8877?si=-pmAiUl2sAvUQ8s3
Find Becoming a Bowhunter:
Instagram: @becomingabowhunter.podcast
Hosted by: @mattyafter
Podcast Sponsors:
Dog and Gun Coffee @dogandguncofee
Bloody great coffee ready for adventure — Use code BOWHUNTER for $10 off your next purchase. Visit https://www.dogandguncoffee.com/
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For precision and reliability in your hunting gear use code BAB10 for 10% off your next order. Check out https://www.kayugabroadheads.com.au/
This week Matty is joined by Christie Pisani.
Christie has a background in both paramedics and bowhunting.
She now teaches wilderness first aid courses, sharing her knowledge and time in the bush to teach people how to save their lives if things go wrong.
Podcast topics:
- Heart Of The Huntress
- Why do Bowhunters need to understand first-aid?
- Personal location beakers
- What’s in a good first-aid kit?
- Broadhead and knife wounds
- Gunshots
- Common farm injuries to be prepared for
- Rolls and breaks
- What to do if you’re bitten by a snake
And much, much more.
Find Christie Pisani:
@wildernessfirstaidconsultants
www.wfac.com.au
Heart Of The Huntress: https://youtu.be/mU--NjlNE70?si=dkr4SQNZVWKOlSJA
Find Becoming a Bowhunter:
Instagram: @becomingabowhunter.podcast
Hosted by: @mattyafter
Podcast Sponsors:
Dog and Gun Coffee @dogandguncofee
Bloody great coffee ready for adventure — Use code BOWHUNTER for $10 off your next purchase. Visit https://www.dogandguncoffee.com/
Kayuga Broadheads @kayuga_broadheads
For precision and reliability in your hunting gear use code BAB10 for 10% off your next order. Check out https://www.kayugabroadheads.com.au/
This week Matty is joined by Colin Gair from Outlaw Custom Bows.
Colin recently created Matty’s daughters two absolutely stunning bows, to help them transition from toys to real bows.
Colin has a background in engineering that allows him to tinker and recreate traditional longbows and recurve bows.
Through applying basic maths, physics and what he learned through his structural engineering degree Colin has created many variations of specialised custom trad bows.
Podcast Topics:
- Kids bows
- What led to Colin making custom bows
- The different types of low bows and recurve bows
- What goes into making a bow
- The Australian naming series
- Why do people question the speed of your bows?
- How are you able to make these bows so fast?
- The current lineup
- What to look for when buying a trad bow
- Bringing your kids into hunting
- Hunting stories with the trad bow
And much, much more.
Find our guest:
@outlawcustombows
Find Becoming a Bowhunter:
Instagram: @becomingabowhunter.podcast
Hosted by: @mattyafter
Podcast Sponsors:
Dog and Gun Coffee @dogandguncofee
Bloody great coffee ready for adventure — Use code BOWHUNTER for $10 off your next purchase. Visit https://www.dogandguncoffee.com/
Kayuga Broadheads @kayuga_broadheads
For precision and reliability in your hunting gear use code BAB10 for 10% off your next order. Check out https://www.kayugabroadheads.com.au/
This week is Matty is in Deer Camp With Grant Rand, Corey Seymondsbergen, and four relatively new hunters.
It was very cool to go back to basics and help fast-track the learnings in the field within a few hunts.
Podcast Topics:
- Matty’s Buck
- Why it’s important to introduce others to good bowhunting practices
- Great questions
- Simple mistakes leading to stalks ending
- Be mindful of your movements
- You usually have more time than you think
- Danny’s Boar
- The penetration test
- Good mates = great camps
And much, much more.
Find our guest:
@corey_seymo
@grant_randy_rand
Find Becoming a Bowhunter:
Instagram: @becomingabowhunter.podcast
Hosted by: @mattyafter
Podcast Sponsors:
Dog and Gun Coffee @dogandguncofee
Bloody great coffee ready for adventure — Use code BOWHUNTER for $10 off your next purchase. Visit https://www.dogandguncoffee.com/
Kayuga Broadheads @kayuga_broadheads
For precision and reliability in your hunting gear use code BAB10 for 10% off your next order. Check out https://www.kayugabroadheads.com.au/
This week host Matty is joined by Returning guest Corey.
If you listened to the marathon episode “Bowhunting Bulgaria’s Finest Fallow, Boars and Mouflon w/ Grant Rand — You’ll be somewhat familiar with this story as Corey was Grant’s travel buddy on this hunt.
Corey’s trip also included many ups and downs, trials and tribulations, and stepping outside of his comfort zone and boundaries.
Note that this episode is not to warn off of hunting abroad — In fact, the opposite, just to give you a full perspective of what can go right and wrong on any hunt.
Podcast Topics:
- Trying to speak without talking
- Doing the same old thing
- I want to hunt like I do at home
- Stalking unshootable critters
- Cliffs are mild inconveniences
- The Kieler: #1 human Killer
- In hindsight… Actually nah
- When push comes to shove
- Expectations will kill the outcome
Find Corey:
@corey_seymo
Find Becoming a Bowhunter:
Instagram: @becomingabowhunter.podcast
Hosted by: @mattyafter
Podcast Sponsors:
Dog and Gun Coffee: Enhance your hunting morning with a rich cup from Dog and Gun Coffee. Use code BOWHUNTER for $10 off your next purchase. Visit https://www.dogandguncoffee.com/
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This week Matty is joined by returning guest Tobie Hynes.
Tobie recently went to Stewart Island, New Zealand, to hunt Whitetail Deer in one of the only places in the southern hemisphere where they can be hunted.
Stewart Island is an incredibly popular hunting destination and is booked out 365 days of the year.
Based on Tobie’s stories, you’ll start to understand why.
Podcast topics:
And much more…
Find Tobie:
@hunt_mountains
@thebighorndeercaller
https://www.youtube.com/@thynes2995
Find Becoming a Bowhunter:
Instagram: @becomingabowhunter.podcast
Hosted by: @mattyafter
Podcast Sponsors:
Dog and Gun Coffee: Enhance your hunting morning with a rich cup from Dog and Gun Coffee. Use code BOWHUNTER for $10 off your next purchase. Visit https://www.dogandguncoffee.com/
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This week Matty is joined By William Platell from Riverleigh Taxidermy.
William has been tinkering with Taxidermy for the past 16 years. After suffering a nasty shoulder injury in the army, he decided to turn his passion into a full-time gig.
As you’ll see and feel throughout the episode will is an absolute lover of animals and obsessive with mastering his craft.
Will Loves the fact that he gets to preserve not only the animal… BUT also the adventure and story of the hunt for the hunter to hold onto for the rest of their days.
Podcast Topics Include:
And much more.
Find William Platell :
@riverleigh_taxidermy
Where to Find Becoming a Bowhunter:
Instagram: @becomingabowhunter.podcast
Host: @mattyafter
Podcast sponsors:
@dogandguncoffee
https://www.dogandguncoffee.com/
Use checkout code BOWHUNTER for $10 off your next order ✌️
@kayuga_broadheads
https://www.kayugabroadheads.com.au/
Use checkout code BAB10 for 10% off your next order ✌️
This week Matty is joined By Mark Pitts from Marksman Quivers.
Mark grew up in The U.K. and lived on a farm managing game animals for harvesting each year.
With opportunities for hunting being much more prevalent overseas, he found himself moving to Australia.
Now, alongside his wife, he creates incredible gear for trad bowhunters at Marksman Quivers.
Podcast Topics Include:
And much more.
Find Mark Pitts:
@marksmanquivers
https://marksmanquivers.com/
Where to Find Becoming a Bowhunter:
Instagram: @becomingabowhunter.podcast
Host: @mattyafter
Podcast sponsors:
@dogandguncoffee
https://www.dogandguncoffee.com/
Use checkout code BOWHUNTER for $10 off your next order ✌️
@kayuga_broadheads
https://www.kayugabroadheads.com.au/
Use checkout code BAB10 for 10% off your next order ✌️
This week Matty sits down with Ashlee Strange, who shares her incredible story of resilience and determination. From literally being moments away rom dying to thriving in the world of hunting, Ashlee's journey is nothing short of inspiring.
The conversation covers her health battle, her road to recovery, and her passion for hunting that was instilled in her from a young age by her father.
Ashlee also talks about the challenges and rewards of being a female hunter and offers advice for women looking to get into the sport. Plus future ambitions with her own hunting and guiding endeavours.
Podcast Topics:
And much more
Find Ashlee Strange:
Instagram: @ashlee.strange
Where to Find Becoming a Bowhunter:
Instagram: @becomingabowhunter.podcast
Host: @mattyafter
Podcast sponsors:
@dogandguncoffee
https://www.dogandguncoffee.com/
Use checkout code BOWHUNTER for $10 off your next order ✌️
@kayuga_broadheads
https://www.kayugabroadheads.com.au/
Use checkout code BAB10 for 10% off your next order ✌️
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