By Matty | Becoming A Bowhunter
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In this episode of Becoming a Bowhunter, Matty Turner dives into his recent pre-rut fallow deer hunting adventure, sharing thrilling stories, unexpected encounters ( and HUGE GIFT), PLUS valuable insights from the hunt. While he didn’t capture the voices of...
This week on Becoming a Bowhunter, Matty sits down with Benny Fensom in a unique on-the-hunt podcast episode. Benny is a mad keen stick bow hunter and often takes his kids out with him to call in critters. Benny shares...
This week Matty is joined by Julz Bennic. Julz is no stranger to getting the job done in bowhunting and fishing. Littered across his socials are endless encounters of successful hunts that he’s had all over Australia. This episode is packed...
This episode delves deep into the behaviors, strategies, and experiences surrounding the fallow deer rut, featuring seasoned hunters Grant "Randy" Rand and first-time guest Toby Hines. With their extensive knowledge and firsthand experiences, they unpack the intricacies of hunting during...
This week, join us as we dive deep with archery legend Tim Gillingham, known for his unparalleled expertise and innovative techniques in the world of archery. With years of experience and a knack for pushing the boundaries of equipment and...
This week Matty is joined by Darrin Christenberry. Darrin is a part of the pro staff for Elite Archery and does the rounds of the archery & 3D competitive scene in America and other parts of the world. He’s lived...
This week, Matty interviews Graham Cahill. You may know Graham from his hosting spot on 4WD 24/7. Particularly with his recent side project “Off Grid” where Graham showcases traveling around the remote wilderness of Australia without access to anything but...
This week Matty fields the question of HOW TO GAIN PROPERTY ACCESS FOR HUNTING. Access is something that almost all hunters struggle to gain at one point or another and this episode takes a mix of what Matty has had...
This week Matty is joined by the legendary Isaac Daly. Isaac, also known as Shrek is the man behind the Noob Spearo podcast and has recently started running spear fishing educational courses. Matty recently completed the beginners course and was...
This week Matty is joined by Aaron Whitaker. Aaron’s social media presence across instagram and YouTube has helped to educate many and spread the good word of hunting to thousands. From bowhunting goats to reloading bullets and everything in between that...
Somewhere between the inception of magazines being the only bit of Australian bowhunting content and the creation of myspace, there was a time when online forums reigned supreme. And the guest on today’s episode Mr Luke Griffin, is the man...
This week Matty is joined by the machine Grant “RANDY” Rand. Grant’s only recently returned from his Bulgarian hunt, and this one is a well requested episode from the Becoming A Bowhunter community. The boys unpack everything you need to...
This week Matty’s joined in the flesh by Jas Ritchie. Jas joined Matty and Adam in camp for a night to meet up and get a podcast recorded and the boys came through with the goods. Jas has ben bowhunting...
This week Matty’s joined by returning guest and good friend Adam Barter. This is another in-camp podcast where the boys are mid-journey uncovering some of their findings from a paid block in NSW. They have a lot of laughs, and...
This week, Matty’s joined by returning guest Benny Salleras. Ben is an avid bowhunter who’s very passionate about preserving this way of life we all love and adore. He’s spent thousands of hours out hunting and guiding. In today’s podcast,...
This week is the last of the recent podcast Matty went on down to the Hunter Valley Region. In todays episode you’ll hear a recap of just one day of hunting but believe us when we say… There are a...
This weeks podcast comes to you from deer camp, only today Matty takes a slightly different approach. You’ll hear from 4 different members of the camp — only today we’re talking favourite stories from the bush. There’s a lot to...
Bringing you another ripper of an episode straight from the middle of Deer Camp. This was at the end of day 2 of the recent Bush Buck Trip that Matty and the boys did. Warning good times were had and...
This week Matty’s joined by 2 of our Kiwi Brothers Struan Purdie & Toby Nichols Toby was the brains behind a recent Bush Buck adventure we all embarked on and Struan was the man behind capturing the whole thing. However...
This week Matty’s joined in a slightly different way… He put out the call on Socials for questions for a Q&A and the reply was huge… So He brought in a mixture of previous guests to help out with a...
This week Matty’s joined by repeat guest mr Jack Spinks. Jack is well known and well respected in the world of stick bows… And if you’ve seen the critters he puts down you’ll know why. We have a lot of...
Welcome to the second century of the podcast. This week Matty fills you in on some event successful hunts… Plus, The 10 lessons he’s learnt from bowhunting that translate into everyday life as well! The lessons are: Progress comes in...
We have a stacked line up for our 100th Episode. Slightly different layout to normal as this is from the live event hosted at Dog and Gun Coffee HQ. They put on a break with a panel including: Brad Smith...
This week Matty catches up with Holly Boon Holly fell back in love with the wild in her early 20s and decided to start going on solo camping adventures. This soon lead to a desire to pick up a rifle...
This week Matty catches up with retiring guest Liam Woods. Liam had an absolute stellar rut this year and he gives us a FULL run down of how it all played out. Liam’s incredibly mindful of his approach to bowhunting...
This week Matty catches up with top selling author Ross O’Meara. Recently Ross Published his wild game cookbook “Wild Meat” and it quickly rose to top ranks all around the world. Ross is a top bloke and a fellow rifle...
This week Matty delivers a recap from his week away chasing Red Deer during the 2023 roar. There’s a few characters to this story that Matty gets you well acquainted with in the podcast. Like, Scotty - Matty’s brother in...
Ian Summers is finally back for round two. After laying down some of the best advice in episode 1 on how to buy the perfect bow Ian is back talking about 1%ers to make you the best bowhunter possible. When...
David Luxford has been bowhunting for 34 years and during that time has seen and achieved a lot. Bowhunting has taken him all around Australia and has seen him take ALL species able to be hunted in Aus. He’s a...
This week Matty is joined by repeat guest Brad Murphy @thebowhuntingcoach Brad’s been bowhunting for over 20 years now, so it’s safe to say he has a wealth of knowledge… Knowledge that he’s now compiled into a course he’s calling...
This week Matty is joined by the legend of the red deer — Kev Schilf. You may remember him from episode #2 where Kev came in and shared his knowledge on Reds… Well he’s back, only this time we get...
This week Matty is joined by the legend from the north Harry Stenton. Harry has been running the operations at True Wild Outfitters for the past 5 years and boy does he have some gold nuggets to share when it...
This week Matty is joined by Liam Woods. Despite him being young Liam is deadly with a bow and absolutely jam-packed full of knowledge when it comes to critters, equipment and bowhunting in general. Podcast topics: Born into bowhuntingThe youngest...
This week Matty is joined by Shazda Brown Shazda reached out after the podcast episode we did with Blood Origins after we had asked for some Indigenous Australian Bowhunters to call out and show their love for Bowhunting. Not only...
This week Matty is joined by Mr Benny Fensom. Benny is a traditional bowhunter and outdoorsman through and through. This episode is filed with a heap of fascinating stories from benny’s adventures with his family and of course with his...
On this weeks episode Matty is joined by Corey from Dog and Gun Coffee. The guys delve deep into Corey’s extreme life change and transition into not only bowhunting, but also his position at Dog and Gun Coffee. Podcast topics: ...
In this weeks episode Matty is joined by repeat offender Grant Randy Rand, His Brother Cameron Rand and the boys good friend Benny Fensom. On the day of the interview the boys had just returned from quite a successful fox...
This week Matty is joined by Robbie Kroger of Blood Origins. Robbie and the team over at Blood Origins are fighting hard to promote the truth about hunting… With a strong focus on hunters conservation efforts that have saved many...
This week Matty is joined by great friend of the podcast James Doumtsis. James has just returned from and absolutely epic trip to Motana, U.S.A to hunt Elk and Mule deer… And this is the complete unpacking of his hunt....
This week Matty is joined by the legend Matt Williams (@fully_unqualified) Matt has been a keen hunter for most of his life. With a long history of chasing big toothy boars with dogs and a sticking knife. However, in recent...
Host Matty is joined by Jackson Crick @jackcriick also known as Jack Moon. Jack has become well known in the Australian bowhunting community for the great work he’s doing in his co-owned store Bowhunting only. The boys have brought to...
This week Matty is joined by returning guest Mitch Warren. Mitch has enjoyed a life of bowhunting both in Australia and abroad. Mitch’s love for hunting knows no bounds. A few years back he became a guide @mitchell_cape_york_adventures In this...
This week Matty is joined by Adam Barter @batsbowhunts After a short back story into who adam is and how he got into bowhunting… Adam quickly talks through a recap of a long awaited stick bow hunt that he recently...
On this week's episode, Matty gets interviewed on his Friend Isaak Hyde’s Podcast. The gentlemen go toe to toe in somewhat of a debate on differing opinions on whether you should eat meat or not… and if you do why...
This week Matty is joined by the ever-adventurous Ryan Anderly. Ryan is a South African who found his love for bowhunting in New Zealand and now lives and hunts daily in Far North Queensland Australia. Given that Ryan is quite...
This week we bring a very reverting and the first of many in camp hunts. Joined by the 2 guys who know this property like the back of their hands - Grant “Randy” Rand and Corey Seymondsbergen. The conversation varies...
Imagine doing a job and getting paid to do what you absolutely love doing? Well, that’s exactly the life Rob and Tracy from The Blonde Nomads have been able to build for themselves. What started out as a hobby of...
On this episode, Matty is joined by two good friends Pete and Steve. The boys - were listeners and reached out to ask Matty to go for a hunt... To which he gleefully accepted. The rest of the stories are...
Most peoples rut stay’s somewhat local to them… But this year for James Doumtsis, he not only hunted in different states.. But also different countries. James gives us a full recap of what his March/April looked like. Picture this, hunting...
