Becoming a Bowhunter

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 and absolutely loves helping others to become the best ethical bowhunters they can be.

If you’re not already following Liam on social be sure to jump across and follow him on instagram as he’s regularly putting up incredibly educational content for other hunters.

Podcast topics:

• All about Hota and the reds… Until a boar shows up
• Keeping track of boars on your block
• Croacking bucks and speaking doe’s
• The big old 4x4
• Using red hid calls
• Round 2, fight!
• Is he blind deff and dumb or just in the rut?
• Shot placements
• The anatomy of a critter
• Picking the perfect spot depends on angles
• Shooting bigger versus smaller game
• Goats, pigs, foxes, cats, deer, camels, buff - hit them here

…And much, much more.

Find Liam Woods

@liam_bowhunter

Find Becoming a Bowhunter:

@becomingabowhunter.podcast

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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 and bowhunter who has sourced and been responsible for his own meat for over 15 years now.

Ross’s approach to cooking is really basic which makes it even more accessible for the everyday average Joe in the kitchen.

Podcast topics:

• Wild Meat - The book
• Ross’s fight with his bow
• Shifting the focus to wild meat
• Field preparation is KEY
• Aging the meat
• What cuts for what meals
• Ross’s twice cooked special
• Is offal too awful?
• Other game animals
• Ross’s future endeavours 

…And much, much more.

Find Ross O’Meara:

@_rossomeara

Buy Ross’ Book: https://amzn.asia/d/4fi4r0f

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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 law 

Cecil the 6x7 who hangs out on wattle hill

The big bodied SPIKER 

And of course the one and only Frank The Tank - a dream stag for Matty.

Podcast topics:

• Scotty’s first hunt
• The ghost that got away
• The Big Bodied Spiker
• Our introduction to Cecil
• How the roofers saved Frank’s life
• Taking it to the 11th hour for Scott’s hunt
• Getting to know Cecil and his friends 
• The show down with Frank the tank
• Cecil’s cries wolf
• Taking it to the 11th hour for the second time this week
• A quick recap on gratitude, learnings and things to come

Find Becoming a Bowhunter:

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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 you’re doing something as unpredictable as bowhunting it’s important to take control of what you can… And in this episode, Ian helps you to do just that.

Podcast topics:

- tuning a bow is like skinning a cat

• Paper tuning? 
• 1% after 1% makes you better when everything else is against you
• Bow strings - what you NEED to look out for
• Fine tuning your shot process
• It’s the big dumb idiot holding it… not the bow
• Release aids, bandaids or solutions?
• Stabilisers
• Arrow weights - What you ACTUALLY need for hunting

And much , much more

Find Ian Summers:

@iansummersofficial

@summersarchery

Summersarchery.com.au

Find Becoming a Bowhunter:

@becomingabowhunter.podcast

@mattyafter

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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 veteran writer and if you’ve got a collection of bowhunting magazines there is a fair chance you’ve read many of his publications before…

However he also wrote a book on bowhunting as well as a book on taxidermy.

To say he’s knowledgeable is an understatement.

Podcast topics:

- A late start to bowhunting 

• Falling in love with the lifestyle
• The badges that inspired many years of adventure
• The spirit of bowhunting, the arrow and the animal
• Writing a bowhunting book
• Taking on ALL of the Australian species
• The courage of a bowhunter
• Taking out the young
• Where do you leave your ego in bowhunting 
• Taxidermy
• Prepping a shoulder mount
• And much , much more

Find David Luxford:

David isn’t on social media but his son Michael is. You can keep up to date with their adventures via Michaels page:

@Michael.luxford.bowhunting

Find Becoming a Bowhunter:

@becomingabowhunter.podcast

@mattyafter

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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 “Building Better Bowhunter”

For more information on the course listen to the full episode and head over to Brad’s website www.thebowhuntingcoach.com

Podcast topics: 

 - Hunting in the extreme cold

• You can never be prepared enough 
• Hunting musk ox
• Building better bowhunters
• The modules 
• Getting to know your bow and how to shoot it
• Understanding what gear is right for YOU
• In-person bowhunting courses/meetups
• Butchering and cooking wild game 

And much, much more

Find Brad Murphy:

@thebowhuntingcoach 

www.thebowhuntingcoach.com

Find Becoming a Bowhunter:

@becomingabowhunter.podcast

@mattyafter

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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 very specific on the roar.

… But more importantly, he shares how YOU can have your best rut to date.

Podcast topics: 

• Understanding the Roar
• The migration 
• The first days of roaring
• The actual best time to be in the bush 
• Sleeping with the critters 
• What you should listen for
• How and when to call 
• What approach should you take on your stalk?
• Genetics and cull stags
• The Head Hind
• Sit back and take it all in
• Sharing in the success 

And much, much more.

Find Kev Schilf:

@kev_schilf

Find Becoming a Bowhunter:

@becomingabowhunter.podcast

@mattyafter

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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 comes to the bovine species.

Podcast topics: 

• Harry’s beginnings in hunting and life 
• What’s a Englishmen doing running an outfitters operation in the Northern Territory
• The beginnings of True Wild Outfitters
• What Expectations should you take on a hunt
• All the gear with all the fear
• Finding the big buff
• What dictates a great trophy Buffalo
• Hunting scrub bulls
• Who’s angrier buff, bulls or Harry 
• Picking up the bow after a life of rifle hunting
• Harry’s biggest learnings and takeaways from bowhunting 

And much, much more.

Find Harry Stenton:

@harrystenton

@truewildoutfitters

@foveauxleathercraft

Find Becoming a Bowhunter:

@becomingabowhunter.podcast

@mattyafter

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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 bowhunting
• The youngest member of the film crew for years on end
• Filming and editing bowhunting films
• The 252Kg boar
• Hunting the thickest of the thick
• The final Red story from the 2022 Red Roar
• Goats, goats, and 40” goats
• How to judge the size of a goat
• D-loop sizing

And so much more.

Find Liam Woods

@liam_bowhunter

Find Becoming a Bowhunter:

@becomingabowhunter.podcast

@mattyafter

Podcast sponsors:

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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 is Shazda a bowhunter but a very respectful and traditional follower of his ancestors songlines.

Podcast topics:

• Shade’s intro to bowhunting
• Songlines 
• Traditional hunting methods 
• Walk about and rights of passage
• Smoking ceremonies 
• The Map of Indigenous Australia
• Shazda’s tribe
• The mental relief Bowhunting provides
• Shazda’s dream for On Country Living becoming a hunting haven for struggling indigenous youth  

And much much more

 Find Shazda

@oncountryliving

Find Becoming a Bowhunter:

@becomingabowhunter.podcast

@mattyafter

Podcast sponsors:

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