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 as you’ll find in this podcast the boys are both seasoned hunters and been on many a journey through NZ.

Podcast topics: 

• The beginnings of this adventure 
• Becoming a bowhunter: Toby’s edition
• In Greenland hunting seals
• Getting into filming hunts
• Hunting regulations in NZ
• You will not eradicate our pests
• Understanding the topography 
• The Future of hunting in NZ
• The hierarchy of animals in NZ
• The New Zealand Trio

And much much more…

Find or special guests:

Toby Nicholls @nz_huntergatherer

Strain Purdie @earlybirdmedia

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@becomingabowhunter.podcast

@mattyafter

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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 range of different questions.

Podcast topics: 

• 1,3, or 5 pin sights
• Shot process 
• Fallow, fallow and more fallow. 
• Caping an animal and preserving the skin 
• Meat safety 
• Arrow shafts for kids and shorter women
• The Bowhunters challenge 
• Something about horn sizes 
• Why choose a bow if you want meat? 
• Starting from scratch

And much much more…

Find or special guests:

@jamesdoumtsisoutdoors

@grant_randy_rand

@brettmeldrum085

@kev_schilf

@iansummersofficial

Find Becoming a Bowhunter:

@becomingabowhunter.podcast

@mattyafter

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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 laughs as Jack shares a wealth of knowledge and highlights from his bowhunting adventures.

Podcast topics:

- the 

• The cod conundrum 
• Buying the perfect stick bow
• They don’t make em like they used to
• Jack’s involvement with the bowhunters domain shafts
• How to not die in camp
• The inspiration one gets from bowhunting
• Hunting with Joel Turner
• Those pademelons are mighty good grub
• The bowmen vigilantes 
• 3 guys, 3 stick bows and 80 pigs in 3 days

And much much more…

Find Jack:

jackspinks_

Find Becoming a Bowhunter:

@becomingabowhunter.podcast

@mattyafter

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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 small steps

Slow is smooth smooth is fast

The world doesn’t owe you anything 

You have to develop your own moral and ethical compass

There’s support in every community 

The work starts where you think the journey ends 

Learn from your mistakes or be ready to walk a long unsuccessful road. 

The small things really matter matter. 

Perfection is unattainable but Persistence does pay off.

Learn to use your senses

Find Becoming a Bowhunter:

@becomingabowhunter.podcast

@mattyafter

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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 @bradsmith_bowhunt_downunder

Ian Summers @iansummersofficial

Kev Schilf @Kev_Schilf

Between these 3 men thee is more than a lifetime of bowhunting experience.

And the best part is… There is a crowd of bowhunters picking their brains.

Find the boys: 

Brad Smith @bradsmith_bowhunt_downunder

Ian Summers @iansummersofficial

Kev Schilf @Kev_Schilf

Find Becoming a Bowhunter:

@becomingabowhunter.podcast

@mattyafter

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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 and hunt while out on adventures…

Which then lead to picking up a bow.

Holly gives some incredible tips for women looking to get into hunting in general but in particular bowhunting.

Podcast topics:

• The innate calling back to the wild
• Getting close to wild animals with Andrew Ucles
• Persistence hunting - outrunning animals
• Intro to archery
• Drawing backbones is hard 
• Different hunting approaches
• My girlfriends don’t understand hunting 
• Learning to butcher 
• Getting help from the locals 
• Picking up her first bow
• Training to be able to draw back the bow
• What poundage do you need to shoot for hunting?
• Dragging deer is hard
• Sharing deer camp with experienced hunting
• The Sambar adventure 
• Asking for advice - don’t be afraid to do it

…And much, much more.

Find Liam Woods

@hollyboon_

Find Becoming a Bowhunter:

@becomingabowhunter.podcast

@mattyafter

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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

@mattyafter

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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

Find Becoming a Bowhunter:

@becomingabowhunter.podcast

@mattyafter

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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:

@becomingabowhunter.podcast

@mattyafter

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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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