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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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

Podcast sponsors:

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