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

Podcast sponsors:

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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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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

Podcast sponsors:

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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:

www.bowhunterschallenge.com

@dogandguncoffee

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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:

www.bowhunterschallenge.com

@dogandguncoffee

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Use checkout code BOWHUNTER for $10 off your next order ✌️

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 bow.

Podcast topics:

• Benny’s beginnings 
• Introducing kids to hunting 
• Hunting packs
• Traveling QLD and the Cape with the family 
• Hunting and fishing at Strathburn station
• Understanding how precious life can be
• Wood vs carbon arrows 
• Tuning arrows and what not to do
• Missed opportunities on BIG reds

And much much more

 Find Benny: 

@benny_fensom

Find Becoming a Bowhunter:

@becomingabowhunter.podcast

@mattyafter

Podcast sponsors:

www.bowhunterschallenge.com

@dogandguncoffee

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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: 

• Moving interstate for a dream. Job 
• Getting a start on hunting late in life
• Making god coffee 
• Hunting with others vs hunting by yourself
• Hunting boots
• Fast tracking your experience in the bush 
• Kayuga adventures 
• The bowhunters challenge 

And much much more.

Find Corey:

@coreox

@dogandguncofee

Find Becoming a Bowhunter:

@becomingabowhunter.podcast

@mattyafter

Podcast sponsors:

www.bowhunterschallenge.com

@dogandguncoffee

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Use checkout code BOWHUNTER for $10 off your next order ✌️

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 hunt…

which lead to a lot of the content for this episode. 

Podcast topics:

• Hunting beginnings 
• Hunting styles 
• Bow darts a game for the family to enjoy  
• From compound to recurve and beyond
• Foxy territory
• Calling in foxes
• Hunting foxes spot and stalk
• The boys hunt 

And much more…

Find todays Guests: 

@grant_randy_rand

@kayuga_broadheads

@benny_fensom

@ cameron_cambo_rand 

Find Becoming a Bowhunter:

@becomingabowhunter.podcast

@mattyafter

Podcast sponsors:

www.bowhunterschallenge.com

@dogandguncoffee

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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 species from going extinct.

This podcast is mainly centred around the attack we’re currently facing against bowhunting in South Australia. 

There are a few asks of you within this podcast.

Each one of them will help bowhunting in Australia… and hunting within the world. 

Help us to keep fighting the good fight. 

Find Robbie: 

@bloodorigins

https://bloodorigins.org/

Find Becoming a Bowhunter:

@becomingabowhunter.podcast

@mattyafter

Podcast sponsors:

www.bowhunterschallenge.com

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