Jeremy Carnes is an avid mobile hunter and a father of three. With a drive to constantly improve himself as an outdoorsman and a conservationist, Jeremy consistently spends his time in the Kentucky mountains where he is introducing his children to God and the great outdoors. Running his own social media channel “Seek First Outdoors,” he closely follows Matthew 6:33, “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”

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Topics

1:40 – Raised In the Outdoors by His Uncle

3:13 – “Deer Hunting Saved My Life”

7:04 – Searching for Consistency in a Father Figure

8:04 – Being Raised Going to Church

10:41 – Life Lessons Hunting Can Teach

15:21 – Being There for Your Kids

18:49 – Introducing Kids to Hunting on Public Land

20:21 – The Haven of Kentucky

23:42 – Mobile Hunter

 27:30 – Playing the

29:04 – Eastern Topography

31:45 – Learning to Read the Wind

36:33 – Hunting Mushrooms

38:12 – A Kid’s First Buck

42:18 – Hunting with Autism

45:21 – Field dressing with the Kids and Honoring the Animal

49:24 – Competitive Hunts Between Siblings

51:34 – Mixing It Up with Different State Hunts

54:52 – Scouting Proper Food Plots Per Season Type

58:08 – Experiences Fishing

1:00:15 - Hunting Off of a Boat Through River Access or Lake

1:02:59 – Using OnX to Map Hunts

1:05:25 – Using Topography to Find Mushrooms

1:07:05 – Waterway Hunting

1:08:35 – Bow Hunting VS Rifle Hunting

1:09:42 – Sneaking Into a Deer’s Sacred Area

1:12:11 – When to Use Calls

1:18:51 – Where Don’t You See God in The Outdoors?

1:21:36 – The Significance of Hunting in The Bible

1:23:57 – Teaching Kids to Be Intune to Their Environment

1:27:06 – Seek First Outdoors: Matthew 6:33 – Proverbs 20:13

1:31:08 – Healing The Blind Through the Power of Prayer

1:35:34 – A Life-Saving Encounter with Jesus

1:43:30 – What Makes Up a Church Body

1:49:27 – Failure Is Not Final with Jesus / Win or Learn

1:50:57 – The Most Important Thing Is Faith

1:51:49 – Hoping to Finish the Season Strong

1:55:51 – CWD Regulations

1:58:40 – Becoming A Game Warden

2:03:00 – Conservationist

2:05:15 – Baiting Deer VS Tracking Deer

2:11:46 – Turkey Hunting

2:14:24 – Hunting Kentucky

2:17:19 – Packing A Deer Out of The Mountains on A Boat

2:19:55 – Exploring the Kentucky Mountains

2:25:34 – Camping In the Kentucky Mountains

2:28:21 – The Intelligence of Bucks

2:29:49 – Living With the Cold In The Outdoors

2:30:17 – Kids Grow Up Fast

2:32:06 – Fishing In the Pacific

2:32:33 – Focus As a Hunter

2:33:44 – Hunting A Ram with A Desert Tech MDRX Bullpup Recommended

2:34:56 – Outfitting A Mosin–Nagant

2:37:19 – Upland Hunting

2:39:29 - Conclusion

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Drew Blake is the president of Guiding Eyes Outdoors, a foundation dedicated to giving the blind, disabled, military veterans, first responders, and children who have lost parents in service to our country and their communities the opportunity to explore the outdoors. With a long family history of hunting and fishing, Drew knows where to take anglers and hunters to places where they will have the fullest experience possible. Even his full-time job as an environmental officer keeps Drew immersed in the great outdoors where he hopes to bring his boys up with the same passion he has.

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Topics

1:19 – Learning to Hunt from Dad

2:42 – Growing Up Pond Fishing to Large Boats Catching Striper

3:41 – Camping On the Lake

4:58 – Missing The Perfect Turkey

8:29 – Taking Multiple Deer in a Day

10:12 – Reflecting on What Was Once Perfect Land

12:01 – Introducing Kids Slowly

13:12 – Short Attention Spans for Fishing

13:44 - Cooking Up Fish and Game

17:53 – Patients with Fishing for Kids from Fly Fishing to Trolling

21:04 – Hunting National Parks

22:20 – Hunting Invasive Animals

25:39 – Shooting a Predator That Can Come After You

28:16 – A Focus on Getting the Kids Outside

30:29 – Golfing

31:57 – Looking for Fish

32:36 – Seeing God in The Outdoors

35:00 - Guiding Eyes Outdoors

42:00 – Involving More Gold Star and Blue Star Kids

43:30 – Content with A Hunting and Fishing Life

44:08 - Conclusion

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Dan Moore is a retired bow hunting and safety instructor who has taught thousands of beginners through Firearm Hunter Safety courses and Bow Hunter Education courses for over 18 years. Now he is mentoring his grandson and helping to bring him up in the outdoors just as he did with his own kids.

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Topics

1:31 – Coon Hunting and Trapping

4:07 – Fur Trapping

4:52 – Getting into Bow Hunting

6:51 – Teaching Hunter Safety and Firearm Education Classes

11:01 – Conservation Clubs

12:23 – 3D Archery Courses

14:32 – Teaching Tracking

15:48 – Introducing Kids to Hunting at a Young Age

16:55 – Firearm Safety

18:33 – Butchering Deer at a Young Age

19:36 – Wild Game Dinners

21:15 – Learning The Correct Hand to Shoot A Bow

25:08 – Deer Calling

28:41 – Too Many Does

29:54 - Rattling Antlers

33:27 – The Can

34:56 – Mock Scrapes

37:09 – Battery Issues in The Cold

37:50 – Hunting in The Cold

40:38 – The Natural Progression of Kids Getting into Hunting

44:24 - Learning Hard Lessons

47:02 – Son & Grandson Getting into Hunting Videos

49:48 – A Place to Share Hunting Stories on Social

51:11 – Switching to Different Types of Bows

57:20 – The Average Distance A Deer Runs After Being Shot

1:02:40 – Dream Hunt

1:06:50 – Connecting in The Tree Stand Over Tough Topics

1:09:07 – Grandson’s Connection to God

1:09:42 – Where God Is Found in The Great Outdoors

1:12:09 – Losing Granddaughter to Cancer

1:14:54 – Being A Volunteer Firefighter

1:22:22 - Conclusion

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Joel Pouliot is a dad and entrepreneur who grew up exploring the vast secluded outdoors in Canada. He currently runs Ruck-Up Media and recently created an AI-powered app called Dryads which helps campers, hunters, and fishermen navigate the outdoors with the most effective approaches to different tasks or identifications of plants and animals.

Joel has granted Fathers of the Great Outdoors listeners a one-month FREE trial on the Dryads app! The app is available on Apple or Google Play! Just use the code word FATHERS. Offer available through April 2025.

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2:02 – Growing Up in The Outdoors of Canada

3:18 – Private Security Contractor in Africa

3:56 – Coming Back to The Woods

4:58 – The Need for Silence and Reflection Within the

6:23 – Working In Africa & Learning About the Outdoors from

8:30 – Surviving In the Wild with Limited Resources

9:25 – Struggling To Use a Flint

11:30 – Intentions to Introduce Kids to The Great Outdoors

15:59 – Getting Into Grouse Hunting

16:11 – Understanding That You’re Taking a Life

19:10 – Camping & Hunting with Dad

22:15 – Slow Hunting Year

27:50 – Turkey Hunting

30:21 – The Dryads App

35:29 – Property Owner Info and Vast Amount of Privately

41:32 – Using the App to Identify Plants & Animals

45:56 – Identifying Plants for Medicinal Use and Wound

 47:39 – Communicating

48:34 – Plans for Future App Features

51:00 – Predicting Turkey Movement

53:00 – Pinpointing Where to Hunt Based on Your Distance from

54:17 – Learning the User’s Grammatical Language for Better Personal

55:11 – Visual Terrain Mapping

57:38 – The App as a Great Learning Tool

59:03 – Being Able to Ask About Regulations

1:01:14 – The App Team

1:02:55 – The Apps Connection to The Server

1:05:34 – Kids Learning to Understand What Hunting an Animal

1:07:02 - When Kids are Ready to Start Hunting

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Stephen Ziegler, now the new owner of Delong Lures, grew up with his family playing and learning in the great outdoors where he is now raising his own two kids. His hard work and determination have led to a life of success as an entrepreneur in the outdoors world from selling fishing lures that have a historical name to them, to filming hunting content. Stephen takes his passion to a new level as he teaches his kids and other youth he mentors, the same lessons his parents and grandparents taught him growing up. Life lessons passed down through the generations.

David Petty is the father of two boys he is bringing up in

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1:28 – Earliest Memories in The Outdoors from Squirrel

3:55 – Raising Two Boys

4:54 – Rabbit Hunting and Duck Hunting as An Adult

6:17 – North Carolina Hunting Opportunities

6:56 – Duck Hunting

7:29 – Fishing as a Teenager

8:01 – Son Getting into Fishing

9:07 – The Experience of Ocean Fishing

11:50 – First Turkey Hunt

20:59 – Son’s First Bucks

25:43 – Hunting Bucket List

27:04 – A Dream for Elk Hunting

28:47 – Introducing Son to Field Dressing

31:32 – God’s Presence in The Outdoors

32:52 – Hearing the Voice of God in The Deer Stand

34:44 – Praying Over Your Harvest

36:52 – Planting the Spiritual Seed

39:41 – Focusing on Time with God

40:46 – Habits of Reading the Bible

44:03 – The Gradual rise of Morning Light

45:18 – The Soundless Hooves of a Deer

48:32 – Blessed with Hunting Grounds

 52:15 – Why Move from

58:00 – Keeping the Faith Through Hard Times

59:42 – Being Apart of The Fathers and the Outdoors

1:03:34 – Having A Close Hunting Area

1:05:08 – The Comradery of Hunting

1:06:01 – Battle Time with The Leisure of the Outdoors

1:10:29 - Conclusion

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Zane Seelye is a North Dakota hunter. A father of a son and daughter he is proudly bringing into the world of the great outdoors. As a videographer of his family’s adventures, he believes in not just showing the good things that happen but also the bad when telling stories. Every aspect of the outdoors is important and hunting or fishing trips that amount to no harvest are just as important as bringing home the rewards of success.  Both provide something important to learn and the blessings of life that come with that gained experience. It is never win or lose, but rather win or learn.

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1:32 – Growing Up Hunting and Fishing

2:22 – Getting Back into Hunting After A Few Years Off

3:18 – Growing Up In North Dakota

3:40 – Elk Hunting in Montana

6:18 – Early Plans to Take Kids into The Outdoors

7:08 – Daughter’s Introduction to Hunting

8:52 – The Patience Required for Fishing

10:03 – It Is More Fun to Track Deer Down Than To Wait In A Tree

11:29 – Kids Cleaning Their Deer

14:19 – Wife Getting into Hunting

15:57 – Camping As a Family

19:18 – Turkey Hunting

22:05 – Getting Into Hunting Podcasts

26:00 – Conversations with Wife and Kids in The Tree Stand

33:28 – How the Outdoors Teaches Kids Responsibility and Keeps

35:02 – Everything You Achieve or Gain Is a Blessing

36:32 – Searching for God and Answers

 44:12 – Guiding Kids

46:57 – From Questing Faith to Seeing Others Lead By Example

49:38 – How Faith Improves Quality of Life Through Lifestyle

52:57 – The Amazing Power of Faith Through Those Who Were

58:41 – What’s Next for The Family In The Outdoors?

59:53 – Filming Hunts and The Equipment Required

1:02:58 - Conclusion

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Mike Burnside has a daughter with cerebral palsy who enjoys

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1:34 – Growing Up on A Farm Hunting And Fishing

3:11 – Intentions of Introducing Kids to The Great Outdoors

4:05 – Having Triplets

4:46 – Fishing With Kids as They Grow Up

5:00 – Mike’s Son Growing Up Hunting

5:32 – Mike’s Daughter Wanting to Be Taken Hunting

6:58 – Raising a Daughter with Cerebral Palsy

7:25 – Hunting with Cerebral Palsy Using an Air Vacuum Actuator

10:51 – Providing Food for The Family Despite Having Disabilities

11:33 – Hunting with Be Adaptive Equipment Inc.

14:14 – Tractor Chair for Outdoor Mobility

16:38 – Hunting with His Son

21:34 – Adapting to Fulfill Hunting Desires

25:25 – You can’t help everyone, but you can help one person

27:52 – What hunts are your kids looking forward to?

29:53 – Concerns for hunting hogs

30:53 – Alligator Hunting

32:37 – Canceled Bear Hunt Because of North Carolina Hurricane

33:42 – Favorite Game Meat to Eat

35:27 – Where do you see God in the Outdoors and Where do

36:15 – The Testimonial of Having a Child with Cerebral

39:42 – Message of Encouragement to the Disabled

44:00 – The Foundations Willing to Help

46:24 – Conclusion

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Holy Pursuit: holypursuitsdreamfoundation.org

Life and Liberty Outdoors: lifeandlibertyoutdoors.com

Hands of a Sportsman: www.handsofasportsman.org

Disabled Outdoorsman USA: www.disabledoutdoorsmen.com

Into The Wild Outdoors: www.intothewildoutdoors.org

Xan Spencer is an outdoorsman, entrepreneur, and professional speaker working in offline and online business development, sales and marketing. His online presence provides eCommerce retail opportunities around the world with his personal goals of motivating and encouraging a vast market. As a father and foster parent, Xan uses the outdoor experience to teach his kids the importance of God's wisdom and the experience that God's creation grants us.

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TOPICS

1:07 – Xan’s Earliest Memory in the outdoors

3:22 – Grandpa’s Fish Fry

4:08 – Fishing The Mississippi River

5:02 – Trout Lining

7:52 – Fishing South Padre Island Texas

8:45 – Jacob’s Earliest Memory Fishing (Comment about Mackerel)

10:45 – Fishing The Sierras

11:41 – First Trout

12:46 – Father and Son Fly Fishing The Watauga River

13:36 – Losing The Fishing Weights

13:51 – Having To Rehome Aggressive Dog For Family Safety

15:45 – An Impossible Bass Catch

17:02 – Fishing With Leaches

18:19 – Sharing Time Outdoors To Have Deep Conversations With Your Son

19:56 – Homeschooling

21:24 – Living On A Boat

26:06 – Electrical Fire On A Boat

30:31 – Fostering and Adopting Children

37:59 – Xan The Deer Dog

 40:01 – Introducing Your Kids To Hunting

43:55 – Introducing Your Kids To Fishing

46:01 – Coming Home From Deer Hunting

46:43 – Using All The Parts

48:35 – Hunting With Our Daughters

48:38 – Conclusion

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