This week, Kevin and Josh welcome Kyle Dupuis to the show.

Kyle, a fellow Michigan hunter, actually asked about doing a podcast with a 1st generation predator hunter, it sounded like a good conversation so we made it happen.

Kyle talks to us about his upbringing in hunting and the outdoors, including telling us about his grandma who was the known deer hunter in the family.

We talk a bit about predator hunting around the country, how Michigan differs from out west or down south, mainly population and terrain.

We discuss who we learned from, the shows we watched, and articles we read to get the info that is now very prevalent. And talk about why you don't see many if any predator hunting shows filmed here.

We touch on quite a few facets including how he got into predator hunting, his progression in the sport, knowledge, tactics and equipment. Starting with a .22wmr rifle, hunting during the daylight only, to today's set up of thermal optics and everything in between like lights and night vision.

We discuss how family and friends react to finding out about predator hunting, each of us talk about that, and specifically some of the stuff we have heard, like "I can't believe there are that many around" to "what do you DO with them"

We talk about the community, and how we have all made some really good friends in our quest for knowledge, entering competitions, and sharing stories with other like minded hunters.

And we finish with a little technical talk about Kyle's' experiences with the new .22 ARC both factory and reloading

Follow along with Kyle at the Death After Darc facebook page!

As always, THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

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