Millennial Hunter Podcast

If you're not setting goals, you're not moving forward. This is true in life as well as hunting. Ashton and I feel that it is important to have hunting goals if you want to become a better hunter.

In this episode of Millennial Hunter, we talk about our own personal hunting goals and how we are going about achieving them. Some of these goals that we share are more long-term, but we mostly focus on the goals that we have for this hunting season. Enjoy the podcast and good luck to all you who have tags this fall, and especially good luck to you Utah archers who are going to be hitting the hills this weekend looking for deer or elk. I'll be out there with you trying to do the same.

There's high country mule deer hunting and then there's Justin Finch high country mule deer hunting. Justin hunts so high up that the only company he has on his hunts is a pack of mountain goats. Justin is an absolute mule deer slayer. Doesn't matter the season, doesn't matter the state, he finds and kills big mule deer. Justin runs a YouTube channel that shows his many adventures, and in my humble opinion, they're some of the best hunting films I've seen.

Everyone has a goal they are working towards or a dream that they would love to have come true. In pursuit of these dreams and goals, there seems to always be several obstacles and roadblocks that stand in the way of achieving the goal. Many times that obstacle is fear. In hunting, it may be the fear of exploring unfamiliar territory. Maybe it's a fear of hunting alone. In life, it could be the fear of losing your cushy job to try your hat at something you love or perhaps fearing you'll never live up to your full potential.

In this episode we talk all about overcoming our fears, both in hunting and in life. Hopefully you will feel a little more motivated after listening to the podcast. No matter who you are or where you live or what you do, fear is something that you will need to learn to conquer sooner or later.

In this episode of Millennial Hunter I got to do a double podcast with Stephen Miller from BowhuntingAZ. Stephen is a great guy who has recently started his own podcast called BowhuntingAZ. He's a true grit Arizonan who loves to hunt, loves God, and loves his family. He is a huge voice for conservation and he has a killer eye for photography. We talk plenty of things in the podcast such as supplements, hunting and scouting for giant mule deer, pushing for wildlife conservation in the hunting community, starting your own podcast, 3D archery shoots, Arizona tag applications, and much much more. If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe to both the Millennial Hunter podcast and also BowhuntingAZ's podcast. I promise you won't regret it!

Every hunter loves to talk about their upcoming hunts. They love to dream about the exact meadow that they're going to see their mule deer of a lifetime. They talk about their hunting tactics and what they're going to do to make sure they fill their tag on a nice, mature animal. They love talking about it just for the sake of getting themselves more hyped up for their hunts! Ashton and I are no different. We both have several hunting opportunities coming up in a few months that really put us on the edge of our seat. We can't wait for hunting season to get hear!

In this episode of Millennial Hunter, we discuss our upcoming hunts and what we're looking forward to most this fall. We also talk about the hunting industry and about our skepticism of working in the hunting industry. We touch on obtaining hunting permission from family members to hunt their land and even some personal dilemmas that I have with that very topic. And, as always, we have a slew of great hunting stories.

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." - Aristotle

On this episode of Millennial Hunter, Ashton and I try to be "educated men", as Aristotle puts it. We critique a paper written by a modern-day philosopher, Peter Singer, and give our own thoughts on what the phrase "all animals are equal" means. Many vegans and animal rights activists have their outlandish claims of how we should manage wildlife, and frankly, I've never been able to even remotely relate to them. Ashton and I talk about the history of hunting, why hunting is so important to humanity, the huge effects of hunters' conservation efforts, how we can counter the attacks of anti-hunters, hunting and religious origins, and so much more.

This seems to be a pretty heated debate in today's world. Should wolves be hunted? We humans were the ones who re-introduced gray wolves into Yellowstone National Park over 20 years ago. Now their numbers have grown immensely, so much so that they are no more on the endangered species or even threatened lists.

Now that the wolf numbers are stable (and on the rise), we are seeing the wolves begin to turn to farmers' livestock for food. Many are wanting to kill the wolves in order to protect their livestock. Others argue against this by saying it is not right to kill them. What's the best way to control this wolves, if at all?

I wrote a paper for one of my college courses regarding this topic. In this podcast I offer a few solutions to this problem through the eyes of several different philosophers and scholars, including the great Aristotle and the genius conservationist, Aldo Leopold. 

What do you get when you combine all things hunting, with the graphic designs of YOUR interests engraved permanently into your hard earned trophy? BONETATS! (excerpt form BONETATS Facebook page)

Jeff Peterson has been carving custom designs into skulls and sheds for several years. He is a gifted artist and an avid hunter. BONETATS is his creative way of combining both of these passions into one. If you have a euro mount sitting around somewhere in your house, contact Jeff and give that thing a face-lift! Jeff's designs and artistry will make that regular euro mount look like a true piece of art that tells the story of your hunt just by looking at it. Remember, a picture is worth one thousand words.

In this episode of Millennial Hunter, Jeff and I talk about how BONETATS got started, how it's rapidly growing, the many mounts that Jeff has done, social media and the hunting industry, hunting passions, and of course I ask Jeff what his definition of hunting is.

It doesn't matter who you are, you have some kind of dream hunt or hunt of a lifetime that you would do anything to go on. For some, it's hunting Yukon Moose in Canada. Maybe you want to go on an international hunt that takes you to a new culture and new terrain that you've never seen before. Perhaps your dream hunt is just a normal, general season mule deer hunt with your dad and this is your dream not because mule deer is a hard tag to get, but because you've never experienced a hunt with your dad and being with him is what makes it so amazing. So what is your hunt of a lifetime?

In this episode of Millennial Hunter, Ashton and I talk about our own hunting dreams and hopeful once-in-a-lifetime hunts. We talk about why it's a good thing to dream big and hope for these hunt opportunities because really you never know what good fortune you might come across. We also dive deep into the fact that these once-in-a-lifetime hunts wouldn't happen without the successes of wildlife conservation. Conservation is part of our responsibility as human beings. We need to take care of these animals. 

Outdoor Threads Box is a brand new subscription box club that ships street apparel from the best outdoor/hunting companies right to your door every month. Outdoor Threads Box is partnered with some elite hunting companies as well with some awesome company's that you may not know about yet. All hunters out there have their camo gear ready for whatever hunting opportunity that may arise, and finding good camo gear isn't that hard. However finding good hunting and outdoor casual wear is much more taxing and difficult especially when you realize that a lot of this hunting street-wear has a pretty high price tag. Outdoor Threads Box solves that problem for you.

In this episode of Millennial Hunter we talk about how Outdoor Threads Box came to be and we get the inside story on how founder, Sawyer Peacock, came up with the idea and how he turned his vision into reality. Subscription boxes are blowing up all over in the retail market, and Sawyer made sure to be the first to bring a hunting and clothing line subscription box to the outdoor community. Towards the latter end of this episode we talk about what it takes to successfully start a company. We talk about how to go for it all and leave no doubt, how to work and strive even though you're not entirely sure what you're doing, and how hard work and grit are essential in the survival of your business. Enjoy the episode!