Shaq Kennedy is an aspiring hunter from the Bronx, NYC. He’s got his gear. He’s got his tags. He’s even got his practice in. All he wants now...is to venture out into the woods in his first hunt.

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You can find Shaq on Instagram as: @hey_full_time_grind

Nor’Easter Game Calls: https://nor-eastergamecalls.com

OnX Hunt: https://www.onxmaps.com

This episode’s guest is yours truly. Just wanted to take a moment and recount what the first two days of deer hunting have been like.

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Nor’Easter Game Calls: https://nor-eastergamecalls.com

OnX Hunt: https://www.onxmaps.com

Xavier Cathey is a wildlife refuge manager in Tennessee. Being raised to appreciate the outdoors, Xavier’s work has had him “wear many hats” and ultimately lead to the career he’s in now. Join us as we talk about his work, raising his daughters to enjoy the outdoors, and his most recent hunting trip in Idaho.

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- Xavier can be found on Instagram as @tnsc_outdoors

- His podcast, “The North South Connection Outdoors” is available on just about every platform. Here is Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-north-south-connection-outdoors/id1522218651

As mentioned in the beginning of the podcast, Bowhunters United is a new national organization. For more information on who they are, what they do, and how to become a member...just visit: https://www.bowhuntersunited.com

Nor’Easter Game Calls: https://nor-eastergamecalls.com

OnX Hunt App: https://www.onxmaps.com

Over the last year, I’ve watched as saddle hunting has grown in popularity. But apparently, saddle hunting isn’t really new. My guest, Adrian Wilson, is a passionate saddle hunter and a rep for TETHRD. Listen to our conversation as I learn more about saddle hunting and what’s making it so popular.

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If you’d like more info regarding saddle hunting...

- Adrian can be found on Instagram as @bigasports

- TETHRD is on Instagram as @tethrdnatioN

TETHRD website: https://tethrdnation.com

TETHRD YouTube: https://youtu.be/s2uVr6lkhM0

Nor’ Easter Game Calls: https://nor-eastergamecalls.com

OnX Hunt App: https://www.onxmaps.com

My guest this episode is Madison Cadet. Madi is one of my three children and my only girl. Except for the gear she sees me lugging in/out of our apartment and the stuff she hears me talk about sometimes, she really doesn’t know much about hunting. But after I killed my first turkey back in May...she was the only one, in my family, to partake in the meal. Now since her little brother was my very first guest on the podcast, I figured that Madi and I were long overdue for a little “heart to heart” talk.

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Nor’Easter Game Calls: https://nor-eastergamecalls.com

OnX Hunt App: https://www.onxmaps.com

Randy Kyrk is a NYPD detective, avid bowhunter, and a representative of the NY Bowhunters organization. His brother-in-law, Christopher Beltran, is a new bowhunter heading out into the woods...this Fall...for his first hunt ever. Listen in as I talk with them both about their hunting experience and what their hopes are for this coming deer season.

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You can find Randy and Chris on Instagram as:

- @kyrks.hunt

- @chrisbeltran91

If you’re interested in learning more about the organization New York Bowhunters, visit: http://newyorkbowhunters.com

Partners:

Nor’Easter Game Calls: https://nor-eastergamecalls.com

onX Hunt App: https://www.onxmaps.com

Rob Neilson is the president of the Ashby Bowhunting Foundation; a nonprofit organization whose goal is “to provide the bowhunter with the information to achieve the highest possible success rate and reduce the wound/non-recovery rate of big game to the lowest level possible.” So in the episode, Rob and I discuss arrows, F.O.C., and broadheads.

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The Ashby Bowhunting Foundation (as well as all the information Rob and I discussed) can be found online: https://www.ashbybowhunting.org

Partners

- Nor’Easter Game Calls: https://nor-eastergamecalls.com

- OnX Hunt App: https://www.onxmaps.com

The Great American Outdoors Act was finally passed recently and does a great deal, financially, for many public lands. But what happens next? During this bonus episode, I talk about that with CEO and President of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Land Tawney.

Matt Corcoran is the Region 1 Event Coordinator for New York State’s chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers. He’s also a fellow New Yorker...being specifically from Long Island. He joins me, this episode, to discuss NYBHA’s upcoming event...the Virtual Learn To Hunt series.

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To sign up for the upcoming NYBHA Virtual Learn To Hunt series, just visit: https://www.backcountryhunters.org/ny_virtual_learn_to_hunt_series_ep_1

To become a member of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, visit: https://www.backcountryhunters.org/join

Nor’Easter Game Calls: https://nor-eastergamecalls.com

onX Hunt App: https://www.onxmaps.com

Hannah Marcom is a hunter from Texas who gives “unbiased and unsponsored” reviews on women’s hunting clothing. Her reviews shed a light on the struggles that many women hunters have in finding hunting clothes that fit. Join us as we discuss her hunting adventures and her campaign to help women, everywhere, find the right gear.

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*Hannah can be found on Instagram as @hannah.the.plus.size.hunter

If you’re from out of state and are planning on hunting in NY, here’s the link to find out if your state is in the “COVID-19 Travel Advisory”: https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-travel-advisory

Nor’Easter Game Calls: https://nor-eastergamecalls.com

OnX Hunt: https://www.onxmaps.com

AFFLICTOR Broadheads: https://afflictorbroadheads.com