Overdrive Outdoors Podcast

This week Josh and Kevin sit down for a fireside chat.

We start off discussing a little bit about the seasons, archery and rifle, and what cartridges are popular (meaning sales that Kevin has seen at his shop) specifically in terms of the .450 bushmaster and .350 legend for the limited rifle zone, where he has not seen a demand so far for the newer cartridges, the .350 seems to be leading the pack.

We then get into discussing a bit about reloading, how small mistakes in terms of powder and failure to follow the manuals or other established data can be disastrous, we also talk a little about the differences between black powder and smokeless powder.

Then we discuss Joshs most recent archery hunting experiences. The highs and lows, time at the new family cabin, and the value of having family together in a hunt camp.

And to end we talk about the ATC charity event a bit and plans for the upcoming rifle season.

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This week Kevin and Josh welcome back Dave Buikema of Razor Broadheads.

We start off by talking about some recent hunts, Coyotes and deer, including dealing with owls when calling, as in dodging them.

We then get into deer hunting, hearing about both Daves and Josh's recent adventures.

We talk about specifics of broad head performance, the what's and whys of terminal performance in actual field use, and some more testing that Dave wishes to do to find out in the future.

We hear from Dave about Razor Broadheads new offerings, 125gr up to 300 grain broadheads and a new color option (the ever fashionable black)

We also get into discussing the EHD issue, how it has effected the herds in different areas, including local deer farms, and how one deer farm owner has found that he can tell (according to him) which deer are infected by viewing them through thermal.

We discuss as well the mindset of hunters and how it is ever so slowly changing in regards to balancing the herds in areas in terms of the buck to doe ratio. How each hunter determines the balance and when it is over balanced as well as why you want to balance for a healthy herd.

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This week, Josh is live from deer camp with his brother Kyle.

They discuss a bit of Kyles time living in Florida, learning to fish for species he wasnt used to catching back home in Michigan.

They then move on to the weekends hunting, expectations from trail camera details, and scouting results. They each discuss their hunts, what was seen, what was heard and what was learned. Josh tells a story of heart break on a dandy public land 8 point, and Kyle tries to determine why deer seem to disappear on the weekends.

We hope you are all having a great deer season so far!

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On this episode Josh and Kevin welcome Dom Zambelli to the show.

Dom is a Michigan hunter who recently had his 1st successful deer hunt here in Michigan.

We hear about Doms hunting history, and his journey into deer hunting.

We discuss the tools he used, tactics and the whole story of his 1st deer, everything from scouting to field dressing it by himself, and what he plans on doing with it, like saving the liver, but not the heart, as we talk about various methods of cooking different parts of the deer.

We get into what Dom learned from that hunt, how he may change either gear or tactics and what his future plans of hunting other animals includes, such as waterfowl.

We also discuss a bit about Josh's recent hunts and the hunt that Kevin joined him on, getting back into a tree for the 1st time in probably 6 years.

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This week Josh and Kevin welcome back returning guest Ross Graveling.

Ross is part of Sportspersons Ministries and an avid outdoorsman.

We start by talking about a couple recent hunts, then get into the topic this week, hunter safety.

Ross has been teaching hunter safety for awhile now to both kids and adults. We talk about Michigan specific stuff, what to do if you can't find your hunter safety certificate, the importance of safety and how the courses are done. Ross tells us about the variety of students from both young and old, men and women that attend the courses.

We then get into Bow hunting and hunting from a tree stand specifically. The importance of safety systems, like straps even for when hanging a stand and the anti-fall devices. We discuss personal and other instances of accidents that could have been avoided by using such systems. Later in the discussion we talk about the importance of communicating where you are hunting and expected times of return, so that in the event of an accident getting help to you soon is more likely.

We then get into talking about the ATC tournament coming up in January, going over specifics about the event like registration, sponsors, rules etc.

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This week's podcast is a fire side chat with Josh and Kevin.

We recap Kevins recent coyote hunt in the woods at night, talking about using thermal in thick cover, being able to see brush and such.

We talk about Joshs deer hunting early season with his Kids for both the youth season and early doe, we get into the .350 legend, how the kids handled it and how it performed on deer.

We delve into using LRF and various range finding methods, talking about using built in laser range finders, vs handheld. We talk a bit about using "Mil-dot" systems and how they can be a very good tool, IF you know how to use them, and the details about using them. Along with various optics that use them or similar systems.

Josh and Kevin both talk about deer camp, what it means to them, how just being at camp is such a comforting feeling, no matter where the camp is. Good times with folks you know doing what you love, successful or not.

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We have covered hunting various game animals with dogs, and lots of other methods, but this week, we learn about something that we haven heard of before, but have never gotten 1st hand info on.

Falconry.

This week Josh and Kevin Welcome David Lanting to the show.

David has 18 years experience hunting with Hawks.

We start off talking about his hunting background, growing up, then move on into information on using birds of prey to hunt.

David tells us about the paperwork involved, the process of getting a bird, what to look for in a bird, the process of "bonding" with the bird to get it to trust you and hunt with you.

We discuss how hunting with them works, the challenges and concerns, season vs. non- hunting season activities during different times of year and care of the birds through all of that.

David tells us about birds and their personalities, different types of birds used for hunting, and the game they are used for.

He then tells us about using a dog in conjunction with the birds.

Overall a very educational episode if you ever wanted to learn more about hunting with birds of prey.

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This week's episode is a fireside chat with John Smith and Shane Shepherd of Predator Pursuit of Michigan LLC.

Josh and Kevin welcome them to the show and get their stories, how they came up in the outdoors, hunting fishing and trapping.

We discuss what they hunted, and fished, and how their families did and do as well.

We discuss their history of trapping, and THE history of trapping, why their families used to do it, for financial reasons, and why now it no longer is a very viable form of income. But was a great introduction to the outdoors.

We talk about their start and continued pursuit of predators, starting with lights, then night vision and now thermal and we discuss the gear used then vs now, gun set ups, optics and more.

We touch briefly on their hog hunting experiences and eating of wild hog vs domestic.

The guys tell us a bit about the differences in gaining access to property in their area for predators vs getting access for deer and waterfowl.

We also talk a bit about recent hunts including a couple successful daytime hunts.

we finish talking about the upcoming deer season including the youth/liberty hunt this weekend.

Couple of great guys from Michigan, give it a listen.

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This week Josh and Kevin sit down for a B.S. session/fireside chat.

We discuss recent hunting adventures, including Kevin getting Ninja'd, and Josh's great night getting 4 with his Uncle who has never hunted before.

We talk about a recent happening where a guy had his Savage 17wsm blow up on him at the range, we discuss what COULD have been some of the reasons, and discuss other firearms related failures that have happened over the years.

We both share how happy we are that fall is starting, the cooler weather, leaves changing colors and the incoming fall hunting seasons.

Josh lays down a challenge to Kevin to get a deer with his bow before taking one with the rifle

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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!

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