This week on the Overdrive Outdoors Podcast, Josh and Kevin are joined by Timmy Ray and Chance Stalcup for the 1st meeting of the SSA club (Sh!tty Shooters Anonymous) .

In this episode we discuss a listener question...Using Cell Cameras for predator hunting, we discuss patterning, and gathering data using game cameras.

We then get into the 1st meeting of the SSA with our special guest, talking about misses, what can contribute to them and how to fix them, we discuss the use of tripods, leveling heads vs ball heads, safety considerations with multiple hunters, using "max point blank" and some of the sad stories that are the reason for the group.

As always..thank you all for listening!

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This week we have another LIVE FROM THE FIELD episode! Josh went out this weekend with Greg Kooienga, and they recorded this episode between 2 different nights out in the field.

Topics discussed include-

Expectations based on animal activity vs REALITY

Ball head vs leveling head

MAPES'D IT!

NV vs Thermal for a new predator hunter

Tripod quality, leveling heads vs ball head

Weather conditions

Sounds used

AND A LOT OF LAUGHS!

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Smoking meat, attempted roasts, hits, misses and appreciating our guests.

On this week's episode,

Josh and Kevin start off by talking about Josh's new in ground smoking set up, how its built, what all he can do with it, and learning about it as he goes.

We briefly discuss the experience of having the local DNR inform Kevin that someone had called in his legal bobcat harvest as an illegal harvest.

Then we talk about recent hunting experiences from the past weekend, Josh rode the struggle bus, while Kevin got a day walker then missed one after dark at the same spot, then Kevin and Jeremy get a coyote while its eating a fawn in broad daylight.

After that we discuss some of the things we have learned from and about our guests over the past 103 episodes.

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This week, Josh and Kevin sit down and talk to Greg Kooienga.

We first recap Kevin's successful turkey hunt from this past Sunday, then we talk to Greg talks about his first successful coyote hunt he went on with Josh last weekend..

After that we talk about competition shooting a bit, where Greg explains Steel Challenge shooting and the setups he uses.

* Kevin's turkey hunt

* Josh and Greg's successful coyote hunt from last weekend

*Greg's 1st time using thermal, shooting off a tripod and successfully taking 2 coyotes.

* Steel Challenge competitive shooting, what it is, what Greg uses.

*Differences between a "Stock" gun and "competition" gun for steel challenge

Thank you Greg for taking the time to sit down and record this episode, and as always, THANK YOU ALL FOR LISTENING

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This week, Josh sits down and talks to fellow coyote hunter Chris Crist. Chris has been coyote hunting since 2016, with very limited success. Today, Chris talks about the struggles he has had, learning to use the wind and figuring out where the coyotes are, and Josh answers some questions Chris wanted covered on the podcast.

Topics discussed include-

Turkey Hunting- Chris' success May 7 2023

Why Chris wanted to start coyote hunting

Wind direction- setting up to play the wind

Circling to the downwind

Advantages of using thermal

Scouting

Cutting the distance- moving in on vocal coyotes that are not coming to the call

Hunting from blinds/elevated positions

and more! Thank you Chris for taking the time to sit down and record this episode, and as always, THANK YOU ALL FOR LISTENING

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This week, Kevin sits down and talks to Torry Cook, founder of MFK Game Calls. MFK Game calls, located in Arkansas, is widely known around the predator hunting industry for their diaphragm coyote calls, prey distress calls and also for their sound library, available for Foxpro callers.

Topics discussed today include-

Growing up in a hunting/outdoor family

Trapping as a kid

First time calling with a Fisher Price tape player

E-call to handcall/diaphragm transition

The start of MFK Game Calls

Shotgun load/choke combo

Living with/learning from live coyotes

Hunting with vocals

and so much more. We want to thank Torry for taking the time to chat with us, and as always, we thank YOU ALL, for listening.

Be sure to check out everything MFK has to offer at mfkgamecalls.com as well as their social media pages (MFK game calls)

and also check out some of their amazing hunts on youtube, at https://www.youtube.com/@tccustomcalls/videos

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Friday night April 21, my cousin Chris and I got together for a night of coyote hunting. While Chris has spent many years in the deer woods, this was his first time ever going on a coyote hunt, and I wanted to record a podcast as that night went on. We were very successful that night, putting 5 coyotes in the truck, and Chris was able to take his first, second AND third coyotes of his life that night.

Topics we discuss include-

Chris's biggest buck

ID through thermal

New hunter struggles- thermal vs nightvision

Shooting off a tripod

Hunting in the dark

First coyote reactions

Initial expectations vs reality

and more! I had a blast recording this episode and hunting with my cousin, and I was happy to hear that he had a great time and wants to go out again. I apologize for the occasional bad audio quality, I will continue to work on it to make sure its the best it can be for you all.

Thank you all for listening.

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This week, Josh and Kevin are joined by second time guest Mitch McEachern, owner of FPS Archery and Firearms in Cadillac MI.

The guys discuss quite a few topics this week, including-

FFL-shipping firearms

3 gun competition

Suppressor use-cleaning your firearms

ATF audits

SHOT IQ course

Hinge releases

Trigger panic

Muscle fatigue

and more! Huge thank you to Mitch for taking the time to talk this week. If you are in the Cadillac area, be sure to stop in at FPS Archery and Firearms and see everything they have to offer, from bows and firearms to arrows, broadheads and suppressors and so much more. www.fpsarchery.com

As always, THANK YOU ALL for listening!

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This week, Kevin got a chance to sit and talk with Mr. Gary Roberson, owner of Burnham Brothers. Burnham brothers was started in 1952, making them the oldest game call company. Gary had met his boyhood hero, Murray Burnham, in the early 80s, and after visiting a few times they started hunting and traveling together. In 1991, Gary purchased Burnham Brothers when Murray was ready to sell the company.

Topics discussed in this episode include-

Growing up hunting with family

Starting to predator hunt at 10 years old

Hunting with a single shot 22 and a Rayovac flashlight

Learning to use hand calls

Creating how-to videos

Carnivore TV

Hunting with hounds-different breeds for different reasons

Rifle/optic choices

FREQ Ultrasonic Game Call- Ultrasonic sounds

And so much more. Thank you Gary for taking the time to talk with Kevin, and as always, THANK YOU ALL for listening!

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This week, Josh and Kevin are once again joined by our friend Tony Tebbe.

Topics they discuss this week include-

Falling through ice

Going back to farming

Value vs cost of keeping livestock

Growing a garden in New Mexico

Cost of feed

Coyote denning season- tips and techniques

and more! Thank you Tony for taking the time to talk this week, and as always, THANK YOU ALL for listening. Make sure to check out www.predatoruniversity.com to see all the products Tony has for the coyote hunting community!

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