Raise Your Glass Podcast

Raise Your Glass Podcast episodes:

• 05.16.2019

  Episode 23

  Tom Nelson from the Pope and Young Club joins host Mike Avery this month on the Vanguard Podcast. Tom talks about a new partnership between Vanguard and Pope and Young.

  
• 04.18.2019

  Episode 22

  We're talking with Kelsey Johns of Southern Girl Pursuit TV

  
• 02.21.2019

  Episode 21

  We're talking with Nick Percy of Killer Food Plots on how to improve whitetail habitat.

  
• 01.17.2019

  Episode 20

  We're talking with Justin Martin of the Duck Commander TV show.

  
• 12.20.2018

  Episode 19

  We're talking with Vanguard Chief Photographer Bill Konway.

  
• 11.20.2018

  Episode 18

  We're talking with Bob Kaleta about a recent deer hunt with his son and the new product lineup for Vanguard.

  
• 10.17.2018

  Episode 17

  Vanguard Managing Director Tom Beecher joins us on this edition of the podcast. Tom tells the story of a successful handgun hunt for antelope, then has details of a grueling elk hunt. Tom had two close encounters with nice bulls, and thought...

  
• 09.21.2018

  Episode 16

  We're looking at the retail side of the outdoor business this month on the podcast as host Mike Avery talks with Bill Freet, manager of Shooters Outfitters in Traverse City, Michigan. Bill describes what it takes to run a successful store...

  
• 08.25.2018

  Episode 15

  Target archery is the topic this month on the podcast as we talk with Tom Spisz. Tom is a sales manager at Vangard and an accomplished 3D shooter. He talks about the growth of target archery and how it can...

  
• 07.19.2018

  Episode 14

  This month we're talking with German hunter and social media icon Carsten Raukohl.  Carsten describes hunting in Europe and talks about the growth of hunting in his native country.  The discussion also includes how social media is portraying hunting in...

  
• 06.22.2018

  Episode 13

  This month we're talking with "The Alligator Man", Bruce Mitchell of the Swamp People TV show. Bruce tells the story of growing up in the Louisiana bayou and why hunting and fishing are a big part of his life. He also gives...

  
• 05.17.2018

  Episode 12

  We're talking with Henry and Lakeisha Woodard of HALO Chronicles on this edition of the podcast. They describe themselves as "God-fearing, family oriented, Mississippi shuffling, avid hunters who occasionally suffer from buck fever and turkey pox".  Henry and Lakeisha talk...

  
• 05.05.2018

  Episode 11

  This month, Tyler Jordan and David Blanton of Realtree join us on the "Raise Your Glass" podcast. The hunting icons talk about the partnership between Vanguard and Realtree and why they think the two companies are poised to make a...

  
• 03.23.2018

  Episode 10

  Jessica Taylor-Byers is our guest this month on the podcast. Jessica grew up in a hunting family, but is relatively new to the sport of bowhunting.  Through her website and videos she's documenting the transition into the world of stick and...

  
• 02.23.2018

  Episode 9

  We're talking turkey this month on the podcast with avid turkey hunter Josh Carney. Josh first came to the national hunting scene in 2015 at the National Wild Turkey Federation convention.  It was there he demonstrated his uncanny ability to...

  
• 01.26.2018

  Episode 8

  This month we're talking with Cragg Fitz of Trained Assassins TV. Cragg has lots of experience hunting mature whitetails across the country and he has great advice on filling your tag during the late season. Cragg also discusses his relationship...

  
• 12.23.2017

  Episode 7

  We get a look behind the scenes this month on the Vanguard “Raise Your Glass” Podcast. Vanguard’s Global Product Marketing Manager for optics Bob Kaleta talks about the upcoming SHOT show and some of the new products to be unveiled...

  
• 11.18.2017

  Episode 6

  This month we’re talking with James Trawick of First Light Productions. First Light is a dynamic multimedia production house, responsible for creating some of the most beautiful hunting imagery in the business. James is also involved in a new social...

  
• 10.20.2017

  Episode 5

  We’re talking with a social media icon this month on the Vanguard “Raise Your Glass” podcast. Kinion Bankston from Southern Boyz Outdoors joins host Mike Avery to talk about the power of new media and how to capitalize on that...

  
• 09.22.2017

  Episode 4

  Dean Hulce is our guest this time on the Vanguard “Raise Your Glass” podcast. Dean is a hunting guide and owner of the Wilson Creek Hunt Club in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.  He recently hosted two young deer hunters, courtesy of...

  
• 08.30.2017

  Episode 3

  “Low and slow”, that’s one piece of great advice from wild game chef Bri Van Scotter on this edition of the Vanguard “Raise Your Glass” podcast. Bri is a former anti hunter, who has now embraced the outdoor lifestyle as...

  
• 07.31.2017

  Episode 2

  It’s a wide range of topics this month on the Vanguard “Raise Your Glass Podcast”. First, Jessica and Christian Bond of The Outsiders TV show talks about how they got into the outdoor industry. They also describe “noodling” for giant...

  
• 06.15.2017

  Episode 1

  On this inaugural edition of the “Raise Your Glass” Podcast presented by Vanguard, host Mike Avery talks with Vanguard Managing Director Tom Beecher. Tom describes the history of the company, including how it got started and the size of Vanguard...