Today we are joined live in the studio by Red Deer expert Mr Kev Schilf. Just in time for the annual Red Deer Rut (Mating period) we sit down and pick Kev's brain on things to and not to do, this Red Deer Rut to help maximise your chances of putting that Stag on the ground.

For this episode we called upon our listeners to send in their questions for Kev to advise on. Topics include:

• Stag and Hind calls
• Equipment
• Shot placement
• Deer stocks
• Animal management
• Weather conditions
• Eating tips

We hope this episode will assist you in achieving your goals this upcoming Red Deer Rut. Reach out to us with your trials and tribulations on our Instagram page.

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Today's Yarn sees us head out to record a live episode with Bowhunting and Archery legends Kev Schilf and Ian Summers on the 2025 Pre-Rut Bowhunters Butchering Course.

We sit down with the boys as well as seven students on the course and run through whats involved in the course, how it was developed and hear feedback and questions from the students.

We enjoyed a cracking weekend of learning, socialising, eating incredible hand harvested meats and made some new friends along the way.

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Today's yarn is with returning guest Brett Meldrum. Brett joins us to yarn all about the incredible events that led to him putting down one of, if not the biggest Red Stags in Australian history with the Bow.

Brett details the events on the day of how his plan to put this big fella down finally came together.

This is an epic yarn with one of the nicest fellas getting around.

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Today's yarn is all about sharing travel tips for those who are flying  interstate or overseas with a bow. 

When planning this episode we knew it was essential to speak to a guest who has travelled extensively across the world on Bowhunting expeditions. It didn't take us long to work out the perfect fit for the episode.

Ben Salleras.

Ben has spent his life hunting his way across the world to some of the most epic places on the planet, chasing some of the most incredible critters there are. 

He shares some absolutely cracking tips with us to help those looking at travelling with a bow. These include:

• Packing techniques
• Items to remove for travel
• What to do upon arrival
• Essential items to take
• Having a plan B
• Maintaining a positive attitude when shit hits the fan

We share a few beers and laugh ourselves stupid over some of Ben's misadventures and good times he has spent during his extensive bowhunting journey. 

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Today's yarn is with The Bald Chef Andrew Joulianou.

We are back for our first episode of 2025 which marks the beginning of season three of the show.

With all the hysteria surrounding our food consumption, food additives and our addiction to ultra processed foods, we thought it would be fitting to have Andrew on the show to discuss the current issues with how we look at, prepare and eat our food.

Andrew is a keen hunter with a rich family history of hunting and home cooking. In his later years he has developed a love affair with hunting, growing and cooking wild game and other natural low ingredient nutritious foods. So much so, that he developed the social media name The Bald Chef.

Its not uncommon to see Andrew out in nature with his young family, filming his adventures, hunting, preparing and cooking wild game using traditional methods and creating delicious nutritious meals promoting the amazing benefits of living a  self sustainable life.

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Today's yarn is the final episode of season two of show! For this episode we wanted to leave you all with something a little more meaningful that would highlight the mental health benefits and science behind spending time in the great outdoors.

To bring this one together we called upon a person who has helped us greatly in other areas of life by the name of Mark Mathieson.

Mark is a qualified Psychologist who has extensive experience working with high level athletes, Special Forces Military operators and on reality TV shows (SAS Australia, Alone Australia, Survivor Australia). During these interactions, Mark began to realise just how powerful spending time outdoors was in assisting with mental and physical health and as a result, spent a great deal of time researching the proven benefits of doing so.

Mark is a hunter and outdoorsman who places a high value on the healing powers of being out in nature. During this episode we cover the scientifically proven reasons why we all feel so much better after spending time outdoors doing the activities we love.

It was a pleasure to have Mark on the show and we look forward to having him on again in the future to delve deeper into these and other mental health and awareness topics that effect us all on a daily basis.

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Today's yarn is all about chasing the elusive Yellowfin Tuna. A few weeks ago we were sent a video of a guy landing an absolute monster Yellowfin and after seeing the footage, we just had to reach out to him and get him on the show. Micka Lusson is his name and spearfishing is his game! 

It wasn't long into our conversation that we realised just how much time, effort and planning Micka has put in to work out a system for accurately predicting when, where and why these amazing Yellowfin and other species of fish will show up. 

The amount of knowledge he shares with us on this episode is absolutely incredible and it left us scratching our heads for a week after the interview. 

It was a real privilege to get the opportunity to learn from someone with as much in water experience as Micka.

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For today's yarn we are joined by female Australian Bowhunter Em Corbett. Em has been Bowhunting for over 8 years and lives her life with a strong focus on self sustainability and the importance of spending time out enjoying nature.

Em has put in the hard yards over many years researching, practicing and learning skills to enable her to provide her family with self harvested protein from the most natural of environments.

During this episode we go down the rabbit hole on loads of topics, all centred around living a more self sustainable, healthy life. 

We had a really great time putting this episode together with Em and felt a great energy during the conversations.  She is a great role model for other females looking to kick start their Bowhunting journey.

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Today's yarn is with passionate hunter, outdoorsman and conservationist Hamiora Gibson.. Or better known as "Sam The Trap Man".

Sam has spent a lifetime in the bush learning how to truely live from the plant and animal life in New Zealand at the same time preserving and caring for our natural resources to ensure they are here for generations to come.

Sam has undertaken some incredible trapping work targeting non native, invasive species with some outstanding results. His trapping work has expanded to multiple other areas across New Zealand and continues to help the native species to once again flourish.

The link between hunting and conservation meet perfectly when you mention the name Sam Gibson. He is a true representation of what all of us should strive for when representing hunting and hunters in this country.

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Today's yarn we catch up with Zachary Schmidt for the second time on the show. This time round Zach gives us an in depth insight into the magical world of spearfishing for Dogtooth Tuna in Papua New Guinea. 

Zach is the lead spearing guide on board Trade Wind Charters mothership that travel the untouched waters of PNG in search of the fish of a lifetime, the iconic Dogtooth Tuna.

We go deep into everything you need to know if your thinking of testing yourself against the hardest fighting fish in the sea.

Topics include: 

• Dive experience required 
• Equipment-gear requirements
• Environmental conditions
• Tour locations and getting there
• Mothership details (provided meals etc)
• Techniques for finding doggies
• Safety considerations for spearfishing

It has been a pleasure to watch Zach evolve over the last two years (since our first podcast together) into a confident and experienced spearo who has a genuine love of the ocean and all that lies beneath it. 

We at Stalk Outdoors need to get our act into gear and get on one of these incredible spearing charters in the near future. We couldn't think of a kinder, more genuine human to lead us on the trip of a life time than Zachary Schmidt.

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