This week on the Tejas Hunt Club Podcast, we sit down with Jennifer Dums, Wisconsin/Minnesota Regional Coordinator and Scheels representative for Próis Hunting and Field Apparel.

Recorded on location at the POMA Summit, this conversation dives into the world of women's hunting gear and the community built around it. Próis has spent years designing high-performance apparel specifically for women who hunt, and Jennifer's role puts her right at the intersection of the brand, its retail partners, and the women who wear the gear in the field.

Jennifer talks about what it means to represent a brand built for women, by women, in an industry that hasn't always designed with them in mind. From working the floor at Scheels to organizing women's hunts across her region, she's focused on getting more women into the field and making sure they have gear that actually fits and performs. Conversations like this one, happening at industry events like the POMA Summit, are part of what keeps that momentum going.

In this episode, we cover:

• Jennifer's role as Próis regional coordinator and Scheels rep
• What sets Próis apart as a women's-specific hunting apparel brand

• Building relationships between the brand, retailers, and the women who hunt
• What it's like connecting business and community at events like the POMA Summit

This is about more than gear. It's about building a community of women who hunt hard and the people working to make sure they have what they need to do it.

📍 Guest: Jennifer Dums – Wisconsin/Minnesota Regional Coordinator, Próis Hunting and Field Apparel / Scheels Representative
🎯 Recorded at: POMA Summit
🦌 Focus: Women's hunting apparel, brand-retail partnerships, women in the outdoors
👇 Comment below: What's your favorite way to spend time outdoors?
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Learn More About Próis:
Website: https://www.proishunting.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proishunting/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/prois-hunting-apparel

🌐 Tejas Hunt Club: https://tejashuntclub.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tejashuntclub/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/barmcmedia/

#ProisHunting #WomenWhoHunt #OutdoorIndustry #POMASummit #OutdoorLifestyle #GetOutside #HuntingPodcast #TejasHuntClub #BuildTheTradition

Breaking into the outdoor industry is tough, and today's guest built his way in from scratch. Tim Anderson, founder of Invader Concepts, joins the show to talk about starting a holster company from his kitchen table and turning it into a Montana-made brand trusted by hunters, law enforcement, and military.

We get into:

• Tim's start building custom holsters nights and weekends before going all-in on the business
• The founding of Invader Concepts and the philosophy behind building gear entirely in the USA, down to sourcing raw materials domestically
• How the RECON Chest Holster became their flagship product and why chest carry solves problems belt carry can't in the backcountry
• The company's recent move into an 11,000 sq ft facility west of Kalispell, MT, and what that growth means for production and their team
• Lessons for aspiring entrepreneurs trying to break into the competitive outdoor and firearms industry
• What "Made in the USA" actually means day to day — domestic sourcing, in-house manufacturing, and building a company around local jobs

If you've ever thought about turning a garage project into a real brand, Tim's story is proof it can be done — one stitch and one honest day's work at a time.

Subscribe, leave a review, and check the show notes for Tim and Invader Concepts' links below.

Keywords: outdoor industry entrepreneur, Invader Concepts, RECON holster, chest holster, Made in USA gear, backcountry carry, hunting gear, Kalispell Montana, Tejas Hunt Club

Guest/Brand mention log: Tim Anderson (founder, guest) — Invader Concepts

Show Links:

• Tim Anderson IG: instagram.com/themtviking
• Invader Concepts IG: instagram.com/invaderconcepts
• Invader Concepts website: invaderconcepts.com

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Brandon sits down with Todd Springer, founder of Citizen Defense out of College Station, TX,  to talk about what real concealed carry preparedness actually looks like — and why a permit alone isn’t enough.

We get into:

• Why only about 1% of concealed carriers ever pursue training beyond the state minimum, and what that gap actually costs you in a real situation
• The responsibility that comes with carrying a firearm and the mindset shift from “I have a permit” to “I’m actually prepared”
• Citizen Defense’s performance-based coaching approach — learning to read what your firearm is telling you, diagnose mistakes in real time, and correct them on your own instead of just repeating drills
• Building practical skills, situational awareness, legal knowledge, and mental preparedness as one complete package, not separate boxes to check
• Todd’s background as a Rangemaster-certified instructor, NRA Certified CCW and pistol instructor, and Texas LTC instructor, plus his competition experience in USPSA and Steel Challenge
• Why Citizen Defense’s mission comes down to one idea: stronger individuals build a stronger, safer community

If you carry — or you’re on the fence about getting more training — this is the episode that reframes training as an ongoing commitment, not a one-and-done box to check

Guest/Brand mention log: Todd Springer (founder/instructor, guest) — Citizen Defense

Show Links:

• Citizen Defense website: citizendefense.net
• Citizen Defense Instagram: instagram.com/citizen_defense

• • Citizen Defense YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCDWRAhdM9i2xl8T4ZFuwD8g

This week on the Tejas Hunt Club Podcast, we sit down with Vanessa Isaacson, Director of Account Development at AvantLink.

Recorded on location at the POMA Summit, this conversation bridges two worlds that don't always get talked about together: the business side of outdoor media and the community that keeps it alive. AvantLink has spent nearly two decades connecting outdoor brands with the affiliates and content creators who reach the people who actually buy their gear, and Vanessa's role puts her right in the middle of those partnerships every day.

Vanessa breaks down AvantLink's model in the simplest terms: think of it like a dating app for brands and affiliates, matching companies who need reach with the creators and publishers who already have the audience. And while hunting and fishing are a natural fit, AvantLink's brand partners span the entire outdoor space, from pickleball to hiking to everything in between. Asked whether AvantLink focuses specifically on the hunting and fishing community, Vanessa's answer was simple: it's for anyone who shares that same love of spending time outdoors.

In this episode, we cover:

* Vanessa's path to AvantLink and her role as Director of Account Development

* How AvantLink works: bridging the gap between brands and affiliates* The "dating app" analogy for matching brands with the right affiliates* The range of outdoor brands AvantLink works with, from hunting and fishing to pickleball and beyond

*Why AvantLink's focus isn't limited to hunters and anglers, but anyone who loves the outdoors

* What it's like connecting business and community at events like the POMA Summit

This is about more than affiliate marketing metrics. It's about the network of people and brands working behind the scenes to keep the outdoor industry connected, and the shared love of being outside that ties it all together.

📍 Guest: Vanessa Isaacson – Director of Account Development, AvantLink

🎯 Recorded at: POMA Summit

🦌 Focus: Affiliate marketing, brand-creator partnerships, outdoor industry community

👇 Comment below: What's your favorite way to spend time outdoors?

💬 LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE for more hunting stories, conservation conversations, and real outdoor life from Tejas Hunt Club.🔗

Learn More About AvantLink:

Website: https://www.avantlink.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_avantlink_/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avantlink

🌐 Tejas Hunt Club: https://tejashuntclub.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tejashuntclub/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/barmcmedia/

#AvantLink #AffiliateMarketing #OutdoorIndustry #POMASummit #OutdoorLifestyle #GetOutside #HuntingPodcast #TejasHuntClub #BuildTheTradition

Ep. 83 | From Oil & Gas to Handcrafted Deer Sculptures — Matt Stoll's Welding Story

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Brandon is back for Episode 83 of the Tejas Hunt Club Podcast — the Texas hunting and outdoor lifestyle show built on tradition. This one's about turning a gut-punch into a craft. Matt Stoll joins the show to talk about getting laid off from oil and gas sales in 2020, teaching himself to weld with zero experience, and eventually building a business out of custom deer sculptures 

We get into:

• 2020 

• Starting a construction company while self-teaching welding on scrap metal, piece by piece

• The moment that sparked his first deer sculpture — and why hunting and the outdoors shaped the vision behind it

• Turning scrap hog panels into sellable art, and the mindset shift that came with realizing this didn't feel like work

• Handling the financial uncertainty and self-doubt that comes with walking away from a stable paycheck

• What it looks like to build something real out of a rough season instead of waiting for the next job offer

If you've ever had a career get pulled out from under you, or you're sitting on a skill you haven't given yourself permission to chase — this episode's for you. Matt's proof a layoff isn't always the end of the story.

Subscribe, leave a review, and check the show notes for links to Matt's work.

Keywords:

Texas hunting podcast, welding, custom metal art, deer sculpture, career change story, self-taught welder, hog panel art, oil and gas layoff, small business, Tejas Hunt Club

Guest / Brand Mention Log:

• Matt Stoll — welder / sculptor, guest (Stoll Sculptures)

Show Links:

• Matt Stoll Sculptures IG: instagram.com/mattstoll_sculptures

• Matt Stoll Sculptures YouTube: youtube.com/@stollsculptures

This week on the Tejas Hunt Club Podcast, we sit down with David Gibson, the new National Hunting Director for Gun Owners of America (GOA).

Recorded on location at the POMA Summit, this conversation brings together two worlds that have always been connected: the right to hunt and the right to keep and bear arms. GOA has built its reputation as a no-compromise Second Amendment organization, and David stepping into the National Hunting Director role signals a real push to give hunters and outdoorsmen a seat at the table in the fight to protect those rights.

This role is about more than advocacy. It's about making sure the people who live the outdoor lifestyle understand what's at stake, and making sure the next generation inherits both the tradition and the freedom that makes it possible.

In this episode, we cover:

• David's new role as National Hunting Director and what it means for GOA
• Why GOA is investing in hunter and outdoorsman outreach
• The connection between Second Amendment rights and hunting heritage
• What's at stake right now for hunters and gun owners
• How outdoor media and organizations like POMA fit into the mission
• Getting the next generation involved and keeping the lifestyle alive

This is about more than politics. It's about protecting the freedom to hunt, defending the rights that make it possible, and making sure the next generation has a place in the outdoors.

📍 Guest: David Gibson – National Hunting Director, Gun Owners of America🎯 Recorded at: POMA Summit🦌 Focus: Second Amendment rights, hunting heritage, hunter outreach

👇 Comment below: What does the freedom to hunt mean to you?

💬 LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE for more hunting stories, conservation conversations, and real outdoor life from Tejas Hunt Club.

🔗 Learn More About Gun Owners of America:Website: ⁠https://www.gunowners.org/⁠Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/GunOwnersOfAmerica/⁠Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/gunownersofamerica/⁠

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#GunOwnersOfAmerica #SecondAmendment #2A #HuntingHeritage #HunterOutreach #POMASummit #TexasHunting #HuntingPodcast #TejasHuntClub #BuildTheTradition

Ep. 81 | Turkey Seasons, NRA Convention, Total Archery Challenge, 7PRC Complete Build & A Big Tejas Hunt Club Announcement

Brandon and Meagan are back for a loaded Episode 81 of the Tejas Hunt Club Podcast — the Texas hunting and outdoor lifestyle show built on tradition. This week we’re recapping a wild stretch including spring turkey hunts across Goliad County, a Texas Wildlife Association mentored hunt through the ALHP program, Meagan’s camping and fishing trip to Powder Horn Ranch, the NRA Annual Meeting in Houston with Silencer Shop, the Total Archery Challenge in San Antonio, and the completed 7PRC precision rifle build with a SilencerCo Scythe Ti. Plus — a big announcement on the Tejas Hunt Club FFL/SOT concierge suppressor service, merch drop, and what’s coming up this summer.

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Are mountain lions in Texas really at risk — or is this proposed harvest reporting mandate something else entirely? Tag someone who needs to hear this. 🦁

Mountain lions aren’t classified as a game species in Texas. So why is TPWD suddenly proposing hunters report every harvest? That question leads somewhere most people aren’t talking about yet.

In this episode I share my reaction to Jeremy Harrison’s findings about a network of anti-hunting influence that has quietly worked its way into the highest levels of TPWD administration. The connections between the new TPWD director, the Harte family, and decades of anti-hunting activism are real — and every Texas hunter deserves to know about them.

This isn’t outrage for the sake of it. It’s a call for accountability. Our commissioners and agency leaders should make decisions based on vetted science and data — not ideology. When that standard slips, Texas hunters pay the price.

Take action before it’s too late:

📌 Jeremy’s full post: https://www.facebook.com/share/18cR1yiPg3/?mibextid=wwXIfr

📌 Submit your public comment: https://tpwd.texas.gov/business/feedback/public_comment/proposals/202605_mountain_lion_harvest_reporting.phtml

📌 Lonestar Outdoor Show - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4IWRDbUBpdtJE4AyFYKJnO?si=NwR7lEXpRoG5vmUOwaAjcA 

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Build the Tradition.

This week on the Tejas Hunt Club Podcast, we sit down with Luc Douglas — a pipeliner by trade, metal artist by night, and lifelong bowhunter.

Luc grew up in a machine shop, learning how to work and bend metal from a young age. That foundation led him to create Hangr Co., a euro mount hanger designed to elevate your trophies and display them the right way.

But this conversation goes way beyond metal.

We dive into Luc’s experiences in the field — from chasing big whitetail bucks to the mental toughness it takes to hunt pronghorn antelope, where patience and discipline matter just as much as skill.

And then there’s Texas.

Luc shares stories from a memorable trip involving the legendary 6666 Ranch, and how that experience added another chapter to his hunting journey. (Shoutout Taylor Sheridan.)

In this episode, we cover:
• Building Hangr Co. from the ground up
• Growing up in a machine shop and working with metal
• Bowhunting big whitetail bucks
• The mental side of pronghorn hunting
• Stories from the 6666 Ranch
• Balancing work, creativity, and the hunting lifestyle

This one is about craftsmanship, grit, and the mindset it takes to build something — both in the shop and in the field.

🔗 Learn More About Hangr Co.:
Website: https://www.thehangrco.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hangr_co_/

👇 Comment below:
What’s tougher — chasing whitetails or pronghorn?

💬 LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE for more hunting stories, conversations, and real outdoor life from Tejas Hunt Club.

🌐 Tejas Hunt Club: https://tejashuntclub.com/
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tejashuntclub/
📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/barmcmedia/

#HuntingPodcast #WhitetailHunting #PronghornHunting #Bowhunting #EuroMount #HangrCo #TexasHunting #TejasHuntClub #BuildTheTradition

🐗 Predators, Hogs & Keeping the Lifestyle Alive | Ty Tucker & The Louise Varmint Hunt | Tejas Hunt Club Podcast

This week on the Tejas Hunt Club Podcast, we sit down with Ty Tucker, founder of the Louise Varmint Hunt.

Ty grew up in the Texas Coastal Bend, hunting deer, hogs, and the occasional waterfowl. But over time, predator and hog hunting became his main focus — and that passion led him to create something bigger than just a hunt.

The Louise Varmint Hunt was built to promote the outdoors, control predator populations, and keep the hunting lifestyle alive for future generations. One of the most impactful parts of the event is the youth division, giving young hunters a real opportunity to get involved, compete, and learn.

In this episode, we cover:
• Growing up hunting in the Coastal Bend
• Predator and hog hunting strategies
• How the Louise Varmint Hunt got started
• The importance of youth involvement in hunting
• Ty’s vision and future goals for the event
• His personal hunting pursuits and aspirations

This is about more than a contest. It’s about preservation of a lifestyle, getting kids involved, and making sure the next generation has a place in the outdoors.

📍 Guest: Ty Tucker – Louise Varmint Hunt
🐗 Focus: Predator & hog hunting
🎯 Topics: Hunting contests, youth involvement, conservation, Coastal Bend hunting

👇 Comment below:
Have you ever participated in a varmint or predator hunt?

💬 LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE for more hunting stories, conservation conversations, and real outdoor life from Tejas Hunt Club.

🔗 Learn More About the Louise Varmint Hunt:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Louisevarminthunt/
Website: https://louisevarminthunt.square.site
Home: https://louisevarminthunt.square.site

🌐 Tejas Hunt Club: https://tejashuntclub.com/
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tejashuntclub/
📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/barmcmedia/

#PredatorHunting #HogHunting #TexasHunting #VarmintHunt #YouthHunting #CoastalBend #HuntingPodcast #TejasHuntClub #BuildTheTradition