Realizing I forgot to book someone this week, I decided there was no other option than to go live, and absolutely aimlessly ramble about the "off-season" or lack thereof. From how I structure my off season, to staying sharp, scouting year 'round, and gear maintenance. I dive into a little bit of it all. If you guys bear with me on this one, it might just help ya out or give you a new perspective on something... or not. Hope you guys enjoyed this solo pod and I'll catch you next Friday!

Thank you all so much for the support!

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Thank you guys for listening, and I'll catch ya next Friday!

ep.007 - DJ Riley - Family First, Efficient Hunting, & Lucky Notes

Today's episode guest needs no introduction but here it. goes... The great David Riley Jr. (DJ Riley) joins me for epsiode 7 of The Non-Typical Project. DJ is the host of Latitude Outdoor's 'The Method' Podcast. Hailing from the state of Michigan, DJ is a husband, a father, and of course... one hell of a bowhunter.

DJ and I talk family, travel hunting, hunting efficiently, tactics, trail cameras, big bucks on small properties, and doing it for yourself!

This episode was a joy to record, and an honor. As we'll get into in this podcast, The Non-Typical Project was in no small way pushed into reality with the influence of DJ inviting me onto 'The Method' for episode 46.

So once again, thank you DJ, and I hope you guys enjoy this one as much as I did!

To see more of DJ:

You can find him @drileyjr on Instagram

You can keep up with The Method @methodpodcast on Instagram

Listen to The Method Podcast on Spotify

Listen to The Method Podcast on Apple Podcasts

To keep up with The Non-Typical Project:

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Check me out @dean_hunts on Instagram

My friends over at Seventh Arrow Apparel are doing some pretty cool stuff if you'd like to support them and the show!

Thank you guys for listening, and I'll catch ya next Friday! 

ep.006 - Paige Pearce - Shooting Under Pressure on the Line and in the Field

Today's episode is a big one guys: we have the one and only Paige Pearce as our special guest. Paige is a multi-time World Champion Archer, a member of Team USA Archery and an extremely accomplished bowhunter.

Paige talks to us about the ATA show, competition archery, her new Insight Mental Programming, and of course, we hit on some of her hunting season and future plans.

You absolutely will not want to miss this episode, it's full of laughs and some of the most valuable archery info you can pick up on!

Huge thanks to Paige again for coming on and making time for us!

To see more of Paige Pearce:

You can find her @paigepearce_in_sight on Instagram

Paige Pearce on Facebook

You can look into the Insight Mental Programming at this Link

To keep up with The Non-Typical Project:

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My friends over at Seventh Arrow Apparel are doing some pretty cool stuff if you'd like to support them and the show!

Thank you guys for listening, and I'll catch ya next Friday!

Hey guys, solo episode for y'all this Friday! I run through my 2025 archery season recap, what I learned, what I did well, and what I did wrong. My biggest public land buck to date, and my biggest pitfalls this season. I also take some time to run through some of the new gear I have been using and my thoughts on it so far.

I know this isn't a "special guest" episode, but I hope you guys still enjoyed it!

To keep up with The Non-Typical Project:

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Check me out @dean_hunts on Instagram

My friends over at Seventh Arrow Apparel are doing some pretty cool stuff if you'd like to support them and the show!

Thank you guys for listening, and I'll catch ya next Friday!

ep.004 - Austin Culbertson - Family, The Experience, and Bucks Down

On today's episode we have none other than Austin Culbertson! Austin is a husband, father, USMC Veteran, pro-bass fisherman, and a public land buck slayer. Quite the resume!

Austin and I talk about bucks vs. bass, balancing being a new father with time in the woods, his impressive hunting season this year, and more!

I had a bunch of fun with this one and hope you all enjoy it too!

To see more of Austin his links are below:

Austin Culbertson on Facebook

@austin_culbertson22 on Instagram

To keep up with The Non-Typical Project:

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Check me out @dean_hunts on Instagram

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ep.003 - Kirk Washington - Albinos, 200" Bucks, and Grandpa's Knife

On today's episode we have the pleasure of talking to Kirk Washington. Kirk is a husband, a father, a professional archer, and one heck of bowhunter. Kirk has taken the first albino whitetail on film which will be published shortly after this podcast's release!

Kirk also had an incredible archery season this year, having taken a Montana mule deer, a Kansas giant, and Missouri buck as well.

We talk about all of that and more in today's podcast, you won't want to miss it!

To see more of Kirk and The Ultimate Hunters the links are below:

Kirk Washington on Facebook

@_kirk_lee on Instagram

The Ultimate Hunters Website

The Ultimate Hunters Youtube

To keep up with The Non-Typical Project:

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Check me out @dean_hunts on Instagram

My friends over at Seventh Arrow Apparel are doing some pretty cool stuff if you'd like to support them and the show!

ep.002 of The Non-Typical Project.

Today's guest is Jeff Raney. Jeff is a professional archer and one heck of a bowhunter hailing from the great state of Kansas. This podcast was a blast, I got the pleasure of talking with Jeff about mature bucks, how AI is gonna start killing public land giants, target archery, and everything in between. Jeff is extremely knowledgeable and a true professional with some great insight. From whitetails to muleys and foam to paper, we talked about it!

To see more Jeff and keep up with him his social links are below:

@jeffraney on Instagram

Jeff Raney on Facebook

To keep up with The Non-Typical Project:

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Check me out @dean_hunts on Instagram

My friends over at Seventh Arrow Apparel are doing some pretty cool stuff if you'd like to support them and the show!

ep.001 of The Non-Typical Project.

Today's guest is none other than Hunter Hogan. Hunter is an extremely accomplished public land bowhunter out of Missouri and just so happens to be one of my best friends. I take an interview style approach in this podcast to get Hunter talking about a little bit of everything that makes him the bowhunter he is. Non-Typical is definitely one way to put it, but no matter how you describe him, you've gotta use the word "killer" from at home strategy to out of state planning, Hunter knows big bucks and balances thoroughness with aggression to get it done.

To see more of Hunter be sure to check out his social links below:

Hunter Hogan Productions on YouTube

@bowlife_hogan on Instagram

To keep up with The Non-Typical Project:

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Check me out @dean_hunts on Instagram

My friends over at Seventh Arrow Apparel are doing some pretty cool stuff if you'd like to support them and the show!

Welcome to the Non-Typical Project.

I'm Dean Besic, your host, and we're just getting started.

In this intro, I just want to let you all know what The Non-Typical Project is, what I'm trying to do, who I am, and where I want this all to go.

Hunters, and especially bowhunters, are some of the most interesting people that are out there, and even in this subsection of unique individuals there are still those that separate themselves from the pack even further. Those are my kind of people, the ones who hunt their own way, pursue archery in their own way, and are totally non-typical.

From interviews, to just shooting the breeze about our favorite stories, The Non-Typical Project is all about having a good time, keeping things honest and raw, and being Non-Typical.

Thanks for listening to this quick intro episode, and I can't wait to show you guys what's to come!

-Dean

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