The Hunter Apprentice
The Hunter Apprentice brings its listeners real hunting content through interviews with special guests, experiences from past adventures, and shooting the breeze with like minded hunters within our community. We cover hunting strategies for different species, opinions on gear, preferred terrain, seasonal timing, and even some stuff that has nothing to do with hunting, but just who we are! Please subscribe and follow our channel for great, easy listening hunting content!
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Episodes
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Mike is joined by Joe Trottier and Justin Spruiell of the Armed Forces Initiative (AFI) of the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. Justin, Joe and Mike round table what the AFI is all about, how it helps veterans that are retired and still serving their country as well. There's some great information on how to be involved in their events in both Canada and the US as well! The boys share some great stories on their own hunting experiences and how hunting helped them while they served or are still serving. The connection of community and comradery is of the utmost importance to these men and women to give them and outlet into nature and community when back at home in civilian life. What a privilege to share the conversation with these guys that put their life on the line for our freedom!
Sponsors:
www.tactacam.com
www.backcountryfsj.com
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Greg Toogood is the host of the hunting Wild TV series "Bushnell Presents Prairie Pursuit". Greg is producing the show's 7th season this year! Mike and Greg talk about some of the challenges faced when hosting a show and also balancing family and work. They also chat about how they brought their kids into the TV series and some of the challenges that came alongside that. Enjoy this great episode!
Sponsors:
www.tactacam.com
www.backcountryfsj.com
Friday Jun 23, 2023
Friday Jun 23, 2023
If you're a lover of bear hunting, this episode is for you! We have Isla Friesen, Mike's 12 year old daughter, and Landen Fidek, Pursue the Hunt team member, on the podcast to re-live their spring bear hunting adventures from this spring! We recap our spring bear seasons, share stories of success, bear baiting, hunting strategies and first time tagging out on a bear for Isla! From a ground blind set up no less!
Sponsors:
www.tactacam.com
www.killnstix.com
www.backcountryfsj.com
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Jordan is a professional photographer, videographer, and media specialist for Divebomb Industries in the USA. Growing up in Texas, hunting has been a part of Jordan's lifestyle and continued on to make a career out of that lifestyle. Divebomb is taking the waterfowl hunting industry by storm with their high quality decoys and waterfowl hunting accessories. This episode is chalk full of great info, insight to waterfowl hunting and filming and some great stories!
Check out their website!
https://www.divebombindustries.com/
Sponsors:
www.tactacam.com
www.killnstix.com
www.backcountryfsj.com
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
On this episode, Mike and Brendon with 222 Metalworks talk about how he got his start in the euro mount business and how it relates to having those trophy conversation pieces displayed in your living room. Mike and Brendon talk mule deer hunting, bow hunting and share some great stories!
Sponsors:
www.tactacam.com
www.killnstix.com
www.backcountryfsj.com
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
On this episode of the Hunter Apprentice Podcast, Mike chats with Aaron Stonehocker from Tactacam. The guys chat about some cool and user friendly ways you can film your hunts with the Tactacam products as well as share some stories on how the #shareyourhunt brand messaging coincides with the Pursue the Hunt show philosophy. We also fit in a little turkey hunting strategy for the upcoming spring season! So tune in, hit that follow button and share this episode with your friends!
Sponsors:
www.tactacam.com
www.killnstix.com
www.backcountryfsj.com
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Mike is joined by Muc Simons and special guest T.J. Schwanky on this episode of the Hunter Apprentice. T.J., Mike and Muc talk about how the hunting television industry has changed over the years, some highlight hunts and changes that T.J. has gone through, and whether or not we would take new hunters into our hunting hot spots. This is a great episodes full of some laughs, stories and discussion around how the hunting industry has changes and possibly where it's heading. So tune in, crank the volume and enjoy this episode!
Sponsors:
www.tactacam.com
www.killnstix.com
www.backcountryfsj.com
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
On this episode, Mike sits down with friend and taxidermist Royd Lusk to talk about the ins and outs of taxidermy, what it takes to get into it, how long he's been doing taxidermy, things he has learned along the way and sharing a stories and few laughs. Royd's knowledge of taxidermy and hunting makes this an episode relatable to all hunters and what they need to do out in the field to make sure their trophy of a lifetime is well preserved and gives the cape the best chance possible to be turned into a conversation piece for decades to come!
Sponsors:
www.tactacam.com
www.killnstix.com
www.backcountryfsj.com
Connecting Hunters....
Networking within the hunting community benefits all hunters by gaining different perspectives on a variety of topics. The Hunter Apprentice is where listeners from all over can come and learn, listen and take away some cool advice, difference opinions, and great stories. We love to hear from our listeners about what topics they would like to hear more of!