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This week Ethan is joined by our friend Michael Arnette from Tall Tines Archery and they sit down once again with Harold Fahrenbrook to talk about some of his Alaskan adventures.  Harold is a taxidermist from Colorado and 39 years ago he started guiding sheep and bear hunts in Alaska with Johan's Alaskan Outfitters.  Harold has a lifetime of experience in the remote Alaskan bush in both guiding and hunting.  Along the way, he's amassed some pretty cool adventures, including a few hair raising ones he shares with us this week.  From grizzly and brown bear charges, wolf encounters, and lessons learned, to perspectives and the wonderful things we as bowhunters are privileged to witness in the field, this episode has it all!  

This weeks Back Trails episode is chocked full of adventure and connections to history!  Rick Snell grew up in Illinois, but spent over half of his life in Alaska.  While there, Rick squeezed in a lot of bowhunting and along the way became the first bowhunter to take all of the big game species in Alaska including many grizzly bears, and he used recurves of his own making.  Over the years, Rick also made lots of connections to some of the pioneers of modern bowhunting.  Our friend Mike Mitten got us in touch with Rick to talk about all the bowhunting he'd done in the last frontier.  But along the way we learned about his connections with Mel Johnson, Fred Bear, Glenn St.Charles, Jay Massey, Ed Bilderback and the Valiant Maid, just to name a few!  This was a really fun episode to record and we thought it was only fitting to release this one as a Back Trails!  Hope you enjoy it!

While at the Kalamazoo Traditional Bowhunter Expo, Ethan had a chance to sit down for a chat with Joe Elsworth of Michigan.  Our buddy Greg Darling co-hosts and we spend some time listening to Joe talk about some of his many adventures in Alaska over the years.  Joe is a humble man that had the passion to make it happen on many adventures.  Along the way, he discovered several "ways to die in Alaska" and he recounts some of those tales with us.  This is a fun episode and you're gonna enjoy this one!

This week Dalton and Ethan sit down with our friend Jeff Lander of Primitive Outfitting.  From British Columbia, Alberta and Texas we talk about rattlesnakes, grizzly bears, big mule deer bucks, and pigs.... both feral and prize winning 4-H hogs!!  Fun conversation for sure!!

This week Alan and Ethan sit down with our buddy Tom Jenkins of Zipper Bows.  You'll never here Tom say it, but he is a killer on big whitetail bucks.  We invited Tom on to talk about the great buck he took this fall, but in typical Jenkins fashion the conversation quickly turns back to hunting in general and woodsmanship skills.  Which is always fine by us!  Hope you enjoy this one!

This week Alan, Maribeth and Ethan sit down to talk about identifying and hunting transitions, and how animals use them.  Transitions are key pieces of the puzzle and often times don't get the thought and study they should.  Alan goes over some of his favorite aspects of hunting these overlooked areas.

This episode was a great conversation with our friends and father and son, Scott and Brian Koelzer of Montana.  Topics cover everything from hunting whitetails in grizzly country, elk hunting, the future of bowhunting, and growing up a bowhunter.  Really fun talk and we're sure you're gonna enjoy this one!

This week we're joined by two of our favorite people.  Bryan Burkhardt and Monty Browning.  This episode is somewhat of a teaser and you'll want to stay tuned over the next few episodes for sure!  The guys tell us about their recent trip north for Alaskan Moose, hunting in the Alaskan bush, and some big news of things to come.  You don't want to miss this one!!

We've gotten a lot of requests regarding saddle hunting lately.  Since we're not to familiar with this method of hunting we had our good buddy Jason Redd of Timber Ninja Outdoors on to tell us all about them.  Jason, Jordan, and Tyler at Timber Ninja all utilize saddles in specific scenarios and Jason talks in detail about using the saddle hunting system as a tool and when it's applicable.  

This week we catch up with Kirby Kohler.  Kirby has been a Traditional Bowhunter Magazine contributor for over 20 years and is one of those quite killers we love to talk to!  We talk about the 
the secret sauce to being successful in the field, the benefits of spending tons of time in the woods, woodsmanship, a little deer biology, and of course lots of bowhunting stories!

Everyone in the traditional bowhunting community has heard of Paul Shchafer and his many exploits in bowhunting as well as his Silver Tip Recurves.  Called by many "the greatest bowhunter that has ever lived", we wanted to hear from some that knew him best.   Barry Wensel and Scott Koelzer were two of Paul's closest friends and this week they share some of their memories of Paul from both past hunts, his humbleness, and life in general.  Pull up a seat close to the fire and join us for a great campfire chat!

This week Nathan, Dalton, and Ethan sit down to discuss the differences between tactics and woodsmanship and how they correlate.  Lots of great nuggets to help keep things in perspective as we head into season!

This week Ethan catches up with our buddy Jake Downs.  Jake and Lona recently returned from a from a great trip to Africa where they were able to take some absolutely beautiful animals.  Jake tells us all about their adventures, exactly how they happened.  Bow hunting in all its grandeur including the highs and the struggles.  A great conversation if you've ever dreamed of hunting the dark continent, or if you just like good old fashioned bowhunting.  And let's be honest, if you didn't... you wouldn't have made it this far in to this weeks episode description!  Enjoy!!

Traditional Bowhunters form some of the strongest bonds and best friendships of any outdoor pursuit.  This week we dive into one of those bonds with Paul Brunner (Too Short) and Tom Storm (Too Tall).  This is a great conversation filled with epic pranks, fond memories, and grand adventures!

On this weeks episode we sit down with our buddy Michael Arnette of Tall Tines Archery to talk bowhunting.  Michael is a great guy and one of the "quiet killers" we love talking to so much.  Michael talks about growing up in a non hunting family and his interest in becoming a hunter as a kid, becoming a bowhunter and then bowyer, and of course lots of hunting tales!  Great conversation with a great guy!

This week we got the chance to speak to Tom Storm of Montana and we loved every second of it!  Tom holds the record for the most points scored in a single game at Montana State, as well as the lead season average, was drafted by the Chicago Bulls.  He is a long time PBS member, was hunting with Paul Schafer, is a world famous fly fisherman, was one of the first modern bowhunters, and one of the first American bowhunters to hunt Russia along with his buddy Paul Brunner, and was one of the first modern bowhunters in the country to decoy whitetail deer, in fact he literally wrote the book on it.  But above all of that, Tom is just a great, down to earth guy that loves to chase critters with a stick and string!  You won't want to miss this one!

This week we catch up with our buddy Curt Cabrera of TradLife FIlms for our annual turkey talk!  Curt fills us in on his season so far and we discuss everything from turkey strategy, ghillie suits, strange and hilarious trail cam pictures, and as always, good old fashioned bowhunting stories!  If you're into turkey you don't want to miss this one!

Named one of the most 25 influential bowhunters in the last 25 years by Archery Business Magazine in 2001, Dan Quillian was a true pioneer in the sport of bowhunting and one whom we owe a debt of gratitude.  Dan was a founding member of the Traditional Bowhunters of Georgia, owner of Archery Traditions, a custom bowyer, produced the first commercial tree stand on the market, fought for bowhunting seasons in Georgia, hunted all over North America, and was a great ambassador for bowhunting, as well as a true conservationist well ahead of his time.  We had the opportunity to chat with Dan's son Dee Dee Quillian and one time employee and friend of Dan, Buck Ernst.  The stories told of Dan's adventures and passion for bowhunting are fascinating, and we really enjoyed hearing them.  We're positive you will to! 

THis week we catch u p with Maribeth Kulynycz of Maryland.  Maribeth is the real deal and is definitely "our kind of people"!  Growing up in a hunting family she made the transition to bowhunting in her early 20's, but after discovering the traditional bow she hasn't looked back since.  Intelligent, well spoken, dedicated to traditional bowhunting, and most importantly in it for the right reasons.  This was a great and fun conversation and topics discussed range from getting new people involved in bowhunting, the perspective of a lady bowhunter, being a positive influence for hunting, getting kids started down the right path, and you guessed it....good old fashioned bowhunting stories!

This week we sit down with Brian Koelzer.  Brian grew up in Montana in the hay-day of modern bowhunting history and it was common for guys like Paul Shcafer, Paul Brunner, and Rosie Roseland to drop by to visit and swap bowhunting stories.  Coming up like that, it's no wonder he has such an appreciation for bowhunting history.  We go down a few rabbit holes on some of that history, as well as some hunting stories.  This was a super fun conversation, and we hope you have as much fun listening!