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The boys are back!  Levi Morgan, Andy Morgan and Matt Elliott are back from Nebraska and a lot happened; some good, some bad.  A few good bucks down and a few good bucks missed.  Levi walks through a rare miss with the guys and Andy and Micah wrecked every motorized vehicle they could get their hands on.  The rut was slow to kick in, but they guys still put some solid deer on the ground, froze their tails off, ate a lot of pizza and had a good time together.  Join in.  Good to be back with ya'll! 

Andy Morgan and Levi Morgan are joined by guests Michael Young and THE Hunter Phelps on an early season hunt in Mississippi.  The guys dig into early season tactics, the difference between early season and the rut, the deer they've killed so far, how body size can throw off antler size perception, Hunter's New Mexico Elk, why target shooting matters for hunting but isn't the same as shooting an animal, marginal shots, Levi's ideal hunting arrow weight and broadhead combination for most game in North America, misjudging yardage and using a rangefinder, and why Andy was a button away from falling from his tree and winding up in the cooler.

Not one to miss; the industry and all of us hunters are undoubtedly indebted to Harold Knight and David Hale's contributions to the pursuit we love.  Levi Morgan, Andy Morgan and Matt Elliott were honored to record the story of the partnership of Harold and David and joined them at their lodge in Kentucky to talk about the beginnings of a legacy, life long friendship, the keys to their undeniable success in business and the outdoors and heard a few funny stories along the way.  THANK YOU Harold and David!

Hunting season is upon us! In this episode, Andy Morgan, Levi Morgan and Matt Elliott talk with Russ Lane, long time top-tier tournament bass fishing pro and fellow hunting addict, about the evolution of technology in both fishing and hunting, forward facing sonar, cellular trail cameras, trespassers, deer stand woes, pesky does, last hunting season, managing pigs and coons for the better, and the attitude is takes to find success when the competition continues to get tougher and more easily educated.  

Every outdoorsman should know how to get and keep their knives sharp.  In this episode Matt Elliott is joined by friend, colleague and expert-level knife sharpener, Steve Baker, Product Line Manager for Work Sharp.  Steve has done everything from production, to design engineering, to product line manager at Work Sharp and has taught classes on knife sharpening to all skill levels.  If there is one thing an outdoorsman needs in their arsenal, outside of woodsmanship and shooting skills, it's a sharp knife.  So listen in and sharpen your knives! 

On this episode, special guest Aron Snyder, owner of Kafaru packs, professional hunting guide and one of the world experts on hunting gear talks with Levi Morgan, Andy Morgan and Matt Elliott about broadhead performance, why he's shooting compounds again, his journey back into competition archery, clocking arrows, if it matters when your arrow weights are off from each other a few grains, why his truck matters, moving to Wyoming, construction, bass fishing and a whole range of other topics.   

Levi Morgan, Andy Morgan and Matt Elliott cover off on the final session in the four week shooting tune up series and it is time to extend the range.  You've put in the work, now reap the rewards.  You will be practicing at distance and well on your way to working your way towards the best shot of your life this season.  Happy shooting! 

Week two in the weekly 'Shoot Better' series brings shooting into the mix. FINALLY, after a week of torturous (and necessary) aiming drills, without a single shot fired, it's time to practice shot execution.  Levi Morgan talks with co-hosts Andy Morgan and Matt Elliott about the drill known as blank bale or blind bale shooting.  The drill allows you to focus only on breaking your shot.  After putting weeks one and two together, you'll be aiming better and executing your release.   

In this episode of On The Line Podcast Levi Morgan, Andy Morgan and Matt Elliott catch up on Andy's recent Major League Fishing Tournament at Lake of the Ozarks, recent turkey hunting action with Levi's son Landon, amateur home defense dos and don'ts, and the men cover listener questions, including tips to stay calm under pressure when shooting (or anything else), getting your pin on the dot and putting arrows where you want them, how to store hunting clothes and stay as scent free as possible, evaluating new deer property, some not so well recalled movie trivia, and why smoking cigarettes is not the best way to check the wind. 

In the final episode of season 1, Levi Morgan, Andy Morgan and Matt Elliott dig into a little bit of a new shooting method Levi has been using, as well as Levi's journey to the top, what it takes to get there in anything that you do, what you might lose to stay there and ultimately, what matters.  The guys also discuss who Levi looked up to, who is looking up now, and cover off on the exciting finish to this year's Red Crest, the Major League Fishing championship.  

The focus is fishing in this episode of On The Line Podcast, and hosts Andy Morgan, Levi Morgan and Matt Elliott discuss the newly released signature series crankbait that Andy and his good friend Tip worked out with Strike King, the Chick Magnet; named both for Andy's home lake, Chickamauga, and for the fact that it brings the big girls into the boat, early in the year when the water is still cold.  Andy talks about how it was designed and why it was designed, covers off on the first tournament of the year, provides a definition for power fishing, and starts to scratch the surface of the impact that forward facing sonar is having on the game of professional bass fishing.   

From ATA to Bass Fishing, Levi Morgan talks with co-hosts Andy Morgan and Matt Elliott in an episode that starts with coverage from ATA and makes a segue to bass fishing, as the guys minds start to transition away from hunting and into fishing.  Covered in this episode is the new, award winning Swhacker broadheads, tree saddle equipment that cannot be talked about, one-sticking aka climbing a tree with a single climbing stick, bass boats, why compasses are still the deal, and more. 

Hosts Andy Morgan and Matt Elliott welcome guest Rusty Creasey, professional duck hunter and Manager of the world famous Coca-Cola Woods; a legendary Arkansas green timber Mallard hunter's dream.  Duck hunting is the focus and both Andy and Rusty are experts in the craft.  In this episode they each break down their approaches to two very different properties as they talk duck decoys, how duck hunting has changed, ammo and patterning your shotgun, duck calling basics, and give a whole slew of other pointers for beginners to experts.   

Hosts Levi Morgan, Andy Morgan and Matt Elliott wrap the hunting season with each covering their top three to four lessons learned this year.  From failure to accomplishment, there are always new things to learn and 2021 was no exception.  Whether it's hunting with a hinge, trusting your gut, staying mobile with a saddle, taking your quiver off, the small range of a big buck or helping your friends, there is plenty to learn and be grateful for.  

Levi Morgan and Matt Elliott rap about the wind down of hunting season, what happens in the "off season" (which doesn't actually exist) and how Levi prepares for the start of tournament season each year.  Also discussed in this episode is how to fool your wife into thinking you fixed her bow and actually having that work for her, nose buttons, peep tuners, what to put in your home archery shop and how far back to attach your vanes. 

Straight from September elk camp, in this episode, Matt Elliott talks with Trent Fisher of Born and Raised Outdoors on their podcast, "The Born and Raised Audio Experience."  Trent, Matt and Troy (BRO Marketing Manager) discuss the long and uphill road to success that brought both Trent and Matt to their current places in work and in life.

As the archery tournament season winds to a close and with Andy Morgan off the line this week in New York, pre-fishing for the upcoming MLF tournament at Lake Champlain, Levi Morgan and Matt Elliott discuss the results of Levi's season, making friends, fletching arrows and what it is like to live in a world where everyone wants to win and you are surrounded by extreme competition.

This episode of On the Line Podcast covers everything from removing big treble hooks from the palm of your hand to cheating your buddies out of their lunch (and dinner) money on the range, to building arrows for optimal performance on a wide range of species and in a wide range of conditions as Levi Morgan, Andy Morgan and Matt Elliott work to answer listener questions and some of their own wonderments coming out of the last two episodes on bow setups and tuning.

On this episode of On the Line, Host Levi Morgan brings a full spectrum of advice on setting up your hunting bow to optimize it's performance in the field, from sights to rests, to arrows, strings, peeps, and D-loops to the bow itself. Andy Morgan and Matt Elliott pepper Levi with a barrage of questions and the Team shares a few funny now and not so funny then experiences. If you've got bowhunting on the brain and are getting tuned up for practice leading up to season, this ones for you.

Major League Fishing pro and Dayton, TN local, Michael Neal joins Andy Morgan, Levi Morgan and Matt Elliott just before the upcoming Lake Chickamauga tournament where home town boys Andy and Michael will take on the best bass anglers in the world to see who emerges as this years "Chick" Champion. Topics discussed include narrowing down your bait selection, Michael's fishing strengths and his journey from weekend tournament angler to pro bass fisherman, among other things.