Living Country In The City

Patricia Gonsalves, Founder and Lead Instructor of Lykopis Archery, Archery Tech, and Trainer for DC’s TV Shows “Arrow”, “Flash” and “Legends of Tomorrow” joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about her childhood obsession with archery, training actors and stuntmen, traveling the world to learn from world archers, misconceptions about bow types, teaching the “four disciplines” of archery and characteristics of different traditional or instinctual bows. See more on the show notes page at livingcountry.com/32. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Shockey joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about being a born-and-raised hunter, learning to enjoy every aspect of the hunt, his personal record for death threats, combating hate towards hunters, his personal heroes and inspirations for hunting, redefining the media's hateful caricatures of hunters, and what he hopes for his personal legacy. See more on the show notes page at livingcountry.com/31. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremiah Doughty of From Field to Plate joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk hunting for food, figuring out how to make a great tasting dish from any animal, how field prep and other variables affect the taste of your meat, testicles, creating a tight-knit SoCal hunting community, what’s wrong with the word “gamey” and using every part of the animal from the esophagus to absolutely everything else. See more on the show notes page at livingcountry.com/30. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Feldt of Bowhunter Box Club joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about how quickly bowhunting can turn into an obsession, experimenting with different concepts to build a box club catering to bowhunters, cursing himself by passing on an axis doe, fun and unique products you may have never known you wanted and what you get with the box club subscriptions and the VIP Pass-Through Club. See more on the show notes page at livingcountry.com/29. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tony Burlison of Dark Timber Coffee Co joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about giving back to conservation causes, the differences in drinking a quality coffee, their backcountry Ascent Packs, why there’s no such thing as top-shelf instant coffee and naming their newest roast. See more on the show notes page at livingcountry.com/28. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brenden Labrum and Brady Loveless of Scout to Hunt join Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about the ins-and-outs of Scout to Hunt, their subscription-based advanced online scouting platform and some exciting giveaways they’re running before its launch on August 1, 2017. See more on the show notes page at livingcountry.com/27. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben “ShedCrazy” Dettamanti, fitness icon and outdoor business mogul, joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about his first experience at Total Archery Challenge, turning shed hunting from a hobby to a full-blown career, meeting hunting industry “celebrities”, how to find good shed spots, outrunning Cam Hanes, the physical aspects of shed hunting and memorializing your hunts through video and journaling. See more on the show notes page at livingcountry.com/26. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patrick Alvarez, Locke Wheeler, Steven Tatum and Robert Alvarez of Bowhunter Brotherhood as well as a bottle of bourbon join Sam on Living Country in the City. Among other things, we talk about bowfishing, joining the BHB staff, trying new things, chasing drones in a boat, awkward handshakes and being the crazy smelly guy in Starbucks. See more on the show notes page at livingcountry.com/25. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Merrill joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about preparing for the hunting season, fitness and motivation to start running, sharing wild game with friends and family, setting up trail cameras, predator management and finding a quality hunting partner. See more on the show notes page at livingcountry.com/24. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sidney Smith, a backcountry hunter, triathlete and double-amputee joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about turning challenges into strengths, his first hunt as a double amputee, inspiring others by sharing hunting stories, carrying a suitcase full of legs through airport security and, generally, shutting down excuses. See more on the show notes page at livingcountry.com/23. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Clark and Tim Hanson of Gutpile Games join Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about their inspiration behind creating a hunting-based adventure card game, moving from Los Angeles to Alaska, contracting giardia and bribing state troopers all from the comfort of your living room and using Gutpile to build excitement for hunting and facilitate the sharing of hunting stories. See more on the show notes page at livingcountry.com/22. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Corey Jacobsen, nine-time elk calling world champion and the brains behind Elk101’s University of Elk Hunting Online Course, joins Sam on Living Country in the City to share his expertise in elk hunting and his passion for education within the hunting community. In this episode, Corey Jacobsen discusses his journey in creating Elk101, an online platform aimed at educating and improving the success rates of elk hunters through their University of Elk Hunting Online Course. The low success rates in elk hunting prompted Corey to share his knowledge, despite facing criticism, and to foster a sense of unity among hunters. The course covers a wide range of topics, from licenses and scouting to calling techniques and post-hunt strategies, with the goal of increasing both knowledge and confidence among hunters, ultimately making elk hunting more accessible and successful.  The episode delves into Corey's excitement for the University of Elk Hunting course, offering listeners a chance to win an all-expense-paid elk hu

Dustin Wittwer of Team Backcountry joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about fueling others' passions, his definition of the backcountry, the best and most challenging parts of the backcountry, llamas, goats and other pack animals, staying unified as hunters and the definition of a successful hunt. See more on the show notes page at livingcountry.com/20. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jessica Taylor Byers of Follow Her Arrow joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about being a role model to other women in a male dominated industry, transparency in her presentation of herself as a hunter, meeting strangers from the Internet, Cam Hanes being good at everything and the excitement of filling tags on her first bear hunt. See more on the show notes page at livingcountry.com/19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“The Crazy Catfish Girl”, Hannah Barron hops on the line with Living Country in the City to chat all about noodlin’ for catfish, hunting deer before she could walk, the best way to pull a shark hook from your thigh and how to deal with death threats from animal rights activists and creepy comments from old married men. See more on the show notes page at livingcountryinthecity.com/18. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Deyoung of Crispi Boots joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk boot selection for hunting and hiking, the new Crispi lineup, handmade Italian leather flip flops and European vs. American hunting. See more on the show notes page at livingcountry.us/17. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zac Griffith, Jefe de Operaciones of SUMMIT Productions sits down with Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about the benefits of fitness as a hunter, suggestions for workouts, nutrition and the ketogenic diet, supplements and how a crappy hunter can be a big game serial killer each year. See more on the show notes page at livingcountryinthecity.com/16. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan Callaghan, First Lite's Director of Conservation and Public Relations, joins Sam on Living Country in the City to discuss the issues surrounding our public lands, the differences between state and federally owned lands, why you should never take a camera on a bear hunt, the future of public lands and how you can get involved. See more on the show notes page at livingcountry.us/15. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Rousselle of Backcountry Bowhunter and Whitetail Addicts joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about lessons learned from working in the hunting industry, Christian Mingle and Farmers Only, following dreams and the restorative power of God and the outdoors. See the show notes page at livingcountry.us/14. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Niki Tilley joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about growing up hunting with her grandfather, the Outdoor Channel’s new show, Miss Wildgame, learning to bowhunt and switching from modeling in heels to huntin’ boots. Get a a free trial subscription to My Outdoor TV and catch Niki on Miss Wildgame Thurs, May 11 at 7:00p E/P by using the promo code “NIKI”. See more on the show notes page at livingcountry.us/13. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices