HarvestHolliday Podcast

Tom Kubiniec is the founder of SecurIt gun storage. Tom and Jason discuss the life of an entrepreneur, and the work it takes to build a business, taking risks, making sacrifices,and never losing site of the goal. If you're looking to build a business and break away from that old 9-5 job, THIS is well worth the time to listen. https://www.secureitgunstorage.com

Baker Leavitt is the relations director at Black Rifle Coffee as well as the founder of Digital Mongoose. His story is fascinating and our conversation dives down many rabbit holes including, Chat GPT, Axis deer, losing millions and starting over, and more!  Baker Leavitt on Instagram

On this episode, Jason talks with Jake Bush about the highs and lows of is 2022/23 whitetail season, and how he overcame all the adversity and gained perspective from his challebges this year. 

Today Jason goes over the highs and lows of his 2022 deer season, recaps all the valuable lessons learned from his time scouting in the pre-season, lessons from the stand, and shares his success from a recent late season hunt during a windy snowstorm on a buck he named "Bully Buck". 

Kenneth Thrall is the new inventory/purchasing manager for Kifaru International, and his story on how he landed that position is what chasing your dream is all about. 

Once again Jason has mark from Treeline Academy on the show to talk about the new Googel Earth Pro Toolkit. From public access layers, snow level data, up to date USGS Topo data to year to year wildfire data, Mark has made planning a western big game hunt even easier! 

Sabastian Enges is an entreprenure, performance coach, public speaker, and CEO of Fenix Consuting Group and joins the show to discuss the difference between "real self" vs 'ideal self" and how he coaches people how to think vs what to think. https://quantumacademy.info/ Sabastian Enges on Instagram

Pour a cocktail an get comfortable. Jason and Sam Soholt catch up on eachothers seasons and  the two discuss Sam's conservation effots and what he has planned for the new year

Mike Gibbons returns to recap his perspective of he and Jason's 2022 TOC archery elk hunt, what lessons they both lesrned, challenges faced and what they took away that will help them succed nect year. 

Jason Recaps a recent hunt and how taking a chance on a hunch nearly pays off on a big mature whitetail and looks back at 2022 and offers his perspective and a plan to hit the ground running in 2023! 

Sitka Product Manager John Barklow returns and we deep dive into various topics from hunt season recaps, all day whitetail tactics, nutrition for all day hunts, the evolution of technical clothing and more!  We also discuss how Johns upcoming Outdoor Class by GoHunt will bring unprecedented information to those on a quest for all things backcountry knowledge and survival. Sign up for John's free monthly newsletter in the link below https://knowledgefromstorms.com

Jason shares a couple of his favorite hunt stories from "Sweet November" as well as thoughts on moon phase vs weather, following your gut instinct, and finding the "pattern" to kill big bucks during the rut.   

Today Jason reviews Sitka's latest piece of active insulation, the Ambient Hoody and how he utilizes it with he Big Game and Whitetail kit. 

Today Jason reflects on turning 46, the imporance of taking your birthday off for reflection, the bull that started his obsession with western big game hunting, and Part one of Jason's 2022 elk hunt!

Jason reflects on past elk seasons, including what has worked and what hes changing for 2022! 

Jason gives his perspective on the upcoming 2022 western big game season, including thoughts on overcoming fears and what we should be focusing on when taking such a big trip. 

Everyone dreams having a career or starting a business that allows ample freedom and money to travel, hunt more, or just not work weekends. The problem is most people don't know where to begin or are often filled with too much anxiety to make a career change, even if it is needed.  "Taking the Leap" can be scarry, but with the right type of planning it desn't haev to be.  Shane Kinne joins the show to discuss how he and his wife have created a way to help folks align their career with their life goals through "Value Planning".  Click the Linktree link below for more info on how to start planning for the life you want today!    Career & Value Alignment by Shane Kinne

John and Jason go over how to plan for your western big game hunt. Todays podcast topics were pulled from John's monthly newsletter. Follow the link below and make sure to sign up for the Knowledge From Storms newsletter and be sure to subscribe to the Knowledge From Storms YouTube channel as well. https://knowledgefromstorms.com

Mike Herne is a freelance photographer and contributer to Free Range American. He and Jason go over a "dollar for dollar" cost of entry analysis to get into western big game hunting.  Topics also discussed: influncer driven marketing and how you don't need half of what social media tells to buy, and more! To connect with Mike via IG: https://www.instagram.com/mike_herne/

Trail Kreitzer is the "gear guy" at GoHunt and joins Jason on the show to talk all things hunting, and how awesome a resource GoHunt can be when planning your first out of state western hunt.