The School Of Hard Nocks
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Outdoor, hunting, and fishing podcast aimed at helping the blue collar outdoors man spend more time in the woods by using what you already have. Tips, tricks, and some fun hunting stories from a few friends who just love getting outside. We have changed the podcast to try and include more guests to help broaden everyones horizons!
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Ethan breaks down and shows off the Call Keeper and The Bugle Keeper! Two must have products for anyone who calls elk, turkeys or Cold Brewskis!!
Were back for Season 3! We are changing it up again to give us a little more wiggle room. This season we are going to focus on doing quick 10-15 minute episodes on the gear we use and why! In todays Episode, Ethan breaks down all the uses of the Bowdangler 3 point sling! We will also have the video on our youtube! Check it out!
We sit down with Josh the owner/founder/flavor specialist of Deadshot Nutrition! he has some awesome stories and we cant wait to see all the new products !
We sit down with Mel and Kel Eppich and discuss what archery means to them! If you don't know who this couple is, they are dedicated to helping as many people as possible get into archery. These 2 are proof you don't need to be a famous bowhunter to help people egt into an awesome sport!
In this episode we sit down with a true zero to hunting story. Joel Burham was the first person in his family to become a hunter and he did it with a bow! Its a great episode!
We sit down and record with Mark Livesay at Hunt Expo. For those that don't know who he is, you need know him. Founder of Tree-line academy, Multi time Iron Man participant and the most genuine person you can care to know. Mark is an E-scouting Guru and has so many different ways to get things done. We focus more on the mentality he has and the training he puts himself through to make sure he can spend as much time as possible in the woods. We also shot this on video and posted it to the yout...
Int his episode we sit down with Lydia Smith at the Western Hunt Expo in Salt Lake. Lydia is an all around bad ass who has found some incredibel success in the outdoors and absolutely crushes September.
In this episode, Lee asks the questions that can be hard for any hunter to define. What is success? What is Failure? What is the average air speed of a sparrow carrying a message from the king of Spain to the the king of France?
We sit down and talk with our goof Friend Levi about waterfowl and "Skinny water" duck hunting! Its always a a good time talking with Levi!
In this episode, the guys sit down and get to play the "experts". Lee has signed up for the School of Hard Nocks Course at Mountain Archery Fest at Soldier Hollow Utah this coming Spring. He asks us some great questions and we just barely touch the tip of the iceberg as far as answering his questions. We will have him on again soon and answer more questions!
In this Episode, we sit down with our new buddy Garret Carver. Garret is part of the Hunt Lift Eat team and currently is their go to guy for getting out there and spreading the hunt lift eat word at shows. He has spent some time as a professional guide, is incredibly passionate about hunting and inspires us all to pull out our best dad jokes. You don't want to miss this episode as there are tons of solid advice throughout this episode.
If you've followed us for any amount of time, you know how much we love our Initial Ascent gear. In this episode we sit down with Joe Elliston, Co- Owner of Initial Ascent. We touch a little bit on their amazing products, but focus more on who Joe is and what is the reason WHY he loves being outdoors and how that passion led to Initial Ascent.
We met Austin at SLC hunt expo last year (23). After spending 4 days next to each other we became fast friends. Austin turned us onto his genius invention, the back country boot dryer. A simple, Lightweight fan that runs off power banks to dry your boots! This was a great conversation and don't forget to check out https://www.grakksaw.com/ for your back country needs!
We sit down with our good friend Rob Minturn of Wilderness Physical Therapy. Rob focuses on how to get outdoorsmen ready for their seasons and keep them healthy and able to tackle those big hunts!
A little late, but we are shifting the podcast to focus on bringing in outside perspectives to hopefully bring you all more information to help you get better in the outdoors. In this Episode, Dan Mathews of the Nomadic Outdoorsman and Brian Krebs of the Western Rookie join us as we discuss their experiences of hunting in the west!
In this episode of the podcast, we come to you from the top of Blacktail Mountain in the beautiful Flathead Valley. The night before the Montana 3-D event of the summer, the Mountain Archery Fest. We chat about the shoot and also dive into some hunting myths with special guest, Sue Miks.
The tail end of rifle season was very interesting for us. We tell a few good tales from the season then we switch gears to discuss some of the ins and outs of Late Season archery hunting. Join us for some fun storytelling and tactics for bow hunting in the snow.
In the last episode, we chatted about how our archery season went, and now it's time to talk about our Montana General Rifle Season. It had its up and downs and good times were had by all. We also think this is a good time to talk a bit about mentorship. We discuss advice for mentors and mentees. Hopefully, there is some good information in here for everybody!
The season is finally here!!! Should archery elk opener be a national holiday? Yes it should! We have gone on a couple hunts since season opens and now is the time to start chatting about it. We cover our archery antelope hunt and a bit about our camp set up. Then we chat about our elk opening day strategies from the field. We have some unwelcome podcast guests howling in the background so listen close and you can hear them!
On this special episode of the podcast two of us (Ethan and Jed) sit down with our dads to discuss hunting, family, and the traditions they have passed down to us. This is a fun episode filled with funny stories and two awesome men he shaped us into who we are today. Happy Father's Day!
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