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Yarns with Spearos, Bowhunters & Fishing Fanatics from around the 🌏

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Today we are chatting about hunting one of our favourite places in the world, the South Island of New Zealand. For this one we caught up with avid Bowhunter and Outdoorsman Owen Kraaksma. Owen is the face of New Zealand Bowhunting Adventures Youtube channel and has recently releases a number of great hunting films that not only show great hunting content, but tell a story and showcase the incredible landscape that the South Island Of New Zealand has to offer. Owen has plenty of Bowhunting exp...
Today we are joined live in the studio by Matty Turner. Matty is the host of the successful Australian Bowhunting Podcast Becoming A Bowhunter. We called on Matty to share his experience as a personal trainer and Bowhunter in assisting us in planning and preparing for a week long solo backpack Bowhunt in New Zealand we are planning for next year. We go into detail about the following topics: Strength building in the lead upWeight gain (Lean muscle)Cardio requirementsNutrition and caloric inta...
Today we are joined by Dean from Deep Downunder Spearfishing who recently had an incredible encounter with a large female Great White shark whilst spearfishing solo off a local Sydney dive spot. During our conversation we go into detail about the encounter, talk about the lessons learned and things he would do differently. Dean has plenty of experience in the water and we cover lots more spearing content throughout the episode. It was great catching up with Dean, he has a true passion f...
Today we are joined by one of the most passionate and educated people you could ever hope to meet on the subject of animal anatomy and shot placement. Its the Anatomy Hunter Brian Johnson. Brian is a qualified taxidermist who has dedicated his life to studying the anatomy of animals in order to educate hunters and share information on effective shot placement to ensure the quickest and most ethical dispatch of the animals being hunted. The information in this episode will apply to any form of...
Today we are treated to a Snapper hunting master class with the one and only Mitch Ferguson. Mitch has dedicated years to studying the behavioural patters of these incredible, elusive fish and it clearly shows in his successful results targeting them. This was a special episode where we share a great connection with Mitch as we cover a wide range of topics related to hunting Snapper and some real life stories of close calls we have both experienced whilst out diving. A huge thanks to Mitch fo...
Today's episode is all about the wind up of the 2025 Red Deer rut. During the year we had Brett and Kev on a different times and we thought it would be valuable to get both the lads together to compare notes of the 2025 rut and talk about how different environmental conditions effected the rut in particular geographical locations. This was a really fun episode to be part of as you can hear with the banter and laughs we shared along the way. Enjoy this one. Like this episode? Do us a solid: ...
Today we are live in the studio with Brad Smith from Bowhunt Downunder. Brad dropped in on his way up to Cape York and we decided to flick the mics on after dinner and have a yarn about how the 2025 rut played out and how this years environmental conditions in the lead up effected things on the ground. Before we got into the rut discussions we chewed the fat on plenty of hunting related topics that headed off down a number of rabbit holes along the way. We really enjoy conversations like this...
Today's yarn is with 23 year old Bowhunter and Spearo Tallis Cotterill. This episode is all about the incredible solo effort Tallis put into successfully hunting a beautiful New Zealand Red Stag in the rut period of 2025. As you listen to this episode you will quickly begin to understand just how hard working, determined and driven Tallis is in the pursuit of his goals. The time and planning he put in to ensure his trip over the ditch was successful is second to none. During the episode we di...
Today's yarn is all about spearfishing and bowhunting remote islands. For this one we called upon two of the shows great friends Lex O'Conner and Ash Currie. Both of these boys recently made the big move north with their families to the tip of Australia. Settling on the remote Thursday Island off the northern most point of Australia. This gave the boys and their families a chance to experience life at a slower place as well as take in some of the culture from some of the traditional owners wh...
Today's Yarn is all about our recent Bowhunting trip to beautiful and brutal New Zealand. The Boys headed deep into the south island of New Zealand to chase Fallow bucks in some of the steepest locations they have ever experienced. Whist we head into the tail end of the 2025 rut, we thought this was a good chance to talk about some of the heartache the boys experienced and share some lessons learned in the process. This is their 2025 New Zealand rut story. Like this episode? Do us a solid...
Today we mark the 50th episode of the Stalk Outdoors Podcast with a cracking local spearo by the name of Zac Forst. You only have to take a quick look at some of Zac's underwater video to see the quality of fish he regularly and successfully harvests. Today's yarn is all about diving coastal headlands, a method that Zac has perfected with plenty of time in the water exploring particular areas as well as paying close attention to environmental factors that show a pattern in fish behaviours.&nb...
Today we are joined live in the studio by Red Deer expert Mr Kev Schilf. Just in time for the annual Red Deer Rut (Mating period) we sit down and pick Kev's brain on things to and not to do, this Red Deer Rut to help maximise your chances of putting that Stag on the ground. For this episode we called upon our listeners to send in their questions for Kev to advise on. Topics include: Stag and Hind callsEquipmentShot placementDeer stocksAnimal managementWeather conditionsEating tipsWe hope this...
Today's yarn is with returning guest Brett Meldrum. Brett joins us to yarn all about the incredible events that led to him putting down one of, if not the biggest Red Stags in Australian history with the Bow. Brett details the events on the day of how his plan to put this big fella down finally came together. This is an epic yarn with one of the nicest fellas getting around. This is his story. Like this episode? Do us a solid: Leave us a review. Share the podcast with your mates. Post it ...
Today's yarn is all about sharing travel tips for those who are flying interstate or overseas with a bow. When planning this episode we knew it was essential to speak to a guest who has travelled extensively across the world on Bowhunting expeditions. It didn't take us long to work out the perfect fit for the episode. Ben Salleras. Ben has spent his life hunting his way across the world to some of the most epic places on the planet, chasing some of the most incredible critters ...
Today's yarn is with The Bald Chef Andrew Joulianou. We are back for our first episode of 2025 which marks the beginning of season three of the show. With all the hysteria surrounding our food consumption, food additives and our addiction to ultra processed foods, we thought it would be fitting to have Andrew on the show to discuss the current issues with how we look at, prepare and eat our food. Andrew is a keen hunter with a rich family history of hunting and home cooking. In his later y...
Today's yarn is the final episode of season two of show! For this episode we wanted to leave you all with something a little more meaningful that would highlight the mental health benefits and science behind spending time in the great outdoors. To bring this one together we called upon a person who has helped us greatly in other areas of life by the name of Mark Mathieson. Mark is a qualified Psychologist who has extensive experience working with high level athletes, Special Forces Military...
Today's yarn is all about chasing the elusive Yellowfin Tuna. A few weeks ago we were sent a video of a guy landing an absolute monster Yellowfin and after seeing the footage, we just had to reach out to him and get him on the show. Micka Lusson is his name and spearfishing is his game! It wasn't long into our conversation that we realised just how much time, effort and planning Micka has put in to work out a system for accurately predicting when, where and why these amazing Yellowfin ...
For today's yarn we are joined by female Australian Bowhunter Em Corbett. Em has been Bowhunting for over 8 years and lives her life with a strong focus on self sustainability and the importance of spending time out enjoying nature. Em has put in the hard yards over many years researching, practicing and learning skills to enable her to provide her family with self harvested protein from the most natural of environments. During this episode we go down the rabbit hole on loads of topics, all...
Today's yarn is with passionate hunter, outdoorsman and conservationist Hamiora Gibson.. Or better known as "Sam The Trap Man". Sam has spent a lifetime in the bush learning how to truely live from the plant and animal life in New Zealand at the same time preserving and caring for our natural resources to ensure they are here for generations to come. Sam has undertaken some incredible trapping work targeting non native, invasive species with some outstanding results. His trapping work has e...
Today's yarn we catch up with Zachary Schmidt for the second time on the show. This time round Zach gives us an in depth insight into the magical world of spearfishing for Dogtooth Tuna in Papua New Guinea. Zach is the lead spearing guide on board Trade Wind Charters mothership that travel the untouched waters of PNG in search of the fish of a lifetime, the iconic Dogtooth Tuna. We go deep into everything you need to know if your thinking of testing yourself against the hardest fighti...
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