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We each have that specific pursuit, a target species, whether it be fish, fowl, deer, predators or big game that gets our heart beating faster, and in the end, what keeps us doing it year after year.
This week Josh and Kevin talk about their recent turkey hunting experiences.
We delve a little deeper into "the passion" that outdoorsmen and women feel, and how it's different for each of us, and why.
Sometimes it is based on the experience, and while you may not have deep seated emotions about the target animal, the experience as a whole, the camaraderie, the trip, whatever, it can still lead to a memorable time in the outdoors.
Josh explains more about why turkey hunting doesn't hold the same special place that deer or predators do, and Kevin explains why it does for him.

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For this week's fireside chat, Josh and Kevin are joined by Elliot Hubbard.
The subject matter of this chat is out of state hunting, but we got a little side tracked with a couple other subjects to start, like hair styles, and martial arts training.
We then got talking about Elliot's recent out of state Turkey hunt, we talk about turkey camp, and the story of his successful hunt as well as his wifes successful hunt here in MI.
Kevin discusses his recent out of state hunt to Nebraska for coyotes and prairie dogs. How the terrain differences effected how he called, and what he learned from that, seeing a mountain lion, and how he could improve next time out there.
And in between those stories we talk about hunting here in MI, laws, politics, costs, and what an out of state hunt means to us, despite the cost.
We discuss turkey hunting quite a bit, differences between Indiana and MI, what you are allowed to do there and not allowed to do here, strategies and more.

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On this episode Kevin welcomes Ralph Christensen.
Ralph worked as a animal damage control hunter in Arizona for about 5 years. Ralph tells us all about how he got into it, details of the job and some of the pluses and minuses of the job.
He covers training, tactics and equipment used, we talk about traps, hunting, and other early methods and the pluses and minuses of each.
Ralph also gets into some detail about the specifics in terms of the hunting side of it, which was most commonly used, including equipment, camouflage, set ups and more.
We talk a bit about aerial hunting, caliber and ammunition choices, different species they targeted, why they targeted them, hand calls used vs ecalls, patterning coyotes, coyotes vs cats, hunting solo vs with others, hunting out west vs here in MI, seasonal demand for his services, and his thoughts on them closing our season here in MI, deer management hunting and more.

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This week, Josh and Kevin have our own "fireside chat"
We talk a bit about grilling, cooking wild game, including how do you like your venison cooked? medium, med rare, or fresh off the carcass, and the potential dangers of eating some game meats.
We then move on to discussing, again, the new Michigan coyote hunting season and the regs associated with damage control and how its written.
We then move on to talking about some recent hunts, including Josh taking out a recent guest from the podcast and how that hunt went.
Kevin asks Josh about his observations so far on his new optics from Predator Thermal Optics, discussing the features of both the scanner and scope and Josh's thoughts on them. Then we talk about our thoughts on different optics thermal sensors and our thoughts on each one from 160 to 640 and 1280 in regards to what is practical vs what is affordable, and how base magnification makes a difference on effective use depending on the end users anticipated usage.
Josh then asks Kevin about strategies for once our season starts back up in July, and we talk about what we expect to see in terms of sounds and what kind of reactions we expect with them having a 3 month or so "quiet time"
We discuss using certain sounds, and our experiences with them and times we've heard the coyotes coming to the call, meaning having them so close you can hear them running or walking into the call.
We discuss various tactics for hunting summer time in regards to terrain, and the challenges and advantages of crop fields.
Then we switch gears and talk about fishing plans for this summer, then go back into talking about cooking...fish, using an air fryer vs a regular deep fryer for various foods.
And lastly we finish up by talking about fishing at night, and getting back into trail riding with the kids on bikes.
Little bit of everything this week

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This week we have a fireside chat with Josh, Kevin, Joe Davis and Matt Raysin of Generations to Hunt podcast.
We talk about a little bit of everything, starting with talking about a new rifle that Kevin won this year from Rock River Arms, and what to NOT do with a new rifle.
Then we move on to some deer hunting, discussing traditional bows, and other bow hunting info like saddles and stands that the guys have used.
We hear Matts background in the outdoors, we talk hunting dogs for rabbits and rabbit hunting, then get into some turkey hunting talk.
We discuss the news about the wolf shot here in lower MI recently.
And lastly we talk about the recent change in coyote hunting here in MI and everyone's thoughts on it.
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On this episode Kevin is joined by Buck Wells and Mark Kayser.
Mark, in his own words, is ".. just an “average Joe” blessed with an exciting career", who has done everything from writing and photography to promotions and then into marketing and TV shows, all about hunting and the outdoors.
Mark was born is South Dakota, and now resides in Wyoming where he hunts and continues his work, with a lot of Big game, bird hunting and predator hunting. He tells us about his dog that joins him for shed hunting and predator hunting.
Mark runs down how he started and his path to where he is now, Mark writes for such publications as Grand View Outdoors, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, American Hunter, Outdoor Life, BowHunter, North American Whitetail, National Wild Turkey Federation.
He tells us about how article ideas are created, working with editors and digital vs print writing as well as some of the challenges involved in the process.
He tells us about working with video production including working with deer and deer hunting TV, and a series of youtube programs.
Mark tells us about self filming vs having a camera man in the field with him and the challenges and experiences of each. He also talks about hunting set ups while making good video especially with a bow.
Buck and Mark and I also discuss eating wild game, what we like and some tips on preparation.
We also briefly discuss Mark and Bucks thoughts on coyote hunting, including their thoughts on the new limited season here in MI, how predator hunting is more of a management tool anymore vs the money making endeavor it used to be.
We then talk with Mark about his experiences predator hunting, the gear he uses, tactics and thoughts on using decoys.

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