This week Josh and Kevin sit down for a fireside chat.We start off discussing a little bit about the seasons, archery and rifle, and what cartridges are popular (meaning sales that Kevin has seen at his shop) specifically in terms of the .450 bushmaster and .350 legend for the limited rifle zone, where he has not seen a demand so far for the newer …

This week Kevin and Josh welcome back Dave Buikema of Razor Broadheads.We start off by talking about some recent hunts, Coyotes and deer, including dealing with owls when calling, as in dodging them.We then get into deer hunting, hearing about both Daves and Josh's recent adventures.We talk about specifics of broad head performance, the what's and …

This week, Josh is live from deer camp with his brother Kyle.They discuss a bit of Kyles time living in Florida, learning to fish for species he wasnt used to catching back home in Michigan. They then move on to the weekends hunting, expectations from trail camera details, and scouting results. They each discuss their hunts, what was seen, what was…

On this episode Josh and Kevin welcome Dom Zambelli to the show.Dom is a Michigan hunter who recently had his 1st successful deer hunt here in Michigan.We hear about Doms hunting history, and his journey into deer hunting.We discuss the tools he used, tactics and the whole story of his 1st deer, everything from scouting to field dressing it by hims…

This week Josh and Kevin welcome back returning guest Ross Graveling.Ross is part of Sportspersons Ministries and an avid outdoorsman.We start by talking about a couple recent hunts, then get into the topic this week, hunter safety.Ross has been teaching hunter safety for awhile now to both kids and adults. We talk about Michigan specific stuff, wh…

This week's podcast is a fire side chat with Josh and Kevin.We recap Kevins recent coyote hunt in the woods at night, talking about using thermal in thick cover, being able to see brush and such.We talk about Joshs deer hunting early season with his Kids for both the youth season and early doe, we get into the .350 legend, how the kids handled it a…

We have covered hunting various game animals with dogs, and lots of other methods, but this week, we learn about something that we haven heard of before, but have never gotten 1st hand info on.Falconry.This week Josh and Kevin Welcome David Lanting to the show.David has 18 years experience hunting with Hawks. We start off talking about his hunting …

This week's episode is a fireside chat with John Smith and Shane Shepherd of Predator Pursuit of Michigan LLC.Josh and Kevin welcome them to the show and get their stories, how they came up in the outdoors, hunting fishing and trapping.We discuss what they hunted, and fished, and how their families did and do as well.We discuss their history of tra…

This week Josh and Kevin sit down for a B.S. session/fireside chat.We discuss recent hunting adventures, including Kevin getting Ninja'd, and Josh's great night getting 4 with his Uncle who has never hunted before.We talk about a recent happening where a guy had his Savage 17wsm blow up on him at the range, we discuss what COULD have been some of t…

This week, Kevin and Josh welcome Kyle Dupuis to the show.Kyle, a fellow Michigan hunter, actually asked about doing a podcast with a 1st generation predator hunter, it sounded like a good conversation so we made it happen.Kyle talks to us about his upbringing in hunting and the outdoors, including telling us about his grandma who was the known dee…

This week on the Overdrive Outdoors Podcast Kevin welcomes Lincoln Rohn to the show.Lincoln is another local west MI resident that has been very active in the outdoors.We talk about the business that Lincoln now runs, Packer Maxx, a cultipacker that is ideal for sportsmen and small farmers, he tells us about acquiring the business and the advantage…

This week Josh and Kevin welcome Nick Otto, AKA "Huntavore", to the show.Nick has a really good thing going with the Huntavore podcast (https://sportsmensempire.com/network/the-huntavore) and The sportsman's empire (https://sportsmensempire.com/network/the-huntavore).We start by talking a bit about guns...Kevin tells Josh about a few of the guns he…

This week's episode is all about successful hunting.Josh and Kevin are joined by a gentleman that has been on with us earlier this year talking about his struggles to get his 1st coyote, Josh Smith.Josh was able to get his first coyote under his belt over the weekend with Clinton Taylor.Josh tells us the whole story of his 1st successful coyote hun…

This week Josh and Kevin welcome back Jordan Hoover and welcome Dan Featherstone to the podcast.If you've followed the podcast you've probably heard of Jordan, Dan is another U.P. resident that was also part of the recent Michigan Deer Management Initiative (DMI). Jordan and Dan recount more specific things that transpired during the DMI and the mo…

This week on the OOD podcast, Josh and Kevin are joined by Angellia Perry, also known as "Airgun Angie".In this episode, Angie tells us about her growing up, not necessarily in a "hunting' family, but did not get into it until she met her husband. Angie then was approached by Rick Eutsler about making her outdoor activities into a job, doing produc…

This week Josh and Kevin welcome Corey Corr to the show.Corey had responded to a post on MI coyote hunting outdoors page about being a guest, and suggested a topic of discussion.We start by talking a little bit about recent Woodchuck hunting, then get right into talking with Corey.Corey had a question about landowners NOT wanting coyote hunters due…

This week Josh and Kevin welcome Rashel Hubbard and Jordan Hoover to the show.Jordan is a returning guest while this is Rashels 1st time on our show.Both Rashel and Jordan were involved in the Michigan DMI. (Deer management initiative.)The objective of this initiative was advertised as putting together a group of folks from Michigan to gather data,…

This week Josh and Kevin are joined by Michael Beltzold We start by discussing some recent ground hog hunting adventures from Kevin, and Josh's recent experiences shooting a new 17wsm load.We then welcome Michael to the show.Michael is another fellow Michigan hunter, that has experience running dogs for bears, raccoons and more.We discuss dog breed…

On this weeks episode Kevin and Josh are joined by team member Brad Bingham.We start by talking about our trip this past weekend to Ohio to hunt with Tony Boninsegna from Mountain Lodge Outdoors, our successes and mishaps, new equipment, and good times.Then we move on to BradBrad has been down in Missouri now for a couple years and we talk about hi…

This week we are joined by Dan Gates.Dan has been very active in a battle similar to ours here in Michigan now with proposal G, but in Colorado. Being part of the Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management (https://savethehuntcolorado.com/), Dan has some great insights on what they are doing in their battle, but also what others can and NEED to…

This week, Josh and Kevin have another fireside chat. We start off by discussing recent hunts, or lack thereof.Then we start talking Kevin's favorite subject, guns and ammo. We talk about bullet performance, minimum expansion velocity, how bullet performance is dependent on construction and velocity. We talk about different bullet types and how the…

"In this week's episode we welcome Rich Fowllab to the show.Rich is a fellow Michigan hunter.We start off with a quick discussion about the weekends fishing trip for Crappie and whatever else would bite down by Josh.We then get to hear about Rich, how he got his start in hunting and the types of hunting he does, discussing some caliber choices, and…

On this week's podcast it's a fire side "tossed salad"Josh starts off asking Kevin about how this last season archery league went and how he felt about the new arrows from ORC archery and his hopes to finally get a deer with it this upcoming season.We talk about some recent depredation hunting, and how bad the ticks are this year already.We talk a …

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 fe…

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…

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 plus…

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 wit…

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…

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 whe…

This week on the Overdrive outdoors podcast, Josh and Kevin are joined by Tony Tebbe and Josh Smith.Josh had responded to a post we made on Michigan Coyote hunting outdoors facebook group to have the opportunity to speak directly with Tony, Josh and Kevin to ask questions to try to up his chances in the field. We start by talking about the past wee…

This week we bring you an important episode in regards to the hunting and fishing future here in Michigan, but this isn't just a Michigan battle, this trend is spreading across the country. Merle Jones, from the MTPCA, joins us again as we talk about what happened at last week's NRC meeting. The DNRC voted to put a season back on coyotes after we'v…

This week Josh and Kevin welcome Jordan Hoover and Elliot Hubbard to the show.Jordan hails from Michigan's upper peninsula where he has been hunting for over 30 years.Elliot hails from the eastern lower part of Michigan.We start off talking about some recent hunts then get right into it.Both Jordan and Elliot have been very active in various sports…

This week Josh and Kevin are joined by Kelsey Shetler.Kelsey is a 1st generation cattle rancher and hunter from East Texas. Kelsey shares with us growing up down in Texas, getting into working with cattle, and how she got started in predator hunting. Kelsey has been doing a great job on not just predator hunting, but hunting competitions down there…

This week, Josh and his friend, Todd, are live from the field on a Friday night. Todd tells stories about hunting when he was younger, and the guys discuss why Todd is now getting back into hunting after a bit of time off. They talk about Todd's choice of weapon, scope and ammunition. Of course we have the typical banter back and forth that would h…

This week, Josh sits down and talks to Minnesota resident Bucky Lindgren.Bucky has been a predator hunter for quite some time, and he tells us all about how he got involved in it. Bucky talks about the calibers he prefers to use, rifle scopes he likes and all the changes in gear through the years. Bucky tells us about the terrain they hunt in Minne…

On this episode Kevin and Josh are joined by Jeremy Nickel.Jeremy tells us about growing up in Oklahoma where he started hunting predators at a young age with a 22 and a 30-30.We talk with him about how he progressed, primarily self taught, and his choices in equipment, callers, firearms, and optics, as well as the tactics he uses in the varied ter…

This week are are again joined by Merle Jones, public relations director for MTPCA.We start off talking about some recent hunts including a unique scenario with a fox and coyote in the same spot, where Kevin was able to capitalize on both, and then a couple hunts with Josh where he took a friend out to get him his first coyotes. Then we delve into …

This week Kevin and Josh welcome back returning guest Merle Jones, public relations director for Michigan trappers and predator callers association (MTPCA).We start off by discussing some recent hunts, including the SPI and GLRPC tournaments, how the conditions were less than ideal, yet the results for the GLRPC were really good, while the SPI was …

This week Josh and Kevin sit down with Janell Whitenight and Brian Haase of "Predator Solutions of Michigan".Brian and Janell tell us about their upbringing in the outdoors and what got them into predator hunting. They tell us about how the 2 of them started hunting together and the 1st hunt that led them down the path of Predator Solutions of Mich…

This week, Josh and Kevin are joined by returning guest, Chris Kreiner. Chris was recently successful on his very first Michigan bobcat after a few years of trying, having some screw ups, and ultimately keeping at it and getting it done.The guys talk about how the predator season has been so far for them, and we discuss a little about the "easiest"…

This week, Josh and Kevin talk about Kevin's success on a Michigan bobcat earlier this week. They discuss aspects of what made the hunt a success and briefly talk about previous hunts, including gear used and tactics.We then recap Josh's deer season, including the experiences with his daughter, sons and Mom.We also talk about Josh's thoughts on usi…

On this week's episode, Josh and Kevin are joined by Merle Jones.Merle has been very active in the Michigan predator hunting and trapping world of politics, from back to being a huge face for centerfire at night to current issues. We talk about how Merle got involved, and what it's been like working on political/ legislative issues to one on one ta…

On this episode Josh and Kevin are Joined by Jason "Mo" Mosler. Jason is the President of the "Predator Masters" forum. Forums have been around way before other social media platforms, and with close to 60K members Predator Masters is still going strong. Jason tells us about the history of the forum, talking about the founder and trying to honor hi…

On this episode we welcome guest Harry Howland of Maniac Outdoors to the podcast.We discuss some tips on what tools are needed to assemble AR15's and some recent hunts. We then talk with Harry about what Maniac Outdoors is, the products they offer including- Mineral supplements- artificial lures such as the "rut fuel, gland fuel and scrape fuel" Ha…

This week, Kevin and Josh are joined by Blake Guldi from Predator Hunter Outdoors. Blake is the General Manager at PHO, and in this episode he tells us about his background and getting into hunting that led to him to join PHO. We discuss a couple recent hunting experiences, then get into more about the products PHO offers and how the market trends …

This week, Josh and Kevin welcome special guest Alivia Mapes.Josh and Alivia recount her deer season so far, the highs and the lows, the high being Alivia getting not only her first deer, but a very impressive buck. We also discuss some of the the thoughts Josh and Kevin have (and Alivia) on youth hunters, the hows and whys, Alivia also shares her …

This week, Josh and Kevin welcome fellow Michigander Heidi Bambach to the show.We start off talking about a recent hunting incident in Iowa where a person was killed while predator hunting and our thoughts on it. Heidi hails from the thumb area currently but moved to Michigan from New Hampshire. Heidi tells us about NOT growing up hunting and how s…

Today on the podcast, Josh and Kevin deep dive into Josh's success on public land November 2, 2023. Josh describes exactly how sick he was at the time, not even wanting to be in a tree but forcing himself to be there. Josh talks about history he has had in this one area, scouting, walking for miles and trying to narrow it down to the exact right sp…

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This week on the OOD podcast, Kevin talks with Eric Mayer and Cache Carlson of Varminter online magazine.Eric and Cache talk about there coming up hunting, growing up as a hunter in California (Eric) with a mother that didn't support hunting, and Cache growing up in a hunting/ farming environment. We talk about how Eric started Varminter.com and th…