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Pennsylvania Woodsman

Sportsmen"s Empire

The Pennsylvania Woodsman podcast is driven to provide relatable hunting, trapping, and fishing content in the Keystone state. Tag along with host Mitchell Shirk and cohost Robby Henne as they interview state biologists and officials, industry professionals, and Average Joe"s who"ve mastered their niche in the outdoors. We strive to unite the outdoor community through relevant, tried-and-true information; regardless of the playing field on private or public land. Our content is focused on honing

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01:03:40

PABoyzOutdoors Goose Hunting B.S. Session

Pennsylvania Woodsman ·

2023/08/09

This week on the Pennsylvania Woodsman we chatted with Garrett Regalski, co-owner of PABoyzOutdoors social media page. Garrett eats, sleeps, and breathes goose hunting, and we have a good old fashioned B.S. session on the matter. Garrett talks about last season's success from multiple limits to multiple bands. This year may require a slight adjustment to time available with a new job in place, which he touches on briefly. We discuss essential gear versus time and money wasters, decoy spreads and

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01:49:01

Deer Camp and Family Traditions

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2023/08/02

Welcome to the 100th episode of the Pennsylvania Woodsman! It's hard to believe it's been 2 years already since the beginning of this show. Thank you all for your support! On this week's episode, Mitch is joined by 3 guests he has personal connection to - his father Jeff Shirk, and his two grandfathers Raymond Shirk and Kenny Mengel. Mitch grew up hunting with these three, harvesting his first deer with them, and hearing all the stories of their hunting experiences at each of their deer camps.We

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01:12:09

Big Woods Summer Scouting w/ Ryan Glitsky

Pennsylvania Woodsman ·

2023/07/26

Summer scouting season is in full swing. Burning boot leather in the hot summer sun, moving cameras and gaining intel with the velvet rut around the corner, doctoring mock scrapes, all to prepare for fall. Tackling new areas and large chunks of public land can be intimidating. It can also be tough to read the woods this time of year with summer vegetation present.This week's episode of the Pennsylvania Woodsman we chat with Ryan Glitsky. Ryan is a diehard bowhunter native to PA who spends a ton

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01:17:18

Why Diversity is King in Fall Food Plots

Pennsylvania Woodsman ·

2023/07/19

On this week's episode of the Pennsylvania Woodsman we catch up with Al Tomechko from Vitalize Seed. After discussing some big projects that took place during the off season at Al's place, we dive into Vitalize seed. Vitalize uses a two-pass planting system with the summer mix called "Nitro-boost" and the fall mix called "Carbonload". Al breaks down the plant species used in Carbonload and how they work together to provide the best food plot possible.There are hundreds of different food plot

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00:55:45

Pioneer of the Compound Bow Pt. 2 - Sherwood Schoch

Pennsylvania Woodsman ·

2023/07/12

We are following up with part two of our conversation with Sherwood Schoch this week on the Pennsylvania Woodsman. We picked up from last week with the continued development and material first used in Jennings bows. Using trial and error they began to revolutionize the archery industry we know today. One of the four authors on the National Archery Association manual is Sherwood - and he also played a large role establishing archery in the olympics.With the connections Sherwood made in his career,

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01:04:41

The Pioneer of the Compound Bow: Sherwood Schoch (pt 1)

Pennsylvania Woodsman ·

2023/07/05

On this week's episode of the Pennsylvania Woodsman we interview an archery legend, Sherwood Schoch. Sherwood is originally from Boyertown, Pennsylvania, and was one of the four men responsible for developing and marketing the first compound bow. He worked side by side with Tom Jennings and changed the industry forever with Jennings compound bows. This interview will be broken into two episodes. In part one, we learn about Sherwood's introduction to hunting and archery, leading to his job as an

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01:06:01

The Voice for Pennsylvania Conservation - PFSC

Pennsylvania Woodsman ·

2023/06/28

On this week's episode of the Pennsylvania Woodsman we have Duane Dunmire from the Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen and Conservationists. Duane is the Vice President of PFSC striving to advocate outdoor heritage of hunting, trapping, angling, boating, shooting sports, the Second Amendment, and natural resources. This is accomplished by their constant presence in Harrisburg protecting our outdoor heritage. Duane shares with us his passion for hunting and also passing on the outdoor lifestyle

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02:01:44

Timber Rattlesnake Hunting Knowledge Dump

Pennsylvania Woodsman ·

2023/06/21

On this week's episode of the Pennsylvania Woodsman we have a treat for you reptile fans! We were joined by John Hebenthal who is a rattlesnake hunting phanatic! John loves the outdoors and all creatures that walk it... or slither it! He takes passion learning as much as he possibly can about wildlife, and sharing his knowledge with those who are willing to listen. We begin by learning how this fascination began followed by his journey rattlesnake hunting. Along the way you'll find that John is

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01:40:26

Pennsylvania Elk Hunting and Application Update

Pennsylvania Woodsman ·

2023/06/14

On this week's episode of the Pennsylvania Woodsman we have repeat guest Bryan Hale from Elk County Outfitters. If you tuned into the previous episode with Bryan, you know how devoted he and his team are to having quality elk hunting in the Keystone State. We begin by catching up with Bryan on the previous season's success and new records that were broken. Bryan transitions into discussing the updates within the states elk application and drawing.For 2023, the drawing has been moved up to July

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01:16:26

Physical Prep for Healthy Hunting (and Living)

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2023/06/07

On this week's episode of the Pennsylvania Woodsman we chat with Chris Heskett. Chris is a PA native that specializes in physical fitness and nutrition. Chris is also an avid hunter that strives to fill his freezer every season with quality meat for he and his family. Mitch and Chris discuss how maximizing your physical health has many benefits in the field during the fall season.Men are extremely guilty of being a "know-it-all" or DIY for just about anything. The reality is with anything in

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01:20:01

2023 PA Spring Gobbler Finale - Lessons Learned

Pennsylvania Woodsman ·

2023/06/02

On this week's episode of the Pennsylvania Woodsman we welcome back Jason Miller from JMiller Custom Calls. Jason and Mitch swap stories recapping their season. If you've kept up with the recent turkey hunting episodes on the show, you know Mitch's season ended almost as quickly as it started, killing two birds in three hunts. Jason's PA season began on the slow side, but rapidly caught up during the mid season when he punched both his tags in one week. Jason is an experienced hunter punching a

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01:27:57

Get Started Filming Your Own Hunts

Pennsylvania Woodsman ·

2023/05/26

This week on the Pennsylvania Woodsman we chat with fellow Sportsmen's Empire contributor Parker McDonald from Southern Ground Hunting. Parker is a stone cold killer that travels across the country hunting and filming his adventures. Not only is he well versed with a stick and string or gun in hand, Parker's attention to detail for bringing the hunt to the viewer is compelling. Parker shares with us the amount of work behind the scenes that goes into one of his videos. Quality is a must for

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01:34:56

Access, Blinds, Food Sources, and Shooter Bucks

Pennsylvania Woodsman ·

2023/05/19

This week's episode we head south to chat with fellow Sportsmen's Empire Network contributor John Hudspeth from the Oklahoma Outdoors Podcast. You may be wondering how does a guy from Oklahoma relate to Pennsylvania? First, he is a fantastic guy that anybody would want as a hunting partner, second, he is a hard working family man that can relate to balancing priorities in life of Faith, Family, and Whitetails, and third, he knows how to consistently connect on mature bucks with a few certain

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01:40:20

Secret Weapon Turkey Calling w/ Matt Dale

Pennsylvania Woodsman ·

2023/05/12

On this week's episode of the Pennsylvania Woodsman, Mitch chat's with Matt Dale from Dale Outdoors. Mitch opens by recapping his exciting week of turkey hunting and filling his second tag at the end of week one with a bow! If you listened to last week's episode of Mitch's opening day gobbler, he talked about using the "whine" call. He first heard this call explained on one of Matt's youtube videos. We begin our conversation by diving into this call - what it is, how and when to use it, and its

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01:31:10

Mitch's Opening Day PA Big Woods Longbeard

Pennsylvania Woodsman ·

2023/05/05

On this week's episode of the Pennsylvania Woodsman, Mitch sit's down and reflects with his cousins Jacob and Joshua Mengel on the opening day of spring gobbler. Mitch was invited to hunt at their cabin in Potter County for the opening weekend of PA's season. We dive into our thought process of approaching the rainy opening day, splitting into the areas we wanted to explore. For Mitch, this was solely based on e-scouting and conversing with Jake and Josh. From here the boys recount the events

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00:55:18

Is It Time to Switch to Machined Broadheads?

Pennsylvania Woodsman ·

2023/04/28

Solid machined broadheads have resurfaced in popularity recently, and one company making a big impact is Vantage Point Archery. This week on the Pennsylvania Woodsman, Mitch chats with Alex Christianson and Ryan Corkwell about the ins and outs of VPA broadheads. Last year at the beginning of the season, Mitch decided to test out some single bevel broadheads. However, he quickly learned he needed help understanding what style head, what type of metal, how to sharpen, and how to implement these

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01:44:38

Spring Turkey Hunting B.S. Session w/ JMiller Custom...

Pennsylvania Woodsman ·

2023/04/21

This week on the Pennsylvania Woodsman, Mitch sits down with Jason Miller from JMiller Custom Calls. You're in for a good ol' fashion B.S. session swapping stories and pulling takeaways for the upcoming season. Jason is a diehard turkey hunter who continues a streak since the 90s of filling a tag in the Keystone state. Jason is extremely persistent, scouting constantly. Nearly every morning leading up to opening day and throughout the season Jason is up watching and listening to what the birds

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01:12:59

Biology Based Careers and Management Discussion

Pennsylvania Woodsman ·

2023/04/14

Hunting has a variety of emotions relating to its mixture of being both a science and an art. Many relate their hunting passion to their career choices. But is passion the true metric for career decision? This week on the Pennsylvania Woodsman we chat with Eric Lance from the HuntScience Podcast. Eric is a biologist that consults with landowners privately and also is an associate biology professor. Eric talks about how his passion for wildlife first drove his interest towards becoming a hunter

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01:05:57

Shooting Straight On Target and In Life

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2023/04/07

Good Friday and Easter weekend is a time to slow down and celebrate. It's easy to be caught up in the chaos of everyday life and be consumed by personal goals. This is especially true for us as bowhunters and outdoorsmen and women who desire to take our pursuits to the next level. On this week's episode of the Pennsylvania Woodsman, we have a conversation with Merle Fredericks from Christian Bowhunters of America and discuss things in a bigger picture. Merle digs into the details revolving

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01:19:31

Mature Buck Hunting Frame of Mind

Pennsylvania Woodsman ·

2023/03/31

This week on the Pennsylvania Woodsman we are proud to announce a new partnership with Radix Hunting! Our guest is none other than the founder and owner of Radix, Clifford Martin. Clifford is originally from Southeastern Pennsylvania, but has been blessed with the opportunity to move to Iowa and live out his dream. In the time he has spent hunting the midwest, he has been able to hone in and consistently connect with big mature whitetails. During that time, he has learned how to fine tune his

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