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DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire

Sportsmen"s Empire

The DIY Sportsman Podcast focuses on covering hunting and gear-specific topics for the do-it-yourselfer. Hosts Garrett Prahl and Bobby (Boudreaux) Boswell draw from their backgrounds in engineering and wildlife biology, respectively, to provide a unique perspective which compliments their real-world experience hunting whitetails, turkeys, hogs, and western big game with everything from homemade bows to firearms. This podcast is brought to you by the Sportsmen"s Nation - Outdoor Podcast Network.

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00:47:55

Spring Scouting Overview and Strategy

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/02/20

It's getting to be about time for spring scouting in many areas. It's one of those types of scouting that can pay big dividends, especially in certain areas. One thing you need to be aware of, however, is to focus in on things that you know will be relevant during the time you'll be hunting the area in the following fall. Fresh sign this time of year might not translate due to differences in food sources and even bedding. Last year's fall sign will typically be visible, however. It's also important

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00:43:41

New Gearhead Bow and Q&A

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/02/06

In this Episode of the DIY Sportsman podcast, I start off by answering listener and viewer questions. Sometimes I get good questions via private message that would be useful to answer for a larger crowd. These questions range from archery and arrow setups to hunting specific strategy questions. The exiting topic of the podcast, however, is the new bow that I bought not long after ATA. I picked up a Gearhead B24 after shooting several models of shorter bows and reflecting for a few weeks before

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00:59:45

Average Jack Archery

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/01/23

Nate Sellers is an archery and bowhunter from Pennsylvania. He runs a YouTube channel titled Average Jack Archery as well. In addition to being a teacher during the school months, Nate has been putting in hours at the local bow shop for years and has helped hundreds of archers get set up with hunting rigs and arrows. In the podcast, we talk quite a bit about archery. In particular, we talk quite a bit about what things are practically relevant for most guys out there vs which things are fun to talk

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01:06:21

Favorite Gear of 2019

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2020/01/09

In this podcast, I recap my hunts from this year along with specific gear highlights. First, there were certain pieces or gear or systems that really stood out and made a positive enough impact that they will surely continue to be a part of my system going forward into next year. Next, I discuss gear that I used where I had overall positive experiences with, along with some downsides or quirks that left some room for improvement. To finish the discussion, I talk about gear that didn't play much of a

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01:18:14

Bowhunter Breakdown with Ted Bright

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2019/12/26

In this episode I interview Ted Bright from Missouri. He's knocked down two nice bucks this year and has historically done very well in the rolling hill country public land of Missouri. Ted and I talk about his hunting background as well as the stories of his success this year. Ted gives insight on his scouting style, climbing method for run and gun hunting, and experiences with a recent change to an arrow setup built for better penetration. DIY Sportsman is Powered by Simplecast

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00:57:30

Cold Weather Layering Philosophy

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2019/12/12

In this podcast I discuss an alternative to the usual layering advice given to and by whitetail hunters for tree stand use. Nearly everyone is familiar with using the big, bulky insulated parkas and jackets, whether they're inexpensive or from top shelf brands. Those garments are usually well thought out and useful in the tree. The downside is that for mobile hunters in particular, the amount of bulk and weight carried in just for layering gets fairly extreme in cold weather. Western hunters are

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01:12:37

The Whitetail Drifter with Conner Wakefield

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2019/11/28

Conner Wakefield hasn't been hunting for all that many years, but his experience gained during that short time is definitely above average. In addition to hunting his home state of Iowa, he also travels to hunt out of state, generally sleeping in a tent and self filming the trips for his Whitetail Drifter channel on YouTube and social media pages. In this podcast, Conner talks about the decisions made during a recent successful hunt on public land in Wisconsin. We also talk about lessons learned,

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00:29:43

Missouri Hunt Recap

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2019/11/14

Garrett and his wife Sam went down to Missouri for a public land group hunt with some of the crew from Tethrd. The overall hunt for them was Saturday through Tuesday. Most of the first day was boots-on-the-ground scouting with a few hour sit at the end. Warm weather continued into Day 2 with highs in the 60s and very little daytime deer movement for the entire group. Sunday night into Monday, a big weather front moved in, and the temperatures would drop straight from 65 to 12 degrees by Tuesday

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00:39:30

Late October Hunts, Gear Mods, and Rut Planning

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2019/10/31

In this episode of the DIY Sportsman, Garrett recaps the strategy and sightings of the past several weeks, and how the setups have related to deer sign, particularly scrapes and bedding. His wife Samantha has also been hitting the woods for the first year ever. They've been attempting to work into areas and setups where there are high odds of seeing any deer, even if the movement and patterns end up being more sporadic and unpredictable. Garrett's been experimenting with a boot system that so far

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00:37:04

Three Key Skill-sets for Whitetail Hunting

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2019/10/17

Through observation and study of other successful hunters, there are certainly common themes that keep showing up. In an effort to try and summarize those themes, I believe we can lump many of the key techniques or thought processes into one of three key areas of skill-sets: Analyzing big picture research, performing boots-on-the-ground activities, and general woodsmanship or knowledge of the animals we're pursuing. Some people will emphasize certain skills or techniques as being the key to their

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01:12:59

Western Hunts Recap

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2019/10/03

Garrett and Bobby both did planned Western bowhunts in early September. Bobby hunted mule deer bucks around timberline in the heavily hunted public lands in northern Utah. He talks about his strategy throughout the hunt, strategy behind camp location, water collection, and glassing. He was able to locate a couple of decent bucks and even place some stalks.Garrett went elk hunting in an OTC Colorado archery unit. This steep, heavily timbered unit doesn't have the best elk numbers; however, they are

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00:22:59

North Dakota Hunt Lessons Learned

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2019/09/18

Garrett's North Dakota hunt ended with a buck on the ground. Shane Simpson also shot a nice buck on the trip. The YouTube videos for the hunts show a lot of strategy and important details that led to the kills. That said, in this podcast, Garrett dives into a little further detail about the findings and adaptations needed to try and find deer in this new area. The plans discussed in the previous podcast worked in some instances but not in others. Primarily, the strategy of glassing deer in fields

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00:26:59

North Dakota Season Prep

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2019/09/05

In this podcast, Garrett goes over his final season checklist, including the gear he's taking out to North Dakota later this week to hunt alongside of Shane Simpson. By this point in the year, all of the bow shooting and testing is locked in - no more changes. The first trip of the year will be based solely on map scouting, and the plan will vary from there. If multiple nice deer are located from the road, the plan will be different than if glassing isn't proving to be fruitful.The next trip

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00:58:13

Replaceable Blade Hunting Knives

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2019/08/22

Bobby Boswell has an intense passion for replaceable blade knife design. He uses this style of knife on a very regular basis throughout the year doing work as a wildlife biologist, and he also uses them in the field for gutting or skinning game. The list of knives that Bobby has tested include models from Havalon, Tyto, Kershaw, Kestrel, Gerber, Civilware, Outdoor Edge, Columbia River, Gerry McGinnis and more. Topics of review include weight, ease of use, handle style, folding vs. fixed, safety,

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01:02:53

Hunting Strategy with Ricky Kohler

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2019/08/08

Ricky isn't a well known guy on the hunting scene, but that's mostly because he likes to fly under the radar. He has a ton of hunting experience on both public and private and has a man cave full of mature bucks to show for it. Part of his strategy is to target multiple states and have a multi-year plan in place. This allows him to increase opportunity while not spreading himself too thin. The primary states he focuses on are Minnesota, which he can hunt every year, North Dakota and Iowa. Each of

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01:14:34

Summer Scouting Discussion with Shane Simpson

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2019/07/25

Shane Simpson is a guest once again on this episode. Garrett and Shane have both been doing a large amount of boots on the ground scouting in mosquito and deer fly infested swamps in Minnesota and Wisconsin. This type of scouting isn't the most popular or enjoyable, but it can still have value depending on the type of intel needed. Shane discusses how the locations where he plans on hunting this year aren't new, but the tactics and techniques are. People who know Shane from his turkey series know

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01:08:23

Arrow Weight Testing

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2019/07/11

Garrett tested a bunch of different arrow weights from under 400 grains to over 1100 grains and then analyzed the speed, kinetic energy, and momentum. Often there’s a fair amount of debate for which metrics are most important when it comes to choosing a hunting arrow. In this podcast, Garrett and Bobby discuss why they think momentum is the more important metric than kinetic energy when it comes to penetration (although kinetic energy certainly isn’t worthless) and they discuss the results of the

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01:02:17

Alaskan Honeymoon

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2019/06/27

In this podcast Garrett talks about his recent honeymoon trip with his now wife, Samantha. This trip was to the Kenai peninsula of Alaska. The trip was certainly fishing focused with some free days for hiking and other activities. The three main species of fish pursued were Sockeye salmon (reds), Chinook Salmon (kings) and Halibut. Garrett explains the differences in the three types of trips and which are most feasible from a DIY perspective. In addition, Bobby and Garrett discuss the main

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01:57:28

Traditional Bowhunting and Wilderness Podcast with...

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2019/06/13

Jason Samkowiak is a traditional bow hunter from Michigan. He takes pride in scouting and learning how deer utilize the natural landscape throughout the season, and he has been very successful over the years. He is also one of the most meticulous people I know in regards to his system and his gear. In this episode, we talk to Jason about hunting in Michigan. In particular, we talk about strategies throughout the year, including breaking down big woods habitat, natural food source transitions, and

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00:45:44

JX3 Hybrid Review

DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen"s Empire ·

2019/05/29

The JX3 Hybrid is a revamped version of the old Guido's Web, a saddle-like hunting system that blends some components of saddle hunting with some of the familiar comforts of a tree stand. In some ways, the Hybrid feels like sitting in a lawn chair up in the tree. An extendable aluminum fork holds you out away from the tree to help with positioning and keep knee pressure non-existent. I used the Hybrid while hunting longer days in November this past fall. That gave me a good opportunity to test the

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