Ep 103: Jessica Taylor Byers – Follow Her Arrow

In this episode, I get to talk with Jessica Taylor Byers of Follow Her Arrow (www.followherarrow.com). Jessica is an awesome person who is using her love of archery and hunting to spread the word of this great pastime to women and children. Jessica has a great website and you can follow her adventures from her website and her social media channels:

Instagram – @followherarrow

Facebook – facebook.com/followherarrow

Twitter – @followherarrow

YouTube – youtube.com/followherarrow

She has two hunting movies done so far, one is Marrow and the other is Grounded. Both are on her Youtube channel and well worth the time to watch.

Enjoy the episode and feel free to reach out to Jessica in any method that works best for you.

Ep 102: Ron Nixon – Broadhead Nation

In this episode, I talk with Ron Nixon of Broadhead Nation. This is a group dedicated to the promotion of archery hunting around the world. The group is also hunter friendly and welcomes legally harvested trophy pictures of any animals taken by any legal means.

The group is family friendly and with members around the world, you can find a great resource to help you if hunting in any areas that you are not familiar with.

To access the group, the Facebook page is:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/broadheadnation/

Ep 101: Martin Schindel – Michigan Crossbow Hunters Group

In this episode, I talk with Martin Schindel. Martin and his wife Kelli created the page Michigan Crossbow Hunters on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1412961368933935/).  This group is open to anyone that hunts with any type of weapon anywhere around the world. While the group tries to focus on information relevant to Michigan hunters, anyone is welcome to share their hunting exploits around the world.

With over 5,500 members and growing, this family-friendly group is a great place to share your love of hunting. In the spring of 2019, a shed hunting get together was done and it made the news. (https://www.facebook.com/FOXSportsDetroit/videos/669626686791167/).

Come and check out the group on Facebook.

Ep 100: Britt Longoria-Hunter, Philanthropist, Conservationist

In this episode, I chat with Brittany Longoria. She is an accomplished hunter, conservationist, philanthropist and storyteller. Along with her husband, she has hunted all over the world.

Brittany runs her company Rock Environmental, LLC (http://rockenvironmental.com), where she provides philanthropic consulting for nonprofits and donors.

Britt works with a variety of companies and sits on the board for a number of companies like Trinity Oaks in Texas (https://trinityoaks.org).

We also discuss the treatment of female hunters on social media and why there is such an aggressive attitude directed and women hunters online. Britt was the subject of this backlash when a picture of her with a leopard was taken from her Instagram page and used by anti-hunters.

Britt’s Instagram page (https://www.instagram.com/brittlongoria/) is a great place to follow her adventures. Britt is telling her story of hunting and conservation for all to enjoy and show the full hunting story.

Ep 099: Joshua C Chadd – Hunting Guide and Author

I talk with Joshua C Chadd, a professional hunting guide and author. Joshua guides for Majestic Mountain Outfitters (https://www.majesticmountainoutfitters.com).  As a guide, Josh helps clients harvest sheep and brown bear in Alaska and a number of different animals in Montana.

When not guiding for big game animals, Josh likes to write fiction books. His website (https://www.joshuacchadd.com) is where you can see his sci-fi and fiction writing. His current set of books, The Brother’s Creed is available and he will have more titles coming in the future.

Follow Josh on his social media pages accesses from his website. Feel free to contact Josh to discuss hunting or writing via his website.

Ep 098: Scott Hunter – Growing Bigger Deer with Top Ten Percent Deer Management

In this episode, I have Scott Hunter back of Top Ten Percent Deer Management (https://toptenpercentdeermanagement.com).Scott, his wife Rikki, and his son Kyle help you manage your land for harvesting bigger deer. They can come in and help you with Food Plots, Scrape Lines, Water Holes, Stand Placement, and Sanctuaries.

The proof is in Scott’s several free-range Michigan Boone and Crocket Deer took from his managed properties. Whether you have 10 acres or 10,000 acres, Scott can assist you with habitat improvement. 

Planned for late summer of 2019, Scott and his family are looking to open an archery store in Coldwater, Michigan. There will be more information on this as the opening gets closer.

In the first and second quarter of 2020 you will be able to see Scott and the Top Ten Percent Deer Management Crew hunting around the United States for big deer. The times will be Thursday at 11:00 p.m. and Mondays at 5:30 p.m. on the Sportsmen Channel.

You can contact Scott directly from the Top Ten Website or by calling (734) 717-1862. You can also view Top Ten Percentage’s social media at:

Facebook – Top Ten Percent is @Top10Percent

YouTube – Top Ten Percent Deer Management

Instagram – @topptenpercent

Ep 097: Brad Luttrell – GoWild App Founder and Restless Native Podcast

In this episode, I talk with Brad Luttrell,  one of the founders of the outdoor app GoWild. GoWild is an application for both the iOS and Android platform that is built by outdoors people for outdoors people. This is an app designed to be used by hunters, fishermen, and anyone else who enjoys outdoor activities. Unlike some of the larger social media platforms that remove hunting or fishing content, GoWild is all-embracing of it as are the people that use it.

You can go to the Time To Go Wild (www.timetogowild.com) webpage to see many of the current features and future features that are being worked on.  There is also a  GoWild App YouTube page: (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC35NE3KkYcpullhcpYqZuLw)

Brad also does a podcast called Restless Native and you can access the website www.everrestless.com).  When the app was released in 2017, there were articles that interviewed Brad and discussed the application. Here are links to them:

Petersen’s Bowhunting – https://www.bowhuntingmag.com/editorial/new-gowild-app-gaining-steam/309121

Wideopen Spaces – https://www.wideopenspaces.com/if-you-download-any-app-as-an-outdoorsman-make-it-this-one/

Ep 096: Bryan Zabitski – TenPoint Crossbows

I talk with Bryan Zabitski of TenPoint Crossbows (https://www.tenpointcrossbows.com).  Bryan is the Marketing Coordinator and creates lots of great content for the TenPoint Crossbows family of products. Under the TenPoint Family, you have three distinct brands of crossbows. You have TenPoint, Wicked Ridge, and Horton. Bryan covers the history of TenPoint Crossbows and that the company is 25 years old as of 2019.

Bryan has created a lot of videos for the various TenPoint crossbow products. These videos are on YouTube and can be accessed using this link (https://www.youtube.com/user/TenPointCrossbows)

We spend most of this show discussing the Wicked Ridge(http://www.wickedridgecrossbows.com) family of crossbows. I have a Wicked Ridge Invader G3 and have recently picked up the Wicked Ridge RDX 400.

You can use the Wicked Ridge website to access a list of Dealers around the country if you would like to see any of the Wicked Ridge, Horton, or TenPoint Crossbows.

You can access TenPoints Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube accounts from their website.

Thank you to the following companies that make Outdoor Adventures with Jayson possible:

DTO Optics – https://dtooptics.com

Buck Fever Synthetics – https://buckfeverusa.com

Raxx, Inc. – https://www.raxxinc.com

Tall Tines Taxidermy – (616) 723-7970

Top Ten Percent Deer Management – https://toptenpercentdeermanagement.com

Ep 095: John Lusk -Lusk Archery Adventures – YouTube Channel

In this episode, I catch up with John Lusk of Lusk Archery Adventures. Lusk Archery Adventures is a popular YouTube channel dealing with archery hunting. 

On John’s YouTube page, you can see extensive broadhead tests, his archery hunts, and bow reviews. John’s knowledge of broadhead construction is second to none.

You can reach John at the following social media pages:

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHwOgJaEIyxvxcXSZN76pfg

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/luskarcheryadventures/

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/luskarcheryadventures/?hl=en

Please subscribe to John’s YouTube channel to stay up to date on his hunting adventures and equipment reviews.

Ep 094: Matt Miller – Tournament Crossbow Shooter

I talk with Matt Miller of Tryin’ Hard Outdoors (facebook.com/Tryin-Hard-Outdoors). Matt is a professional competitive crossbow shooter. He participates in the Archery Shooters Association (www.asaarchery.com) tournaments held around the United States.

Matt shoots a Mission SUB-1 Crossbow (https://missioncrossbows.com), an amazing piece of technology fitted with an HHA Speed Dial (hhasports.com/optimizer-speed-dial) to make sure that he can shoot arrows out to any needed distance during either hunting or tournaments.

Matt was also at the 2019 ATA show and we talk about some items he saw there and gives us his viewpoint. 

Then we just talk about hunting. Matt is an accomplished hunter in addition to a competitive archery shooter. He spends a lot of time guiding and marketing hunts for Collins Low Country Hunting Club (www.collinslowcountryhuntingclub.com).