EP 382: New to Hunting with Travis Caldwell and Ben Guttormson

We often have the best hunters in the world on this podcast which tends to be over some peoples heads. Today is a little bit different podcast and a very inspiring one. Travis Caldwell did not grow up as a hunter and really never intended to be a hunter. Travis Caldwell @travcaldwell started this journey with the purchase of a bird dog. It probably didn’t help that the universe put him living right next door to one of the best hunters I know Ben Guttormson @benguttormson. In debut in-studio podcast Ben, Travis, and I discuss the journey that Travis has gone down and how he, as someone with zero hunting connections, views what we do as hardcore hunters. I truly enjoy having conversations with intelligent people who have such a different perspective than my own.

Show Notes:
Travis’s Road to Big Game Hunting – 0:03:29
I Want top Hunt But Where Do I Start? – 0:15:26
The Barriers of Birds to Bulls – 0:18:48
Finding & Achieving Success – 0:31:25
3 Parts to Becoming a Hunter – 0:41:46
Animal Down, Now What? – 0:44:37
Gear Talk & Advice – 0:53:49
Looking Forward to 2019 & Goals – 1:01:29
Closing Thoughts – 1:18:38

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