A Hunter's Legacy
Step into the world of everyday hunters as we uncover the stories, passion, and drive behind their love for the hunt. A Hunter's Legacy is a podcast that celebrates the heart and soul of hunting through conversations with real, everyday hunters. From their first hunts to their most unforgettable moments in the field, we dive deep into the experiences that connect hunters to the outdoors and their traditions.
Join us as we explore the values, lessons, and motivations that make hunting more than a sport—it’s a legacy. Whether you’re a seasoned hunter, a curious enthusiast, or simply love hearing authentic stories of connection to nature, A Hunter's Legacy has a tale for you. Grab your gear and tune in to hear why hunting is more than just a pastime—it’s a way of life.
Episodes
56 episodes
56: Hunting Leopard At Midnight With One Headlamp And A Spearman With Samir Suleiman (North Carolina)
Samir Suleiman grew up hunting with his father outside of Washington DC, knocking on farmhouse doors and chasing whatever was in season within a two hour drive. By the time he was nine he had his hunter safety card and his first deer. By twelve...
55: No Agriculture, No Pattern, No Problem With John LaMarca (Maine)
John LaMarca didn't grow up in a hunting family. Nobody in his house hunted, nobody handed him a rifle, and nobody showed him how to read the woods. At 18, he decided he wanted to hunt, walked into the Maine timber country with a borrowed shotg...
54: Why He Chooses Public Land Over Corn Piles With Patrick Miller (South Carolina)
Patrick Miller grew up in the foothills of the Appalachians in northwest South Carolina, where deer were hard to come by and nobody in his family really knew how to hunt. He was ten years old when he convinced his dad to pick up a rifle and giv...
53: The Buck He Narrated Too Long Before Grandpa Shot First With Andy Keller (Oklahoma)
In this episode of A Hunter’s Legacy, Andy Keller joins the show from northeast Oklahoma to talk about the kind of deer hunting that gets passed down, not bought. From riding along with his dad and grandpa as a kid to raising a young family of ...
52: How He Taught Himself To Hunt From YouTube And Refused To Quit With Levi Tart (Pennsylvania)
Levi from southern Pennsylvania came into hunting without the family background most guys lean on. No mentors, no hand-me-down rifles, and no one at home who really knew what to do when he killed his first deer. In this episode, he tells the st...
51: From Sleeping Under Dad’s Tree Stand To Guiding in Alaska With Sam Beavers (Iowa)
In this Iowa deer hunting episode, Sam Beavers sits down with Mitchell Fox to talk about growing up just west of Des Moines, learning from his dad, and getting hooked on whitetail hunting in the kind of country that can make even simple access ...
50: The Hardest Lesson In Hunting: Finishing A Wounded Animal With Sam Westfall (Colorado)
His first shot on big game is something he still thinks about today.Growing up east of Boulder, Colorado, he started shooting prairie dogs at eight years old and was already helping local farmers by ten. By twelve he had his hunter educa...
49: Deer Hunting In Shelter Belts And River Bottoms With Dustin Sperlich (South Dakota)
In this episode of A Hunter’s Legacy, Dustin from South Dakota shares how deer hunting shaped his life from a young age, starting with rifle hunts in the shelter belts of East River country and growing into a deeper passion for archery, land ma...
48: New York Deer Hunting On Public Land And Hemlock Swamps With Tanner Carey (New York)
Tanner Carey grew up in upstate New York with deer hunting in his blood. From watching his dad’s headlamp come out of the swamp after dark to sitting alone in a cherry tree at 9 years old, his story is rooted in family, hard country, and learni...
47: Washington Blacktail To Idaho Whitetail: A Hunter’s Shift With Boaz Koski (Idaho)
Boaz Koski grew up in the thick, wet timber of southwest Washington, where 50 yard shots felt long and the rain was just part of the deal. In this episode, he talks about what shaped him as a hunter, why he left Washington for southern Idaho, a...
46: Mobile Hunting The Steep Ridges Of North Carolina Appalachia With Cody Triplett (North Carolina)
This episode of A Hunter’s Legacy heads into the mountains of North Carolina with Cody Triplett, a rock quarry welder and heavy equipment operator who lives in small town Appalachia where Christmas trees outnumber crop fields and the hills are ...
45: A Buck A Day And The Season That Changed Everything With Will Greene (Alabama)
Mitchell heads to the Tennessee River valley of Northwest Alabama to talk with Will Greene, a farm kid who grew up chasing ducks and quail long before deer ever showed up on their land. Will didn’t kill his first deer on the family farm unti...
44: When Survival Became The Motivation To Hunt Again With Marc Mansfield (Georgia)
At 66, Marc Mansfield has worn a firefighter’s helmet, a barber’s smock, and a whole lot of busted-up bone screws. But long before all that, he was just a kid in North Georgia, building homemade ladder stands and chasing deer through hollers be...
43: The Bowhunter Who Accidentally Became Public Enemy Number One With Mike Covey (Vermont)
He didn’t plan on wearing a suit. Didn’t set out to be a lobbyist. Just a Vermont kid who grew up in the same house his great-grandparents built, hunting close to home and figuring things out by doing.Mike Covey worked steel, turned wren...
42: The Turkey Season Shot That Changed How He Trusts the Woods With Eric Lochman (Pennsylvania)
Eric Lochman grew up hunting the cold woods of Pennsylvania, where opening day meant tree forts, deer drives, and enough pressure to push whitetails into the thickest cover they could find. What started as kids being turned loose to “walk th...
41: What It’s Like Bowhunting Where Gun Season Sounds Like War With Daniel Davis (West Virginia)
Daniel Davis grew up in the hills of central West Virginia, following his dad through steep hollers, creek bottoms, and big timber. Hunting there meant learning the woods the hard way. No food plots. No easy access. Just pipeline cuts, rugge...
40: Why He Chooses October Pain Over Hunting The Rut with Weber Herbison (Mississippi)
Weber Herbison grew up hunting the Mississippi Delta, where big woods, flat ground, and endless options give whitetails every advantage. He still hunts the same kind of country today, balancing life as a dentist with a season spent trying to...
39: When Killing Deer Got Easy And Hunting Got Complicated With Callie Grubbs (Missouri)
It ain’t every day a food plot guy from Southeast Missouri gets the mic, but Callie Grubbs has a story worth hearing. Born and raised in rural Missouri, Callie started like most. Plinking cans, tagging along with his dad, and chasing deer with ...
38: Choosing Recurve And Flintlock In A World Obsessed With Tech With Dustin Daniels (Virginia)
Before he ever pulled a trigger, Dustin Daniels was wrapped in a sleeping bag with his grandpa, watching the woods wake up. These days, he’s building his own muzzleloaders, hunting with a .54 caliber cap and ball, and passing the same tradition...
37: How Bowhunting Became His Last Connection To A Vanishing Lifestyle With John Padgett (Georgia)
In this gritty, down-to-earth episode, Mitchell Fox sits down with John Padgett from Georgia. He’s a woodsman shaped by riverlines, traplines, and the kind of Southern upbringing that’s getting harder to come by.They dig into the moment ...
36: The Addiction That Keeps Him Coming Back To The Cold with Hunter Libra (Ontario)
From throwing decoy bags bigger than him as a kid in Erie to running a waterfowl guide service in southern Ontario, Hunter Libra has packed a lifetime of hunting grit into just 27 years. The path hasn’t been easy, and it sure as hell hasn’t bee...
35: The Moment She Realized She Was Hunting For More Than Deer With Destiny Campbell (Minnesota)
She didn’t grow up in the stand. Never had a mentor walk her through it. Just saw her dad get hooked on bowhunting and figured, “Why not me?”Destiny Campbell out of central Minnesota picked up a cheap kid’s bow, learned how to shoot, and...
34: A Buck’s Last Step On The Wrong Side Of The Fence With Johnathan McCormick (Utah)
Some hunters grow up in it. Jonathan McCormick grew into it by accident. A simple favor for a neighbor, a garage full of euro mounts, and one big question changed everything. That moment pushed a North Carolina kid into the heart of the Rockies...
33: Closing the Gap On The North American 29 With Leo Boman (Colorado)
He’s killed over 20 of North America’s big game species. No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just grit, maps, and a fire that won’t quit.Leo Boman checks in from the road as he gets ready to head to Montana with a bighorn sheep tag in his pocket....
32: The Hunting Prodigy: 39 Turkeys By Age 8 With Knox Guajardo (Kansas)
What do 39 turkeys, two alligators, and one very unfortunate cactus have in common? They’ve all tangled with Knox Guajardo—an eight-year-old Kansas hunter with more stories than most grown men.In this episode, Knox joins the conversation...
