Welcome to the Chase The Unknown Podcast, brought to you by the Boondocks Hunting Podcast family! This show is all about embracing the pure joy, excitement, and rush that comes from not knowing what lies just around the bend. To us, Chase The Unknown means the thrill of stepping into the wild with no guarantees—whether it’s locking eyes with a 200-inch whitetail, crossing paths with a 500-lb black bear, hearing the thunderous gobble of a turkey, or simply witnessing the beauty and unpredictability of nature. It’s about the anticipation, the adventure, and the stories that follow.
But what does Chase The Unknown mean to you? Is it the adrenaline of the hunt, the connection to nature, or the pursuit of something greater than yourself? Join us as we explore those questions, share incredible stories, and celebrate the thrill of the hunt—where the outcome is always unknown but the journey is unforgettable.
Let’s chase it together—one adventure at a time!
From City Life To Backcountry: How Hunting And Trapping Rebuilt Self-Reliance
We talk with author and trapper Zach Hansen about late-onset hunting, moving to remote Idaho, and why trapping wolves sharpened every other outdoor skill. The path runs through failure, grit, and reclaiming trades we let slip as a country. • adult-onset hunting sparked by nutrition and self-reliance • moving to a 35-person Idaho town at the end of an 80-mile dirt road • bowhunting mistakes, missed shots, and learning discipline • Sawtooth terrain realities and the mental ga...
24 Oct 2025
From Florida Swamps To New England Ridges: Faith, Family, And Fieldcraft
We go deep on Florida’s brutal public land, the move back to New England, and how faith, family, and photography shape a better hunter and a better neighbor. AJ shares bear management realities, turkey plans, and the gear choices that build confidence when pressure rises. • Florida’s extreme hunts and shifting rut windows • Learning WMAs, quotas, and local regs • Moving to Connecticut and finding community • Balancing family time with a realistic season • Photography as memory, mentorship, a...
19 Sept 2025
Bed, Bang, Buck: Talking the 70 Rule W/Brandon Barlow
We dive deep into the 70 Rule with Brandon Barlow, a revolutionary system for timing your whitetail hunts based on fawn development and historical data rather than generic rut predictions. • Using fawn births to backdate and identify when your local rut actually occurs • How the 70 Rule gets its name from three key metrics - spots, track size, and body weight • The story of the 20-point "Magnolia Buck" killed through four years of pattern documentation • Why bucks found doing natural dayligh...
5 Sept 2025
Preserving Your Trophy: The Story Behind Tagged and Bagged
Johnny Bauman never expected that a frustrating moment in the field would spark an entirely new business venture. After taking some buddies on their first duck hunt where they bagged trophy greenheads, he found himself scrambling to properly preserve their birds for mounting. What followed was an hour-long ordeal of researching techniques and gathering supplies – all while thinking, "There's got to be a better way." That moment of necessity became the birthplace of Tagged and Bagged, a compr...
31 Aug 2025
Field Notes 1: Matthews vs. Hoyt Showdown and Delaware preparation
That familiar anticipation is in the air – the rustling leaves, cooling temperatures, and the promise of another bow season. The Chase the Unknown team reunites for their first Field Notes episode, capturing the excitement and preparation that comes with early September hunts. The crew welcomes newcomer Connor to the Boondocks Hunting family, bringing Wisconsin perspective to the predominantly East Coast team. Connor shares his journey from Chicago suburbanite to dedicated whitetail hunter t...
22 Aug 2025
Chasing Iowa Giants: A Life in the Woods with Jesse Richard
The path from novice to seasoned hunter isn't straight, easy, or guaranteed. Jesse Richard knows this journey intimately, having transformed from a duck-hunting farm kid into one of Iowa's most respected deer hunters and the founder of Outdoor X Media. Jesse pulls back the curtain on the evolution of hunting media over the past two decades. Remember those massive 25-pound cameras that cost $20,000? Jesse started filming hunts when equipment was cumbersome and hunting footage was exclusively ...
19 Aug 2025
Echoes of the Hunt: Behind the Hunt: The Wind Was Wrong, But The Wife Was Right
Brian’s story proves that success in the woods isn’t just about technology—it’s about showing up. Raised on tradition, Brian was reluctant to use trail cams until 2019, when a giant 10-point buck with a kicker tine changed everything. Almost staying home because of the “wrong wind,” his wife reminded him: “you can’t kill them sitting on the couch.” That push led to a 26-yard shot on a 150” Pope & Young buck known as Kicks. This week on the Chase The Unknown Podcast, we bring you a special...
8 Aug 2025
Natural Kilers, Natural Patterns: Redefining Camo For The Whitetail Woods w/ Joe Miles
Joe Miles, founder of Asio Gear, shares his journey from South Carolina whitetail hunter to creator of innovative camo patterns inspired by nature's perfect predators. His lifelong passion for bowhunting mature bucks led to developing gear specifically designed for the challenges of whitetail hunting. • South Carolina hunting background with August 15th rifle opener and historically unlimited buck harvest • Midwest hunting experiences revealed drastically different deer sizes and behaviors •...
25 Jul 2025
The Round Table Segment: The Hunting Mindset: Preparation, Gear, and Wind Strategy
We dive deep into hunting essentials with a roundtable discussion featuring experienced hunters sharing their must-have gear, superstitions, and strategies for success in the field. • Personal hunting superstitions range from finding turkey feathers to playing solitaire to transition from daily life to "hunting mode" • The importance of quality boots, extra releases, and weather monitoring tools emerges as top equipment recommendations • Knowledge of deer biology and behavior trumps any sing...
11 Jul 2025
Deer Don't Care About State Lines (But Game Wardens Do)
The woods go quiet, time slows down, and in that stillness, you realize hunting connects us to something far greater than ourselves. This conversation with Zach Spiker, founder of Echoes of the Hunt, reveals how hunting narratives preserve the soul of our outdoor traditions. Zach's journey began unlike many in the hunting community - not as a child following family traditions, but as a teenager discovering the woods on his own terms. His first deer encounter resulted not in a harvest but in ...
27 Jun 2025
Backwoods & Bay Birds: Hunter Carr’s Grit in Delaware’s Wild Side
Hunter Carr from Blue Hen Outdoors discusses hunting in Delaware and building an outdoor media brand to connect with the hunting community in this interview.
13 Jun 2025
The Wild Won’t Wait: Driven By The Chase
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31 May 2025
What Drives the Hunter When No One's Watching? W/ Craig James
Craig James discusses his transition from powerlifting champion to bowhunter and CrossFit coach, highlighting the role of discipline in achieving success across different fields in this interview.
16 May 2025
Buck Down, Tailgate Down: When Everything Goes wrong, You Still Keep Going
The raw unpredictability of the hunt takes center stage in this conversation with Alex from Buck Down podcast as we navigate through a season defined by persistence through adversity. When Alex's tailgate accidentally dropped open during a drive between hunting locations, he watched nearly all his hunting gear disappear—saddle, sticks, pack, and more. Rather than end his season, this catastrophe forced him to adapt, returning to ground hunting with older gear and a renewed appreciation for s...
2 May 2025
Mushrooms, Mental Clarity, and TimberWolf Supply Co : A Hunter's Secret Weapon
Are energy drinks sabotaging your hunting success? Logan Sandburn believes there's a better way. As a police officer who's spent 11 years working night shifts and chugging caffeine to stay alert, he knows firsthand the crash-and-burn cycle of traditional energy drinks. During a hunting trip to Colorado, Logan learned the hard way about energy drinks' drawbacks - after chugging one and immediately climbing a mountain, he was hit with debilitating altitude sickness that nearly ruined his entir...
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