This podcast discusses several key wildlife management issues in Michigan, with Jordan Hoover sharing updates on recent policy changes and ongoing challenges. The Deer Advisory Team (DAT), which replaced the previous DMI, successfully pushed through new regulations for 2025 including restoring archery doe tags in the Upper Peninsula's superior wate…

The podcast features Josh Mapes and Kevin Rought discussing Josh's first turkey hunting experience with Tony, where they successfully harvested a tom turkey after several hours of waiting. The conversation then covers various hunting topics including predator hunting strategies, ammunition choices, and wildlife observations, with particular focus o…

This week Kevin and Josh welcome Pam Fleming to the show.Pam hails from southern Colorado and is starting up a new app just for outdoors persons called OpenRange social.Pam tells us about her experiences hunting and guiding, primarily in the western and south western US for Elk and deer along with her husband, how she got into it, and what it means…

This week on the Overdrive Outdoors podcast, everything air guns.We have special guest Tom Simmon from Michigan's own High Pressure Pneumatics.Tom and his wife own Michigan's only dedicated Air Gun retail store in Harrison Michigan, where they sell and service PCP and other air guns.During this show we hear everything Tom has to offer about PCP (Pr…

This week on the podcast we welcome back Rich Fowllab.We start off by talking about some recent hunts and how we've had some oddly uncommitted coyotes and very few hard chargers. We talk with Rich about his recent switch to hunting with a thermal optic, (he recently got the PTO Mission thermal scope) and his transition from going from thermal scann…

This week Kevin is joined by Ross Graveling.We invited Ross on to tell us about the recent Youth predator workshop that was put on by Sportspersons Ministries with some of the funds coming from the donations provided by the Answering The Call charity hunt put on by SPI and Overdrive Outdoors.We get a rundown of how the weekend went, how many people…

This week Kevin and Josh are joined by Michigan Trappers and Predator Callers Association public relations director, Merle Jones.We talk a bit about tournament hunting and how the tournaments went for Merle and his team.Then Merle catches us up in regards to the Michigan hunting political situation.He tells us about the status of both the lawsuit, …

This week Josh and Kevin have another fireside chat.First off, we talk about weather conditions, what types of conditions we really don't care for and weighing success vs how much noise you're going to make or hunting in adverse conditions.How the noise you make may or may not affect your hunt success, and weighing that against waiting for better c…

This week on the Overdrive Outdoors podcast, Kevin welcomes Ryan Mareno to the show. Ryan is from south Louisiana, and operates a guide service called Moreno's Outfitters.In this episode, we talk about how Ryan grew up in southern Louisiana in the early years, fishing and water fowl hunting and eventually getting into deer. He tells about how he at…

This week Kevin and Josh are joined by Josh's brother Kyle and guest Bryan Watson of Trapline Beard Oil LLC.Kyle has recently gotten into trapping and as a person being new to it, he had a few questions, so we had a Q&A session!Bryan is originally from Michigan but now resides in North Dakota where he traps, hunts and runs Trapline Beard Oil LLC.We…

SHOT show recap.This week Josh talks to Kevin about his recent trip to SHOT show in Las Vegas, the largest shooting and hunting expo in the country, with aprox 50000 people in attendance and people from 100 countries, there is more to do and see than you can take in the 5 days of the show. Kevin talks about the new product releases from ATN, specif…

This week Kevin and Josh welcome back Dave from Razor Broadheads.Dave has been doing a fair amount of coyote hunting and had a few scenarios and questions he wanted to talk with us about.We start by talking about some recent hunting, how the bobcat hunting is going (or not going in this case).Then we get into Daves questions. We talk about-* callin…

1st episode of the new year! Welcome back everyone. On this episode Josh and Kevin start by talking about recent hunting experiences, including some specific info regarding bobcat hunting here in Michigan, as well as Josh's last hunt with his friend Todd.Then we jump into the Answering The Call (ATC) charity hunt that took place last weekend. 1st a…

This week Kevin and Josh sit down for fireside chat and a discussion of "hot topics"We talk about recent hunting experiences, Josh with deer and coyote and Kevin with lack of deer.Then get into talking about some "Hot Topics" for Michigan folks.We discuss several bills and changes that have been proposed and some voted on already.1st one is the lic…

Hot topic day.This episode Josh and Kevin dive into "hot topics". Opinions and thoughts on issues that have arrived or been brought up in discussion on social media.Issues we discuss are the dumping of several coyotes in a ditch near a local establishment and a school bus pickup/drop off spot.We go over the "BODA" rules including penalties for viol…

This week Josh and Kevin welcome back Ray Dancer from Michigan Outdoor reports.We discuss our deer season so far and then get to hear about Rays, including his hunting with a traditional bow, what set up he uses, shooting instinctual, broad head and arrow choices and more.We talk about processing deer, our choices on how, meaning what cuts or grind…

This week Josh and Kevin sit down for a fireside chat.We start off discussing a little bit about the seasons, archery and rifle, and what cartridges are popular (meaning sales that Kevin has seen at his shop) specifically in terms of the .450 bushmaster and .350 legend for the limited rifle zone, where he has not seen a demand so far for the newer …

This week Kevin and Josh welcome back Dave Buikema of Razor Broadheads.We start off by talking about some recent hunts, Coyotes and deer, including dealing with owls when calling, as in dodging them.We then get into deer hunting, hearing about both Daves and Josh's recent adventures.We talk about specifics of broad head performance, the what's and …

This week, Josh is live from deer camp with his brother Kyle.They discuss a bit of Kyles time living in Florida, learning to fish for species he wasnt used to catching back home in Michigan. They then move on to the weekends hunting, expectations from trail camera details, and scouting results. They each discuss their hunts, what was seen, what was…

On this episode Josh and Kevin welcome Dom Zambelli to the show.Dom is a Michigan hunter who recently had his 1st successful deer hunt here in Michigan.We hear about Doms hunting history, and his journey into deer hunting.We discuss the tools he used, tactics and the whole story of his 1st deer, everything from scouting to field dressing it by hims…

This week Josh and Kevin welcome back returning guest Ross Graveling.Ross is part of Sportspersons Ministries and an avid outdoorsman.We start by talking about a couple recent hunts, then get into the topic this week, hunter safety.Ross has been teaching hunter safety for awhile now to both kids and adults. We talk about Michigan specific stuff, wh…

This week's podcast is a fire side chat with Josh and Kevin.We recap Kevins recent coyote hunt in the woods at night, talking about using thermal in thick cover, being able to see brush and such.We talk about Joshs deer hunting early season with his Kids for both the youth season and early doe, we get into the .350 legend, how the kids handled it a…

We have covered hunting various game animals with dogs, and lots of other methods, but this week, we learn about something that we haven heard of before, but have never gotten 1st hand info on.Falconry.This week Josh and Kevin Welcome David Lanting to the show.David has 18 years experience hunting with Hawks. We start off talking about his hunting …

This week's episode is a fireside chat with John Smith and Shane Shepherd of Predator Pursuit of Michigan LLC.Josh and Kevin welcome them to the show and get their stories, how they came up in the outdoors, hunting fishing and trapping.We discuss what they hunted, and fished, and how their families did and do as well.We discuss their history of tra…

This week Josh and Kevin sit down for a B.S. session/fireside chat.We discuss recent hunting adventures, including Kevin getting Ninja'd, and Josh's great night getting 4 with his Uncle who has never hunted before.We talk about a recent happening where a guy had his Savage 17wsm blow up on him at the range, we discuss what COULD have been some of t…

This week, Kevin and Josh welcome Kyle Dupuis to the show.Kyle, a fellow Michigan hunter, actually asked about doing a podcast with a 1st generation predator hunter, it sounded like a good conversation so we made it happen.Kyle talks to us about his upbringing in hunting and the outdoors, including telling us about his grandma who was the known dee…

This week on the Overdrive Outdoors Podcast Kevin welcomes Lincoln Rohn to the show.Lincoln is another local west MI resident that has been very active in the outdoors.We talk about the business that Lincoln now runs, Packer Maxx, a cultipacker that is ideal for sportsmen and small farmers, he tells us about acquiring the business and the advantage…

This week Josh and Kevin welcome Nick Otto, AKA "Huntavore", to the show.Nick has a really good thing going with the Huntavore podcast (https://sportsmensempire.com/network/the-huntavore) and The sportsman's empire (https://sportsmensempire.com/network/the-huntavore).We start by talking a bit about guns...Kevin tells Josh about a few of the guns he…

This week's episode is all about successful hunting.Josh and Kevin are joined by a gentleman that has been on with us earlier this year talking about his struggles to get his 1st coyote, Josh Smith.Josh was able to get his first coyote under his belt over the weekend with Clinton Taylor.Josh tells us the whole story of his 1st successful coyote hun…

This week Josh and Kevin welcome back Jordan Hoover and welcome Dan Featherstone to the podcast.If you've followed the podcast you've probably heard of Jordan, Dan is another U.P. resident that was also part of the recent Michigan Deer Management Initiative (DMI). Jordan and Dan recount more specific things that transpired during the DMI and the mo…

This week on the OOD podcast, Josh and Kevin are joined by Angellia Perry, also known as "Airgun Angie".In this episode, Angie tells us about her growing up, not necessarily in a "hunting' family, but did not get into it until she met her husband. Angie then was approached by Rick Eutsler about making her outdoor activities into a job, doing produc…

This week Josh and Kevin welcome Corey Corr to the show.Corey had responded to a post on MI coyote hunting outdoors page about being a guest, and suggested a topic of discussion.We start by talking a little bit about recent Woodchuck hunting, then get right into talking with Corey.Corey had a question about landowners NOT wanting coyote hunters due…

This week Josh and Kevin welcome Rashel Hubbard and Jordan Hoover to the show.Jordan is a returning guest while this is Rashels 1st time on our show.Both Rashel and Jordan were involved in the Michigan DMI. (Deer management initiative.)The objective of this initiative was advertised as putting together a group of folks from Michigan to gather data,…

This week Josh and Kevin are joined by Michael Beltzold We start by discussing some recent ground hog hunting adventures from Kevin, and Josh's recent experiences shooting a new 17wsm load.We then welcome Michael to the show.Michael is another fellow Michigan hunter, that has experience running dogs for bears, raccoons and more.We discuss dog breed…

On this weeks episode Kevin and Josh are joined by team member Brad Bingham.We start by talking about our trip this past weekend to Ohio to hunt with Tony Boninsegna from Mountain Lodge Outdoors, our successes and mishaps, new equipment, and good times.Then we move on to BradBrad has been down in Missouri now for a couple years and we talk about hi…

This week we are joined by Dan Gates.Dan has been very active in a battle similar to ours here in Michigan now with proposal G, but in Colorado. Being part of the Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management (https://savethehuntcolorado.com/), Dan has some great insights on what they are doing in their battle, but also what others can and NEED to…

This week, Josh and Kevin have another fireside chat. We start off by discussing recent hunts, or lack thereof.Then we start talking Kevin's favorite subject, guns and ammo. We talk about bullet performance, minimum expansion velocity, how bullet performance is dependent on construction and velocity. We talk about different bullet types and how the…

"In this week's episode we welcome Rich Fowllab to the show.Rich is a fellow Michigan hunter.We start off with a quick discussion about the weekends fishing trip for Crappie and whatever else would bite down by Josh.We then get to hear about Rich, how he got his start in hunting and the types of hunting he does, discussing some caliber choices, and…

On this week's podcast it's a fire side "tossed salad"Josh starts off asking Kevin about how this last season archery league went and how he felt about the new arrows from ORC archery and his hopes to finally get a deer with it this upcoming season.We talk about some recent depredation hunting, and how bad the ticks are this year already.We talk a …

We each have that specific pursuit, a target species, whether it be fish, fowl, deer, predators or big game that gets our heart beating faster, and in the end, what keeps us doing it year after year. This week Josh and Kevin talk about their recent turkey hunting experiences. We delve a little deeper into "the passion" that outdoorsmen and women fe…

For this week's fireside chat, Josh and Kevin are joined by Elliot Hubbard.The subject matter of this chat is out of state hunting, but we got a little side tracked with a couple other subjects to start, like hair styles, and martial arts training.We then got talking about Elliot's recent out of state Turkey hunt, we talk about turkey camp, and the…

On this episode Kevin welcomes Ralph Christensen.Ralph worked as a animal damage control hunter in Arizona for about 5 years. Ralph tells us all about how he got into it, details of the job and some of the pluses and minuses of the job.He covers training, tactics and equipment used, we talk about traps, hunting, and other early methods and the plus…

This week, Josh and Kevin have our own "fireside chat"We talk a bit about grilling, cooking wild game, including how do you like your venison cooked? medium, med rare, or fresh off the carcass, and the potential dangers of eating some game meats.We then move on to discussing, again, the new Michigan coyote hunting season and the regs associated wit…

This week we have a fireside chat with Josh, Kevin, Joe Davis and Matt Raysin of Generations to Hunt podcast.We talk about a little bit of everything, starting with talking about a new rifle that Kevin won this year from Rock River Arms, and what to NOT do with a new rifle.Then we move on to some deer hunting, discussing traditional bows, and other…

On this episode Kevin is joined by Buck Wells and Mark Kayser.Mark, in his own words, is ".. just an “average Joe” blessed with an exciting career", who has done everything from writing and photography to promotions and then into marketing and TV shows, all about hunting and the outdoors.Mark was born is South Dakota, and now resides in Wyoming whe…

This week on the Overdrive outdoors podcast, Josh and Kevin are joined by Tony Tebbe and Josh Smith.Josh had responded to a post we made on Michigan Coyote hunting outdoors facebook group to have the opportunity to speak directly with Tony, Josh and Kevin to ask questions to try to up his chances in the field. We start by talking about the past wee…

This week we bring you an important episode in regards to the hunting and fishing future here in Michigan, but this isn't just a Michigan battle, this trend is spreading across the country. Merle Jones, from the MTPCA, joins us again as we talk about what happened at last week's NRC meeting. The DNRC voted to put a season back on coyotes after we'v…

This week Josh and Kevin welcome Jordan Hoover and Elliot Hubbard to the show.Jordan hails from Michigan's upper peninsula where he has been hunting for over 30 years.Elliot hails from the eastern lower part of Michigan.We start off talking about some recent hunts then get right into it.Both Jordan and Elliot have been very active in various sports…

This week Josh and Kevin are joined by Kelsey Shetler.Kelsey is a 1st generation cattle rancher and hunter from East Texas. Kelsey shares with us growing up down in Texas, getting into working with cattle, and how she got started in predator hunting. Kelsey has been doing a great job on not just predator hunting, but hunting competitions down there…

This week, Josh and his friend, Todd, are live from the field on a Friday night. Todd tells stories about hunting when he was younger, and the guys discuss why Todd is now getting back into hunting after a bit of time off. They talk about Todd's choice of weapon, scope and ammunition. Of course we have the typical banter back and forth that would h…