Welcome to Bryant Land! The Bryant Land Show is produced for people who are excited about hunting and the outdoors.We truly champion diversity in the outdoor community. That is shown in the diversity of guests on our show. Wether you are a new to hunting, a savvy veteran, black, latino, man, woman, disabled or anything in between all are welcome and this podcast has something for you.
Episodes
Monday Jan 27, 2020
Your Goose Is Cooked w/Brian Griffin
Monday Jan 27, 2020
Monday Jan 27, 2020
AB3, Host of The Bryant Land Show, talks with Brian Griffin from Porters Outdoors in McHenry, Illinois in a conversation that focuses on goose and duck hunting. Brian Griffin talks about how he got involved in goose hunting, his involvement with Porters Outdoors, his goose calling abilities, and his experience with competitions
Episode Highlights:
- AB3 introduces the guest Brian Griffin.
- What goes into making Brian Griffin the serious goose hunter that he is?
- Does he have a relationship with farmers?
- Brian Griffin talks about the goose call that he uses and his strategy.
- A lot of Porters Outdoors’ fields are wide open spaces.
- How do the neighbors feel about them going hunting nearby?
- How did Brian’s dad influence him into becoming a goose hunter and competing in contests?
- Does he keep his calling separated for competitions?
- Brian provides sample goose calls and ducks that he really uses in contests.
- AB3 and Brian talk about the group that they were goose hunting with.
- Did he start with a word or a phrase for goose calls?
- Brian discusses his decoy spread.
- Where do geese come from and where do they go typically in the United States?
- Brian talks about the window for duck hunting in Illinois.
3 Key Points:
- Brian Griffin has about 17 years of competitive experience.
- Brian’s spread for most of the goose season is his 6x12 enclosed trailer with 15 dozen full-bodied DOA decoys.
- A lot of times when there is snow on the ground, there are geese in the field and a lot of them go to sleep after they are done eating.
Tweetable Quotes:
- (Goose Calls) “It is muscle memory. It is picking it up. I’m thinking about the sounds that I’m making but I’m not thinking about how I’m making it.” – Brian Griffin
- “I like to have one goose call and one duck call on my lanyard. I always have spares, say I got a reed that is starting to split.” – Brian Griffin
- “The duck calling for the contests starts out at a 20-something streaming loud hail call. It goes down and the calls are close together and you have 90 seconds to do it .” – Brian Griffin
Resources Mentioned:
- The Bryant Land Country Podcast
- Follow Bryant Land on social media: Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube
- Porters Outdoors: portersoutdoors.com
- Porters Outdoors Social Media: Facebook
- Porters Outdoors Contact Number: (800) 345-0259
Monday Jan 20, 2020
Mixed Bag on MLK Day
Monday Jan 20, 2020
Monday Jan 20, 2020
AB3, Host of The Bryant Land Show offers up this episode as a special MLK Day show for the Dr. Martin Luther King holiday. AB3 also talks about a viral hunting-related video with a 7-year-old, shed hunting, and popular trade shows that take place during the trade show season.
Episode Highlights:
- Could it be that MLK was a hunter?
- AB3 talks about a video of a 7-year-old not wanting a wife.
- What are the pros and cons of being in a relationship as a hunter?
- How does AB3 go about shed hunting?
- AB3 talks about trade show season, including Archery Trade Association, The Shot Show, Safari Club International, and Fisharama & Turkeyrama.
3 Key Points:
- AB3 has contacted at The King Center to see if they have any information on where Dr. Martin Luther King was a hunter and is waiting to hear back.
- You may have the freedom to do what you want when you aren’t in a relationship. But there are some couples that do outdoor activities together.
- Deer shed their antlers and dogs can pick up the smell of the sheds.
Tweetable Quotes:
- “A Facebook video that was posted by a young 7-year-old who basically said he doesn’t want a wife because the wife would try to tell him that he couldn’t go hunting and he wasn’t going for that.” – AB3
- “There are some people that are in relationships or feel they don’t want to be in relationships because the wife is going to tell them what to do, when to do it, how to do. Telling them what they can do with their time.” – AB3
- “There are several, several, several, trade shows that happen now all the way up until August, September, right before deer season opens up.” – AB3
Resources Mentioned:
- The Bryant Land Country Podcast
- Follow Bryant Land on social media: Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube
- Archery Trade Association: archerytrade.org/trade-show
- The Shot Show: shotshow.org
- Safari Club International: safariclub.org
- Fisharama & Turkeyrama: buckarama.net/fisharama-turkeyrama
Monday Jan 13, 2020
KLO Outdoors w/ Ken Owensby
Monday Jan 13, 2020
Monday Jan 13, 2020
AB3, Host of The Bryant Land Show, talks with Ken Owensby, a bowhunter who talks about his experience with deer hunting and how he got involved in it. Ken also shares information about making his own steaks, turkey, sausage, and deer jerky, various outings with bowhunting, Whisker Biscuits, his processing after killing deer, and what his family reactions are to his hunting.
Episode Highlights:
- AB3 introduces the new show changes and guest Ken Owensby.
- Ken Owensby talks about how his deer season has been.
- Ken Owensby explains being 40 feet off the ground while hunting.
- AB3 talks about a strange encounter he had with a deer.
- Ken discusses about a deer stomping while he was on top of a pine tree.
- Has Ken Owensby been hunting his whole life?
- AB3 and Ken talk about their biggest thrills of hunting.
- Why does Ken Owensby love his Whisker Biscuit?
- What is the furthest distance that Ken has killed a deer from?
- Is he involved in doing his own processing after hunting?
- Which foods does Ken like to prepare himself?
- How does Ken's and AB3’s family feel about eating the food that they kill?
- Ken Owensby talks about how he came to enjoy eating deer heart.
- What other family members come out hunting with Ken?
- Ken does 90% of his hunting on public land.
- What are Ken’s goals with KLO Outdoors?
3 Key Points:
- Whisker BIscuit holds your arrow in place but some people think you lose your speed or it can freeze in low temperatures.
- Ken Owensby says that the furthest that he has killed a deer is 52 yards.
- Onions are a useful neutralizer for masking the strong taste in meat.
Tweetable Quotes:
- “A lot of hunters overlook these old nanny does, man, they are smart. I think they are just as smart as a big buck.” – Ken Owensby
- “I love bowhunting. You can’t get another adrenaline rush like you can with bowhunting.” – Ken Owensby
- “I have a lot of people that will try my deer and they don’t think it’s deer because they think it is supposed to be gamey. But it all starts with how you take care of that animal in the field.” – Ken Owensby
Resources Mentioned:
- The Bryant Land Show Podcast
- Follow Bryant Land on social media: Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube
- Ken Owensby: Twitter
- KLO Outdoors: Facebook Instagram
Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
Happy New Year
Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
AB3, Host of The Bryant Land Country Podcast, opens up the new year of 2020 with this solo episode, talking about how he approaches new year’s resolutions, new upcoming upgrades coming to the show, and which forms of hunting he is looking to improve upon.
Episode Highlights:
- AB3 says that the show will have a new name, a new opening, and new graphics.
- What is AB3’s views on New Year’s resolutions?
- AB3 talks about bringing in 2020 in Florida on a work trip.
- What was AB3’s epiphany during his recent late-season deer hunting outing?
- When AB3 used to live in Milwaukee he was able to go goose hunting in Illinois.
- Which areas of hunting does AB3 want to improve upon in 2020?
- The 2020 goal for The Bryant Land Country Podcast is to release a show every week and bring more guests that can bring knowledge, history, stories, and engaging personalities.
- He discusses the new categories and elements of outdoor recreation and hunting that he wants to explore this year.
- December was the most successful month so far for this show.
3 Key Points:
- AB3 views the new year as just another day forward on the calendar.
- Hunters tend to gravitate towards the animals that are available in their region.
- Very few hunters become great at various forms of hunting.
Tweetable Quotes:
- “New Year’s resolutions, for me, it’s just another day. The calendar flips. You add another year on. You definitely are thankful that you get to see said year.” – AB3
- “I was just sitting in my stand, sitting in my climber, peace and quiet, enjoying being in the woods and I just started thinking, ‘You know what, dang it, I really love this.” – AB3
- “For me, going forward this year, deer hunting, turkey hunting, those are the things that I want to get even better at and get really, really good at. Doesn’t mean I don’t want to go duck hunting.” – AB3
Resources Mentioned:
- The Bryant Land Country Podcast
- Follow Bryant Land on social media: Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube