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 Feb 24, 2020
February Recap
Monday Feb 24, 2020
Monday Feb 24, 2020
AB3, Host of The Bryant Land Show, offers a tightly-packed episode by himself where he discusses his desire to do an entire episode in a Q&A format, and his experience being a guest on the Shedding Light Stories podcast. AB3 also talks about previous February 2020 episodes of the show and the guests that he interviewed, as well as his thoughts on the upcoming turkey season.
Episode Highlights:
- AB3 talks about having the chance to be on the Shedding Light Stories hunting podcast.
- Travis Williams, the host of Shedding Light Stories podcast, was honest about not knowing any black hunters and was open and willing to learn more.
- Check out the previous February 2020 episodes: “Life w/ Marquis Coaston,” “Flooded Timber Revival w/Jonathan Wilkins,” and “Power Circle Outdoors s/ William “Bubba” Ray.”
- AB3 talks about why he is looking forward to the turkey season opening up in March.
- What are AB3’s turkey hunting experiences over the last few years?
- AB3 discusses the turkey shows that he wasn’t able to attend.
- Share your pictures of turkey season preparation by tagging The Bryant Land Show on Instagram at @OfficialBryantLand.
3 Key Points:
- Shedding Light Stories is an Ohio-based podcast sharing stories from various hunters regarding their hunts
- AB3’s goal for 2020 is to kill two turkeys with a bow.
- March 21st, 2020 is the start of turkey season in the state of Georgia.
Tweetable Quotes:
- “Anytime you can have those honest conversations with people, that is how you break down barriers, break down walls, get better understanding and you can’t really go wrong with that.” – AB3
- “At some point, I really would love to do a Q&A. Just do an entire episode where you guys just send in a bunch of questions.” – AB3
- “My most impressive hunting achievement, at least to me hunting achievement, is killing a turkey with a bow.” – AB3
Resources Mentioned:
- The Bryant Land Country Podcast
- Follow Bryant Land on social media: Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube
- Shedding Light Stories: Episode 56: Bryant Land Country - AB3 on Podcasting and Hilarious Deer & Turkey Stories
Monday Feb 17, 2020
Power Circle Outdoors w/ William "Bubba" Ray
Monday Feb 17, 2020
Monday Feb 17, 2020
AB3, Host of The Bryant Land Show, talks with William "Bubba" Ray, Founder of Power Circle Outdoors. William “Bubba” Ray talks about his life and experience in hunting in Texas, establishing the Power Circle Outdoors, how his father has been involved in his interest in hunting, getting industry sponsorships, producing videos, competing and going professional, and what it has been like for him being black as a professional fisherman.
Episode Highlights:
- AB3 talks about the current rain in Georgia and introduces the guest William "Bubba" Ray.
- William "Bubba" Ray discusses his focus on fishing and hunting.
- He started hunting when he was 8, but his fishing obsession came in as a teenager.
- People that don’t hunt tend to wonder why hunters aren’t afraid of the woods.
- What are the skills that William "Bubba" Ray has learned to not get lost in the woods and remain aware of his surroundings?
- When did Bubba start working in the outdoors for a living?
- How did William “Bubba” Ray deal with naysayers while he was working towards his profession?
- He talks about getting industry sponsorships.
- William "Bubba" Ray discusses experiencing racism in the fishing world.
- AB3 and William talk about the comradery elements of hunting.
- What have been some of Bubba’s experiences with duck hunting?
- What is Power Circle Outdoors and what is it all about?
- Who is the main team at Power Circle Outdoors?
- AB3 talks about the strong video production quality of Power Circle Outdoors.
- How has Power Circle Outdoors overcome the learning curve of producing videos?
- AB3 shares video advice he has learned from his professional television background.
3 Key Points:
- Common sense will get you through most things when hunting in the woods.
- Keep a compass and remember your landmarks when you are in the outdoors to prevent yourself from getting lost.
- Power Circle Outdoors is a group of amateur and professional black outdoorsmen in Houston, Texas.
Tweetable Quotes:
- “I tell everybody, there are far more things in the city to be scared of than what is in the woods.” – William "Bubba" Ray
- “I actually started my guiding in 1999. I actually went to school, got my Captain’s Certificate. I started fishing before I started guiding hunting. I went to U.S. Coast Guard school.” – William "Bubba" Ray
- (Competition) “Until you have the opportunity to actually, on an equal playing field, show yourself and see if you can do it, you don’t know.” – William "Bubba" Ray
Resources Mentioned:
- The Bryant Land Country Podcast:
- Follow Bryant Land on social media: Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube
- Power Circle Outdoors: powercircleoutdoors.com
- Power Circle Outdoors Social Media: Facebook YouTube Instagram
- William "Bubba" Ray: Facebook
Monday Feb 10, 2020
Flooded Timber Revival w/Jonathan Wilkins
Monday Feb 10, 2020
Monday Feb 10, 2020
AB3, Host of The Bryant Land Show, talks with Jonathan Wilkins, owner of Black Duck Revival, a former church transformed into a hunting lodge in Brinkley, Arkansas. Jonathan, a returning guest to the show, has a discussion with AB3 about his first duck hunting trip and his best hunt, how he started Black Duck Revival, changes in water levels, and expanding your duck hunting knowledge base.
Episode Highlights:
- AB3 introduces the guest Jonathan Wilkins.
- Has Jonathan made any changes to Black Duck Revival?
- Jonathan talks about going on a flooded timber hunt with AB3.
- What about Jonathan’s best hunt sticks out to him?
- Keep learning and applying your knowledge.
- It is gratifying to be able to pass down knowledge that you learned.
- Jonathan talks about being a black hunter.
- What does success look like to Jonathan Wilkins?
- Jonathan talks about changes in water levels.
- What types of water gages does Jonathan check?
- What will the Black Duck Revival for January 23-26th 2020 be like?
- Was it hard to blindly reach out to people for the Revival?
- People know deep down whether they have earned something or not.
- Does he have plans for another Revival?
- Nothing but struggle is not a receipt for growth.
- Jonathan Wilkins talks about fishing in his area.
3 Key Points:
- There is a reward within itself to improving from being a novice hunter to intensifying your knowledge.
- Your standards for success will evolve and keep changing.
- Access plays a big role in people getting involved in duck hunting.
Tweetable Quotes:
- “The first couple of times I went duck hunting somebody took me and we just hunted some kinds of flooded weed fields and shot some shovelers and that is what got me hooked.” – Jonathan Wilkins
- “Everything went right. I went into timber that I had been studying and I had learned. I was using knowledge from years past. I got in there and called ducks down. I think I did a good job. I worked big groups of ducks.” – Jonathan Wilkins
- “I can tell the difference between a log that has been ripped up by a bear and one that has been rotted up or torn into by an armadillo or something.” – Jonathan Wilkins
Resources Mentioned:
- The Bryant Land Country Podcast
- Follow Bryant Land on social media: Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube
- Black Duck Revival: blackduckrevival.com
- Black Duck Revival Social Media: Instagram
Monday Feb 03, 2020
Life w/Marquis Coaston
Monday Feb 03, 2020
Monday Feb 03, 2020
AB3, Host of The Bryant Land Show, talks with Marquis Coaston who runs True Visions Camo. Marquis Coaston talks about how he put together his camouflage line and promotes it, his experience hunting down in Florida, his wife Jennifer who is battling cancer, and setting up the Jennifer Coaston Cancer Benefit Raffle in her honor where he is raffling off an AR15 that has been wrapped in his True Visions Revelations camo pattern.
Episode Highlights:
- AB3 addresses the death of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant. .
- AB3 introduces the guest Marquis Coaston.
- Marquis Coaston talks about his wife Jennifer’s battle with cancer.
- Marquis talked about fundraising for her treatments.
- What type of work does Marquis do?
- How did the raffle for Jennifer get going and what is being offered?
- When her health was more solid, was Marquis’ wife into hunting too?
- How did Marquis meet his wife?
- Did he grow up hunting?
- Where did his strong faith in God come from?
- What are the general hunting conditions like in Florida?
- What is his favorite thing to hunt?
- Marquis talks about almost killing a really large deer.
- What is Marquis’ take on lemon spray?
- Does he turkey hunt and hog hunt?
- Marquis Coaston talks about creating True Visions Camo.
- How can people participate in the raffle?
3 Key Points:
- Marquis Coaston’s wife Jennifer has been diagnosed with cervical cancer August 2018 and has been through chemotherapy and radiation and has had many complications.
- Marquis stands by lemon shield spray to mask his smell for hunting.
- Hogs are hard to kill. Their wounds heal up fast and they have a lot of fat and thick skin.
Tweetable Quotes:
- “In the state of Florida, if it doesn’t have a mailbox, or a No Trespassing sign on it, you can hunt it.” – Marquis Coaston
- “Hunting in Florida, the terrain changes as far as, you could be dry and you can walk 100 yards and you can be in knee-deep water.” – Marquis Coaston
- “My favorite thing to hunt is whitetail. That’s what I like to hunt. Everybody is like, Florida doesn’t have no deer. We have some huge deer.” – Marquis Coaston
Resources Mentioned: