The Bryant Land Show
 

The Bryant Land Show

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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

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:

  1. Shedding Light Stories is an Ohio-based podcast sharing stories from various hunters regarding their hunts 
  2. AB3’s goal for 2020 is to kill two turkeys with a bow.  
  3. 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

 

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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:

  1. Common sense will get you through most things when hunting in the woods.  
  2. Keep a compass and remember your landmarks when you are in the outdoors to prevent yourself from getting lost.  
  3. 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

 

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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:

  1. There is a reward within itself to improving from being a novice hunter to intensifying your knowledge. 
  2. Your standards for success will evolve and keep changing. 
  3. 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

 

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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:

  1. 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. 
  2. Marquis stands by lemon shield spray to mask his smell for hunting.  
  3. 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

 

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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:

  1. Brian Griffin has about 17 years of competitive experience.  
  2. Brian’s spread for most of the goose season is his 6x12 enclosed trailer with 15 dozen full-bodied DOA decoys. 
  3. 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

 

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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:

  1. 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.  
  2. 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.  
  3. 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

 

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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:

  1. Whisker BIscuit holds your arrow in place but some people think you lose your speed or it can freeze in low temperatures. 
  2. Ken Owensby says that the furthest that he has killed a deer is 52 yards. 
  3. 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

 

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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:

  1. AB3 views the new year as just another day forward on the calendar. 
  2. Hunters tend to gravitate towards the animals that are available in their region. 
  3. 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

 

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Knocking Down Deer and Hogs w/Sydney Marsh

Monday Dec 30, 2019

Monday Dec 30, 2019

AB3, host of The Bryant Land Country Podcast, talks with Sydney Marsh, who is part of the Hunting with the Marshes Family by way of being Antonio Marsh’s daughter. Sydney tells the stories behind killing her first two hogs and her first buck, from her authentic, fun-loving, young lady hunter perspective. 

 

Episode Highlights: 

  • AB3 introduces guest Sydney Marsh.
  • How did Sydney get started in hunting? 
  • What does Sydney get dressed up to hunt in? 
  • What was the first rifle she used for her deer and hog hunt? 
  • Sydney describes her first and second hog hunts. 
  • What was it like when she took the second hog to the processor?  
  • Does Sydney have other friends that hunt? 
  • How did Sydney’s first successful buck hunt go down?  
  • What are Sydney’s plans as far as bowhunting?  

 

3 Key Points:

  1. You are a lot more successful hunting when you are patient.  
  2. Once you get the head, which is generally the heaviest part, in your transportation, the rest of the body will follow. 
  3. Continue to be yourself, have fun, and enjoy your hunts. 

 

Tweetable Quotes:

  • “Everytime I’m going hunting and I’m pretty sure that I’m going to see something, my nerves are just all over the place and I just don’t know how to compose myself.” – Sydney Marsh
  • “I’m a hunter. But I would say at this point I’m still a girly hunter so I like animals and I killed it, so I don’t really want to touch them too much. But with the first hog my dad carried it out and laid it out I just got to stand by.” – Sydney Marsh
  • “I like bowhunting. Because to me, personally, it takes skill to bowhunt.” – Sydney Marsh

 

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Best Of: Volume 1

Monday Dec 23, 2019

Monday Dec 23, 2019

AB3, Host of The Bryant Land Country Podcast opens up this episode 50 milestone by spreading a special thank you to all the supporters of the show. What follows is a series of 10 ‘Best Of’ highlights from this first year of episodes of The Bryant Land Country Podcast. 

 

Episode Highlights: 

  • AB3 shares an excerpt of Episode 10 with his friend Berney Samuels about growing up in rural areas with a respect for guns and “The Wildlife Man” in school. 
  • AB3 hopes to record more face-to-face conversations in 2020 like Episode 3 with Willard Franklin III, who discusses promoting the outdoors and exposing kids to it. 
  • In this section of Episode 4 with ‘Son of the South’ Josh Carney, he talks about remaining optimistic about life after accidentally getting shot by his dad while turkey hunting. 
  • AB3 gives a clip from Episode 21 with Whitetail deer photographer Lance Krueger on his secrets to getting close to deer for photos. 
  • Antonio Marsh talks about getting hunting experience and his wife’s first time hunting in this excerpt from Episode 14.
  • Episode 25 had Patrick Durkin who talks about an article he wrote called “Is Hunting Too White?”  
  • Episode 13 featured Cliff Cadet who talked about being a bowhunter in New York City. 
  • Hunting as a couple is the topic of discussion in Episode 36 with Rain and Mr. Knockout.   
  • Ken Brown, the first guest on the podcast, appeared on Episode 2. He is a diehard Clemson sports fan and bowhunter. 
  • Stay tuned for the Best of Volume 2 episode at some point in the future.

 

3 Key Points:

  1. Don’t let 20 minutes of bad thoughts ruin the rest of the 24 hours of your day. 
  2. Lance Krueger’s secrets for photographing deer is his experience and time in the field, sitting and waiting in the woods, and learning the movements of deer.  
  3. Hunting is partially about being in the right place at the right time.  

 

Tweetable Quotes:

  • “See what those pilots get paid. A barge operator, a professional fisherman, a shrimper, a guide...A professional guide charges $550 for four hours. You do two trips a day, $1000. Who makes $1000 a day?” – Willard Franklin III
  • “One of the things, as a man, that I need to work on and get better at is just trying to have a positive, optimistic look on situations and things around me. ” – AB3
  • “Doctors told me I would never talk again I would never walk... I learned that I can either accept that and let it hold me down and be a burden to me or I can accept the fact that I have another day to live.” – Josh Carney

 

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Comedy of Errors

Monday Dec 16, 2019

Monday Dec 16, 2019

AB3, Host of The Bryant Land Country Podcast, goes into storyteller mode for this special solo episode, to tell the story behind catching a Georgia doe on his property with a traditional bow on December 6th, 2019. Learn how even a steady stream of errors and accidents couldn’t get in the way of AB3 coming out on top. 

 

Episode Highlights: 

  • AB3 killed a Georgia doe on December 6th, 2019 with a bow. 
  • It takes him between an hour and an hour and a half to get to where AB3 hunts at. 
  • He got up 20 minutes late and left 40 minutes later than planned. 
  • When AB3 got to the road exit he realized he didn’t have his hiking boots or hunting boots. 
  • The distance to the back of his property is a long walk.  
  • AB3 had to do some saw maintenance to the tree to climb in it. 
  • He accidently spilled estrous deer urine on his hands. 
  • The tree climb in him outdoor loafers was uncomfortable. 
  • AB3 accidently got hit with a loose branch. 
  • Why does AB3 love bow hunting?  
  • How did AB3 send an arrow into a tree? 
  • The climber put AB3 at about 12 feet above the ground. 
  • AB3 shares how he hit the doe with an arrow.  

 

3 Key Points:

  1. It is painful to climb a tree in outdoor loafers. Wear hunting boots to protect your ankles from the straps in a climber. 
  2. When you are born ready, you don’t have to get ready.  
  3. The entry wound of the doe that AB3 laid down was right behind the deer’s shoulder. 

 

Tweetable Quotes:

  • “I have gotten a nice George doe down on the ground, if you have not seen on Instagram yet. On Friday December 6th I was able to take a nice Georgia doe out of my climber stand in the backside of my property.” – AB3
  • “For me, bow hunting is so freaking awesome because I’m sitting there and I can hear chewing. I can hear the sounds, you know, her munching down on whatever. Woods is quiet. Maybe a couple of birds. ” – AB3
  • “I let my bow down. But in trying to stealth-like let my bow down, my thumb flicks the release. Of course the arrow takes off. The arrow goes directly into a tree across from me.” – AB3

 

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Farming, Birding and Hunting w/ Christopher Joe

Monday Dec 09, 2019

Monday Dec 09, 2019

AB3, host of The Bryant Land Country Podcast, talks with Christopher Joe, deer and turkey hunter, owner of a guided birding tour operation, and fourth generation angus beef farmer from the state of Alabama. Christopher Joe talks about his interest in birding and setting up guided bird tours, how influential his own father was in his interest in agriculture, and he also walks us through his video creation process. 

 

Episode Highlights: 

  • AB3 introduces guest Christopher Joe.
  • Christopher Joe addresses ‘the rut’ situation in Alabama. 
  • How has he kept his YouTube channel alive and avoided getting burned out? 
  • What is Christopher’s Joe’s educational background and day job? 
  • What is his process for creating and putting out videos? 
  • AB3 and Chistopher Joe talk about the impact of knowing people are responding to their content. 
  • Christopher Joe talks about being a fourth generation angus beef farmer.  
  • How did Christopher get interested in genealogy? 
  • How did Christopher become involved in birds?
  • What is next for Christopher Joe? 
  • What advice does Christopher Joe have for those interested in agriculture and hunting? 

 

3 Key Points:

  1. Christopher Joe uses a Google Pixel cell phone to shoot his videos and an editing app to do his videos.
  2. A person can only tell you ‘yes’ or ‘no.’ Don’t worry about people judging you.  
  3. Christopher Joe does 6 miles of birding trails and a guided tour. 

 

Tweetable Quotes:

  • “A lot of us lobbied and talked to different movers and shakers that put these seasons together and we were like, ‘We need February,’ because January 30th, when the season used to end, the rut was just getting going.” – Christopher Joe
  • “Even in my career, I do some things that I record and post because it shows farming. It shows agriculture. It shows average people doing things for their livelihood.” – Christopher Joe
  • “I really attribute a lot of the success that we are having to him (Christopher’s father) being open-minded and it helps that he was an agriculture teacher for 34-37 years.” – Christopher Joe

 

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Marsh on the Board

Monday Dec 02, 2019

Monday Dec 02, 2019

AB3, Host of The Bryant Land Country Podcast, talks with Antonio Marsh, for his third appearance on the podcast, on the day before Thanksgiving Day. Antonio and AB3’s conversion covers subjects such as Antonio hunting with his wife, ‘the rut,’ mistakes that bow hunters often make, the differences between the climber and using the blind, issues with self-filming, hunting cull bucks, differences between rifle hunting and bowhunting, and ideal gifts for hunters. 

 

Episode Highlights: 

 

  • AB3 introduces guest Antonio Marsh.
  • Antonio talks about ‘the rut’ and hunting with his wife.
  • Antonio Marsh compares buck activity between October 2019 and November 2019.
  • What are the advantages of the climber? 
  • AB3 and Antonio Marsh talk about hunting cull bucks.  
  • What mistake does a lot of bow hunters make? 
  • AB3 talks about wanting to hunt on or around the same days that he has previously been successful.
  • Antonio Marsh talks about the recent deer that he shot with a bow.  
  • Technology can often make you miss a good shot opportunity. 
  • What are the issues that arise from self-filming while hunting? 
  • What does Antonio think are the differences between bowhunting and rifle hunting? 
  • What would be on Antonio’s hunting gift list? 
  • Antonio discusses meet preparation and feeding his family. 

 

3 Key Points:

  1. You can make more movement in a blind than in a climber.  
  2. One thing that is passed on through genetics in cull bucks is their racks. 
  3. Bow hunters often get too relaxed after releasing their shot. They should watch where the shot went and where the deer is going instead. 



Tweetable Quotes:

  • “I went out and I ‘stepped it.’ Usually I count for about 2, 3 steps from shooting inside the blind. I’m taking those 3 steps and from there I went out to where the actual blood was, and it was actually 31 steps.” – Antonio Marsh
  • “Any hunter will tell you, the buck is going to do what they want to do and that was probably the first thing I learned about the rut.” – Antonio Marsh
  • “No matter how good you are, how confident you are with your weapon of choice, whether it is a bow or a gun. A moving shot? It is better top err on the side of caution, because the last thing you want to do is wound a deer.” – AB3

 

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Torica Making Waves w/ Torica Whitty

Monday Nov 25, 2019

Monday Nov 25, 2019

AB3, Host of The Bryant Land Country Podcast, talks with Torica Whitty, Tournament Site Director at Women’s Bass Tour, wife, veteran, pro angler, public speaker, videographer, Bassin by faith, who is based in Rosepine, Louisiana. Torica Whitty talks about how she got involved in fishing and became a competitive angler, discrimination issues in fishing, her loyalty to her sponsors, and ways she encourages girls, women, and family members to get into fishing. 

 

Episode Highlights: 

  • AB3 is going to be talking about gift ideas for hunters on upcoming episodes. 
  • AB3 is working on a book about his hunting experiences.
  • Torica Whitty talks about her daddy/daughter fishing days.  
  • Torica’s husband introduced her to bass fishing but he isn’t into fishing. 
  • Who helped get Torica prepared for fishing?  
  • How did Torica go from the Army to bass fishing, to being a competitive angler? 
  • Torica talks about the current discrimination that she has seen in the sport of  fishing.  
  • How has Torica Whitty chosen companies to partner with?  
  • Does Torica do things to encourage women and girls to get involved in fishing?  
  • What advice does Torica have to get kids interested in fishing?  
  • What is the next big thing coming up for Torica Whitty
  • When Torica is not fishing, she is into riding motorcycles. 

 

3 Key Points:

  1. Loyalty is not always a two-way street. But the most loyal people demand it in the industry.  
  2. Spike-It and Power-Pole are company sponsors that have been loyal to Torica Whitty and what she is doing. 
  3. Torica Whitty recommends spending time with your family members to get them hooked on fishing by bonding and making it fun.  



Tweetable Quotes:

  • “I went to the bass club, and of course, I was the only person that was a female in the club and looked like me. And so, that is how I got introduced to bass fishing, and I fished my first tournament.” – Torica Whitty
  • “When we went to Korea, I started an organization called SIFO, Soldiers International Fishing Organization where we would fish the local waters. For people that have been to Korea, it is not a pretty sight.” – Torica Whitty
  • “They don’t care whether you are a male or a female. They don’t care whether you are white, black, purple, orange. Fish don’t care. They care about the presentation of that lore that you present to them under the water.” – Torica Whitty

 

Resources Mentioned:

Torica Whitty’s Website

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No Deer Blues

Monday Nov 18, 2019

Monday Nov 18, 2019

AB3, Host of The Bryant Land Country Podcast, doesn’t have a guest this episode. But he still fought through strep throat, tonsillitis, a severe cold and not having access to his main microphone to provide this show. AB3 discusses having a rough start to his deer season, people’s issues with deer hunting on television, and he reads a pair of letters from fans of the show. 

 

Episode Highlights: 

  • AB3 talks about the recent health obstacles he has overcome. 
  • He reads a letter and answers a question from Marvin from Beaumont, Texas. 
  • AB3’s second piece of fan mail comes from Sean in Brule, Nebraska.
  • He talks about not having a very good deer season so far. 
  • What is AB3’s opinion on deer hunting on television?  
  • Even experienced hunters have bad days.   
  • The state of Georgia has a fairly liberal deer season. 
  • Keep your head up as a deer hunter because ‘you can’t kill them from the coach.’ 

 

3 Key Points:

  1. You can email AB3 questions at 3BryantLand@gmail.com 
  2. TV is for entertainment. It isn’t television’s job to inform you on what is fact and what is fiction.
  3. Georgia’s deer season goes to the end of January and Alabama’s deer season ends at the end of February. 

 

Tweetable Quotes:

  • “There are plenty of black hunting groups that are on Facebook and I am sure if you just kind of pop in there and let folks know what you are looking for, you will be able to find a club, hopefully near you.” – AB3
  • “I’ve been turkey hunting in Nebraska. I killed my first turkey in Nebraska a couple of years ago.” – AB3
  • “My thought process has always been, TV is for entertainment. You can’t believe, you can’t necessarily pattern yourself off of everything that you see off of television. You have to be smart enough to decipher what is real.” – AB3

 

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Duck Hunting Public Land w/Darryl Moore

Monday Nov 11, 2019

Monday Nov 11, 2019

AB3, Host of The Bryant Land Country Podcast, talks with Darryl Moore, Drake Waterfowl Expert and a Mossy Oak Brand Ambassador with a passion for duck hunting in Arkansas. Darryl shares how he got involved in fishing and duck hunting professionally, what type of equipment and tactics he utilizes while hunting, as well as personal stories about his tournament experiences. 

 

Episode Highlights: 

  • AB3 introduces guest Darryl Moore.
  • How did Darryl Moore get involved in hunting and the great outdoors?
  • Does Darryl fish professionally or for the love of it? 
  • What is flipping as it pertains to fishing?
  • How did he get involved in tournaments?  
  • When he fishes in these tournaments, do they launch at different times?  
  • What is the number one thing you have to have to fish professionally? 
  • Does Darryl aim to fish professionally full-time? 
  • Does Darryl bow hunt?  
  • How does Darryl Moore do his duck season?  
  • How has Darryl Moore had so much success with duck hunting on public land?
  • Is Darryl only focusing on Arkansas for duck hunting? 
  • What type of equipment is Darryl using when ducks are close?  
  • What part of the season is best for flooded timber?
  • Does Darryl hunting differently when he is in a competition?  
  • Darry Moore talks about his dog. 

 

3 Key Points:

  1. To fish professionally in tournaments you need confidence, patience, and consistency. 
  2. In Arkansas, you can have your boat in the water but you can’t go through the gate until 4AM or you will get a ticket.  
  3. Darryl Moore calls Arkansas ‘the duck capital of the world.’

 

Tweetable Quotes:

  • “Honestly, my end goal would be to be able to fish full-time professionally. To be able to do that and be able to have the winters off and just hunt.” – Darryl Moore
  • “In Arkansas, duck season usually starts the Saturday after opening day of gun season or two weeks. So up to then, I’m not really going to hunt.” – Darryl Moore
  • “Duck hunting is one of those things, you literally have to go with the flow. You can’t map them out. It changes every single day, every single year. Nothing is ever the same when it comes to duck hunting.” – Darryl Moore

 

Resources Mentioned:

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Woodsman and Protection Specialist Mark James

Monday Nov 04, 2019

Monday Nov 04, 2019

AB3, Host of The Bryant Land Country Podcast, talks with Mark James, Protection Specialist and Executive Director at Panther Protection Services Atlanta Georgia. Mark discusses his work in the protection services agency and how it translates into making him a great bow hunter and deer hunter. Mark pinpoints particular hunting skills he has learned, the hunting styles he prefers, and what it means to be an ethical hunter. 

 

Episode Highlights: 

  • AB3 opens up about being a father of a 13-year-old daughter. 
  • AB3 introduces Mark James from Panther Protection Services. 
  • Where did Mark James grow up? 
  • Mark explains the difference between protective services and being a bodyguard. 
  • What is a choke point?  
  • What are ways to be a more patient hunter?
  • Mark James talks about using calls in his hunting procedures. 
  • Which guns are Mark James familiar with for hunting? 
  • Mark shares a story of proving other hunters wrong that may have underestimated him. 
  • What sorts of discipline does it take for hunting? 
  • What is Mark’s favorite height to hunt at? 
  • What are the differences between an ethical hunter and an unethical hunter? 
  • Make shares his favorite animal call. 
  • There are no reasons for children to have accidental experiences with firearms. 
  • Mark James talks about the importance of diversity in the hunting industry. 

 

3 Key Points:

  1. Choke points are typically areas that restrict movement, slow things down, and channels things in a particular direction to create an ideal ambush site. 
  2. Patience is an important aspect of being a successful hunter. 
  3. An ethical hunter will make a bad shot but won’t intentionally take a bad shot. 

 

Tweetable Quotes:

  • “What we do in protective services is more risk mitigation than risk management. Risk management is, ‘It just hit the fan, we’re managing through the dynamics of this crisis.’ Risk mitigation says, ‘How do we avoid the crisis?’” – Mark James
  • “As a bowhunter, your scent control has to be very good. There are times where a deer will walk in on you and he sneaks in on you, and you are like, ‘How the hell did this deer get in here?’” – Mark James
  • “Movement attracts attention, right? Now in protective services we say movement attracts attention, attention attracts gunfire.” – Mark James

 

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Buckwild Hunting Club

Monday Oct 28, 2019

Monday Oct 28, 2019

AB3, Host of The Bryant Land Country Podcast, talks with Corey Bryant (no relation to AB3) President of the Buckwild Hunting Club in Sparta, Georgia. Corey talks about the growth of the Buckwild Hunting Club, an all-black hunting club that has expanded from 50 acres in Buckhead, Georgia to just under 2400 acres in Sparta, Georgia. 

 

Episode Highlights: 

  • Corey Bryant talks about how the Buckwild Hunting Club started and expanded. 
  • What issues has the hunting club faced? 
  • Who taught Corey about hunting? 
  • What is the Quality Deer Management like in Sparta, Georgia? 
  • What does the club’s membership look like these days?  
  • What is the size of the primary area of the Buckwild Hunting Club and do they divide up the area for members? 
  • What is Corey Bryant’s hunting style?  
  • Corey Bryant shares a personal story about a ground blind experience. 
  • What types of bows does Corey use for hunting and competing? 
  • What is easier for hunting, Georgia or in the MidWest? 
  • Doe the Buckwild Hunting Club keep track of hunting records? 
  • In 2008, Corey Bryant’s father passed away and it had a strong impact on the club. 
  • There is a rich history of black hunting clubs.  

 

3 Key Points:

  1. Corey Bryant’s father started the Buckwild Hunting Club 37 years ago with four other gentlemen. 
  2. You are out there hunting for fun. The deer is out there for their life. 
  3. The Buckwild Hunting Club gives out a trophy for the biggest buck killed on opening day and a trophy for the biggest buck killed all year. 

 

Tweetable Quotes:

  • “You have to know natural foods. You have to know what the deer are doing at certain times of days. You have to know what they are eating at certain times of years. You have to know what sign to look for.” – Corey Bryant 
  • “We are 30 members strong and we have just a little under 2400 acres.” – Corey Bryant 
  • “For hunting I’m shooting a Mathews Halon 5. And for tournaments I got a Mathews TRX 38.” – Corey Bryant 

 

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Cooking with Chef Johnson

Sunday Oct 20, 2019

Sunday Oct 20, 2019

AB3, Host of The Bryant Land Country Podcast, talks to Chef Aaron Johnson, Sous-Chef at the Summit Hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio. Chef Johnson discusses his career experiences that include playing football, being a sous-chef, making his own apple smoked turkey sausage, making seasonings, the differences between dry aging and wet aging, and what to look out for when buying meat in the store. 

 

Episode Highlights: 

  • AB3 talks about college football.  
  • AB3 introduces Chef Aaron Johnson. 
  • What is Chef Johnson’s best dish?  
  • Where is Chef Johnson from and where has he studied? 
  • Where does his cooking influence come from?      
  • What was Chef Johnson’s experience like playing football? 
  • He talks about being a father and playing college football. 
  • Where is he now as far as cooking? 
  • What is Chef Johnson’s turkey sausage-making process?  
  • What types of seasoning does he put on his sausage?
  • How does he prepare a turkey?   
  • What is the biggest difference between wild game versus grocery-store-related? 
  • What does grain finished mean?
  • How does Chef Johnson handle the wild game? 
  • How did he grow up hunting?   
  • What is his favorite type of hunting?  
  • Where does he travel for hunting and fishing? 
  • What is his weapon of choice?
  • What is the next big thing he has going on?

 

3 Key Points:

  1. Chef Johnson hunts for turkey and makes apple smoked turkey sausage and does everything himself. 
  2. For seasoning, grow your fresh herbs or buy them from a farmer’s market, dehydrate them, then grind them up yourself. 
  3. Dry aging is done in your freezer or a cooler. 

 

Tweetable Quotes:

  • “I am the favored sous-chef at the premier wedding destination in Ohio, the Summit Hotel. That is in Cincinnati, Ohio.” – Chef Johnson
  • (Buying meat) “If I do have to go that route, I’m going to see if there is a form that offers what I am looking for first. Just ask your basic questions. Are they fed with any antibiotics? Are they grass-fed or grass-finished?” – Chef Johnson
  • “Turkey comes in before the dove season. I look forward to turkey.” – Chef Johnson

 

Resources Mentioned:

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Return of Cliff Cadet from Urban Archery NYC

Monday Oct 14, 2019

Monday Oct 14, 2019

AB3, Host of The Bryant Land Country Podcast, talks to Cliff Cadet, Founder of Urban Archery NYC, from Queens, New York. Cliff returns after appearing on episode 13 of The Bryant Land Country Podcast, discussing a recent hunting trip with his cousin, shooting videos, valuable tips he has learned along the way, and building up his brand Urban Archery NYC.

 

Episode Highlights: 

  • AB3 answers questions from listeners. 
  • AB3 introduces Cliff Cadet from Urban Archery NYC.  
  • Cliff Cadet talks about shooting videos.  
  • Cliff discusses cautiously using a climber. 
  • What was Cliff's experience like doe hunting with his cousin?      
  • How was his cousin doing when things got frustrating? 
  • When is the best time to come down from your morning sit in the forest?  
  • When is the next time Cliff is going back hunting?  
  • What are things Cliff has recently learned about hunting? 
  • Failure is just a stepping stone. 
  • How has Cliff Cadet been building up his brand Urban Archery NYC?    
  • What changes would Cliff Cadet like to see happen in the hunting industry?  
  • What has one of the greatest things that Cliff has experienced since joining the hunting community? 

 

3 Key Points:

  1. Squirrels may be little by they can make a big noise when you are hunting. 
  2. Move with the purpose to avoid rustling leaves and so you can move in the right direction while hunting.  
  3. A bad day in the woods is better than a good day at work. 



Tweetable Quotes:

  • “The rain coming down like it did, moistened up the leaves, so it wasn’t like it was for me like a week or so ago when I was walking through that same property and the leaves were crunching like Doritos.” – AB3
  • “If you are not doing an all-day sit. If you are doing a morning and afternoon sit, the best time to come down from your morning sit is to wait for the forest to settle down.” – Cliff Cadet
  • “Truth be told, in New York State, you can only hunt until sunset. If I am correct, some cities and states...you can start as early as 30 minutes before sunrise and as late as 30 minutes after sunset.” – Cliff Cadet

 

Resources Mentioned:

Cliff Cadet: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

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