Aron welcomes good friend Jordan Jonas back to the podcast.  Jordan was the winner of the hit show Alone (Season 6), which pits contestants against Mother Nature and themselves to see who can outlast and survive the longest alone in the wilderness.  Jordan also recently bought an outfitting venture in Idaho and does some survival and wilderness training courses.  Jordan has led a very interesting life, from living with Reindeer Herders to traveling to central Siberia to help with a local...

Aron welcomes pro athlete Shane Dorian to the podcast.  Shane is a world famous professional surfer from Hawaii, having spent years in the competitive surfing circuit.  Now Shane focuses his time on big wave surfing and is considered one of the best at it.  Since Aron isn't looking at getting into surfing the waves of Wyoming, they opt to chat about hunting and the new UBCO e-bike company Shane has partnered with.  Great conversation between a couple legends!   Hope everyone is having a safe...

Aron welcomes Kurt Gamache and Bruno Fallon to the podcast this week.  Kurt runs the Born Primitve Outdoor side and Bruno runs the Born Primitive Tactical side.  They dive into their past lives and their transition from the military into the civilian sector.  They go over the product development process for both the hunt line as well as the tactical line.  They even dive into a little health, fitness and nutrition talk as well.  Great listen from three experts in their fields! Hope everyone...

Aron has been testing broadheads since Christ was a kid.  With hundreds of animals taken with dozens of various broadheads over the years, this multi year endeavor has culminated in this extensive review. Aron put the final paces on several brands including Schwacker, Evolution, Sevr, Grim Reaper, G5, Bowmar Archery, RMG Gear, Iron Will, Annihilator, Black Hornet, VPA, and Slick Trick.With the help of good friend John Lusk from Lusk Archery Adventures, they discuss their findings from testing...

Aron welcomes Father Stephen Gadberry to the podcast.  Father Stephen is not only a priest with the Catholic Church down in Arkansas, but is also an avid outdoorsman, fitness enthusiast, and was also in the military.  They have a great conversation about faith, beliefs, daily struggles that many of us have, and dive into some good topics.   Hope everyone is having a safe and successful season thus far!     Be sure to tag Kifaru and KifaruCast on Instagram using your Kifaru products!  Be sure...

Aron welcomes long time friend and trad box enthusiast, Randy Cooling to the podcast!  Randy has been on some absolutely incredible hunts over his career, many once in a thousand lifetime tags.  And often those tags require an outfitter and guide.  Aron and Randy dive into some of the key things to remember when going with outfitters and guides, including trip expectations, booking, research, tips, and more.   Hope everyone is having a safe and successful season thus far!     Be sure to tag...

Aron is joined on the podcast by the Nick Mundt from Bone Collector.  Nick has a storied career in the outdoor industry from guiding for the Seven J Ranch in Wyoming to starring in the Bone Collector show on the Outdoor Channel.  Nick has hunted all over the world, and has taken some incredible animals along those travels.  Him and Aron sit down to talk hunting, social media, archery, and more!   Hope everyone is having a safe and successful season thus far!     Be sure to tag Kifaru and...

Aron is back!  Finally after month in the wilderness, he sits down with a couple of the heavy hitters of Elite Archery, Darrin Christenberry and Nathan Brooks.  Aron had been testing the new 2024 bow on several of his hunts this year, and may or may not have "leaked" a photo of the new bow before the release date in one of his photos!  With the pixel peepers of the internet, it didn't take long for them to to disect and decipher what Aron had been using and word spread.  But there is no such...

We finally got the crew together to recap the epic trip up to Alaska for Caribou!  Join us as Dan, Anders, and Bill recap their trip and give us a play by play of the trip!

With Aron of chasing woodland creatures, Gerry takes over the helm of the podcast to keep it rolling.  And he gives his good buddy Mike Herne a call to talk some of the incredible adventures Mike has been on so far this fall.  Nothing educational in this one folks, just some good ole hunting stories!  Mike has been on an elk, bighorn sheep, and moose hunt so far and each story seems to top the last.This episode is brought to you by own friends at Spartan Forge.  Have you ever found your...

Aron welcomes the Iron Mind himself, Joel Turner to the podcast.  Joel and his Shot IQ course has helped a ton of archers and shooter identify and overcome one form of target panic or another.  Aron and Joel talk about archery, target panic, some root causes, and some things that may help.  They also dive into Joel's son Bodie, who is an archery phenom, winning numerous tournaments and events at the youthful age of 16.  Great conversation between two juggernauts in the archery community! Hope...

Aron welcomes long time friend and inventor extraordinaire Dale Perry to the podcast.  Dale is the brain behind Evolution Outdoors, the makes of the Jekyl and Hyde broadhead, as well as a brand new product that they are set to release very soon.  Aron and Dale talk shop on the broadheads, the new product, and what sets it apart from what's available on the market. 

Aron welcomes Todd Bumgardner to the the podcast.  Todd is a fitness trainer who started Human Predator Packmule, an online fitness training course for the backcountry hunter.  From functional movements, to nutrition to body maintenance, they talk about how to get into and stay in backcountry shape.  They chat about some of the most efficient methods to maximize your fitness to make life during hunting season easier and give you longevity in the field.

The ladies have taken over!  Our very own Kenzie and Amanda have taken over the KifaruCast Studio and they got Emily Thompson on the line.  Emily is one of those souls who is simply destined to be outdoors!  From fly fishing for giant trout to sumitting giant mountains, wake surfing and hunting bear, goats, caribou and everything Alaska has to offer! Not to mention she's an avid heli-skier!  Yeah that's were they fly you up in a helicopter to the remote peaks and you ski down! Oh and let's...

Aron welcomes our good friend Grant Gillespie from Viking Armament back to the podcast.  Grant and Viking built Aron's 6.5 PRC "Thor" that has put down numerous animals, talk shop on all their rifles including all the popular calibers, different actions, optics options, and new specialty offerings as well as trade stories from the guiding world.  With numerous employees and Kifaru owners using their rifles, you can trust a Viking will put down the animal when the time comes. Season is here!...

Aron welcomes back Derek Wolfe to the podcast.  Derek has had a very interesting year since his last time on the show. If you haven't been following along, Derek took a giant, problem mountain lion off the mountain and thus flung himself, head first, into the media spotlight. Aron and him go over a quick recap of that, then dive into this upcoming season which has potential to be one for the books!  Great talk with the One Man Wolfe Pack himself!   Be sure to follow us on social...

Aron welcomes world renowned archer, star of Bone Collector TV show, and long time friend Travis "T-Bone" Turner back to the show.  T Bone is a wealth of archery knowledge.  His high level of bow tuning knowledge, accomplishments in the tournament scene, and has put down some monster animals in the woods.  Aron and TBone dive into the changes they have seen over the years, progression of bows and accessories, and how its affected todays archers.  Always a fun time having T-Bone on the show...

Aron welcomes back great friend Bill Vanderheyden from Iron Will Outfitters to the show.  In a previous podcast we did with Tim Gillingham, that stirred up a few alternate opinions, that being Bill's as well.  They offer a "rebuttal" of sorts, serving up an alternate opinion on arrow and broadhead setups.  Bill has been working with a local university in Colorado conducting extensive studies on arrow flight and the components impact up it.  Components from the broadhead and point weight,...

Aron welcomes long time friend, traditional archer, and data junky Cody Greenwood to the podcast.  Cody operates the Trad Lab, a data collection site where he tests a number of scenarios, equipment, setups, and scenarios.  He recently built a new site called Killdata.com where he collects actual field experiences and data from you the hunter, and puts that into visual and applicable data fields.  No theories, opinions, or bias', just the data you the user provided.  He and Aron go over the...

Aron is joined on the podcast today with Mike and Bryan Dickess of Mike's Archery of Ironton, Ohio.  They are a bow shop that has been in business for over 50 years.  They chat bows, arrows, broadheads, tuning, the evolution of archery over the years and pretty much everything under the sun! Be sure to follow us on social media:Instagram:  @kifaru_intl   |   @kifarucast Facebook: /kifaruinternational   |   /kifarucast YouTube: /kifarutube   Did you like this episode? If you like what you hear...

Aron welcomes Brandon Maddox to the podcast.  Brandon is the founder & CEO of Silencer Central, based out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  They are licensed in all 42 states where silencers are legal, and handle all the necessary paperwork for you!  Great chat going into the beginnings of the company, the process of buying and obtaining a suppressor, the benefits to having a suppressor on your firearm, the future of the federal regulations, and what Silencer Central has going on in the...

Aron welcomes Tom Kubiniek to the podcast.  Tom is the owner of SecureIt, the global leader in military weapon storage and armory design. Their weapon storage system is relied upon by all branches to maximize armory efficiency and guarantee weapon performance in the field.  Tom has led a pretty interesting life, with time spent as a heavy metal guitarist, to an entrepreneur working with the DOD, and now owner and CEO of SecureIt.  Sit back and enjoy a great conversation between these two!This...

Aron welcomes long time friends The Clum Family, back to the podcast.  The First Family of Traditional Archery, Aron is joined by Tom Clum Sr, and his boys Tom Clum Jr, and Dan Clum.  They own and operate Rocky Mountain Specialty Gear down in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.  They are a big reason behind the success Aron had while wielding a stick bow, and continue to provide mentorship and knowledge to not only Aron but the entire archery community.

Aron welcomes Captain Chad Bryson to the podcast!  Chad is an accomplished fishing and hunting guide as well as a certified Captain.  He guides all the way up north in Alaska, and down to the keys in Florida!  A wealth of knowledge and experience, Chad and Aron have a great time catching up after both spending some time down in Texas guiding with Top O Texas.  Great listen to get you in the fishing mood!

Aron welcomes archery phenom Tim Gillingham back to the show.  Tim has been crushing it in the tournament scene again this year.  They talk archery. Nocks, releases, arrow flight, you name it.  Always entertaining when these two get on the call together. Be sure to tag Kifaru and KifaruCast on Instagram using your Kifaru products!  Be sure to #RHINOTOUGH and #GEARFORLIFE so we can share in your adventures.  Make sure to head over to our YouTube channel as well and check out some of our latest...