Ep. 523: Render - The Rut, the Arctic, and Reading the Persimmon Seeds

Josh "Landbridge" Spielmaker and Bear Newcomb welcome Kyle Plunkett and Kyle Veit, hosts of the Ozark Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about recent deer hunts, including public-land bucks, rattling and grunting during the rut, saddle hunting, and the challenges of getting a deer out of the b…

Ep. 522: Backwoods University - The Wilds of Zululand

This past June, I got the opportunity to go on safari in Zululand, an area of the Zulu kingdom located in the northeastern part of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa that runs from the Tugela River in the south up to the Mozambique border. During that trip, we encountered leopards, elephants, cape buffalo…

Ep. 521: This Country Life - Duck Boats and Bandito Trucks

According to the TCL mailbag, you folks are living on the edge. Brent's revealing two examples this week from listener stories that come straight from the wild. We think most of us can relate to some calamity in the field because nature is so unpredictable. Things happen and in this episode, they h…

Ep. 520: People of the High Arctic - Resolute Bay (Part 1)

500 miles north of the Arctic Circle lies Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada, one of the northernmost inhabited villages in the world. In this introductory episode of our new High Arctic Series, host Clay Newcomb talks with Inuit hunter Devon Manik on location 40 miles out on the sea ice of Arctic Bay o…

Ep. 519: This Country Life - From Darkness to Light

Brent visits with "This Country Life" and "Blood Trails" contributing videographer David McDaniels to discuss David's recent elk hunt. It was a hunt opportunity that resulted from a crazy set of circumstances that initially felt like a huge disappointment. Good things happen to good people and in t…

Ep. 518: Render - Blue Ticks, Instinctive Shooting, and Who Gets Dibs

Host Clay Newcomb is joined by Render crew members Bear Newcomb, Josh "Landbridge" Spielmaker as well as Moe Shepherd, and Ron Poole to talk about the latest Deer Stories episodes and share some tales of their own. Bear introduces Cricket, his new blue tick coonhound pup, sparking a conversation ab…

Ep. 517: Backwoods University - That's No Deer

In most cases in this show, we operate very much within the real of explainable. Wildlife biology, close looks at specific animals, wildlife conservation history. Y'all know the deal. However, this time we will be hearing 5 separate stories, from wild places across the country. all of which I have …

Ep. 516: This Country Life - Seeing the Forest Through the Trees

Brent’s got a story this week that could’ve been a catalyst against the things we all hold near and dear. Why it didn’t, is a story in and of itself; one so good he wants to share it with you now. So, like he suggests weekly, drag up a chair and get easy. It’s time for MeatEater’s “This Country Lif…

Ep. 515: Deer Stories - Falling from a Tree and 200-Inch Buck

For our second Deer Stories episode for 2026, host Clay Newcomb opens with a glimpse into the foundations of American deer hunting, recounting an 1837 account of German traveler Friedrich Gerstäcker hunting deer with Choctaw hunters in the Arkansas wilderness. From there to Kansas, Iowa, Mississipp…

Ep. 514: This Country Life - High Water and The Mayfly Project

From dangerous river levels and mysterious helpers to teaching kids to fly fish, this episode has a lot to offer. Brent's sharing a listener story filled with potential peril that thankfully has a happy ending. He's also reporting on an organization he was introduced to on a chance meeting in an ai…