Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with avid outdoors women, coach, state champion, nationally ranked professional sporting clays shooter, Amber Brown! Amber shares her story of how she was raised doing outdoor activities, how she got started in shooting sports and where it's taken her today. She digs into the different trap, skeet, 5-stand, sporting clays, different shooting styles, what it's like to compete at a professional level, s...

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with avid outdoorsman, woodsman, forager, Chris Thalman! Over the past 25+ years Chris has dedicated every April and May to hunting for morel mushrooms and then continues into the remainder of the year being what he refers to as a Mushroomer. As a student of the woods and mushroom foraging in general, Chris shares the specifics he has learned along the way when it comes to the elusive morel mushroom. ...

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with turkey hunting guide, network pro-field staff member, owner of Last Light Guide Service, Gary Berger! Gary hunts multiple states himself and takes several clients out each year to harvest long beard wild turkeys. He shares successful strategies when using a compound bow, recurve bow, shotgun, decoy setups, weather conditions, no decoy "run & gun" methods, reading the woods, turkey calling seq...

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with avid outdoors women, NWTF Hunting & Fishing R3 Coordinator of Michigan, Jen Davis! Jen shares her story of how she went from not hunting and being intimidated by firearms to now dedicating her career working full time with the National Wild Turkey Federation heading Hunting & Fishing R3 (Recruitment, Retention, Reactivate) programs all over the state of Michigan. She dives into how invest...

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with charter fishing captain and owner of Karen Ann Charters, Vinnie Calabro! Captain Vinnie has been fishing Jamaica Bay, Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Eastern Shores of New York for decades. Every single day he and his crew go out to scout or catch bait hours before clients show up to make their charter experience like no other. On this podcast Vinnie shares all that goes into fishing for stripers. He...

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with avid outdoorsman, professional angler, and Bassmaster Elite Series Champion, Brock Mosley! Brock has spent a number of years coming up the ranks as a professional bass angler, qualified for the Elite Series in 2015 and in 2023 was Bassmaster Elite Series Champion! He shares what it's like to be on tour, how it felt to win, competing across the country, strategies he takes in different weather con...

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with Outdoor Channel host of Man Eats Wild, Mario Kalpou! Mario takes everything he does to the next level and has a deep passion for promoting people to experience the outdoors. Mario travels the world hunting, fishing, foraging, and exploring some of the most remote places possible, but takes the time to learn the local culture, survival techniques, traditions, hunting methods and culinary techniques. He ...

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with avid outdoor adventurer, emergency room physician, educator, and owner of Wild Med Adventures, Dr. Ben Mattingly, MD! Ben and his wife, Jenni, started this company based on their passion for traveling the world and the great outdoors. From mountain climbing, scuba diving, duck hunting, biking, off roading, or fishing the amazon river - this educational concept for medical personnel covers all wild adve...

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with Professional Angler, Major Thornton! Major has come up fishing from the banks to crushing tournaments all over the United States targeting many species in both salt and fresh water. Major LOVES fishing, passionate about getting others out on the water, creates awesome entertaining online content and on this podcast he discusses how he finds fish in new bodies of water, running different electroni...

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with Professional Angler and Owner of Bros Guide Service, Brian Brosdahl! Brian is dialed in when it comes to fishing walleye all over the country. Whether it's summer or winter you can find him on the water in northern Minnesota on Cass Lake and Lake Winnibigoshish. Brian shares with us his strategy of covering water to find fish, ideal water and weather conditions, walleye breeding behavior, how the...

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with Wild Turkey Researcher, Author, Hunter, Mike Chamberlain! Mike is an unbelievable wealth of knowledge coming at us from both a scientific and hunting perspective. He has dedicated his life's work to studying wild turkey populations across the United States. He works out of the University of Georgia and has been researching all things wild turkey for over 30 years. Mike shares insight to turkey po...

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with Bravo Top Chef Finalist, Michelin Guide Stars, MeatEater Resident Chef, Hunter, and Avid Outdoorsman, Kevin Gillespie! Kevin takes food and restaurant experience to the next level. He is the owner of Red Beard Restaurant Group which has multiple restaurants listed on the Michelin Guide in the greater Atlanta, Georgia area. His Scottish family roots influence his pursuit of wild game, growing food...

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with public land hunting professional, Shane Simpson! Shane dedicates his time traveling around the United States hunting public land and hunts almost every single day of the spring turkey hunting season starting off in Florida. His "spring turkey tour" hunting schedule is dead serious and he shares so much insight to how he scouts unfamiliar areas, locating gobblers, moving spot to spot, calling tech...

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with avid river angler and owner of Chrome City Guide Service, Trevor Torppa! Trevor is dialed in to the migratory fishing scene and spends most of his time "chasing chrome" on the rivers of Washington state. He shares how he got into becoming a fishing guide, his college baseball playing days, digs into his river boat setup, getting stealthy walk 'n wading, different baits he uses, fly fishing, steel...

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with Outdoor Channel host of WildFed, Daniel Vitalis! Daniel has the outdoor lifestyle dialed in and dedicates his life to turning wild ingredients into delicious meals by hunting, fishing, and foraging. Daniel shares his journey from trying many different diets over the years and even being vegan for 10 years to now cooking and eating wild game meat on a daily basis. He discusses hunting and fishing ...

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with fly fishing angler, fly tyer, owner of Maine Fly Guys, Greg LaBonte! Greg has been fishing his whole life and has turned a lovely hobby into a successful business. He digs deep on this conversation discussing how he successfully targets and catches large muskie, different fly patterns to use depending on season, weather changes, time of day, and muskie feeding behaviors. He discusses how he approaches ...

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with avid outdoorsman, DIY waterfowl hunter, Michael McNeal! Michael hunts different states all year depending on the season and where the birds are. He discusses the art of finding hunting spots and how he has a very high success rate getting permission from landowners, leaving a good impression with landowners and building relationships in the off season, decoy spreads, the importance of setting up ...

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with avid outdoors women and host of Winchester Deadly Passion, Melissa Bachman! Melissa shares the thrill of filming hunts, how she got into the TV business, challenges that come along with capturing the perfect shot, getting the whole family involved, youth hunting, deer hunting, doe management, moose hunting, wild game processing, big game tags, hunting many states around the country each year, a few gre...

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with Founder of the Ultimate Waterfowlers Challenge, Dan Wennerlind! Dan is a life long waterfowl hunter from Minnesota and has built up a membership community of hunters across the world who are all in pursuit to harvest all 41 waterfowl species that can legally be hunted. He shares the names of all 41 species, how the categories came about, prizes to win and levels of hunters, the importance of getting ...

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with destination fishing concierge and lodge owner, John Hunt! John fishes all over the world each year and runs a business helping other individuals and groups do the same! We took a handful of destinations inside the U.S. and outside, broke down how the planning process goes for each trip, estimated costs, what to expect upon arrival, meals you’ll eat, fish you’ll catch (or hunt!), equipment you should b...