Mike BeechMike and Luke turn on the mics for a discussion after a day on the lease hunting whitetails. They wonder why they choose hobbies that kick their ass so much. Associated articles and DIY at www.nowyoutry.com Check out this episode!
A New Reverence for Hobbies
Admittedly, I’m a bit of a hobby collector. That’s what brings you and I together here, after all. I have always had an eye to the horizon, so to speak, looking for what the next thing that might be interesting or useful. I am part of the transitional generation for whom the internet was nonexistent as children, but as adults, we saw it become a part of everyday life. Coming …
Episode 13 – Jesse Griffiths
Jesse Griffiths is the owner of Austin-based restaurants Dai Due & Dai Due Taqueria. He is also founded the New School of Traditional Cookery. Jesse is one of the earliest adopters of a strictly local ethos in his kitchens, heavily featuring game meat, produce, and flavors from within the borders of Texas and its coastal waters. Jesse sat with us to discuss sustainable food, hunting, and pig mythology. Associated Articles …
Camp Harder
In a way, it’s absurd that, as a species, we even have to consider our relationship with the outdoors. There is a robust four-billion-dollar industry devoted entirely to hiking and camping gear. That excludes the estimated forty million or so dollars spent by hunters on the seemingly endless list of tools, supplies, and gadgets. Entire industries, factories, and supply chains devoted simply to making the idea of being outside more …
Episode 12 – Marcelo Derousseau
Real men work with metal. Marcelo is a self-taught fabricator, blacksmith, and Scottish Highland Games athlete. Mike sat down with Marcelo after the competition day ended at the festival Marcelo runs in Kerr County, Texas. Topics included the fact that Marcelo built everything in sight on that field, how athletes actively try to destroy it all, and how he is building his own forge so he can make various weapons …
Episode 11 – The Lease Problem
Mike and Luke were THIS close to landing a hunting lease in Texas, but it looks like it is slipping away. This leads into a discussion about the sorry of state of public land in Texas, and a quick dive into the history of why things are this way. Associated Articles and DIY at www.nowyoutry.com Check out this episode!
Episode 10 – Read and Follow
Recommendations! What to read and who to follow! Associated articles and DIY at www.nowyoutry.com Check out this episode!
Episode 9 – Elk & Mud
Mike is back from his week-long Colorado DIY Elk Hunt. Before getting into all that, Luke and Mike get into the joy of impulse shopping that is the Wish App. From broken gear, to heroic bush pilots, rumbling hooves, and hypothermia, Mike recounts his week spent in the cold deserts of Southern Colorado searching for forest horses. Associated Articles and DIY at www.nowyoutry.com Check out this episode!