Empower Outdoors Podcast & Blog
Join Ali Juten and Phil Stepp while they share their passion for the outdoors, hunting, and fishing in the midwest. Ali brings a unique female perspective to the outdoor world, while Phil shares his years of knowledge in DIY hunting and fishing.
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For some, eating wild game is an acquired taste but, for those who love it, there is nothing else like it. Creating delicious food using meat that was harvested by a hunter, is about as “organic” and free-range as it gets…
We love talkin' Turkey! Especially when we can talk turkey calling and tactics with Scott C. Ellis, a 3X Grand National Turkey calling Champ.
Empower Outdoors co-host, Phil Stepp is back on the show to help recap our fall hunting seasons and celebrate Empower Outdoors' 1 year mark!
…With the right approach, our devices can be utilized for good; to share our outdoor lifestyles and to learn from and encourage one another. That’s the kind of digital community GoWild has built…
If you’ve ever been curious about what it would be like to attend an all ladies fishing or hunting trip, this episode will give you a pretty good idea. Even if you’re a guy, you’ll find value in this conversation and be able to to share with your wife/girlfriend or daughter why they should be on the lookout for ladies trips, too. And, let me tell you, the benefits of an all ladies trip is more than just a full pan of fish…enjoy the episode!
If you’re a hunter, without even knowing it, you’re contributing to conservation. Each year, equipment, ammunition, licenses, tags and fees that are purchased in order to hunt contribute to conservation efforts. Sportsmen and women have contributed more than $14 billion to conservation since 1937. In this episode, Allison Rauscher joins the show to discuss how hunting is conservation and how to get involved in local conservation chapters.
In this episode, Cara talks about her 2018 hunting season. She and her husband have been living in their camper traveling the country hunting; essentially “living the hunter’s dream”…
So, how? How to put into words why we are willing to get up early, drive for hours, and drag ourselves through thick cover until our hip flexors burn. Maybe we are just stupid and gluttons for punishment? There’s some truth in that, but the why goes much deeper…
Lundvall is also passionate about accessibility to the outdoors. After a ranch accident in 1999 left her paralyzed, she made it her mission to redefine her life by helping others who may have similar circumstances. Lundvall shares her perspective of hunting in her action-track chair and how she preps for a hunting trip.
“The important things about accessibility that people have to realize is that it ends up being a lot more work for people with disabilities, but its so worth it in the long run. And that really starts with the prep,” Lundvall said.
Once Holland was about 7 weeks old, we decided to take her fishing on our boat with us. And since I share most of my adventures with all of you, I got quite a few questions about what products we used and where we got them. The short answer - AMAZON!