Ep. 333: DIY Gear and Bowhunting with Garrett Prahl

Wired To Hunt Podcast

MeatEater

Wilderness, Sports

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2020

⏱️ 109 minutes

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Summary

Today on the show I’m joined by Garrett Prahl of DIY Sportsman to examine his ultralight mobile hunting style and the fascinating approach he takes to testing and modifying his gear to perfectly fit his hunts.

Topics discussed:

Who is Garrett Prahl
The story of possibly my most exciting, and unexpected, shed hunting find of all time
How the DIY Sportsman came to be
How Garrett describes his hunting style
When to hunt fresh sign VS when to continue towards a planned location
Tricks for hunting on the ground on the fly
Tips for choosing the right climbing sticks
Using a climbing aider
Modification ideas for climbing sticks, linemans belts, tree stands, and platforms
How to be more efficient getting set-up for run-n-gun hunts
Tips for making your system more lightweight

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1:07.6	Welcome to the wire to hunt podcast your home for deer hunting news stories and strategies and
1:14.7	Now your host Mark Kenyon
1:20.5	Welcome to the wire to hunt podcast I'm your host Mark Kenyon and this is episode number 333
1:27.1	and tain the show I'm joined by the DIY sportsman himself
1:31.2	Garrett Prall to examine his ultra light mobile hunting style and the fascinating approach he takes to testing and
1:38.6	Modifying his gear to perfectly fit his hunts
1:42.7	All right welcome to the wire to hunt podcast brought to you by on X tain the show like I just mentioned
1:49.4	We've got Garrett Prall and if you know of Garrett
1:51.9	It's likely because of his popular YouTube channel or podcast both under the name of DIY sportsman
1:58.8	And what I think makes Garrett's approach and his content so unique is this
2:05.2	This seemingly endless tinkering and modifying and fine tuning that's applied to you know almost every aspect of his hunting gear and
2:14.3	his hunting process
2:16.3	You can just see this engineering background shine through everything is doing whether it's
2:20.7	Talking about climbing stick modifications or choosing the right place to hunt on any given day
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