DIY Sportsman - Sportsmen's Empire
143 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsThe DIY Sportsman Podcast focuses on covering hunting and gear-specific topics for the do-it-yourselfer. Hosts Garrett Prahl and Bobby (Boudreaux) Boswell draw from their backgrounds in engineering and wildlife biology, respectively, to provide a unique perspective which compliments their real-world experience hunting whitetails, turkeys, hogs, and western big game with everything from homemade bows to firearms. This podcast is brought to you by the Sportsmen's Nation - Outdoor Podcast Network.
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Tracking Mature Bucks with Todd Havel Pt. 1
April 22, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBTodd Havel from Wisconsin is the guest on this podcast. He's spent decades hunting and tracking mature bucks in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan. The conversation we had went into enough detail that it made sense to split into two parts. In the first part, Todd talks about his experiences tracking, and breaking down the habitat and tendencies of older bucks. Todd has witnessed them doing things differently than other deer. They spend most of the year in a tight area, but ...
Turkey Hunting and Kayaks with Parker McDonald
April 08, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBOn today's episode we have Parker McDonald. Those of you who are diligent listeners to the Sportsman's nation podcast network will of course know Parker already through his Southern Ground Hunting Podcast. Or, perhaps you've seen some of his deer or turkey hunting episodes on YouTube. He's one of my go-to guys when I have any questions related to water access or kayak set up, and we certainly go in-depth into kayak rigging, propulsion, and accessories that make the most sense for hunting. So...
Hunting From The Ground vs. Treestand
March 25, 2021 09:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBOver the past several years, I've started incorporating more and more ground setups into my hunting routine. Sometimes they're intentional, while other times they're impromptu, but they are always situational. In this episode, I dive into what makes a set up better or worse for a ground hunt as opposed to a hunt from a tree. Certainly there are obvious scenarios in which there are no suitable trees where ground hunting makes sense. However, there are even times and situations where ground hu...
Spring Scouting Tips
March 11, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBOn today's podcast, we're going to try something a little different. Right now is absolutely prime time to be out in the woods doing some post-season scouting. Here in the Midwest, the snow is pretty much all melted in most places with the recent warm weather. I've been out in both Wisconsin and Iowa putting boots on the ground, and I will be back out every weekend from now until turkey season. For this episode, I've gone back through some of the guests we've had on historically who I've d...
Locating & Hunting A Single Buck with Troy Pottenger
February 25, 2021 10:00 - 2 hours - 122 MBToday we've got a great episode lined up with Troy Pottenger. We go into a great level of detail on his process for systematically locating specific deer to go after, along with perspective on the amount of time and energy generally associated with finding even a single deer Troy would go after. We talk about when he does his boots on the ground scouting, when he sets up is trail cameras, where, and very importantly how and when he checks them to keep a low impact. We also dive into the sp...
Mature Buck Behavior with Paul Putera
February 11, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 75.9 MBWe have a great episode today. I've got Paul Putera back on as a guest. Now, I did an episode not too long ago with Paul detailing his Big Woods scouting and hunting tactics in a lot of detail, and breaking down the story of his Pennsylvania hunt. Well, he's kept at it and even in the time since recording that last episode has knocked down a couple more great bucks in the Northeast. Today, we're more specifically discussing mature buck behavior. What do they do differently that all of the ...
When is the Best time to Scout after Season?
January 28, 2021 10:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBThe obvious answer to "when to post-season scout" is "anytime you can". Most hunters though are limited by family obligations, house projects, or desire for other pursuits like fishing or shed hunting that time of year. So being able to choose the most effective time to get out in the woods to learn the land and previous season's sign can be important. In this episode, we discuss how to answer that question. In addition, the answer is broken down by habitat type. Certain types of terrain h...
Wild Game Cooking with Ted Bright
January 14, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBTed Bright is one of those guys who takes an above average approach to overall health and wellness. Fitness and hunting are both large contributors, with most of his meat consumption coming from wild game, be it venison, wild turkey, or even other "non traditional" types of meat. In this podcast we discuss Ted's primary approach to cooking venison, how he ages meat, why he likes to cook large amounts, like a whole shoulder, at once, and how he incorporates planned secondary dishes from lef...
2020 Gear Review
December 31, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBAlthough the deer season isn't 100% oven quite yet, many hunters have begun to transition over to other winter activities, which makes this a good time to recap 2020 with the annual gear list review. Some of the items mentioned have already been thoroughly reviewed in other podcasts or YouTube videos, so I spend less time on those specifically. Other items, particularly the ones in bold on the list, I go into a little more detail on. 2020 has certainly been an odd year, but my gear list ha...
Iowa Shotgun Recap
December 10, 2020 16:50 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBI traveled down to the state of Iowa for the first time to perform a firearms deer hunt. The gun tags for non-residents take significantly fewer points to draw than do non-resident archery tags. In some zones, this could allow a hunting opportunity nearly every year, in a timeframe that doesn't interfere with any other rut hunting. My primary strategy with no prior boots-on-the-ground knowledge was to utilize e-scouting with an emphasis on expected hunter pressure to determine the best locat...
Missouri Rut Recap
November 27, 2020 15:37 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBThis podcast is a rut recap from my 3rd annual Missouri hunt. This hunt starts with a day-by-day breakdown of what areas were scouted, what decision was made based on deer sign available at the time and the overall context of peak breeding timeframe. Overall, I managed to spot around 25 deer in the four days of hunting the big rolling timber, and had shot opportunities, as did other people in the group. The back end of the podcast recaps more of a lessons learned, and strategy changes based...
Wisconsin Hunt Breakdown
November 12, 2020 10:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBIn this podcast I tell the story of how I scouted into an area that I ended up killing my biggest buck to date. From the time we left the truck, we'd gotten a near shot opportunity, climbed trees and hunted from the saddles, got back down and covered a total of 4.5 miles before finding a spot that dictated that we sit in ambush again. No sooner had we gotten set up on the ground than this guy came walking in, and I got my opportunity. In the podcast I talk about the weather and its impact ...
Big Bucks in Big Woods with Paul Putera
October 29, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 99.9 MBToday's episode is a must listen for anyone hunting big woods areas or who deem themselves mobile hunters (or simply would like to become more mobile). Paul Putera has a knack for locating older bucks in the big timbered lands of the Northeast, scouting and hunting them down, and shooting them with a bow. Most of his bow kills are even from the ground. Throughout the episode we do a hunt breakdown on his most recent Pennsylvania buck, and discuss some of the details behind his methodology ...
Top 10 Public Land Mistakes
October 15, 2020 09:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MBEveryone is prone to making mistakes on public land. I'm certainly not immune, as I've made many over the years. Reflecting back on some of my failures or shortcomings, I've come up with a list of ten potential pitfalls that can be easy to fall into when hunting on public land. This list is certainly not all encompassing, but hits on a lot of key items that would be good for new public land hunters to be aware of. There are also a few mistakes that I think even some of the more experienced ...
Hunt Breakdown, New Tethrd Sticks, and Cell Cams
October 01, 2020 09:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBThis week's episode starts with a more detailed hunt breakdown from North Dakota. The group podcast and videos don't go into as fine of detail to the exact lay of the land, wind direction, and learnings about deer bedding in river bottoms as this description. Next, I give an overview of the new Tethrd One sticks, their design aspects and things I either like or don't like about them at this point. The latter part of the podcast dives into how we're trying to stay on top of the transitionin...
North Dakota Roundtable
September 17, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBToday's episode was recorded in North Dakota during our public land trip. Like I had mentioned on some earlier podcasts, Shane Simpson was of course up there again. Plus some of the Tethrd crew tagged along. And, the Ranch Fairy showed up. So we essentially got together and did a little round table with Greg Godfrey, Jared Shaffer, Carl Kossuth, Shane, Troy aka Ranch Fairy, Dylan Hazen, who was filming for Tethrd, as well as myself. We talked about our experience thus far, broadhead and arro...
Spartan Forge with Bill Thompson
September 03, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBIn today's episode I have Bill Thompson as a guest to talk about Spartan Forge. In essence, this is an app that hunters would be able to utilize to tell them when and where are the best times and places to hunt. What makes Spartan Forge unique, however, is how those predictions are made. See, Bill has spent a couple decades working in military intelligence where massive amounts of data are filtered through computers to identify patterns. Then the computers will use those patterns to predict ...
Early Season Strategy
August 20, 2020 09:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBToday's podcast focuses on early season strategy. The exact timing of that early season opener can have a huge impact on the exact scenarios at play. September 1st is a different world than October 1st. That said, the overall strategy is the same, which is to try and capitalize on a bed to food pattern. In the episode, I'll lay out specific plans and scenarios for how those should play out in the back-to-back-to-back openers of North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Another topic of the p...
Q&A and Final Arrow Recipe
August 06, 2020 09:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBIn today's episode I'm tackling some of the more common questions that have been coming through with the season right around the corner. Some are mobile gear related, but many are also archery related. Quite a few people are adjusting their arrow set ups and recipes in an effort to achieve better penetration. While some are working through the process just fine, there are some other issues that frequently pop up with challenges in getting good arrow flight. I discuss some of the very importa...
Bowhunting Roundtable with Tethrd
July 23, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBThis podcast is a recording of a bow hunting discussion that occurred at a recent Tethrd get together near their headquarters of operation in Minnesota. Members at the table were Jon Eberhart, Andy May, Ernie Power, Greg Godfrey, and Jared Shaffer. Plenty of topics were discussed in detail, starting with a chat about archery, going peepless, and realistic practice for hunting season. Greg and Garrett talked about out-of-state preparation, and Andy dove into detail about his updated strategy ...
Identifying Pinch Points
July 09, 2020 09:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBToday's podcast focuses on identifying pinch points. They are certainly more sought after in hunting strategies revolving around the rut, but pinch points can also provide value in locating deer movement from bedding to feeding. Pinch points or funnels can take one of several major forms: Terrain, Vegetation, Water, and man made pinch points. During the podcast, I talk about specific examples of pinch points for each of those categories, how deer might use them, and also how to find them t...
Gearhead Archery with Skip Peterson
June 25, 2020 09:00 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBToday I have Skip Peterson on the podcast, the Director of Operations for Gearhead Archery. I wanted to get Skip on because I've had a fair number of questions and comments about Gearhead after buying one this spring. I've only of course had a decent amount of experience with the B24, but less so with all of their other models. And I can tell by certain conversations that when some people think of Gearhead their mind goes to some generalizations about the bows from back when they first came...
E-scouting and Planning for Gun Hunting Setups
June 11, 2020 09:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MBI did something that wasn't sure I'd ever do... apply for an Iowa tag. Specifically, I applied for a 1st shotgun season tag, which is relatively easier to draw and doesn't interfere with other archery rut hunts like South Dakota or Missouri. In fact, it doesn't really interfere with any of my other planned firearms hunts either. But this does bring up a topic that's obviously very fresh in my mind, which is scouting and preparing for gun hunts. It can be very different than an archery hunt, ...
Archery Deep Dive with Andy May
May 28, 2020 09:00 - 2 hours - 113 MBOn this Podcast, I talk with Andy May about all things archery with a bow hunting focus. Most people know Andy as a meticulous, detail oriented deer hunter, but his mindset works the same with archery. He actually started archery before becoming a bow hunter. We discuss various things on the equipment side of bow hunting, from his arrow building process to releases, peep sights, broadheads, vane configuration, proper stabilization, and bow fit to minimize the amount of pin float that you see...
Incredible Turkey Season with Ted Bright
May 14, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBOn today's episode I have a guest you should be familiar with, Ted Bright. Ted and I did a podcast about his deer season last fall where he knocked down a couple of really nice public land bucks in Missouri. Well, he also had a banner season this year turkey hunting as well. Between birds he killed or called in for his son or close friends, Ted totaled up over a half a dozen gobblers this year. It was a significant jump from previous years, so a lot of what we talked about was exactly what h...
Sam's Turkey Hunt Recap
April 30, 2020 02:54 - 29 minutes - 27 MBMy wife shot her first turkey during her first ever turkey hunt this past week. The hunt took place in western Minnesota, on private land that was a mixture of rolling hills, woodlots, and hardwood swamps. Minnesota season structure saw some changes this year. Instead of each of the early seasons being draw only, each week was opened up to over-the-counter. That combined with many people being off of their normal work schedules, has caused a big spike in public land pressure. Therefore a hun...
Utilizing Unique Access for Hunting
April 16, 2020 01:36 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBWe all know that access can be vitally important for deer hunting, yet it's often still overlooked in terms of ease or convenience. This is especially true in areas where you might only have one parking area or location to access a property. Depending on the type of habitat you're hunting, a unique access could be either water-based or land-based. Water based access has the advantage of typically allowing you to enter from an area where deer aren't used to. It can also allow for less scent o...
Mobile Hunting with Jared Shaffer
April 02, 2020 01:13 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBJared Shaffer is a successful mobile hunter from West Virginia and Media Director at Tethrd. Despite not hunting in a well known state for deer, in what can be challenging terrain, he is able to get on bucks and turkeys every year. A large part of that success has come from taking on a very mobile strategy and employing so-called Beast tactics in hill country. Unlike hills in Midwestern states, the land in West Virginia has more of a big woods feel. There isn't much agriculture, and the wood...
Turkey Hunting with Jonathan Boehme of Catman Outdoors
March 19, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBJonathan Boehme runs the Catman Outdoors YouTube channel, where he posts great content on self filmed deer and turkey hunts, fishing, scouting, and DIY projects. You may have also seen him on other channels like The Hunting Public and Southern Outdoorsman. Though Jonathan is a great resource to talk about many things outdoors, today we focused on turkey. His home territory in Tennessee shares many similarities to some of the hilly public that I hunt in SE Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. I...
Saddlepalooza Recap 2020
March 05, 2020 02:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBSaddlepalooza 2020 is in the books. The trip was almost cancelled last minute due to flooding, but some last minute heroics from some of the group members allowed for a location change and the trip to go on. The annual get-together/hog hunt took place at Ft. Stewart in Georgia. This is a massive military base that is open to public hunting but only under strict rules. Some areas are open to archery only, while others are open for all weapons. Various zones can open or close for access on any...
Spring Scouting Overview and Strategy
February 20, 2020 02:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBIt's getting to be about time for spring scouting in many areas. It's one of those types of scouting that can pay big dividends, especially in certain areas. One thing you need to be aware of, however, is to focus in on things that you know will be relevant during the time you'll be hunting the area in the following fall. Fresh sign this time of year might not translate due to differences in food sources and even bedding. Last year's fall sign will typically be visible, however. It's also im...
New Gearhead Bow and Q&A
February 06, 2020 19:50 - 43 minutes - 40 MBIn this Episode of the DIY Sportsman podcast, I start off by answering listener and viewer questions. Sometimes I get good questions via private message that would be useful to answer for a larger crowd. These questions range from archery and arrow setups to hunting specific strategy questions. The exiting topic of the podcast, however, is the new bow that I bought not long after ATA. I picked up a Gearhead B24 after shooting several models of shorter bows and reflecting for a few weeks be...
Average Jack Archery
January 23, 2020 00:32 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBNate Sellers is an archery and bowhunter from Pennsylvania. He runs a YouTube channel titled Average Jack Archery as well. In addition to being a teacher during the school months, Nate has been putting in hours at the local bow shop for years and has helped hundreds of archers get set up with hunting rigs and arrows. In the podcast, we talk quite a bit about archery. In particular, we talk quite a bit about what things are practically relevant for most guys out there vs which things are fun ...
Favorite Gear of 2019
January 09, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBIn this podcast, I recap my hunts from this year along with specific gear highlights. First, there were certain pieces or gear or systems that really stood out and made a positive enough impact that they will surely continue to be a part of my system going forward into next year. Next, I discuss gear that I used where I had overall positive experiences with, along with some downsides or quirks that left some room for improvement. To finish the discussion, I talk about gear that didn't play...
Bowhunter Breakdown with Ted Bright
December 26, 2019 03:26 - 1 hour - 71.6 MBIn this episode I interview Ted Bright from Missouri. He's knocked down two nice bucks this year and has historically done very well in the rolling hill country public land of Missouri. Ted and I talk about his hunting background as well as the stories of his success this year. Ted gives insight on his scouting style, climbing method for run and gun hunting, and experiences with a recent change to an arrow setup built for better penetration. DIY Sportsman is Powered by Simplecast
Cold Weather Layering Philosophy
December 12, 2019 03:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBIn this podcast I discuss an alternative to the usual layering advice given to and by whitetail hunters for tree stand use. Nearly everyone is familiar with using the big, bulky insulated parkas and jackets, whether they're inexpensive or from top shelf brands. Those garments are usually well thought out and useful in the tree. The downside is that for mobile hunters in particular, the amount of bulk and weight carried in just for layering gets fairly extreme in cold weather. Western hunte...
The Whitetail Drifter with Conner Wakefield
November 28, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBConner Wakefield hasn't been hunting for all that many years, but his experience gained during that short time is definitely above average. In addition to hunting his home state of Iowa, he also travels to hunt out of state, generally sleeping in a tent and self filming the trips for his Whitetail Drifter channel on YouTube and social media pages. In this podcast, Conner talks about the decisions made during a recent successful hunt on public land in Wisconsin. We also talk about lessons l...
Missouri Hunt Recap
November 14, 2019 03:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBGarrett and his wife Sam went down to Missouri for a public land group hunt with some of the crew from Tethrd. The overall hunt for them was Saturday through Tuesday. Most of the first day was boots-on-the-ground scouting with a few hour sit at the end. Warm weather continued into Day 2 with highs in the 60s and very little daytime deer movement for the entire group. Sunday night into Monday, a big weather front moved in, and the temperatures would drop straight from 65 to 12 degrees by Tues...
Late October Hunts, Gear Mods, and Rut Planning
October 31, 2019 15:01 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBIn this episode of the DIY Sportsman, Garrett recaps the strategy and sightings of the past several weeks, and how the setups have related to deer sign, particularly scrapes and bedding. His wife Samantha has also been hitting the woods for the first year ever. They've been attempting to work into areas and setups where there are high odds of seeing any deer, even if the movement and patterns end up being more sporadic and unpredictable. Garrett's been experimenting with a boot system that...
Three Key Skill-sets for Whitetail Hunting
October 17, 2019 02:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MBThrough observation and study of other successful hunters, there are certainly common themes that keep showing up. In an effort to try and summarize those themes, I believe we can lump many of the key techniques or thought processes into one of three key areas of skill-sets: Analyzing big picture research, performing boots-on-the-ground activities, and general woodsmanship or knowledge of the animals we're pursuing. Some people will emphasize certain skills or techniques as being the key to ...
Western Hunts Recap
October 03, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBGarrett and Bobby both did planned Western bowhunts in early September. Bobby hunted mule deer bucks around timberline in the heavily hunted public lands in northern Utah. He talks about his strategy throughout the hunt, strategy behind camp location, water collection, and glassing. He was able to locate a couple of decent bucks and even place some stalks. Garrett went elk hunting in an OTC Colorado archery unit. This steep, heavily timbered unit doesn't have the best elk numbers; however, ...
North Dakota Hunt Lessons Learned
September 18, 2019 16:02 - 22 minutes - 21 MBGarrett's North Dakota hunt ended with a buck on the ground. Shane Simpson also shot a nice buck on the trip. The YouTube videos for the hunts show a lot of strategy and important details that led to the kills. That said, in this podcast, Garrett dives into a little further detail about the findings and adaptations needed to try and find deer in this new area. The plans discussed in the previous podcast worked in some instances but not in others. Primarily, the strategy of glassing deer in...
North Dakota Season Prep
September 05, 2019 02:00 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBIn this podcast, Garrett goes over his final season checklist, including the gear he's taking out to North Dakota later this week to hunt alongside of Shane Simpson. By this point in the year, all of the bow shooting and testing is locked in - no more changes. The first trip of the year will be based solely on map scouting, and the plan will vary from there. If multiple nice deer are located from the road, the plan will be different than if glassing isn't proving to be fruitful. The next tr...
Replaceable Blade Hunting Knives
August 22, 2019 02:00 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBBobby Boswell has an intense passion for replaceable blade knife design. He uses this style of knife on a very regular basis throughout the year doing work as a wildlife biologist, and he also uses them in the field for gutting or skinning game. The list of knives that Bobby has tested include models from Havalon, Tyto, Kershaw, Kestrel, Gerber, Civilware, Outdoor Edge, Columbia River, Gerry McGinnis and more. Topics of review include weight, ease of use, handle style, folding vs. fixed, saf...
Hunting Strategy with Ricky Kohler
August 08, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBRicky isn't a well known guy on the hunting scene, but that's mostly because he likes to fly under the radar. He has a ton of hunting experience on both public and private and has a man cave full of mature bucks to show for it. Part of his strategy is to target multiple states and have a multi-year plan in place. This allows him to increase opportunity while not spreading himself too thin. The primary states he focuses on are Minnesota, which he can hunt every year, North Dakota and Iowa. Ea...
Summer Scouting Discussion with Shane Simpson
July 25, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBShane Simpson is a guest once again on this episode. Garrett and Shane have both been doing a large amount of boots on the ground scouting in mosquito and deer fly infested swamps in Minnesota and Wisconsin. This type of scouting isn't the most popular or enjoyable, but it can still have value depending on the type of intel needed. Shane discusses how the locations where he plans on hunting this year aren't new, but the tactics and techniques are. People who know Shane from his turkey series...
Arrow Weight Testing
July 11, 2019 01:21 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBGarrett tested a bunch of different arrow weights from under 400 grains to over 1100 grains and then analyzed the speed, kinetic energy, and momentum. Often there’s a fair amount of debate for which metrics are most important when it comes to choosing a hunting arrow. In this podcast, Garrett and Bobby discuss why they think momentum is the more important metric than kinetic energy when it comes to penetration (although kinetic energy certainly isn’t worthless) and they discuss the results o...
Alaskan Honeymoon
June 27, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBIn this podcast Garrett talks about his recent honeymoon trip with his now wife, Samantha. This trip was to the Kenai peninsula of Alaska. The trip was certainly fishing focused with some free days for hiking and other activities. The three main species of fish pursued were Sockeye salmon (reds), Chinook Salmon (kings) and Halibut. Garrett explains the differences in the three types of trips and which are most feasible from a DIY perspective. In addition, Bobby and Garrett discuss the main ...
Traditional Bowhunting and Wilderness Podcast with Jason Samkowiak
June 13, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBJason Samkowiak is a traditional bow hunter from Michigan. He takes pride in scouting and learning how deer utilize the natural landscape throughout the season, and he has been very successful over the years. He is also one of the most meticulous people I know in regards to his system and his gear. In this episode, we talk to Jason about hunting in Michigan. In particular, we talk about strategies throughout the year, including breaking down big woods habitat, natural food source transition...
JX3 Hybrid Review
May 29, 2019 20:53 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBThe JX3 Hybrid is a revamped version of the old Guido's Web, a saddle-like hunting system that blends some components of saddle hunting with some of the familiar comforts of a tree stand. In some ways, the Hybrid feels like sitting in a lawn chair up in the tree. An extendable aluminum fork holds you out away from the tree to help with positioning and keep knee pressure non-existent. I used the Hybrid while hunting longer days in November this past fall. That gave me a good opportunity to t...