Mike Mitten: “The Enchantment of Bowhunting”

This week friends Alan Altizer and Rob Burnham sit down to reflect on the paths bowhunting has taken each of them on throughout their lives. With over a hundred years of bowhunting experiences between them, these two share their very early years as kids with bows and arrows, then all the way to where they are today. And it is very apparent that the love for traditional bowhunting is stronger today than ever. This is not only a fun bunch of stories, but an outline of what is truly important, and how a young hunter can set goals and reach their dreams. Additionally, each shares their personal approaches on making the shot count when the opportunity presents itself. Although each have taken numerous species and impressive trophies, that is not what they define as success. Success is found in their love of bowhunting and sharing this passion. They may be old and grey but carrying a trad bow allows them to still be kids at heart.

This week Alan Altizer is joined by one of traditional bowhunting’s best, Mike Mitten. Mike has done it all and is extremely well known for his solo adventures in the Alaskan wilderness in search of the Alaskan moose. Over the years Mike has graciously shared his adventures, and more importantly, his love and respect for the wild places and traditional bowhunting through his writing, lectures, and video productions. Additionally, he has provided monumental support to bowhunting organizations such as PBS and Compton. This week he once again shares his love for bowhunting and discusses his new book, “The Enchantment of Bowhunting”. Set in on this conversation and share in our love for hunting with the bow and arrow.

Traditional Bowhunting is hard. It is a life style for many of us, but for a few, it is their life. Harold Fahrenbrook is one of those few whom the trad life is their life. Harold has taken game throughout the world. From Cape Buffalo in Africa to sheep, mountain goats, and brown bear in Alaska to mention a few. When he isn’t hunting with his recurve, he is guiding for sheep and brown bear. During the off-season Harold is a taxidermist. While guiding an archery brown bear hunt last year he received a minor injury during a confrontation with a brown bear that resulted in several debilitating surgeries. This episode is full of exciting hunts, dangerous encounters, and the passion of traditional bowhunting. “The Stickboys” want to get this one out in an effort to bring our trad community in support of Harold’s situation. If you love bowhunting, you should enjoy this one.

This week Alan Altizer is joined by his friend Bob Foulkrod for a “Spring Fling”. These two discuss a little turkey hunting and a lot of bear hunting information. Bob has shot various species of bear throughout the world. Additionally, he was a bear guide for many years and has survived several bear attacks. This show is filled with down to earth, real life bear hunting information.

Let's head south! It's been said that feral hogs are made for bowhunters, we can't say we disagree! On this episode, we're headed South to the swamps and thickets of Georgia to put this theory to the test. Join Dalton Lewis, Jeff Holchin, and Tim Kosteczcko as they recount the week and the experience. We'll talk hunting stories, hog hunting strategies, and even some solid kitchen advice--who throws out bacon grease?! You don't want to miss the fun!

The gang is back together. Join Ethan, Dalton, and Alan as the catch up on what Ethan has been up to for the last year and his new roll as president of The Professional Bowhunters Society, PBS. Additionally, they discuss many of the advantages, hunts, and all PBS contributes to bowhunters throughout the world. This includes the 2026 PBS Gathering in Indianapolis from March 11th – 15th. So, join us for the podcast and in Indianapolis.

Join us again for a trip to Alaska’s wilderness. Our friends Monty Browning and Bryan Burkhardt were once again kind enough to record and share their 2025 Alaskan Moose hunt. With the 2025 deer season over, we are excited to bring their hunts to you. Their incredible day-to-day adventures are the things most of us only dream about. So set back and join them by the fire as they share another Alaskan Moose Adventure.

Join us again for another trip to Alaska’s wilderness. Our friends Monty Browning and Bryan Burkhardt were once again kind enough to record and share their 2025 Alaskan Moose hunt. With the 2025 deer season over, we are excited to bring their hunts to you. Their incredible day-to-day adventures are the things most of us only dream about. So set back and join them by the fire as they share another Alaskan Moose Adventure.

Join Alan Altizer and Dalton Lewis for a recap of both the 2025 Season and “The Stickboys” podcast. You will enjoy some of the strategies employed by the team during various hunts of an extremely trying bow season, stories of a few hunts, and a recap of the last year and lessons learned.

The wilderness of Florida has historically been one of the most challenging hunting environments in North America. Having forged traditional bowhunting skills since the time of the Seminole Indians and those of the Thompson brothers, as told in “The Witchery of Archery”, Florida has produced some of the most skilled bowhunters and trad friendships in our history. One of these friendships is that of Don Davis and Flip Pallot. This week we are blessed to have Don join Alan Altizer in a discussion on the Florida wilds and his close friendship with a man most consider to be a legend in the fly fishing and traditional bowhunting worlds, but Don called him his friend. Don and Alan cover hunting and the wildness of Florida, which provides a better insight into the friendship that grew between Don and Flip. If you didn’t already know, you will after this discussion, “Flip Pallot was a very special man”.