On this epsiode, we recap an opening day archery deer hunt that taught us more than one lesson... Mother Nature can go from the most beautiful, peaceful situations, to a life threatening moment in an instance. If you don't pay attention to the warning signs, you might get yourself in a bad spot. We discuss how we ignored a few signals of an approaching thunderstorm and got ourselves caught in a serious lightning storm. Follow along to learn how to avoid the situation we got caught in and ways to keep yourself safe if you do. We provide our story and tips and pointers to avoid a thunderstorm and the consequences of a life threatening situation. We enjoyed this one and hope you do too!

On this episode, we recap Adrian's early season archery mule deer hunt. Archery hunting can bring on the highest of highs, as well as the lowest of lows. We share the lessons learned and how experience, no matter what the outcome, make you a better hunter. Listen in as we share how being aggressive can bring on some interesting opportunities in life!

On this episode we recap a recent trip to chase coues deer and javelina during a late season archery hunt in Arizona. This trip has quickly become our favorite trip of the year. In our previous trips, we had not experienced the joys of success, but it always provides plenty of storys, lessons learned, and tons of laughs! On this trip, we had four tags to fill, two archery javelina and two archey deer tags. Join us to see if we are able to turn the previous lessons learned into success punching tags! We share tips, hints, lessons learned, and why this has become our favorite hunt of the year.

On this episode we discuss getting ready for an upcoming trip to Arizona for a late season archery hunt to chase some of our favorite animals, the desert whitetail, or coues deer. We discuss getting and staying disciplined, training with some 3D archery shots, and how to prep fo upcoming trips. Listen in as we cover a variety of topics and get ourselves excited for another epic adventure.

After a long time since our last episode, we FINALLY get back in the studio to record! On this episode, we recap our first elk hunt. We discuss how much of a team activity hunting is, all the hard work that is seen and unseen that goes into making a hunt successful, and all the highs and lows of bowhunting. Join us as we share how to plan a hunt, find animals, and relive the story of a truly epic hunt!

On this episode, we recap a fun event we attended, the Top of the Hill Archery Experience hosted by Bow Disciples, San Diego Muleys and The Ranch in Julian. The Free Range Tales crew recap our trip down to Julian to participate in this fun and challenging archery 3D shoot. We discuss our expectations going into the shoot, some of our favorite shots, and how the added pressure of tough shots and friendly competition make you a better archer and bowhunter. We had a lot of fun with this one and hope you do too! Thanks for listening.  

On this episode we discuss the California Big Game Drawing and applying for California hunting tags. We've become passionate about hunting our home state of California and we've received some questions about how to get your hunting license and how to apply for a big game tag. The hunting tag application process can be confusing, so on this episode we breakdown the application process, discuss our strategy for applying for specifc tags and zones, and live on the episode, Adrian applies for his hunting tags! We hope this episode teaches new hunters how to get and apply for your big game hunting tag, or gives more experienced hunters a new strategy for your application. The application deadline is June 2nd, so get your strategy ready to apply before its too late. We had a lot of fun with this one and hope you do too! Thanks for listening.

On this episode the boys recap the Inaugural Free Range Tales Archery Whiskey Shootout. Recently, we gathered some friends, headed out to some public land and put on a 3D archery shoot with a bottle of whiskey on the line for the winner. We discuss what an archery 3D shoot is, the fun of setting up challenging archery shots on public land and how shooting 3D archery targets makes you a better archer. We discuss how setting up friendly competition adds a little pressure to every shot and how much all the participants not only wanted to win the bottle of whiskey but bragging rights until the next event! We had a lot of fun with this one and hope you do too! Thanks for listening. 

On this episode, we host Lauren Renteria to discuss her passion for spearfishing and freediving. We discuss how she started spearfishing and put her time in to become a hard-charger, consistently putting fish on the deck. We discuss how Lauren has competed in spearfishing tournaments, travelled to chase different speices of fish and some of her personal best fish, including recently a 12 lbs lobster! We had a lot of fun with this one and hope you do too!

On this episode we visit Riverside Archery to host Ian and Kailey to discuss all things archery. We discuss the benefits of visiting your local pro shop to get you setup as an archer from traditional recurve bows to combound bows for everything from bowhunting to target shooting. We learn about Ian and Kailey's archery journeys and how their passion lead them to work in the pro shop and help everyone from beginners to experts. If you're new to archery or need to get your gear dialed in for an upcoming hunt, Riverside Archery is a great place with a friendly, fun and knowledgeable staff. We had a lot of fun with this one and hope you do too!

On this episode we recap a trip to Arizona for an Over-The-Counter archery deer hunt. The crew headed out to chase mule deer, javelina and the ever elusive coues deer. We discuss planning the trip including meal prep, gear prep and our newest adventure, traveling with a newborn! We also discuss the up's and down's of archery hunting from the art of glassing, patience during the stalk, and even recap taking a shot on a coues deer buck. Archery hunting is full of challenges, so join us as we share our lessons learned, share some tips and pointers on what has become an annual trip for us. We had a lot of fun with this one and hope you do too! Thanks for listening!