Janis heads deep into Montana's backcountry with Clay Newcomb in search of a black bear. Clay brings his mules across the country to get them deep into the mountains, which leads to an early sighting and an opportunity at Janis's first ever bear. Presented by onX Maps.
Janis heads to his family's place in search of spring gobblers with his good friend and hunting mentor Jimmy Miller. The warmer temperatures make calling in turkeys difficult, but Janis and Jimmy adjust their strategy and are able to get a couple of Jakes and Toms back to the cooler.
On this episode, Janis and his blue tick coonhound, Mingus, head to Northeastern Washington on a mountain lion hazing study. An alarming increase of lion depredations are causing strife between the locals and the lions. Janis links up with wildlife biologist Bart George on a new study that aims to determine if hazing, or negative human interaction, can cause mountain lions to avoid people and their property.
On this episode, Janis is joined by world class elk callers Jason Phelps and Dirk Durham of Phelps Game Calls. The trio head into Montana's backcountry in search of elk on public land. The warm weather makes for difficult hunting, but Janis get's a master's degree in elk calling from the best in the business.
Janis brings it back to his roots and heads to Wisconsin with his dad and brother to hunt whitetail. On this self-filmed hunt, Janis takes advantage of less scent and movement to sit over a scrape and wait for a big buck. The rut is in full swing, and with cooler temperatures keeping the action alive, a beautiful Wisconsin whitetail sneaks up right underneath Janis's stand.
On this episode, Janis is joined by his friend Rue Mapp, Founder and CEO of Outdoor Afro, for an early season turkey hunt in California. Rue takes Janis to her old childhood stomping grounds for an opportunity to see where it all began and what inspired her to live a life of outdoor adventures.
On this hunt, Janis and his new lion hound, Mingus, join Jake Grzyb in search of a Montana mountain lions and bobcats. The Snow is deep, so the team has to explore new areas, which leads them to setting the hounds loose on a massive bobcat track.
In this episode, Janis hunts wild hogs in South Texas with Troy Fowler, the Ranch Fairy. Early success allows Janis and Troy to perform a necropsy on the hog, examining the performance of their broadheads and arrows. Presented by OnX Maps.
In this episode Janis is hunting the thick-hided nilgai in south Texas, with Troy Fowler, a.k.a. the Ranch Fairy. The nilgai is a big, tough antelope that is known for “soaking up the lead.” Janis and Troy thought it would be the perfect animal for testing the efficacy of a heavy arrow set-up. The wary nilgai prove to be difficult to get within bow range, but luck eventually shines on the team, presenting a shot opportunity. Janis and Troy finish the episode dissecting a nilgai bull, learning how the arrow and broadhead performed.
Join Janis as he makes his first trip to his fatherland. Although deeply rooted in his own personal culture, including his first language, Janis has never been to Latvia until now. Roaring stags, home-built treestands, hunting goddesses , and more superstitions than you can shake a stick at, make for an eye-opening trip. Presented by @WorkSharpOutdoor
On this episode, Janis explores the traditions of the driven hunt in Latvia. He joins forty members of a hunting club for their first driven hunt of the year. It’s complicated and fun. The action is hot; and lunch is hot and delicious.
Janis and Jordan Budd take a Super Cub flight into Alaska’s backcountry in search of caribou with a bow. Alaska never disappoints. The country is big, wild and beautiful; grizzly bears and wolves make an appearance; and the caribou are plentiful, until they aren’t. Opportunities are scarce but Jordan capitalizes on a mid-meal caribou sighting to put some meat on the ground. Presented by @WestonBrands.