The Sporting Chance

Episode 17 - Thomas Cullen

This week we are joined by Tom Cullen. Tom is a falconer and raptor breeder extraordinaire! Follow along as Tom runs through falconry history in New York, Casey commits to flying a harris hawk, we discuss the horniest birds, the ins and outs of importing exotic eagles, how much Neanderthal DNA Casey has, summers with the Kennedy family, hunting porcupines with goshawks and much more!

Episode 16 - Joseph Carter the Mink Man

Saddle up with Casey and Aaron as they are joined by the one and only Mink Man! Joseph Carter details his history as a falconer, dog man, and ultimate metamorphosis into a mink man. Along the way we debate if falconry is too hard to get into, imprinting geese, and flying kestrels. Joseph shares the ins and outs of getting a mink, training a mink and turning your passion into a business.

Episode 15 - Jason Norman

Join Casey and Aaron as they are welcomed by Jason Norman, an Arizona falconer. He details his entry into the sport, shares some of his unique experiences such as hacking birds in a stadium, the differences flying a redtail, harris, and a goshawk, and shows his very rare grey hawk!

Episode 14 - Ian Anderson

Get to know Ian Anderson, hot off the heels of his viral goshawk catching ducks video featured by Barstool Sports! As usual we discuss dogs and goshawks! We talk about some of the differences between parent reared and imprinted birds, pheasant hunting, the TV series Alone, the book Hatchet (the only book Casey has read), some memorable hunts and much more!

Episode 13 - Eric Harrold

Get your candle lit this week as Casey and Aaron are joined by Eric Harrold. We discuss the failures of conservation, fist fighting other falconers, setting trees on fire in pursuit of squirrels, wind farms and their impact on wildlife, moving from the south to the west and practicing minimalist falconry.

Episode 12 - Kirk Price

Head down to the holler with Casey and Aaron as they speak with their new best friend Kirk Price! Kirk is a professional youtuber that focuses predominately on the ancient sport of hunting black bear with his hounds. Kirk shares what it takes to make a successful bear dog, some of his crazier hunts, how to go viral, the dangers of trichinosis, and of course THA HATERS! 

Episode 11 - Casey Everett

Aaron interviews Casey hot on the heels of his goshawk eyeass collecting trip. Did he come home empty handed? We discuss the theory that conifer needles treat and prevent aspergillosis in wild hawks and falconry birds. Casey attempts to explain why goshawks are special. He goes into his history as a television star, imprinting goshawks, his favorite thing to hunt and shoe horns in how much he can bench press. This and much more!

Episode 10 - Aaron Kincaid

Get to know cohost Aaron, as Casey interrogates him about his falconry history and what wets his whistle. Aaron shares his experience hunting with a Great Horned Owl, the many reptiles he has kept over the years, spills the tea on falconry politics, and gives the cold hard truth about Harris Hawks.