The Sporting Chance

Episode 20 - Tony Gillahan

Go down under with Casey and Aaron this week, as they welcome Tony Gillahan to the Sporting Chance. Tony is a YouTuber hailing from Victoria, Australia. Tony fills his weeks hunting feral cats, invasive foxes, Fallow Deer, and Sambar Deer. Along the way we debate whether or not the Tasmanian Tiger still exists, whether or not bow hunting is superior, hunting Himalayan Tahr in New Zealand, fishing for sharks, and of course crocodiles.

Episode 19 - Mixed Bag: Habitat

Get the lay of the land this week as Casey tells you exactly how to raise an imprint Goshawk, join the debate on whether park squirrels are sporting, get GPS coordinates to all of Casey’s hottest rabbit spots, find out the limits on exactly how far squirrels migrate, and much more!

Episode 18 - Heather McNemar

Head down to the holler with Casey and Aaron as they are joined by Heather McNemar. Heather is a falconer, and the author of Squirrel Hawking in Appalachia. She is also the proprietor of Mountain State Falconry Supply, specializing in micro falconry gear. Join us as Heather shares her experiences hunting fox squirrels, doing micro falconry (kestrels and sharpies), the challenges of operating a falconry business, and much more!

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.