BORN PRIMITIVE OUTDOOR PODCAST

Aron welcomes long time friend Mark Strickland to the podcast.  Mark is the President of Crispi North America.  Aron is known for testing everything on the market and boots are no different.  Aron and Crispi have worked together for over a decade, designing and testing, and providing input on a variety of their products. They have always been open to Aron trying and testing various brands, and know Aron is fair and unbiased when it...

Aron welcomes Kurt Gamache back to the podcast to discuss the upcoming Born Primitive Academy.  Built upon the success of the first academy, the Backpack Hunting: Level 1 Experience is set for July 17th-21st near Riverton, Wyoming.  Primary focus will be on essential skills for backpack hunting. Aron Snyder, Kurt Gamache and team will lead you on a 3-4 day backcountry experience.  Learn new skills from the experts, and even have th...

Aron is flying solo on this one, tackling many of the questions from social media and those he received at the 2025 Best of the Best Archery Tournament.  We greatly appreciate all the support from not only our amazing sponsors, but all the listeners and viewers as well.  It would be a huge help if you could like and share the podcast to help get the word out that Aron is still knocking out amazing podcasts here at the Born Primitiv...

We are joined by the one and only Levi Mayfield today on the Born Primitive Outdoor Podcast.  Levi is best known for his work behind the lens, documenting some of the hunting sagas with the likes of South Cox, Derek Wolfe, and Trevon Stolzfus to name a few.  Aron and him reminisce about their trips together as well as dive into Levi's other hobby, taxidermy.  Great time catching up with Levi on episode 31 of the Born Primitive Outd...

We're back this week with our buddy Cliff Gray.  Cliff is a wealth of hunting knowledge and information, not to mention one heck of a guide and outfitter.  He's put some giant bears on the ground and him and Aron are on the mic's to talk shop on all things Bear Hunting.  Aron goes over his most recent success and the events that followed.  Great time having Cliff on and appreciate everyone tuning into the Born Primitive Outdoor Pod...

Aron quickjly covers some of his tips and tactics for hunting spring black bear.  From baiting, to spot and stalk, he goes over the various ways he's found success in pursuing the Ursus Americanus or American Black Bear.

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Aron welcomes long time friend Jim Graham of Marsupial Gear to the podcast!  Jim is the mastermind behind a variety of amazing gear and products from Marsupial Gear.  Made in the USA, they make some of the best hunting. fishing, and everyday products on the market.  And they are continually coming out with new and innovative items!  Aron and Jim dive into the start of Marsupial, the numerous toils of making top quality products her...

Anyone who has followed along with Aron for any amount of time, knows he really got his start in the industry testing and reviewing all kinds of gear, very specifically backpacks.  Putting all brands thru their paces, he shortly there after went to work for Patrick Smith and Kifaru and the rest is history.  Now that he's a free agent again, he went back to his roots and gives his best unbiased review of 4 of the top pack companies ...

Aron welcomes Jared and Savanah from Moose Ridge Nutrition to the podcast.  A small family owned and operated business from Buffalo, Wyoming, they offer a tasty and nutritional variety of freeze dried meals. From a Breakfast Scramble to Smoked Salmon Chowder, Chicken Biryani, and Beer Bourguignon and their innovative Protein Packs for a bigger protein punch!  They even offer a Garlic Teriyaki Tofu that will impress the most skeptic...

Aron welcomes Brad Brooks from Argali Outdoors to the podcast.

Brad Brooks is the founder and CEO of Argali Outdoors, a company renowned for its commitment to producing high-quality, ultralight hunting gear designed for backcountry hunters. Under his leadership, Argali has developed a range of products, including knives, game bags, tents, and trekking poles, all crafted with durability and performance in mind. ​

Brooks is deeply pa...

Aron welcomes fly fishing legend Kelly Galloup to the podcast. They talk flys, techniques, reading the river, trout behavior and pretty much everything fly fishing!  Had a great time having Kelly on and look forward to catching up with him again down the line! Kelly is a renowned figure in the fly fishing community, celebrated for his innovations in streamer fishing and fly design. Originally from Traverse City, Michigan, he owned...

Aron welcomes Eric Christensen and Rob Stephan from Kapture Gear to the podcast.  Western Hunt is a great place to meet people and find all kinds of new and innovative gear.  That is were we met these two and found out about their new products from Kapture Gear.  Kapture Gear solves some issues plaguing current digiscoping options on the market today, mainly the inability to utilize all the cameras modern day smart phones have.  No...

Aron welcomes our good buddy Kurt Gamache to the podcast!  Kurt is the Senior Operations & Logistics Manager for Born Primitive Tactical & Outdoor.  He will also be Aron's partner in crime with much of the new Born Primitive Academy courses that will be occurring in the coming months and beyond.  What is the Born Primitive Academy you might ask? It's a in-person and online learning curriculum, taught by those with real worl...

A continuation from Part 1, Aron goes over his food, weapon system, fitness prep, land navigation and route planning, stalking and more!  Stay tuned for part 3 and if we missed anything, shoot us a message or leave a comment, and we'll try to hit that in the next set!  Appreciate everyone following along and make sure to like and subscribe to the podcast as well as the Born Primitive Outdoor YouTube channel.  The faster we grow, th...

Jeffrey McGowan is a fly fishing junkie, and someone Aron has hit up recently to get the right set ups for his latest addiction.  His pedigree includes being a sales manager for RL Winston, nation sales manager for Scientific Angler, and is currently a sales rep in the Northern Rockies for Orvis, Scientific Angler, and Galvin Fly Reels.  He is a wealth of fishing knowledge and Aron and he dive deep into some rabbit holes on everyth...

On this weeks episode of the Born Primitive Outdoor Podcast, Aron welcomes good friend and mentor, Jay Vallotton to the show.  Jay is an author, pastor over at Bethel Church, as well as runs BRAVECO, a men's discipleship program aimed at helping men become the person they were meant to be.  Aron and Jay have a great talk about life, the events than can define you, becoming a better person, and even manage to toss in a couple huntin...

Aron rolling solo on this one talks about his new love of fly fishing.  He's always had a passion for fishing, and thanks to our good friend Dr. Dan, he has been able to get out and float some local rivers.  He has fly fished off and on since he was a kid, but never pursued it to the degree he is now.  He dives into the parallels that occur in both the archery and fishing worlds.  Needless to say he's addicted to it, and given his ...