Talking with Bunjie, the Death by Bunjie Podcast

Genevieve and I talk on the way to the annual conference for the United Taxidermists of New York in Auburn, NY.

An interesting discussion about Artificial Intelligence and crossbow arrows. Can a computer pick the perfect arrow?

Our family went to the Pennsylvania Taxidermist Association Annual Conference and taxidermy competition. Genevieve competed! Hear how she did. It was a great weekend and a total disaster at the same time!

I'm big on the “one gun” philosophy, as you might be aware. I wrote about that in my book, The Death by Bunjie Crossbow Method. This podcast discusses that concept in 2025 and how it applies when times change and crossbows change, too.

Here's a followup on a recent video. I am pro crossbow. I also like all the compound archers, but I am anti-anti crossbow. Here's more on that subject.

I discuss the Enforcer, and recent developments with "sponsorships."

Genevieve and I have a fun discussion about arrows and sika deer hunting.

Just like the title says, three fun topics.

Some changes are coming as Crossbow Appreciation Month approaches.

I recorded this podcast the morning before the Ravin R29X was delivered. Here's what I expect. A lot has happened since then, but we'll revisit this in a month or so to see how these predictions stood the test of time.

This is a common question I get. I did a video years ago on that, and my thoughts have changed a lot over the years. Here's my current assessment in 2024.

FOB Eric of Dual Threat Outdoors and I get together and talk about crossbows and hunting. He's an accomplished bowhunter, btw.

While we were on vacation in Ocean City, MD, I recorded this podcast full of thoughts from Friends of Bunjie. Mistakes rookie hunters make was the topic.

Friends of Bunjie leave me messages about new crossbows, arrow speeds, field points, JB Weld, hunting experience and more…and I respond. This is a fun one!

Genevieve and I pick up dinner and talk about fall hunting plans, bear hunting, tree stands, foodplottery, and more (in like ten minutes!).

Genevieve and I Talk Taxidermy, Trapping & The Walking Dead

Every year new crossbows come out and people complain. It's probably the same people. But, every year, these crossbows sell. So much so, that new ones are made the following year. Some people are buying them! That means the market is telling us one thing: enough people are satisfied with it that they come back for more. Here I talk about some comments I received from folks who complained about these new crossbows.

Here are some new thoughts on penetration. I bet you've never thought about these before. Well, maybe you have, but it'll challenge some of your thinking, for sure. :)

My continuing struggles with deer hogs and deer snobs.

Genevieve and I discuss our Maryland ups and downs. You can get 10% off many of your favorite Swhacker products at swhacker.com with coupon code BUNJIE2324. You can get 15% your Lumenoks at lumenok.com with coupon code BUNJIE. We're not sponsored by anyone but when we like a product, we share what we can!

On our way to Maryland we discuss our plans and goals and equipment. Did the Burris Oracle X make the cut?

Blinds, Spine Indexing...Oh, and the Burris Oracle X!

Crossbow hunting has changed since I started in 2010. Here's a discussion of some of those changes, good and bad.

The Burris, Sponsors, The Internet, and the Future! These are the topics covered with questions from Friends of Bunjie in this episode.

I'm finishing my iced coffee before heading into Walmart, so why not answer some questions and make a podcast?

Where have I been and what does the future hold?

Different strokes for different folks! Genevieve and I discuss the definition of “long shots” in this podcast as we head to Maryland to take 20 yard shots, LOL. That trip is in the books, and all three of the videos are uploaded now on the YouTube channel, but it's neat to listen back at our thoughts on the way to Maryland as we recorded this.

At long last, part two of my interview with Dave Wilkins from Wyvern Creations. It's a good one, as only Dave can make it.

You might recognize Wyvern Creations for their “Dragon Claw” arrows and their crossbow retailer website www.wyverncreations.com. Based in Lee, NH, USA, David Wilkins runs a great business. You can buy cool crossbow packages there, customized to your liking! He took the time to talk to me about breaking limbs. This is part one—and it's a fun one.

Darren Cummings joins me with an engineer's perspective on breaking crossbow limbs. We have a great conversation with a whole new perspective on the root causes of why limbs fail.There's more coming from Darren on this new topic of breaking limbs so be sure to check back.The handy calculator I speak of in this podcast can be accessed right here on Death by Bunjie.You may recall that Darren joined me once before on the YouTube channel, sharing his insights that helped Dr. Grant Woods do some research on deer jumping the string. Darren and I applied that research to crossbows in our video you can watch here: https://youtu.be/-ZzzKYiO9LU

Mark is a crossbow design engineer with tons of experience in the archery industry, including crossbows! It was my honor to speak with him about the industry. We talk about arrows, crossbow designs, broken limbs, and cranks…we even discuss the possibility of crossbows reaching 600 feet per second!

It's that time of year: the crossbow manufacturers are announcing their new offerings. In this podcast we take a look at the new offerings from Excalibur—the good, the bad, and the lightweight LOL. We look at the TAC2 (Tactical version of the Twinstrike), the Mag AIR (a light crossbow) and the new Micro 380. SPOILER ALERT: the all new “380” is pretty cool.

Here's a fun rant as I prepare for the Late Crossbow Season in Pennsylvania. I am trying to decide whether to hunt public ground or return to the Kingdom of Bunjie to look for a buck. Decisions, decisions. I check some trail cameras during this podcast, and you can see the results below! Perhaps this will help me decide.

A recent poll on the YouTube channel suggests many Friends of Bunjie are seeing reduced deer numbers just like Genevieve and I saw in Pennsylvania this year. Why would deer numbers be down? What can we do about it? That's this episode of Talking with Bunjie!

Didn't get a deer yet? There's still time! Here's some tips to get you on a deer this year. UPDATE: I did manage to kill a nice doe with Bunjie III on December 3, 2021—the latest in the season I've ever killed a deer with a crossbow. Pretty cool! So—there is hope!!

Bunjie III and I are off to a bit of a rough start to our new hunting adventures. We've had some success, that's for sure, but there's been a few bumps in the road so far. This one particular day had a big bump and I talk about it here.“Beware the man who shoots one gun.” That is a saying of unknown origin, but, man—to me, it says a lot!Specialization makes you good at something. My favorite guitar players not only stick to one kind of music, but frequently play one guitar! Yngwie Malmsteen and Jimi Hendrix loved the Stratocasters. Both played a Flying V now and again, but the Strat was really their “one gun.”For me, it's similar with crossbows. I need to get more familiar with Bunjie 3.0 and make it my “one gun.”

Genevieve and I chat in the car about our Maryland hunting trip, and our take-a-ways from that great hunting experience!

In my book, The Death by Bunjie Crossbow Story: Confessions of a Crossbow Hunter, I wrote about how it was suggested to me a couple of years ago that Bunjie would come back to haunt me if I upgraded to a new crossbow. Is the Curse of Bunjie wrecking my season with Bunjie 3.0? This is a fun conversation Genevieve and I had on the way to Maryland.

I had a chance to hear first hand from Robert Bashaw of the Crossbow Hunting Podcast all about his successful bear hunt! Here is that phone conversation!

As Ravin struggles to get their groundbreaking R500 to market, let's look at some good things Ravin has given us over the years.

YouTube took down my livestream about sighting in a crossbow. But it's not the end of the world. Some good news here, too.

Well, well, well. Bunjie III isn't just a funny looking crossbow after all. It's also a killer instrument.

Speed Week! Crossbow Appreciation Month! These are the things that make August great!At least that's my biased opinion.I had the great privilege of talking to Darren Cummings, an engineer who worked with Dr. Grant Woods on Growing Deer TV, about crossbows, maximum effective range, and deer jumping the string. He explains the research project he participated in, and the results.

Welcome to Crossbow Appreciation Month! August is Crossbow Appreciation Month—get your crossbow out and start celebrating it, will ya? Oh, and listen to this podcast. And while you're at it, watch Death by Bunjie because we put out 31 videos in 31 days during this month, in preparation for the upcoming Crossbow Seasons!In this episode, Genevieve talk about our goals as we get ready to put in some mock scrapes and licking branches to prepare for our upcoming seasons. I have a nice rant in here about anti-hunting legislation, too. It's a fun one.

Is the Ravin R500 a mythical beast like Bigfoot? Or is it a real crossbow, set to be shipped in August 2021? Ravin's original date of June was pushed back to July then early August. Latest reports from the company suggest early/mid August, but Wyvern Creations' website currently says available in LATE AUGUST! Does that give you enough time to familiarize yourself with this crossbow and hunt with it this fall? Or is this a bust? In this podcast I discuss this whole deal as well as some recent comments from Friends of Bunjie.

You may recall that I called Scorpyd crossbows “Weird But Good” in the thumbnail on you YouTube review. This is the podcast episode recorded after Genevieve and I had a chance to play around with the new Scorpyd.For those of you who don't know, I chose the Scorpyd Deathstalker 420 as the Successor to Bunjie, 2021. I am very excited to see what this crossbow can do to further the Death by Bunjie Crossbow Method. This podcast is a good start in that direction.

That's Mission Crossbows…plural!We tried out the Mission Sub1-XR and the Sub-1 Lite during our Great Death by Bunjie Crossbow Try-Out-A-Thon. This podcast discusses our experience and our thoughts about that line of crossbows.

The Great Death by Bunjie Crossbow Try-Out-a-Thon continues, with part two of my podcast with Genevieve. We had a blast driving around and visiting different local shops. Here’s a look at the second shop we visited.NOTE: the Lancehead was not on my list of five finalists to try out, but it was a neat crossbow to see in person. There are pics of that and more on the podcast page associated with this episode on www.deathbybunjie.com.

In April I took a day off from work, and Genevieve and I drove to three different shops in our home county to try out crossbows! And we recorded a podcast episode after each stop, recording our impressions immediately so we didn’t forget anything. In this episode, we looked at…Ravin Crossbows, specifically the R29X.

When it comes time to upgrade, do you automatically go to the same crossbow brand? Or should we look at other options? It’s a timely topic as we look to upgrade Old Bunjie!

Rainy Sunday afternoon, here. Genevieve and I take this opportunity to discuss some recent polls we ran on the YouTube channel and see how that sheds some light on the upgrade talk.