The Blood Money Podcast

To kick off the new season we sit down with the next generation of guides. Wade Merschat, CJ Yoder, Aiden Currie, and Collin Norton tell stories of their adventures at a young age and where they hope to be in the future.

This episode is a bit different! We had special guest Sam Bushman (Jays sister) to sit in as a non hunter and learn about the diminishing art of trapping and hound hunting.

In this episode we sit down with Trombley, Jay and our newest guide Zac to recap a quick rifle season, go over some gear that essential to hunting in our area, and some advice for clients preparing to hunt with us.

In this weeks episode we back track to our spring bear season and recap Jays Archery season.

We're Back!Join us for the first episode of the season, We recap some of our archery season with Josh, Aaron and Trombley.

Josh, Morgan, Jay, and new guest Lydia sit down to ruffle some feathers on honest topics. If you are looking for an outfitter to book with you don't want to miss this episode. We pinpoint the right questions to ask, the gear to focus on, and some tips on how to get ready for a guided western hunt.

Over 200 years of hound hunting experience sits at one table and tells stories of hunting, technology, hounds, and how it all has changed over the years. In this episode we talk to Josh's idol in bear hunting, Dick Heavner, Jim Merschat, and Calvin Schrock about the advancement of big game hound hunting as we get insight into what it used to take to hound hunt decades ago. We also get to hear some interesting animal attack stories!

In this weeks episode we sat down with long time friend and outfitter Michael Hartmen of On-Point Outfitters and his guides to talk about bird hunting and dog. We continue getting an insight into what all hunters that use dogs have in common, the love for the dogs and the sport.

On this episode we sit down with Jeremy and Erik , owners and guides of Backbone Mountain Guide Service, to talk hound hunting in different areas of the country, the passion and determination it takes to run a hound hunting operation, and to tell stories that describe the love they have for the sport and their hounds

We promise this episode is worth the wait. We sit down with Jim Merschat, Josh's dad, to talk about the first 2 weeks of our hound hunting season. Also joining to add into the conversation is Walker, Brock, and Ben.

We had many requests to hear Brock (spotted elk) join the podcast, so we sat down with him and asked about his experience as an apprentice with Waypoint Outfitters, told stories about the final week of rifle, and gave some insight on what could be changing next year.Thank you to all our listeners for staying loyal

We finally had some free time to sit down and update everyone on the past couple weeks of rifle season.

In this episode we have guest and cousin Levi Merschat with us to help tell Morgan's first hunting story on a mule deer buck.We also tell this weeks success stories for the 1st week of rifle season.

After returning from the break we sit down and reflect on the success of guide week, go over how we are transitioning from archery season to rifle season and the gear that has been added to the packs. We also have our long time friends, and return clients, Jimmy Reel and Mike Davis, to tell their story of a successful, epic elk hunt, and the grueling pack-out that followed.

Archery season 2022 is a wrap. In this episode we reflect on the final week of archery season for the year, go over the stats of the season from beginning until end, and list the many jobs that are included in being an elk guide,We invite our guest and best friend Devin Hager to tell some guiding stories and talk about how many clients become lifetime friends and family after hard pack outs, first kills, and memories on the mountain.

In this episode we have a guest client on the podcast to tell his story about killing his first bull elk and what the experience was like being on a guided hunt.We dive in to the harder topics to discuss spot stealing, working together as a team, what you should ask outfitters, what to look for in a guide, and many more helpful tips.

In this episode of the podcast the crew tells stories about their close encounters with various animals in the wild, along with the much anticipated story of Ben's bear attack.

Join us for a recap of the second week of Montana Archery Season.Topics Discussed: Trusting the process, opportunities, hunter harassment, starving for a job, and more nightmare stories in the outfitting world

In this podcast we sit down with Josh, Jay, and Walker to give a quick recap of their week and a successful 1st week of archery at Waypoint Outfitters.

In this episode, after a week of spring bear hunting, we sit down with out client, fellow guide, and friend Sandon Chavez and our guide Joshua Schrock to talk about spring bear hunting, different styles of guiding, DIY hunting, and many more interesting topics with some classic analogies.

In the latest episode of our podcast Blood Money, we sit with professional archer, lifetime hunter and longtime friend, Ryan Furrer, to compare eastern whitetail hunting to western elk hunting during archery season, how to prepare for a guided hunt, and what to look for in an outfitter.

This is a story of the West that starts in the East.Josh Merschat and Jon Tissue go back and reflect on the very start of what has become Waypoint Outfitters and how it compares to Walker Witts story of him becoming a Montana Guide.