SouthEastern Bow Hunter - Bows and Turkeys w/ Michael Pitts

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🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I sit down with Michael Pitts, renowned outdoorsman and personality from REALTREE, for a conversation that goes far deeper than the woods. We dive into the world of turkeys, archery, and the passion that keeps us heading back into the field—and we also open up about the side of the outdoors that isn’t always talked about: mental health.

Michael shares stories from the hunt, his approach to mastering archery, and what drives his love for conservation and the wild places we cherish. But we also shift gears to discuss the importance of mental resilience, the value of community, and how the outdoors has shaped the way we each process stress, pressure, and personal challenges.

This is a grounded, honest conversation about the traditions we love and the mindsets that keep us moving forward. Whether you’re a hunter, an archery enthusiast, or someone looking for a real discussion on mental wellness, this episode has something special for you.

Tune in, and let’s talk turkeys, bows, and becoming better humans—one step at a time.

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0:34.1	All right, what's going on, guys?
0:35.7	Welcome to another episode of South Eastern bowhunter podcast um this is the
0:40.0	first episode well last episode we're recording until turkey season 2026 starts so i thought who better
0:47.2	than to get the turkey man um at least that's what i call him this time of year uh mr michael pits
0:52.6	from real tree uh road trips all that stuff all the good, good shows that we've seen Pitts on. And, you know, he's become a really good buddy of mine over the past, I don't know, year or so. So I figured Pitts knows how to kill turkeys. He knows how to run for Mr. Green Jeans. And it's just going to be a really good episode. So before we get into it,
1:12.2	I hope you guys really enjoyed last week's episode with Dustin talking about men's mental health.
1:16.8	That's probably something that's going to come up a lot here in the next, I don't know,
1:20.9	weeks as the podcast gets rolling and just everything, because it's just the thing that we've,
1:26.1	you know, I've really started taking a very
1:28.5	important look at so uh before we get into it mr michael pitts we got to run through the partners
1:34.1	real quick looks like this mike is kind of messing up it's let's see if i can't fix that uh okay
1:40.3	hopefully it doesn't slowly go down i'll keep an eye on it as we're going. It looks like it might be moving.
1:45.0	But anyway, you guys know I love messing around with these mics. Yeah, so partners, before we get into it with Pits, this podcast is brought to you by Sportsman's Empire. You probably heard Dan's ad in the beginning, but I got to do my part and talk about it. Sportsman's Empire is a group of podcasters like myself, Dan being one of them who
2:04.2	actually runs Sportsman's Empire. And it is honestly just a group of really good podcasts. So if you
2:09.9	guys want some other content than just this or maybe your typical, you know, Joe Rogans or
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