Southeastern Bowhunter - First In Person Guest! w/ Josh Chriswell
Sportsmen's Empire - Whitetail Hunting
Sportsmen's Empire Outdoor Network
4.8 • 615 Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2026
⏱️ 140 minutes
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Summary
In this special episode, I sit down with my good friend Josh Chriswell—our very first in-person guest—for a conversation that’s equal parts inspiring, down-to-earth, and real. Josh shares stories from his hunting experiences, breaking down not just the success he’s had in the field, but the patience, discipline, and mindset that got him there.
We also dive into something even deeper—his faith. Josh opens up about how it shapes his perspective on life, challenges, and purpose, offering an honest look at what keeps him grounded both in and out of the woods.
This episode is a mix of storytelling, reflection, and meaningful conversation, marking a milestone for the podcast as we welcome our first face-to-face guest. Whether you’re into hunting, faith, or just hearing genuine conversations between friends, this is one you won’t want to miss.
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| 0:32.4 | All right, what is going on, guys? |
| 0:33.6 | Welcome to another episode of Southeastern Bow Hunter podcast. |
| 0:37.4 | So this episode is going to be our first one that is completely in person. |
| 0:42.7 | Everything you're going to listen to, everything you're going to see is all going to be completely in person in my basement, which we call the studio now. |
| 0:51.0 | And it's going to be with one of my best friends, Josh Criswell, the guy that helped me get |
| 0:55.0 | into bow hunting, just hunting in general. And it's going to be a really good one. I wanted Josh |
| 1:02.0 | to be the first one because he was the first one that we kind of did a little mock run with before |
| 1:06.2 | we had any type of new setup like this. And, you know, because of everything he's done for me, |
| 1:10.7 | I really felt like, hey, you're the one that got me into this. So why not have you be the very first, right? So I'm really looking forward to it. He is actually on his way right now, so I figured I'd knock this intro out real quick. And, yeah, it's just going to be a really, really good episode. So before we get into it, I'm going to'm run through these partners kind of quick the podcast is brought to you by sportsman's empire which is |
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