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Liminal Outdoors Podcast: Master The Wild - Build Yourself

Liminal Outdoors Podcast: Master The Wild - Build Yourself

By: Ryan Johnson
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Liminal Outdoors is the podcast for the working outdoorsman — the guy balancing a 9-5, fatherhood, bills, and responsibilities, who still finds a way to get into the mountains.

Hosted by Ryan Johnson — professional fishing guide, professional archer, hunter education instructor, and elk guide with 30+ bow-harvested elk to his name — this isn't a hobbyist show. Ryan brings elite-level outdoor expertise and delivers it in a way that actually makes sense for real life.

Every episode covers the skills, tactics, and mindset that help you get more out of your time in the field — whether you've been hunting your whole life or you're just getting started.

Hunting. Fishing. Camping. And the inner peace that lives somewhere between all of it.

This is Liminal Outdoors. The space between civilization and the wild.

Copyright 2026 All rights reserved.
Episodes
  • EP 5 Life Happens : Balancing outdoors, family, money and life
    Mar 31 2026

    In this episode, I'm sharing the real journey behind Liminal Outdoors: competitive archery, years guiding elk hunters in New Mexico, guiding lake trout and kokanee salmon on Colorado mountain lakes, and everything in between — sickness, marriage, kids, and learning to find myself in the wild when life got hard.

    From elk guide to lake trout fishing guide to raising a family in the Rocky Mountains — life in the outdoors isn't always clean. This is my story.

    If you're a working outdoorsman trying to balance hunting, fishing, and real life — this one's for you.

    ⬇️ Subscribe for western hunting tips, mountain fishing tactics, archery, camping, and woodsmanship built for the guy who still has to pay the bills AND fill the freezer.

    Liminal Outdoors — Master the Wild. Build Yourself. #LiminalOutdoors #HuntingLifestyle #ArcheryHunting #ElkHunting #WorkingOutdoorsman #Hunting #Fishing #Camping #OutdoorLife #RockyMountains

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    34 mins
  • EP 4: Choosing Between the Mountains and Home | Colorado Bighorn Sheep Hunt
    Mar 11 2026

    On this episode of Liminal Outdoors Podcast, we share personal stories about balancing work, family, and the outdoors. My Colorado bighorn sheep hunt serves as a prime example, illustrating the journey of personal growth experienced in those liminal space moments. It's about building and becoming, drawing parallels between the hunt and life's transitions.

    Video Chapters

    00:00 Intro

    02:11 I Drew a Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Tag!

    04:16 Doubt Creeps In

    04:50 Let The Sheep Scouting Begin

    07:22 I Found Every Ram In The Unit

    07:57 I Almost Turned My Tag Back In

    09:40 I Scared My Ram The Day Before Season

    11:08 Bear at 8 Yards!

    11:42 The First Bighorn Sheep Stalk

    12:35 2nd Day

    14:30 I had a Bighorn Sheep at 15 Yards!

    17:44 I finally found the Rams

    20:05 No Lazy Stalks

    22:05 My Target Ram Finally Stands Up

    Subscribe and follow Liminal Outdoors for tips, techniques and tricks for the beginner and seasoned western outdoors

    Master the Wilde - Build Yourself

    #bighornsheephunting #archeryhunting #familyandtheoutdoors #liminaloutdoors

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    30 mins
  • EP 3: Don’t Need Premium Tags | 30” Buck Proof on Colorado Public Land
    Feb 19 2026

    Hunting public land in Colorado isn't just about drawing the tag; it's about outlasting the pressure. In this episode of Liminal Outdoors, we breakdown our 2025 season where persistence paid off in a big way—resulting in a 30" Mule Deer buck and an OTC Elk harvest.

    We discuss how the season started slow, how my son found early success, and why "grinding it out" gave us the data we needed to capitalize on late-season opportunities. If you think you need a premium unit to kill big deer, this episode will change your mind.

    Timestamps:

    [00:00] Intro: The reality of Public Land hunting

    [00:00] Early Season: My son's buck & the pressure reality check

    [00:00] Mid-Season Lull: Learning the animal movement

    [00:00] The Pivot: Deciding to pick up an OTC Elk tag

    [00:00] The Elk Hunt: Capitalizing on opportunity

    [00:00] The 30" Buck: How persistence created luck

    [00:00] Late Season Strategy: Why time in the woods matters

    [00:00] Outro: Don't overlook "lesser" units

    Resources:

    https://youtu.be/i94vVvggm4E Episode 1: OTC vs Premium Elk Tags

    https://youtu.be/utkKNfcVIzQ Episode 2: Draw Systems Explained

    #MuleDeerHunting #ColoradoHunting #PublicLand #ElkHunting #LiminalOutdoors

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    26 mins
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