I Survived The Wild Outdoors
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I Survived The Wild Outdoors

Brad Mathewson

English United States
Active Every 2 Weeks

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Episodes
59
Episodes in dataset
Apple Rating
4.7 / 5
22 Apple ratings
Cadence
Every 2 Weeks
~every 13.6649 days
Since
Aug 23, 2023
First episode
Latest
Jun 10, 2026
Active

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Episodes appear to feature guests

Established Catalog

59 episodes for longitudinal research

Content Profile

Language
English
Region
United States
Format
Episodic
Content Rating
Clean or unspecified

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Brad Mathewson hosts, I Survived The Wild Outdoors! A podcast where outdoorsmen & women share their courageous tales of survival. Share your story at [email protected]

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Lightning in the Spring Woods
Jun 10, 2026
The Silent Trail
May 27, 2026
The Dog and the Bear
May 13, 2026

Recent Episodes

S1E58 Lightning in the Spring Woods

Jun 10, 2026 26m

Just 21 years old, Jake Bussey has already built a life most hunters only dream about. From guiding Turkey hunts since high school to crafting custom calls from the age of 13, his passion for chasing…

S1E57 The Silent Trail

May 27, 2026 32m

In this episode we follow Ben Brooks, an experienced hiker from California as he ventures alone on the Bailey Canyon Trail in the Sierra Madre. What began as a routine afternoon hike took a dangerous…

S1E56 The Dog and the Bear

May 13, 2026 26m

In June 2022, Frank and Connie Delnero, a couple from Pennsylvania, set out on what seemed like a routine evening walk with their 2 dogs. As they turned a corner, they bumped into a mother bear and…

S1E55 Ryan Marshall: Fire, Watrer, Shelter

Apr 30, 2026 40m

In this episode, I sit down with Ryan Marshall, former host of Marshall Bushcraft on Canada's Wild Tv, to talk about the experience that changed the course of his life. In his early 20's Ryan set out…

S1E54 The Amazon Adventures

Apr 15, 2026 1h 37m

In the 1980's, a simple magazine article would change everything for a Wisconsin angler named Joe Wing. After reading about Peacock bass fishing in the Amazon he picked up the phone and called the…

S1E53 Hope Hung in the Tree

Apr 01, 2026 21m

Bob Kampstra is back on the show, and at 87 years old, he's proof that adventure doesn't retire. In this episode, Bob takes us into the woods and into a situation where his experience, quick…

S1E52 When the Ice Gave Way

Mar 18, 2026 20m

On a windy winter day fourteen years ago, Duane Braaksma set out alone to ice fish on Big Green Lake Wisconsin. What should have been a quiet afternoon on the ice turned into a fight for survival…

S1E51 The Hunt That Wasn't

Mar 04, 2026 26m

Back in 1973 Bob Kampstra, a hunter from Wisconsin answered what appeared to be a credible advertisement for a guided elk hunt in the Idaho Wilderness. After a few phone calls he believed he could…

S1E50 Trapped on the Trapline

Feb 04, 2026 25m

More than 25 years ago, a routine day on a northern Wisconsin trapline took an unexpected turn for Steve Olson. While handling a conibear trap deep in the woods, a split-second mistake left him…

S1E49 Elk Hunting in Grizzly Country

Jan 13, 2026 1h 5m

In this episode, we sit down with Ron Niziolek, a life long bow hunter from Cody, Wyoming whose passion for elk hunting places him deep in some of the most bear-dense terrain in the lower 48. In…

S1E48 Thirty Feet Up

Dec 31, 2025 56m

A routine morning in the Michigan woods turns into a life-altering event when veteran hunter Greg Shull experiences a catastrophic climber tree stand failure during the 2009 deer season. In this…

S1E47 After the Bite

Dec 17, 2025 1h 20m

In this episode we share the powerful story of Lauren Jean- a tough, devoted hounds woman whose life was turned upside down by a single tick bite. After contracting Lyme disease, Lauren quickly…

S1E46 Lost in the System

Nov 27, 2025 40m

In this episode, we sit down with Justin Klement, an outdoorsman whose life took an unexpected turn after a tick bite in 2012 while hunting in Washington State. What began as a simple tick removal…

S1E45 From Target to Trauma

Nov 12, 2025 38m

In this episode I sit down with Keith Schuh, an archer whose life changed forever in a split second. Nearly 20 years ago, Keith made the switch from aluminum to carbon arrows— a move many archers…

S1E44 Sepsis in the Wild

Oct 15, 2025 26m

Returning guest Jeff Braaksma joins us for his 3rd appearance- and this time with a hunting story that took a serious and unexpected turn. What started as a triumphant bow hunt on public land in…

S1E43 Spider Bite

Oct 08, 2025 36m

In this episode, returning guest Jeff Braaksma shares a harrowing first hand account of what he believes was a Brown Recluse Spider bite-right in the woods of Wisconsin, where the species isn't…

S1E42 Burned

Sep 24, 2025 20m

In this episode, I share a painful lesson I learned first hand: What happens when you don't properly protect your skin from the sun. After a fishing trip turned into a medical nightmare, I developed…

S1E41 Crossbow Safety

Sep 05, 2025 36m

A split-second mistake. A missing thumb. A crossbow design that never should have allowed it to happen. In this episode, I sit down with veteran bowhunter Jeff Braaksma, who shares the shocking story…

S1E40 What's That Spot?

Aug 06, 2025 34m

Professional fishing guide Thatcher Haggberg joins the show to share his personal wake-up call after being diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma and undergoing multiple treatments for actinic…

S1E39 Stranded and Cart Broken

Jun 25, 2025 44m

Join us as my friend Tracy and I chase Muskies on the legendary Lake of the Woods in Ontario, Canada. When the fish weren't biting the first few days of the trip, we made a bold decision to explore a…

Publishing Analytics

Frequency
~every 13.6649 days
Every 2 Weeks
Avg Duration
39m
Consistency
80%
Format
Episodic
Since
Aug 23, 2023
Latest
Jun 10, 2026

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Region
United States
Hosting
feeds.acast.com

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