Greg & Alison Staggs: Marriage, Whitetails & a Lifetime of Bowhunting

How do you balance marriage, family and a serious passion for bowhunting? On this episode of the Bowhunter Podcast, host Christian Berg sits down with longtime contributor and dedicated DIY public-land bowhunter Greg Staggs — along with Greg's wife, Alison — for a wide-ranging conversation about hunting, relationships and more than three decades in the whitetail woods. Greg and Alison revisit the story behind his 2012 article Tribute to a Bowhunter's Wife, including the hunting question Greg asked Alison on their very first date and the approach that has helped them balance family life with an intense hunting schedule. The conversation then turns to Greg's decades-long pursuit of DIY public-land whitetails, his evolution into saddle hunting and one-sticking, lightweight mobile hunting setups, tree safety and why mobility has changed the way many experienced bowhunters approach the woods. Along the way, Christian, Greg and Alison trade stories about family, hunting partners, raising young hunters and the realities of spending a lifetime pursuing whitetails. Topics include: Balancing marriage, family and hunting Greg and Alison's first-date hunting story 37 years of DIY public-land bowhunting Whitetail strategy and mobile hunting Saddle hunting and one-sticking Lightweight climbing systems Tree-stand and saddle safety Hunting with family Staggs in the Wild The Bowhunter Podcast is presented by Tactacam.