# Episode 80:  Being Proficient

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Podcast: [Eastmans' Life Of A Bowhunter Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/eastmans-life-of-a-bowhunter-podcast-6384056)
Published: 2026-03-25T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode Dan Pickar sits down with Todd Helms. Todd is the editor for both of Eastmans magazines, EBJ and EHJ. Todd is a wealth of knowledge and experience and him and Dan are friends. They have a great conversation about proficiency and making good decisions. They get into ethics and morals around rifle and bowhunting. The conversation gets interesting as the guys have differing opinions on a few subjects. It's a great listen this week on Eastmans Life Of A Bowhunter. Cutter Stabilizers - https://bit.ly/CutterStabilizers-Eastmans Eberlestock - https://bit.ly/Eberlestock-Eastmans Matthews - https://bit.ly/MathewsArchery-Eastmans On Glass - https://bit.ly/OnGlassAdapter-Eastmans Stealth Cam - https://bit.ly/StealthCam-Eastmans Team Lodge - https://bit.ly/TeamLodge-Eastmans Yeti - https://bit.ly/YetiCoolers-Eastmans

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