# Episode 89: Mentality and Being a Closer Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/eastmans-life-of-a-bowhunter-podcast-6384056/episode-89-mentality-and-being-a-closer Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/eastmans-life-of-a-bowhunter-podcast-6384056/episode-89-mentality-and-being-a-closer.md Podcast: [Eastmans' Life Of A Bowhunter Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/eastmans-life-of-a-bowhunter-podcast-6384056) Published: 2026-07-29T11:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://c510e396-1dac-4408-960a-05fe2daeaef6.libsyn.com/episode-89-mentality-and-being-a-closure Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/c510e396-1dac-4408-960a-05fe2daeaef6/LOB_7_8_26_finish.mp3?dest-id=4011963 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/eastmans-life-of-a-bowhunter-podcast-6384056/episodes/episode-89-mentality-and-being-a-closer Duration seconds: 3669 ## Resource In this episode Dan Pickar and Brian Barney catch up and talk about the upcoming season. They discuss the mentality needed for success and maintaining a positive mental attitude. They also cover closing the deal on critters and how small details accumulate during a hunt. This week on Eastmans Life Of A Bowhunter is a great conversation as the guys close in on the season. 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 Yeti - https://bit.ly/YetiCoolers-Eastmans ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/eastmans-life-of-a-bowhunter-podcast-6384056/episodes/episode-89-mentality-and-being-a-closer/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/eastmans-life-of-a-bowhunter-podcast-6384056/episode-89-mentality-and-being-a-closer.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.