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The Brothers Hunt

“God’s Country” with The Brothers Hunt (brothers Dan and Reid Isbell) is a rollicking weekly podcast that sits at the intersection of country music and the great outdoors. Each episode explores how today’s biggest and most talented country stars and songwriters pull inspiration from rugged, first-hand relationships with the natural world. Nashville songwriters by profession who spent their childhoods getting muddy in the wilds of Tennessee, Dan and Reid draw on their own passion for hunting and fishing to lead a thought-provoking and fun exploration of the fundamental role of outdoor living in country music.

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  • Yesterday · 1 hr 1 min

    The “Godfather of Elk Hunting” Jason Phelps Reveals What Most Elk Hunters Get Wrong and The Brothers Hunt Recap Recent Antelope Hunt

    Jason Phelps joins Reid and Dan Isbell after an unforgettable week chasing elk and antelope in Utah with Luke Combs and friends. The founder of Phelps Game Calls breaks down the calling strategies that consistently bring bulls within bow range—and the common mistakes that keep hunters from getting it done. Jason shares the incredible story of calling in a 370-inch bull that helped put Phelps Game Calls on the map, explains the difference between location and challenge bugles, and reveals why woodsmanship matters more than owning the latest hunting gear. He also gives practical advice for Southern and first-time elk hunters who want to plan a DIY public-land hunt out West. Plus, Reid and Dan recap their Utah antelope hunts, share the wild story of a stolen cellular trail camera that kept sending photos to its owner, and announce the winner of their huge subscriber giveaway. In this episode: Hunting elk in Utah with Luke Combs and Jason Phelps Jason’s most humbling elk-hunting season The story behind his record-class 370-inch bull How a civil engineer created Phelps Game Calls Location bugles versus challenge bugles The elk-calling mistakes most hunters make Why expensive hunting gear won’t replace woodsmanship How beginners can plan a DIY public-land elk hunt Reid and Dan’s Utah antelope hunt The unbelievable stolen Tactacam story The $1,000+ subscriber giveaway winner If you love elk hunting, turkey hunting, public-land adventures, country music and the outdoors, subscribe to God’s Country and join The Brothers Hunt every week. LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and leave a comment: What is the first Western hunt you would choose—elk, mule deer or antelope? God’s Country is hosted by Reid and Dan Isbell, also known as The Brothers Hunt. TBH INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thebrothershunt/ TBH FACEBOOK: TBHhttps://www.facebook.com/thebrothershunt/ GCP FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/godscountrypodcast GCP INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thegodscountrypodcast/ TBH/ GCP TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@brothershunt?lang=en TBH MERCH: https://the-brothers-hunt.myshopify.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • September 1 · 1 hr 16 min

    Writing Hits for Zach Top and Living Life Like Andy Griffith with Wyatt McCubbin on God's Country

    Wyatt McCubbin joins The Brothers Hunt, also known as Dan and Reid Isbell, on God’s Country for an episode packed with country music history, hilarious stories and an inside look at the life of a Nashville songwriter.Wyatt shares how he went from working in small-town country radio to writing songs recorded by artists like Zach Top, Luke Combs, Lainey Wilson and Jon Pardi. He also opens up about his friendship with country music legend Marty Stuart, the story behind his Grand Ole Opry debut and what it was like helping create Zach Top’s breakout sound.The guys also get into Wyatt’s Ohio upbringing, his love for traditional country music, the realities of chasing songs in Nashville and plenty of stories that probably shouldn’t have made it onto the air.If you love classic country, songwriting stories, hunting, the outdoors and conversations that feel more like hanging around deer camp, this episode is for you. Subscribe to The Brothers Hunt for new episodes of God’s Country every week, featuring country artists, hit songwriters and outdoorsmen sharing the stories you won’t hear anywhere else. #WyattMcCubbin #ZachTop #GodsCountryPodcast #TheBrothersHunt #CountryMusic #Songwriter #MartyStuart TBH INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thebrothershunt/ TBH FACEBOOK: TBHhttps://www.facebook.com/thebrothershunt/ GCP FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/godscountrypodcast GCP INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thegodscountrypodcast/ TBH/ GCP TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@brothershunt?lang=en TBH MERCH: https://the-brothers-hunt.myshopify.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 25 · 49 min

    Luke Combs’ Golf Controversy, Deer Camp Eviction & a Vasectomy Debate On God's Country Podcast

    **GIVEAWAY ON YOUTUBE** On this week’s God’s Country Podcast, Dan and Reid Isbell (The Brothers Hunt) defend Luke Combs attire at St. Andrews, discuss the unwritten rules of golf and officially deliver their verdict. The Brothers Hunt also break down the fastest ways to get permanently banned from deer camp, share the story of Jameson Rodgers earning a lifetime open invitation and how they are getting ready for Tennessee’s velvet deer season. Plus, Dan attempts to explain how a vasectomy works and they ask their listeners to comment below for the chance to win a Grizzly cooler. The brothers close things out with hunting “Would You Rather,” including an impossible decision involving a giant buck, viral glory and taking your kids hunting. In this episode: • Luke Combs’ St. Andrews golf outfit controversy • Country Music Court delivers its verdict • The unwritten rules of golf-course attire • Dan’s completely unqualified vasectomy explanation• A near-death bench-press story• How to get banned—or invited back—to deer camp • Jameson Rodgers’ mature-buck decision at Mossy Oak • Tennessee velvet season and hunting-property preparation • Hunting “Would You Rather” questions • A Grizzly cooler giveaway Subscribe to The Brothers Hunt for new episodes of God’s Country, country music stories, hunting conversations and plenty of brotherly chaos every week. TBH INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thebrothershunt/ TBH FACEBOOK: TBHhttps://www.facebook.com/thebrothershunt/ GCP FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/godscountrypodcast GCP INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thegodscountrypodcast/ TBH/ GCP TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@brothershunt?lang=en TBH MERCH: https://the-brothers-hunt.myshopify.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 18 · 1 hr 29 min

    Corey Kent talks Fatherhood, Garth Brooks, and Great Day To Be Alive on God's Country

    Garth Brooks and Willie Nelson gave Corey Kent advice that helped change the direction of his life. In this episode of God’s Country, Corey joins The Brothers Hunt to tell those stories—and opens up about getting fired with a new baby at home, leaving Nashville, building a life in Texas, and redefining what success really means. Corey shares how he handed Garth Brooks a burned CD containing the only three songs he had written, why he confidently claimed they were ready for country radio, and the life-changing message Garth later sent him. He also remembers singing with Willie Nelson as a teenager and receiving the advice that first sent him to Nashville. The conversation goes deeper into faith, family, fatherhood, hunting, and the emotional moment Corey experienced on his family’s Oklahoma land before delivering his grandfather’s eulogy. Plus, he talks about “Wild as Her,” his upcoming album Heartland Rock N Roll, working with Jason Aldean, and why he plans to live his life in seasons. CHAPTERS 00:00 Meet Corey Kent 04:00 Why Corey and his wife had a fourth child 07:20 Getting fired with a new baby at home 09:20 Leaving Nashville for Texas 14:00 What You Mad At? 17:20 The rising cost of Corey’s party barn 25:00 Hunting, public land and chasing adventure 31:00 Parenting and embracing the season you’re in 34:20 Redefining success and building a full table 39:20 Corey remembers his grandfather 44:20 The deer that appeared before the eulogy 48:00 Corey Can: The Game 53:00 Corey’s journey through Nashville and Texas 54:30 Singing with Willie Nelson 57:15 Handing Garth Brooks a burned CD 58:30 Garth’s life-changing advice 1:03:30 Putting music in its proper place 1:05:20 Why Corey lets the best song win 1:07:00 Heartland Rock N Roll and Corey’s influences 1:11:00 Why playing live means everything 1:15:20 Contentment, ambition and life after music 1:20:00 “It’s a Great Day to Be Alive” TBH INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thebrothershunt/ TBH FACEBOOK: TBHhttps://www.facebook.com/thebrothershunt/ GCP FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/godscountrypodcast GCP INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thegodscountrypodcast/ TBH/ GCP TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@brothershunt?lang=en TBH MERCH: https://the-brothers-hunt.myshopify.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 11 · 1 hr 26 min

    Rascal Flatts’ Gary LeVox on the Reunion, Faith & Hunting Giant Bucks

    Rascal Flatts frontman Gary LeVox joins, The Brothers Hunt, also known as Dan and Reid Isbell for an unforgettable episode of God’s Country—talking about the Rascal Flatts reunion, his faith, a legendary country music career, and his lifelong obsession with hunting. Gary takes us back to the beginning, from building swimming pools by day and playing Nashville bars at night to earning 17 No. 1 hits with Rascal Flatts. He shares the God moment that convinced him to pursue music, what it felt like to reunite with Jay and Joe Don, and how the group became the first country band to sell out Wrigley Field—outselling Billy Joel and Elton John in the process. Then the conversation heads into the woods. Gary swaps stories about bowhunting giant whitetails, his favorite Illinois buck, hunting with his daughters, balancing deer season with life on the road, and why chiggers are the first thing he plans to ask the Lord about when he gets to heaven. Plus, Gary discusses “Life Is a Highway” crossing one billion streams, the Rascal Flatts songs he still loves singing, his new music, and the role faith continues to play in his life and career. He even closes the episode by singing a few country classics live. Subscribe to God’s Country for more conversations about country music, faith, family, hunting, fishing, and the outdoors. #GodsCountry #GaryLeVox #RascalFlatts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • August 4 · 1 hr 27 min

    Wynn Varble talks Waiting on a Woman, Six-Pound Smallmouth & Nashville Tears on God's Country

    Wynn Varble has written some of the most iconic songs in country music for Brad Paisley, Garth Brooks, and Easton Corbin—and he brought the stories behind them to God’s Country. Wynn joins Reid and Dan to share how he and Darryl Worley wrote “Have You Forgotten?” in just 90 minutes, the story behind Brad Paisley’s “Waitin’ on a Woman,” and the lessons he learned while trying to make it as a Nashville songwriter. They also talk about Wynn’s years as Darryl Worley’s roommate, catching six-pound smallmouth on Tennessee’s Duck River, surviving an unexpected Asian carp attack, and why the best country songs come from real life. Plus, Wynn performs the unreleased “Nashville Tears” and closes the episode with “Waitin’ on a Woman”—a song Reid calls one of the greatest country songs ever written. Subscribe to God’s Country for more conversations where country music, songwriting, hunting, fishing, faith and the outdoors all come together. #WynnVarble #GodsCountryPodcast #CountryMusic #Songwriting #BradPaisley #DarrylWorley TBH INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thebrothershunt/ TBH FACEBOOK: TBHhttps://www.facebook.com/thebrothershunt/ GCP FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/godscountrypodcast GCP INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thegodscountrypodcast/ TBH/ GCP TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@brothershunt?lang=en TBH MERCH: https://the-brothers-hunt.myshopify.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • July 28 · 59 min

    Zach Top, Bailey Zimmerman, Koe Wetzel, Jake Owen & More | Best of God’s Country 2026

    The stories were too good to hear only once. We’re looking back at some of our favorite God’s Country moments of 2026 with Zach Top, Bailey Zimmerman, Koe Wetzel, Avery Anna, Kip Moore, Jake Owen and Brantley Gilbert. From Koe Wetzel’s legendary “Moon Fire” deer hunt and Bailey Zimmerman buying his mom a house, to Avery Anna’s powerful perspective on faith, Kip Moore’s emotional tribute to Brett James, Jake Owen’s honest conversation about hitting rock bottom and Brantley Gilbert opening up about addiction—this episode has a little bit of everything. There are plenty of laughs, but these conversations also get honest about family, faith, loss, recovery and the moments that remind us what really matters. CHAPTERS 00:00 Best of God’s Country 00:40 Zach Top 06:00 Koe Wetzel 14:15 Bailey Zimmerman 19:40 Avery Anna 28:40 Kip Moore 40:00 Jake Owen 49:00 Brantley Gilbert Which story was your favorite? Let us know in the comments, and subscribe for more country music, hunting stories and conversations from God’s Country. Presented by The Brothers Hunt. TBH INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thebrothershunt/ TBH FACEBOOK: TBHhttps://www.facebook.com/thebrothershunt/ GCP FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/godscountrypodcast GCP INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thegodscountrypodcast/ TBH/ GCP TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@brothershunt?lang=en TBH MERCH: https://the-brothers-hunt.myshopify.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • June 23 · 52 min

    BRO-POD UNFILTERED

    This week, it's just Reid and Dan behind the microphones for an unfiltered Brothers Pod. The guys dive into why marriage gets a bad rap, how fatherhood changed their lives, and why they'd choose family over the "rockstar lifestyle" every single time. They also tackle the controversy surrounding Cody Johnson's grizzly bear hunt, share hilarious college stories, answer your hunting questions, and reflect on the moments where they knew God was directing their path. Plus: turkey hunting debates, favorite songs they've written, raising kids outdoors, rapid-fire questions, and plenty of brotherly roasting along the way. In this episode: * Why marriage is better than they ever expected * The Cody Johnson grizzly hunt controversy * The college girlfriend story you've never heard * Favorite songs they've written and why * Turkey hunting hot takes * Fatherhood, faith, and purpose * Rapid fire with The Brothers Hunt Subscribe for new episodes of God's Country every week. #GodsCountry #TheBrothersHunt #HuntingPodcast #CountryMusic #Fatherhood #Marriage #TurkeyHunting #CodyJohnson TBH INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thebrothershunt/ TBH FACEBOOK: TBHhttps://www.facebook.com/thebrothershunt/ GCP FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/godscountrypodcast GCP INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thegodscountrypodcast/ TBH/ GCP TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@brothershunt?lang=en TBH MERCH: https://the-brothers-hunt.myshopify.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • May 26 · 1 hr 37 min

    Kip Moore Talks "The Darkness", South Africa, and Grief on God’s Country Podcast

    Kip Moore returns to God’s Country Podcast for one of the deepest conversations we’ve ever had. Kip opens up about losing legendary songwriter Brett James, battling anxiety and self-doubt, chasing purpose through music, and the meaning behind songs like “The Darkness” and “Faith In The Wind” from his new album Reason To Believe. The guys also dive into Kip’s wild family stories, growing up in Georgia, life on the road, songwriting pressure, South Africa humanitarian work through One Heartbeat, faith, grief, creativity, and learning to stop caring what the world thinks. This episode is funny, emotional, inspiring, and packed with classic Kip Moore storytelling. Topics Include: Brett James stories & legacy Kip Moore’s new album Reason To Believe Anxiety, purpose & mental battles Songwriting & Nashville music industry talk South Africa & One Heartbeat Wild stories about Kip’s dad Faith, loss & creativity Country music & life on the road TBH INSTAGRAM: / thebrothershunt TBH FACEBOOK: TBH / thebrothershunt GCP FACEBOOK: / godscountrypodcast GCP INSTAGRAM: / thegodscountrypodcast TBH/ GCP TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@brothershunt?... TBH MERCH: https://the-brothers-hunt.myshopify.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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