‘The Hard Way’ w/ Paul Forward & Jonathan Ellsworth (Ep.27)

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On our latest Blister Cinematic podcast, Jonathan talks with our great friend and longtime Blister reviewer, Paul Forward, about a beautiful new series of three short films about Paul, called, The Hard Way. It is presented by Sitka Films, and it delves into Paul’s lifelong passion for traditional bow hunting, and into the ethics that guide Paul’s practice.
Paul Forward during the filming of 'The Hard Way' by Sitka Films (photo by Colin Arisman)
On our latest Blister Cinematic podcast, Jonathan talks with our great friend and longtime Blister reviewer, Paul Forward, about a beautiful new series of three short films about Paul, called, The Hard Way. It is presented by Sitka Films, and it delves into Paul’s lifelong passion for traditional bow hunting, and into the ethics that guide Paul’s practice.
Paul Forward during the filming of 'The Hard Way' by Sitka Films (photo by Colin Arisman)
On our latest Blister Cinematic podcast, Jonathan talks with our great friend and longtime Blister reviewer, Paul Forward, about a beautiful new series of three short films about Paul, called, The Hard Way. It is presented by Sitka Films, and it delves into Paul’s lifelong passion for traditional bow hunting, and into the ethics that guide Paul’s practice.
Paul Forward during the filming of 'The Hard Way' by Sitka Films (photo by Colin Arisman)
On our latest Blister Cinematic podcast, Jonathan talks with our great friend and longtime Blister reviewer, Paul Forward, about a beautiful new series of three short films about Paul, called, The Hard Way. It is presented by Sitka Films, and it delves into Paul’s lifelong passion for traditional bow hunting, and into the ethics that guide Paul’s practice.
Paul Forward during the filming of 'The Hard Way' by Sitka Films (photo by Colin Arisman)
On our latest Blister Cinematic podcast, Jonathan talks with our great friend and longtime Blister reviewer, Paul Forward, about a beautiful new series of three short films about Paul, called, The Hard Way. It is presented by Sitka Films, and it delves into Paul’s lifelong passion for traditional bow hunting, and into the ethics that guide Paul’s practice.
Paul Forward during the filming of 'The Hard Way' by Sitka Films (photo by Colin Arisman)
On our latest Blister Cinematic podcast, Jonathan talks with our great friend and longtime Blister reviewer, Paul Forward, about a beautiful new series of three short films about Paul, called, The Hard Way. It is presented by Sitka Films, and it delves into Paul’s lifelong passion for traditional bow hunting, and into the ethics that guide Paul’s practice.
Paul Forward during the filming of 'The Hard Way' by Sitka Films (photo by Colin Arisman)
On our latest Blister Cinematic podcast, Jonathan talks with our great friend and longtime Blister reviewer, Paul Forward, about a beautiful new series of three short films about Paul, called, The Hard Way. It is presented by Sitka Films, and it delves into Paul’s lifelong passion for traditional bow hunting, and into the ethics that guide Paul’s practice.
Paul Forward during the filming of 'The Hard Way' by Sitka Films (photo by Colin Arisman)
On our latest Blister Cinematic podcast, Jonathan talks with our great friend and longtime Blister reviewer, Paul Forward, about a beautiful new series of three short films about Paul, called, The Hard Way. It is presented by Sitka Films, and it delves into Paul’s lifelong passion for traditional bow hunting, and into the ethics that guide Paul’s practice.
Paul Forward during the filming of 'The Hard Way' by Sitka Films (photo by Colin Arisman)
On our latest Blister Cinematic podcast, Jonathan talks with our great friend and longtime Blister reviewer, Paul Forward, about a beautiful new series of three short films about Paul, called, The Hard Way. It is presented by Sitka Films, and it delves into Paul’s lifelong passion for traditional bow hunting, and into the ethics that guide Paul’s practice.
photo from the filming of 'The Hard Way' by Sitka Films (photo by Colin Arisman)
On our latest Blister Cinematic podcast, Jonathan talks with our great friend and longtime Blister reviewer, Paul Forward, about a beautiful new series of three short films about Paul, called, The Hard Way. It is presented by Sitka Films, and it delves into Paul’s lifelong passion for traditional bow hunting, and into the ethics that guide Paul’s practice.
Paul Forward during the filming of 'The Hard Way' by Sitka Films (photo by Colin Arisman)

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‘The Hard Way’ w/ Paul Forward & Jonathan Ellsworth (Ep.27)
‘The Hard Way’ w/ Paul Forward & Jonathan Ellsworth (Ep.27)

Today, I am talking with our great friend and longtime Blister reviewer, Paul Forward, about a beautiful new series of three short films about Paul, called The Hard Way. It is presented by Sitka Films, and it delves into Paul’s lifelong passion for traditional bow hunting, and the ethics that guide Paul’s practice.

Paul and I have talked about some of these topics on various Blister podcasts, and below we’ve linked to those conversations. But today, Paul and I go behind the scenes of the making of these films, and we flesh out some of the topics related to The Hard Way.

RELATED LINKS:
Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+
Ep. 1: ‘The Hard Way’ (3 minutes)
Ep. 2: ‘The Hard Way’ (4 minutes)
Ep. 3: ‘The Hard Way’ (23 minutes)
CRAFTED: Paul Forward on Arrows
CRAFTED: Paul on Traditional Bows
Blister Podcast: Paul on Cooperation Across the Outdoor Industry
GEAR:30: Paul & Jonathan on Pow Skis in AK

TOPICS & TIMES:
How did this film come to be? (3:17)
Solo vs Solo for Filming (10:06)
The Depths of Experience and Hunting Philosophy (24:59)
Risk and O2 Demand (29:40)
Relative Risk vs Absolute Risk (42:13)
Luke Koppa, Mentorship, and Modern Tech (51:07)
Listener Question from Luke: The Hardway? (55:54)
Successfully Unsuccessful (1:12:01)

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‘The Hard Way’ w/ Paul Forward & Jonathan Ellsworth (Ep.27)
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‘The Hard Way’ w/ Paul Forward & Jonathan Ellsworth (Ep.27)
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‘The Hard Way’ w/ Paul Forward & Jonathan Ellsworth (Ep.27)
Off The Couch
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3 comments on “‘The Hard Way’ w/ Paul Forward & Jonathan Ellsworth (Ep.27)”

  1. About half way through this and really enjoying it

    My hot take from the opening though is that Blister is ripe for a reality TV show, or maybe a more Office style show?

  3. One last thought, now watched all 3 episodes and finished listening to the pod. Really found this to be excellent. Very interesting to hear Paul’s perspective on this style of hunting and how much it clearly means to him. Never watched anything quite like it.

    Seeing the shots with his out of focus skis in the background also makes me wish for a Gear30 on Paul’s quiver and more broadly on the gear he uses for skiing. Would need to be a video episode.

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