Episode 61: Hell On Ice

Outdoor Ruhls Podcast – Episode 61 “Hell on Ice” A spray-painted “PET” deer, a viral MeatEater post, custom Outdoor Ruhls Stormy Kromers, and a 60-year-old wooden toboggan that refuses to retire—Episode 61 is full-tilt winter chaos. Mike and Mark open with the story behind the now-famous “PET” deer that wandered past their Pennsylvania blind, how the video ended up with Steve Rinella, and why it’s been viewed over 3 million times. They also welcome new listeners and describe what the show is at its core: a family-driven outdoors podcast built on storytelling, humor, and shared memories. Then comes the snow carnage. Memaw and Poppy recount how their massive wooden toboggan once helped spark two marriages, long before it started racking up injuries—like Memaw’s Christmas Day broken nose and Ron’s broken ankle at Log Hollow Camp. Mike, Matt, Davey, and Kate add their own chapters: the Fairview Golf Course jump that left Davey with a badly injured wrist; the infamous nighttime return run where Ann Boyer hit the same jump in the dark and bruised her hip so badly she remembered it for decades; and a reminder that once the toboggan claims one victim, it usually isn’t done. The episode wraps with more “hell on ice”: the Perry County canoe-sled crash, Kate’s one and only ice-fishing trip that ended with a fractured tailbone, her too-small snowsuit exploding in the Swiss Alps, and Hunter’s full-send ski and snowboard wrecks. Through all of it, the throughline is pure Outdoor Ruhls—family, laughter, and stories that last far longer than any trophy. Want an Outdoor Ruhls Stormy Kromer hat? 👉 Email [email protected] (R-U-H-L-S) with: Color choice (Blaze Orange or Forest Floor) Your head measurement or hat size Any questions about sizing or ordering