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02, 2022
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02, 2022
Episode 616: Idaho Hunter Shares Unprecedented Predator Hunt and Blood Origins Breaks Down Biggest Threats To Hunting Community in 2022
Idaho native Wyatt Stocks is a whitetail hunter and shed hunting fanatic. The frequency with which he encounters wolves while shed hunting means he always has a rifle on his pack. Wyatt joins the show this week to talk about one [...]
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02, 2022
Episode 615: The Hunter Chef Makes His Return and The Firearm Industry Sets Concerning Precedent
Remington's unprecedented $73 million dollar settlement with the families of the Sandy Hook victims is extremely concerning for the future of American firearm manufacturers. The Biden Administration has been open about repealing laws that previously protected gun makers from liability in [...]
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02, 2022
Campfire Conversations 18: Biden Administration Negotiating Away Your Hunting Rights Behind Closed Doors?
This is the most important Campfire Conversation to date. Brian Lynn - VP of Marketing and Communications from Sportsmen's Alliance jumps on to discuss why the Biden Administration has decided to negotiate with the Center For Biological Diversity over hunting access [...]
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02, 2022
Episode 614: Should Texas’ Archery Only Counties Introduce Rifle Seasons? And Keeping Your Western Big Game Applications Organized with Huntin’ Fool
North Texas is a unique animal when it comes to Grayson, Collin, Dallas and Rockwall counties being the only archery only whitetail deer counties in the state. Historically, Grayson County has produced some of the biggest racked bucks not just in [...]
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02, 2022
Campfire Conversations 17: SCI Convention Round Up and Latest from Government Affairs Director Ben Cassidy
SCI's 50th Anniversary Convention in Las Vegas was one for the record books from a conservation funds raised perspective. I attended for the first time and the energy in the convention hall was contagious. SCI's Director of Government Affairs Ben Cassidy [...]
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02, 2022
Episode 613: Ike Eastman on Biggest Threat to Hunting Community, The Monster Ohio Deadhead That Went Viral and Cable Gets Cancelled
I was sitting in the duck blind with my brother and a friend last weekend and went to post a story to Instagram. Unfortunately, my page (with 145,000 followers) had been disabled by Instagram in the middle of the night. It's [...]
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01, 2022
Episode 612: Alaskan Governor Mike Dunleavy, Henry Relives Taking His First Buck & A Canadian Outfitter On the Hounds That Saved Him
Alaskan Governor Mike Dunleavy wasn't hard to find at the SCI Convention in Las Vegas, I simply looked for the tallest guy in the room. Once I found the governor, he was more than willing to carve out a few minutes [...]
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01, 2022
Tar and Feather Tyrants Fauci T-Shirt
Instagram won't allow me to sell them on their platform, no surprise. So here is the the link. Shirts are $23.00 and are ring spun cotton (soft) shirts. Purchase Here
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01, 2022
Episode 611: Pushing the Envelope on Wild Game, Bacon Jam, Making Your Own Sausage, An Outfitter’s Shocking Admission & Migration Changes Due to ‘Duck Farming’
Each January I head west to Pavur Outdoors (Seymour, TX) where I'm joined by my Missouri boys. This was our 6th annual duck/hogapolooza hunt where we spend 3 or 4 days chasing ducks and thermal hog hunting. It's always one of [...]
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01, 2022
Episode 610: Quick Thinking Saves Hunter’s Life After Gruesome Accident & Quail Conservation and Research with Quail Tech Alliance
It was a normal morning in the whitetail woods for bowhunter Justin Swift when one miss step nearly cost him his life. However, quick thinking and a quick response by local emergency personnel ultimately left him with a hell of a [...]
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01, 2022
Episode 609: A Buck Named ‘Hobo’ – The Tale of Kassandra Agarand’s World Record Whitetail Deer
Bigger deer have been killed, but none bigger have ever been killed by a female bowhunter. I'm thrilled to have Kassandra Agarand join the show from Saskatchewan this week to tell us all about this amazing buck she affectionately nicknamed 'Hobo'. [...]
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01, 2022
Episode 608: Big Waves, Speargun Fishing, Hawaiian Hunting Culture, Health and Island Recipes with Professional Surfer Mark Healey
I'll be the first to admit that I don't know jack squat about surfing. However, it's something that has always fascinated me from an onlooker standpoint. When a mutual friend introduced me to professional big wave surfer Mark Healey with a [...]
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12, 2021
Episode 607: Christmas Music Special
Some of you may know my first on air gig was as a DJ in college. This week, we take a break from the outdoor format as I get back to my roots- hope you enjoy the tunes and that it [...]
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12, 2021
Episode 606: The Rains Finally Came, Biden’s International Travel Ban Impact on Trade Show Season and Rethinking the Term “Trophy” With John X Safaris, Plus Pnuma’s Will Cooper on Whitetails, Gear and Heated Core Technology for Cold Weather Sits
I've been to South Africa's Eastern Cape five times since it last saw decent rainfall. That all changed recently when the heavens opened up. While certainly needed, it came with a price as fences washed away, animals drowned and tank dams [...]
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12, 2021
Episode 605: Elk Shape’s Dan Staton on Late Season Archery Elk, His Texas Whitetail Indoctrination, Positivity and the Mental Challenges of Bow Hunting, Washington State’s Canceled Bear Hunt and Much More
Dan Staton and I were able to share a camp together for the first time in South Texas this fall. We joined up with another mutual friend and Pnuma Recon Team Member Chad Alan Jones for a few days of bowhunting [...]
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12, 2021
Campfire Conversations 16: SCI’s Ben Cassidy on Trophy Ban Language in Appropriations Bill, Animals as “Sentient Beings” in Spain, Swan Hunting, and No Net Loss Hunting Access Under Fire in Alaska
Always great catching up with SCI's Director Of Government Affairs Ben Cassidy. Lots of interesting stuff to discuss on this episode of Campfire Conversations.
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12, 2021
Episode 604: Catching Up with Texas Killer- Comparing Rifle Calibers for Hog Hunting, The Evolution of Thermal, Cancel Culture, and Lots of Laughs with Our Old Friend
Anthony Amantine and I go way back, nearly 20 years. We've had alot of fun and funny screw ups afield over that time. We relive some of them this week. A long time authority and thermal hunting and rifles (especially for [...]
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11, 2021
Episode 603: One State Advises Hunters to Mask Up To Prevent Covid Contraction When Cleaning Deer and A Casual Afternoon Fishing Trip Turns Into A Ghastly Wild Boar Attack
When I heard that the Wisconsin DNR was telling hunters to wear a mask when cleaning dead deer this fall I honestly didn't know whether to laugh or cringe. Sounds like more fear mongering regarding the pandemic that has altered all [...]
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11, 2021
Episode 602: Sandhill Cranes with Kent Cartridge & An Old Hunting Dog Learns A Few New Tricks
I've shot Kent waterfowl loads since I was in college. When the opportunity to work with a brand I already used and trusted came up 4 years ago, of course I jumped at the opportunity. It was awesome to have Kent [...]
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11, 2021
Episode 601: Skipping Class Results in 213 Inches of Bone For College Student, Mossberg Introduces New Pistol and Shotguns for This Fall & A Fast Food Inspired Wild Game Recipe Your Family Will Destroy
Oklahoma State student Cort Travis recently took down this Boone and Crockett monster during Oklahoma's muzzle loader season. He joins the show to talk about chasing this wary bruiser. Sacrifices were made in the process as Cort cut classes and skipped [...]
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11, 2021
Episode 600 – Family in the Great Outdoors
I'm not saying this is the best show I've ever done, but it might be the most important. As a father and as a conservationist I look at my kids as my legacy just like many of you do. If we [...]
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10, 2021
Episode 599: Bucking Broncs, Thermal Hogs, Bourbon, Long Range Shooting, & Instagram Censorship with Jason Jeter & Animal Rights Activists Back on the Wolf Warpath with Sportsmen’s Alliance
I've visited with tons of interesting people over the years and Jason Jeter is no exception. We've been friends for some time, although much of that interaction has been through social media. So it caught my attention when Instagram deleted his [...]