Henderson County residents have fished and hunted the Cut Off oxbow lake for over a century. The water body was listed as navigable back in the 1930s and therefore public access is a fundamental right for anyone wishing to utilize the [...]
It's been 15 years since Chad Waligura was last on the show giving him the distinction of having the longest time span between visits in Lone Star Outdoor Show history. So what has changed for our quadriplegic hunting buddy in the [...]
After two decades of beating up my truck on various deer leases across Texas and Oklahoma, I finally decided enough is enough. I have joined the ranks of the side by side community with a new Can Am Defender Lone Star [...]
Dustin Baker is a welder by trade. But after a private landowner fenced off all access to his favorite public fishing hole and duck hunting spot, he began to dive into the legality of the landowner's actions. The entire sporting community [...]
We've seen it in most Western states by now. Substantial fee increases on non-resident tags, licenses and even the application process seem to be the norm these days. Oklahoma, however, doesn't have the traditional western species to offer hunters and yet [...]
Ducks Unlimited Senior Waterfowl Scientist Mike Brasher makes his return to the show. We recount his recent spring turkey success before shifting our attention to the state of waterfowl populations. Highlights from the conversation include: NAWCA Funding Status (North American Wetlands [...]
Ryan Warhola and I have become good friends over the past handful of years. The former cop, turned off shore fishing captain now runs a multi million dollar industrial company as a result of a relationship forged in the blue waters [...]
This was a trip two years in the making and one that I'd wanted to check off the bucketlist for some time. Kent Cartridge actually set this trip up for 2023 but a bad weather system saw last year's trip postponed [...]
Last week's election results signaled big wins for hunting, conservation and the 2nd Amendment. We say goodbye to Deb Halaand's dumpster fire regime as Secretary of Interior. Florida passes Amendment 2 - the Right to Hunt and Fish, anti gun gubernatorial [...]
Dove season is finally here! For my family that means the start of the best time of year. My old friend Hunter Colbert of Kent Cartridge joins the show this week to talk doves, ducks, geese, cranes and more. I've shot [...]
Randall Cole serves as the Regional Vice President of Ducks Unlimited for Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. The lifelong Oklahoma native was also part of the 15 member coalition responsible for making sure the recent price increases to non resident hunters [...]
If you haven't heard by now, The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation has raised the rent on non-resident hunters, and the rent went up substantially. A deer tag for archery only was $300 last year. That same experience in 2024 will [...]
When I got wind that Texas Parks and Wildlife was considering cancelling the long standing spring snow goose conservation season (you know, the one where you take the plug out of your shotgun and there's no daily bag limit) I was [...]
Brant MacDuff has an interesting story. The Brooklyn, NY native and self described animal lover who's always wrestled with eating meat. The economic environmentalist/taxidermy historian and now author joins me on this week's show. We talk about the mental gymnastics of [...]
When I first saw the video of thousands upon thousands of snow geese frozen solid on a lake, I was initially shocked. Then I immediately wondered, what happened? It turns out the video I saw is actually one of many like [...]
Ducks Unlimited Senior Waterfowl Scientist Mike Brasher makes his return on this installment of Campfire Conversations. We take an in depth look at the 2023-2024 Waterfowl season. What was the general consensus from duck hunters? Where certain regions still lights out? [...]
Jake Schumann and Micah Cano have been best friend since kindergarten. I've known Micah for a couple years as he manages the gym I go to. We often share trail camera images and talk about the big bucks we hope to [...]
Henry just turned 11 and if you ask him how long he's been hunting with his old man, he'd tell you "my entire life". Which is true considering there are photos of him and Belle in a dove patch where he's [...]
This one is all ducks all the time. Our old friend and Ducks Unlimited Senior Waterfowl Scientist Mike Brasher makes his return to the show. We discuss some changes in puddle duck populations based off the recent 2023 Annual Waterfowl Survey. [...]
Beau Saucier and I have been friends for a long time. We seen some good duck dogs come and go, kiddos born, careers blossom and without fail each fall we end up chasing birds together each fall. Whether it's in a [...]
District of Conservation Host Gabriella Hoffman makes her return to the show this week. She recently appeared on FOX News to help spread awareness on hunting's role in conservation. We discuss that and the counter movement by anti hunting factions and [...]
Ducks Unlimited's big event takes place in North Texas this weekend! DUX 2023 kicks off Friday and runs through Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. The entire waterfowl community converges for 3 days celebrating this passion we all love. DU's National Director [...]
SCI Foundation Large Carnivore Program Leader Maria Davidson has spent her career working with bears. After retiring from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the SCI Foundation brought her on to head up their large carnivore team. Maria and I [...]
