Phew! So much to get into this week during Part 2 of our discussion with New Mexico Wildlife Federation Executive Director Jesse Deubel. While we won't see eye to eye on some issues, (like his stance on predator hunting contests on [...]
Brad Luttrell is one of the nicest guys you'll come across in the outdoor industry. The GoWild founder jumps on to discuss a few memorable hunts from the past season. Including a Virginia bear hunt with hounds and rifle hunting out of [...]
It's no secret that Western states rely on non resident applications, tags, licenses, permits etc to fund their state wildlife agencies fiscal budgets each year. Meanwhile residents of those states get to hunt and fish for pennies on the dollar. Do [...]
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 [...]
When did night vision and thermal technology come about? Hell, I have no idea - but our longtime friend Darren Jones of Armasight is well versed on the topic. We try not to get to technical, but still explain how these [...]
While they might look like your neighbor's mutt, truly wild (feral) dogs have no place on the landscape. Often void of human fear and quite aggressive, they're also hell on wildlife and livestock. One Houston area listener recently sent me some [...]
Jason Conn is no stranger to giant largemouth bass. He guides professionally on Lake Fork. His recent run of good fortune however was something nobody could have predicted. He first caught a 14 plus lb lunker on O.H. Ivie back in [...]
Jeremy Harrison, Todd Schwartz and Quinten Holik had no idea how successful the West Texas Big Bobcat Contest would become. But here we are some 15 years later and it's the gold standard for predator hunting contests. The tournament has paid [...]
Dalton Smith came from Kentucky to Texas' Lake O.H. Ivie with the goal of catching a share lunker largemouth in mind (13 plus lb largemouth bass). Not only did he succeed but he's done it three times! The first two both [...]
This might be the most important Campfire Conversations installment thus far. Congressman Andrew Clyde, R-GA joins me to discuss President Biden's blatant attempt to skip the legislative process in order to advance his anti 2nd Amendment agenda. Thankfully, Representative Clyde and [...]
If I was a resident of Wyoming, I'd prefer for the majority of big game tags be allocated for Wyoming residents. I think it's realistic to feel that way. However, when non resident licenses/tags fund the majority of most Western states [...]
I've hunted Mule deer in 4 states with modest success. Sure, I've killed a few bucks, but eaten tag soup more often than not. The grey ghost and I consequently have developed a love/hate relationship as a result. So when my [...]
Tom Kubiniec has lived a fascinating life. I honestly didn't know what to expect leading up to this conversation, but it was one of my favorites in recent memory. Tom talks about his time pursuing a career as a guitarist in [...]
If you're family is anything like mine, you probably spent a good portion of the holiday season with family and friends. The rest however was likely spent in a deer or duck blind. I recap some of the hunting highs and [...]
15 pet dogs killed by mountain lions in 30 days? That's the reality in Nederland, Colorado. A quiet little ski town outside of Boulder. I recently posted about the topic on my Instagram page and Cody Neill sent me a message [...]
If you haven't suppressed your rifle, why is that? Is it the cost, the arduous process or something else? On Episode 658, Silencer Central founder Brandon Maddox joins the conversation to discuss how his company has simplified the process to the [...]
San Angelo, Texas native Case Hardin grew up on a ranch. He spent his youth running traplines with his dad who was employed as a government trapper. We discuss those good old days among other things such as rodeoing in high [...]
Sometimes hunters don't do the right thing. Sometimes they intentionally break the law, knowing full well what they're doing (those are poachers btw). But, that wasn't the case with Kiel Peterson. The relatively new bow hunter was chasing whitetails in the [...]
I first came across Angie Kokes in a recent Outdoor Life feature that chronicled her taking a mature whitetail buck with a spear. I was instantly intrigued. What is the temperature for spear hunting in 2022, from both the pro and anti [...]
This one is going to ruffle some feathers, but you know I really don't give a crap. Neither does my good friend Ty Stubblefield. That's why I respect the man, he calls it like it is regardless of who it offends. [...]
I'm joined by outdoor writer, conservationist and trophy hunter Mike Arnold on this episode. We dive into his new book Bringing Back the Lions: International Hunters, Local Tribespeople, And The Miraculous Rescue of a Doomed Ecosystem in Mozambique. Ravaged by decades [...]
Britt Longoria is one of the women I respect most in the outdoor industry. Her unique blend of story telling and sustainable use hunting makes her social media accounts worth following. This week we catch up and dive into various topics [...]
Bill Thompson's storied military career differs from most. Data Collection and Analysis isn't the typical military career the public hears about. Fortunately for the rest of us, he has used that experience and years of expertise to create the most detailed [...]
