The importance of the Great American Outdoors Act of 2020 can't be overstated when it comes to it's role in providing opportunity to hunters, anglers, hikers, campers and outdoor enthusiasts in alike. Much of that is directly related the the act's [...]
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease isn't native to North America. However, in 2017 it was detected in British Columbia and has since made it's way down throughout the Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Texas and even California) where in some cases tens of [...]
What to do with all that pork? That is the question that many hunters face a night of thermal or aerial hog control. This week we discuss the limitations the USDA has placed on the donation of feral hog meat to [...]
Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service cancelled the annual Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey for the first time in 55 years. Ducks Unlimited Scientist Dr. Mike Brasher gives is his take on what the lost year [...]
Our good friend and First Lite Community Manager Kevin Harlander makes his return to the show. We discuss how the Covid 19 Pandemic is affecting the hunting retail industry. We also hit on cancelled hunting trips due to the pandemic. Plus, [...]
Lifelong outdoorsman Jarrod Ballard was enjoying a casual walk through the turkey woods during Virginia's opening morning when his life was nearly taken due to another hunter's negligence. Jarrod joins me to discuss the events of April 11th. He lost so [...]
Dallas Safari Club Executive Director Corey Mason makes his return to the show this week. We discuss the state of the global hunting community due to the current pandemic. What advice does Corey have for those of us with hunts already [...]
Another video of a feral hog being blown up as a crowd of "hunters" (I use that term loosely) hooted and hollered went viral recently. Maybe you enjoy seeing that, I for one wish hunters would be more cognizant of the [...]
Sometimes hunters make an honest mistake. My friend Jeff Jackson found out the hard way that even an honest mistake will result in TPWD throwing the book at you. He ended up losing this 226 inch high fence buck which we [...]
We start off today's show by visiting with renown author, blogger, dietician and film producer Diana Rogers (@SustainableDish) to discuss the issues with vegan ideology. What would really happen to a world where humans only consumed plants and chemically engineered fake [...]
Marion Julius always loved having different animals on the family's Illinois farm. So it was no surprise to his son Kent when he brought home a black bear cub. 9 years later, the bear (named Clifford) had reached a massive 1,000 [...]
The tough conversations are never easy to have. This week former Texas Back Country Hunters & Anglers Board Members Abe Bullman and Austin Brown join me in studio to discuss why the ultimately stepped down from their roles on the board. [...]
Chronic Wasting Disease has long been a hot topic of conversation among the wildlife management and hunting community. In recent weeks however, it has come to the forefront again through a series of assaults on Texas hunting culture. I.E., is labeling [...]
Over the course of 11 hours, Carlos Mandragon captured one of the most incredible struggles I've ever seen. Certainly the most fascinating series of trail camera images that I've come across. Carlos joins me to talk about what he caught on [...]
From rice breast (parasitic infection) in ducks to abscesses, disease, and infection in cervids...what does a hunter do when they harvest a tainted animal? We visit with Texas Parks and Wildlife Law Enforcement Chief of Staff and TPWD Whitetail Deer Program [...]
The genre bending sound of Shane Smith and The Saints can't be defined by Red Dirt nor can it be considered Americana. Whatever you want to call it, I personally believe they're one of the best things country music has seen [...]
I was saddened to hear the story my longtime friend and Texoma striper guide Jacob Orr told me concerning his pup "Ember". After nearly a $10,000 investment on the dog and 13 months of professional training it was apparent that she [...]
It takes a different breed of person to want to train and hunt with a mink. But that's exactly what Joseph Carter did and still does. His unique team of mink (member of the weasel family) and hunting dogs have become [...]
We start off with a big buck tale for the ages when Greg Simons joins the show. He chronicles his 3 year history with what is likely the largest mule deer ever killed in the Lone Star State ( expected to [...]
Thermal optics have long been associated with hog and predator hunting. However, more affordable units have made it a must have for the deer hunter. Yes, deer hunter in my opinion. Surveying your hunting area with a thermal monocular will allow [...]
I met Brad Ledrew at the 2017 Dallas Safari Club Convention. His Newfoundland based Moose/Caribou outfit was in my section of exhibitors that I checked in on each day while volunteering as a member of the Exhibitor Welcome Committee. His display/booth [...]
I wish that I would have had the opportunity to take an outdoor education course in high school. I didn't, but through Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation, many of our young people do have that opportunity. Hunter Education, boater safety, archery, orienteering, and [...]
Most of us probably cook our dove poppers and then discard the carcass. Here's a dish inspired by those discarded breastbones. Southwestern Dove Tortilla Soup is a delicious and even healthy way for you to get the most mileage out of [...]
