Catalina Island is a unique channel island situated off California's southern coast. It is roughly 75 square miles and home to just under 4,000 residents. It is also home to a healthy mule deer herd that was established on the island [...]
It was about a decade ago when I first met Tyler Toney and the Dude Perfect crew. I went to their old office (if you can call an adult playground for grown men such a thing) to record a podcast after [...]
Travis Thompson is a lifelong Floridian outdoorsman who serves as the Executive Director of All Florida. This conservation group's focus is to "develop a coalition of advocates and artists, hunters and hikers, fishermen and families, to ensure that Florida's future is [...]
If there's a duck or goose than can legally be hunted on planet earth, Ramsey Russell has been there and done that. He turned a passion for waterfowl hunting into the premiere booking agency in the pursuit of the next great [...]
Jon Ochoa is a lifelong Arizonan. The passionate big game hunter also happens to the be the President of the Safari Club International Arizona Chapter. We discuss a myriad of topics regarding hunting in Arizona before discussing the boots on the [...]
I kick this week's episode off with a recap of my West Texas mule deer hunt. I'd long been looking forward to heading towards Marfa and trying to turn up a good Trans Pecos up on the 100,000 acre Boershing Ranch. [...]
Lifelong big game hunter, tv show host and writer Chris Dorsey of Sporting Classics makes his return to the show this week. We discuss his recent feature in Forbes titled "Unmasking the Polar Bear Climate Change Narrative". Chris recently returned from [...]
What does the fall waterfowl flight look like based off the 2025 USFWS Waterfowl Survey? Ducks Unlimited's David Schuessler makes his return to show this week. We take a look at recent trends in various duck species populations, some new regulatory [...]
If you listen to this show regularly, or manage to have half a brain, then you understand that wildlife only thrives when there is a monetary value attached to it's head. Call that blunt statement "harsh" or "calloused" if you like, [...]
My longtime friend Paul Anderson of El Dorado Outfitters has been in the outfitting business for over 20 years. However, it was his passion for wing shooting that lead him to open a wingshooting paradise in Tamaulipas, Mexico. A true bird [...]
Mike Arnold has traveled the world pursuing his passion for hunting and adventure. The University of Georgia Genetics Department Head recently released his 2nd book - Bringing Back the Wild: Stories from Revitalized Ecosystems Around the World and How Sport Hunting [...]
Our old friend and passionate bass fisherman Cody Roberson (founder of Army Bass Anglers) of Purple Heart Homes makes his return to the show this week. We discuss a myriad of topics including: How has technology impacted professional bass fishing from [...]
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 [...]
Our old friend Michael Hunter makes his return to the show this week. The professional chef and owner of the esteemed Antler Kitchen & Bar restaurant just released a new wild game cookbook. We discuss the latest publication Hunter Chef in [...]
When I first saw a video of Steve Porter and a pile of dead whitetail fawns, my interest was immediately peaked. Why would anyone kill their own healthy doe fawns? What was the story behind euthanizing his fawns? Turns out it [...]
I sat down with Safari Club International Deputy Director of Advocacy and Western State Liason Chris Tymeson and Safari Club International State & Local Liason Bee Frederick on this episode. We discuss SCI's direct line of communication with new Secretary of [...]
Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences has been in the news quite frequently in recent years. If you've heard the term "de-extinction" it was likely referring to their work. Colossal's Chief Animal Officer and Executive Director of the Colossal Foundation Matt James joins [...]
Brandon Ware is a professional fishing guide by trade. The lifelong Alaskan is also part Tlingit Indian which allows him to bypass the Marine Mammals Protection Act and actively participate in the hunting and harvest of sea otters, seals and sea [...]
When I heard Texas Parks and Wildlife was spraying toxic chemicals into the Caddo Lake water system, my interest was instantly peaked. Why would they do this? Surely there is scientific data available that lead them to believe spraying poison into [...]
Brady Knowlton grew up in the outdoors. That passion would take him all over the world hunting and fishing as a young man. On which many of those trips he would accompany his older brother Corey, a renown international big game [...]
Dylan Prater and I have been best friends for 43 years. Our moms met nursing us at a church party back in 1981. While Dylan enjoys golf and fishing, his hunting experience has been limited to a handful of dove hunts, [...]
The annual Safar Recap Episode is always one of my favorite shows each year. This was my 8th trip to South Africa to hunt with John X Safaris. My longtime friend and PH Carl Van Zyl, Henry and I recorded this [...]
Dr. Steve Demarais is a self-described 'deer nut'. The recently retired Co-Director of Mississippi State's famed Deer Lab made whitetail deer his life's work. On today's show we sit down and discuss some of the more fascinating discoveries his department made [...]
