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Gary Lewis Outdoorsman

Gary Lewis Outdoorsman
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Brought to you by award-winning writer and TV host Gary Lewis, Gary Lewis Outdoorsman (formerly Ballistic Chronicles) tells the stories of great hunts, provides insights into the firearms industry, discusses custom rifles, wildcat calibers and hunting for mule deer, elk, blacktail deer, whitetails, bear and coyotes. Other topics include hunting trucks, steelhead fishing, upland bird hunting and dog training.
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It’s October, it’s all happening, people. We’re right in the middle of deer season and duck season, so we talk to Justyn Schmidt, communications manager for Warne Scope Mounts and a deer, elk and duck hunter. We talk the 30-06, long range shooting schools, mantras for blacktail deer and how to solve cross-dominance shotgun challenges. For more info go to https://warnescopemounts.com/ If you want to support free speech and good hunting content on the Information Superhighway, look for our coff...
We talk to Sykes Mitchell, the owner of Duck Creek Outfitters, based in Saskatchewan. Mitchell is proprietor of Duck Creek Outfitters in Saskatchewan, hunting snow geese in the spring, and ducks, geese and cranes over decoysl and upland in the fall whilst providing legendary wingshooting and hospitality. VIsit https://www.duckcreekoutfitters.com/ Mitchell was on the podcast in episode No. 162, go look for that one if you want to hear more about fourtenning for ducks and geese. If you wa...
We talk to Tom Kubiniec about heavy metal guitar, hunting rifles and the evolution of gun storage, from special forces to the civilian market - modernizing the gun room from a hunter’s perspective. Kubiniec is CEO of Secureit, known for innovating modern and modular firearm storage. Learn more at https://www.secureitgunstorage.com/ If you want to support free speech and good hunting content on the Information Superhighway, look for our coffee and books and wildlife forage blends at http...
In this episode we talk about Bob Nosler and his commitment to freedom and the shooting sports. Bob devoted his life, with a quiet confidence, commitment to American manufacturing and belief in giving his to to his work and family. We cannot overstate the impact of this one man from Bend, Oregon. To learn more go to https://www.nosler.com/born-ballistic-hardcover-book.html If you want to support free speech and good hunting content on the Information Superhighway, look for our coffee and book...
We talk to Flip Freeman, rifle loony, doctor, stand-up guy, reloader, tuner and tinkerer, driver of desert roads and a looker through the long glass. We talk about how to find the places where big bucks go pre-rut, where they hide, how they move along the ridge tops, where they bed and go to water. If you want to support free speech and good hunting content on the Information Superhighway, look for our coffee and books and wildlife forage blends at https://www.garylewisoutdoors.com/Shop...
We talk to one-of-a-kind Bill Harsey, a custom knife maker and designer of one-of-a-kind folding and fixed blade knives. Bill's work can be found with Spartan Knives and Chris Reeve Knives. He has worked with Gerber, Lone Wolf Knives, Ruger/CRKT, Fantoni and others. Honored multiple times by the International Blade Show, Field & Stream magazine, his work has been coincident with the brotherhood of the Special Forces. For many years, the Yarborough Knife, a Harsey design, was given to each...
We talk to John Nores, author, speaker and tactical firearms instructor. He was the first guest on the podcast five years ago, talking about the Hidden War. And has been on the TV show and the podcast a few times since then (go see How To Be A Bear Hunter No. 15). John likes hot rods, fast trucks, good-shooting rifles and he is also a rock and roll bass player. We talk about all these things and blacktail deer hunting and bullets and our new and old favorite cartridges. Visit https://www.john...
We talk to Demetrius Spates, a former Division 1 athlete turned business operator and a consultant for entrepreneurs. Spates grew up in San Diego and played football for the University of Oregon from 2001 to 2005. Today he calls himself a turnaround leader and he is an elk hunter and a rifleman who makes his home in Bend, Oregon. Find out more at https://www.demetriusspates.com/ If you want to support free speech and good hunting content on the Information Superhighway, look for our cof...
We talk to free wheeler Jonathon Klein on his blacktail hunting journey. Jonathon Klein has been riding motorcycles since he was 17, when he snuck home a 1986 Kawasaki Ninja 600 while his parents were on vacation. Since then, he's traveled the globe, riding all manner of machines in far-flung locales. He lives in Utah and hunts with bow and rifle. Check out https://www.rideapart.com/ If you want to support free speech and good hunting content on the Information Superhighway, look for our coff...
We have a special guest today named Bee. Or Michael B. who goes on Hinge pretends to be a girl and gets guys to give up their fishing spots. It's Central Oregon Fishing and we're going to find out what makes her/him tick. If you want to support free speech and good hunting content on the Information Superhighway, look for our coffee and books and wildlife forage blends at https://www.garylewisoutdoors.com/Shop/ This episode is sponsored by West Coast Floats, of Philomath, Oregon, made i...
We sit down with the editor of Hunt Alaska magazine to talk about hunting blacktail bucks and his recent 6.5 PRC build. George Krumm is an outdoor writer and an enthusiastic shooter big game hunter and big trout specialist. You can find his work in Hunt Alaska and Fish Alaska and other magazines. Visit https://www.huntalaskamagazine.com/ If you want to support free speech and good hunting content on the Information Superhighway, look for our coffee and books and wildlife forage blends at http...
You've found a podcast where we talk about big game hunting around the West and around the world, but . . . today we are talking about steelhead fishing and tying flies for steelhead and salmon. The origin of the Skunk steelhead fly has been shrouded in mystery. Till now. We have uncovered the origin of the Skunk steelhead fly and we believe it can be rightly attributed to one Rollin Dexter who tied the fly for the Eel River steelhead and then showed it to Jim Pray who showed it to Zane Grey....
We talk Alaska moose hunting with Luke Williams, whose favorite cartridge is the 338 Remington Ultra Magnum stoked with Nosler Partitions. We also talk about the 17 HMR and shooting rats, chucks and pigeons. Williams is one of the owners of 7C Cattle Company providing top quality locally grown exquisitely finished beef. You can find them at https://7ccattlecompany.com/ If you want to support free speech and good hunting content in the Internet Age, look for our coffee and books and wildlife f...
He is one independent SOB. His name is Dave Scott, he was the general's driver in Vietnam in the Army 101st Airborne. Dave Scott makes his home in Central Oregon's Newberry Crater but he frequently takes off to places like the the Northwest Territories or Mongolia. He has paddled solo on some of the world's most remote rivers like the Mackenzie in the NW Territories, the Yukon, the Eg. And he has a lot to say about getting free. You can learn more at https://1indsob.com/ If you want to suppor...
He is the Paranoid American and he only shoots indoors. We talk about why red dots, red pandas, comics, conspiracy, Lake Okeechobee bass fishing. Trevor Barclay from High Desert Tactical joins us on this one. You can learn more at https://paranoidamerican.com/ If you want to support free speech and good hunting content in the Internet Age, look for our coffee and books and wildlife forage blends at https://www.garylewisoutdoors.com/Shop/ This episode is sponsored by West Coast Floats, of Phil...
He's the bullet production manager at Nosler Inc., a predator hunter, solo big game hunter and long range shooting competitor. Today we're talking about hunting blacktails, benchlegs and mule deer. We talk about the 270 Winchester contrasted with the 27 Nosler. You can find Shannon on Instagram at @skamuelaw If you want to support free speech and good hunting content in the Internet Age, look for our coffee and books and wildlife forage blends at https://www.garylewisoutdoors.com/Shop/ ...
Ron Alvarez is in the studio to talk freedom, big game hunting, rifles and handguns, red dots, and the Harlot. We cover Red Rider, Red Mist and the Red Menace. One of the threats against wildlife in the West is the virtually unchecked poaching of wildlife, the bucket hunting brigades out of communities that did not grow up with the North American concept of wildlife management. Thanks for listening. This is episode number 205 and We Know You're Out There. If you want to support free speech an...
One of the most powerful things you can do to energize your career is to integrate the shooting sports and/or hunting and fishing to build relationships. Work with the people you want to work with and make lifelong friends. That is how our guest Ryan Fraker sees it too. We talk concealed carry, encounters with snakes, 3-gun shooting and machine guns. Ryan Fraker is the founder of Team 144 and an ambassador for the shooting sports industry. Find Ryan at www.ryansrates.com or look up Team 144 o...
Back from the turkey woods and back on the mic it's Troy Rodakowski from the Willamette Valley to talk turkey hunting at the end of the season. We discuss smoothbore muzzleloader hunting and why we both like blended loads for putting turkeys on the table. We also discuss wildlife forage blends and how to put them in the ground at this stage of the year and what to expect. If you want to support free speech and good hunting content in the Internet Age, look for our coffee and books and w...
We talk to inventor/innovator/thinker Derek Fergus about fly-fishing concepts, putting maps and historical data to work in the field and a better way of thinking about the use of decoys. Especially for bowhunters and muzzleloader hunters. This is a must listen. Check out Derek Fergus’s website at https://www.dfergus.com/ If you want to support free speech and good hunting content in the Internet Age, look for our coffee and books and wildlife forage blends at https://www.garylewisoutdoors.com...