Gary Lewis Outdoorsman

We sit down with Brad Trumbo and Troy Rodakowski to talk pheasant hunting, double barreled shotguns, trophy roosters, how to keep your dog from picking up burrs, reloading for the 16 gauge and planting forage blends for wildlife. To reach Troy Rodakowski email troyoutdoors@hotmail.com To find Brad Trumbo, visit https://bradtrumbo.com/

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We sit down with GW Campbell and talk about shooting the Walker Colt, how it changed the face of war on the plains. And we hear how GW came to be at a ceremony when the remains of the great Kiowa chiefs Satank and Satanta were transferred to the Comanches in the early '60s.

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How to burn out a rifle barrel in 10 seconds. How barrels are drilled and rifled and why it matters. What really happens in a rifle barrel. We talk to Jeff Siewert, author of Ammunition Demystified, a book intended for small caliber ammunition design and production engineers, as well as advanced shooters and reloaders who want a more in-depth understanding of how guns and ammunition work and interact with one another. Visit https://bulletology.com/

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We talk to James Flaherty about his hunting journey with a rifle on public land in the Oregon Cascades, calling elk in rifle season. James started hunting with a 243 and a Nosler 95-grain Partition and hunted with a 7mm Mag and moved to the 30-06 and 165-grain Ballistic Tips. He talks about elk hunting in northeast Oregon too. And we talk about James's company Spring Pilot. Visit https://springpilot.com/

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This is our sixth year of podcasting. Every year at this time we like to replay this story. John Nosler founded Nosler Bullets in 1948. Then Bob Nosler brought the company back to full family ownership. And the Nosler family still produces bullets for sportsmen including the classic Partition, the bullet that changed everything, revolutionizing big game hunting around the world. We tell the story here. And you can find the books at https://www.nosler.com/products/accessories/accessories/books.html

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We sit down with Chris Sulak aka CJ the DJ and dry camper Ron Alvarez to talk about a new initiative petition in Oregon, the 1847 Colt Walker, mailing a handgun to yourself, Ozempic, Bill Gates Butter and Sprinter Vans. And as a public service CJ the DJ delivers three Craigslist missed connections from Springfield and Salem, Oregon. And before you listen, we apologize.

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He learned to hunt backwards. We talk to Lance Lupton who made 6 polar bear hunts and 2 elephant hunts with a 7mm Magnum and hunted all over the world with the rifle he calls Old Trusty. We hear about his NDE, thoughts on big game hunting, and tips on being a better hunter. Lupton started his hunting career in 1958 at the age of 7 and has hunted with longbow, muzzleloader and, of course, his 7mm Magnum Old Trusty.

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He learned to hunt backwards. We talk to a hunter who made 6 polar bear hunts and 2 elephant hunts with a 7mm Magnum and hunted all over the world with the rifle he calls Old Trusty. A life member of Safari Club International, Lupton has taken all the trophy big game animals of North America and completed several grand slams. We hear about his NDE, thoughts on big game hunting, and tips on being a better hunter. Lupton started his hunting career in 1958 at the age of 7 and has hunted with longbow, muzzleloader and, of course, his 7mm Magnum Old...

Today we meet up with Leon Pantenburg to talk the 7mm-08. Leon was an early adopter of this cartridge in 1982 and has taken 27 deer with 27 bullets. Leon is a writer and an expert on surviving in the back country. We talk how to get lost and get found again. To learn more, go to https://survivalcommonsense.com/

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We talk to Matt Smith from Bend, Oregon, a hunter, a rifle loony, ballistics expert, cattleman and president of William Smith Properties about this thing called corner crossing. At issue is the checkerboarding of public lands and how to access them, when it's a good idea and when it's not. We talk about private property, our hunting heritage, and, of course, rifles and big game hunting around the West.

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We talk to Christie Green from Santa Fe about her journey as a hunter, carrying a Mauser in 308 Winchester. We hear how she makes her way in the lifestyle that gave her freedom. We go deep talking liminal spaces, time as a construct, technology as a crutch and how to find the hunter within. VIsit https://www.christienell.com/ and https://www.christiegreen.net/

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We talk to Don Busse about hunting blacktail deer on Prince of Wales Island and discuss the subsistence lifestyle. How many deer it takes to feed a family, how many salmon you can eat in a year and how to grow a garden in this wet climate. Don is the owner of the Trophy Inn on Prince of Wales Island, in Klawock, Alaska. VIsit https://trophyinnalaska.com/

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We talk to Sykes Mitchell for a report on pintails and snow geese in the Central Flyway and talk mallard shooting, fishing for peacock bass and hunting tahr in New Zealand. Sykes is the owner of Duck Creek Outfitters, based in Saskatchewan. VIsit https://www.duckcreekoutfitters.com/

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Just back from South Dakota we talk pheasant hunting in the late season when birds are kegged up in the grass and the cattails. Our guest is Casey Weismantel from https://huntfishsd.com/ 

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Just back from Missouri we recap our hunt 4 days for 4 bucks. Trevor Barclay was using the 7mm-08 Remington and made a good shot on a buck with the flat shooting cartridge. We talk about why this cartridge why this ammo and we also talk about visiting another Jesse James museum, this one in Liberty, Missorui. For more information on Nosler Whitetail Country ammo visit https://www.nosler.com/products/ammunition/product-line/white-tail-country-ammunition-prod.html 

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It's a critter gitter makeover. A lot of us have old bolt action 22s or shotguns that could benefit from some tender treatment. Here's how to get started. 

It's fall turkey season and time to hunt grouse in and around the alders and the Douglas firs and that means mushrooms and other good foods from the forest too. Today we talk with Sharon Trammell, author of the new book Eat Off The Land.

Trammell is an award winning author, lifelong forager, fisherwoman, hunter and creator of the Forage & Thrive brand. Sharon blends storytelling, survival skills a...

Around here, November means we are getting into chukar season. Ten ply tires, mud up to the windows and dogs with sore feet. We talk to Matt Hardinge about public land chukar hunting in the West. This is episode Number 223 which is special no matter how you look at it. We talk the 6.5 PRC, mule deer hunting, coyote attacks, research monkeys on the loose and chukar, quail, ptarmigan and Himalayan snowcock. Follow Matt Hardinge on Instagram. 

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Coyote hunter by day, guitar tech by night. It’s our favorite coyote-sniping guitar tech Marc Larese from Tennessee, in this episode talking coyote hunting. This one is about how to get that coyote to commit. You want it completely sold, coming all the way in so you have to bark to stop it where it turns, not quite believing it was fooled. 

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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/

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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. 

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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 https://www.garylewisoutdoors.com/Shop/

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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

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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. 

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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 newly minted Green Beret. Follow on Instagram @harseybill 

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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.johnnores.com/ to find out more.

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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/ 

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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/

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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. 

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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/

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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. And stick around at the end of the...

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/

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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/

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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/

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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 

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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.

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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 on social media. 

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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. 

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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/

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It's episode Number 200! You have found a podcast where we talk big game hunting around the West and around the World and today it's returning champion John Nason. We go to the Nosler plant to talk the 27 Nosler, Nosler suppressors, the Model 21 and the 45-70. Visit https://www.nosler.com/ 

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Is Sasquatch just a legend we use to scare the new guy in camp? Or is it watching us from the ridge tops? Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, the stories trickle out, sometimes loosed with whiskey, sometimes in moments of trust. Today we talk to Tyler Kennedy who grew up hunting and fishing and spending time alone in the woods. We hear about his encounter in the Cascades and how it changed his life. You can find Tyler at the Bigfoot and the Citizen Science Podcast. 

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