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Gary Lewis Outdoorsman

157 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 11 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings

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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Hunting Pronghorn the Original Fast Food

April 26, 2024 04:32 - 1 hour - 44.2 MB

We catch up with Jeremiah Polacek the editor of Rifle and Handloader magazines to talk pronghorns and how to plan the hunt and use optics to evaluate bucks at long range.  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/  For more info on forage blends, click on http://baileyseed.com/products/frontier-unlimited-wildlife-mixes/ We appreciate our sponsors: Nosl...

Backstage with a Trout Fishing Rock & Roll Chef

March 31, 2024 20:36 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MB

We sit down with Zack Tickler, a builder of boutique trout baits for rainbows, browns and smallmouth bass too. On tour, on location with rock bands around the U.S. and the world, he’s whipping up the great meals and catching fish on the side. Here’s how he makes it all work. We talk how to fish in town, how to run a spinner, how to set up a spinning rod. And how to find fresh ingredients and cook great meals wherever you go. Fishing. Food. Big smiles. That’s what this world needs.  If you w...

Shoot Like a Cowboy. Best Calibers for Deer. Bear Guns.

March 30, 2024 01:46 - 1 hour - 48.3 MB

We catch up with Chris Sulak, a gun guy, real estate agent, and comedian and we talk favorite calibers, favorite long guns, best calibers for deer and bear and how to shoot a lever action like a cowboy, like you mean it. Doesn’t mean you can hit what you’re aiming at, but you ought to know how to shoot a lever gun, dude.  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....

High Volume Wingshooting in Argentina - The Skies are BLACK with Doves

March 28, 2024 18:56 - 1 hour - 43.9 MB

James Jenkinson grew up in rural New Zealand, but found he loved spending so much time in Argentina he decided to build a new wing-shooting lodge and share his fascination for high-volume dove and pigeon shooting as well as duck and perdiz. We talk all things wing-shooting, the food, what makes Argentina so special for wing-shooting and the truly incredible experience of high volume dove shooting. James has hunted in New Zealand, Mexico, the U.S., Europe and now makes his home in Santa Fe, A...

Belly bands, appendix, chest rigs. Holsters for everyday handguns.

March 22, 2024 18:29 - 1 hour - 42.8 MB

We sit down with Trevor Barclay from High Desert Tactical to talk holsters and handguns and everyday carry. We try to cover all the ways people can carry handguns in day to day life and talk about philosophies a little bit too. Forgive us for not knowing all our body parts by name. We know the important ones.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/ 

Who is Watching Your Camp? & Two Big Goat-Killin’ Cougars Pay For Their Sins

March 02, 2024 01:42 - 1 hour - 46.5 MB

These are interesting times, people. And if you are planning your hunting camp this year, you’ve got to think about camp security. I’m talking about who is watching your camp when you’re not there? More and more transients and drifters are living in the woods, in Washington and Oregon and Texas and New Mexico, and they want your generator to sell at the pawn shop and they’ll take your truck and your guns. Sometimes at the point of a gun. Don’t believe me? Well, let me tell you a story, the w...

Prairie Dogs & Big Kansas Whitetails & a 4-Rooster Limit with 10 Gauge Outfitters

February 22, 2024 05:01 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MB

We’re talking prairie dog shooting in spring and summer with Tim Weddington. 10 Gauge Outfitters is based just outside of Dodge City, Kansas and 25 different prairie dog towns within 30 minutes of the lodge. Early May to mid-September is prime time for prairie dog hunting in Kansas. Optics, Tim says, are the key to this game. If you can see them, you can shoot them. Kansas is also known for big whitetail bucks and a 4-rooster limit! Click on https://www.10gaugeoutfitters.com/ for more info. ...

10 Days Hunting Africa & Every Single Bit Of The Animal Is Used! On Safari with Russ Field

February 14, 2024 19:23 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MB

Gain 10 years of hunting experience in the bush in 10 days with rifle or bow! Like shooting a rifle? Africa is the dream destination for the rifleman. We talk classic calibers and hunting South Africa’s Eastern Cape, Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia and Zambia for plains game and dangerous game. To me, southern Africa is the ultimate destination for the person who likes to carry a rifle. Trust me you can still find real Africa in these days. This is a great episode, people. For more info click ...

The Adrenaline Rush of Glassing for Black Bear in the Spring with Amy Bennett

February 14, 2024 19:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MB

The grassy openings. The clearcuts. And the long glass. Spring bear hunting on the Oregon Coast. We talk to Amy Bennett about why she doesn’t hunt bear down in the bear tunnels and along the grassy roads anymore. It’s the adrenaline rush of spotting bears. Making her home on the Oregon Coast, this Florida transplant adrenaline junkie is a big game hunter and a steelhead fisherman. She moved out to Oregon, got a job at Fisherman’s Marine Supply in Oregon City and took a course in wildlife bio...

Virginia Rifles, Hunting Oregon with a NW Trade Gun, Recipes for Gray Squirrel with Clint Epps

February 09, 2024 16:52 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MB

From one side of the continent to the other with a muzzleloader. Mule deer, blacktail deer, whitetail deer and antelope, bandtail pigeons, ducks and squirrels with a muzzleloader. Clint Epps, a wildlife bio and a professor from Oregon State University, has built 15 muzzleloaders and is currently working on several more. We get an insight into what it takes to commit to hunting a whole season with a smoothbore flinter. And how to fix gray squirrels from a true Virginia son. If you want to su...

Coyote Hunting, the Downside of Decoys, It’s Dog Eat Dog in February with Kris Haughian

February 08, 2024 16:03 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MB

November to February is prime time for prime fur all over the West. Kris Haughian has hunted the Saskatchewan prairies for 30 years. He tells us why his favorite caliber is the 20 BR and how to set up a stand for success. It’s time to throw coyote vocals like the challenges, the invitational howls, but don’t be the biggest dog! 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.garylewisout...

Flashback! Hunting Red Stag in Argentina

January 29, 2024 16:28 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MB

We go back in time with Marcelo Sodiro, an international hunter and a big game outfitter from Argentina. This was recorded in 2023. After two years without hunters, there were some big red stags walking around. And it’s a great opportunity in 2024. We’re talking about hunting one of my favorite animals, the free-range red stag in one of the most interesting wild habitats for hunting big game. If you want to support free speech and good hunting content in the Internet Age, look for our coffe...

Flashback! How To Be A Coyote Hunter No. 8 with Marc Larese

January 21, 2024 00:06 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MB

Coyote hunter by day, guitar tech by night. It’s our favorite guitar tech Marc Larese in this flashback episode talking coyote hunting in January. It’s the third week of January and that means SHOT Show and that means I am on the road right now, checking out what’s new and hot from SHOT.  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/  For more info on forag...

Mule Deer in the Channeled Scablands with Jeff Miller

January 15, 2024 00:07 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MB

Over the counter mule deer hunting is very hard to come by these days. And in this hunt, you can see a lot of deer. I’ve counted 400 in a day. The place? It’s eastern Washington. And the outfitter is Jeff Miller of Field N Marsh Outfitters. We talk about what it takes to raise healthy fawns and how to give bucks the nutrition to grow big and healthy and put on huge antlers. Right now we are getting a lot of moisture on the winter wheat. This could be a year for big antlers. The web site is h...

Deer Hunting Scents and Nonsense with Inventive Outdoors

January 13, 2024 20:44 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MB

Well, if you want to know more about whitetail doe-in-estrous and tarsal scents, urine in the right place. We talk to Deane Elliott of Inventive Outdoors about his Scent Relief and Fuzed products. This is the guy that invented the product where you pee in a bottle, add the neutralizer and the attractant scent. And I hear they have a job opening right now in the lab. They’re looking for someone with a Pee H. D.  If you want to support free speech and good hunting content in the Internet Age,...

Marty Sheppard on Bighorn Sheep and Deschutes Steelhead

January 08, 2024 23:36 - 1 hour - 46.8 MB

The Deschutes River and the John Day River flow north through the High Desert, two great steelhead streams in mule deer country where bighorn sheep inhabit the rim rocks and chukar call in the canyons. Marty and Mia Sheppard have carved out a life in the canyons guiding for steelhead and fishing for bass. We talk to Marty about how he became a hunter. And we hear about a bighorn sheep hunt during the fires of 2020. I promise you, this is a good episode. Thanks for listening.   If you want t...

Buzz Ramsey on Deer Hunting and Steelhead Fishing

December 28, 2023 20:22 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MB

We catch up with Buzz Ramsey and talk steelhead fishing and favorite deer rifles, and hunting deer and elk in Washington and Oregon and get a glimpse into the life of an industry icon. Buzz worked for Luhr-Jensen for 30 years then worked for Yakima Bait and other major brands. Currently he is consulting with Douglas Rods. You can find his work at Northwest Sportsman magazine and online on The Guides Forecast.   If you want to support free speech and good hunting content in the Internet Age,...

Wild Game. It's How We Lean

December 17, 2023 23:11 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MB

We catch up with Joal Reece, from Fruitland, Idaho, to talk favorite deer rifles – he likes the 6.5 PRC – and shooting long range, stalking close on whitetails and mule deer, shooting muzzleloaders and eating clean hormone-free wild deer, elk, antelope, turkey and chukar the way God and nature intended.  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/  For mo...

Three Years Hunting the Same Buck + Coyote Strategy

December 14, 2023 16:53 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MB

We catch up with our favorite guitar tech Marc Larese after deer season and looking forward to hunting December and January coyotes. Marc hunted for one specific buck for three years and just happened to get a picture of the buck and sat down in the right stand at the right moment. You can find Marc on Facebook and Instagram at @marclareseoutdoors  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 htt...

Hunting Bighorn Sheep in Oregon with Brooke Watson

December 13, 2023 01:07 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MB

24-year-old Brooke Watson drew a once in a lifetime bighorn sheep tag in Oregon and I can’t think of a person more deserving. Brooke is the co-founder of Children of Circumstance Outdoors taking kids who otherwise would not have a chance to hunt out in the field. She used a 300 PRC and a Hornady ELD on this hunt and took a trophy ram. To find Brooke on Instagram @brook.e.trout or @cocoutdoors or on the website www.huntcocoutdoors.org   If you want to support free speech and good hunting con...

73 Ways To Hunt Harder and Live Longer

November 24, 2023 19:38 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MB

Okay guys we go deep in this one. We talk to Linden Loren, the author of Your Hunting Healthspan, about how to hunt more, hunt harder and hunt longer, how to make hunting an integral part of your health and extend your life. We discuss our current favorite calibers and bullet choices and recap my recent hunts with the 45-70 and 26 Nosler. And then we go down some paths you might not expect from a hunting/shooting podcast and I hope you have a listen.   If you want to support free speech and...

Hunting Mule Deer in Montana with Rob Phillips

November 06, 2023 05:33 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MB

We talk to Rob Phillips about the writing life and about the 257 Weatherby and hunting mule deer in Montana. Rob is from Yakima, Washington and is the author of the Luke McCain series of novels. His latest novel is due out soon, called Creature of the Cascades.  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/  For more info on forage blends, click on http://b...

Hunting South Africa on the Eastern Cape with Robert Bowker

November 01, 2023 18:46 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MB

We talk to Robert Bowker of Nick Bowker Hunting in South Africa’s Eastern Cape. This is one of those destinations I’ve been eyeing for awhile. Here’s a look at what they have to offer. And the really good news is that while the cost of everything else has been going up, it’s still a GREAT value to hunt in Africa. Perhaps better than ever before. Plan your trip today, people. There are a lot of great outfitters in Africa. You can learn about this one at https://nickbowkerhunting.com/ If you ...

Elk Hunting in November with Troy Neimann

October 31, 2023 00:08 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MB

We talk to Troy Neimann, just back from scouting elk in the high country. We are coming off a full moon and elk season is starting for hunters all over the West. Here’s how to look at conditions on opening day and what to be thinking about as these big groups of elk get split up and start hiding out in the pole patches and blowdown.   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.garyl...

Hunting the Whitetail Rut with Levi Mallory

October 26, 2023 18:06 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MB

We talk to Levi Mallory, one of the most dedicated whitetail hunters I know, about the whitetail rut, the role the moon plays in the breeding season and his favorite days to hunt. We also talk about stand placement, attractants, deer lures, wind direction and favorite calibers for shooting big Missouri whitetails.  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/Sho...

Werewolf & Vampire Defense Ammo with Dan Mitchell

October 23, 2023 17:08 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MB

We talk to Dan Mitchell, owner of Minuteman Ammunition and Sporting Systems, an unusual gun store based in Vancouver, Washington. Dan explains that werewolves are tough, thick-skinned and athletic, and he sees it as part of his mission on this earth to make sure his neighbors are prepared. Minuteman Ammunition’s Werewolf Defense line comes in 45 ACP, 38 Spl and many other popular calibers, and of course the bullet is solid silver. Ammunition is shipped in an appropriate-sized casket. One rou...

Cap and Ball to Cartridge Conversions with Bill Herrick

October 10, 2023 18:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MB

We talk to Bill Herrick about converting cap and ball revolvers from muzzleloading technology to black powder cartridges. It is an interesting insight into that era after the Civil War when the sixgun was coming into its own.  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/  For more info on forage blends, click on http://baileyseed.com/products/frontier-unli...

64 Seasons A Mule Deer Hunter

October 04, 2023 22:42 - 56 minutes - 39.2 MB

We talk to Bill Beckley who has been hunting with the same bolt action 243 Winchester for 50 years. He shoots an 85-grain Nosler bullet and has seen good hunting come and go. He bow-hunted this year at the age of 72 and is looking forward to guiding his son on a deer hunt this week with the old 243. We talk conservation and the complicated Central Oregon environment and a little bit about deer hunting philosophy.  If you want to support free speech and good hunting content in the Internet A...

How To Be A Bear Hunter No. 20 with Ryan Wroolie

September 17, 2023 19:56 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MB

We hear it from a guide in bear camp. Ryan Wroolie tells about how he started guiding for bear and what he has learned about black bears after several seasons in the Northwoods.  If you want to support free speech and good hunting content in the Internet Age, look for our coffees, books and wildlife forage blends at https://www.garylewisoutdoors.com/Shop/  For more info on forage blends, click on http://baileyseed.com/products/frontier-unlimited-wildlife-mixes/ We recommend our latest boo...

Free Range Red Stag, Tahr and Chamois in New Zealand with Darren Wallis

September 14, 2023 23:18 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MB

We take the occasion of bear camp in Minnesota to sit down with New Zealander Darren Wallis. Darren is one of the good guys and he has chosen his profession for the sheer love of the sport. We talk about hunting red stag, tahr and chamois and try to dispel some of the myths and show what a good time you can have if you plan a hunt in March, April, May, June or July. For more info, click https://ahwoutfitters.com/price-list-%26-information-1 If you want to support free speech and good huntin...

Make Sure You Have Your Cougar Tag

September 11, 2023 21:21 - 14 minutes - 9.96 MB

Just back from a Minnesota bear hunt and we do a quick check in with Troy Rodakowski to remind you to buy your cougar tag if you are hunting deer and elk in the West this fall. Troy will remind us why with the story of his muzzleloader hunt last November. Then we talk about my Minnesota hunt and our wildlife forage blend.  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...

How To Be A Bear Hunter No. 19 with Rod Martino

August 29, 2023 22:55 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB

We’re headed back to Minnesota. Rod Martino joins us in the studio to talk black bear hunting in Minnesota; what to expect, the guns we bring, the attitude and the preparation. We talk about the 45-70 and shot placement and how to judge black bear from a tree stand.  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/  For more info on forage blends, click on htt...

Blacktail Deer Hunting in the Brush with M.D. Johnson

August 28, 2023 16:53 - 1 hour - 42.7 MB

What is more rare? Seeing Bigfoot or laying eyes on a big blacktail buck in September and October? M.D. Johnson, one of our favorite outdoor writers, joins us to talk blacktail deer hunting from his home base in brushy southwest Washington.   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/  For more info on forage blends, click on http://baileyseed.com/produc...

Rat Camp and the 17 HMR

August 11, 2023 00:01 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB

The 17 HMR is old enough to vote! We have been shooting the 17 HMR for 21 years. We talk with Justin Aamodt who has probably heard more 17 HMR fired than any other person alive. Justin and his wife, Nikki, are the owners of Diamond A Guides, based near Crane, Oregon, where they help control the population of the Belding’s ground squirrel, otherwise known as the sage rat – keeping the alfalfa safe for livestock. Every spring we go to rat camp and almost everyone uses the 17 HMR to the tune of...

Blacktail Deer Hunting Ground Game

August 07, 2023 16:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MB

We talk with Troy Ralston, owner of Bailey Seed Company, about blacktail deer food plot theory and how to develop a good ground game for blacktail deer season. Ralston grew up hunting mule deer in eastern Oregon and moved to the west side of the state where he took a scientific approach to hunting the secretive blacktail deer. For more info, click on http://baileyseed.com/products/frontier-unlimited-wildlife-mixes/ If you want to support free speech and good hunting content in the Internet ...

Forty-Nine Elk with a Bow!

July 27, 2023 20:40 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MB

We talk with Mike Slinkard, president of HECS Stealthscreen and an enthusiastic innovator and elk hunter. We start off talking about the 243 WSSM, talk about the biggest of the big handgun calibers and then we go deep in moon theory, elk herd dynamics and what you need to be thinking about to get archery close to big bull elk. You can find Mike at www.hecshunting.com  If you want to support free speech and good hunting content in the Internet Age, look for our coffee and books and wildlife ...

Out Killing Indians with Rick Steber

July 17, 2023 20:25 - 54 minutes - 37.1 MB

Out Killing Indians is the name of Rick Steber’s latest book. We talk about a relic handgun passed down in his family, an 1851 Colt cartridge conversion 6-shooter that came West with Crook’s army. Steber has published over 50 books and has won many awards for his work. He is a keen observer and wordsmith. You can find him at www.ricksteberauthor.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 h...

Whitetail Scrape Theory Deep Dive with Rex Holmes, Jr.

July 15, 2023 19:37 - 1 hour - 49.4 MB

We go to Natchez, Mississippi, to talk to Rex Holmes, Jr. of Vapor Trail Outdoors, to talk about whitetail deer hunting and scrape lines and scent control and attractants. This is a fascinating subject and there’s a lot here, even for the blacktail or mule deer hunter to absorb. If you don’t learn something from this episode, you get all your money back. 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 ...

The Northern Border and Operation Frozen Timber with Peter Ostrovsky

July 04, 2023 01:03 - 1 hour - 44.5 MB

While the southern border gets all the attention, there are interesting things happening all the time on our border with Canada, eh. Peter Ostrovsky is the owner of Haulover Consulting and formerly worked for Homeland Security. In that role he was stationed in Washington state and monitored traffic moving back and forth across the line. We talk about the guns he carried and the very porous border. If you want to support free speech and good hunting content in the Internet Age, look for our ...

How To Be An Elk Camp Hero

June 30, 2023 20:09 - 1 hour - 45.2 MB

What I learned from my friends at Camp Chef is if you can’t control the hunting and you can’t control the weather, at least you can eat good food. And sometimes that makes all the difference. Today we sit down with the founders of Pacaya Camp to talk about one-pan-one-pot cooking that makes you look like a hero in hunting camp. 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.garylewisout...

Hunting Trucks (and pointing dogs) with Scott Linden

June 29, 2023 23:13 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MB

His name is Scott Linden and he’s the host of the Upland Nation podcast, host of Wingshooting USA and founder of www.findbirdhuntingspots.com We talk about our favorite shotguns and favorite bird dogs and discuss how to set up your truck for extended hunting trips for both big game and upland bird hunts. We also talk about how to dip your toe into the sport of upland bird hunting. Good advice you are free to share. I think you’ll enjoy this conversation with one of hunting’s best conversatio...

Flashback: Hunting Bison With John Howell On The Dismal River

June 08, 2023 15:37 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MB

We sit down with NFL star John Howell and talk hunting bison and best rifles and the amazing conservation success story of the plains buffalo. Best rifles, best calibers, the mindset, the history. This is a throwback to February 2021 when we jetted to Denver, drove a white Mustang down a gravel road and hunted bison on the Dismal River. Hunting bison is a spiritual experience.  If you want to support free speech and good hunting content in the Internet Age, look for our coffee and books and...

Carbine Theory (and Ocellated Turkeys) with Morgan Gregory

June 02, 2023 17:41 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MB

We sit down with Morgan Gregory and get a glimpse into the life of a shooting sports photographer. Morgan just got back from a hunt for ocellated turkeys. We talk carbines, carbine shooting, optics and ammunition and hear from Troy Rodakowski about our new wildlife forage blend to bring in deer, elk and turkeys. Connect with Morgan Gregory on Instagram at @just.instinct  If you want to support free speech and good hunting content in the Internet Age, look for our coffee and books and wildli...

Varmint Rifles with Patrick Meitin

June 01, 2023 04:12 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MB

The topic at hand is the Oregunsmithing fast-twist 243 Winchester and the case for heavy-for-caliber bullets for long distance shooting for critters like rockchucks, ground squirrels and coyotes. Outdoor writer, publisher and editor Patrick Meitin talks about a contemporary twist to the classic 243 Winchester. Look for Patrick at www.insidearchery.com and www.insidefirearms.com and on the pages of Rifle Magazine.  If you want to support free speech and good hunting content in the Internet A...

Building an English Gentleman’s Rifle with Bill Lewis

May 24, 2023 18:05 - 52 minutes - 36 MB

We sip the coffee and tell the story of John Nosler sitting down with a Springfield 03-A3 to shoot a minute-of-angle at 1,000 yards. With a rifle he had never fired before. Bill Lewis was one of the founding members of the Central Oregon Shooting Sports Association park we call COSSA, a premier gun range located 24 miles east of Bend, Oregon. I worked with Bill Lewis at Nosler Inc. in 1997 and he was a big help in writing the book John Nosler Going Ballistic. Bill’s fifth grandfather was the...

How To Be A Coyote Hunter No. 10 With Camden Hammer

May 19, 2023 21:29 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MB

Camden Hammer joins us to talk coyote guns, calling coyotes to turkey stands and summer coyote hunting. Cam is marketing manager for Hammer Down Firearms in Bend, Oregon, and a pro staffer for Gary Lewis Outdoors. Look for him on Instagram at @hammerdownoutdoors_  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/ We recommend our latest book Bob Nosler Born Bal...

How To Be A Bear Hunter No. 18 With Caleb Stillians

May 05, 2023 15:27 - 59 minutes - 41 MB

Caleb Stillians saw the movie Jeremiah Johnson when he was 11 years old and it set him on the path to be a hunting guide in Alaska. He started out as a packer and is working hard at hunting as much of Alaska as he can. We talk rifles and calibers and gear for hunting brown bears and grizzlies in the Great Land.  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/ ...

The Naked Man In The Swamp

April 24, 2023 23:15 - 1 hour - 42 MB

In Florida for our Osceola turkey hunt, we come out of the swamp for a few minutes to sip the coffee and talk hunting with Teddy Spencer and Troy Rodakowski. We talk bear rifles for Alaska, turkey hunting and wild boar hunting.  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/ We recommend our latest book Bob Nosler Born Ballistic. Look for it on our web site ...

Hunting Trucks With Jake Thomas

April 16, 2023 20:39 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MB

Today we sit down and talk with Jake Thomas, general manager, of TS&S Ford in Madras, Oregon. He might be the luckiest deer hunter I know. Spent the first two hours of his first season mule deer hunting in Sonora, where he tagged a buck that most of us could only dream about. We talk Shelby GT500s and Ford trucks and the things we hunters do to get our trucks ready for hunting season.  If you want to support free speech and good hunting content in the Internet Age, look for our coffee and b...

How To Be A Coyote Hunter No. 9 - Spring Calling

April 13, 2023 04:19 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MB

In this ninth in our mini-series on How To Be A Coyote Hunter, we catch up with Marc Larese, our favorite guitar tech and a coyote hunter from the great state of Tennessee. When he is on the road with Luke Bryan, he brings his FoxPro call and a rifle or a bow and sometimes an AirSoft pistol. We talk late spring coyote hunting and we learn Marc is really just a big softy. Learn about his favorite sounds for late spring calling.  If you want to support free speech and good hunting content in ...