Campfire Chronicles

Pull up a chair by the fire as we welcome Chef Joshua Schwencke to the Campfire Chronicles Podcast . Born and raised on a German family farm in South Central Texas, Chef Josh has spent his life blending the traditions of rustic farming with the art of modern culinary mastery. From his early days exploring the rhythms of agricultural life to founding Gastronomy—a culinary education enterprise, Chef...

RENÉE THORNTON. Born and raised in rural Alberta to a large farming family, Renée Thornton serves as Chair of the Wild Sheep Foundation’s (WSF) Women Hunt® program and committee, and the Women in Hunting® initiative. Although not raised in a hunting family or with a hunting background, in 2016 Renée embarked on a personal journey to become a hunter. This decision was driven by a decade-long pursui...

Don’t let Sue Tidwell‘s soft, gentle exterior, fool you! This wife, mother and grandmother is one of our generation’s most formidable forces in the fight for wildlife conservation and hunting on the continent of Africa… and she’s not even a hunter herself! Sue’s story of her path to enlightenment, which led her to write what is fast becoming recognized as the definitive authority on the need for h...

In this information-packed episode, we visit with Rick Nolan, the president of the newest and fastest-growing conservation nonprofit organization, the Oklahoma Hunters and Anglers (OHA). Rick gives us the scoop on the special niche that OHA fills in Oklahoma and why every sportsman in the state should join. We also visit in detail about the upcoming annual Oklahoma Deer Conference (Aug. 17) in Mid...

Herman W. Brune is a Native Texan born in San Antonio and raised scouring the Live Oak and Yaupon country north of Columbus, Texas. His first 40 years were spent cowboying, packing mules, and hunting and guiding from Montana's Bob Marshal Wilderness, the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness, Wyoming's Washakie Wilderness, all around Texas, and into Old Mexico. He also was a PRCA Saddle Bronc ride...

Janet Holcomb, as the wife of Governor Eric Holcomb, currently serves as First Lady of Indiana. Growing up on a horse farm, she rode competitively and participated in regional shows and 4-H. She developed a love of the arts and completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in fine arts at Ball State University. Beginning in 2009, she served as vice president of her family’s manufacturing business,...

Brian Johnson is a native born son of the Lone Star State. He is the founder of DuckDogTrainer.com and has trained well over a thousand dogs how to duck hunt. In the process he created not only championship level dogs, but also many faithful hunting companions that have been hunted around the US and as far away as Peru. He is an avid bass fisherman and specializes in shallow water fishing for trop...

BASHEER BENHALIM. Basheer Benhalim serves as the Texas Ambassador for Hunters of Color (HOC) a nationwide 501(c)(3) nonprofit. In his role as ambassador, Basheer works to provide opportunities and space for those wanting to learn to hunt, expand their hunting skills, and those looking to mentor and share knowledge. HOC has a simple goal: to make sure everyone has access to the outdoors, and to bui...

Mikayla is a Program Specialist for AgriLife Extension working on addressing education needs for Wildlife Damage Management. Mikayla’s efforts focus primarily on matters of issues related to feral hogs, predators, and vultures. She works to provide management options for damage caused by wildlife, options to prevent conflict, and resources to assist with disease management. If you enjoyed this epi...

Join Todd and Smokey as they talk about their shared job experience, complicated words, and the possibility of some new merch!

Join Todd and Smokey as they sit down with Emily Holmes, Todd's Daughter! On this episode Emily talks about living away from home, having Todd as a father, and what it's like growing up with a very abled, disabled person.

Join Todd, Smokey, and Smokey's Cousin Levi as they talk about Levi's recent Oklahoma hunting experience, mentoring hunters, trophy hunting, and of course Little Debbie snacks.

Join us this week as we talk about the new license proposals for Oklahoma hunters, grumpy social media users, and finally, we have some STICKERS! Follow us on social media at Campfire Chronicles Podcast

Join us as we talk with Geron Cottam, owner of Final Refuge Taxidermy. Geron left his corporate job to become a full-time taxidermist which has led to him being one of the best in the state. He shares his stories of taxidermy, hunting with Todd, and how he keeps his kids loving the outdoors. Geron does not have social media, but if you'd like to possibly get work done by him, you can Google se...

Todd and Smokey are joined by Jon Cunningham. Jon suffered a near-death fall from a faulty tree stand in 2012 that forced him to retire from his lifelong career as an Oklahoma game warden. He shares his story of how God has changed his life and how he shares his story to change lives across Oklahoma.

Todd and Smokey talk about hunting current events in Oklahoma, primitive hunting, and being in the method stage.

Join us as we sit down with Kreg Griffith, founder of Oklahoma Bowhunter. Kreg has been hunting since he was young, but 13 years ago he started the largest social media group for hunters in Oklahoma. We talk about the ins and outs of running a successful hunting group, our favorite hunting snacks, and to top off the episode we finish with a song written by Kreg himself! Follow Oklahoma Bowhunter o...

Todd and Smokey sit down with Duane Campbell to talk about hunting, mentorship, and some unfortunate situations Todd and Duane have found themselves in.

Todd and Smokey discuss their new sponsor, how messed up Todd is in real life, and some of their favorite gear. Grab the marshmallows and lets get to roastin'

Join Smokey and Todd for the debut episode of the new Campfire Chronicles. Just like any good conversation around a campfire goes, they explore a menagerie of rabbit holes, from the intrigue of Apple Watches to the spread of a highly infectious condition Todd’s labeled Adult Onset Hunter, to a provoking observation Smokey has about one of the great wildlife mysteries of our era.