DSC Campfires with Larry Weishuhn

Russell Stacy is the consummate hunter/conservationists who is deeply involved with wildlife, hunting, conservation, and wildlife education both in North America and abroad. But that also describes his wife Mary Edith and daughter Kaylee. Together they are a formidable force for conservation. Russell invest time and money in support of DSC’s three pronged mission of Conservation, Education and Adv...

Conor Harrison, DSC’s Director of Communication, spent his youth fishing and hunting. Visiting with Larry he recalls some of his early years, but also about a recent Alaskan black bear adventures including the highs and lows and how one should never give up on an adventures even when the last moments of the hunt loom upon the horizon. Then Conor and Larry switch to fishing for alligator gar in the...

In this episode Larry visits with Conor Harrison, DSC’s Director of Communications to discuss his position at Dallas Safari Club, including his younger years of hunting and fishing, and how he got into outdoor writing, previous editorial positions and assuming his current position. Includes a good discussion about DSC’s Game Trails magazine, new website, but also about DSC’s newest publication, th...

During recent years, traditional hard copy publications have started disappearing, even such long-standing hunting and fishing publications as Field & Stream and Outdoor Life have dropped their hard copy editions and are now only available in digital form. During our visit today Bill Brod creator of Outdoor Media Specialties talks about the change he saw and the new path he created for providing i...

Jim Zumbo, outdoor hunter/fisherman/ outdoor writer/forester/biologist/book author/tv show host/speaker was long hunting editor for Outdoor Life magazine and writer for many other outdoor publications. Jim has lost count of the feature articles he’s written and of the TV shows he hosted on the Outdoor Channel. A native of New York, Jim headed West shortly after college. These days is known as the...

Rick Lambert truly is as man of many talents including songwriting, playing guitar, entrepreneur who owns Red 55 Winery and the Pourhouse in Lindale Texas, outdoor chef who loves cooking in cast iron, fisherman, a consummate turkey hunter and hunter of many other things in North America and in Africa. He also happens to be the father of Miranda Lambert. However, to me more importantly, he is “Rick...

 According to Wikapedia, Jerry Miculek is referred to as "The Greatest Shooter of All Times". Rightfully so, he holds numerous world speed shooting records but also hit a small target at 1,000 yards shooting a 9mm handgun, off-hand. His doing so impresses me more than his world speed shooting records. Kay's father was Jimmy Clark, one of the world's best pistolsmiths and shooters. He taught his da...

 Linda Powell is no stranger to those who hunt and shoot. In the outdoor world she has made a definitive "mark"! It's been my pleasure and honor to have known "Ms. Linda" for a goodly number of years and during that time calling her a dear friend even though for several years we worked for competitive gun companies. For the past several years Linda has been deeply involved with Mossberg and their...

Monty DeBoer during his tenure with Hornady has worn numerous hats. Fairly recently he was promoted to what he while smiling refers to himself as "Hornady's MOM", or more correctly Hornady's Marketing Operations Manager. Monty is no stranger to the many who shoot Hornady ammunition. He, over the past years has become a very familiar face at the many consumer shows Hornady does and supports. I was...

Outdoor writer, editor, "catfish noodler" and always a consummate hunter conservationist Will Brantley is one of the outdoor world's stalwarts, but also a continually rising star. During the past several years Will has served many capacities in outdoor publications from free-lance and staff writer, including currently serving as the Hunting Editor for Field & Stream magazine. He has been and conti...

 I met David Draper several years ago, long before he became the Editor of the iconic Pertersen's HUNTING magazine, back when he worked for Cabela's. During our visit at the W&L Guide Service's bear hunting camp in Alberta, Canada, David talks about his early years, growing up in rural Nebraska, his time at Cabela's and his eventual and eventful move to become the editor of the world's most recogn...

The African Cape Buffalo is often referred to as "Black Death", a reputation rightfully earned. Rober Ruark described his kind,"He looks at you like you owe him money!" To that quote I would, having hunted Cape buffalo several times, add, "And he's come to collect it!" His size, tenacity and attitude truly make him a formidable adversary even when you are hunting with a cigar-sized rifle round. Ta...

Mule deer are undoubtedly THE iconic western big game species, and one that is dear to Larry’s heart! In this episode Larry visits with the host of “The Journey” digital tv series, fellow wildlife biologist and hunting partner Brandon Houston to discuss mule deer in general, but also specifically some of the management programs they employ to properly manage desert mule deer; as well as discuss th...

Texas Wildlife Association established in 1985 by Larry Weishuhn, Gary Machen and Murphy Ray has come a long way since its formation. But the organization’s initial values, objectives and goals when first established continue today with greatly expanded programs. Larry recently had the opportunity to visit with Justin Dreibelbis, TWA’s Executive Director about the many conservation legacy, youth a...

Dr. Mike Arnold, author of “Bringing Back the Lions” is not only back with Larry, he is also recently returned from another African fact-finding mission, thus time in Cameroon, gathering information for a new book he is currently working on regarding the hunting culture. In this fun and educational episode, he and Larry discuss a variety of topics including Dr. Arnold hunting for a red-haired (“To...

Brandon Houston with whom Larry co-hosts “The Journey” outdoor television show on CarbonTV.com, but who is also a professional wildlife biologist like Larry this episode are talking about what the whitetail deer manager should be thinking about and doing during late Spring, covering everything from how to locally determine what to plant during the spring, to learning from cast antlers, to energy a...

In years past Larry served as the Southwest Field Editor for “Deer & Deer Hunting” magazine a position he truly enjoyed. During his tenure there he wrote the now classic book “Hunting Mature Buck” and co-authored “Southern Deer & Deer Hunting” book with Bill Bynum. in this episode Larry visits with “Deer & Deer Hunting’s” Dan Schmidt for an episode of their long-running podcast “Deer Talk Now”, wh...

Brian Fienhold wears numerous hats at DSC for both DSC proper and the DSC Foundation, particularly in development of relationships with various outdoor companies. Brian this week takes time to visit with Larry about some of the latest projects he has been involved in, including very special rifles from Weatherby made available only at DSC Chapter, and the DSC Foundation fundraisers’, special “goin...

Larry and Brandon are deep in the Panhandle/High Plains region of Texas, pursuing Aoudad, but not just any, a bachelor group that has 3 extremely massive rams, all well exceeding 35-inches. While filming for their new television show, “The Journey are hunting with the shows premier outfitter, Double A Outfitting. A change in weather has winds gusting upwards in the mid 50's causing the guys to qui...

While serving as the banquet speaker at the DSC Wyoming Chapter banquet, Larry had the opportunity to sit down and visit with Brandon Mason and Todd Helms with Eastman Outdoors to discuss one of their latest video and wildlife conservation projects, “The Sage Grouse Initiative”. Sage grouse are iconic western game bird species. As the fate of the sage grouse goes so goes the West’s habitat and oth...

A few years ago Dallas Safari Club also known as DSC started setting up chapters across the USA with the intentions of also creating chapters in other parts of the world. Don't let the term "safari" throw you. Safari is simply another word for "adventure". Nor let "Dallas" throw you either because DSC is indeed a worldwide conservation organization whose primary goals are conservation, education a...

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“Larry Weishuhn has been hunting with a handgun for many years, starting out with a 9-shot .22 revolver. Later he started hunting with T/C’s Contender single-shot, and then later introduced the T/C Encore to the world while the hunting editor for “Shooting Times” magazine. With it he took several moose on down to javelina. Then for several years as a Ruger Ambassador he hunted with numerous Ruger...

"This week's guest, Herman Brune, is one of Texas' "true characters". He is a hunter, writer, book author, radio show host, hunting guide of renown and formerly a champion saddle bronc rider and cameraman. Herman, years ago, served as my cameraman for a hunt in Austria on Swarovski's Rudhurshal Reserver. A native Texan, Herman lives on property which has been in his family going on closely for two...

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