Gary Lewis Outdoorsman

Today! This is the day we record our 250th episode. America! We're talking pheasants and pheasant futures in the Midwest and especially in the environs around Aberdeen, South Dakota, home of the pheasant sandwich. Our guest is Casey Weismantel from https://huntfishsd.com/  If you want to support free speech and good hunting content on the Information Superhighway, look for our books and wildl...

This is the summer we celebrate 250 years of America. I remember riding in a parade in Kalama, Washington, with my uncle Jack in a Model T Ford 50 years ago and I also remember becoming intensely interested in the Revolutionary War, the age of the mountain man and the American Indian. All of that fed into my fascination with firearms. In this episode we talk about side-by-side shotguns and reloadi...

A new way of hunting blacktail deer. That's what this is. We visit with Aaron Dobbins of Woodland, Washington to talk trophy blacktails at 20 yards. For more information, visit https://theblacktailcoach.com/ If you want to support free speech and good hunting content on the Information Superhighway, look for our books and wildlife forage blends at https://www.garylewisoutdoors.com/Shop/ This...

This episode is packed. We start our chainsaws, drop a few trees and then Greg Roberts starts dropping knowledge. We talk weather, wolves, juniper removal, the 30-06, the 22-250, deer, bears and elk and whether or not IP28 has a chance at transforming the West.  Roberts has over 40 years of weather forecasting experience, specializing in severe weather events. A big game hunter and a consummate ob...

One of the best tasting meats in the world. That's what people say about axis deer. We hunt them in Hawaii, Texas and Florida (and a few other places). We're going holo-holo with my friend Kahai to talk axis deer hunting.  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.ga...

We catch up with Jeremiah Polacek the editor of Rifle & Handgun and Handloader magazines to talk rifles, optics and hunting elk in the desert at the end of September when bull elk bugle in the early morning. Visit https://www.riflemagazine.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 a...

In this latest installment in our mini-series, How To Be A Bear Hunter, we talk to Dante Zuniga-West about hunting pumpkin-headed monsters. We talk stillness, visualization and readiness, as well as Dante’s favorite bear gun and loads.  Dante came to hunting by way of prep school in Bel Air. He is a mild-mannered high school principal, the offspring of educators, he holds a master’s degree from an...

In this episode we hear from Chris Dudley, candidate for governor in the great state of Oregon. He makes his home east of the Cascades and he knows rural Oregon. He played 16 seasons in the NBA, he played center for the Trailblazers, was a big shot blocker and was voted the most caring NBA player by USA Today. And we have him for 18 minutes of conversation to talk hunting and fishing and leadershi...

In this episode we connect with Jamie Roscoe of the Cowboy Dinner Tree in Silver Lake, Oregon. We talk mule deer, our favorite fuzzball the coyote, wolves, mountain lions, other critters and critter gitters like the 30-06 and the 280 Ackley Improved. Learn more at https://cowboydinnertree.com/1875-beef/ Annnnnnnd further, we discuss the perils of public policy surrounding ungulates with Lauren Con...

We go back to our roots to bring you this episode from The Lost Nosler Tapes. These were the conversations I had with Big John Nosler back in the early 2000s. These tapes were the basis on which I wrote John's story - Going Ballistic and for the next book, Bob Nosler Born Ballistic. When I found these tapes, I digitized them to save the conversations. Want more? Get the book Bob Nosler Born B...

Our guest is Eric Lee, a cougar depredation specialist in western Oregon. When a mountain lion killed his wife's favorite goat, Eric realized he could do something about it. Next, he found himself helping neighbors and now this quiet unassuming man has found himself helping livestock owners in his area deal with problem lions. Cougar thru the doggy door. Cats that thrill kill. That spree kill...

We talk to Matt Pletzer of Madison, Wisconsin, about bears in Newfoundland and Idaho, hunting New Zealand and big game hunting around the world, the 338 Lapua and the 280 Ackley Improved. Matt has built a platform to serve hunters as they navigate hunt planning and post-hunt administration, keeping track of all the components of a successful hunt from tag to dip and ship, cargo, transportation and...

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/ If you want to support free speech and good hunting content on...

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. If you want to support free speech and good hunting content on the Information Superhighway, look for our coffee and boo...

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 inter...

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://spri...

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...

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. If you want to support free...

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 M...

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/ If you want to support free speech and good hunting content on the Information Superhig...

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 a...

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/ If you want to support free speech an...

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/ If you want to support free speech and good...

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/ If you want to support free speech and good hunting content on the Information Superhighway, look for our coffee and...

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/  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 spo...