Gary Lewis Outdoorsman

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...

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...

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...

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 Int...

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 y...

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...

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 gettin...

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 wit...

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...

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 Guid...

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...

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 hunti...

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 o...

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...

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...

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 gre...

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...

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, lo...

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...

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.co...

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 hun...

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...

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://ah...

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...

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 b...