Impact Outdoors Podcast

A couple of years ago I found out about the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation and how vital their mission is to helping save kids' lives that are battling cancer.  When I found out how they were doing this and that fishing was involved, I was HOOKED!  I never knew the struggle that these kids were facing, even with all of the millions of dollars put toward researching the disease, that there we...

Back in 2007, Fishing's Future was founded by Shane Wilson with the simple goal of reconnecting families through the sport of fishing.  Little did he know at the time, but this would become a nation-wide movement with the organization now having more than 70 chapters across the U.S. and beyond.  They reached their 1,000,000th participant back in 2018 and have no plans on slowing down.  Shane has s...

William "Bubba" Ray was born in Galveston, Texas.  From an early age, Bubba tagged along with his father and grandfather on fishing and hunting trips and eventually started going out on his own.  Through many trials and tribulations, Bubba began to understand the importance of truly learning everything he could about the outdoors and how that would one day lead him to a career in the industry.   A...

The story of Chickenboy is one of legend around the Texas coast.  Stories of huge Flounder being caught, limits of trout and reds, and of course all those memorable lure names.  Joe Moughon has turned his soft plastic lure company into one of the major players in the fishing industry and has created a huge following and fanbase all thanks to his ability to make his lures not only something to just...

Dream Big and you can make it happen!  This is pretty much Vance Zahorski summed up.  Vance has been taking the fishing world by storm with his innovative Line Cutterz ring and has turned this business into more than something to just make money on.  Vance and his team, including his brother Cullen, have created a fishing community across the world by really listening to their customers on wants a...

Cindy "Sid" Nguyen was born and raised in Texas on the coast near Galveston.  Her family has a long history of fishing going all the way back to their roots in Vietnam.  Understanding the importance of sharing the sport of fishing and the conservation of our resources has allowed her to reach thousands of people through the content she puts out on social media.  She is now making a huge impact on...

Growing up loving the outdoors is something many people have done, but I bet they didn't have their own duck pond, raise turkeys and become a botanist before they were in middle school.  Terrance Jackson has led a life devoted to the outdoors, conservation and his Faith and through this journey has been able to provide youth from across Texas the opportunity to discover the Great Outdoors!  Join u...

Joel Ribbey is not your ordinary Dad, but Kids Outdoors is exactly that. Join us as Joel discusses this new company he and his wife have started up in Minnesota showcasing their adventures while at home and traveling across the country with their kids, as they share their passion for the outdoors through educational and highly entertaining videos of their travels. Fishing, Hunting, Trapping and Ca...

TX Roy Crush is a tournament fisherman, hunter and all around "Texas Boy" who has been impacting lives in an awesome way since 2013, with the goal of giving back to our heroes and showing kids the beauty of the great Texas outdoors. The Texas Boys Outdoors TV show over 6 seasons has showcased some of America's greatest heroes from the military and our first responders along with some very special...

Getting amazing footage while hunting public land and trying to keep all of the “boys” on track is no easy task, but Greg and Myndi Clements of The Hunting Public are doing a great job and they’re doing it together.  I recently got the opportunity to sit down with them and talk about The Hunting Public, ways to get started in hunting, why they have been so successful and somehow a conversation abo...

Last year we bought a new boat and not just any boat, but a Blue Wave. I recently sat down with my good friend, Richard Parks of Blue Wave and got to talk all about the company and the reasons behind their success. Richard also discusses some of the reasons for giving back to the community and the impact that has had on area youth through the Reel Impact program. This is a great company with some...

This week we sit down with Gene Hennigan, owner of the Double Draw Ranch in Junction, TX. Gene has been donating hunts to several conservation groups over many years including NWTF, The Mule Deer Foundation, Texas Brigades and more to help raise money and to help introduce the sport of hunting to the next generation. During this trip, we had 3 youth hunters out to the ranch for a whitetail and exo...

On this episode, we got to sit down with Aaron Warbritton from The Hunting Public and learn about how the idea for their YouTube videos on hunting public land started and discuss some of the reasons why it has been so impactful to so many hunters, both new and old. We also discussed the state of the hunting industry and learned a few other things along the way! Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...