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Show Notes 32: Locations: Wyoming The Ups and Downs of Archery Elk Hunting and Nancy’s Biggest Bull Part 2 Locations: Wyoming Since becoming a Wyoming resident and marrying Nancy over 5 years ago, we have been pursuing elk. They are a magnificent animal and superb table fare. Nancy was skeptical when I went archery hunting for elk the first year and came home with a cow elk later that evening. She...

Show Notes 31: The Ups and Downs of Archery Elk Hunting and Nancy’s Biggest Bull Part:1 Locations: Wyoming Since becoming a Wyoming resident and marrying Nancy over 5 years ago, we have been pursuing elk. They are a magnificent animal and superb table fare. Nancy was skeptical when I went archery hunting for elk the first year and came home with a cow elk later that evening. She was shocked. She s...

Show Notes 30: Road Trip to Oregon for Clamming, Crabbing, and Fishing Locations: Utah, Idaho, Oregon, and Wyoming WOW! Our world is crazy, but you do not have to be. Nancy and I decided after our trip to the UK was cancelled due to COVID-19, to travel to Oregon and go crabbing and clamming. We stayed at a crazy fun hotel in Crescent, Oregon called the Crescent Moon Motel. We got the glitter room,...

Show Notes 29: Chatting with My Good Friend JJ (Jason Randolph) about Guiding and Life: Part 2 Locations: Utah, Nebraska, and Wyoming I was fortunate to meet and guide with JJ starting in 1997 out of Park City, UT. We have been friends ever since. We have been able to share many days on the water and in the duck blind. There are so many stories we have this will be a 2-part podcast and in all real...

Show Notes 28: Chatting with My Good Friend JJ (Jason Randolph) about Guiding and Life: Part 1 Locations: Utah, Nebraska, and Wyoming I was fortunate to meet and guide with JJ starting in 1997 out of Park City, UT. We have been friends ever since. We have been able to share many days on the water and in the duck blind. There are so many stories we have this will be a 2-part podcast and in all real...

Show Notes 27: The Covid Catch Up – The adventures I have had during the Covid Locations: Utah and SW Wyoming The Covid 19 created and continues to create turmoil in my life. From people being sick to the business I work for being shut down and everything in between, my life has been hectic the last couple months. We had a litter of puppies, had to cancel our anniversary trip to Scotland and Irela...

Show Notes 26: Cow Patties, Georgia Boys, High Mountain Fly Fishing, Thunderstorms, and Rob  Locations: High Uinta Mountains of Utah When fishing with friends who may not be as familiar with the backcountry areas you are in, it is a good idea to have a plan. When the plan goes awry and no one dies or gets hurt, then it makes for a fun story. Always buy more donuts at the Chevron in Kamas, UT than...

Show Notes 25: My Very First Planned Pheasant Hunt, Ranger, Rambo, Uncles, and an 870 Locations: Utah  After bagging my first pheasant in my grandparent’s backyard and reading about them in the magazines I really wanted to do it the right way. I got my chance when I was 12 years old and my Uncles Larry and Brad took me to hunt. We had the aging Ranger with us and his son Rambo (short for rambuncti...

Show Notes 24: My Mixed Breed Dog Chester, Merganser Jerky, Training Mistakes, and Dog Backpacks Locations: Utah and Wyoming I have always been a sucker for dogs. When I was a sophomore in college I made the mistake of stopping at the animal shelter and found Chester. Chester was WAY more expensive than I would have ever guessed and it took a lot of training to get him to do the things I wanted hi...

Show Notes 23: Being Uncle Travis Locations: Utah and Wyoming Growing up I had a lot of uncles that would take me on adventures and help me to do things that I was not able to do with my parents. I have always been thankful for those experiences and memories. I like grabbing a nephew or niece and heading out on an adventure. I try to give them an experience and a memory and hopefully teach them so...

Show Notes 22: Chuck, Brook Trout, Poison Ivy, Turkey Hunting, Taylor, and the Shaking Tree Locations: Minnesota and Wisconsin Spending time in the Mid-West after college was a wonderful experience. I spent the first few years focused on all of the things that I hadn’t been able to do in the western states, whitetail deer and turkey hunting, fishing for musky, walleye, and sturgeon, and finding al...

Show Notes 21: Blackjack Locations: Northern Utah I had never considered naming a spot on a river or anything else for that matter. I had some great times fishing a certain bend on the Weber river in Utah and had a client name one of my favorite runs. Over the years the river has changed and meandered but one thing has been consistent, the run holds fish. I learned you can never assume too much wh...

Show Notes 19: A Ride Along with Jared  Locations: Northern Utah Spending some time with Jared on a ride along. The Mirror Lake Highway (HWY 150) is and outstanding drive from Kamas, UT to Evanston, WY. This highway takes you to some of the best trailheads and lakes in the Uinta mountains. The recreation available off the Mirror Lake Highway is very diverse and is one of my favorite places to go i...

Show Notes: How I Started Guiding            Locations: Northern Utah Being a fly fishing guide was something that I didn’t try to do, it just sort of happened. I talked with the right person at the right time and had put in my time on the water to become proficient. When it came to teaching, well, I just love teaching. The hardest part of guiding for me was learning how to read people and providi...

More Stories with Ashli; Disney World, Frogs, Lizards, Catching Birds, Petting Sharks, Aliens, Playing Risk, and Communicating with Cattle Location: Mostly Utah, USA Fall 1991ish I continue my conversation with my little sister Ashli. We talk about Disney World vacations with the family, catching birds, frogs, lizards, petting sharks, playing Risk, Ashli’s fear of cows (Bovinophobia or Taurophobia...

Shopping with Mom, Being Sick, and Talking Squirt into Helping Me Gut a Mule Deer with My Little Sister Ashli Telling Her Side of the Story Location: Mostly Utah, USA Fall 1991ish One of the things that I really do not like is shopping. As a child I would do everything I could to avoid going to the city and shopping. In this podcast I talk about some of the ways I would make it so people wouldn’t...

Black Hills, Turkeys, Oreos, and Hunting with Nancy Location: Black Hills, South Dakota, USA Spring 2016 Nancy worked very hard for her first turkey. We had some amazing meals with our friends Nick and Seth from MN and SD respectively. We hunted hard and did what we needed to in order to put Nancy on her first turkey. Following her bird, we chase mine and finish 4 for 4 in our group for SD Black H...

Show Notes: Stories from My Youth: Part 2 Locations: Japan, Utah, California Early 1980’s There are so many crazy and fun stories from my youth that it will take many episodes to get them all recorded. Part 2 includes; Crop-dusted in the Cotton Field, Epi Shots, Emergency Room Visits, Catching Frogs & Hiding Them to Take Home, Fiddler Crabs in the Closet, and Mice in a Box. Many of the small t...

Show Notes: Bucket Lists: Places, Activities, and Experiences   Locations: Everywhere When I talk about my bucket list it includes so much that I was once told, “You can’t call it a bucket list because buckets have bottoms.” Well that is the truth. Once I accomplish checking off an item on the list I am off to do the next thing. Often, I am planning the next trip and experience while on an adventu...

Show Notes: Old Wives’ Tales               Locations: Utah, Wyoming, Brazil, Florida, and Everywhere Else Old Wives’ Tales, you have all heard them. Some you may even believe and some you pass on. In today’s podcast we discuss some of the most common I have dealt with while fishing and just spending time in the out of doors. They include eating whitefish, suckers, and pike to antelope or mixing ch...

Show Notes: My Father’s Hands and My Little Girl Cassi Locations: Utah  You only get a few amazing dogs in this life and Cassi was one of mine. She taught me a lot and was a great retriever and friend. I miss her still. I have a hard time talking about Cassi and how I lost her so I hope you forgive me for reading the story I wrote called, My Father’s Hands . I would not have been able to talk cohe...

Show Notes: Relationships, Rockhounding, Proposals, and Tent Toilets Locations: Utah and Wisconsin All the relationship advice in the world won’t help me. Thank goodness my wife Nancy is amazing. We have had an outstanding first 5 years together and look forward to many more. This podcast talks about rockhounding Topaz Mountain in Utah as well as whitetail deer hunting in Wisconsin and going back...

Show Notes: Fishing, Floating Logs, and Pterodactyls with Kids Locations: Utah and SW Wyoming 1997 to the Present Fishing with children are some of the best days on the water. They may lose interest quickly if the fishing slows down but there are always a lot of activities you can do. The youth see the world in such a different way that adults do. Their insights of nature are amazing and so are so...

Show Notes: Grover Again, Fireworks and Fires  Locations: Japan and Utah with a trip to Wyoming here and there Early 1980’s Finish up the chat with my brother Jared. He shares how he feels about Grover and we discuss toaster oven tips for epic action figure battles as well as fireworks and fires that we have experienced/caused… Much of what we did wasn’t thought out very well, but we didn’t die, s...

Show Notes: Rope Swings, Parachutes, Sumo Wrestling, and Grover  Locations: Japan, Utah, California Early 1980’s My brother Jared stops by to chat about some stories when we were growing up. We talk about playing on the rope swing at my grandparents’ house and playing a game of strength with a surplus parachute in the wind. I am reminded of our Sumo Wrestling matches in Japan as well as the toy Gr...