The Rich Outdoors

Hunting in bear country this year? Justin Rasmussen has spent his fair share of time around bears and teaches a good amount of bear safety. He also happens to own a holster company that designs a holster for better bear protection. That might make him a bit biased toward guns over spray but we have a great conversation around the two and why both have their place. We also cover a lot of great tips...

“Diagnosed with a health condition at the age 19 altered my life and by making better food choices I was able to bring back my health, feeling better than I did in my teens!” – Kelly Jean  I started helping Kelly about a year ago as her and her husband took the dive to launch their own business. I could tell they had a bit of that deer in the headlights look. Launching a business...

Tyson is no stranger to the podcast and for good reason. Tyson would never admit this but he is very successful and in a lot of ways that is because he is a student. He is constantly learning and asking questions. If there is one thing I have learned about Tyson over the years it is that if he doesn’t know something he is 100% not scared to call whoever he has to to find the answer. In this...

I feel like I say this too much but this was an epic podcast. I felt like my cheeks were tired from smiling the whole conversation. If you love old school hunting stories, you are going to love this podcast. John Reilly is your average blue collar guy who became hooked on sheep hunting in the backcountry years ago. Just so he could be around it John started guiding sheep hunters. He had the bug a...

This week my good buddy Tony Lombardi of Rolling Oak Outfitters joins me in studio to catch up about his bull from last year and some fun pig hunts from this year. Tony has been guiding hogs in California for a number of years and that is actually how we first met. Tony and I have hunted together quite a bit over the years and usually jump on the phone talk business from time to time throughout th...

Welcome to another podcast in the spirt of entrepreneurship and hunting. This podcast a great conversation into what it takes to grow as a musician and build a person brand. This is very applicable to not only musicians but so many people trying to grow a person brand whether to help grow a project or just to just expand your reach. Last year bow was on the podcast and talked about his first hunt....

This week Barklow joins me to talk about all kinds of stuff he knows very well, preparedness and survival. John Barklow has spent his life putting himself in nasty weather and mountainous conditions. He is no stranger to the good old fashion suffer-fest. In this podcast we cover a lot about altitude and how it can make or break a trip. We also cover some great frameworks for not only surviving but...

Mike aka @michaeltmerrill is one of the most upbeat happy dudes I follow on any social media. I don’t know if the guy has ever had a bad day or not but he probably wouldn’t show it if he did. Mike is a runner, he wasn’t born a runner in fact he told me there was a time when he very openly said he wasn’t running unless he was chasing a guy with a ball, or someone was chasing...

Whats up everybody! Happy Thursday. This week we go WAY deep on the entrepreneur geek speak. I loved this podcast, but I realize we may have gotten to far into the weeds. Please let me know how we are doing on these shows. I know you guys keep saying you love them but if this one got too deep please let me know. Kendall is just a good human not to mention a rockstar business person. Most of you ha...

This week I am joined by Tyler Boschma a badass mountain hunter who is definitely not afraid to push the limits and seek out adventure. Tyler actually go into mountain hunting later in life and of all things one of the early hunts that created the monster was striking out on a sheep hunt. While stationed in AK with the Air Force Tyler figured he should probably do some sheep hunting. He did find s...

This week I catch up with my good buddy Ty Leary. Ty is a great entrepreneur and a hell of a hunter. Ty is one of the people I look to help myself become a better entrepreneur and all around human. In this podcast we dive into work life balance, the ever evolving question for us as we are both very driven while also trying to be aware and present within life. Ty recently booked his dream hunt of a...

Forrest Barnard is a life long hunter. He is a Fire Fighter by day and spends most of his season either guiding in southern Utah or Hunting for himself. We had planned to talk about bears and turkeys but right out of the gate we started talking about finding 200″ deer. This lead us down a rabbit hole of talking about information and how to sift through so much info. I asked Forrest if he was...

One of the most successful and hardest working hunters I know is Justin Shaffer. Retired army ranger and now full time director at Kuiu Justin has worked extremely hard to get where he is and really to have the success in the field that he has. In this podcast we talk about what sets him apart from everyone else, (though he’s too humble to admit that he is in a league of his own). Years of d...

One of the most successful and hardest working hunters I know is Justin Shaffer. Retired army ranger and now full time director at Kuiu Justin has worked extremely hard to get where he is and really to have the success in the field that he has. In this podcast we talk about what sets him apart from everyone else, (though he’s too humble to admit that he is in a league of his own). Years of d...

Today I am joined by a cowboy who has traveled the world. Jake Zeilke has cowboy’d on 6 of 7 contents! This podcast turned out so good. I knew I wanted to talk about taking a leap into doing what you love, but I had no idea how great this conversation would be. Jake has some freaking amazing stories from rounding up wild bulls in the bush in Australia to cowboying off reindeer on the Step in...

Episode 500! How Crazy. Fitting that my good buddy Mark Livesay the e-scouting wizard be on for the big celebration. This week Mark and I cover some completely different e-scouting, scouting for spring bear. Even if you have no desire to hunt bear, some of the stuff we talk about can be flipped to find late season elk. Spring bear is right around the corner and I know I have been checking out new...

What I can be, I must be. My man Shawn Melland joins be for a killer podcast about operating in life and in hunting at that next level. Shawn is by far one of the best elk hunters I know. He is the person I surround myself with to push me to be better. His mindset drives him to be such a great elk hunter but honestly that is just one aspect of it. As we recorded this podcast I couldn’t help...

This week I am joined by the host of Tundra Talk Tyler Freel. Tyler is a very accomplished sheep hunter and really all around hunter. I love talking about Alaska and the more we talk about it the more excited I get to go up there. In this podcast I can’t help but talk about sheep hunting as Tyler has quite the passion for it. We also talk caribou hunting as I am currently planning a caribou...

It is almost spring bear time and today we are talking spring bear hunting. In this podcast I sit down with Zack Boughton and Andrew Whitney of  Stone Glacier to talk about upcoming spring bear season. Andrew killed a great bear last year and we discuss the in’s and out’s of that hunt. we discuss packback hunting for big old bears and some tips for turning up older age class bears. Thi...

This week on the podcast we talk bow hunting. Sam Davis is just an awesome human. Sam is a working cowboy who is a die hard bowhunter. In this podcast Sam recaps a recent trip down to Arizona and the shares the highs and lows. We talk about the struggles of bowhunting and the mental mistakes we make even after years and years of practice. Sam is one of the most mentally tough guys that I know, we...

There are a couple guest that constantly get asked for by name and sure enough Mike Johnson from Hells Canyon Armory is one of them. Long range and custom rifles have been growing like crazy in popularity and for good reason. People are learning that those opportunities at big mature animals are few and far between so you better capitalize. This week Mike jumps on to cover some very specific reque...

If you love a good hunting story you won’t want to miss this episode. I met Matt through a mutual friend, actually a couple mutual friends. Matt is just a hard working family man who loves to hunt. I would love to have Matt on again because I can tell he has spent some time in the mountains and I know he has been fortunate enough to take some truly great animals along the way. Last year Matt...

Welcome to another episode of The Rich Outdoors. This we we are talking entrepreneurship and life with Andy Tran of Muddy Shutter Media. Muddy Shutter has been absolutely crushing it and growing like crazy throughout not only the hunting industry but across multiple segments. Andy has a great story and has built this company on the back of hard work and constant grind. I love when people say they...

Welcome to the podcast! This week I am joined by rancher and outfitter Matt Ellis of  @borderland_Outfitters. In this episode Matt and I discuss some trends and opportunities for hunting in the great state of New Mexico. Matt has some amazing Antelope and Oryx hunts for anyone interested. We cover everything from Oryx, Barbary Sheep, Ibex, Elk and Antelope. New Mexico has a ton of opprotunity and...

I am stoked to bring you guys this podcast. Not only do I love this business innovation behind Maui Nui but the entire situation with Axis deer on the Hawaii islands is fascinating to me. This week I am joined by Jacob Muise of Maui Nui a for profit company seeking to find a balance in helping curb the over population of Axis deer in Maui and creating a great product. Jacob is a huge advocate for...