Lone Star Outdoor Show

Podcast: Episode 119 Wow, what a show this is gonna be. I always tell ya’ll that this is the most controversial outdoors show out there and this week just further proves that’s the case! Off the top we are joined by the Back Country Lands Director for the Sportsman’s Conservation Project of Trout Unlimited- Dave Glenn. The current administration has moved to pass HR 1581- a piece of legislation that would allow for new roadways and increased access to some of the last remaining tracts of pristine, unmolested tracts of public land in the Western United States. These remote wide open spaces are still the way Teddy Roosevelt envisioned them and untouched habitat means better fishing and bigger bucks/bulls. Here is Dave with a nice Wyoming bull elk strapped to his horse: Then we crank it up even more when Texas Fish & Game Magazine Editor & Chief Don Zaidle drops in talk about his latest article “TPWD In A Deal With The Devil?” The article focuses on TPWD’s decision to work with the HSUS (Humane Society of the United States). HSUS is the biggest anti-hunting faction in the world and TPWD has pledged to match up $10,000 to partner with HSUS in an effort to find non-lethal means of dealing with the nuisance feral donkey herds that are destroying areas of Big Bend State Park. The burros are an invasive species and policy has always been to exterminate them on site- well until the olive branch between TPWD and HSUS became evident. Don is fired up and I guarandamntee ya I am as well! Feral burros compete with native species such as big horn sheep and deer for food and habitat in Big Bend: We then cap things off when our longtime friend and angler Stan Nabozny stops in. Stan holds over 150 IGFA world fishing records and just received their Lifetime Achievement Award so to say he is the most well rounded and versatile angler in Texas is pretty much spot on. He plans on going after a few tarpon records this summer. Stan has been tarpon fishing the Texas coast for many years now and he talks about this rejuvenated fishery. Tarpon are beloved by anglers for their fierce fighting spirit and majestic jumps:

Podcast: Wow, what a show this is gonna be. I always tell ya’ll that this is the most controversial outdoors show out there and this week just further proves that’s the case! Off the top we are joined by the Back Country Lands Director for the Sportsman’s Conservation Project of Trout Unlimited- Dave Glenn. The current administration has moved to pass HR 1581- a piece of legislation that would allow for new roadways and increased access to some of the last remaining tracts of pristine, unmolested tracts of public land in the Western United States. These remote wide open spaces are still the way Teddy Roosevelt envisioned them and untouched habitat means better fishing and bigger bucks/bulls. Here is Dave with a nice Wyoming bull elk strapped to his horse: Then we crank it up even more when Texas Fish & Game Magazine Editor & Chief Don Zaidle drops in talk about his latest article “TPWD In A Deal With The Devil?” The article focuses on TPWD’s decision to work with the HSUS (Humane Society of the United States). HSUS is the biggest anti-hunting faction in the world and TPWD has pledged to match up $10,000 to partner with HSUS in an effort to find non-lethal means of dealing with the nuisance feral donkey herds that are destroying areas of Big Bend State Park. The burros are an invasive species and policy has always been to exterminate them on site- well until the olive branch between TPWD and HSUS became evident. Don is fired up and I guarandamntee ya I am as well! Feral burros compete with native species such as big horn sheep and deer for food and habitat in Big Bend: We then cap things off when our longtime friend and angler Stan Nabozny stops in. Stan holds over 150 IGFA world fishing records and just received their Lifetime Achievement Award so to say he is the most well rounded and versatile angler in Texas is pretty much spot on. He plans on going after a few tarpon records this summer. Stan has been tarpon fishing the Texas coast for many years now and he talks about this rejuvenated fishery. Tarpon are beloved by anglers for their fierce fighting spirit and majestic jumps:

Podcast: Episode 118 We are hunting heavy this weekend. Kicking things off with Dr. Joe Ables of Decatur, TX. For those of you who might not know- Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) is the biggest threat to Texas whitetails. Killing tens of thousands of animals last year alone. Well Dr. Ables has invested his time and energy into studying this deer killer and he has successfully come up with a treatment! This is a groundbreaking development in whitetail medicine and will benefit both our native and pen raised deer populations. Dr. Ables with a nice buck post treatment. Then we are talkin’ late season gobblers with renowned outdoor writer and Real Tree Turkey Editor Steve Hickoff. Steve has been chasing toms for decades and with only 3 weeks left in the season we pick his brain on how to bag that last minute gobbler! Calling, locations, and decoy setups are just a few of the things we discuss. We round out the broadcast with some suppressor talk. TPWD recently passed some regulatory changes that will allow the use of suppressors when hunting wild game animals such as deer or turkey etc. There are quite a few benefits involved with this decision and Scott Bittner w/ Silenced America will educate us on exactly what all this means. I love talkin’ guns! It’s gonna be a great show!

Podcast: We are hunting heavy this weekend. Kicking things off with Dr. Joe Ables of Decatur, TX. For those of you who might not know- Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) is the biggest threat to Texas whitetails. Killing tens of thousands of animals last year alone. Well Dr. Ables has invested his time and energy into studying this deer killer and he has successfully come up with a treatment! This is a groundbreaking development in whitetail medicine and will benefit both our native and pen raised deer populations. Dr. Ables with a nice buck post treatment. Then we are talkin’ late season gobblers with renowned outdoor writer and Real Tree Turkey Editor Steve Hickoff. Steve has been chasing toms for decades and with only 3 weeks left in the season we pick his brain on how to bag that last minute gobbler! Calling, locations, and decoy setups are just a few of the things we discuss. We round out the broadcast with some suppressor talk. TPWD recently passed some regulatory changes that will allow the use of suppressors when hunting wild game animals such as deer or turkey etc. There are quite a few benefits involved with this decision and Scott Bittner w/ Silenced America will educate us on exactly what all this means. I love talkin’ guns! It’s gonna be a great show!

Podcast: Episode 117 Dang! What a great show we have planned for this weekend. Spring is here and if you aren’t chasing longbeards then you should be wetting a line somewhere. So we are keeping it fishing heavy this week and we kick it off with our Coastal Fishing Report when our longtime friend Captain Len Girard joins us live from Corpus Christi Bay! The trout are plentiful as are black drum and the redfish are starting to move back in. Captain Len with a monster bull red! Then a real treat when Scooter Bivens of the History Channel’s hit show Mudcats stops by. Scooter has won numerous noodling championships including the Okie Noodling Invitational Championship as featured on Mudcats. Now that Texas has a legal noodling season I am sure Scooter can share some tips for those of us who are new to the sport! Scooter with a couple monstrous flatheads! Then we round out the show when our longtime bud and Army Bass Anglers Founder and President – Major Cody Roberson drops in. The Major has some big news regarding the new Army Redfish Anglers division and of course the new show Force on Force which premiered on Sportsman’s Channel a couple weeks ago. It’s gonna be a good one!

Podcast: Dang! What a great show we have planned for this weekend. Spring is here and if you aren’t chasing longbeards then you should be wetting a line somewhere. So we are keeping it fishing heavy this week and we kick it off with our Coastal Fishing Report when our longtime friend Captain Len Girard joins us live from Corpus Christi Bay! The trout are plentiful as are black drum and the redfish are starting to move back in. Captain Len with a monster bull red! Then a real treat when Scooter Bivens of the History Channel’s hit show Mudcats stops by. Scooter has won numerous noodling championships including the Okie Noodling Invitational Championship as featured on Mudcats. Now that Texas has a legal noodling season I am sure Scooter can share some tips for those of us who are new to the sport! Scooter with a couple monstrous flatheads! Then we round out the show when our longtime bud and Army Bass Anglers Founder and President – Major Cody Roberson drops in. The Major has some big news regarding the new Army Redfish Anglers division and of course the new show Force on Force which premiered on Sportsman’s Channel a couple weeks ago. It’s gonna be a good one!

Podcast: Episode 116 We kick things off with a real hot button issue when Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) CEO Brian Murphy stops by. Many of you probably know that the QDMA recently came out with a stance on captive deer breeding and canned hunting operations. We ask Brian the tough questions and get to the bottom of the issues and why the QDMA came out publically when they did. There are over 1,300 registered deer breeders in Texas and breeder pens like the one below are extremely common. Then a real treat when one of my favorite Texas musicians joins us live in studio…Grant Jones of Grant Jones and the Pistol Grip Lassos. Grant and the band will perform at the Dallas Safari Club YPG 5th Annual Crawfish Boil Saturday April 21st at the Barley House in Dallas, Texas. Grant talks about his love for the outdoors, the new record set to release in May and of course he’ll play us a couple tunes as well. What technique is most effective when trying to get that big bedded female to eat your bait? Our old buddy and Lake Fork Guide Heath Hardwick chimes in with his favorite strategy. Also, what is he seeing in regards to a post spawn pattern and what bait is the most effective right now? All that and a whole lot more with Heath. Check out this nice toad Heath recently yanked off a bed! Then we round out the show when an old college buddy of mine stops in. John McClure is one of the founders of the Lake Fork Classic. This fishing tournament is designed to raised money for Camp John Marc- a summer camp for terminally ill kids where they’re taught how to fish and enjoy other outdoor activities. This year’s tournament is coming up on Saturday April 21st and John tells us all about it. Some of last year’s anglers with a check made out to Camp John Marc for $10,000!

Podcast: We kick things off with a real hot button issue when Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) CEO Brian Murphy stops by. Many of you probably know that the QDMA recently came out with a stance on captive deer breeding and canned hunting operations. We ask Brian the tough questions and get to the bottom of the issues and why the QDMA came out publically when they did. There are over 1,300 registered deer breeders in Texas and breeder pens like the one below are extremely common. Then a real treat when one of my favorite Texas musicians joins us live in studio…Grant Jones of Grant Jones and the Pistol Grip Lassos. Grant and the band will perform at the Dallas Safari Club YPG 5th Annual Crawfish Boil Saturday April 21st at the Barley House in Dallas, Texas. Grant talks about his love for the outdoors, the new record set to release in May and of course he’ll play us a couple tunes as well. What technique is most effective when trying to get that big bedded female to eat your bait? Our old buddy and Lake Fork Guide Heath Hardwick chimes in with his favorite strategy. Also, what is he seeing in regards to a post spawn pattern and what bait is the most effective right now? All that and a whole lot more with Heath. Check out this nice toad Heath recently yanked off a bed! Then we round out the show when an old college buddy of mine stops in. John McClure is one of the founders of the Lake Fork Classic. This fishing tournament is designed to raised money for Camp John Marc- a summer camp for terminally ill kids where they’re taught how to fish and enjoy other outdoor activities. This year’s tournament is coming up on Saturday April 21st and John tells us all about it. Some of last year’s anglers with a check made out to Camp John Marc for $10,000!

Podcast: Episode 115 Dang! We are all over the map this week- but I think that’s a good thing! Off the top we catch up with our longtime buddy, former Texas Ranger great and 3 time MLB All Star hurler Jim “The Amazing Emu” Kern. It’s no coincidence that now was the ideal time to chat with our old friend- being that our Rangers open up the 2012 season this weekend. But more importantly Jim has been a professional hunting and fishing guide since the mid 80s and we talk all things hunting and fishing with this larger than life character! Then a real treat when Texas Fish and Game Magazine Executive Editor Chester Moore drops in. Chester has been fishing for flounder for over 20 years and has written bucks and countless articles on flounder. He is the authority on Texas flatfish and I am thrilled to pick his brain on how to find these tasty fish and more importantly- how to catch em! Then we round out the show when Casey Keefer, co-host of Dropped Project Alaska stops by. Dropped just finished airing on Sportsman’s Channel and it was one hell of a ride as Casey and his brother Chris were dropped in Alaska’s Brookes mountain range and had to use their hunting skills to survive on their own for 30 days! Some of the best big game hunting footage you’ll ever see as the brothers harvested caribou and moose to stay alive!

Podcast: Dang! We are all over the map this week- but I think that’s a good thing! Off the top we catch up with our longtime buddy, former Texas Ranger great and 3 time MLB All Star hurler Jim “The Amazing Emu” Kern. It’s no coincidence that now was the ideal time to chat with our old friend- being that our Rangers open up the 2012 season this weekend. But more importantly Jim has been a professional hunting and fishing guide since the mid 80s and we talk all things hunting and fishing with this larger than life character! Then a real treat when Texas Fish and Game Magazine Executive Editor Chester Moore drops in. Chester has been fishing for flounder for over 20 years and has written bucks and countless articles on flounder. He is the authority on Texas flatfish and I am thrilled to pick his brain on how to find these tasty fish and more importantly- how to catch em! Then we round out the show when Casey Keefer, co-host of Dropped Project Alaska stops by. Dropped just finished airing on Sportsman’s Channel and it was one hell of a ride as Casey and his brother Chris were dropped in Alaska’s Brookes mountain range and had to use their hunting skills to survive on their own for 30 days! Some of the best big game hunting footage you’ll ever see as the brothers harvested caribou and moose to stay alive!

Podcast: Episode 114 Off the top we check in with Waco’s Keith Miller who this weekend will wrap up his quest to catch at least one fish everyday for an entire year! Think about that- No sick days, bad weather, drought…yep Keith has fought thru it all. While most of his fish have been caught on the Brazos during his lunch break, Keith has traveled all over Texas and the U.S. catching a wide array of species this year. He talks about the highs and lows and the reason he undertook this epic adventure. Keith with a nice red fish: Then one of our favorite Red Dirt artists drops in to talk some music and a whole lotta outdoors. Stoney LaRue was born in Texas and grew up in Southern Oklahoma. So to say the outdoors has been a major part of his life is a gross understatement. Stoney is a great songwriter and storyteller and I guarantee you won’t want to miss him share some of those stories with us. We round out the show when Crappie Anglers of Texas’ Paul O’Bier joins us to talk some slabs! I had the pleasure of tagging along with Paul and Mackey Whyte on a crappie trip to Lake Fork last week. Man what a blast to fish with two guys who really know their stuff. We talk technique, setup, and of course we get into the CAT tournament trail and what the club has done for crappie fishing in Texas. Paul has been the CAT Angler of the Year four times now! We had a great trip and managed to land some big ol Lake Fork slabs!

Podcast: Off the top we check in with Waco’s Keith Miller who this weekend will wrap up his quest to catch at least one fish everyday for an entire year! Think about that- No sick days, bad weather, drought…yep Keith has fought thru it all. While most of his fish have been caught on the Brazos during his lunch break, Keith has traveled all over Texas and the U.S. catching a wide array of species this year. He talks about the highs and lows and the reason he undertook this epic adventure. Keith with a nice red fish: Then one of our favorite Red Dirt artists drops in to talk some music and a whole lotta outdoors. Stoney LaRue was born in Texas and grew up in Southern Oklahoma. So to say the outdoors has been a major part of his life is a gross understatement. Stoney is a great songwriter and storyteller and I guarantee you won’t want to miss him share some of those stories with us. We round out the show when Crappie Anglers of Texas’ Paul O’Bier joins us to talk some slabs! I had the pleasure of tagging along with Paul and Mackey Whyte on a crappie trip to Lake Fork last week. Man what a blast to fish with two guys who really know their stuff. We talk technique, setup, and of course we get into the CAT tournament trail and what the club has done for crappie fishing in Texas. Paul has been the CAT Angler of the Year four times now! We had a great trip and managed to land some big ol Lake Fork slabs!

Podcast: Episode 113 BOOM! What a show we’ve got lined up for this weekend. Off the top we talk crappie with Mr. Crappie- Walley Marshall. Nobody knows Texas crappie fishing like Walley- heck he made a career out of catching these delicious fish. Anyway, spring is here and the slabs are moving up into the shallows. Walley breaks down his secrets for landing the big ones…and landing limits of em! Then, a man whose name is synonymous with big bass- our TPWD Sharelunker Program Leader David Campbell drops in. ‘The gfodfather of Big Bass’ is retiring at the end of March after 46 years with Texas Parks and Wildlife. He has held just about every position within the Inland Fisheries Department- but has spent the past 26 years working on the Sharelunker Program. David has seen and done it all- In 1973 he traveled to Florida to gather the Florida largemouth strain so TPWD could begin stocking our Texas lakes with bigger fish. David picked up ‘Ethel’ – Sharelunker #1 back in 1986 and has since picked up over 500 more sharelunkers! He reflects on his fondest memories and the vision that TPWD had for sport fishing in Texas back in the late 60′s and early 70′s. David doing what he loves- working with stocker brood fish at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens. David will be missed, be he leaves a legacy for every Texas angler to enjoy. Then we round out the show when Rick Homme of Legacy Sports International joins us. Legacy is a proud sponsor of the show and offers a wide array of affordable rifles, Shotguns , pistols and optics to the everyday outdoorsman like you and me. I have three (.243, 22-250 & .308) Howa rifles and am proud to be sponsored by such a great company. Do yourself a favor and check out www.legacysports.com next time you’re thinking about buying a rifle, shotgun or optics. My biggest deer ever 142″- taken in South Texas this winter with my trusty Howa .308- He never took another step!

Podcast: BOOM! What a show we’ve got lined up for this weekend. Off the top we talk crappie with Mr. Crappie- Walley Marshall. Nobody knows Texas crappie fishing like Walley- heck he made a career out of catching these delicious fish. Anyway, spring is here and the slabs are moving up into the shallows. Walley breaks down his secrets for landing the big ones…and landing limits of em! Then, a man whose name is synonymous with big bass- our TPWD Sharelunker Program Leader David Campbell drops in. ‘The gfodfather of Big Bass’ is retiring at the end of March after 46 years with Texas Parks and Wildlife. He has held just about every position within the Inland Fisheries Department- but has spent the past 26 years working on the Sharelunker Program. David has seen and done it all- In 1973 he traveled to Florida to gather the Florida largemouth strain so TPWD could begin stocking our Texas lakes with bigger fish. David picked up ‘Ethel’ – Sharelunker #1 back in 1986 and has since picked up over 500 more sharelunkers! He reflects on his fondest memories and the vision that TPWD had for sport fishing in Texas back in the late 60’s and early 70’s. David doing what he loves- working with stocker brood fish at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens. David will be missed, be he leaves a legacy for every Texas angler to enjoy. Then we round out the show when Rick Homme of Legacy Sports International joins us. Legacy is a proud sponsor of the show and offers a wide array of affordable rifles, Shotguns , pistols and optics to the everyday outdoorsman like you and me. I have three (.243, 22-250 & .308) Howa rifles and am proud to be sponsored by such a great company. Do yourself a favor and check out www.legacysports.com next time you’re thinking about buying a rifle, shotgun or optics. My biggest deer ever 142″- taken in South Texas this winter with my trusty Howa .308- He never took another step!

Podcast: Episode 112 Got another good one lined up for you guys and gals! We kick it off by talking reds and trout with our longtime friend of the show- Captain Len Girard. The warm weather means the action is heating up along the Texas Coast and Captain Len tells us where he is finding large groups of staging trout and what he’s catching them on. Then, it’s the return visit of one of the outdoor industry’s most recognizable figures…Buck and Duck Commander Willie Robertson! The Duck Commander crew has a new show set to hit major network television next week and Willie tells us all about Duck Dynasty which airs on A&E- set those DVR’s for Wednesday nights at 9pm CST. Of course we also get will to tell us how this past season was for him. So of course we’ll talk ducks and deer as well. Right now is one of my favorite times of the year as the South Zone turkey season opens this weekend and the North Zone follows suit on the 31st! Our Texas Parks and Wildlife Turkey Program Leader Jason Hardin is the authority on Texas Turkeys and I am thrilled to have him join us this week as well. Hunting strategy, hot spots around the state, public hunting opportunities and habitat management are just a few of the things we discuss. We then round out the show by checking in with Warriors Roadtrip Network founder and president- Rusty Pease. The WRN is a great Texas based organization dedicated to taking service men and women, police officers, firefighters and special needs kids into the outdoors. I am thrilled to have Rusty on the show and even more excited to be a part of this great organization!