Lone Star Outdoor Show

Synopsis of Episode 39: This is going to be a great show as Texas Governor Rick Perry drops in to talk about his passion for the outdoors. Bow or rifle? Favorite place in Texas to hunt? What can we do to make fishing safe again on Lake Falcon? All that and a whole lot more with the Governor. Then we will visit with Marko Barrett of the Las Raices Ranch. Marko oversees the management of the 4,100 acre ranch and his father Mark is the lucky man who just shot a 300 inch native deer on the property. This deer, nicknamed “Mini” will likely break the Texas record for any deer that hasn’t been genetically altered in any way. We’ll find out about Las Raices’ management philosophy, the history behind “Mini”, how hard did they have to hunt him and everything else concerning this record buck! Mark Barrett with the potential All-Time Highest Scoring Native Texas Whitetail- “Mini”. Podcast: Episode 39 Also, don’t forget that next week we will visit with a very special young Texan- Noah Thompson- of Austin. Noah recently competed at the Youth World Fly Fishing Championships in Slovakia and earned the Bronze Medal!

Synopsis of Episode 39: This is going to be a great show as Texas Governor Rick Perry drops in to talk about his passion for the outdoors. Bow or rifle? Favorite place in Texas to hunt? What can we do to make fishing safe again on Lake Falcon? All that and a whole lot more with the Governor. Then we will visit with Marko Barrett of the Las Raices Ranch. Marko oversees the management of the 4,100 acre ranch and his father Mark is the lucky man who just shot a 300 inch native deer on the property. This deer, nicknamed “Mini” will likely break the Texas record for any deer that hasn’t been genetically altered in any way. We’ll find out about Las Raices’ management philosophy, the history behind “Mini”, how hard did they have to hunt him and everything else concerning this record buck! Mark Barrett with the potential All-Time Highest Scoring Native Texas Whitetail- “Mini”. Podcast: Also, don’t forget that next week we will visit with a very special young Texan- Noah Thompson– of Austin. Noah recently competed at the Youth World Fly Fishing Championships in Slovakia and earned the Bronze Medal!

Synopsis of Episode 38: Well, we’ve been around a little while now. So this week I thought I would take the opportunity to revisit some of my favorite interviews over the past 8 months. Maybe you have heard some of these, maybe all of them or maybe you haven’t heard any of them. Either way, I think you’ll enjoy hearing some of my favorite moments with Bill Dance, Phil Robertson and Ted Nugent. So pull up a chair around the campfire and take a load off with 3 of the most influential characters in the outdoor industry. Podcast: Episode 38

Synopsis of Episode 38: Well, we’ve been around a little while now. So this week I thought I would take the opportunity to revisit some of my favorite interviews over the past 8 months. Maybe you have heard some of these, maybe all of them or maybe you haven’t heard any of them. Either way, I think you’ll enjoy hearing some of my favorite moments with Bill Dance, Phil Robertson and Ted Nugent. So pull up a chair around the campfire and take a load off with 3 of the most influential characters in the outdoor industry. Podcast:

Synopsis of Episode 37: Lots of great stuff planned for this week. We visit with TPWD’s Coastal Fisheries Program Director Robin Reichers regarding the reopening of the red snapper season in October. Rumor has it that the Gulf Coast Fishery Management Council will reopen the red snapper season- weekends only- for the month of October. The hope is to give fishing guides, hotels, restaurants and so many others who were devestated by the Deep Water Horizon explosion this summer, the chance to make up for some of the business they lost as a result of the catastrophe. Then we sit down and talk with the epitome of an outdoor couple- Grapevine Texas’ own Cam and Sam Ketchersid- AKA Team Lonestar from the Campbell Outdoor Challenge which airs on Versus. Cam and Sam are in their 2nd year of filming their hunts and competing on this show. With feral hogs, Eastern Turkeys, antelope all already out of the way…Cam and Sam are in 2nd place heading into the final event- The Illinois Whitetail Challenge. With $50,000 on the line, we are pulling for them to bring the title back home to Texas. Anyway, we will pick their brains about everything having to do with filming a hunt. Sam showing off her trophy South Dakota antelope. Cam documented the whole thing on film. Also, Army Bass Anglers founder- Major Cody Roberson- makes his return to the show to talk about some major news regarding Army Bass Anglers. A couple of new TV shows might just be in the works and I am looking foward to hearing all about it. You aren’t gonna want to miss it! Podcast: Episode 37

Synopsis of Episode 37: Lots of great stuff planned for this week. We visit with TPWD’s Coastal Fisheries Program Director Robin Reichers regarding the reopening of the red snapper season in October. Rumor has it that the Gulf Coast Fishery Management Council will reopen the red snapper season- weekends only- for the month of October. The hope is to give fishing guides, hotels, restaurants and so many others who were devestated by the Deep Water Horizon explosion this summer, the chance to make up for some of the business they lost as a result of the catastrophe. Then we sit down and talk with the epitome of an outdoor couple- Grapevine Texas’ own Cam and Sam Ketchersid- AKA Team Lonestar from the Campbell Outdoor Challenge which airs on Versus. Cam and Sam are in their 2nd year of filming their hunts and competing on this show. With feral hogs, Eastern Turkeys, antelope all already out of the way…Cam and Sam are in 2nd place heading into the final event- The Illinois Whitetail Challenge. With $50,000 on the line, we are pulling for them to bring the title back home to Texas. Anyway, we will pick their brains about everything having to do with filming a hunt. Sam showing off her trophy South Dakota antelope. Cam documented the whole thing on film. Also, Army Bass Anglers founder- Major Cody Roberson– makes his return to the show to talk about some major news regarding Army Bass Anglers. A couple of new TV shows might just be in the works and I am looking foward to hearing all about it. You aren’t gonna want to miss it! Podcast:

Synopsis of Episode 36: When people think of bass fishing in Texas, one lake stands above the rest. Yep I am talking about Lake Fork here ya’ll. Other lakes (like O.H. Ivie last season) have enjoyed tempory success over the years. But none have stood the test of time like Fork. So this morning we’ll talk with my buddy and longtime Lake Fork Guide Heath Hardwick. Heath has been fishing Fork for 15 year and he will explain the biological reasons why Fork continually produces so many big fish. The stats don’t lie- Fork has produced 246 of the 504 registered sharelunkers caught in Texas! That is just under 50% !!! Heath also has the fish patterned to a science so you just may learn something if you are interested in fishing Lake Fork. With the bow season opener only a couple weeks away, I thought we should probably talk with the president of an organization that is always working to protect our rights as Texas bowhunters. So I am thrilled that Lone Star Bowhunters Association President Jack Jetton will join the program. The LSBA has been protecting and advocating for our rights since the 1970′s. Who do ya think got us our archery only season? Yep it was the LSBA. With over 30 years of bowhunting experience we can learn a lot from Jack. He even serves on the Whitetail Advisory Council to TPWD. Needless to say I am thrilled to have Jack as a guest. Last year’s buck Jack harvested with traditional equipment. A nice 9pt. Hunters and outdoorsmen are always looking for ways to better hide themselves for their prey. So obviously camoflauge is very important to us and their are literally hundreds of brands and patterns to choose from out there. But only one was designed specifically for Texas hunters by a Texas hunter. Game Guard is entering their 9th hunting season and has gained a pretty loyal following. But how did this Texas based and family owned business get going? Game Guard’s founder/owner Craig Smith drops in to talk about why he formed this great company. What kind of obstacles did he face starting out in the cut throat camoflauge industry? We get to the bottom of all that and what seperates Game Guard from other camo patterns. I am proud to wear it when I am in the field. Podcast: Episode 36

Synopsis of Episode 36: When people think of bass fishing in Texas, one lake stands above the rest. Yep I am talking about Lake Fork here ya’ll. Other lakes (like O.H. Ivie last season) have enjoyed tempory success over the years. But none have stood the test of time like Fork. So this morning we’ll talk with my buddy and longtime Lake Fork Guide Heath Hardwick. Heath has been fishing Fork for 15 year and he will explain the biological reasons why Fork continually produces so many big fish. The stats don’t lie- Fork has produced 246 of the 504 registered sharelunkers caught in Texas! That is just under 50% !!! Heath also has the fish patterned to a science so you just may learn something if you are interested in fishing Lake Fork. With the bow season opener only a couple weeks away, I thought we should probably talk with the president of an organization that is always working to protect our rights as Texas bowhunters. So I am thrilled that Lone Star Bowhunters Association President Jack Jetton will join the program. The LSBA has been protecting and advocating for our rights since the 1970’s. Who do ya think got us our archery only season? Yep it was the LSBA. With over 30 years of bowhunting experience we can learn a lot from Jack. He even serves on the Whitetail Advisory Council to TPWD. Needless to say I am thrilled to have Jack as a guest. Last year’s buck Jack harvested with traditional equipment. A nice 9pt. Hunters and outdoorsmen are always looking for ways to better hide themselves for their prey. So obviously camoflauge is very important to us and their are literally hundreds of brands and patterns to choose from out there. But only one was designed specifically for Texas hunters by a Texas hunter. Game Guard is entering their 9th hunting season and has gained a pretty loyal following. But how did this Texas based and family owned business get going? Game Guard’s founder/owner Craig Smith drops in to talk about why he formed this great company. What kind of obstacles did he face starting out in the cut throat camoflauge industry? We get to the bottom of all that and what seperates Game Guard from other camo patterns. I am proud to wear it when I am in the field. Podcast:

Synopsis of Episode 35: Gonna be another great ride this week. First we visit with Texas State Rifle Association President Donald Strickland. The TSRA is the equivalent of the NRA on a state level. They are continually hard at work protecting our rights in Austin. I am proud to be a member of TSRA but was appalled to find out how many Texans support the organization with me. Take a listen, you might just hear something you like. Then one of my favorite singer/songwriters and East Texas native Brandon Rhyder drops in to talk a little music and a whole lot of outdoors. Brandon truly is one of our finest lyrical story tellers and the depth of his music is unrivaled by many of today’s artists. Brandon actually wrote “Freeze Frame Time” while dove hunting in a sun flower field back in 2004. Lookin’ forward to getting into that and a whole lot more! Then one of the show’s oldest friends- Delta Waterfowl Senior Vice President John Devney- will stop by to discuss the fall migration. With the early teal opener on Saturday, I am sure we will get as much info on our blue winged quarry that we possibly can. Also, 2 pintails in the Central Flyway??? Tune in to find out. Podcast: Episode 35

Synopsis of Episode 35: Gonna be another great ride this week. First we visit with Texas State Rifle Association President Donald Strickland. The TSRA is the equivalent of the NRA on a state level. They are continually hard at work protecting our rights in Austin. I am proud to be a member of TSRA but was appalled to find out how many Texans support the organization with me. Take a listen, you might just hear something you like. Then one of my favorite singer/songwriters and East Texas native Brandon Rhyder drops in to talk a little music and a whole lot of outdoors. Brandon truly is one of our finest lyrical story tellers and the depth of his music is unrivaled by many of today’s artists. Brandon actually wrote “Freeze Frame Time” while dove hunting in a sun flower field back in 2004. Lookin’ forward to getting into that and a whole lot more! Then one of the show’s oldest friends- Delta Waterfowl Senior Vice President John Devney– will stop by to discuss the fall migration. With the early teal opener on Saturday, I am sure we will get as much info on our blue winged quarry that we possibly can. Also, 2 pintails in the Central Flyway??? Tune in to find out. Podcast:

Synopsis of Episode 34: This week is gonna be great! First we visit with Anitra Hendricks of The Texas Association of Community Action Agencies (TAACA). Anitra oversees the hugely successful Hunters For The Hungry program. Hunters for the Hungry feeds those less fortunate who might be a little down on their luck… And they do this with your harvested deer! Hundreds of participating game processors throughout the state that will process deer for a discounted rate (which the hunter can then use as a tax write off), and then donate the meat to the Hunters for the Hungry program. Then we’ll visit with Gordon Melton. Gordon founded an organization that I am a big fan of- Hunting With Soldiers. Gordon’s vision was to take returning veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq on hunts at his place in Paducah, TX. A veteran himself, Gordon realized that these soldiers needed a sanctuary that no amount of prescription medication could provide, and that is why Hunting With Soldiers was formed. It’s a small token of appreciation for those who have been willing to pay the ultimate sacrifice. I am pumped to visit with Gordon about every aspect of Hunting With Soldiers. Here is Gordon with the first Veteran that went hunting last year. The soldier was even presented with a handcrafted knife made by Godley, TX native Tony Prater Sr. Lastly, we will talk with Will Scott of the Star-S-Ranch. Will has been managing his Hill Country whitetail herd for 15 years now and has a lot of experience and information to share with those of us who own land or have a lease. While the Star-S-Ranch is a big time hunting ranch, philosophies on growing big deer and maintaining a healthy herd are very similiar to what can do on your own place. Will is an expert on whitetails and is also a big time hunter and conservationist. I have been to the ranch and seen the deer firsthand. Pretty impressive! Podcast: Episode 34

Synopsis of Episode 34: This week is gonna be great! First we visit with Anitra Hendricks of The Texas Association of Community Action Agencies (TAACA). Anitra oversees the hugely successful Hunters For The Hungry program. Hunters for the Hungry feeds those less fortunate who might be a little down on their luck… And they do this with your harvested deer! Hundreds of participating game processors throughout the state that will process deer for a discounted rate (which the hunter can then use as a tax write off), and then donate the meat to the Hunters for the Hungry program. Then we’ll visit with Gordon Melton. Gordon founded an organization that I am a big fan of- Hunting With Soldiers. Gordon’s vision was to take returning veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq on hunts at his place in Paducah, TX. A veteran himself, Gordon realized that these soldiers needed a sanctuary that no amount of prescription medication could provide, and that is why Hunting With Soldiers was formed. It’s a small token of appreciation for those who have been willing to pay the ultimate sacrifice. I am pumped to visit with Gordon about every aspect of Hunting With Soldiers. Here is Gordon with the first Veteran that went hunting last year. The soldier was even presented with a handcrafted knife made by Godley, TX native Tony Prater Sr. Lastly, we will talk with Will Scott of the Star-S-Ranch. Will has been managing his Hill Country whitetail herd for 15 years now and has a lot of experience and information to share with those of us who own land or have a lease. While the Star-S-Ranch is a big time hunting ranch, philosophies on growing big deer and maintaining a healthy herd are very similiar to what can do on your own place. Will is an expert on whitetails and is also a big time hunter and conservationist. I have been to the ranch and seen the deer firsthand. Pretty impressive! Podcast:

Synopsis of Episode 33: Education and Conservation are key this week. We start things off with Mark Cunningham Foundation President and CEO Dyron Bynum. The Mark Cunningham Foundation was founded in honor of Mark who passed after a long battle with cancer. The foundation formed in his honor now focuses on taking kids suffering from cancer into the outdoors. MCF has some great hunts planned for some special young people this fall, but they need your help locating more kids that deserve to go on these outdoor adventures. Dyron tells us how we can get involved and hopefully make a difference in a youngster’s life. Then we sit down and talk whitetails with Ceasar Kleberg Wildlife Research Insititute Biologist Dave Hewitt. Dave is an expert in wildlife nutrition and was a source for the recent Lone Star Outdoor News article “What’s on the Inside Counts”. We dive into the stomach contents of whitetails and reasons why many hunters could benefit from examing the stomach of harvested deer. You might be suprised at what you’ll find, and it may even make you a more effective hunter. Lastly, we visit with Lake Texoma striper guide John Brett. With over 40 years experience chasing striped bass, John has seen it all. Even landing a 67 lb salt water striper years ago. Why is Lake Texoma the nation’s premiere striper fishery? What does it have that other reservoirs don’t? When is the best time of the year for striper and tips on how to land ‘em. A happy angler with a nice haul of Texoma Stripers after fishing with Captain John Brett: Podcast: Episode 33

Synopsis of Episode 33: Education and Conservation are key this week. We start things off with Mark Cunningham Foundation President and CEO Dyron Bynum. The Mark Cunningham Foundation was founded in honor of Mark who passed after a long battle with cancer. The foundation formed in his honor now focuses on taking kids suffering from cancer into the outdoors. MCF has some great hunts planned for some special young people this fall, but they need your help locating more kids that deserve to go on these outdoor adventures. Dyron tells us how we can get involved and hopefully make a difference in a youngster’s life. Then we sit down and talk whitetails with Ceasar Kleberg Wildlife Research Insititute Biologist Dave Hewitt. Dave is an expert in wildlife nutrition and was a source for the recent Lone Star Outdoor News article “What’s on the Inside Counts”. We dive into the stomach contents of whitetails and reasons why many hunters could benefit from examing the stomach of harvested deer. You might be suprised at what you’ll find, and it may even make you a more effective hunter. Lastly, we visit with Lake Texoma striper guide John Brett. With over 40 years experience chasing striped bass, John has seen it all. Even landing a 67 lb salt water striper years ago. Why is Lake Texoma the nation’s premiere striper fishery? What does it have that other reservoirs don’t? When is the best time of the year for striper and tips on how to land ’em. A happy angler with a nice haul of Texoma Stripers after fishing with Captain John Brett: Podcast:

Synopsis of Episode 32: Well, if you love the sport of Bass fishing as much as I do then you are probably pretty excited about ESPN’s sale of B.A.S.S. to Jerry McKinnis and company. Having hosted the iconic show The Fishin’ Hole for over 40 years, Jerry knows how to present our sport on TV. He has traveled the world fishing for all manners of fish, but his passion and his true love is bass fishing. He has fished for fun as well as competatively in tournaments. Quite simply Jerry has done it all and still remains as genuine and down to earth as he always has. With Jerry at the forefront, how can we expect B.A.S.S. to change the way it markets itself to the public? What about the controversy surrounding the AOY Postseason? Any changes in that format for next season? What about expanding the Elite Series? All that and much more with one of our sport’s biggest ambassadors. Then one of Texas’ all-time great singer/songwriters joins us to talk a little music and a lot of outdoors. Robert Earl Keen talks about growing up hunting and fishing his beloved Texas. What about the inspiration for classics such as : The Front Porch Song, 5 LB Bass and Corpus Christi Bay? What is Robert’s personal best largemouth? How does he manage his deer herd on his Medina ranch? You don’t want to miss this interiview with one of the all time greats! Podcast: Episode 32