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EP 212: Uncle Val – Momma’s Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys

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Today is not your average hunting interview, but to me, it’s as every bit and even more important. A good portion of hunting is about heritage, likewise, this episode is heritage. It is also about life and insights from those who have lived before us.packing, to me, embodies so so many great so much of what I hope to help pass on to my kids and the next generation. If you don’t know Val Geissler, he is a horseman, a cowboy, a singer, a poet, a teacher, and a family man, among being a dad to not only his own but to so many others just to name a few things though I do not feel that sums up the man at all. If you have ever seen UnBranded, the documentary about riding mustangs from Mexico to Canada, Val is the father like figure that truly helps Ben Masters and the guys accomplish their mission. If you haven’t seen it I highly recommend you watch it. Anyway, I had the chance to sit down for a cup of coffee with Uncle Val and to be honest I think I had a smile glued to my face the entire time. This interview with Val is one that I will hold close as one of my all time favorites up there with Roy Roth for a lot of reasons. Do we me a favor if this has as much impact on you as it did for me, share it with someone. I say that not for me at all, but I truly hope that as many people as possible get the chance to sit in the kitchen with Uncle Val and pull a bit of good old boy insight.
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Today’s podcast also brought to you by On X Maps, The most trust mapping system for public-private mapping. On X is the future of mapping. With an On X membership and the On X Hunt app, you can know right where you stand with or without service or in airplane mode. You can share locations with your friends. Use various layers to see topo or satellite imagery on your device. So many great features and such an awesome product.
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Show Notes:
Uncle Val – 4:46
Val’s Backstory – 9:00
The Desire to be a Cowboy – 14:25
Val’s Start with Horses – 17:05
Insight on Raising Kids – 23:42
Val’s Music Career – 26:08
Val on Life & Hard Times – 30:49
A Little Tangent on Technology – 42:21
“Unbranded” the Film – 45:42
“Hawk’s Rest” True Seclusion – 51:56
A Bit of Cowboy Poetry – 1:10:13
Val on Freedom – 1:12:42
Traditions to Preserve – 1:15:12
Instant Gratification – 1:26:30
Motivation – 1:30:49
Val in the Service – 1:35:53
Advice to Your Old Self- 1:37:53
Advice on Life – 1:41:04
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EP 205: Raised as an African Safari Guide with Jaco Swanepoel

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I am excited to share this episode with you. Jaco I would say is a good friend of mine that I have known for a couple years just from hanging out at trade shows and various events. Jaco is kind of known in our group as the crazy South African, which is meant in the best way possible. Jaco is just a solid upbeat positive guy that is always having fun and making people laugh. Jaco and I sat down and turned the microphone on finally and just talked about Africa and African hunting. pretty interesting to chat with someone who literally eat, sleeps, and breaths it living over there and literally being in the outfitting business since he could walk.
Show Notes:
  • Interview starts (5:00)
  • Hunting African animals (10:00)
  • Affective archery range (13:00)
  • Tracking skills (19:30)
  • Hunting Kudu (23:00)
  • Spot and stalk in South Africa (31:15)
  • Hunting the tiny ten (34:00)
  • The negative look towards African hunting (37:00)
  • The ripple effect (40:00)
  • How to help poaching in Africa (46:00)
  • How conservation is different in Africa (49:30)
  • Scariest moment hunting Africa (55:00)
  • Snake stories (1:00:00)
  • Lion stories (1:02:45)
  • Hunt with Jaco (1:08:30)
Big thanks to the show sponsors for making the show happen every week, first off to OnX, I am a huge fan of On X. even this time of year and the more I use it the more I like it. I have been using the desktop version to do a bunch of scouting. whether it be looking at new units for draw areas or scouting for spring bear. when I scout through On X on my computer I can mark waypoints and points of interest that will sync up with the mobile app while I am in the field. The Mobile app is amazing because I can download the maps to my phone and use the maps and GPS with no service or in airplane mode to save the battery. On X is the most trusted public/ private mapping system, know where you stand with On X Maps get 20% off your membership with code TRO. Go sign up its a great product, great company, and help support the companies that support the podcast. On X Maps
Speaking of supporting the show. Thank you guys for all the support on my newest project Backcountry Fuel Box. I am pumped to share this with you guys and have had so much good feedback and honestly, I think you guys are going to love it. Personally, I would be stoked to get a monthly box full of the stuff we are putting in it. That’s why I started this project really was because it was something I wanted. A monthly box that sent me all the cool new options for backcountry meals, snack, bars and everything in between. Whether you want to try new options, stock up for your next trip or just save money on the stuff you will use anyway the monthly box is a great option. Every box is going to have at least a dinner, a breakfast, a meal replacement and enough snacks and bars to test out throughout the month until the next box. For $30 bucks a month you get $40-$50 dollars worth of gear and its quality stuff Not just a pile of cliff bars. Last week we gave away three boxes to lucky winners who signed up for the presale. Ryan Moxley, Tracie Koepplin, and Jason West all won they’re first box free! but now that the site is up we are officially taking orders and between now and March 15th one lucky winner is going to win a free subscription for life! yes for life! this is not a scam and you have my  word as long as you still want the box and I’m still sending out boxes you will get a free box every month. You must sign up to win this prize! head over to Backcountryfuelbox.com and sign up for your monthly box of awesomeness and you could just win a free subscription for life.

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Ep 199: Sheep Show with Adam Weatherby

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Hey everybody, welcome to the show. Last week while at Sheep show, I was lucky enough to run into Mr. Adam Weatherby and in the midst of all the chaos, we were able to sit down and bust out an episode for you guys. For those of you who may not know who Adam is personally, I’m sure you’re all familiar with the family business, Weatherby Firearms. Adam shared with me some of the histories of the company, talking about what lead to his grandfather to start the company. Adam also shares some new and exciting news with us, which you’ll all have heard of by now, and I think we can all agree that it is very exciting news for the company as a whole. Being that we were at Sheep show, of course, we talked a bit about Adam’s two sheep hunts so far, including his Oregon desert sheep hunt that he drew as a non-resident last year. I hope you all enjoy this episode, thanks for tuning in!
Show Notes:
  • Show starts (5:00)
  • Who is Adam Weatherby? (12:15)
  • Weatherby Rifle Company today (18:00)
  • Hunting with the family (22:15)
  • The most anticipated  hunt of the year (26:00)
  • Drawing an Oregon sheep hunt (28:45)
  • Buying tags VS trying to draw tags (34:15)
  • New for Weatherby (37:00)
This episode is brought to you by On X Hunt. I recently harvested a great bull in Montana and I owe a huge part of that to my OnX. This was an area that I had hunted years ago but because of On X Hunt, I was actually able to find a new access point to get into the area from a new way and save myself a lot of miles. For that hunt, I actually spent a ton of time on my laptop scouting areas and marking locations which is super cool because then when I get out in the field all of those points of interest I marked on my computer are now right there on my phone. It all worked out really well and I ended up finding a really cool bull and was lucky enough to harvest him. Another really cool new feature of the OnX hunt app is that after I shot the bull I was able to share that location with my buddy Butch who was coming in to help me pack out. which made it super convenient for him to know exactly where to find me. On X Hunt is hands down my best hunting tool I have for under $100 dollars and highly recommend getting it. Check it out and use The Rich Outdoors promo code TRO to save %20 off your membership. On X Hunt know where you stand.
This episode is brought to you by GoHunt.com Now is the time to start planning and start scheming what hunts and where you are going to go this upcoming season and goHUNT in my favorite tool for the job. I will spend hours and hours on goHUNT.com in the next couple months because planning in the offseason is one of the biggest keys to success during the season. GoHUNT is continuously adding new features and adding so much value for its members that blows me away. GoHUNT.com is a game changer if you want to go on great hunts it starts right now in the offseason with goHUNT

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Ep 196: Live Show with Born and Raised Outdoors: Land of the Free

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Hey guys, were super excited about today’s show. Most of you guys have probably been following along on Born and Raised’s youtube channel and watched their Land of the Free series. If you haven’t yet, I highly recommend you watch this awesome series of fifty day’s elk hunting in five different states. It was an awesome project, and to celebrate the success of it, we hosted an event in Kelso Washington,  and recorded this podcast live in front of an awesome audience of fans. The show was great, and we’re super thankful for those of you that bought tickets and attended, and we are thinking about doing another event in the future, so let us know where you guys would want us to go! We had tons of giveaways and raffles, and got to meet and talk to a bunch of fans, so you won’t want to miss the next one! For those of you who couldn’t make it though, we recorded the event to share with you guys. During the show, we did have some highlight videos to play, which you will hear in the podcast. So if you want to watch the event and see those videos, head over to the Born and Raised youtube channel, where we’ve posted a video recording with the highlight videos for you to watch. We hope you enjoy this behind the scenes podcast of the Land of the Free podcast, and thanks so much for listening!
Show Notes:
  • Show starts (5:00)
  • An awesome beginning to the season (17:00)
  • The first bull trent has ever passed on (31:00)
  • Steve’s bull (46:00)
  • Treavor’s bull (1:02:00)
  • A cold way to end things (1:13:00)
  • Land of the Free 2.0? (1:23:00)
This episode is brought to you by On X Hunt. I recently harvested a great bull in Montana and I owe a huge part of that to my OnX. This was an area that I had hunted years ago but because of On X Hunt I was actually able to find a new access point to get into the area from a new way and save myself a lot of miles. For that hunt, I actually spent a ton of time on my laptop scouting areas and marking locations which is super cool because then when I get out in the field all of those points of interest I marked on my computer are now right there on my phone. It all worked out really well and I ended up finding a really cool bull and was lucky enough to harvest him. Another really cool new feature of the OnX hunt app is that after I shot the bull I was able to share that location with my buddy Butch who was coming in to help me pack out. which made it super convenient for him to know exactly where to find me. On X Hunt is hands down my best hunting tool I have for under $100 dollars and highly recommend getting it. Check it out and use The Rich Outdoors promo code TRO to save %20 off your membership. On X Hunt know where you stand.
This episode is brought to you by GoHunt.com Now is the time to start planning and start scheming what hunts and where you are going to go this upcoming season and goHUNT in my favorite tool for the job. I will spend hours and hours on goHUNT.com in the next couple months, because planning in the off season is one of the biggest keys to success during season. GoHUNT is continuously adding new features and adding so much value for its members that is blows me away. GoHUNT.com is a game changer if you want to go on great hunts it starts right now in the off season with goHUNT

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Ep 194: Life After CHARGED with Eduardo Garcia

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A special episode this week and one that I am excited to share with you guys and gals. We finally got the chance to sit down and hit the record button with Chef Eduardo Garcia. Many of you have probably seen the Documentary CHARGED: The Eduardo Garcia Story and if you haven’t I highly recommend it, it is a great film and an amazing story. In this interview, however, we didn’t end up talking a whole lot about his accident. We do cover it for those who have no idea who Eduardo is, but mainly it’s just a great conversation with an amazing and very humble guy. I am Really excited to share this with you. We also talk about his company Montana Mex which I think a lot of people don’t even know about. Let me tell you Eduardo make some amazing condiments. Anyway, this is a great episode and I hope you guys enjoy.

Real quick before the show though, a little update on backcountry fuel box. Thank you guys for all the feedback. I have gotten a ton of messages and comments about it, and best of all some really good input. For those who do not know a couple episodes ago I announced that I was launching a new company called Backcountry Fuel Box as a bolt on to the podcast. Backcountry Fuel Box is a subscription box that every month brings you 5 or 6 items of snacks, packs, or meals for backcountry hunting, hiking, camping, or just curbing a case of hangry. The idea is to bring you a supply of great new options to test out throughout the year and also stock up on your next adventure. Anyway you can check out more on the website www.backcountryfuelbox.com there is a full comment thread there that I have tried to answer as many questions as I can, but also sign up for the email list and I will send you a quick survey that would really help me as we try to perfect that Backcountry Fuel Box before launch. I swear its super easy and only 5 questions but would really help me out. Thank you guys so much and enjoy the podcast with Mr. Eduardo Garcia.

Show Notes:
  • Butcher season (8:15)
  • Best wild game for sausage (12:30)
  • Cooking or hunting: what came first? (15:45)
  • Realizing the passion for cooking (18:45)
  • Becoming your own independent hunter (21:30)
  • Who is Eduardo Garcia (25:15)
  • A desire to overcome (29:15)
  • The tipping point (36:15)
  • Sharing your message (40:30)
  • Forged by fire (43:15)
  • Be in the moment (49:00)
  • The outdoors as a therapy (50:00)
  • The next chapter (57:00)
  • Montant Mex (1:01:15:)
  • Life experiences influencing business (1:06:15)
  • Advice on how to start again (1:08:15)

This episode is brought to you by On X Hunt. I recently harvested a great bull in Montana and I owe a huge part of that to my OnX. This was an area that I had hunted years ago but because of On X Hunt I was actually able to find a new access point to get into the area from a new way and save myself a lot of miles. For that hunt, I actually spent a ton of time on my laptop scouting areas and marking locations which is super cool because then when I get out in the field all of those points of interest I marked on my computer are now right there on my phone. It all worked out really well and I ended up finding a really cool bull and was lucky enough to harvest him. Another really cool new feature of the OnX hunt app is that after I shot the bull I was able to share that location with my buddy Butch who was coming in to help me pack out. which made it super convenient for him to know exactly where to find me. On X Hunt is hands down my best hunting tool I have for under $100 dollars and highly recommend getting it. Check it out and use The Rich Outdoors promo code TRO to save %20 off your membership. On X Hunt know where you stand.

This episode is brought to you by GoHunt.com Now is the time to start planning and start scheming what hunts and where you are going to go this upcoming season and goHUNT in my favorite tool for the job. I will spend hours and hours on goHUNT.com in the next couple months, because planning in the off season is one of the biggest keys to success during season. GoHUNT is continuously adding new features and adding so much value for its members that is blows me away. GoHUNT.com is a game changer if you want to go on great hunts it starts right now in the off season with goHUNT

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  • I know it is a bit late as we missed the elk and deer draw deadline but this episode is still packed full of useful information. In this episode, we still cover a ton of elk and deer hunting info as well as sheep, moose, goat, and the Unlimited Sheep hunt. I know a bunch of you have been asking about the unlimited sheep hunt, so we dive into that as well. Hanneman also shares some really cool stories including a great hunt with his boys in eastern Montana for mule deer. This episode as with every episode with Mr. Robert Hanneman is a giant knowledge bomb. If you have more questions or want to to see more photos of the hunts we talk about be sure to give Robert a follow @robert_hanneman or @hunt_diy. #montana #tagtuesday

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