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6 Ranch Podcast
Stories from folks with calloused hands. Natural resources and their science, agriculture, blue collar, hunting, fishing, shooting and adventure.
Episodes
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Slovakia Fallow Deer Adventure with Heming Hunting
Fallow deer are incredible and there’s no better place to hunt them than in the oak forests of Slovakia. I travelled 13,000 miles for this experience and to…
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Bison, Leadership and Initiative with Jonathan Metcalf
Jonathan was a stranger to me and Into him when we first met. I’d been traveling on my motorcycle and he offered for me to stay at his home. He grilled some…
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Big Bullet Theory with Cliff Gray
Cliff Gray is one of the most respected guides in America. He recently returned from an elk hunt where he used a classic double rifle chambered in 9.3x74R We…
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Learning Taxidermy with Aleksis Miller
Aleksis Miller does not look like a taxidermist, but she is one. At 20 years old my guest is breaking the mold and making her way in the ancient art of…
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Extreme Upland Birds and Big Bore Rifles
The toughest hunters in the US might be the western upland bird hunters like Matt Hardinge who chase chukar and Himalayan Snowcock through the same cliffs…
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Seekins Precision
Local rifle company Seekins Precision has established itself as a premium rifle company based on customer care. They got my attention after they honored their…
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Nourishment, with Fred Provenza
How do animals know what to eat? This is the fundamental question that Fred Provenza studied for decades and wrote a book about that should be read by everyone…
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Renegade broncs, lions and wolves with Greg Jones
Fav favorite, Greg Jones is back to talk about horses that love to buck, lions that are impossible to catch, and the wolf that evaded him while continuing to…
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Backcountry Bear Hunting
If you didn’t know there was a July bear season in Idaho, that’s the first of many things you’ll learn in this episode. Ben Vidal from Mammoth Outfitters is a…
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Generational Hunting
Madi Woodward and her Dad Matt Andresen are a case study in epigenetics. Is high end shooting skill learned or is it in our genes? Matt is a law enforcement…
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Lethal Projectiles with Leland Brown
Shove the marketing aside. This is a discussion with Leland Brown, a scientist who has been conducting a study on which projectiles provide the quickest kills…
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Trail Cameras 401
I flew to Montana to spend time with Gregg Farrell from Tactacam to talk about how professionals employ trail cameras, elite tactics for whitetail and elk…
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WWII Veteran Sergeant Robert Bennett.
Bob Bennett just turned 103. He is one of the last living veterans of WWII. He’s still driving a pickup around the mountains of eastern Oregon. Here’s a bit of…
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Tribal Traditions and Natural Resource Management
Austin Smith is a USMC veteran and is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. He is the natural and cultural resources manager of the…
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Cowboying Stories with Mark Lundy
It’s 3:30 in the morning, you clamber out of your bedroll, pull on cold cowboy boots and amble over to the chuck wagon where whisps of steam curl off biscuits…
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The River Pig Episode
This episode is recorded with Ramzy Hattar, a first generation American who has become a successful entrepreneur across multiple industries, states and…
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The Preference Point Debate
The lottery systems that hunters have been forced into participating in are complex and difficult to understand. The question I ask is whether we should buy…
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The Panama Adventure with Tony Dooley
While sailing back to land at the end of a two week spearfishing expedition, Tony Dooley and I sat down to record this episode detailing the strange and…
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Sailing and Spearfishing stories in Panama
Juan grew up in Venezuela and after the political turmoil in his country where he was held at gunpoint multiple times he left and has since taken up work…
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How to plan a hunt with Rucklist, (full episode)
This episode was previously uploaded in an incomplete format which is my fault and you have my apologies. It’s a good episode and worth the full listen if you…
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Blueprint to Being an Alpha and Other Jokes with Nate Illingsworth
Nate Illingsworth is a breath of fresh air. He seriously enjoys hunting but doesn’t take himself seriously. Thanks to a sedentary lifestyle and close proximity…
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African vs North American Hunting with Cliff Gray
The two most successful wildlife conservation models in the world are the North American and African models, both of which rely upon hunting. However, hunting…
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How to Plan a Hunt, with Rucklist
Planing an out of state hunt can be really intimidating. My buddy Brian Trainor from Rucklist is headed to Alaska this fall for a moose hunt and we talk about…
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Sniper Stories and More with Michael ‘Buck’ Baccellieri
My friend Buck worked as a sniper in the National guard and the USMC. He’s now considered by many to be the nation’s foremost expert of rifle optics. From some…
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Ask me Anything
You asked the questions, and I answered them. For those who enjoy the diversity of subjects in this podcast, which I assume is most of you— this is the rapid…
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Wolves and Politics
Rawley Bigsby legally killed a wolf who was attacking his cattle in eastern Oregon. He’s a rancher and family man who is running for county commissioner to…
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Turkey Hunting Tactics
Spring turkey hunting in the West is a completely different game than the hardwoods and farm country most hunters are used to. Big country, low bird density…
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Natural Resources Politics with Senator Todd Nash
How does a bill navigate the state senate and house in Oregon? Does the Governor veto bills out of spite? What issues are facing wildlife and agriculture in…
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Guiding in New Zealand and Canada with Kate Bryant and Darren Clifford
The head guide at Avon Valley Safaris is none other than the legendary Kate Bryant. Kate guides stone sheep and moose in Canada during fall in the northern…
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Hunting New Zealand with Avon Valley Safaris
I travelled 8,277 to make this podcast episode and to join Avon Valley on an adventure. I’m down here hosting a trip where the guests and myself have been…
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Pies, Gardening and Hunting with Grandma Jamie
My 93 year old grandma, who now has five great great grandchildren, is back to talk about writing, gardening, hunting and life. There’s a 0% chance this…
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Freedom of Speech and Captains for Clean Waters
Chris Wittman, one of the founders of Captains for Clean Waters joins the show this week to talk about how they are fighting for free speech in Florida to stop…
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Surviving Death with Brent Oliver
Brent Oliver was partially decapitated by a cable strung between two trees while riding his dirt bike. After someone passing by did CPR on him for two hours…
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Cougar Hunting Tactics with Joe Lewis
Rounded to a whole number the percentage of hunters who are successful with their cougar tags in Oregon is 0. Joe Lewis his cougar tags 9 out of the last ten…
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Old Game Warden Stories, with Bill Ables
Bill Ables is back talk about backcountry flying, chukar hunting and stories from his game warden days which he retired from 25 years ago.
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Kill VS Harvest
The language of hunting matters. Policies that affect hunting, hunters and wildlife require the buy in of people who don’t hunt. This is a discussion between…
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Wild Game Cooking Advice from Chef Adele
You worked your tail off to bring that meat home from your hunt, don’t mess it up. On this episode Adele Nash, who is a classically trained chef sits down to…
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Cougar and Wolf Prey Selection Dynamics.
Justin Russel is back to discuss the results of a study he helped conduct where he captured mountain lions, applied gps collars, and then would go back and…
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Sniper Skills for Hunting with Justin Russel
Justin Russel was a scout sniper in the Marine Corps with multiple combat deployments and is now an accomplished big game hunter. We talk about his path into…
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The Darrell Brann Episode
From rural Maine to the Ok Theatre. Run in for some good old fashioned story telling from musician, theatre owner and home builder, Mt Darrell Brann.
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Guides Breakdown of Hunting Regulations
Fellow guides Chad Dotson and Kevin Harlander recap their hunting and guiding seasons and we talk through the changes to the new deer hunting regulations and…
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International Wildlife Conservation, Adventure Travel, and World Class Rowing
Amy got bucked off a horse and broke her neck. She refused surgery, healed through exercise and visualization, then left the high desert of Oregon to college…
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How to Hit Your Target
In this special episode of the 6 Ranch Podcast, James connects with Rob Gearing and JT from Spartan Precision— from Branded Rock Canyon in Colorado. Rob shares…
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Overlanding Baja 101
Learn how to do an overland trip to Baja, find free camping locations, navigate the border and not get arrested at military check points in this informational…
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Spearfishing for Marlin in Baja, Mexico
I drove 52 hours and 12 minutes to Baja, Mexico to freedive and spearfishing for Marlin. After day two of the trip I sat down with my guide, Angelo, from La…
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Expeditions with Polar Explorers
Taylor organizes and guides expeditions to the North and South Pole, across Greenland, over South Georgia Island (following Shakleton’s route) and has some…
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Leadership, Lamprey and Inn Keeping with Madeline Lau
Fan favorite, Madeline Lau is in studio this week with her precious yellow lab puppy sleeping at my feet to talk about river ecology, responsible tourism and…
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Taylor Chism
Taylor Chism is just your garden variety blonde gal who flies helicopters to fight wildland fire, jumps into canyons from hovering helicopters to tackle…
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Gambler 500
What started as an off-road race using cars that cost less than $500 has turned into the largest organized clean up of trash on public land in the country…
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The Danny Bolton Episode
Danny Bolton is a father, skateboarder, spearfisherman, off-road driving instructor, and hunter— among other things. He’s also a good friend and an all around…
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The Sounds of September.
My guests this week are several herds of rutting elk. This may be the best audio recording of elk ever made. Over the next hour you will hear up-close…
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Leather, Beef and Cowboy Hats with Cate Havstad
In this episode, we sit down with Cate Havstad-Casad—a hatmaker, rancher, and founder of Range Revolution—to unravel the hidden environmental cost of America’s…
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Truck Camping
There is only one overland company that was born on an elk hunt, and I sat down with the owner and inventor of the Lone Peak to hear the story while mine was…
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The Gun Engineer, Tim Butler
This week I have a very special guest, my mentor and friend, Tim Butler. Tim served in the Marines in the gulf war and since then has worked as an engineer for…
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Broadhead Theory with Bryan Broderick
The broadhead is the most important part of any archery system. Every other piece of gear you wear, use or carry is simply a supporting effort for delivery…
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Nutrition for hunters (and gardeners) with Valley to Peak Nutrition
Nutrition doesn’t have to be complicated so in this episode we make it simple, tell a few hunting stories, and rate the nutritional quality of everything I…
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The Good Bad and Ugly of Guiding with Hannah Mabbot
Hannah Mabbot runs Hunt Oregon and guides elk from August 1st through March. Last year she guided 65 hunters with a 90% success rate. I don’t know of anyone…
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Cowboying on 6 Different Continents with JB Zielke
My guest this week travelled all over the world to work as a cowboy. In fact, he worked on all six continents where the job is done. Meet The Lost Cowboy, Mr…