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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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How to Get Attacked by a Grizzly and Survive with Sam Kezar
On September 21st, 2021, Sam Kezar and his friend were attacked by a grizzly bear while out elk hunting. This is a story that has never been shared with the…
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Hunting in Ireland with Special Operations Officer Will O'Meara
Born and raised in Ireland, Will O'Meara wears many hats. He's a former Special Operations Officer, and currently, a hunting guide, journalist, and product…
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The Kevin Harlander Episode
Kevin Harlander and I have been friends for a decade. When we first met, I was guiding, and he was working in marketing at our local brewery. We both had a…
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From the Ghettos of LA to the Elk Woods, with Guy Duplantier
Guy Duplantier grew up poor in LA’s inner city. As a kid, he was faced with potentially life changing decisions every day, such as the pressures to join a…
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Homelessness to Expeditionary Heroics with Jillian Brown
Two words come to mind after talking with Jillian Brown: strength and resilience. After experiencing trauma, Jillian found herself homeless, living in a tent…
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Hard Work Hunting and Trapping with Zane Hermens
I have a tremendous amount of respect for Zane Hermens. He's a young ranch hand who spends every second of his free time either hunting or trapping. This…
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The Philosophy of Adventure with Brad Brooks
Brad Brooks had an epic 2021. He hunted axis deer and spearfished in Maui, then spent 5 weeks in Alaska chasing moose, caribou, and blacktail with a bow. Brad…
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No Nonsense Nutrition for the New Year, with Valley to Peak
2022 is fast approaching and with it comes renewed goals to get healthy, exercise more, and lose weight. Studies show that about 80% of people who make New…
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Sussex, Greenland and Tajikistan with Rob Gearing
Rob Gearing has lived an adventurous life. He's traveled all over the world, summited mountains and hunted exotic animals. He's also the founder of Spartan…
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What Men Want for Christmas with Bam Marshall
Men are hard to shop for. We have specific tastes and buy specialized gear. In today's episode, I'm joined by my good buddy, Bam Marshall, hunting guide and…
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Wolf Hunting with Stuck N The Rut
In all my years of hunting, for different species across multiple continents, I have never come across an animal that is more difficult than a wolf. Wolves are…
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Coyotes of Eastern Carolina with Gene Wooster
Coyote hunting is not for the faint of heart. You have to be persistent to experience success. Most people are turned off by the idea of hunting an animal for…
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Greg Jones, Ranching and Trapping
Greg Jones is a wealth of knowledge. His family has been in the ranching business for over 100 years. Along with his brother, Greg started running the family…
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US Marines and Aussie Commandos in Afghanistan
Heston Russell and I served together on a difficult mission in Afghanistan. I was a tank platoon commander and he was the commander of an Aussie commando…
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Rifle Elk Preparation with Wildlife Manager and Biologist, Chad Dotson
I've spent a fair amount of time on this show talking about archery elk hunting. But now it's rifle season, and I want you to be successful this year, however…
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Leadership, with Navy SEAL and Entrepreneur Eli Crane
Eli Crane is a leader. He doesn't follow the status quo, he leads with heart and integrity. He's a combat vet who served five war time deployments with SEAL…
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Hiking 10,000 miles with Adam Bagerski
Adam Bagerski has hiked 10,000 miles and lived for over a year in the wilderness. He's a thru-hiker who has completed the Pacific Crest Trail, the Continental…
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Professional Sports and Military Psychology with Naval Special Warfare Psychologist Ryan Maid
After my moose hunt in Alaska, I went back and checked my Fitbit. When I took the shot, my heart rate was in the 160s. I felt perfectly calm in that moment…
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Mongolian Range Management and Oregon Elk Depredation with Dennis Sheehy
Dennis Sheehy is a Wallowa County cowboy, rancher, veteran, and scientist. He holds no less than two bachelors degrees, a masters degree, and a PhD, and has…
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Grandma Janie
My Grandma, Janie Tippett, has 88 years of wisdom and experience under her belt. All her life she's lived off the land by ranching, hunting and gardening…
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Becoming an Alaskan Guide with Cole Kramer and Luke Gerig
Hunting in Alaska is an adventure. The country is spectacularly rugged and remote, the animals are huge and often dangerous, and the weather alone can ground…
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Elk Tactics September 20th-27th with Michael Batease from the Elk Calling Academy
This is it folk. The peak of the rut and the most exciting week of elk hunting. Cows are going into estrus, bulls are bugling like crazy, and it's make it or…
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Elk Tactics September 13th-20th with Corey Jacobsen
The best hunting week of the entire year has finally arrived. I am most confident in my abilities to harvest an elk from September 13th to the 20th, just as…
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Elk Tactics September 6-13 with Born and Raised Outdoors
September 6th through the 14th: my favorite and most successful time of the season to kill elk. We're continuing this series on elk hunting tactics with two…
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Elk Tactics for Aug 30th - Sep 6th with Les Welch
Part two of our series on early season elk tactics continues with a brilliant hunter and elk caller, Les Welch. Les has been hunting since he was three…
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Early Season Elk Tactics with Ryan Carter
Throughout archery season we will be releasing a series on elk hunting tactics. These guests will be the greatest elk hunters alive today, here to give some…
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2,500 Years of Afghan History in 50 Minutes
It's been a tough week, as we watch, with heavy hearts and minds, as Afghanistan fall into Taliban control. As a Marine who served in Afghanistan, I knew this…
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Becoming an Alaskan Bush Pilot, with Dustin Moore
This week I'm recording in Soldotna, Alaska, where I recently took a tour over this rugged landscape in a Cessna 185, piloted by Dustin Moore. Dustin works in…
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The Knife Episode, with Mike Rowley from Forged in Fire
A good knife is probably the most useful and versatile tool you can have. In fact, humans were using knives to cut meat before they were cooking that meat over…
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The Rachel Ahtila Episode
For the past 22 years, Rachel Ahtila has been working in hunting camps and guiding for pretty much every major game species in the Pacific Northwest. As a…
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Oshiwambo to Zumwalt with Chad Dotson
Chad Dotson has devoted A LOT of time to observing game animals, in Africa and right here in Northeast Oregon. He's spent a couple of stints in Namibia trading…
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The M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank with Jack Ramson
There's no one in this world that I respect more than Jack Ramson. He currently serves as a USMC First Sergeant with the NWSS Unit for the Air Wing. I first…
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To Build a Fire with Laura Zerra
Laura Zerra is the real deal. She's a primitive survivalist, hunter, and nomad who has competed 5 separate times on the Discovery Channel show “Naked and…
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Everything Alaskan Moose with Pat Valkenburg
Buckle in folks, because this episode is packed with information. Pat Valkenburg is a retired wildlife biologist who spent most of his career studying moose…
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How to Whittle Like a Professional With Tom Bonamici
Tom Bonamici is a craftsman. With a background in product design and architecture, he has produced bags and clothing for several companies including his own…
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SIG Hunter Games with SWAT Team Leader and Outfitter, Dustin Parent
We just wrapped up the first ever SIG Sauer Hunter Games at the Queen Mountain Guest Ranch in Evanston, Wyoming. This competition was meant to challenge each…
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"Get out of the truck," & other advice from Aisling Meehan & Caitlin Ferdyn
What do you get when you ask two people with no hunting experience listener submitted hunting questions? Turns out, some surprisingly good advice. This week…
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Elk, Mules, Lions, and Tenacity with Kirk Skovlin
The best word I can use to describe Kirk Skovlin is tenacious. He's the hardest worker I've ever met, and is something of a local legend here in Northeast…
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Jim Akenson, Wilderness Biology and Archery Regulations
Jim Akenson has led a full and adventurous life. He and his wife, Holly, spent over two decades living in the extremely remote Frank Church Wilderness where…
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Modern Mapping with Lorenzo Sartini, CEO and Founder of goHUNT
Lorenzo Sartini has wanted to work in the hunting industry since he was a kid. An avid hunter himself, Lorenzo saw a need for convenience in the way western…
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Guiding and hunting New England with Christi Holmes & Jill LaPlante
It can be intimidating for people new to hunting and fishing to get into these sports. Women, in particular, often have to deal with the added barrier of being…
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Living Alone in the Wilderness, with Aubrey Barton
Only 11 people live year-round in the 2.3 million acres of the Frank Church Wilderness, and Aubrey Barton is one of them. Aubrey is the caretaker at Indian…
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Family Ranching with Adele Schott
My little sister, Adele Schott, is tough. She's raising kids and cows all at the same time. With her sons, 2 month old Ira and 2 year old Hank in tow, Adele…
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Elk Hunting the Communist Soviet Union with Bruce Wassom and Pat Juhl
One year ago, I recorded the first ever episode of the 6 Ranch Podcast on the wild and scenic Snake River with Bruce Wassom, founder of Rogue Jet Boatworks. It…
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How to Talk About Guns, with True Pearce
True Pearce wears many hats. He's a practicing attorney, the editor of Guns America and Hunt 365, a competitive shooter, firearms instructor, Cabela’s Pro…
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Bering Sea Crab Fishing, with Lars Skovlin
Lars Skovlin just got off his first season crab fishing in the Bering Sea aboard the Lady Alaska. If you've ever watched the Deadliest Catch, you know how…
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Nautilus, with CEO Kristen Mustad
Today, I'm joined by the CEO of Nautilus Reels, Kristen Mustad. Nautilus' mission is to make the world’s best fly reel, and through years of persistence and…
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Texas Hunting with Brandon Blanch
This week, we're recording from south Texas, fresh off two incredible hunts for axis deer and feral hogs. I'm joined by my hunting guide, Brandon Blanch of El…
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Lions, Bulls, and Pythons with Python Cowboy, Mountain Man Jake Herak, and Brian Sanders
Week two of the Sig Sauer Elite Hunter Training Forum has just been incredible. The opportunity to be surrounded by so many talented and dedicated hunters is…
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Guiding, Gunning, and the USMC with Bam Marshall
This week, Bam Marshall and I are recording from the incredible Grey Cliffs Ranch, west of Bozeman Montana, for the Sig Sauer Elite Hunter Training Forum…
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How to Learn to Hunt with Finn Both
Hunting is an intimidating sport to get into if you're starting from square one. How can you become effective if you don't know anyone who hunts? Where do you…
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Flying the Backcountry with Joe Spence
When it comes to flying the Eagle Cap Wilderness and Hells Canyon, Joe Spence is a local legend. Joe knew he wanted to be a pilot since he was 5 years old, and…
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Wolves in Oregon with Todd Nash
No animal in the U.S. has faced as much persecution or been as controversial as the gray wolf. As settlers moved out west and began farming and ranching, they…
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Fire, Helicopters, and Guns with Ben Winner
Ben Winner and I go way back to our wildland fire rappeller days, fighting fires in Northeast Oregon. Ben is a total badass. After jumping out of helicopters…
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The Futurology of Hunting with Cody Rich
The future is coming whether you like it or not. Why not prepare for it as best as you can? Today, I'm joined by Cody Rich of The Rich Outdoors podcast, to…
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The Iceman, Josh VanWoert
After a cold week of ice fishing in Montana on Fort Peck Lake, I'm joined by my good friend, the Iceman himself, Josh VanWoert. I met Josh on my first day of…
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Hunting, Shooting, and Survival with Marine Recon Sniper Mark D'Ambrosio
Today, I'm joined by sniper and survival expert, Mark D'Ambrosio. Mark is a USMC veteran with close to ten years experience conducting Reconnaissance and Scout…
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The Brad Leone Episode
This is a fun one, folks. Today, I'm joined by professional chef and fermentation expert, Brad Leone. Brad grew up hunting and fishing in New Jersey and…
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Hunt Application Strategy with THE DRAW
When it comes to hunting tags, it seems that every state draw system has reinvented the wheel any way but round. Hunting applications are confusing and no two…
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Jason Peak, Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance
We're talking mountain goats this week, as I'm joined by board member of the Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance, Jason Peak. The RMGA is a great hunting and…