Campfire Conversations 55: Former Texas State Trapper Drops Bombs on Dealings with Mountain Lions & TPWD

My old friend Philip Glass is a veteran of 20 African Safaris on top of many other international hunting adventures. On this episode we discuss anything and everything related to planning and executing a successful overseas hunt. Philip is a West Texas sheep rancher who actually brought the Dorper Sheep back to Texas after coming [...]

Our old friend and Safari Club International VP of Government Affairs Ben Cassidy makes his return to the program. We talk about the concerning trend of wildlife agencies abandoning their foundational principle of sustainable use and the North American Model of Conservation. It's happening all around us from Texas to Colorado to Washington state and [...]

My good friend Will Cooper of GSM Outdoors joins this show this week. We catch up on the latest innovation from Stealth Cam and hit on the following topics: Hill Country velvet racked axis deer Turkish teenagers hack a 100,000 follower Instagram page and META declines to help Stealth Cam's new Revolver 360 trail cam [...]

Anyone that listens to this show knows I'm no fan of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. I tried it and it wasn't for me based off beliefs of the individuals that were at the helm of BHA national.  However, I've never been critical of the state chapter model and believe they can and do accomplish positive [...]

Why aren't more sportsmen up in arms regarding the way TPWD changed mountain lion regulatory policy without any science to support a need for change? Pandering to the anti hunters is a new step (in the wrong direction) for Texas Parks and Wildlife, and one that gives me a great deal of concern. The advancement [...]

Can hunting a species actually save it? It's a thought provoking question to the non hunting community (like 95% of America), a question that on face value would likely lead one to the conclusion that killing an animal would be counter productive if the goal is to save it. However,  hunters know that if an [...]

We kick things off with an outdoor quick hit segment focusing on Grizzly reintroduction in Washington State, Peacock Network's new "Queer Planet" documentary and Pennsylvania finally will allow Sunday hunting. You won't believe the "Queer Planet" stuff by they way, it's pure insanity. Then we take an in depth look at how wildlife conservation is [...]

You can't make this up but you can look up Jenny Keatinge's resume. The policy writer/advisor for the National Wildlife Refuge System has worked for 3 of the greatest anti hunting outfits in existence. Yep, she's been employed by the anti hunting Mount Rushmore  of Defenders of Wildlife, HSUS and Center for Biological Diversity... and [...]

My friend Jeff Barstad and I go back about a dozen years. A friendship forged on a thermal hog hunt that lead to shared deer leases and a growing list of international hunting adventures. We take a look back at some of our experiences from our Oklahoma deer lease and sleepless nights spent in a [...]

Ryan and Valerie Watson saved their pennies to be able to afford a dream island vacation on the Caribbean Islands of Turks and Caicos. The dream turned into a nightmare, however after 4 loose rounds of 6.5 Creedmoor ammunition was found in Ryan's luggage when they were LEAVING the island. That means it made it [...]