Episode 745: The Dangerous Beauty of Hunting Below The Surface – Free Diving With Captain Jack Spearo

Last week's election results signaled big wins for hunting, conservation and the 2nd Amendment. We say goodbye to Deb Halaand's dumpster fire regime as Secretary of Interior. Florida passes Amendment 2 - the Right to Hunt and Fish,  anti gun gubernatorial hopeful Ryan Busse was thrashed in the Montana governor's race and perhaps most importantly- [...]

Timber Cleghorn recently appeared on History Channel's hit series - Alone. The Season 11 contestant made it 83 days surviving the Artic Circle's harshest of conditions. More than his survival expertise and his ability to hunt, trap and fish to survive, it was Timber's faith that really drew me to him throughout the season. We [...]

One of my favorite new artists joins us in studio this week in the form of Logan Ryan. The pride of Gonzales, TX - Logan has one of the most unique and captivating sounds in the Red Dirt scene these days. Much like his peers Cody Jinks and Parker McCollum, I imagine there will come [...]

We live in the craziest time in human history and the outdoor industry isn't immune to that reality. Outdoor Life has long been one of my favorite publications. I've interviewed many of their writers multiple times over the past 15 years, as well as done shows on various subjects/individuals featured in said writings. So when [...]

September is my favorite month of the year for so many reasons. Hunting season kicks off with the September 1st dove opener, temps are starting to cool off and football arrives at the same time. Then you factor in bulls bugling across the Lower 48 and early teal season and yeah, it's tough to beat. [...]

Self deprecating humor has long been my favorite form of comedy and Nate Illingsworth has it down pat. The former fat kid has taken control of his life and hunting has given him a purpose to get into shape. A passionate bowhunter, Nate uses his social media channels and Just The Nip podcast to inspire [...]

Shallon Payne's family has thrived living on the land in Appalachia for as long as this country has existed. They're still doing the same today. So when the government used Hurricane Helene to close two massive swaths of public land to hunting for an entire year, it meant that their freezer would potentially be void [...]

The Gates family has a history as steeped in Texas hunting culture as any. 2nd Generation owner/operator of All Seasons Feeders and my good friend Zach Gates makes his return to the show this week. We discuss a bunch of topics but for both Zach and myself, it always seems to come back to quality [...]

Veteran, Podcaster, Free Thinker, Entrepreneur... those are just a few words that describe Dan Hollaway. The longtime host of the popular Drinkin' Bros and Citizen podcasts joins the show this week. Don't let the tattoos and cuss words fool you, Dan is as articulate and thoughtful as they come. He clearly has a unsatiated thirst [...]

Jack Mitchell (aka Captain Jack Spearo) grew up with a traditional spear gun in his hand. The lifelong Florida native joins the show to talk all things spear fishing this week. Moonlighting as a P.E. teacher during the week, he spends his weekends and holidays creating some of the most gnarly spear gun hunting adventures [...]