Brought to you by award-winning writer and TV host Gary Lewis, Gary Lewis Outdoorsman (formerly Ballistic Chronicles) tells the stories of great hunts, provides insights into the firearms industry, discusses custom rifles, wildcat calibers and hunting for mule deer, elk, blacktail deer, whitetails, bear and coyotes. Other topics include hunting trucks, steelhead fishing, upland bird hunting and dog training.
Latest episodes
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53 min
The History of Ammunition
Okay I've been wanting to do this one for a long time. Episode No. 264. Dedicated to the memory of Chub Eastman. We're starting off with the invention of the percussion cap and wil…
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41 min
Big Bucks, Brush Blinds and Olfactory Deceit with Aaron Dobbins
This is what you've been looking for: A system for hunting blacktail deer. We visit with Aaron Dobbins of Woodland, Washington, back on the podcast to talk trophy blacktails at han…
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32 min
Blacktail Bucks, Bedding Areas and Synthetic Lust with Troy Rodakowski
Talking about blacktails again this week. This time with Troy Rodakowski who has taken his biggest blacktails with muzzleloader and rifle while hunting from the ground. How to thin…
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1 h 12
A Bighorn Ram & the 6.5 PRC in John Day Canyon with McKibben Womack
In this episode we get the story of McKibben Womack's trophy California bighorn hunt in Oregon's John Day River canyon. He set out to do it DIY with a few friends on public land. I…
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1 h 00
Calling Black Bears, Antelope and the AccuBond, 260 Remington and 308 with Tod Lum
Calling black bears and hunting antelope in August! It's episode No. 260 and we celebrate the 260 Remington by talking to wildlife bio Tod Lum who bought one of the first 260 Remin…
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1 h 02
Police Academy, Pistol Qualification, Tasers & Beat Downs with Randall Knight
At 52-years-old, Randall Knight embarked on his lifelong dream of going to the police academy and into law enforcement. We hear about qualifying with pistol and shotgun, getting ta…
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1 h 17
Wild Boar Hunting, Synthetic Scents & the 270 Winchester with Justin Edwards
You gotta hear this one. We talk to Justin Edwards about hunting hogs, wild boars, feral pigs and black bear too. Using scents. Using blinds. Favorite cartridge: 270 Winchester. Yo…
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1 h 15
Blacktail Deer Ground Game, Amp It Up with Odin's Innovations
There's a better way to hunt blacktail deer and black bear and a new breed of hunters is making the most of it. Find a couple of travel corridors. Build a couple of blinds. Cut sho…
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57 min
Why Reloading? The 7mm Magnum, the 30 Nosler, the 416 Rigby with Gus Smith
On his way back to Wyoming, Gus Smith stops in to talk about why reloading, and why the 7mm Remington Magnum. We also talk about the 30 Nosler, the 6.5 Creedmoor and the 416 Rigby.…
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1 h 09
Berry Patch Black Bears in Western Oregon
And we are just back from 4 days hunting in the berry patches in western Oregon. The blackberries are heavy on the vines and you can smell them when you get out of the truck. This…
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1 h 27
Cape Buffalo in Tanzania with Brian Smith and Mason Smith
Just back from Tanzania, Brian Smith and Mason Smith recount hunting in the historic Selous region of Tanzania. They fly into Johannesburg then to Dar El Salam and then to a tiny a…
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47 min
Black Bear in British Columbia and Best Blades for Bear with Mike Jones
One of the best bear hunts in North America, that's what I call hunting the mainland of upper British Columbia. On this episode we talk to bear hunter and blade maker Mike Jones of…
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1 h 13
Hunting the Bushbuck in Namibia, South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe with Ron Spomer
Okay, I have been meaning to do this one for about 4 years. Ron Spomer is back from Namibia and the Eastern Cape in South Africa and we're talking bushbucks and oryx and eland and…
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45 min
It's Rooster Rush! Pheasant Hunting Futures in South Dakota with Casey Weismantel
Today! This is the day we record our 250th episode. America! We're talking pheasants and pheasant futures in the Midwest and especially in the environs around Aberdeen, South Dakot…
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31 min
16 Ga Shotguns, Old Side-by-Sides, Muzzleloader Builds & Cleaning For Accuracy
This is the summer we celebrate 250 years of America. I remember riding in a parade in Kalama, Washington, with my uncle Jack in a Model T Ford 50 years ago and I also remember bec…
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1 h 06
Trophy Blacktail Bucks at 20 Yards. Strategies for Success with Aaron Dobbins
A new way of hunting blacktail deer. That's what this is. We visit with Aaron Dobbins of Woodland, Washington to talk trophy blacktails at 20 yards. For more information, visit htt…
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1 h 25
The 30-06 Springfield, Extreme Fire Weather & Gray Wolves with Greg Roberts
This episode is packed. We start our chainsaws, drop a few trees and then Greg Roberts starts dropping knowledge. We talk weather, wolves, juniper removal, the 30-06, the 22-250, d…
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1 h 11
Hunting Hawaii for Axis Deer, Going Holo-Holo With Kahai
One of the best tasting meats in the world. That's what people say about axis deer. We hunt them in Hawaii, Texas and Florida (and a few other places). We're going holo-holo with m…
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38 min
Early Season Unit 10 Arizona Elk with Rifle & Handgun Editor Jeremiah Polacek
We catch up with Jeremiah Polacek the editor of Rifle & Handgun and Handloader magazines to talk rifles, optics and hunting elk in the desert at the end of September when bull elk…
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53 min
Pumpkin-Headed Monsters, Bear Hunting with the Backwoods Blaxican
In this latest installment in our mini-series, How To Be A Bear Hunter, we talk to Dante Zuniga-West about hunting pumpkin-headed monsters. We talk stillness, visualization and rea…