Gary Lewis Outdoorsman
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.
Episodes
250 episodes
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 Dakota, home of the pheasant sandwich. Our guest is Casey Weismantel ...
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 becoming intensely interested in the Revolutionary War, the age of ...
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 https://theblacktailcoach.com/If you want to support free sp...
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, deer, bears and elk and whether or not IP28 has a chance at trans...
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 my friend Kahai to talk axis deer hunting. If you wan...
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 bugle in the early morning. Visit
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 readiness, as well as Dante’s favorite bear gun and loads.
Trailblazer Chris Dudley, 10,000 miles around the state and the Glock 17
In this episode we hear from Chris Dudley, candidate for governor in the great state of Oregon. He makes his home east of the Cascades and he knows rural Oregon. He played 16 seasons in the NBA, he played center for the Trailblazers, was a big ...
Muleys, Mountain Lions & Wolves with Jamie Roscoe and Lauren Connally
In this episode we connect with Jamie Roscoe of the Cowboy Dinner Tree in Silver Lake, Oregon. We talk mule deer, our favorite fuzzball the coyote, wolves, mountain lions, other critters and critter gitters like the 30-06 and the 280 Ackley Imp...
The Lost Nosler Tapes: Bob Nosler's First Deer Hunt
We go back to our roots to bring you this episode from The Lost Nosler Tapes. These were the conversations I had with Big John Nosler back in the early 2000s. These tapes were the basis on which I wrote John's story - Going Ballistic and for th...
Mountain Lions That Murder Goats with Eric Lee
Our guest is Eric Lee, a cougar depredation specialist in western Oregon. When a mountain lion killed his wife's favorite goat, Eric realized he could do something about it. Next, he found himself helping neighbors and now this quiet unassuming...
Africa, New Zealand, Newfoundland, the Hunting Ecosystem & the 280 Ackley Improved with Matt Pletzer
We talk to Matt Pletzer of Madison, Wisconsin, about bears in Newfoundland and Idaho, hunting New Zealand and big game hunting around the world, the 338 Lapua and the 280 Ackley Improved. Matt has built a platform to serve hunters as they navig...
Pheasant Hunting, Long Tailed Roosters, 16 Gauges and Double Barreled Shotguns
We sit down with Brad Trumbo and Troy Rodakowski to talk pheasant hunting, double barreled shotguns, trophy roosters, how to keep your dog from picking up burrs, reloading for the 16 gauge and planting forage blends for wildlife. To reach Troy ...
The Walker Colt, Texas Rangers, Comanches and Kiowa with GW Campbell
We sit down with GW Campbell and talk about shooting the Walker Colt, how it changed the face of war on the plains. And we hear how GW came to be at a ceremony when the remains of the great Kiowa chiefs Satank and Satanta were transferred to th...
Barrel Life, Destroy Your Barrel in 10 Seconds & Ammunition Demystified with Jeff Siewert
How to burn out a rifle barrel in 10 seconds. How barrels are drilled and rifled and why it matters. What really happens in a rifle barrel. We talk to Jeff Siewert, author of Ammunition Demystified, a book intended for small caliber ammunition ...
Elk Hunting, Oregon Public Land, Carnivore Diet & the 30-06 with James Flaherty
We talk to James Flaherty about his hunting journey with a rifle on public land in the Oregon Cascades, calling elk in rifle season. James started hunting with a 243 and a Nosler 95-grain Partition and hunted with a 7mm Mag and moved to the 30-...
The Nosler Partition Changed Everything, the Legendary Moose Hunt with John Nosler
This is our sixth year of podcasting. Every year at this time we like to replay this story. John Nosler founded Nosler Bullets in 1948. Then Bob Nosler brought the company back to full family ownership. And the Nosler family still produces bull...
Ending Meat, Mailing Handguns to Yourself & More Missed Connections with Chris Sulak & Ron Alvarez
We sit down with Chris Sulak aka CJ the DJ and dry camper Ron Alvarez to talk about a new initiative petition in Oregon, the 1847 Colt Walker, mailing a handgun to yourself, Ozempic, Bill Gates Butter and Sprinter Vans. And as a public service ...
6 Polar Bear Hunts & a 7mm Magnum with Lance Lupton
He learned to hunt backwards. We talk to Lance Lupton who made 6 polar bear hunts and 2 elephant hunts with a 7mm Magnum and hunted all over the world with the rifle he calls Old Trusty. We hear about his NDE, thoughts on big game hunting, and ...
27 Deer, 27 Bullets, the 7mm-08 & Survival Common Sense with Leon Pantenburg
Today we meet up with Leon Pantenburg to talk the 7mm-08. Leon was an early adopter of this cartridge in 1982 and has taken 27 deer with 27 bullets. Leon is a writer and an expert on surviving in the back country. We talk how to get lost and ge...
The View from Central Oregon, Corner Crossing and the 338 Ultra Mag with Matt Smith
We talk to Matt Smith from Bend, Oregon, a hunter, a rifle loony, ballistics expert, cattleman and president of William Smith Properties about this thing called corner crossing. At issue is the checkerboarding of public lands and how to access ...
Moonlight Elk & A Woman Who Hunts Alone
We talk to Christie Green from Santa Fe about her journey as a hunter, carrying a Mauser in 308 Winchester. We hear how she makes her way in the lifestyle that gave her freedom. We go deep talking liminal spaces, time as a construct, technology...
Sitka Blacktail Deer & Subsistence Living In Alaska
We talk to Don Busse about hunting blacktail deer on Prince of Wales Island and discuss the subsistence lifestyle. How many deer it takes to feed a family, how many salmon you can eat in a year and how to grow a garden in this wet climate. Don ...
Wing Shooting in Saskatchewan with Duck Creek Outfitters
We talk to Sykes Mitchell for a report on pintails and snow geese in the Central Flyway and talk mallard shooting, fishing for peacock bass and hunting tahr in New Zealand. Sykes is the owner of Duck Creek Outfitters, based in Saskatchewan. VIs...
Rooster Rush Pheasant-nomics + Sweet 16 Gauge Shotguns with Casey Weismantel
Just back from South Dakota we talk pheasant hunting in the late season when birds are kegged up in the grass and the cattails. Our guest is Casey Weismantel from https://huntfishsd.com/ If you want to support free speech and good h...