Elevate the Hunt

Elevate Your Hunting. Ethics٠Culture٠Conservation This isn't an ordinary podcast on hunting. Conversations here center on the peripherals of hunting. If you've thought about the "why" behind your hunting, this is for you. Hunting is a lifestyle and lifelong pursuit that best responds to the attitude of a lifelong learner. We are all still climbing the mountain, trying to elevate our hunting. Hosted by Everett Headley, an outdoor educator who grew up hunting and fishing in Montana.

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How Firearms Shaped Hunting

June 03, 2022 • Everett Headley • Episode 16

Logan Metesh is a historian with a focus on firearms history and development. He runs High Caliber History LLC. With more than a decade of experience working for the Smithsonian Institution, the National Park Service, and the NRA Museums, his ability to present history and research in an engaging manner has made him a sought after consultant, writer, and museum professional. The ease with which he can recall obscure historical facts and figures makes him very good at Jeopardy!, but exceptionally bad at geometry.

𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝:

What it takes to be a firearms historian
Rise of hunting with firearms in 1600’s
Matchlock to wheellock to flintlock to percussion
Mountain man rifle maintenance
Lewis and Clark’s airgun
Advances in technology and its impact on western wildlife
Distance and Limitations: self-imposed vs. technology

Chasing Rabbits

High Caliber History
The Outlaw Gunner by Harry Walsh

You can find more about Everett Headley, your host, at my website or Instagram.

Intro Music: Jason Shaw- Back to the Woods
Outro Music: Bumy Goldson- Keep Walking

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