RAD Cast Outdoors Podcast | Hunting, Fishing, Angling, Outdoor

Josh Kirk, joins the RadCast Outdoors podcast to talk about his hit show, 'Mountain Men' on the History Channel. Josh is a Georgia boy who is now living and working in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming. He is managing a bison herd on the edge of unforgiving wilderness in Wyoming's Wind River Range and also he is living the mountain man lifestyle. On this podcast, Josh tells stories of how he became a mountain man and he does his best to inspire others to get outside and experience nature. If you love the outdoors and love survival, you must listen to this episode.

Patrick and David are joined by Gene Galitz this week.

Galitz worked in law enforcement for many years and also ran a taxidermy business. He chats taxidermy, hunting, law enforcement, and more.

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Gene Galitz has had a career in taxidermy, law enforcement and has spent most of his free time in the outdoors. Gene makes custom elk calls, does taxidermy, bakes, cooks, hunts, fishes, and goes shooting all the time. He takes the time to talk about taxidermy, bears, fishing, hunting and law enforcement. He also tells the now infamous story of "Rattle Snake Bob." You have to hear the story.

Also, you can order Gene's book, "Beyond the Blue" right here on our website. Please order a book and learn of all the interesting stories from his law enforcement career.

Here is Gene's Chicken Friend Elk Recipe:

This recipe works well with elk, deer, moose or antelope. 

Trim away all fat and membrane. Pound steaks with meat tenderizer or serrated knife blade. Sprinkle on a few drops of Lea Perrins Worcestershire sauce and Lawry’s seasoned salt. Cover and allow to set 30 minutes to an hour. 

Beat a couple eggs in a pie pan and sprinkle in a little more Lawry’s seasoned salt. Dip the steak in flour, egg mixture and flour. Fry at medium high heat, turning once when golden brown. 

Serve with hash browns and country gravy!!

Check out Gene's custom elk calls. You can inquire about getting one by emailing [email protected]

Dan Thompson from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department joins the show again, this time to discuss all things grizzly bears!

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Dan Thompson, PHD from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department joins the podcast for a very special show on grizzly bears. Wyoming and the GYE have a large number of grizzly bears. Dan goes in depth on the number of grizzly bears, what they eat, how they act and so much more. He provides resources for hunters and anglers who venture into bear country. He gives insight into what drives bear behaviors and how to avoid a deadly encounter. Grizzly bears defend their young, their food and their space. This episode will help you know how to avoid a bad situation in the backcountry with interior grizzly bears. Dan gives scientific data and time tested advice to help you better understand the Grizzly bears in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem. 

Truth about Grizzly Bears and the ESA 

[00:00:00] Hey, Radcast 

is on. 

Hunting, fishing, and everything in between. This is Radcast Outdoors here are David Merrill and Patrick Edwards. All right. Welcome 

to another episode of Radcast Outdoors.

Patrick Edwards: I'm Patrick. I'm David. And we are here again with our special guest. Dan Thompson to talk about one of our favorite animals to talk about.

I mean, it circulates through the community like wildfire. It's grizzly bears. And so we brought Dan back in. Dan is with Wyoming game and fish department and he is the large carnivore supervisor. So he gets to deal with all the big critters 

David Merrill: with his hands on them. Yeah. 

Patrick Edwards: Trap sedate them, do all those wonderful things, learn about them.

So he's got a lot more knowledge than everybody else. Who's kind of like an armchair quarterback on Grizzlies and thinks they know everything about them. So [00:01:00] we've dealt with those 

people. 

Dr Dan Thompson: Yeah. 

Patrick Edwards: So he also gets to work with folks that, you know, have livestock predation, all kinds of different issues. So he's, he's the man who has the knowledge.

So we brought him in here to talk about grizzly bears. So Dan, thanks for coming in. Yeah. Thanks for having me guys. Yeah. So just again, give everybody a recap of your background how you kind of got into this job and where you're from. 

Dr Dan Thompson: Sure. I grew up in on a farm in Iowa, actually a lot of Midwesterners end up in the mountains cause we want to be here, I guess.

You know, I always had a passion for the outdoors, grew up hunting and fishing and trapping. And at a young age, I kind of wanted to work like as a biologist working with wildlife. And went school at South Dakota State and got a degree in that and then bounced around quite a bit and ended up going back to school and bounced around doing wildlife jobs.

It's kind of a nomadic lifestyle, working three months here, six months there, trapping mice or doing veg work but there, it, it gets you a lot of [00:02:00] different places. And so and I went back to school I worked on turkeys. And then I ended up working, doing graduate work on mountain lions, which was something I'd always wanted to do.

And that's kind of what led me here. I, when I finished that up, I was fortunate enough to get a position in Lander as a, basically as a lion biologist for the state. But all of us large carnivore biologists do a lot of different things. And I did that. For about five years and then put in for the current position as supervisor and sold my soul to do that.

I guess. No, but it's obviously less, less field time, but but we got a great crew and I'm just happy to be part of it. So, yeah, that's where I've been. And game and fish for over 12 years now. That's 

Patrick Edwards: awesome. Yeah. And it's good to have you on here. Grizzly bears are very popular topic at the moment. We have a number of encounters and we'll focus in on that a little bit today, but we've had a lot [00:03:00] of encounters with folks and grizzlies already.

And then not to mention, there's also expansion of grizzly bear range that we're starting to find out about. So we'll have you talk about that a little b

David and Patrick from RADCast Outdoors bring you a shorter episode about a big trip they’ve got coming up!

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David and Patrick from RADCast Outdoors bring you a shorter episode about a big trip they’ve got coming up! They cover what gear they will bring to fish for sockeye salmon and much more.

David and Patrick are back to bring us part two of their archery elk hunting preparation for archery elk hunting season!

Don’t forget to check out the recipe of the week at the end of the show, too.

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David and Patrick are back to bring us part two of their archery elk hunting preparation for archery elk hunting season! Don’t forget to check out the recipe of the week at the end of the show, too.

After a few weeks of isolation, David and Patrick are back for more RADCast Outdoors!

This week, they discuss archery elk hunting preparation and all things Wyoming hunting.

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