Right On The Mark

In this week’s part 3 of a 3-part interview, Michael Martin Murphey and host of ROTM, Keith Mark talk about Native American culture and why Murph was adopted into the Lakota Nation.

They discuss how the pandemic affected his annual concert tour schedule and what Murph did to stay connected to his audience and feed his love of entertaining.

They reflect on the variety of projects they have worked on together including Murph providing the narrator’s voice for a movie Keith produced titled, “A Thanksgiving Classic”. This program was inspired by a short story Keith wrote about his childhood and aired on Outdoor Channel. Murphey donated his time and talent to provide the narration for the movie.

Keith also produced a DVD of Murph’s “Cowboy Christmas” which was filmed live at the Paramount Theater in Austin, TX and also aired on Outdoor Channel and Public Television. Finally, Murph donated his time to entertain a number of private audiences for Hunter Nation to help raise interest and awareness for the non-profit, grassroots organization fighting to protect every hunters rights.

Sponsor Links:

Hunter Nation -  HunterNation.org            

Kings Camo - KngsCamo.com            

Mossy Oak - MossyOak.com/      

Guest Links:

All Things Murphey - MichaelMartinMurphey.com

Murph’s Music                                 

Murph’s Tour Info                                 

Murph’s Western Institute

Murph’s Chuckwagon Show

In this week’s part 2 of a 3-part interview, Michael Martin Murphey and host of ROTM, Keith Mark discuss what qualifications it takes to calls oneself an  “environmentalist” and “conservationist” and how hunting is so important to both the environment and conservation.

Murph explains how musicians and singers have played a big role in activist movements dating back to 1960s and up through today. He sees his role in protecting hunting rights by being involved in Hunter Nation, along with Ted Nugent, Craig Morgan and other celebrities, as a vital way of giving back and preserving a way of life.

The episode wraps up with a discussion of the song, “Home On The Range” and the interesting story of how it came to be and almost didn’t.

Sponsor Links:

Hunter Nation -  HunterNation.org            

Kings Camo - KngsCamo.com            

Mossy Oak - MossyOak.com/      

Guest Links:

All Things Murphey - MichaelMartinMurphey.com

Murph’s Music                                 

Murph’s Tour Info                                 

Murph’s Western Institute

Murph’s Chuckwagon Show

Episode 11 - In this week’s part 1 of a 3-part interview, Michael Martin Murphey joins his good friend and host of ROTM, Keith Mark for stories of his music, hunting and more. Murph is truly an iconic singer, songwriter and performer who lives a lifestyle we can all relate to

This week starts with a discussion of his early days of hunting and music.  Murph was a natural at an early age and made his debut at his family’s church at a very young age. He was gifted a toy ukulele and taught himself to play. He still doesn’t read music in the traditional sense.

Murph explains how much of his music has the roots in all things related to nature and wide-open spaces. He tells an inspiring story of how the works and ideology of St. Francis touches him at deep level. You’ll understand why when you hear him share this inspiration.

Sponsor Links:

Hunter Nation -  HunterNation.org            

Kings Camo - KngsCamo.com            

Guest Links:

All Things Murphey - MichaelMartinMurphey.com

Murph’s Music                                 

Murph’s Tour Info                                 

Murph’s Western Institute

Murph’s Chuckwagon Show

John Wayne Walding was born in Texas on the 4th of July and is about as patriotic a person as you will find. He grew hunting with his grandfather and the patience, fortitude and other skills he learned through hunting would eventually save his life in a faraway land. 

Months before 9/11, John Wayne made the decision to serve his country by joining the military. He was in basic training when the towers feel on the September day. 

With his name being John Wayne, you have to know he got more than his share of grief as he became a Green Beret. The hazing came to a quick halt when the bullets started flying in the Shok Valley of Afghanistan. In that desolate valley, 75 of his friendlies held off over 200 heavily armed enemy combatants for nearly seven hours in an ambush they resulted in eight Purple Heart injuries. The complete story of the battle is told in the book, “No Way Out”.

John Wayne was hit and barely survived. One leg was nearly severed, and he had to tie it to his torso and then climb off the mountainside he and his team were pinned down on.  

Today, thanks to an incredible medic in the field, excellent medical after his evacuation and high-tech prosthetics, he is physical marvel. He went back and trained to become a Special Ops sniper, the first amputee to do so. Today, 

He hunts in some of the most rugged terrain and loves the challenge. He also gives back through his business and charitable work. You won’t want to miss this inspiring talk with a true American hero.   

Sponsor Links:

Hunter Nation - HunterNation.org

Shadow Warriors Project - ShadowWarriorsProject.org

Kings Camo - KingsCamo.com

Colt - Colt.com

Mossy Oak - MossyOak.com

Guest Links:

JWW’s Logistics Company - GallantryLogistics.com/jww/

JWW’s Charitable Organization - LiveToGive.com/pages/about

This episode is full of laughter and some serious discussions as Ralph and Vicki Cianciarulo join ROTM’s host, Keith Mark to talk about the old days and the new things they have going on.

As parents of the son, RJ himself a budding TV star and hunter, Ralph an Vicki are very concerned about current efforts to raise the legal age to hunt in some parts of the country. They took RJ out when he was very young, and they can’t imagine someone telling them they can’t.

Ralph and Vicki were among Keith’s earliest mentors when he was considering hosting his own program, MacMillan River Adventures and they reminisce about their early days. They tell stories of their high-profile customers at the archery shop in Chicago. Bo Jackson, Walter Payton, Kurt Russel, many of the Cubs players were all frequent and loyal customers who became friends. Sadly, they often heard from these celebrities that they press agents instructed their clients not to talk in public about their passion for hunting and the lifestyle.

Ralph and Vicki are huge moose hunting fans and have frequented Keith’s outfitting operation in the Yukon, MacMillan River Adventures and they all share stories of the monster moose they have encountered- some a little close for comfort.

The show wraps up with new archery products they are using, new programs they have in the pipeline along with their son, RJ’s new project.

Sponsor Links:

Hunter Nation - HunterNation.org

Kings Camo- KingsCamo.com

Shadow Warriors Project  ShadowWarriorsProject.org

Ted Nugent.com - TedNugent.com

Colt - Colt.com

Guest Links:

Ralph & Vicki Info - https://www.archerschoicemedia.com/bio/

Archer’s Choice Media   https://www.archerschoicemedia.com/

Off Grid Digital Show      https://www.archerschoicemedia.com/video-category/off-grid/

Outdoor Channel - OutdoorChannel.com - Hosts Ralph and Vicki Cianciarulo

Jana Waller is back for part 2 of this special 2-part ROTM and in this episode she talks more hunting, takes questions from fans and explains how she and our host, Keith Mark, have a mutual friend that is known as “The Voice Of God”. 

Jana is back again and discusses her love of big game hunting and current passion for using a pistol, or hand canon, to take on bear and other challenging prey. 

She talks about balancing a very busy schedule that involves producing, filming and editing her Skull Bound Chronicles family of digital offers- not to mention the actual hunting and travel involved. 

She and Keith have a mutual friend, John Bair. John was the narrator for Keith’s TV show, “Shawn Michaels MacMillan River Adventures” for one season. They discuss how he got the title of “Voice Of God”. 

Sponsor Links:

Hunter Nation                                           https://hunternation.org/   

Guest Links:

Skull Bound Chronicles                            https://skullboundchronicles.com/

Jana’s Beaded/Painted Skulls                   https://skullboundchronicles.com/painted-skull-designs

Jana Waller is an artist, television host and a conservationist She was born into a hunting family and was taken under her father’s wing at a young age. Her Skull Bound franchise has moved from cable broadcast to fully digital and continues to expand and reach new audiences. Despite an incredibly busy schedule of filming hunts, producing and supervising show production and making her signature beaded skulls, Jana finds time to reach out to young, aspiring hunters, especially girls, to help them start hunting. 

In this first of two episodes, Jana joins ROTM host, Keith Mark and explains why she has taken her long running and uber successful Skull Bound Chronicles show from TV to online digital and why it works for her audience. 

She and Keith discuss the need to get women and girls of all ages into hunting and why that can be so more important to the future. She fears that young people today aren’t being taught the discipline and dedication that hunting and outdoor lifestyles teach. She lets us know that she takes time to give back with her time and talents to help kids learn and excel at outdoor activities.

They also discuss the strange phenomenon of hunters criticizing other hunters. She shares that she has been targeted by on-line, “keyboard warriors” and how she reacted. She states that hunters really need to stop the infighting and unite to protect their rights, which she feels are under attack by anti-hunting organizations. She points to HunterNation.org as a great organization to help combat those efforts and to increase the ranks of hunters. 

 

Sponsor Links

Hunter Nation                                           https://hunternation.org/   

Kings Camo                                              https://www.kingscamo.com/        

Guest Links:

Skull Bound Chronicles                            https://skullboundchronicles.com/

Jana’s Beaded/Painted Skulls                   https://skullboundchronicles.com/painted-skull-designs

Mark “Oz” Geist returns for part 2 of this 2-part ROTM and picks up where he left off in telling the story the “13 Hours Of Benghazi”. This episode wraps up with stories from an amazing hunting trip he took with Donald Trump, Jr and Eric Trump to benefit his non-profit organization, Shadow Warriors Project. 

Oz continues his detailed explanation of what led up to the concentrated battle he and other former Special Forces fought on September 11, 2012. He recalls how lessons he learned as a young hunter proved to be very helpful as they were outnumbered by a heavily armed militia. 

During his recovery process, Oz learned that “contractors” like himself are only paid while they are at work- regardless of injury. This led he and his wife to create, “Shadow Warriors Project” a non-profit organization which helps injured private contractors when they get hurt and can’t support their families. They also have a K9 component which helps wounded veterans by connecting them with a service dog. He shares a compelling story of hunting near the Arctic Circle with Eric and Donald Trump, Jr as part of a fund-raising effort for “Shadow Warriors Project”. Oz faced down a large wolf that had stalked their party. 

The episode continues with ROTM’s host, Keith Mark and Oz sharing stories from hunting camps they have shared and questions from our audience.  Oz explains his preference for predator hunting and the need for predator hunting to help all conservation efforts. They reflect on their mutual faith in God and the need for good to fight evil. 

Oz commends Keith for founding, Hunter Nation and the shock he felt when he first heard from then-candidate, Donald Trump that hunters “don’t vote”. Keith explains that was part of the inspiration behind Hunter Nation and that research data shows that is true. They both reflect on the success of the “Hunt The Vote” project they worked tirelessly on in 2020 and how it helped over 500,000 hunters get registered and vote their values in that election. 

Oz closes by reminding everyone of the importance of access to public land for hunting and all forms of recreation and relaxation. 

Sponsor Links:

Hunter Nation                                             https://hunternation.org/             

TedNugent.com                                         https://www.tednugent.com/

Mossy Oak                                                 https://www.mossyoak.com/

MacMillan River Adventures                     https://mrahunting.com/

Guest Links:

Mark “Oz” Geist                                         https://www.markgeist.com/

Shadow Warriors’ K9 Info                          https://shadowwarriorsproject.org/k9     

Retired Special Forces Green Beret and true American Hero, Mark “Oz” Geist joins ROTM to talk hunting and how the lessons learned early from hunting helped him become the elite soldier he grew to be. Oz discusses his role in the true-life story, “13 Hours In Benghazi” which is both a bestselling book and Oscar nominated motion picture.

Mark “Oz” Geist is a true American hero who served his country as a Special Forces Green Beret along with various other positions in the civilian world. He has been a small-town police officer specializing in crimes against children, a volunteer firefighter, a bounty hunter and as a private contractor assigned to provide protection for high security people and places.

Oz takes our audience through the process which took him from a small town in Texas to a battleground in Benghazi, Libya.  From a chance meeting with a military recruiter in high school to a frantic fight for his life, Oz explains he has always had a drive to serve and be a part of something bigger than himself.

Oz walks us through the days and hours that led up to the infamous attack on a US compound in Benghazi where the US Ambassador Chris Stevens and his staff were being targeted by a heavily armed and coordinated effort militia group on the eleventh anniversary of the 9/11 attack. He recalls how the earliest lessons he learned from childhood hunting with his grandfathers helped him be prepared for the battle that ensued.

Sponsor Links:

Hunter Nation - https://hunternation.org/

Shadow Warriors Project - ShadowWarriorsProject.org

Guest Links:

Mark “Oz” Geist - MarkGeist.com

Shadow Warriors’ K9 Info -  https://shadowwarriorsproject.org/k9