Stage 4 Outdoors

I am joined by Steve Heiting, Mike Roberts and Luke Roberts. This is a three part "live" podcast. We talk about musky management and how we helped increase size limits and eliminated quick strike rigs. The fact that I hadn't caught a musky yet. A few cool stories that Steve and I shared about some veterans we have met. A personal best musky. Double net points. Shotgunning beers

Andrew Ehrhart's first turkey hunt in the driftless area. We covered many topics including. Old friends. A 45 year old bucket list filled. No morels. Which one to shoot. The beauty of the driftless area. Getting Andrews family into hunting. Delivering a 50 horsepower outboard. Cleaning turkeys and venison smash burgers. 

Covid has been a challenge. On this episode I explain the delay between podcasts. Work challenges with Covid 19. Turkey hunting challenges with Covid 19. A chance meeting with a DNR staffer that changed a hunt. How a simple task of sharpening a hook lead to a trip to urgent care. Grand Slam Kurt. Dog walkers. Sprinting hens. Silent birds. A Dr that seems to struggle. 9 Jakes. A 13 hour, 200 mile mile drive and a 7.1 mile walk day.

Talking with 2 guides about the Coronavirus and how it is affecting them. One from Wisconsin, a fresh water guide, Captain Brett Jolly. One from Florida a saltwater guide, Captain Jeremy Mathis. We cover going from recording a TV show to getting shut down. Seeing on social media that the Keys are closing. Fishing is just fun. Kids and minnows in the livewell. Road blocks. Closed landings. Small business loans. Next steps.

Today I was joined by John Bette of Stealth Tackle. We talk about the coldest fishing trip ever. Slashed Tires. Teaching a guide how to fish a Bull Dawg. Water freezing before your eyes. Beached boats. Eating at McDonalds while musky fishing. Tornado unawareness. Frozen fingers. Matt's first musky. Matt being very calm about losing a giant musky. The start of a leader company. It is all about the components. One Eyed Willy.

I am joined by Bryce Schmidt a board member of the WI chapter of Back Country Hunters and Anglers. We discuss the ins and outs of BHA. Including oak wilt. Green Decoys The land water conservation fund. Pint nights. Cooking rattlesnakes. The Rendezvous. Spring hearings. And all things public land access.

I'm joined by  my good friend Vern Weeks his son Eric Weeks and Eric's sons Jake and Joel. We talk about our day at the Milwaukee Musky Show. We discuss the "Best Of Show".  Free lures. Empty wallets. New Boats. Best damn brats ever. Big Red the Blue bucktail. No secret lakes. Family fishing and going overboard.

I'm joined by Mitch Baker to discuss  CWD itself and the social impacts of the disease. We cover what the basics of the disease are. How it affects deer. Are hunters putting antler size ahead of herd health. What the future looks like for the deer herd. We discuss why big agriculture is not concerned with it. How hunters view the disease. What you can do if you are concerned about the disease. What would happen if it jumped to cattle or worse yet to humans

Sometimes things happen that you don't expect. I never expected to be at a 50 bird trap shoot in my hometown. Today I am joined by a childhood friend of mine, Craig Thompson and we talk about my recent experience at the Ettrick Rod Gun. We talk about guns, hot dogs, old friends. Getting beat by a very nice High School kid. How a tiny tin shelter turned into a very busy trap shooting range and the fact that Any Gun Will Do