00:00:00 Speaker 1: The average American spends nearly seven hours a day looking at a screen, but less than five hours a week outside in nature. More than eighty three percent of Americans now live in urban areas, and the average citizen lives nearly six miles from the nearest natural area. We as a people are becoming more and more disconnected from the wild world, while at the same time, researchers are finding in study after study that time outside in that wild world has dramatic and measurable benefits for both our physical and mental well being. Not to mention…

00:00:14 Speaker 1: My name is Clay Nucomb and this is a production of the Bear Grease podcast called The Bear Grease Render, where we render down, dive deeper, and look behind the scenes of the actual bear Grease podcast. Brought to you by Takov’s Boots. I’m a cowboy boot man and I’ve been wearing to Covis for years, the most comfortable boot I’ve ever put on. Good boots for good times. Welcome to the bear Grease Render. Today. We’ve got Bear John Newcomb to my left, Josh Landbridge Spilmmaker, and John Lightning Strike Donovan sitting in the Tacova’s hot…

For as long as hunters have been hunting, they have been looking for ways to extend their reach. Maybe they wanted to be farther away from a dangerous animal they were trying to kill, or maybe they wanted to reach out farther to kill their dinner. Regardless, the desire for extended reach has always existed, and at first, it was probably a rock that could be thrown farther or maybe a longer spear. Today, it’s ammunition that will resist the wind better and shoot more flatly and accurately while still being lethal. Winchester’s latest solution to finding more reach is…

The results are finally in from Florida’s annual Python Challenge, and one hunter put together a performance unlike anything the competition has seen before. Held July 10-19, the 10 day event drew more than 900 participants from across the U.S. and beyond, all with the same goal: remove as many invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida as possible. At the end of the competition, veteran python hunter Tom Rahill captured a staggering 96 snakes, a new single-competitor record that accounted for more than one-third of the 280 pythons removed during this year’s challenge. And the best part–he caught them all…

Springfield’s 1911 DS Prodigy series of handguns is a take on the ever-popular hybrid-frame, 2011-style double-stack handgun from a company that is known for its extensive line of 1911s. Since its introduction in 2022, Springfield has expanded the Prodigy family with a myriad of barrel length, frame size, optics mount, and finish options. The company’s latest variant is the 1911 DS Prodigy 3.5″ AOS. The Prodigy 3.5″ AOS combines features of both the full-size and compact Prodigy. The 9 mm Luger Prodigy 3.5″ AOS combines the features of two popular existing Prodigy models. In this latest model, the full-size grip…

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This Week in History: On August 18, 1877, the Martian Moon Phobos was discovered. One of the two natural satellites of Mars, Phobos, was discovered by American astronomer Asaph Hall. Hall also discovered Deimos, the other Martian Moon. Named after the Greek God of fear, Phobos orbits only 3,700 miles from the surface of Mars. This makes it the Moon to orbit closest to its planet in the Solar System. Because of this odd orbit, Phobos completes each orbit around Mars in just 7 hours and 39 minutes. — August 19, 1895: American frontier murderer and outlaw John Wesley Hardin…

Armed Citizen® Today In Rochester, N.Y., during the early morning hours of Aug. 3, a homeowner was awakened by the noise of someone breaking in through his back door. The homeowner, however, was a legally armed citizen. When police arrived, they found the intruder dead on the floor of the kitchen. Reports noted the home had been burglarized at least twice in recent months and that the trespasser was “known to law enforcement” and on parole for a previous burglary conviction. A police captain noted that it seemed to be a “justified shooting.” (rochesterfirst.com; Rochester, N.Y.; 8/3/26) From the Armed…

For decades, the Japanese-manufactured Howa M1500 bolt-action has been the basis of everything from budget, entry-level rifles to the highest-end customs. Evolving over the years to add contemporary features, they remain some of the best value for the money bolt-actions on the market. Currently imported by Legacy Sports International, new for 2026, the company is introducing two new M1500 series, as well as a new chambering.  Legacy Sports is expanding its Howa bolt-action lineup for 2026, including the Fence Line series pictured. All contemporary Howa actions feature a 90-degree bolt throw with dual locking lugs, a spring-loaded M16-style extractor and…

Hunting rifles of the last century often earned praise for their utility across multiple hunting seasons or big game pursuits. The same rifle a hunter might use in sheep country would have served him just as well in the big woods back East. Would it have been perfect for either scenario? No, but that type of utility would have earned it a spot at deer camp and in the corner of the family room.The general hunting rifle has been supplanted by niche, ultra-specific rigs that have more specialization than tenured professors. Need a 6-pound mountain rifle? How about a heavy-barrel…