00:00:00 Speaker 1: Are you overwhelmed by the firehose of public land news and social media posts and crises seemingly coming at us day after day right now? Yeah, me too. There is a lot going on right now related to our national parks and wilderness areas and forests and the like. Serious change is underway. And even for me, someone whose job it is to stay up on this stuff, It is nearly impossible to keep track of it all and what’s real and what’s not and what’s actually important. The thing is, if you hunt or fish or…

00:00:14 Speaker 1: My name is Clay Newcomb, 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 Tacobas Boots. I’m a cowboy boot man, and I’ve been wearing Tacobas for years. They’re the most comfortable boot I’ve ever put on. Good boots for good times. So here we are. We’ve got, we’re coming off hot after the latest Bear Grylls podcast about men’s health. It really was about health in general. We didn’t…

Randy Brooks, former president and CEO of Barnes Bullets, passed away on Aug. 27 peacefully in his Mona, Utah, home. He and his wife, Coni, purchased the firm they built to legendary status in 1974. The company’s operations, based out of American Fork, Utah, were modest at first. The “factory” was the family home, with his wife and two daughters seating bullet cores. Sometime around 1985, Randy—who was an avid hunter—came up with what was then a radical concept for an all-copper bullet with improved terminal performance and penetration. After extensive testing and fine tuning of the manufacturing process, the…

The new VP9CC is Heckler & Koch’s second micro-size pistol, following the CC9’s debut in late 2024. Made at HK’s Oberndorf, Germany, factory, the VP9CC was intended for the European market, but was released in rather limited numbers. Its construction, dimensions and magazine capacity precisely fit the “micro-9” market niche pioneered by KelTec’s P11 in 1995, which was nearly dormant until SIG Sauer’s P365 sparked a popularity explosion in this genre of concealed-carry handgun. Chambered in 9 mm, the VP9CC is striker-fired and uses the tilting-barrel, locked-breech operating system. It ships in a high-quality soft case with a 10-round flush-fit and…

A 35-year-old Wisconsin sheriff’s deputy faces four felony charges after letting his 3-year-old daughter trigger the 12-gauge shotgun blast that wounded a 40-year-old turkey-hunting mentor and the man’s 7-year-old son during April’s two-day youth-only turkey season.James D. Lehman of Union Grove was charged Aug. 17 in Racine County Circuit Court with two counts of second-degree reckless injury with a dangerous weapon and two counts of injury by negligent use of a dangerous weapon. His initial court appearance is scheduled for September 10. Local news outlets report Lehman is on administrative leave from the Racine County Sheriff’s Department.The shooting occurred near…

This recipe is my answer for trying to figure out what the heck to bring to potlucks. Something that’s snacky but substantial. Something that tastes good hot, at room temperature, and even cold for late-night nibbles. And perhaps most importantly, something that’s easy to grab and munch on. I love potlucks. Any excuse for people to get together and share food is a happy place for me. Not to mention, it’s a great time to introduce wild game-hesitant or avoidant folks to the wonders of wild foods. This recipe is sure to convert any skeptical snackers. You can also zhuzh…

Question: I’m a new bow hunter who doesn’t have access to private land or a hunting mentor. Where should I start?Answer: Learning to hunt on your own can seem intimidating. From figuring out your effective archery range to picking a spot on opening day, there are a lot of moving pieces in between. But that doesn’t mean it needs to be complicated—even if you’re starting solo. Luckily, there are plenty of options to get new hunters started.The National Deer Association (NDA) offers a Field to Fork Program that allows adults to learn about deer hunting basics through a hands-on approach.…

MDT is known as a precision rifle specialist, offering everything from bipods to complete chassis systems. Earlier this year, the company acquired action manufacturer Lone Peak Arms, adding a key critical component to its catalog for the precision rifle shooter. MDT’s acquisition of Lone Peak Arms has allowed them to add actions to its catalog of precision rifle parts. The Lone Peak action uses an M700 footprint, meaning it is compatible with the vast aftermarket of stocks, triggers and pre-fit barrels. Building on this base form, the company adds numerous upgrades. Raceways are EDM-cut, and an integral recoil lug is…

You’ve likely seen the big news already. But if not, the USDA has officially announced its proposed rule and intention to rollback the 2001 Roadless Rule in its entirety.This means that the 44+ million acres of relatively unfragmented and still-wild national forest protected by that rule from new road construction and industrial-scale logging is now on the table for all that and more. To grossly oversimplify things, most in the hunting, fishing, and conservation world see this as a serious setback. When this rollback was first floated last summer, more than 625,000 comments were submitted in response, and ~99% opposed…

Silence is golden. That aphorism may well be the motto of suppressor  makers and dealers right now. A streamlining of the process for purchasing the NFA devices had already made them hot sellers. Then your NRA worked to have them struck from the NFA entirely. Though we came up short (for now), we got the next best thing: The $200 tax stamp was reduced to zero. Sales soared, and now it seems everyone is getting into the suppressor business. What follows is by no means a comprehensive list of available suppressors now for sale. It merely brings to your attention…