00:00:00 Speaker 1: Hunters and anglers have a superpower. I have it, You probably have it. I think just about any outdoorsman or woman out there who has fallen in love with the pursuit of turkeys or trout, walleye or white tails. 00:00:17 Speaker 2: Probably has it too. 00:00:19 Speaker 1: And that superpower, that incredible gift, is optimism. Despite all the failed casts, the skunked outings, the seasons that just don’t go your way, we keep returning to the field, into the water, believing that it’s all gonna be different this time, Today is going to be the…

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00:00:14 Speaker 1: My name is Clay Knucomb, 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 Tokova’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. This is we’re deep into the bear Grease Civil War summer as it’s been deemed by Misty, which is long time coming…

During the summer, anglers are completely unleashed. The long days and warm, comfortable nights allow for plenty of fishing time, and most of us practically sprint down to the water any chance we get. It can be a time of plenty. Nearly every fish species, from panfish and bass to trout and walleye, are active and hungry throughout the entire season—for the most part.During the mid to late summer months, many anglers experience what’s referred to as “the summer doldrums.” It occurs when long periods of bright sun and warm water temperatures turn a hot summer bite downright cold. Fish…

Beretta USA recently announced that a major metropolitan police department in Tennessee has approved, and begun to field, the A300 Ultima Patrol. The initial delivery has already been made and will be followed by others in the coming months. The department requested a special variant—a reduced length, 16-inch barrel rather than the standard, commercial offering that wears a 19.1-inch version. The change makes the shotgun more compact for movement in confined quarters for the officers and improves accessibility from police cruisers. “We are honored to have yet another win in our home state of Tennessee, supporting our law enforcement customers…

America celebrated its 200th anniversary when I was 11 years old. It was a big deal. There were parades and television specials, and it was the most important Independence Day I can remember. The landmark event was celebrated with everything from T-shirts to automobiles, but I also remember seeing a box of Winchester .30-30 Win. Bicentennial ammunition down at Ray’s Bait Shop. I remember thinking: “That must be some really special ammo!” A half-century later we’re celebrating the 250th anniversary of the greatest country on Earth, and we have some new limited-edition munitions to commemorate that achievement. Federal is one…

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases challenging bans on popular semi-automatic rifles that local governments have defined in different ways as being “assault weapons.” Grant v. Higgins is a challenge to Connecticut’s ban on its definition of “assault weapons” and Viramontes v. Cook County, Illinois is a challenge to Cook County’s ban on what it deems to be “assault-weapons.” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld Connecticut’s ban in August 2025, while the Seventh Circuit upheld Cook County’s ban in June 2025. The Supreme Court will hear these cases together in the next term.…

Montana’s Hunting District 380 is one of the most difficult units to draw a bull elk tag. The success rate in 2023 was well under one percent. According to court records, multiple people bypassed the draw system entirely, illegally killing multiple bulls as well as several deer over a two-month period that ended in multiple convictions.The case centered on Tylor Castona and Alisha Byrd of East Helena, who illegally shot three six-point bull elk with rifles during archery season in the Elkhorn Mountains. They also took three whitetail bucks, including one deer left where it fell after a landowner heard…

00:00:01 Speaker 1: What John Wesley Powell accomplished first in the eighteen seventies. Float the length of the Grand Canyon. You can do today and it’s still the Western wild lands experience of a lifetime. I’m Dan Flores, and this is the American West, down the West’s grandest Canyon. Our personal motives for experiences in the American West have always been many. Some of us move west or relocate within the West for a new start in life. Some come to seek wealth and become rich. Some of us are lured westward because everything from scenery to wild animals is…

I had two major surprises as I reviewed the Columbia River Knife and Tool (CRKT) Drifter Liner Lock Folding Knife: one positive and one negative. The positive surprise was the durability of the gray titanium nitride finish on the blade. It showed absolutely no signs of wear after more than a month of regular use. I was very impressed. The negative surprise was the country of origin. I ordered the knife because a knife-seller’s website indicated that it was “made in Taiwan”. When the knife arrived, the words “Made in China” were clearly printed on the box. The actual CRKT…