Send us a text It's the 100th episode of the 6 Ranch Podcast, and to celebrate, I wanted to bring you some of my favorite moments and interviews from the past couple of years. Thank you to everyone who has listened, subscribed, and shared the show with a friend. It's been incredible watching this thing grow and I can't wait to see where the 6 Ranch Podcast takes me next. Interviews: 1. Kevin Rogers - Veterinarian and Raccoon Trapper 2. Brad Leone - Professional Chef, Hunter Instagram Watch Brad'...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 2Ep. 100
Send us a text Dr. Brian Tallerico has been a practicing orthopedic surgeon for the past 20 years. He also served as a surgeon in the Navy and has seen his fair share of medical trauma. Brian has spent the past 15-20 years hunting international game, often in rugged, hostile environments. So often, hunters will spend money and time on equipment and training to up their game, but they don't put enough value on buying a proper med kit and knowing how to use it. Brain wants hunters and outdoorsman ...
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 99
Send us a text These are conversations from the 2022 Western Hunt Expo held in Salt Lake City, Utah. Enjoy. Andy Moeckel - The Flip Flop Guy Rob Gearing - Spartan Precision Equipment Bam's Dad Christie's Blacktail Hunt Dark Energy Lydia Smith Lydia's Art Pope and Young Long Range Only Eastman's Hunting Journal Beyond the Grid TV Kristy Titus Patrick Hanley - Sig Sauer Sig Sauer Hunting The Draw Questions? Call Casey Kuehnlenz: 575-222-1234 NRL Hunter Colorado School of Trades Questions? Call Eug...
Feb 18, 2022•6 hr 13 min
Send us a text On September 21st, 2021, Sam Kezar and his friend were attacked by a grizzly bear while out elk hunting. This is a story that has never been shared with the public. Sam is not telling it now for glory or attention, but because his story might be enough to save someone else's life someday. The actions that Sam took before going out on this hunt, and the actions that he and his friend took while the bear was charging, saved them both. Grizzly bears are not to be underestimated, and ...
Feb 14, 2022•59 min•Season 2Ep. 98
Send us a text Born and raised in Ireland, Will O'Meara wears many hats. He's a former Special Operations Officer, and currently, a hunting guide, journalist, and product developer for Spartan Precision Equipment . In this episode, we discuss our time in the military, and the leadership principles learned during that period that translate to hunting. Will also teaches me all about the species he pursues in Ireland, the Irish terrain, and what kind of gear he uses to hunt in perpetually wet envir...
Feb 07, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 97
Send us a text Kevin Harlander and I have been friends for a decade. When we first met, I was guiding, and he was working in marketing at our local brewery. We both had a passion for hunting but the idea of being a professional in the hunting industry hadn't quite taken hold yet. Now, Kevin is deep in that industry. He's the Director of Community for First Lite Hunting Apparel. He's the guy that finds and works with the hunting experts on the First Lite Pro Team. If you've ever wanted to be a pr...
Jan 31, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 96
Send us a text Guy Duplantier grew up poor in LA’s inner city. As a kid, he was faced with potentially life changing decisions every day, such as the pressures to join a gang. But Guy wasn’t about to let his circumstances define his life. With the help of a strong family support system, he found his calling in the outdoors. First from fishing and free diving, to eventually archery hunting pigs and deer. After seeing an elk herd up close, a fire for pursuing elk was lit, and he’s never looked bac...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 95
Send us a text Two words come to mind after talking with Jillian Brown: strength and resilience. After experiencing trauma, Jillian found herself homeless, living in a tent in the woods and suffering from PTSD. But it was there in the forest that she found healing. She's now an adventure photographer and mental health advocate. Jillian has completed some insanely challenging expeditions, her biggest adventure being a cross country paddle trip from Oregon to Louisiana. Over the course of 200+ day...
Jan 17, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 94
Send us a text I have a tremendous amount of respect for Zane Hermens. He's a young ranch hand who spends every second of his free time either hunting or trapping. This winter, Zane ran a 21-mile trapline, all on foot, catching bobcats, martins, and muskrats with snares and footholds. He works hard, and he's learning more and more about the art of trapping each season. Zane also favors hunting mule deer over other big game species. In this episode, we discuss some theories as to why deer are dis...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 93
Send us a text Brad Brooks had an epic 2021. He hunted axis deer and spearfished in Maui, then spent 5 weeks in Alaska chasing moose, caribou, and blacktail with a bow. Brad is the co-founder and owner of Argali, a company that makes high quality gear designed by and for backcountry hunters. There’s a lot of adventure to be had in Brad’s line of work, as he explores and hunts some truly wild places. In this episode, Brad and I swap some adventurous stories this year has brought. We also get into...
Jan 03, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 92
Send us a text 2022 is fast approaching and with it comes renewed goals to get healthy, exercise more, and lose weight. Studies show that about 80% of people who make New Year's resolutions quit by the second week of February. Why is it so hard to change? Here to answer that question is Kyle Kamp, a licensed dietitian and founder of Valley to Peak Nutrition. Kyle is the real deal. After experiencing obesity related chest pains at the age of 21, he started learning about the science of nutrition ...
Dec 27, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 91
Send us a text Rob Gearing has lived an adventurous life. He's traveled all over the world, summited mountains and hunted exotic animals. He's also the founder of Spartan Precision Equipment, a small rifle support system company out of the UK. In this episode, Rob describes the people, landscape, and fauna of some of the incredible places he's been, along with the intense experiences he's had there. From growing up in Sussex, to climbing mountains in Greenland, and hunting in Tajikistan and Kyrg...
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 90
Send us a text Men are hard to shop for. We have specific tastes and buy specialized gear. In today's episode, I'm joined by my good buddy, Bam Marshall, hunting guide and gear expert for Kryptek. Starting with a lofty budget of 1 million dollars and working our way down to $20, we'll walk you through our personal favorite gifts and products. If you're a difficult guy to shop for and need gift ideas for yourself or others, this episode might spark some ideas. Bam on Instagram And if a Stanley pr...
Dec 13, 2021•51 min•Season 2Ep. 89
Send us a text In all my years of hunting, for different species across multiple continents, I have never come across an animal that is more difficult than a wolf. Wolves are incredibly intelligent, with the ability to learn and teach their offspring how to avoid being hunted. But Tom Schneider seems to have it figured out. Tom is an incredibly talented hunter and instructor with Stuck N The Rut, a hunting company out of Idaho. Tom took years to learn how to successfully hunt wolves, and now, he...
Dec 06, 2021•58 min•Season 2Ep. 88
Send us a text Coyote hunting is not for the faint of heart. You have to be persistent to experience success. Most people are turned off by the idea of hunting an animal for days, weeks, and months, never to even see one. But not Gene Wooster. Coyotes are not native to Eastern Carolina, but they arrived back in 2014. Since then, Gene and his buddy Owen have devoted an immeasurable amount of time learning how to coyote hunt. That first year, the two of them were hunting five nights a week and onl...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 87
Send us a text Greg Jones is a wealth of knowledge. His family has been in the ranching business for over 100 years. Along with his brother, Greg started running the family ranch at the age of 12, and has worked as a professional trapper for the past 25 years. This man has knowledge of hunting, trapping, and being a cowboy that can only come from generations of living off the land. He's also quite the historian, with countless stories of the old ranchers who helped shaped Malheur County, from th...
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 86
Send us a text Heston Russell and I served together on a difficult mission in Afghanistan. I was a tank platoon commander and he was the commander of an Aussie commando platoon. We didn't know that fact until I asked him to be a guest on this podcast. Heston retired as a Major after 16 years in the military and over 100 combat missions serving within Aussie Special Forces. He's a fierce advocate for veterans, and finding better pathways from service to everyday life. Heston founded Voice of a Ve...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 85
Send us a text I've spent a fair amount of time on this show talking about archery elk hunting. But now it's rifle season, and I want you to be successful this year, however you define it. Rifle elk hunting is an entirely different beast than archery. As we roll into Oregon's second rifle season, Chad Dotson and I are preparing to take a client out to hunt branch bulls. Chad is a biologist and wildlife manager who studies elk on the Zumwalt Prairie. He's guided elk hunts for the past 8 years and...
Nov 08, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 84
Send us a text Eli Crane is a leader. He doesn't follow the status quo, he leads with heart and integrity. He's a combat vet who served five war time deployments with SEAL Team 3. After his military service, Eli started a company, Bottle Breacher, selling hand crafted 50 caliber bottle openers made by active duty service members and veterans. Now Eli is running for congress in Arizona's House District 1. Eli isn't naive. He knows that effecting change in this country will be challenging. And he ...
Nov 01, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 83
Send us a text Adam Bagerski has hiked 10,000 miles and lived for over a year in the wilderness. He's a thru-hiker who has completed the Pacific Crest Trail, the Continental Divide Trail, and the Appalachian Trail, with more long hikes on his bucket list. These trails take months to complete and the people who do them often find a real sense of community with their fellow hikers. Adam and I discuss what it's like to walk across the country, both from a physical and mental perspective. We cover t...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 82
Send us a text After my moose hunt in Alaska, I went back and checked my Fitbit. When I took the shot, my heart rate was in the 160s. I felt perfectly calm in that moment, but I also know that once my heart rate gets above 130, I will skip portions of my process unless I take a mental pause. My guest today, Ryan Maid, is a psychologist and expert on stress and performance in high stress environments. I met Ryan after I was wounded in Afghanistan while he was serving as a Navy Psychologist for th...
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 81
Send us a text Dennis Sheehy is a Wallowa County cowboy, rancher, veteran, and scientist. He holds no less than two bachelors degrees, a masters degree, and a PhD, and has studied rangeland and large herbivore ecology in regards to ungulates in the county since the 80s. As both a rancher and ecologist, Dennis has a unique and incredibly valuable insight into issues that plague natural resource managers and cattle ranchers alike. This week, we discuss the balancing act of maintaining a healthy po...
Oct 11, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 80
Send us a text My Grandma, Janie Tippett, has 88 years of wisdom and experience under her belt. All her life she's lived off the land by ranching, hunting and gardening. Before I could even walk, she was taking me outside, teaching me to run a trap line, hunt, and fish. She raised 4 children, has 19 grandchildren, and over 40 great grandkids. My grandma is also a talented writer, with a published book and a newspaper column that she contributed to for 31 years, chronicling the lives of cattle ra...
Oct 04, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 79
Send us a text Hunting in Alaska is an adventure. The country is spectacularly rugged and remote, the animals are huge and often dangerous, and the weather alone can ground you for days. My Alaskan moose hunt was definitely an adventure, and I was able to share it with my talented guide, Cole Kramer and incredibly hard working packer, Luke Gerig. Both Cole and Luke grew up in flatter parts of the lower 48, but shared a desire from an early age to become an Alaskan Guide. Cole first came up to Al...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 78
Send us a text This is it folk. The peak of the rut and the most exciting week of elk hunting. Cows are going into estrus, bulls are bugling like crazy, and it's make it or break it time. With all that calling activity, how can you distinguish yourself from other satellite bulls? Michael Batease, founder of Elk Calling Academy is here to help you get it done. Michael has been archery hunting since he was 15 and has worked in the hunting industry for the past 20 years. He founded Elk Calling Acad...
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 77
Send us a text The best hunting week of the entire year has finally arrived. I am most confident in my abilities to harvest an elk from September 13th to the 20th, just as the rut's about to hit its peak. And what better person to share some elk hunting tips and strategies, than 10-Time World Champion Elk Caller, Corey Jacobsen. Corey created, and is a pro staff member at Elk 101, and has become one of the most sought-after resources on elk calling and hunting in the nation. With over 30 years o...
Sep 13, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 76
Send us a text September 6th through the 14th: my favorite and most successful time of the season to kill elk. We're continuing this series on elk hunting tactics with two powerhouse hunters; Kody Kellom and Trent Fisher of Born and Raised Outdoors. These Oregon natives have been hunting elk for the past 26 years, and their combined knowledge and experience is priceless. Recently, the guys at Born and Raised teamed up with state champion duck caller, Eric Strand, to create Born and Raised Call C...
Sep 06, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 75
Send us a text Part two of our series on early season elk tactics continues with a brilliant hunter and elk caller, Les Welch. Les has been hunting since he was three. Growing up in Northern Wisconsin, he chased small game, whitetails, and bear with archery, rifle, and muzzleloader. Around 2006, Les decided that he wanted to hunt elk and antelope out west. He put in 2 years of research before embarking on a life long obsession with elk hunting. Year after year, Les has been wildly successful at ...
Aug 30, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 74
Send us a text Throughout archery season we will be releasing a series on elk hunting tactics. These guests will be the greatest elk hunters alive today, here to give some advice that might change the way you hunt forever. First up is Ryan Carter, guide and owner of DC Outfitters in southern Utah. Ryan is beyond knowledgable. This guy has spent more hours studying trail camera footage, and hiking elk country than you can imagine. Ryan will be walking us through how to plan in the preseason, and ...
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 73
Send us a text It's been a tough week, as we watch, with heavy hearts and minds, as Afghanistan fall into Taliban control. As a Marine who served in Afghanistan, I knew this was coming, but it still hits me hard. This past week, I've heard a lot of rumors and untrue statements about this very complicated issue. In order to understand what's happening right now, and dispel some misinformation, I wanted to take a moment with you and discuss the history of Afghanistan over the past 2,500 years. I t...
Aug 21, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 72
