Episodes 246
Avg. Duration 42m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (16)
Since Feb 2021
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Every 2 Weeks
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About This Podcast

Brought to you by award-winning writer and TV host Gary Lewis, Gary Lewis Outdoorsman (formerly Ballistic Chronicles) tells the stories of great hunts, provides insights into the firearms industry, discusses custom rifles, wildcat calibers and hunting for mule deer, elk, blacktail deer,  whitetails, bear and coyotes. Other topics include hunting trucks, steelhead fishing, upland bird hunting and dog training. 

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S6E246 Hunting Hawaii for Axis Deer, Going Holo-Holo With Kahai

Jun 09, 2026 1h 11m Transcript

One of the best tasting meats in the world. That's what people say about axis deer. We hunt them in Hawaii, Texas and Florida (and a few other places). We're going holo-holo with my friend Kahai to…

S6E245 Early Season Unit 10 Arizona Elk with Rifle & Handgun Editor Jeremiah Polacek

May 27, 2026 37m Transcript

We catch up with Jeremiah Polacek the editor of Rifle & Handgun and Handloader magazines to talk rifles, optics and hunting elk in the desert at the end of September when bull elk bugle in the…

S6E243 Pumpkin-Headed Monsters, Bear Hunting with the Backwoods Blaxican

May 20, 2026 53m Transcript

In this latest installment in our mini-series, How To Be A Bear Hunter, we talk to Dante Zuniga-West about hunting pumpkin-headed monsters. We talk stillness, visualization and readiness, as well as…

S6E244 Trailblazer Chris Dudley, 10,000 miles around the state and the Glock 17

May 07, 2026 21m Transcript

In this episode we hear from Chris Dudley, candidate for governor in the great state of Oregon. He makes his home east of the Cascades and he knows rural Oregon. He played 16 seasons in the NBA, he…

S6E242 Muleys, Mountain Lions & Wolves with Jamie Roscoe and Lauren Connally

Apr 22, 2026 39m Transcript

In this episode we connect with Jamie Roscoe of the Cowboy Dinner Tree in Silver Lake, Oregon. We talk mule deer, our favorite fuzzball the coyote, wolves, mountain lions, other critters and critter…

S6E241 The Lost Nosler Tapes: Bob Nosler's First Deer Hunt

Apr 21, 2026 8m Transcript

We go back to our roots to bring you this episode from The Lost Nosler Tapes. These were the conversations I had with Big John Nosler back in the early 2000s. These tapes were the basis on which I…

S6E240 Mountain Lions That Murder Goats with Eric Lee

Apr 10, 2026 1h 2m Transcript

Our guest is Eric Lee, a cougar depredation specialist in western Oregon. When a mountain lion killed his wife's favorite goat, Eric realized he could do something about it. Next, he found himself…

S6E239 Africa, New Zealand, Newfoundland, the Hunting Ecosystem & the 280 Ackley Improved with Matt Pletzer

Apr 01, 2026 49m Transcript

We talk to Matt Pletzer of Madison, Wisconsin, about bears in Newfoundland and Idaho, hunting New Zealand and big game hunting around the world, the 338 Lapua and the 280 Ackley Improved. Matt has…

S6E238 Pheasant Hunting, Long Tailed Roosters, 16 Gauges and Double Barreled Shotguns

Mar 13, 2026 44m Transcript

We sit down with Brad Trumbo and Troy Rodakowski to talk pheasant hunting, double barreled shotguns, trophy roosters, how to keep your dog from picking up burrs, reloading for the 16 gauge and…

S6E237 The Walker Colt, Texas Rangers, Comanches and Kiowa with GW Campbell

Mar 12, 2026 31m Transcript

We sit down with GW Campbell and talk about shooting the Walker Colt, how it changed the face of war on the plains. And we hear how GW came to be at a ceremony when the remains of the great Kiowa…

S6E236 Barrel Life, Destroy Your Barrel in 10 Seconds & Ammunition Demystified with Jeff Siewert

Mar 01, 2026 53m

How to burn out a rifle barrel in 10 seconds. How barrels are drilled and rifled and why it matters. What really happens in a rifle barrel. We talk to Jeff Siewert, author of Ammunition Demystified,…

S6E235 Elk Hunting, Oregon Public Land, Carnivore Diet & the 30-06 with James Flaherty

Feb 24, 2026 1h 6m

We talk to James Flaherty about his hunting journey with a rifle on public land in the Oregon Cascades, calling elk in rifle season. James started hunting with a 243 and a Nosler 95-grain Partition…

S6E234 The Nosler Partition Changed Everything, the Legendary Moose Hunt with John Nosler

Feb 23, 2026 21m

This is our sixth year of podcasting. Every year at this time we like to replay this story. John Nosler founded Nosler Bullets in 1948. Then Bob Nosler brought the company back to full family…

S6E233 Ending Meat, Mailing Handguns to Yourself & More Missed Connections with Chris Sulak & Ron Alvarez

Feb 23, 2026 1h 41m

We sit down with Chris Sulak aka CJ the DJ and dry camper Ron Alvarez to talk about a new initiative petition in Oregon, the 1847 Colt Walker, mailing a handgun to yourself, Ozempic, Bill Gates…

S6E232 6 Polar Bear Hunts & a 7mm Magnum with Lance Lupton

Feb 22, 2026 1h 12m

He learned to hunt backwards. We talk to Lance Lupton who made 6 polar bear hunts and 2 elephant hunts with a 7mm Magnum and hunted all over the world with the rifle he calls Old Trusty. We hear…

S6E231 27 Deer, 27 Bullets, the 7mm-08 & Survival Common Sense with Leon Pantenburg

Feb 10, 2026 51m

Today we meet up with Leon Pantenburg to talk the 7mm-08. Leon was an early adopter of this cartridge in 1982 and has taken 27 deer with 27 bullets. Leon is a writer and an expert on surviving in the…

S5E230 The View from Central Oregon, Corner Crossing and the 338 Ultra Mag with Matt Smith

Feb 07, 2026 39m

We talk to Matt Smith from Bend, Oregon, a hunter, a rifle loony, ballistics expert, cattleman and president of William Smith Properties about this thing called corner crossing. At issue is the…

S5E229 Moonlight Elk & A Woman Who Hunts Alone

Jan 17, 2026 1h 11m

We talk to Christie Green from Santa Fe about her journey as a hunter, carrying a Mauser in 308 Winchester. We hear how she makes her way in the lifestyle that gave her freedom. We go deep talking…

S5E228 Sitka Blacktail Deer & Subsistence Living In Alaska

Jan 14, 2026 48m

We talk to Don Busse about hunting blacktail deer on Prince of Wales Island and discuss the subsistence lifestyle. How many deer it takes to feed a family, how many salmon you can eat in a year and…

S5E227 Wing Shooting in Saskatchewan with Duck Creek Outfitters

Jan 14, 2026 58m

We talk to Sykes Mitchell for a report on pintails and snow geese in the Central Flyway and talk mallard shooting, fishing for peacock bass and hunting tahr in New Zealand. Sykes is the owner of Duck…

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