6 Ranch Podcast

If you didn’t know there was a July bear season in Idaho, that’s the first of many things you’ll learn in this episode. Ben Vidal from Mammoth Outfitters is a mountain man. He makes his living in the woods with his dogs hunting bears, cougars, bobcats and wolves. This isn’t the type of houndsman you might be imagining. Ben will take off on foot with his dogs and spend multiple days just getting to an area to hunt. Hunting with him feels like stepping back in history, and so does this conversation.

Madi Woodward and her Dad Matt Andresen are a case study in epigenetics. Is high end shooting skill learned or is it in our genes? Matt is a law enforcement shooting instructor and Madi works in the bullet industry and has become one of the top female precision rifle shooters in the country. They’ve hunted together Madi’s whole life and this season they are preparing for what will be the hunt of her Dad’s life, a coveted bighorn sheep tag, drawn honestly in the lottery. We talk family, hunting, bullets, and how to prepare for a once in a lifetime hunt.

Shove the marketing aside. This is a discussion with Leland Brown, a scientist who has been conducting a study on which projectiles provide the quickest kills. The results changed my mind about which ammunition I select to hunt with.

I flew to Montana to spend time with Gregg Farrell from Tactacam to talk about how professionals employ trail cameras, elite tactics for whitetail and elk hunting, and the ethics of trail camera technology. Hang in there for a deep discussion on the new Reveal 4.0 that is launching today.

Bob Bennett just turned 103. He is one of the last living veterans of WWII. He’s still driving a pickup around the mountains of eastern Oregon. Here’s a bit of his story. Incredible guy.