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BNBO Ep 69 - Lawyered Up Aug 31, 2019

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Mike McKnight, Aimee Russell, Chris Evola

In this episode Aimee and I talk about why we are lawyered up. Completely different reasons but still affecting our abilities to hunt and fish. I got arrested for going fishing. Being on the other side of gun laws and what it's like. Chris Evola of Sick For It Guide Service checks in after scoring August velvet in the CA heat. Plus we talk about Harmful Algal Blooms and how it can affect you in salt and fresh water. Why are we seeing them and where.

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BNBO Ep 68 - Guns Are Hurting Your Brain? Aug 07, 2019

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Mike McKnight, Dylan Saunders, Combat Veteran and Pro Staffer for SHWAT.com

In this episode we talk about the potential for Traumatic Brain Injury from shooting;Dylan's experiences in teh military that led to his TBI;how TBIs can happen for the average shooter or hunter; signs and symptoms;re-evaluating using high pressure cartridges when not needed;how to avoid problems at the range;hunters in Alaska using smaller cartridges;supressors as safety;military and pro sports working together.

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Show Notes Links: SHWAT, TBI Signs

BNBO Ep 67 - Warden Aimee Russell Jul 29, 2019

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Mike McKnight, Aimee Russell, John Nores LT CDFW Ret

John Nores of Hidden War is back! We talk about Aimee's broken fingers and how it happened, Aimee's quest to be a CDFW Warden,what a F&W Academy is all about, MET Team weapons, Aimee in Camo and Tac gear, John's hog hunt and Axis hunt being filmed, Hidden War's message nationwide,Texas Special Ops,what John saw and heard at NRA National Meeting,John's podcast appearances since he was last here, Wild Justice Stories, North Woods Law, Thin Green Line, reeling with your weak arm, Mike snapped a rod, long range game shots.

Axial Precision, V Knives,

BNBO Ep 66 - The Path of the Puma Jul 18, 2019

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Mike McKnight, Jim Williams - Montana Fish & Wildlife & Parks, Author of Path of the Puma

In this episode we cover; recent meetings in CA regarding Feral Human Encampments and the impacts on waterways and the environment; listener messages, Jim Williams and his new book Path of the Puma;his story as a CA kid; the success story that lions have rebounded to historic levels, reclaiming land once inhabited; should hunting be a part of management; grizzly bear monitoring; are lions at carrying capacity like other species; plus what is going on with the NRA;is an implosion underway;the attempt to reform it from the inside;the lies about a coup;what do we do now for 2A rights/

Jim Williams Book, NRA Issues

BNBO Ep 65 - Jim Shockey Jul 16, 2019

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Mike McKnight, Jim Shockey, Naturalist, outfitter, TV Producer and Host of Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures and UNCHARTED on Outdoor Channel.

In this episode we answer more listener messages, talk about the new upgrades to the studio and the new sound, the feeling about wanting to fill the freezer the closer we get to fall, Catalina trip update, Jim's golf game and lamenting 4 double bogeys in a round, golf as exercise for big game hunting, Jim's show UNCHARTED and a trip to Mozambique for Crocodiles, a girl gets killed by a Croc while they were there, Jim goes unfiltered after a Grizzly attack last fall, are there to many Grizzlies in the Yukon?, should the Grizzlies be reintroduced more in the 48, changing management, Jim's Cougar attack last fall, Cougar management, Jim's Hand of Man Museum in BC, should you carry fishing or camping, a fatal camping invasion, misinformation about where you can carry, carrying while hunting, Mike's recent CCW incident. Jim Shockey, Hand of Man Museum

BNBO Ep 64 - Giving a Fish A Haircut Jul 01, 2019

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Mike McKnight, Chris Smith-Pacific Dream/ Happy Hooker Sportfishing, James Smith-California Dawn Sportfishing

In this episode we talk about; hunting and fishing trips this fall and planning ahead. New listeners binge listening from Ep 1. The state of the Halibut fishery in Northern Ca. How the Smith Family got their start in the Bay Area charter business. Brotherly and nephew rivalry between boats. Ethical charter operations, giving a halibut a "haircut", Chris' Facebook Live videos. Chris' recent video demonstrating how the "haircut" is done to possibly keep undersize fish, charters taking a lot of 2 year salmon, the current striper and black bass controversy. A San Diego Tuna Boat runs aground, plus the latest on the new ammo regs,

Pacific Dream https://www.facebook.com/pacificdreamsportfishing/

Happy Hooker http://happyhookersportfishing.com/index.php

California Dawn https://www.californiadawn.com/

CRPA https://crpa.org/

BNBO Ep 63 - The Agony of Defeat Jun 24, 2019

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Mike McKnight, Aimee Russell, Christian Ostrander Bass Angler, Gavin Harbour Co-Owner/Operator Pacific Queen in San Diego.

In this episode we talk about Aimee wanting to be a game warden, her one trout fishing trip for the year. Her cousin Christian Ostrander a young bass angler comes in to talk to us about his goals as a bass angler. His experience leading a tournament and losing out at the very end on winning a new Ranger boat. Plus how bass fishing may be the way a lot of post millennials are becoming interested in the outdoors. We also talk to Gavin Harbour, Captain of the Pacific Queen in San Diego. Blue and Yellowfin Tuna. Plus how he became one of the youngest 100 ton licensed captains on the West Coast chasing tuna. Plus we get into the CA DOJ trying to enact "Emergency" legislation to prevent you from buying guns and ammo on 7/1/19 when the new ammo law takes effect. Also what non lead I shoot and why.

Contact Gavin at https://www.pacific-queen.com/ for some great tuna action. The CA DOJ Slimy 2A infringement https://www.guns.com/news/2019/06/21/californians-thrown-curve-ball-on-eve-of-new-ammo-control

BNBO Ep 62 Hidden War & Not So Hidden War Jun 17, 2019

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Mike McKnight, Lt John Nores, CDFW (ret) and author of War In The Woods and Hidden War

In this episode: Recap of the CA Fish & Game WRC meeting. The inaccuracies of the Coalition for Sustainable Delta. What we have to do before 8/7 meeting. Plus we continue our discussion of Hidden War. Situational Awareness while hunting or fishing. John's decision to be a warden. The reason Wild Justice ended at three seasons. Deer for Meth. What other states are doing about grows on public lands.

BNBO Ep 61 - Hidden War Jun 10, 2019

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Mike McKnight, Lt John Nores, CDFW (ret) and author of War In The Woods and Hidden War

In this episode we talk John's new book and the war that is being fought for our public lands. The cartels are growing marijuana in at least half the country and making meth in the entire country on the same lands we hunt and fish. Not only is it an environmental threat but a public safety threat. What is being done at the local, state and Federal levels.

BNBO Ep 60 - Get the Lead Out Part II Jun 04, 2019

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Mike McKnight, Leland Brown, Non Lead Education Coordinator for the Oregon Zoo, Chris Parish of the Peregrine Fund.

In this episode we get into the second half of this interview covering non lead ammo education and the final phase of AB 711 which takes effect 7/1/19. More ballistics. Less meat loss in animals. More on CDC human lead consumption. How non lead could appeal to new hunters. Cost of available non lead ammo. Left Coast Bias. Range ammo can still have lead. Voluntary participation vs. Regulation. More available research.

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