Skip to content
Sign in
Artwork for 6 Ranch Podcast
ScienceNatural Sciences

6 Ranch Podcast

James Nash

Stories from folks with calloused hands. Natural resources and their science, agriculture, blue collar, hunting, fishing, shooting and adventure.

Play
Open in
  • 31 episodes
  • weekly
  • Avg 1 hr 6 min
  • English

Episodes 31

NewestOldestLongest
All20Unplayed20In progress0Played0
Counted on this page — what you have heard stays on this device, so it is not something the list can be paged by.
  • S7 · E343
    October 29 · 44 min

    Slovakia Fallow Deer Adventure with Heming Hunting

    Fallow deer are incredible and there’s no better place to hunt them than in the oak forests of Slovakia. I travelled 13,000 miles for this experience and to record this episode of the podcast with Roman Valent, the CEO of Heming Hunting. This culture and these traditions have been passed down through centuries of generations. Enjoy the episode.

  • S7 · E342
    October 22 · 1 hr 5 min

    Bison, Leadership and Initiative with Jonathan Metcalf

    Jonathan was a stranger to me and Into him when we first met. I’d been traveling on my motorcycle and he offered for me to stay at his home. He grilled some elk steaks and we told stories and have been friends ever since. I’ve know him as a loyal family man who works hard. Now he’s running for office and drove across the state to sit down and talk leadership on the podcast. I enjoyed this conversation a lot.

  • S7 · E341
    October 15 · 1 hr 3 min

    Big Bullet Theory with Cliff Gray

    Cliff Gray is one of the most respected guides in America. He recently returned from an elk hunt where he used a classic double rifle chambered in 9.3x74R We discuss all the rifles that fire big bullets, some of the things people get wrong about them, the benefits and practical limitations.

  • S7 · E340
    October 8 · 1 hr 5 min

    Learning Taxidermy with Aleksis Miller

    Aleksis Miller does not look like a taxidermist, but she is one. At 20 years old my guest is breaking the mold and making her way in the ancient art of taxidermy with two things in mind: it has to look natural and needs to be made perfectly. Stay tuned for how to win a shoulder mount paid for by me.

  • S7 · E339
    October 1 · 1 hr

    Extreme Upland Birds and Big Bore Rifles

    The toughest hunters in the US might be the western upland bird hunters like Matt Hardinge who chase chukar and Himalayan Snowcock through the same cliffs occupied by bighorn sheep and mountain goats. But when compared to the sheep and goat hunters, the chukar guys are doing it day after day for a season that lasts for months. Here’s a glimpse into that world and a progress update on my bug bite rifle project.

  • S7 · E337
    September 4 · 1 hr 11 min

    Seekins Precision

    Local rifle company Seekins Precision has established itself as a premium rifle company based on customer care. They got my attention after they honored their warranty by replacing a rifle that had burned up in a house fire. Recorded at their manufacturing facility in Lewiston, Idaho— this episode discusses military leadership, product innovation, long range shooting, high pressure shooting, and a major announcement from Seekins at the end of the episode. Enjoy!

  • S7 · E336
    August 27 · 1 hr 21 min

    Nourishment, with Fred Provenza

    How do animals know what to eat? This is the fundamental question that Fred Provenza studied for decades and wrote a book about that should be read by everyone who eats food. His work is simultaneously that of rigorous natural science, and of deep person introspection. The greater question is maybe this: do you naturally know what foods you need? And if not, why? And here’s the curve— you can do something about it.

  • S7 · E335
    August 20 · 1 hr 1 min

    Renegade broncs, lions and wolves with Greg Jones

    Fav favorite, Greg Jones is back to talk about horses that love to buck, lions that are impossible to catch, and the wolf that evaded him while continuing to kill livestock for years. Enjoy

  • S7 · E334
    August 13 · 1 hr 10 min

    Dr Ed Ashby

    This episode is a must listen for all bow hunters.

  • S7 · E332
    August 6 · 57 min

    Backcountry Bear Hunting

    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.

  • S7 · E331
    July 30 · 1 hr 33 min

    Generational Hunting

    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.

  • S7 · E330
    July 23 · 1 hr 24 min

    Lethal Projectiles with Leland Brown

    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.

  • S7 · E329
    July 16 · 1 hr 19 min

    Trail Cameras 401

    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.

  • S7 · E328
    July 10 · 29 min

    WWII Veteran Sergeant Robert Bennett.

    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.

  • S7 · E327
    July 2 · 1 hr 20 min

    Tribal Traditions and Natural Resource Management

    Austin Smith is a USMC veteran and is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. He is the natural and cultural resources manager of the 640,000 acre Warm Springs Indian Reservation. In this episode we talk about tribal warrior culture and history, the treaty hunting rights of tribal members, and the natural resources and wildlife management strategies and challenges on and off the reservation. I learned a lot during this fascinating conversation— you’ve never heard a podcast like this one before.

  • S7 · E326
    June 18 · 1 hr 3 min

    Cowboying Stories with Mark Lundy

    It’s 3:30 in the morning, you clamber out of your bedroll, pull on cold cowboy boots and amble over to the chuck wagon where whisps of steam curl off biscuits in a Dutch oven. You wash it down with a cup of coffee then saddle your horse and ride out with the rest of the cowboys in the dark— three or four hours later as the sun crests the ridge you find the cattle, gather them up, sort off the calves and start branding. But this isn’t the 1800’s, it’s right now. That’s the type of cowboying Mark Lundy has done all over the west. In this episode we talk about the history, present, and future of cowboying and range management. And, as per usual, I dedicated a bit of time to ridiculing the ongoing buckaroo fashion show and those who participate. Keep those flat brims, pastel wild rags, silver studded chaps and just-rope-it attitudes the hell out of the north, thanks.

  • S7 · E325
    June 11 · 53 min

    The River Pig Episode

    This episode is recorded with Ramzy Hattar, a first generation American who has become a successful entrepreneur across multiple industries, states and countries. His next venture is creating a spearfishing charter in Mexico, which is where I travelled to record this episode. Ramzy has lived 10 lifetimes already and his sense of adventure and determinism have become a great source of inspiration for me.

  • S7 · E324
    June 4 · 1 hr

    The Preference Point Debate

    The lottery systems that hunters have been forced into participating in are complex and difficult to understand. The question I ask is whether we should buy into the hype or not. Here to offer a different perspective is JR Dabey from HuntSource. Enjoy!

  • S7 · E323
    May 28 · 1 hr 15 min

    The Panama Adventure with Tony Dooley

    While sailing back to land at the end of a two week spearfishing expedition, Tony Dooley and I sat down to record this episode detailing the strange and wonderful experience we’d just had in this incredible country. Tony absolutely roasts me in this one too, so hang in there for that.

Showing 1–20 of 31 episodes