We get things going when an old friend drops in. Bone Collector Travis 'T-Bone' Turner joins us to talk all things archery. A former Outdoor 3-D World Champion Archer, T-Bone knows the semantics of bowhunting in and out. He breaks down how to find out the exact ideal draw weight for each individual hunter. Also, we talk about his favorite hunt from Season 5 of Bone Collector which airs on Outdoor Channel. Don't forget that T-Bone will be at Cinnamon Creek Ranch on Saturday, June 21st for a day of shooting exhibitions and product demos followed by an awesome dinner event that evening. For more info on "T-Bones with T-Bone" - www.cinnamoncreekranch.com



Next we're joined by Rockwall, TX noodler Eddie Drake. Just two weeks ago, Eddie smashed competitive noodling tournament records with a behemoth 81.25 lb flathead catfish. Not only was this the biggest fish ever weighed in at a tourney, Eddie and his partner also weighed in the heaviest stringer and were rewarded with a $5,525 payday- the biggest cash prize ever won at a noodling event. Eddie talks about wrestling this fish which sadly ended up with Eddie having to go to the hospital after cutting his leg on a jagged piece of rebar. Infection quickly set in and Eddie has been in the hospital for 2 weeks! Noodling is definitely not a sport for the faint of heart.



We wrap things up by visiting with veteran outdoor cameraman Chad Parker. Chad writes a blog for The Backwood's Life and his recent entry should appeal to all of us out there who are interested in filming our own hunts. There are very affordable options out there and if you don't have a decent camera set up, you can get in the game for around $500. We talk equipment, auto vs manual focus, fluid heads, camera arms and a whole lot more with Chad.



Cabela's Lone Star Outdoors Show:

Saturday mornings:
-6-7 on Abilene's 98.1 ESPN Radio- www.the98x.com
•7-8 on San Antonio's KTKR Ticket 760- www.ticketsports.com
•8-9 on Dallas' KHYI 95.3 The Range - www.khyi.com
•7-8 on Kerrville's 92.3 The Ranch- www.theranchfm92.com
•7-8 on San Angelo's Kickin Country 103.1 http://103kkcn.com/
•9-10 on Livingston's KDOL www.kdol961.com
•6-7 on Brady's KNEL 95.3 FM/1400 AM True Country www.knelradio.com
7-8 on Dalhart's 94.5 The Pulse FM
8-9 on Halletsville 99.9 Texas Thunder
6-7 on Paris' 104.3 The River
8-9 on Shiners 92.5 Texas Thunder
6-7 on San Saba's Texas FM 106
7:30-8:30 on Stephenville's KWBY 107.9 & 98.5

Sundays

6-7 On Mineola's 99.9 KMOO www.kmoo.com
6-7 on Gonzalez's KCTI 1450 AM www.kcti1450.com
7-8 on Texarkana's Freedom 107.1 FM
8-9 on Brenham's 105.3 Texas Mix- www.texasmix1053.com
•9-10 AM on Lubbocks 105.3 True Country www.truecountrylubbock.com
•10-11 PM on Kerrville's 92.3 The Ranch- www.theranchfm92.com

This week we kick things off by talking some flyfishing with Athens, Texas native Bryan Smith. On May 24th, Bryan hooked into a massive channel catfish at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries' Lake Zebco. After battling the 20 lb behemoth for over 20 minutes, Bryan landed the fish (pictured below) and was the proud owner of the Texas state record for channel catfish.

The fish set a total of 6 records. A dedicated fly angler only, Bryan talks about the unique way he targets and land big catfish on his flyrod. Yes, the fish does look similar to a big blue cat but by counting the spines on the fish's anal fin they were able to confirm it is indeed a channel catfish. Congrats on the catch Bryan!



Then we check in with one of the greatest basketball players ever to lace up a pair of sneakers. Karl Malone, AKA "The Mailman" stops by to talk about his love for the outdoors. Karl has traveled the globe hunting big game but you will be very surprised to hear what his favorite types of hunting and fishing are to this day.

He also discusses his North American Sheep Grand Slam and what it was like hunting stone sheep in the same canyon that President Teddy Roosevelt hunted in over 100 years ago. We also discuss Karl's Youth Hunting Initiative and his passion for getting underprivileged kids into the great outdoors. This is one of the most fun interviews we've done in recent memory. Karl doing what he does best, dominating the hardwood and downing big game like this massive elk:



We finish up the broadcast by talking ducks with our longtime friend and Delta Waterfowl VP of U.S. Policy - John Devney. I know duck season is 5 months away, but we need to find out how spring nesting conditions look throughout the Prairie Pothole region on into the Dakotas and then Canada. John talks about recent precipitation that could be a game changer for nesting waterfowl.

We also get into the rapid loss of CRP Land and what waterfowlers can do in order to help stem the tide. Of course we have to get into one of my favorite Delta Waterfowl efforts as well, so John and I discuss the controversial topic of Predator Management as well. In many areas, nest success directly depends on how high the predator ratio is. Removing animals like the raccoon pictured below gives the ducks a fighting chance.



Cabela's Lone Star Outdoors Show:

Saturday mornings:
-6-7 on Abilene's 98.1 ESPN Radio- www.the98x.com
•7-8 on San Antonio's KTKR Ticket 760- www.ticketsports.com
•8-9 on Dallas' KHYI 95.3 The Range - www.khyi.com
•7-8 on Kerrville's 92.3 The Ranch- www.theranchfm92.com
•7-8 on San Angelo's Kickin Country 103.1 http://103kkcn.com/
•9-10 on Livingston's KDOL www.kdol961.com
•6-7 on Brady's KNEL 95.3 FM/1400 AM True Country www.knelradio.com
8-9 on Halletsville 99.9 Texas Thunder
6-7 on Paris' 104.3 The River
8-9 on Shiners 92.5 Texas Thunder
6-7 on San Saba's Texas FM 106
7:30-8:30 on Stephenville's KWBY 107.9 & 98.5

Sundays

6-7 On Mineola's 99.9 KMOO www.kmoo.com
6-7 on Gonzalez's KCTI 1450 AM www.kcti1450.com
7-8 on Texarkana's Freedom 107.1 FM
8-9 on Brenham's 105.3 Texas Mix- www.texasmix1053.com
•9-10 AM on Lubbocks 105.3 True Country www.truecountrylubbock.com
•10-11 PM on Kerrville's 92.3 The Ranch- www.theranchfm92.com

Get ready for a good one! We kick off this week's show by visiting with one of the best athletes every to lace up a pair of cleats. Bo Jackson is a Heisman Trophy winner, NFL All Pro running back and Major League All Star Game MVP. But these days, Bo spends as much of his time as possible in the woods, preferably with a stick & string. How does sticking a 10 pt buck compare to hitting a home run off Nolan Ryan or Randy Johnson? Bo also talks about the time he swore Big Foot was going to steal the buck he'd just killed. And of course we find out what hunts are at the top of Bo's bucket list.



Then we check in with one of the luckiest hunters you will ever meet. Not lucky in a sense that he doesn't know what he is doing afield, but lucky as in he won the Texas Parks and Wildlife Big Game Grand Slam hunt package!!! We are thrilled to have Weatherford, Texas native Britton Schweitzer join the show to tell us all about his Grand Slam experience. The 4 hunts included in the Grand Slam are: whitetail, mule deer, pronghorn antelope and desert big horn sheep. With TPWD issuing only 2-3 big horn sheep permits a year, you can see why that tag is the hardest tag to get in the entire Lone Star State- hands down. The hunts are all 5 day hunts and food and lodging is included, heck even the taxidermy is included! Britton recaps his experiences on each specific hunt including the shocking ending to his desert big horn sheep adventure. For more info on how to register for Big Time Texas Hunts visit http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/hunt/public/btth/grandslam.phtml Britton with his Texas desert big horn sheep.



We finish things up talking trout and redfish when our good friend Captain Len Girard joins us live from Baffin Bay. The trout bite is looking good and big schools of redfish are moving into the shallows. We break down what live and artificial baits are really bringing fish into the boat right now. No matter what, there's never a dull moment with our favorite captain. Check out Captain Len's website: www.captainlensfishing.com



Cabela's Lone Star Outdoors Show:

Saturday mornings:
-6-7 on Abilene's 98.1 ESPN Radio- www.the98x.com
•7-8 on San Antonio's KTKR Ticket 760- www.ticketsports.com
•8-9 on Dallas' KHYI 95.3 The Range - www.khyi.com
•7-8 on Kerrville's 92.3 The Ranch- www.theranchfm92.com
•7-8 on San Angelo's Kickin Country 103.1 http://103kkcn.com/
•9-10 on Livingston's KDOL www.kdol961.com
•6-7 on Brady's KNEL 95.3 FM/1400 AM True Country www.knelradio.com
8-9 on Halletsville 99.9 Texas Thunder
6-7 on Paris' 104.3 The River
8-9 on Shiners 92.5 Texas Thunder
6-7 on San Saba's Texas FM 106
7:30-8:30 on Stephenville's KWBY 107.9 & 98.5

Sundays

6-7 On Mineola's 99.9 KMOO www.kmoo.com
6-7 on Gonzalez's KCTI 1450 AM www.kcti1450.com
7-8 on Texarkana's Freedom 107.1 FM
8-9 on Brenham's 105.3 Texas Mix- www.texasmix1053.com
•9-10 AM on Lubbocks 105.3 True Country www.truecountrylubbock.com
•10-11 PM on Kerrville's 92.3 The Ranch- www.theranchfm92.com

Off the top we are joined by longtime Texas Parks and Wildlife Inland Fisheries District Supervisor Bruce Hysmith. Bruce oversees every water body in an 8 county region. One of the main reservoirs under his guidance is Lake Texoma. Texoma has long been the Southwest United State's crown jewel as far as striper fishing goes but most Texans don't realize that this unique fishery also has a viable population of smallmouth bass. Bruce explains why these fierce fighting cousins of the largemouth have been able to thrive in Lake Texoma since TPWD introduced them in the early 1980s. Meanwhile other smallmouth stocking efforts in Texas pretty much failed. I had the pleasure of targeting these aggressive and powerful fish on Texoma just a couple weeks ago. Bruce breaks down where to find 'em on one of Texas truly incredible fisheries.



Then Pflugerville, Texas native Donnie O'Neal joins us to talk about his recent bass fishing trip of a lifetime. A tournament angler, Donnie and his partner were trying to catch a double digit monster on Lake Austin on the morning of April 28th when Donnie felt a major thud on his Alabama rig umbrella style bait. He immediately thought he'd hooked a big striper or catfish. Once he got the fish to the surface he realized that it was actually two largemouth bass! The smaller of the pair weighed 7.8 lbs and the other tipped the scales at 11.8 lbs. That's over 19 lbs of Texas largemouth caught on one cast! It's truly an amazing feat and Donnie recalls all the details surrounding his fishing tale for the ages.



Next on the lineup card, we check in with Lone Star Outdoor News Executive Editor Craig Nyhus. His recent article "Mixing Cattle and Deer: Grazing Tips For Landowners" highlights the delicate balance between running cattle and maintaining a healthy whitetail herd on our ranch or lease. Craig breaks down the ideal times of the year to keep cows off grazing pastures. We also discuss how overgrazing can lead to serious erosion problems for the landowner. Another interesting fact that most folks don't realize is an 1,100 pound cow consumes 15-30 percent of it's diet from browse and forbs that are whitetail's primary food source. So they are directly competing. That being said you can have both cattle and a healthy deer herd if you pay attention to the delicate balance between the two. Craig breaks it all down for us.



We finish things off by checking with our longtime friend and Army Bass Anglers Founder Major Promotable Cody Roberson. Army Bass Angler's has big things on the horizon as their Support, Defend & Fish mission statement continues to raise awareness and gain traction on a national level. Army Bass Anglers even is preparing for season 3 of their hit WFN TV show 'Force on Force'. We also discuss non profit that ABA is raising funds for: A Soldier's Child. A San Antonio native and no stranger to winning bass tournaments on Texas lakes we also talk about Major Promotable Roberson's favorite early summer bass baits.


Cabela's Lone Star Outdoors Show:

Saturday mornings:
-6-7 on Abilene's 98.1 ESPN Radio- www.the98x.com
•7-8 on San Antonio's KTKR Ticket 760- www.ticketsports.com
•8-9 on Dallas' KHYI 95.3 The Range - www.khyi.com
•7-8 on Kerrville's 92.3 The Ranch- www.theranchfm92.com
•7-8 on San Angelo's Kickin Country 103.1 http://103kkcn.com/
•9-10 on Livingston's KDOL www.kdol961.com
•6-7 on Brady's KNEL 95.3 FM/1400 AM True Country www.knelradio.com
8-9 on Halletsville 99.9 Texas Thunder
6-7 on Paris' 104.3 The River
8-9 on Shiners 92.5 Texas Thunder
6-7 on San Saba's Texas FM 106
7:30-8:30 on Stephenville's KWBY 107.9 & 98.5

Sundays

6-7 On Mineola's 99.9 KMOO www.kmoo.com
6-7 on Gonzalez's KCTI 1450 AM www.kcti1450.com
7-8 on Texarkana's Freedom 107.1 FM
8-9 on Brenham's 105.3 Texas Mix- www.texasmix1053.com
•9-10 AM on Lubbocks 105.3 True Country www.truecountrylubbock.com
•10-11 PM on Kerrville's 92.3 The Ranch- www.theranchfm92.com

We jump right into some big bass talk with one of pro bass fishing's biggest personalities when Ish Monroe joins the show. With a huge smile and unmatched intensity- Ish has become a fan favorite on the Elite Series and he is enjoying his best season to date as he currently sits 4th in the Angler of the Year standings. We talk post spawn bass, Ish's favorite late spring baits, Major League Fishing and how Ish has matured as an angler. You don't want to miss it!



Then a good friend of the show and longtime hunting buddy Zane Williams drops by the studio. We recap our coyote hunt from this past week and hear some brand new tunes off Zane's latest record 'Overnight Success' which comes out June 4th. There is no shortage of good times and great music when Zane is around. A true renaissance man when it comes to writing good story telling country tunes- be sure to visit Zane's website to find out when he's playing in your neck of the woods. www.zanewilliamsmusic.com



Then we wrap things up when Celina Bass Club President Mark Roundy joins us in studio. Mark felt called to help out the families of the victims of the April 17th chemical explosion that killed 14 of our Texas brothers and sisters in the little town of West. So he did what he knows best and with the help of 3 other Texas bass clubs, they set up a fishing tournament to help raise money for those families. Mark gives us the tournament details including info on the payout structure and awesome raffle and auction items they have lined up.



Cabela's Lone Star Outdoors Show:

Saturday mornings:
-6-7 on Abilene's 98.1 ESPN Radio- www.the98x.com
•7-8 on San Antonio's KTKR Ticket 760- www.ticketsports.com
•8-9 on Dallas' KHYI 95.3 The Range - www.khyi.com
•7-8 on Kerrville's 92.3 The Ranch- www.theranchfm92.com
•7-8 on San Angelo's Kickin Country 103.1 http://103kkcn.com/
•9-10 on Livingston's KDOL www.kdol961.com
•6-7 on Brady's KNEL 95.3 FM/1400 AM True Country www.knelradio.com
8-9 on Halletsville 99.9 Texas Thunder
6-7 on Paris' 104.3 The River
8-9 on Shiners 92.5 Texas Thunder
6-7 on San Saba's Texas FM 106
7:30-8:30 on Stephenville's KWBY 107.9 & 98.5

Sundays

6-7 On Mineola's 99.9 KMOO www.kmoo.com
6-7 on Gonzalez's KCTI 1450 AM www.kcti1450.com
7-8 on Texarkana's Freedom 107.1 FM
8-9 on Brenham's 105.3 Texas Mix- www.texasmix1053.com
•9-10 AM on Lubbocks 105.3 True Country www.truecountrylubbock.com
•10-11 PM on Kerrville's 92.3 The Ranch- www.theranchfm92.com