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In this episode of The Silvercore Podcast, Travis Bader speaks with Dylan Eyers from EatWild. They recount their recent hunting season highlights and discuss what firearms are a good option for beginners, some considerations when purchasing your first firearm such as calibre size and recoil, stainless or blued firearms, new or used firearms, and more. Tune in for answer’s you won’t want to miss out on.
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This is a unique episode,
as it could be listened
to you on both the
Silvercore and EatWild
distribution networks.
I get the opportunity to
recount some highlights
from this year's hunting
season with my buddy
Dylan, and we provide
our thoughts on firearm
and calibre selection
for both new and
experienced hunters.
And we're live.
We're live.
Hey Travis.
Hey Dylan.
Okay, great to
see you, man.
And I glad that you're
coming and hanging
out here with me on
the EatWild Podcast.
Now this is a bit
of a unique podcast
because I'm introducing
you to the concept
of the swap cast.
And this is where
basically we're just
getting together
for a conversation.
And as we get into
this, we'll, we'll talk
a bit more about what
Silvercore does and your
journey into podcasting.
Well school me
on a swap cast.
What does that mean?.
Okay.
Okay, okay, okay.
So the podcast concept
is something that was
introduced to me by
the rookie hunters and
the journal of mountain
hunting podcast.
And basically, it's just
an opportunity where you
hang out with the host
of another podcast, and
then you essentially
share that podcast on
each other's platform.
And really it's an
opportunity for me to
get introduced to your
followers and people
who are listening to
the Silvercore Podcast
and then flip it around
and well, of course you
get to hang out with me
and the vast listening
audience, I like to say,
of the EatWild Podcast.
So either way we get to
meet a few people and
still just have fun.
Fantastic.
Yeah.
Man that sounds great.
I mean, your audience,
Silvercore audience,
there's going to be
a lot of crossover
there anyways.
And if they haven't heard
of the EatWild podcast
on Silvercore, then now
they can go check it
out, and vice versa.
If the EatWild audience
hasn't heard of
Silvercore, guess what?
We've got a podcast,
check it out.
There you go.
Perfect.
Okay.
Love it.
So starting there.
Hey, so let's do the
formal introduction.
Okay, everybody welcome
to the EatWild podcast.
I'm sitting down with
my friend, Travis from
Silvercore and Travis
has been involved in the
training industry for
a while for some time
now and focused on, you
know, firearms, training,
hunting training, and
he's taken that business
into a whole bunch
of cool directions.
Lately he's been
playing around with
developing the Silvercore
podcast and without
further ado, welcome.
Welcome Travis.
Welcome to the EatWild
podcast and the
swap cast with the
Silvercore podcast.
Welcome.
Hey, I'm looking
forward to it.
We always have fun when
we do these things.
Yeah, we did this gosh
a while back and it was
actually one of my, the
more popular podcasts
that we talked about.
We kind of got into
firearms and firearms
maintenance and.
That's right.
Had a lot of feedback.
That was probably the one
podcast that generated
the most people kind of
reaching out and saying,
Hey, I actually learned
something in your podcast
and really appreciated
the knowledge.
So yeah, that
one carried us.
Yeah.
That was my very
first podcast.
And you know, I never
really listened to
podcasts prior to, I
was one live podcast
I went to, I just.
Don't seem to have the
time to listen unless
I'm driving and I've
situated my work.
And everything's
so close to my home
that, I just didn't
know much about them.
You introduced me to the
podcast world, Dylan.
And here you are,
now you're like, now
you've trying to find
time just to have that
next conversation.
And by the sounds of
it, you're a little
bit hooked on doing it.
You're having some fun.
So tell me a little bit
about the Silvercore
podcast and what's it
about and, yeah, where
are you heading with it?
Oh, it's great fun.
You know, it was a,
not having listened
to podcasts really
before, it was a
complete new experience.
Like, what am I
supposed to do?
What do I talk about?
Right.
And what are people
actually going to be
listening to this?
And after doing the
podcast with you, got
you know, kind of an idea
of the format and what
people are looking for.
And I took my office here
in Tilbury and decided,
I know let's move the
entire office staff
outta here, got another
location in Ladner
and turned the Tilbury
location into a studio.
So we've got, I've picked
up some video cameras
for some of the online
stuff that we do and my
office, I don't know.
It's hard to see from
this, we're using an
online service here,
but I've gone and
soundproofed it and
set it up as a podcast
room and just slowly
plugging away, having
a lot of fun with it.
And really I'm, the
reason why I'm doing
it is because it's fun.
It's a positive
outlet and it's a
chance to share with
others, my passion.
And it seems to be
well-received so.
Yeah.
Yeah, no, it's been fun.
And I think more than
anything this time
of year, this year in
particular, just with
trying to stay connected,
a lot of us are using
these video platforms
just to see our families
and friends and, you
know, have a virtual
beer with your crew.
So really this is just
a way of connecting
with and that's what
actually this series of
podcasts, isn't why I
called you up as I was
like, well it's the tail
end of hunting season.
You know, I'm gonna
call up my buddies and
talk about hunting and
how the season was.
So why not do that, and
get my act together,
record it and call
it a podcast series.
So this is like the
catching up with my
hunting partners or
hunting buddies series,
and then hopefully
tackle one question
for each episode.
So we're going to get
caught up a little bit.
And then I think the
topic, one of the
questions that I get
and, you no doubt get
this as well as a hunting
educator and as someone
who certifies people
for firearms and firearm
safety is like, what
firearms should I buy?
If I was going to
buy one firearm, what
firearm should I buy?
And you know, that
conversation, I find I've
been through it a number
of times, but I thought,
Hey, if we record it
on a podcast, then next
time someone asks you
that question, which will
probably be tomorrow.
You can be like,
Hey, you can listen
to my podcast about
which gun you should
buy as a new hunter.
Ahh, look at you.
So really we're
winning at all fronts
here, you know.
Look at you.
I like it.
So hunting, I saw you,
you and Rob actually.
So you guys pulled
yourself a pretty nice
Muley there just on
the weekend didn't ya?
That's a black tail.
That was a that's
my first black tail.
Oh you got a black
tail, not, very nice.
Yeah.
Rob took me to one
of his secret spots
and I've been kind
of hacking around.
I'm not, typically I'm
kind of done hunting
by this time of year.
I usually wrap up
my hunting season
around November,
well, November 15.
So that's the end of
my white tail hunt,
and usually I've got a
white tail and hopefully
I've got a mule deer
earlier in the season
and I'm feeling pretty
set for the year.
But I didn't get a white
tail this year and I
also couldn't go back
out for a white tail,
because there was the
provincial regulations
around not traveling
here in British Columbia.
And so I sort of
committed to spending
some time locally and
exploring the black tail
hunting opportunities.
And I kinda was dabbling
in it earlier this month.
I got out for a couple
of weekends to a spot
that a friend of mine,
an old timer friend of
mine has been trying to
put me on for a while
and kind of got a bit
of a taste for it.
Like just found a
few black tails.
I was like, Oh, they
like this really steep,
challenging, ugly, hard
to climb through forest.
Okay, I think I know
where they live now.
And so I was kind of
excited to dedicate
some more time to it.
So that was.
So you didn't get
yourself, your white
tail this year, eh?
Cause that's sort
of your thing.
No.
You're known for that.
I just, Oh man, I was
feeling like really in
the dumps about it too.
Like I, and not
because I didn't
kill a deer, that's
actually not at all.
I mean, I had, it's the
change in ecosystems
that I like to hunt.
Like the place that I
like to hunt, there's
been a lot of forestry
activity in the area
and it just reducing the
amount of winter range
available for the deer,
elk, white tail and
mule deer in the area.
So every year I go
back, that's just like
one less place that I
used to hunt for like
my whole life is gone.
Like it's just newt
and I was like,
Oh, well, great.
And so it's just kind
of heartbreaking when
you're like, wow,
there's a reason.
Like when I was a kid,
we used to see, I
used to be a good day
was I see 20 deer and
four or five bucks.
And I saw three bucks
this year, which
was, last year I
only saw one buck in
10 days of hunting.
This year I actually
had three opportunities
at deer and it just
didn't work out this
year, but I figure
three opportunities is
still pretty good for
a six or seven day hunt
Yeah you hunted
hard last year.
Yeah, last year
was brutal.
Like last year was
the same thing.
So it was sort of
feeling like, I knew
this was coming.
I knew there was going
to be a year that I,
you know, this is the
first year since I was 12
years old that I didn't
kill a white tail deer.
And so that was a
good run, but had
to come to an end.
Well, there you go.
So I took it out on
some poor black tail.
Nice.
Yeah so, I was eager
to get back out there.
And I found a new
spot and it's a nice
timber and yeah, I
had a great hunt.
Beauty.
Learned something new.
Beauty.
Which I like the best,
found a new spot.
So I'm pumped and I
might be hooked on black
tail hunting cause it's
so God damn hard so.
You love the
challenge do ya?
Well, like I like
find in places hey.
Like just finding places
it's like, you gotta
put on a lot of miles,
you got to figure things
out, you puzzle it out.
And then yeah, if you
can find a spot then it's
cool when it works out.
Yeah, I think
you nailed it.
It's a lot of
work to get there.
You nailed it.
It's like a puzzle.
You start putting
everything together
and relying on what
you know, and it's
a learning process
as well through it.
It's a, that
is a fun part.
Oh, I love it.
Okay so this is
what we're doing.
We're talkin hunting and
we're getting caught up.
So what was the
highlight of your
hunting season this year?
Oh, highlight that
definitely be, well,
my son got his first
deer, 11 years old.
So last year, 10 years
old, all he wanted for
his birthday was to get
his hunting license.
He wanted to get
his FWID, fish and
wildlife ID is what
we call it in BC.
And so he studied and
studied and studied and
finally on his birthday,
went in, took him to
another instructor,
had him go through, he
aced it, super happy.
And went out, did some
hunting, but he wasn't
doing any harvesting
in his first year.
And so this year we go
out and actually there
was, for waterfowl
heritage days.
So out in BC we've got
our heritage days, which
Junior hunters, youth
hunters can get out a
little bit early before
everybody else learn
what it's all about.
And so from one of our
local gun stores in
Ladner, Stillwater Sports
is a guy there by the
name of Jens Cuthbert.
And he's got an Instagram
account if you're into
waterfowl hunting,
it's 604 Backwoods
and he lives and
breathes and sleeps,
this is what he does
is waterfowl hunting.
He says, Trav, tell
you what, if your son's
interested, waterfowl
heritage stadays,
days come on out.
So, took him out and he
used to do guiding in
the States for waterfowl
and we actually did a
Silvercore Podcast where
he talks about how new
people can get into it
in the lower mainland and
find their spots and all
the ins and outs there.
So any of these went
out and my son got his
first Mallard and was
stoked because he said,
you know, I didn't
know if I'd be able
to, I didn't know what
it'd be like right.
Having to harvest
an animal.
So a week later we're out
and he's got himself a, a
draw for a mule deer doe.
We head on out and drive
out of Delta and we see
in burns bog, a deer.
We're like, Oh hey,
good sign, this
is looking good.
And then we get out
to our location and
we don't see anything,
we're not seeing anything
on the road there.
Yeah.
20 minutes from the
house, there's a deer.
Then you get out,
drive for five hours.
That's right.
And so we get out there
and putting the time in.
And so anyways, one
morning, just miserable
out and we're out
there bright and early
and figure we're in a
pretty good location
and he's getting cold.
And I got to remember
11 years old, you gotta
keep it fun too right?
You can't just
be, you can't just
be, going hard.
So we get back into
the vehicle and we're
warming up and I say,
tell you what, there's
another area around
the corner, scouted,
it looked promising.
Let's just go for a
real quiet walk right?
We'll get out into this
area, we'll check it out.
So we do and we're
about to add about 20
minutes into our walk
and I'm looking up on the
hillside and there we go.
There's his doe that
he's got to draw for,
but I'm looking, it's
kind of far and he's
been practicing at the
range and I'm thinking,
you know, I want to
close that distance.
Well, let's see
what we can do.
So I don't tell him
and we're just still
doing the quiet
walk and getting
closer and closer.
And the deer's just
standing there and I'm
like, if it's meant to
be, it's meant to be.
We finally get into
a position where it
felt, okay, we've
closed enough distance.
It's a perfect
broadside shot.
And I looked back to
my son, I said, okay.
And he's got
some electronic
hearing protection.
I said, okay, ears.
Ears are on.
I said, okay, load
your firearm, you look
up on the hill there,
there's a deer and
he's loaded it on up.
And he gets on up and
I said, maybe get into
a kneeling position.
Oh, right okay.
So he gets down and gets
to do a little bit more
stable platform and I
said, okay safety?
Oh, right, yeah safety.
Here we go.
And I mean, everything's
going through the head
and I thought, well, now
it's up to him right.
And if he pulls the
trigger, fair enough.
If he doesn't fair
enough, I mean, it's
up to him right.
And he did, and he made
the shot and I think
we watched, sat there,
waited for about half
an hour, 45 minutes
and said, okay, let's
get on out there.
And let's do
some tracking.
Got in and man, he
was just ecstatic.
And so I got to say that
that was the highlight
of the hunting trip.
We've cooking up some
backstraps over the
campfire at night and
recounting the story
and coming back and
making some burgers.
And I mean, he was
just in heaven and
my wife was there and
she's a chef by trade.
And so helping them
out and identifying and
doing all the butchering.
And so this is all a part
of his schooling process,
as well as the hunting
and the butchering and
the cooking, because
due to COVID, one's
in high school and the
other one we thought,
well, we'll homeschool.
He can, he's doing his
ground school for pilot
training and hunting
and all the things
that a boy wants to
do and why not right?
Yeah, right on.
So that, that had to
be a highlight for me.
How bout you?
Yeah.
Oh, well, that's, I was
just thinking about how
cool it would be to be
11 years old and dad's
like, you know what?
You're out of school,
you're going to hunt
a lot this summer
and this fall.
Cause, that would
be my dream of
school as a kid so.
And you know what,
it's what he wants.
Actually we're talking
about it today cause he
and I went out on real
quick hunt here just
in the lower mainland
for some waterfowl
and he says, you know,
when I get older, do
you think my kids will
want to hunt with me?
I said, well, you'd be
pretty lucky if they do.
I said, if they're not
into hunting, he says,
well, what if they're,
what if they're totally
not into hunting?
What if they're, what
if they're vegans?
And I said, if they're
vegans, you know,
as long as you guys
are respectful of
each other, I'm sure
it'll be just fine.
But you'll be very
lucky if they share
some of the same hobbies
and passions as you.
And there's lots
of cool forging.
You can do out there.
That's it!
You can go get mushrooms.
Totally.
And cool wild
plants and berries.
And you can.
That's it!
You can bring your
gun and, you know, you
could shoot a grouse
and your kids can pick
berries and mushrooms,
you know, it's all good.
Yeah.
Figure it out.
It'll all be good.
Yeah.
No for sure.
Well, I totally, I shared
a little bit of that same
experience this year out,
my friend, Mickey, who
I spent a lot of time
with and she had wants to
be a hunter and she did
dedicate a lot of time
to becoming a hunter.
And so I was on riding
shotgun for her first
hunt and very similar to
your story, but I won't
tell it cause I've got
her lined up to tell
her story with one of
our, another one of our
friends who's also a
very successful huntress.
So got to leave that
story for them to tell.
Oh very cool.
And not gonna step on her
story, but man, I tell
you, like there's nothing
better than being there
for somebody else's first
time, or any hunt really
just being along with.
Oh it's fantastic!
Yeah.
Yeah, totally.
It's the whole process,
that's what I enjoy,
is being out there,
being in the woods,
connecting with nature
and just the process of
sort of disconnecting
from the day-to-day,
the technology, the
cell phones, computers,
and all the rest and
just kind of getting
back to the basics.
And whether I'm
successful on a hunt
or not, it really
doesn't matter to me.
You know, I go hunting
with some people and
they gotta be successful
and that's the whole
hunts around that.
And if they're not
successful, it kind of
makes for a negative
hunt or kind of a
crummy experience right.
And so I've hopefully
instilling the same sort
of values in my children.
And it seems to be
sticking anyways.
Yeah, that's cool.
I totally know what
you, I fight off that
sentiment of needing to
have success on a hunt.
Like I'm conscious
of it constantly.
Like how much, obviously
I'm a bit of a driver
when it comes to hunting,
given the amount.
Right.
I hunt and how passionate
about I am, but I.
Yeah.
My friends have
commented lately.
They're like Dylan,
like, this is great.
Like, you're really
like, you're really
chilling out.
Like it's kind of a
conscious decision, I
finally realized now,
you can control a lot
of things when you hunt.
I mean, it's all about
effort and time spent,
but I really come to
a point now where I
recognize that I have
enough confidence in
my approach to hunting
than if I just apply
my approach and give
myself enough time that
it's going to work out.
If it's gonna work out,
it's going to work out.
That's it!
I don't like, that's
it like exactly so I
don't need to have.
And really what can
you really control?
And you say you can
control a lot of things.
You can plan for a lot
of things, you can put
different things in
place, but the actual
control factor, I mean,
if you want to get
real esoteric would at
Viktor Frankl say he's
about control, the one
thing, essentially,
the only thing you can
control is yourself.
And he was that guy
in the concentration
camp right, who had
all his, everything
taken from, and he was
watching people and
some were just beside
themselves and just
completely overwhelmed.
And some people are
finding happiness
despite all of the
adversity they're facing.
And he says, the one
thing you can't take
from me is the way I
choose to respond to
what you do to me.
The last life's great
freedoms is one's
ability to control
their own attitude in
any given circumstance.
So really if, when I
look at it, I kind of
boil it down to that.
If I'm out there and
I'm having fun, great.
I can put all the pieces
in place and it can
all go sideways right.
But I can control
that, whether I
choose to be having
fun with that or not.
Totally.
Totally.
No.
And that's something
I'm learning that as
I get older and well,
I've known it forever.
It just, as you get
older, you apply,
it's a life lesson.
You just have to
apply it and apply
it and apply it.
And then when you see
that, when you see that
competitive nature or
that, that person inside
you coming out, you're
like, oh hey, you know
what, I know better.
I know that I'm going
to enjoy this more if
I just like, let that
go and allow myself
to enjoy the moment and
the place and the people
around me and not get
caught up in outcomes
because that just leads
to problems in the end.
And for me anyways.
I think so, you
know, but you know,
everyone's different.
Yeah.
Well, yeah, totally
well, I'm having a
lot of fun these days
hunting and still having
success even despite,
you know, not being as,
as caught up in outcome
so yeah, it's all great.
So it all worked
out this year and it
had a great, yeah.
Great last, had
a great season.
So I can't
complaint, but.
That's fantastic.
It's cool I was, I was
riding shotgun too for,
no I wasn't quite ridding
shotgun, I was at a
good friend, Ryan, he
brought his son to white
tail camp, who was 10.
And Wyatt is like, oh
he's just, I just love
this kid, he's just
so, he's such a hunter.
And he's, his dad's
a really good hunter
too, which is cool.
Like they've been hunting
mule deer together
in the south Okanagan
sneaking around and
they've killed a few deer
together, like sneaking
around dad's shot,
you know, nice deer.
And this year, the
plan was to get
Wyatt his first deer.
He's 10 years old and
he's legal, ready to go.
And the plan was
to try and get him
his first buck.
And they ended up
sneaking up on a
white tail buck
laying in it's bed.
And they got into.
Wow.
80 yards and
Wyatt shot it.
Wow!
So I've got to say
like, that's pretty
good hunting, man.
If you could sneak
up on a white tail.
No kidding!
Especially two of ya.
I was pretty impressed.
So yeah, the little
guy was so chuffed.
Oh, wow.
Stars are lining
up on that one.
They're doing
their job right.
Well, you know what, Ryan
is such a good hunter.
He kind of had all
figured out, how he
was going to do it.
And he made it happen
and picked kind of a
spot that's conducive
to making it happen.
And, but the best part
was, is like that little
kid that he was like, so
they shot the deer pretty
early in the morning and
they got it back to camp.
And so like I'm sure
he was just couldn't
wait for the rest
of the hunting camp
to come back at like
noon, like to be like.
Oh, so proud.
Yeah, so proud.
It was so awesome.
Came back and yeah, it
was like, yeah, that
was the most fun it's
I've had this hunting
season, so pretty cool.
But hey.
Okay, cool.
Hey, so we didn't do
a great job of talking
about what your podcast's
about and what you're up
to with your podcast so.
We really didn't.
You know, you've got the
EatWild podcast and right
there in the title, it
says eat wild, I mean,
there's a descriptor
of what the podcast
is going to be about.
So I've got the
Silvercore Podcast and
of course, Silvercore is
my business and I named
it after my grandfather
Silver Armano and my
other grandfather,
Cornelius Bader.
Silver and Core.
Oh cool.
Yeah.
Oh cool, I
didn't know that.
One was a Vancouver
police detective,
the other one was
a entrepreneur,
ran a large bakery.
He would say that they
were bigger than dad's
oatmeal cookies, that
they made cookies.
But they owned a city
block or so in and around
commercial drive by the
Croatian Cultural Centre
is now, with bakeries.
So I thought, well,
you know, I'm into
the firearms thing
and that's kinda
like one grandfather,
and then I've got
the entrepreneurial
spirit, it's like the
other one, I'll just
combine them together.
So there isn't a heck
of a lot of descriptor
for what it is we do
and the podcast, while
we talk about hunting,
firearms, fishing,
foraging, outdoor related
activities, really it's
an outlet for me just
to bring positivity
into the community.
I don't do it for any
remuneration, and it's
got the Silvercore name
so whatever publicity
that can bring on
in for the company,
hey, that's great.
But aside from that, I
try to find interesting
people and talk about
things that are going
to be, typically I stay
away from the politics
and stay away from
uber contentious issues
that are going to be
divisive because it is a
positive outlet for me.
Like I had a Guy Cramer
in and he invented
the invisible cloak,
and it sounds funny
until he brings it in
and shows it to you.
And it's an array of
lenticular lenses with
a special fluid in
between and it refracts
light in such a way that
you can get behind it
and you disappear, but
the background doesn't
and so we talked about
that cause it's got
some crossover in the
camouflage world right.
Yeah.
We had Colin Dowler
and I actually, I
flew into his location
and spoke with him.
And he was in an
encounter with a grizzly
bear and fought it off
with his pocket knife,
while he was in the
Grizzlies mouth being
mauled and I mean,
the guy almost died.
Then he had to get on his
bicycle and bike about
7K back with his one good
leg bleeding everywhere
and so, it really doesn't
have a pinpoint direction
for the podcast.
But if you're interested
in hunting, if you're
interested in fishing
and foraging and outdoor
related activities, we
try to have the podcast
navigate around those
topics but it really is a
sort of a positive outlet
for people to hopefully
learn and listen and
enjoy something new.
Yeah, right on.
And I think it's so
important I mean, and
you know, I definitely
wouldn't, keep it, I
listened a bit too to
your podcast for sure and
I see, I keep track of
ya and I see what you're,
you know, I think that
bringing that positive
lens to like, you know,
I'm really trying to
bring that positive
lens of the hunting.
Yeah.
That's what EatWild's
been about the whole
time and I see you doing
that, really for the
firearms education world.
And like you're telling
positive stories as
one of the leaders
in firearms education
here in Canada.
And I think it's great
to have your voice at
the front of that talking
about not just firearms,
but you know, the
spectrum of things that
are part of a way of life
that include firearms.
And I kind of liked that,
I think it's important
and I think we need more
of that because I think
a lot of people who are
perceived as the voice
of the firearms advocacy
world that are doing a
good job of communicating
with the broader society.
And I applaud you
for doing that and
taking these steps.
I think you're doing
a good job of it so.
Oh, thanks, Dylan.
Appreciate that.
And it's hard work.
It's a hard place to
sit because you end
up, there's still
controversy when it comes
to people's perception
of firearms and such.
And that's it.
There is a perception
and it's an
emotionally charged
topic for summers.
I see for anybody
who's been negatively
affected by a firearm,
far be it for me to try
and change their mind.
But I can speak to
the things that I
know and the things
that are positive.
And if other people
can take some level
of positivity away
from that, great.
Cool.
Well, that lends itself
right to our topic here.
Okay.
Talking about.
Yeah.
So the reason why I
thought, I mean, other
than just wanting to
say hello and catching
up and sharing a couple
of hunting stories.
I did want to talk
about, like I said at
the introduction, this
is one of the most common
questions that I get as
a hunting instructor,
which is, you know,
what firearms should
I buy as a new hunter?
And I thought of you,
because I know you, I
believe in addition to
doing all the things
you've talked about,
you're also a gunsmith
and you've been training
people around firearms
for a long time so I
figured you're the right
guy to ask this question.
So, okay, so the
first question is if,
what should the first
firearm that a new
hunter should buy?
The very first firearm?
And now this is going to
be for a hunter and not
just a sports shooter,
we're saying, right?
No.
Yeah, we're taking it.
We're going through
the lens of somebody
who's on the trajectory
that wants to become a,
you know, an ethical,
safe, successful hunter.
So there's a, now you
do realize that these
are wormhole questions
that we're going into.
And the reason why
people ask it is because
everyone's got an
opinion and the best
thing that I think you
and I can do right now
is share our experience
with the listeners so
that they can make the
best educated decision
that works for them.
Because what's going
to be the first firearm
for me, or for my
family members, or
for you, might not
be the best for them.
There's a lot of talk
of, oh hey, you should
start out with a 22,
and I don't disagree
with that because
it gets you familiar
with firearms safety.
It gets you familiar with
something that's knocking
to break the bank, it's
not going to recoil a
hole, you're not going
to have pain from recoil.
The most offensive thing
for the 22, for the
shooter standpoint ,is
going to be the noise.
And it's really not that
loud compared to most
of these firearms right.
And that logic is sound
if somebody wants to just
start out and learn how
to use that firearm, and
maybe they want to do
some small game hunting.
But there are principles
that you learn on a 22
that some would argue
would have to relearn on
a firearm that's going
to be inducing recoil.
Sure.
And so some people, some
proponents would say, get
something that's going
to do what you need it
to do for the larger game
first and go into it.
With firearms, for some
people anyways, they
can be a gateway to
more firearms right?
The collection
gets bigger and
bigger and bigger.
And it's because there
is no perfect calibre
or no perfect gun.
But if someone.
Okay, but for the purpose
of this conversation,
we're going to assume
that we're talking
to somebody who
lives in a condo in
downtown Vancouver.
Okay.
That is going to struggle
to find this place
even to put this gun,
or two guns we'll say,
not, I think that you
know, I think the end
result of where these
folks want to get to
is the least amount of
investment in firearms
for the maximum amount
of practical application.
And that seems to me the
core of the discussion
that I get from people.
Right.
And the other thing
is, I think people
want to, I mean as much
as I'd like to talk
about calibres and the
virtues of the different
calibres and what
their performances are
ballistic qualities are.
I think at the end of the
day, that I think it's
helpful for a number of
people just to be told
what to do from an expert
with sound concept.
So, 'get this
gun, full go'?
Well, yeah, let's
try and say that.
So it's three guns.
It's our end result.
It's three guns that
they're looking for.
They're looking for
a 22, they're looking
for a shotgun and
they're looking for a
centerfire rifle and then
you've kind of got the
gamut for everything.
The shotgun allows you
to not have to drive too
far in order to learn
from other people how
to use that firearm,
if you're in the lower
mainland area anyways.
I mean, the we've got
the Vancouver Gun Club,
which is in Richmond,
but it's called the
Vancouver Gun Club and
you can take your shotgun
out there, ammo doesn't
cost a bunch of money.
You can shoot around the
sporting clays, you can
learn from other people.
And it's sort of
like a quick round
of golf, essentially.
He going through the
backwoods there, clay
birds fly up in the
air, or they got the
little rabbits that run
along that ,a different
type of clay that will
run along the ground.
And you get to learn
how to use that shotgun.
And if you want it to get
into waterfowl hunting
well, I mean, it's pretty
close, we've got a lot
of areas right here.
We've got that podcast
through Silvercore,
here we go, shameless
plug, but where Dennis
Zentner and Jens Cuthbert
go through and talk
people through how
to get into waterfowl
hunting if they're the
Vancouver urbanite.
So that would be one.
The 22 is great
because ammo is cheap.
The 22 isn't going to
break the bank and you
can learn about firearms
usage, you can practice
your firearm safety and
you can start taking it
out to do target practice
or small game hunting.
And so the 22 is a
great resource there.
And then finally, they're
going to be looking
for a centerfire rifle.
Well, okay.
Before we go onto
the centerfire, let's
talk about, well,
there's two things you
brought up, which I
really thought well,
that are interesting.
So we'll come back to
the 22, but I do like
that the one thing about
a shotgun and like the,
and I haven't done a
great job with this as
a hunting instructor, or
even as EatWild, who has
lived so close to well,
who has been advocating
for accessible hunts.
Like duck hunting and
goose hunting is probably
the most accessible hunt.
And we, you know, we
have an overpopulation
of geese here
arguably, throughout
lower mainland.
And if you can find a
way to gain access to
a piece of property
where geese live and
hunt there legally, it's
an awesome resource.
So it's not a bad way
to say, like, you know,
if you want to hunt and
you want to get some
confidence and learn
about shooting and then
yeah going the shotgun
route and hunting,
you know, waterfowl
or migratory game
birds is a great idea.
Sure.
And the other piece
that I really liked
what you said there,
and I hadn't thought
about it, but like the
accessibility and how
much fun it is to go to
shoot skeet and to go to
a like a shotgun range
and shoot clay birds,
basically flying disks.
And then just the
tremendous support and
mentorship that's at
those types of clubs.
Cause it really is like,
it's really fun, like
it's a really supportive
fun environment.
It's totally fun.
If you go there with
the attitude to learn
and without a chip on
your shoulder, which
basically everyone does
when they go to these
places, people flock to
you because they want
to help you and share
what they know with you.
And sometimes it might
get a little overwhelming
and you say, okay, okay,
hold on, I got to put
things together on my own
a little bit here, but.
Yeah.
There's no shortage
of people who
want to help you.
Yeah, no, I've
experienced that.
I've had a lot of fun
at, you know, just
getting to know some
of the older generation
that are passionate
about shooting.
And I think it's, you
know, honestly, they
probably recognize it as
probably something that
needs a bit of new blood
to be entered into these
clubs and to use these
facilities, otherwise
they're just not going
to exist much longer.
So I think they, you
know, they embrace new
people coming around and
it's absolutely a hoot.
And I like how you liken
it to a round a golf
cause it's, you know,
I think for 15 bucks,
you buy a box of shells
and you buy two boxes
of shells and you can
go goof around for a
couple hours and shoot
a few rounds of skeet
or rounds of birds.
And it's, clay
birds I should say
and boy is it fun.
So yeah, I think that's.
Totally.
A cool, cool thing to do.
And it hasn't really
been something that
I've done a lot of and,
but it's something that
I think that, yeah I
should be talking about
that more and I'm glad
you brought it up.
So that's one option,
get out there with
your shotgun, learn
to shoot skeet, tons
of lessons there,
transitioned to birds.
You'll fill your freezer.
Totally.
Totally.
And that's an
obsession as well.
I mean, we did a podcast
with three new hunters
that just got into it
little by little, and
then they got the boat
and then they're getting
further and further.
Actually they ended
up finding a body
in the marsh, and
so that was what the
podcast was about.
Woah.
That was an
interesting one.
And ended up getting
the hovercraft
and RCMP in there.
Oh, dear.
Yeah.
So that was, and I
see, actually MeatEater
just ran something
about that, a week
ago I think it was.
Just what to do if you're
in the woods and you
find something like that.
I can't say I know
too many people that
happens too, but I know
those three people.
Anyways, that one
took a bit of a turn.
Wow, that's terrible.
Yeah, for sure, that
wasn't where it was
expected to go but.
Right.
So the one gun, I don't
know who says it, beware
the man with one gun,
he knows how to use it
or beware the person
with one gun, they
know how to use it.
Right.
Well, let's go back to
22 because I think that's
an important conversation
that I want to reinforce,
just the value of a 22
and that you mentioned
it's cheap to shoot,
and that's one thing I
like about the 22, it's
also, it's not loud.
It's not, like you can
take a 22 and go out
to a logging / legal
shooting area and you
can set up some targets
and you can just have
some good, fun shooting
recreation in a safe way.
And it's not super loud,
so you're not going
to be like blowing out
the entire valley if
people are camped down
below you or nearby.
Which is the reality of
shooting high powered
firearms is that it
can really affect the
whole experience for
other people, not in
an appropriate range
or, you know, well back
and away from other
recreating people.
But definitely spent some
time in the Chilliwack
valley for both my work
and poked around there
looking for places
to actually shoot.
Right.
It's really like, it's
pretty intense what's
happening, in terms of
the shooting culture
that's happening there
and pretty intense.
So I would encourage
people to definitely
like get a 22 cause
then you can take it
with you when you go
camping in the summer
and drive out of town.
And maybe part of your
recreational plan is
to set aside a couple
of hours of practice
your markspersonship
and shoot a bunch.
And have some fun with
it and hopefully not have
an impact on other people
as you're shooting right.
When you say it's
intense, are you
talking about Yahoo's?
Oh God, like I've
never, and I don't even
think it's, I'm pretty
good about it, cause
I'll talk to people.
I'll be like, hey
how's it going?
And you know, but it's
intense because there's a
lot of activity going on,
there's a lot of people.
Okay.
Who are set up shooting,
four by fouring.
You know, God knows
what they're out to.
It's like and of
course, like I'm a
park ranger, right?
Like, I can't help it.
Like, you know, I look
at everybody through
like, hmm are they a
camper, I don't know,
I might have to write
these guys a ticket.
Like, are they going to
have an illegal fire?
I can't help it right.
Uh huh.
So I sort of, what are
you up and down as to
whether or not they're
going to be, you know,
yeah, a good park
user but, obviously
they're perfectly
in their legal right
to set up and shoot,
provided they're doing
it safely and there's
nothing wrong with that.
I just, the intensity of
it, it's the amount of
what's going on makes it,
you know, like, wow okay,
this is, lots going on.
Do it safely, clean
up after yourself, be
courteous of others.
Basic you know, things
that your mother should
have taught you, and
it goes a long way
to ensuring that you
still have places in
the future to use those
firearms and practice
with them or hunt.
So it's a, you do see
yahoo's once in a while
and I think that's sort
of the scary side of it.
But more and more, I'm
seeing cleanup groups
go out and clean up the
outdoors where others may
have left, they bring out
fridges and microwaves
and different things they
want to shoot and leave.
Apparently if you
shoot it enough, lika
a microwave or a fridge
enough times, it'll
eventually biodegrade.
That seems to be the
policy for some people
out there and it's
just like, really?!
Well that mattress,
if you shoot it with
enough shotgun BB's
it'll just disappear.
Okay, I see what you're
trying to do here, but
it's not working pal.
Yeah.
Nope.
No, no, it's so
disheartening to see that
the mess left behind, but
you know, a lot of people
are out there cleaning
up and the Backcountry
Hunters and Anglers
here, region two team.
I mean, they've done a
number of cleanups just
trying to, you know, try
to reduce the impact of
some of the areas that
have been a little bit
overwhelmed with the
litter left behind by
that type of user, but.
Right.
Like you said, you
know, be responsible,
be respectful, clean
up after yourself and
we can all continue
to enjoy these places
and take advantage
of the opportunity
to shoot because.
And I have a feeling the
people listening to this
podcast are all in that
group, otherwise, they
probably wouldn't find
too much of interest
in these podcasts.
It's all we can to
talk about, right?
Yeah.
Preaching to the
converted right?
Exactly.
Yeah, totally.
Okay that's cool.
Okay, let's go to the
other things about 22
that I was interested in.
So the part that
was, I thought it was
interesting comment was
about like replicating
the experience and it
may be best to have,
you know, say going with
a high powered rifle
because you have to
relearn things from a 22.
They used to teach
the police back in
the day to use 22
revolvers before moving
on to the 38 special
and the 357 right.
And they figured we'll
go over the principles
of marksmanship and
we'll get them keyed
right in but they found
that when they upped
it, and then you had the
noise to contend with
and the recoil, they had
to retrain them again.
And it was not a cost
savings that they
figured it would be.
And so consequently,
there is a school of
thought that says if
you're using it as
a platform to train
yourself to the next
level, maybe just
start at that level and
start getting good at
that from the get go.
So with the 22's, if
you're telling someone
to go get one, I
mean, it always comes
down to, well, what
do you want to do?
And the person says, I
don't know, I want it
to do everything right.
The Ruger 10-22,
probably one of the most
popular 22's out there.
Is a semi-automatic 22,
comes with a 10 round
magazine and people can
accessorize it to their
heart's content and they
can make it look old
and wooden and tactical
and Gucci and whatever
they want with that.
So that's a popular one.
Or you can go and
it doesn't cost much
money for them either.
Yeah I know.
I call it the
bad habit rifle.
Right.
Oh the next round
will get it, next
round will get it.
Yeah totally.
It's like, no, no, no.
You know, when I started
shooting, so my first gun
was a little single shot
22 Steven's favorite.
I think it was from
around the turn
of the century,
falling block design.
And it had a custom
stock made for it,
so it fit my little
five-year-old frame.
I started shooting I
was four, five, got my
first rifle and it had
a Cooey barrel that was
cut down and changed
and so that there
wasn't as much weight
on the front end of it.
And it was one round
at a time and you have
to cock the hammer all
the way back and then
you pull the trigger.
I mean, typically the
hammer cock back when
you put the lever down,
but that was disengaged
for the youngster, right?
Yeah.
And all I wanted was a
semi-auto and I was told
no semi-auto until you
can make your rounds
count with this one,
because all you end up
doing is counting on
that next round right?
So when you say the
bad habit maker, yeah,
I can see it from
that perspective.
Definitely.
Yeah.
So what my dad taught
me is he bought my
brother and I, a Bruno
22 full stock, fairly
heavy, robust 22.
And what his, what he
says it, look, like I
want you guys to, you
know, for one, have a
bolt action rifle, so
that you're used to
cycling the shells from
a shooting position.
Yep.
I want this to be a
full stock, full length
firearm so that you
get used to handling
a full length firearm
that you've kind of
replicate the same
shooting positions as
you go and so that was,
that was his theory.
And that's one that
I've carried through to
some of my training is
kind of follow through
with all of the, whether
you're practicing your
seated position or
standing position or
supported positions
with that firearm.
And you build some
confidence in those
physical positions and
then you eventually
once you've got the
confidence, you need
shooting groups and
then transitioning.
But man, even when
you go from a 22 like
soon as you said,
like 22's are fun,
they're easy to shoot.
Like once you pull
the trigger on a
308 or a 243 man, it
is like stunningly,
it's shocking.
It's not comfortable.
You know, it's
not, yeah for your
first time, yeah.
Because you don't know
what to expect right.
And a part of that
process is, so if we've
talked about the shotgun,
what you start learning
with that shotgun is the
fact that you can shoot
light loads, you can
shoot heavy loads, right?
You can, the lighter
loads will have
less recoil and he
start learning how
to manage recoil.
And the recoil management
is a big part of
ensuring that you
don't flinch, right?
You want to be able to
maintain sight picture
throughout your shot.
The easiest way to
maintain that recoil
management with your,
let's say your shotgun,
is you've got your four
point of contact, right?
You got your front hand
on the forestock, you
got your shooting hand
on the pistol grip, and
you've got your cheek
on the stock and you
got the stock firmly
into your shoulder.
And all of those are
pressing into the
firearm and it's one
of these things where
space equals pain.
If, when you first start
out, you're like, man I
don't want to get hurt
by this thing, I'm going
to hold it away from my
shoulder a little bit.
Or I'm not really
going to touch my cheek
down onto the comb
of the stock here.
Nah, nah, you got
to actually get that
cheek on there and
rest it down firmly.
You have to put a little
backwards pressure into
your shoulder and when
you reduce that space,
you reduce the pain
and it's kind of like
getting into a boxing
ring with Mike Tyson.
You give him a couple
inches to smack you,
man, you're going to
hurt, but you glue his
glove to your face,
you're going to get
dizzy, but he's not
going to be doing them.
It's like, if you
give him a little bit
of distance, right?
Yeah.
So you say that, that
little gap creates a
bit of room for the
firearm to travel and
essentially punch you.
Right.
In the shoulder right?
So the more you seal up
the rifle to your body,
whether it's through
your cheek, your arm,
through your hands,
you're distributing
that shock through
your body more evenly.
And softening that energy
exchange into your body.
Yeah.
Right and the second
thing is, how do you
manage that recoil?
Now, I remember, so when
I was a kid and I started
shooting some competitive
rifle and I was in the
army cadet program and
they had Lee Enfields,
full-size rifles that
were chambered in 22.
They sleeved them, made
them 22 compatible, so
similar to what your
father is doing right.
And then went on to
full bore after that.
But when you watch
these little guys and
gals shoot full bore,
and you think oh man,
how are they going to
handle that recoil?
And theypull a shot and
then they climb back
up the mat again and
they get in position.
They take the shot and
then they crawl back
up the mat because it's
pushing them back, and
they shoot these things
all day long because
of how that recoil is
affecting their body.
Whereas if you get a
full size adult behind
it, that just plunks
down and then the absorb
all of that recoil,
it's going to be a
less enjoyable event.
So learning to kind
of roll back with
it, to let it shove
you and not fight it.
Like I've seen people
when they're learning
to shoot, somebody else
gets behind and they
hold their shoulder
from the other side.
Oh, I'm going to
help him out right.
Where the hold the
shoulder from the
back sorry, from,
let's say they're in
a standing position.
You guys can't see it,
who are listening, but
Dylan and I we've got
video going and we can.
Yep.
Hands where.
We're high fiving
through the video and.
That's right.
No, no, absolutely.
I've heard that, like,
you know, a more like,
well, you're six foot
lots and a fairly solid
dude and if you were
to shoot a high power,
high calibre rifle
with lots of recoil.
Because your body, unless
you've trained your
body, your body will
actually instantly absorb
that weight without
requiring, whereas
someone who is much more
slight, will actually
like essentially like,
we'll absorb that and
kind of fall backwards.
But the actual amount
of energy transferring
into their bodies
less than maybe a
heavier set person
or a bigger person.
So I've heard that and
I've seen that too.
I mean like Mickey is
five foot nothing and a
hundred, or a buck-oh-one
or something like tha
and she's enjoy shooting
way more than I do.
And so it's kinda
interesting to see
how she's able to
manage recoil, so.
Right.
Well.
So with that in mind,
like recoil being,
probably the thing that
people most are concerned
about when thinking
about a centerfire rifle,
I think the majority
of people that I work
with, that will, that
they can, they need a
deer gun that they might
be able to eventually
go shoot a moose or an
elk with at some point.
Right.
And but the primary thing
is that, Hey they're
learning still, they
need a deer gun, where
would you, what are
some things you would
consider when evaluating
what calibre to consider
for that new hunter?
Who's trying to buy
one firearm, at least
for the next three or
four years while they
enter the hunting world.
So we'll talk about
it and then I'll give
you the shortcut.
Essentially, you
talked about recoil, so
recoil, is this going
to be energy, right?
The energy coming back.
For every action,
there's an equal and
opposite reaction.
You want to have enough
energy in that projectile
coming out in order to
ethically and humanely
harvest an animal.
And they measure that
energy by the mass of
the projectile going
out, is essentially an
equation, it's one half
mass times the velocity
squared, and that that'll
give you the energy.
So what that tells
you is the more mass
a projectile has, the
more energy it's going
to transfer in both
directions, right?
So that's going to be
more recoil and more
energy transfer onto
the animal that you're
wishing to harvest.
But it's half mass
times velocity squared.
So if we take a look at
the other side, the more
velocity we have, man,
we can have less mass
projectile, but have a
higher velocity and still
achieve the same or more
energy on the target.
So there's a.
Can I just put that
into, I'm going to
say that back to you.
Yeah yeah.
In the language that
I think I understand.
Okay.
So you have the
weight of the bullet.
In grains.
You have the speed.
Yeah, in grains, we
call it ingrain and
then we have the
speed the bullet goes.
Yeah.
And the more, the
heavier and the faster
the bullet goes, the
more energy it will
impact an animal with.
That's right.
And.
And.
Go on, I interrupted.
Go on.
No that was it, so if you
have a, you can have a,
and then you can start
to play with the factors.
You can have a lighter
bullet going faster.
Right.
That'll make the same
amount of energy or
you can have a heavier
bullet going slower.
Right.
Which will create enough
energy or the similar
amount of energy so.
Right.
So when we look at
it, and the only
reason I butt in, I
said grains, right?
Because really, I
mean, we're measuring
the energy in joules
or foot pounds.
It's because when
people go to buy their
ammunition for their
firearm, they might
just think, Oh I need
rounds for this calibre.
But that can come in
different weight grain
projectiles that come
out of there too.
So you can have ones
that perhaps have a
bit more recoil or
a bit more energy on
the animal as well.
So, I mean, when we
talk about grains, we
measure powder in the
same way, and I know some
people get confused and
they're like, hold on,
are you counting those
individual grains and
no that's not how it is.
Grains is a unit
of measurement.
I mean, we've got,
Jewlers will use Troy
weight right and I
think grains kind of
came in there through
the English system.
Druggist's use apothecary
weight, avoirdupois
system was ounces
and pounds and stuff.
And I think between
Avoirdupois and Troy,
grains are probably
measured about the same,
if I recall correctly.
But it's just a unit of
measurement for weight.
So if you say I've
got a 175 grain bullet
right, you going to
know that they're
just talking about how
much I think weighs.
Yep.
And.
175 grain bullet
weighs more than
120 grain bullet.
Easy, yeah.
And that's it right?
You don't have
to go much.
That's it.
Don't have to go
much further than
that one, but.
Weighs about
announce, maybe.
Yeah.
But now we know, I can
have that one rifle and
I might be able to get
different ammunition for
it for maybe something
that I wanted penetrate
a little bit deeper
and that penetration is
going to come through
projectile shape, right.
And that projectile
shape affects a
ballistic coefficient.
And that's a fancy way of
saying just how it cuts
through the air, right?
The higher, the ballistic
coefficient, the better
it cuts through the air.
But as well, it would
be like, let's say you
have a needle, a needle
can go through something
pretty darn good, but
it's not going to be
transferring the energy
the same way that a
hammer would, right.
A hammer is going to
probably not penetrate
through something
that well, but it's
going to transfer a
lot of that energy.
So these are all kind
of things that people
can kind of keep in
the back of their mind.
And I told you, there's
going to be a shortcut
at the end of this.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I love it.
When I asked you to
talk about this topic,
you're like I can kind
of get in the weeds
a little bit when I
get into this stuff.
I'm enjoying this so.
I gave an example.
Yeah.
I gave an example to you
because I said there is,
CBC asked me to opine on
something one time and
I turned them down and
instead I referred them
to another individual and
afterwards I listened to
that individual's answer.
And although that answer,
in my opinion, was
technically wrong, it
was the correct answer
for CBC, cause it was
so clear, so concise
and to the point.
And really on the
technical side, who
cares what he got
across was right.
So yes, I can get
into the weeds a bit.
But this is good.
So let's, I think it's
an important thing, I
mean, these are things
that as people can
pick up on some of this
stuff and they can dig
deeper into this and.
As they wish, yeah.
And so it's important to
recognize that bullets
have different shapes.
Some are, fly through
the air better.
Sure.
Than others and
others do a better
job of essentially
killing an animal.
Like they're designed
to hit an animal and
they're, we call it
opening up or getting
like, mushrooming out.
And then eventually well,
bullets are actually
designed to try and
like, when they hit the
animal, they're kind
of designed to stop.
They're ideally, they're
going to hit the animal,
drive, penetrate the
flesh through the heart
and lungs and then
ultimately stop there.
They want to dissipate
all of their energy
in the animal to
maximize the purpose
of that bullet, which
is to kill the animal.
Other bullets are
designed to fly really
stable and flat for
a long distance and
be extremely accurate
at distance, but
they may be less
effective at that job
of potentially hitting
an animal and opening
up and killing it.
So there's always a bit
of a balance between,
what that bullet's
designed to do and its
performance, whether
it's for target shooting
or the performance, if
it's designed to be a
load that is intended
to shoot into, to open
up and kill an animal.
So that's sort of
where we dive into that
bullet world and get
to know what different
bullet manufacturers
and how they perform
it at different.
And they all perform at
different speeds too,
it's fascinating stuff.
You can go down and
go deep into it right?
You know, but.
What's the guys name?
Bryan Litz or
lilts, litz?
He's got a few
books out there.
I mean, if you really
want to geek out on that
kind of stuff, there's a
guy to go check out his.
But and that this is
exactly what you say
here, which is why we
have laws that say,
if you're going to be
using certain types of
ammunition for harvesting
animals, it has to be
expanding ammunition.
It's gotta be designed
to be able to open up
and transfer that energy.
And there are, I guess,
different schools of
thought within hunters,
some who say, man I
wanted to the projectile
to go in and stop in the
middle of that animal and
just completely make your
primary wound channel and
your secondary cavity.
And it just, I want
a lot of damage
go right through.
Some say, I don't want
it to stop till it
gets to the skin on
the other side, right?
Like basically as much
penetration without
over penetrating.
And then I've heard
some say, no, I want
through and through,
I want it to go in and
do some damage and then
come out the other side
cause it gives a better
blood trail to track.
Ehh, you know, once he
started getting there,
here, you're using
your expanding tip
projectiles and you're
probably cranking out a
little too much power.
And when we start
looking at this power
thing, when people
start saying, I want one
gun, quite often, they
say bigger is better.
And bigger is not
necessarily better
because the worst thing
that you can do as
a new firearms owner
is ingrain a flinch,
flinching yourself,
right from the get go.
That's hard to
overcome a flinch.
Are you still
there Dylan?
All right, so right about
now I realize that Dylan
is having some technical
difficulties on his end
and this voiceover, well,
this voiceover is only
here to serve as a segue
between the first half
and the second half.
I don't know where
I was, because we've
been down for a little
bit, the joys of doing
online podcasting, this
is our second time.
This is a second time
Dylan that you and first
time, your battery, you
forgot to plug in your
computer, but this time
it wasn't your fault.
How do you remember
these things?
God.
Okay, great.
I dunno.
Everything, it's
like a steel trap.
Yeah.
You're pulling out
these quotes are
these like, yeah.
I love it.
I love it.
But yeah, no, I
definitely, yeah.
I just had a malfunction
of the whole system
here, but I appreciate
your patience and
we'll get back to it.
So we were kind of
talking about like, you
know, bullet coefficient
and talking about
bullet, the variation.
And I think this is a
cool thing you're talking
about was like, this is
the variation between,
you know, even if you go
with one calibre rifle,
you still have a lot of
options as to whether
you want to shoot heavy
bullets out of it, or a
lighter bullets or and
the bullet configuration,
how they're designed
and shape has a
different, so.
You know, it's a kind
of a cool conversation
because as much as a
variation in the calibre,
which is where I want
to kind of lead us here,
there's also within any
calibre there's variation
in terms of the weight,
the design of the bullet,
what it's designed to do.
And then you even
mentioned about grains.
How many grains of
gunpowder that you put
behind the bullet to
shoot it, which makes
it perform differently.
So it really is a
complicated discussion
as you get down and
start talking about
bullet design and
the configuration of
the actual cartridge.
Right.
So on that note, what
do you think is the most
versatile cartridge, like
most versatile calibre.
So total wormholes.
So I'm going to
throw out okay.
Because if someone's
getting into it and
they want to use it
for hunting, I mean
in British Columbia
anyways, we don't have
any restrictions on our
big game hunting until
you get to bison, right.
So bison's what?
175 grain, 2000 foot
pound, or more energy
at a 100 meters.
So aside from that,
you're kind of free to
use whatever you want
when you're hunting
anything but bison.
So you're going to
want to, I mean, there
are some centerfire
cartridges that just
don't have much oomph
behind them that
it just wouldn't
be ethical to use.
But if you're starting
out and you're getting
into it, 243 Winchester,
a 6.5 Creedmoor, 7mm-08,
308 Winchester, 270
Winchester, 30-06,
I mean, they're
all great choices.
And 30-06 was always
the old standby.
Everyone says, ah just
get a 30-06, you can
load up, you can load
down, go with that.
6.5 Creedmoor has been
gaining a heck of a lot
more popularity lately.
It's got its detractors,
it's got the people
who just swear by it,
but it's going out of
there at a faster rate.
And the big thing it has
going for it is, very
low recoil and still
great muzzle energy.
Great ballistic
coefficient, cuts
through the air and
it'll take over most
of the game that you
want within British
Columbia, most game
within North America.
I pulled some good size
black bears with a 6.5
Creedmoor just this year.
It comes down to your
familiarity with the
firearm and your ability
to put a round where
it matters, because if
you're shooting something
in the tail or the foot,
I mean, maybe a needle,
a canon behind you,
but if you take your
time and you close that
distance, your practice.
Everything that you're
learning through,
EatWild and everything
you're learning through
Silvercore and put that
round where it matters,
then you don't really
need a huge honking
calibre to do the job.
And in fact, I did pod,
sorry, I'll let you go.
I did a podcast with
the fellow, you and
I both know with
Marshall Lowen and he
was, he recounted us.
Oh yeah.
Yeah and he recounted
a story of a indigenous
woman who would use a
22 for moose hunting.
And he says,
isn't that hard?
He says, she says, the
hard part is getting
the animal home, right?
So shot placement
really is where it's at.
I heard an interesting
discussion and it was
about like the sort
of, this guy went from
hunting, being a rifle
hunter to a bow hunter,
and then you really
get focused on shot
placement with the bow.
And with a bow, like you
really are just trying to
poke a hole in the lung
with a blade essentially.
And then you hope that
that one hole in the
lung causes bleeding
in the lungs and dies.
And the point I thought
it was interesting, was
the individuals that,
you know, it was so it's
just like, it just puts
the whole discussion
around, you know, is
243 enough calibre to
take down a deer or a
moose or it's just like,
it just like there's.
243 causes catastrophic
damage to lungs.
Absolutely.
Beyond the, put any
potential of any bow
hunter out there.
And there's bow hunters,
shooting moose and
bison, anything else.
So like tha, like
going to your point
about shot placement.
Any any of those high
powered centerfire
rifles will cause enough
damage to the lungs.
If you cause damage.
If you put a hole in
the lungs, those animals
will die, they will die
quickly and efficiently
and ethically.
So really a lot of it
is about shot placement.
Really what I think
where people start to
think about, you know,
increasing the distance
they can shoot and carry
energy out to longer
distances, it becomes
a bit of a discussion.
And whereas some of
the lighter rifles
lose energy cause
they're, don't have
as much gunpowder
behind the bullet
on a smaller rifle.
Like I have a 300
Winchester Magnum and
it's a gigantic cartridge
and it makes a huge bang.
Sure it does.
Yeah.
Boots like a mule.
Yeah, I don't like it.
But it, you know, I have
every confidence that
when I'm shooting an
elk at 250 to 300 yards,
which is my outside
range of comfort on an
animal of that size,
that it's got plenty,
it still has 2000 foot
pounds of energy to cause
devastation to the lungs.
And if I miss the lungs
and hit in the shoulder,
it's gonna break enough
shoulder and eventually
work its way into the
lungs that I'm going to
is going to be a dead
elk, 100%, for sure.
Whereas maybe with the
243 at 300 yards, if
you hit the shoulder,
it may not penetrate
through the shoulder
and into the lungs.
And I think that's kind
of where the discussion
starts to go a little
bit sideways or gets a
little bit more relevant,
but if your shot
placement is perfect,
it's all irrelevant.
It's all like, yeah the
22 will do enough damage
to the lungs, as long
as you get it between
the ribs you know?
So Colonel Townsend
Whelen, and he was a guy
for many, many years,
everyone recorded him and
he says a thousand foot
pounds of energy that's
what you need, right so.
Yeah.
Like full stop.
And everyone says,
Oh, we need a
thousand foot pounds.
So if it's at X distance,
I want have a thousand
foot pounds at that
distance in order to
have ethical and humane.
The way that
modern bullets are
constructed in modern
ammo's being made.
And some people have
different thoughts on it,
but that's always been
the general knowledge.
And when you look at
how you're going to
be putting an animal
down it's going to die
through, realistically,
one of two ways.
One way you've got a
CNS shot, a central
nervous system shot, so
that's going to be brain
or spinal cord, right?
Second way is going
to be that you
indeuce hypovolemic
shock, essentially.
You induce hypovolemic
shock through massive
cardiopulmonary
decompression, and that's
going to be interruption
of its ability to breathe
or circulate oxygen
through its body, through
heart or through lungs.
And the fastest way to
fix that is to have a
bleed out quickly, right?
So you can put a
whole bunch of rounds
into something.
The more rounds, the
faster you're going
to introduce that
shock, but you're also
wasting a whole ton
of meat too, right?
So those are some of
the considerations.
When it comes to rifles,
because just a segue back
to your point, just tell
him what to get a Tikka
T3X, very popular, the
new Sauer 100, popular.
Mauser M18's, popular
and affordable, right?
So those are a few
things that the listeners
might want to look at.
They're all Mauser
action, bolt
action rifles.
That's simple.
Simple.
So it's bolt that
bolt action for sure.
The, well let's not,
we're not gonna let
you off the hook that
simple, you listed like
seven different calibres.
If you had to buy
one calibre for your
son, who's going
to turn, say he's
turning 16 years old.
I've got him at 6.5
Creedmoor, that's
all my son shoots.
And my son shoots that
because that's what
my wife shoots and I
wish you'd sat because
International Barrels
in Abbotsford spun up a
barrel in 6.5 Creedmoor
for me just to test out.
And it keeps us all on
the same ammo platform
when we're out there,
rather than everybody
using different ammo.
6.5 Creedmoor was
something that I was
interested in from an
accuracy standpoint.
Did some reading about
it, wanted to see how
the thing performed
out in the field and
so far, I've been
impressed with it.
I'm using the Hornady
ELDX bullets in them,
and it's putting
the animals down
quickly and humanely.
And, but that's just
because I happened
to get it from
International Barrels.
They made this deadly
accurate barrel and I
ended up just going with
that for my wife and a
son cause low recoil.
Yeah.
And that's so I think
that's, to me, that's
the point I want to
key on is that the
comfort of shooting?
So I'm a big advocate
of the 243, the 6.5 or
the 7-08, because all
three of those guns
have significantly less
recoil than a 30-06 or
a 270, both of which
are awesome calibres.
But the three that
I just listed, they
have probably 30%
to 40% less recoil,
so they're just more
comfortable to shoot.
And I think, I mean,
this is something that I
suffered from as a kid.
I, you know, the first
guy in that my dad
bought me about a 6.5
pound, 30-06 when I was
13 or 14 years old and
handed to me with a
couple of blocks as 180
grain Federal bullets.
And I went and shot it
and just beat the shit
out of myself and I
maintain that same fear
of recoil and well, and I
still have a flinch that
I work on at all time.
And I have improved my
shooting over the years,
but the thing that
improved my shooting
the most is that when
I bought a 7mm-08 and
I took it to the range
and I was like, wow,
this feels to me like
I'm shooting at 22.
It's just, I'm not afraid
of it, I'm comfortable.
I just started building
on like, I make a good
shot and I make another
good shot and I make
another good shot,
I got a good group.
And that confidence just
like, helped me build up
my confidence, cause I
could never comfortably
shoot the 30-06, I never
enjoyed shooting it.
I ended up winning a
300 when I was, you
know, somewhere in my
mid twenties at a BC
Wildlife Federation
conference so now I've
got this beautiful
Tikka 300, which is a
great elk, moose gun.
And I had it really
got into elk hunting
then so it was, you
know, effective for
hunting elk, but I
hated shooting it and
I still do actually.
Like, I'm glad like,
one shot a year,
great, go to the range.
Two inches high at
a 100 yards, done,
back in the case,
let's go elk hunting.
But I'll sit there and
I'll actually shoot with
my 7-08 and I will build
my confidence and comfort
at shooting at 300 yards.
And just trying to, I
just enjoy shooting.
And that's the first
time that I didn't enjoy
shooting until I was
basically in my thirties,
like which is something
to be said for that.
So yeah, I liked the
call and the 6.5.
And that's not
because I'm married
to the cartridge.
It's just happened to be
something I was testing
out and it works well.
But all the cartridges
you mentioned there,
recoil is going to be
one of the things that
puts people off the most.
The fit of the firearm,
you want to make
sure it fits to you.
Recoil can be mitigated
through proper
technique, it can
be mitigated through
having a heavier firearm
because that's going
to change felt recoil.
The energy recoil is
going to be the same,
but the length of time
it takes, or the recoiled
impact on you is going
to be dissipated over
a longer time period,
so it's going to feel
more like a shove
than a sharp push.
And then a good recoil
pad on there, or even a
muzzle break if you don't
mind the loud concussive.
Blowing your
buddies eardrums.
Exactly.
So that can all help.
That can all help.
Yeah.
And.
Totally.
The real shortcut
to all of that, and
we're talking about
different, like kind of
calibres and guns and
models on the rest and
you're talking about
the Vancouver urbanite
living in an apartment,
go to Reliable Gun and
Tackle on Fraser street,
and they have a wide
selection and they'll
take you down and they'll
take you through it.
And they just get those
same questions asked
day in, day out and
they're going to find
something that works
with your budget and
that'll work for you,
or your local gun store.
I mean, I just
say Reliable cause
you're talking about
Vancouver there.
That would be, that
would be the shortcut,
I'd take this knowledge
and go on and say, I
heard Dylan and Travis
talkin about this.
Can we, I gotta say,
I got a 7-08 or a 6.5,
but I think the other
one that, that falls
into that same category
that's worth mentioning
it, is the 308.
And I think the 308 is
kind of the, both the
6.5 Creedmoor and the
7-08 are all built on the
same cartridge as a 308.
I think it's the
same cartridge?
The same with
the 6.5 yeah.
Right.
It just it's different
sized bullet that
they're shooting out of
the same cartridge, but
they're all relative.
They're short action
rifle they're, so
that means they're
not, they're a shorter
full, like the bullet
length of the cartridge
length is short.
Which is, there's
some advantage of
that because the gun
has overall shorter.
In some cases you save an
inch versus the 7-08 is
a whole inch longer, the
bullet or the cartridge
is an inch longer.
So you just get that much
more metal and around
the chamber and stuff.
So some merit to that,
but the 308 is kind
of got that balance
of recoil, but it
still will shoot a
heavier bullet, if you.
It'll take everything.
Going bison hunting.
It'll take everything.
And yeah most, it's
super, the bullet, that's
other thing to think
about the affordability
of the bullets.
Like 308 ammo was by
far the cheapest ammo,
so you could shoot
lots of it if you're
going to shoot lots.
It's affordability and
availability, especially
if you're going to be
out in Timbuktu with
a firearm, you want
to have something
that you can find ammo
for if you need it.
And that was why I
think 6.5 took a while
for people to kind
of adopt because up
until recently, it
wasn't as ubiquitous.
Yeah, totally.
Totally.
So the only, and then
just thinking about
like, you know, the only
downside of going with
like a 308 or sorry,
a 30-06 or a 270 you
know, ultimately is
how you manage recoil.
Like you said,
there's options for
managing recoil.
Those rifles kind of
do everything if you
want them, particularly
the, yeah, if you're a
long range shooter, the
270 is a great option.
If you want to be a moose
hunter, an elk hunter
and a deer hunter to the
30-06 is about as good
as it gets, but again,
you're managing recoil.
So I think we kinda, I
think we kinda covered
that off a little bit.
I think so.
I think for more or less,
if they want to delve
in more, I mean, they
can always email us.
Phone us up.
Sure email us.
And I like your
suggestion.
It's just go see the
guys or the folks I
should say down at
Reliable there they,
what I like about
Reliable is that they're
very accessible shop.
Like they could see a
new hunter walking to
the door and they make
you feel welcome and make
you feel like it's not a,
that, cause it's a fairly
intimidating experience
walking into a gun store.
And they do a good job
of yeah, making everybody
feel comfortable.
Yeah.
On that note, I was going
to ask you, this is one
of the questions I had
and as we were gonna
try and wrap up here I
think, but I'm curious
what you think the value
is in the market of say
like a new hunter going,
Hey, should I buy a used
rifle or a new rifle?
Do you have any thoughts
on which direction to go?
Yeah, get new.
Get a new rifle, unless
you're getting it from
a reputable source.
It will stand behind it
afterwards because a lot
of, when you're getting
brand new into this,
you want to know that
your equipment works.
And if you're buying
something used off of
uncle Bob, or if they
find a advertisement in
a buy and sell somewhere
and you pick the thing
up, there's a whole
bunch of questions
that you're gonna have.
Like, did the person mess
with it ahead of time?
I mean, you never know
how there's a lot of
backyard gunsmiths and
people who get it a
dremmel tool and they
figure that, hey, I
can do whatever I want
and now I'm a gunsmith,
I got a dremmel.
If you know what you're
doing, by all means
get used to it right.
If you're into it for
a while and you've been
around firearms, you
know what you're looking
for, get a used firearm.
I mean, there's a
possibility to save
some good money and
get some great deals.
But if you're just
getting into it, the
price of some of these
new firearms that shoot
extremely well out of
the box it's just, to me,
it doesn't make sense to
delve in the used market
as your first firearm.
I totally agree.
Like there's not, I
mean, the one thing
that's great about,
if you're going to be
that person that buys
lots of firearms, it's
kind of like having
money in the bank.
Like firearms don't
typically go down in
value all that much.
The resale value
is pretty high on a
well cared for rifle.
So the flip side of
that is that if you're
thinking that you're
going to go, you want
to save a few hundred
bucks and you're going to
explore the use market.
A good quality firearm
has been well cared
for is going to be
basically the same
cost as a new one.
It's incredible that,
you know, that resale
value, often guns, the
manufacturers, it's
just not available.
Some of the calibres or
the manufacturer, the
type of type of rifle.
So I've got rifles in
my closet that are worth
more now than when I
bought them three or
four years ago, like it's
kinda unique that way.
So I don't think
there's a huge
benefit of going used.
And like you said,
there's the concern of
what was the history
of the rifle before so.
And even if everything's
fine on a firearm, but
you're not hitting the
target and then you're
sitting in the back of
your head thinking, is
it because the rifles
not working as it
should, did somebody
monkey with it, right.
At least you can
eliminate some of
those variables.
Well, and then the
last thing abouy used
firearms, I've got some
firearms I don't like,
cause I've never been
able to shoot them well.
Sure.
So there's something
fundamentally wrong
with me or something
fundamentally wrong
with the rifle and I
might consider selling
that rifle and passing
it on because I just
never been able to get
comfortable with it.
So most.
That's right.
The firearms that I like,
that I shoot well with.
You hold onto them.
Are still in my locker.
So like the ones that
are out there, I mean
the only way I see,
like there's benefit of
going with some, where
you get some benefit is
maybe in the optics part.
Like you might find it
like an old Remington
with a good Leupold
golden scope on it for
five or 600 bucks or
something like that.
And you may be getting
$300 with optics and
it's a three or $400
gun and the package is
probably better than you
might buy for the same
value in the new market.
There's maybe those
types of deals around
and maybe if you have an
uncle or a family member
that you know, is passing
on some guns and moving
them out, there may be
some options to look at.
But I think, the other
piece and the last
question, I'm gonna
ask you a Travis before
I let you go and.
Yeah, yeah.
Enjoy the rest of your
evening is, you know,
people come up against
the question of whether
they should buy a
stainless rifle or a
blued rifle when thinking
about their first rifle.
Do you have any initial
thoughts on where
the value is there?
Yeah, stainless.
That was easy.
Getting your first
rifle, I mean, you're
brand new to the game
of learning how to
clean it and learning
how to care for it.
Blued firearms are
great and there's
nothing wrong with them.
Really, if you're
learning about how to
care for your firearm
and you're going to be
on the field for a few
days, save yourself
the hassle and just
get something that's
going to stain less.
It's not that it's not
going to rust, right?
It's, can still very
well rust and the parts
inside it can rust, and
if you don't like the
color of red color of the
silver firearm paint it.
Or they, you can
actually, there is
chemical processing, you
can blacken stainless
firearm, you can buy
them like that too.
But the old school
of thought was that's
stainless didn't
shoot as well as
a, let's say blued
carbon steel firearm.
The advancements in
metallurgy and the way
it's put together, you
know, most of the high
end shooters are shooting
stainless barrels.
So I would be inclined
as a brand new shooter
to go that route.
And then you can play
around from there.
I don't know, what
would you say?
Oh, I mean, I grew
up with stainless
guns, cause that was
when my first kind
I had and I did buy
a like a beautiful
wood stock Stier
with a blued barrel.
Oh yeah.
That was that 7-08
that I came across
somewhere along.
Nice.
The way.
And, beautiful gun, I
love shooting it, but
like I like the thought
of taking it on a
sheep hunt or something
just like, I was like,
no, I can't do that.
I'll just, just
destroy it.
And that's it, like, you
nailed another point in
there because really who
cares if it's rusted?
I mean, will it still
shoot as long as it's
not rusty in the bore?
It'll so shoot,
but it's the worry.
It's like jewelry man.
That's it, you got it.
Right.
So if you're going out
and breaking the bank
to buy some brand new
first firearm you've
ever had and you just
got the most expensive
pretty thing out there,
are you really going to
want to use it, right?
Well, I've got a hunting
partner, Jenny P, who
is often on the podcast.
She has a nice Micro
Midas Browning a
firearm, and this
is a real piss off.
If you're a female or if
you're a short statured
hunter with a short
pole, like the pole, you
have very few options
for gun manufacturers
that make firearms in
a smaller rifles for
'em in stainless steel.
In fact, there's
almost no options.
The majority of the
manufacturers make
youth model rifles, but
I think in their mind,
they're like, well,
they're, if you're a
youth you're going to
grow out of this gun, so
you don't really need a
stainless long-term gun.
But you know, I've been
down this path a number
of times with female
friends of mine who
are shorter stature,
and we're looking for a
smaller gun and there's
very few firearms on
the market that are both
stainless steel, give you
an array of calibres and
come in more micro sizes.
And the one that actually
helped my cousin, Jess,
and then now just Mickey
buy, is a Remington
Model Seve and it's a
short stock and a short
barrel and it does come
in a stainless barrel,
beautiful little gun and.
But there's very
few options that are
available to smaller
statutes shooters.
So something that the
industry could start
cluing into that,
you know, women and
little people want to
hunt in the mountains
too, and want to
have the versatility
of a stainless gun.
Totally.
Or just make it modular.
So you can just, rather
than having to take
it to a gunsmith and
chop it down, get one
that you can just take
spacers out, right?
You can sell to.
Of course.
A whole wide.
From a marketing
standpoint, I don't know.
But you're right.
You're right.
Not a lot of options.
And so anyway, I think
it was talking about
Jenny P, who I, you
know, we've done huge
adventure hunts together.
And this poor, like
Browning micro midas
that she has is, which
is a Woodstock and a
blued barrel, like it's
just been beat to shit.
Like we took, last year
we took 150 kilometers
of whitewater rafting,
you know, knocking on
the bottom of a boat.
It was, we went on
a bear, saltwater
fishing bear hunt.
So her rifle is like
knocking around on the
front of my boat in
saltwater conditions, you
know.
So let me ask you
this, is it rusty?
Oh, yeah.
I mean, it'srusted
up, but the barrel
is probably fine.
Okay.
So yeah, you know, it's
one of these things
that you really got to
stay on top of it if
you're going to be in
those conditions for
a long period of time.
There's nothing
wrong with blued,
there really isn't.
But for a first gun,
if you had the money to
spend and your looking
for a little bit easier
maintenance and the
rest of yourself, I'd
lean towards stainless.
Yeah, I think stainless
is, I mean, if you can
afford it is probably
30% more I think, like
if you go across the
board to invest in
the 20 or 30% more.
But I think you'll get
that back right away
when you, the first time
you get out there, you
know, you come back to
your tent, it's soaking
wet and you're gone
soaking wet, and you
can't do anything to
really dry it out cause
you're sleeping in a
pup tent for the night
and it rains for four
more days after that.
Like it's a lot, it's
really nice having
that stainless in that
type of conditions.
Or they could listen
to the tips and tricks
on the EatWild podcast
about how to care for
your firearm, when
out in the field.
Well, that's great.
We shouldn't
mention that.
So the last time that
we talked, we hung
out, we talked about,
we had gun care in the
field and storage and
that was a lot of fun.
And I said, that was
the one that probably
got the most feedback
from listeners.
Just like enjoyed just
getting that, those tips.
But this has been
really fun, hanging
out with you Travis.
I think, we should
do this more often
and hang out.
I think we've got
a bit of a plan.
I taught that I talked
to Mark Hall of the
Hunter Conservationist
podcast and I think it'd
be fun having a longer
conversation around like
hunter certification and
training for firearms
for new hunters and the
standards that we apply.
And what that looks
like when people get
out there in the field.
I think there's a great
conversation there.
So I'm hoping that we
can meet up in the next
couple of months and have
that conversation with
Mark and you up for that?
How fun would that be?
And I think between
the three of us, we
could probably have
an opinion or two on
the subject matter.
Perhaps.
Yeah, for sure.
Well, I think we've
all done a lot to, you
know, I think everybody
at the same, when it
comes to new hunters
and ensuring that people
have the support they
need and the mentorship.
I think that's something
that we're all talking
about and thinking about.
And, we know how hard
it is for new hunters to
get in and get involved.
So Travis, if people
want to find you, where
would they find you?
So if they're looking for
the Silvercore podcast,
you can download that
anywhere fine podcasts
are distributed, so
we're essentially on
all the platforms or
YouTube, or you can
go to Silvercore.ca
and I believe we've
got blog posts with
the full transcripts.
And if you have ADHD
like myself and you
just want to get right
to the point, you can
find it right there.
Oh, cool.
Let's take it to the
next level, that's
awesome and that.
Awesome.
Hey.
And then of
course Travis.
Of course, you're going
to have a copy of this
transcript as well.
If this is a share
cast, I'll give you a
copy and there you go.
Good to go.
There you go.
I learned something.
Yeah, for sure.
Awesome, well I really
enjoyed having you
on here, Travis.
Hey, so everybody else
out there, thanks so
much for hanging out
with Travis and I, you
know, for sure we're
still living COVID life,
I just want to say like
we're all on lockdown
here, no doubt you know,
some people that are
really challenged right
now with maintaining
social connection.
So I just say, remind you
to get out there, call up
those friends of yours,
have a conversation,
reach out to them because
I know that people
are suffering now.
Just something I've been
thinking about lots right
now is as these days
are getting shorter.
Yeah, stay connected
with those people you
care about and reach out.
And I'll be doing more
podcasts coming up and
if you're looking for a
gift for this Christmas,
I'm rolling out my
EatWild webinars series,
is a great idea for
the hunter in your life
to give them a gift of
learning and hanging out
with Dylan and friends
on the webinar series.
I can vote for that one
because I sat in on one
of your webinars and
that was a fun time.
That was a good
thing, check it out.
Oh, yeah, there are
tons of fun, thanks
for that Travis.
I enjoy doing them and
usually get an audience
of, you know, 20, 25
people and a few experts
and we just got a
presentation to follow
and, yeah do our best to
equip people on a topic
that I think is important
to be a better hunter.
So yeah, they've
been fun.
Dylan, it was
a great idea.
Love doing these things.
I look forward to
the next one we do.
Yeah, right on, that
was a lot of fun.