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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to More Outdoors on News Talk five sixty KLVI.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Chestermore. You know, a few months back, I

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<v Speaker 1>found myself off in kind of the Bessie Heights area

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<v Speaker 1>in a spot that was you know, I've seen on

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<v Speaker 1>maps of fish near and I found myself on the

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<v Speaker 1>Lonesome Game Sportsman's Club. And I'd heard about this place before.

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<v Speaker 1>It's kind of like one of those places like behind

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<v Speaker 1>the scenes, you don't know what's going on out there,

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<v Speaker 1>and come out there and to find these beautiful lakes

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<v Speaker 1>and they're full of fish, and there's ducks. There's saw

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<v Speaker 1>model ducks out there at the time, and there's alligators

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<v Speaker 1>and it's just a really beautiful, beautiful area. And my

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<v Speaker 1>connection to this were really two people. My good friend

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<v Speaker 1>Brian Johnson, he was just on talking about duck hunting

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<v Speaker 1>dogs and Andy Hill, and we're gonna talk about this

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<v Speaker 1>kind of local treasure here and how local people can

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<v Speaker 1>access kind of a sportsman's dream type place here in

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<v Speaker 1>Southeast Texas. Welcome to the program, guys, thank you glad

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<v Speaker 1>to be here. So let's start with you. Andy. Just

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<v Speaker 1>tell us about the Lonesome Game Sportsmen's Club, what it's

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<v Speaker 1>used for its size and kind of like when this

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<v Speaker 1>place was founded.

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<v Speaker 2>So the Lonesome Game came in to existence under its

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<v Speaker 2>current name three years ago. Prior to that, it was

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<v Speaker 2>already an established club known as the Natures River Sportsmen's Club.

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<v Speaker 2>So initially the Bass Reservoir, which is roughly three hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and twenty acres, was dug out into the marsh i'd

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<v Speaker 2>say late fifties, early sixties, and they used a dragline

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<v Speaker 2>and they built up a big levee just out into

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<v Speaker 2>the marsh. It is completely freshwater inside. And then we're

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<v Speaker 2>surrounded by seventeen hundred acres that we also own. That

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<v Speaker 2>is the brackish marsh between the Energy power Plant as

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<v Speaker 2>the eastern southern border and the Nail the Stark Wildlife

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<v Speaker 2>Management Area on the north.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, that's really like if you're if you're

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<v Speaker 1>someone from southeast Texas, you've always kind of heard about

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<v Speaker 1>that area, the Bessie Heights Marsh and the Naturever Sportsman's Club.

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<v Speaker 1>My mentor as a writer, Ed Holder, was a member

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<v Speaker 1>of Nature Server Sportsman's Club back in the day. Even

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<v Speaker 1>as they had a cool story about how there was

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<v Speaker 1>some protests and they wanted to start Florida string bass

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<v Speaker 1>because a lot of the local guys said Florida's are

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<v Speaker 1>too nitpicky and there and they get shy too much

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<v Speaker 1>as keep the basst easier to catch, you know. So

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of history going into that. But uh so

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<v Speaker 1>you guys you know have have this now and it's

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<v Speaker 1>open for membership. That is correct. Mm hm. So how

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<v Speaker 1>does someone god, I remember you got to like do

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<v Speaker 1>a blood oath.

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<v Speaker 3>Or what's going on?

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<v Speaker 1>How do you do this?

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<v Speaker 4>Blood required?

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<v Speaker 3>Yay, I wouldn't be a member for it.

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<v Speaker 2>Was easiest way is to reach us on our Facebook page, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>Lonesome game. You can contact me Andy Hill at three

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<v Speaker 2>two five six six ' nine two six seven five.

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<v Speaker 2>Reach out to you, reach out to Brian, reach out

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<v Speaker 2>to some of our other members, word of mouth. That's

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<v Speaker 2>the best way to get you to the right people

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll go from there. We like to cap our

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<v Speaker 2>membership at two hundred and fifty members per year. Currently

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<v Speaker 2>we have two hundred and thirty five, so we're not

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<v Speaker 2>quite there, but that's the easiest way to get a

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<v Speaker 2>hold of us. Join our Facebook page, follow us, and

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<v Speaker 2>all of our announcements and everything is on there.

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<v Speaker 1>So Brian, you the one to connect to me with

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<v Speaker 1>this at first talk told me, you know, I met

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<v Speaker 1>Andy years ago because like this kid's wild kids fishing thing. Yep,

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<v Speaker 1>you brought kids in from like San Antonio Urban Connection, Urban.

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<v Speaker 3>Connection, which was awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>And this kid Ricky every once in a while that

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<v Speaker 1>I fished with, will still send me a message.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, yeah, that was really cool. So I remember to

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<v Speaker 3>Andy from that.

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<v Speaker 1>But man, you're about catching the fish, and that's the

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<v Speaker 1>thing about you is like Brian. Like me and my

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<v Speaker 1>friend Paul Fazenski were talking about Brian this weekend and

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<v Speaker 1>he's like, he's like, you know, look, man, Brian's not

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<v Speaker 1>only these guys out here fiddling with the little one pounders.

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<v Speaker 1>Brian's after the beasts. Brian likes to catch fish. So obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>what is your perspective of the club in terms of

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<v Speaker 1>its fishing quality?

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<v Speaker 3>So I love this club.

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<v Speaker 5>A couple of things I like about At one, it's

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<v Speaker 5>it's local, you know, although I live in Winny, I

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<v Speaker 5>can be here in forty five minutes and versus going

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<v Speaker 5>to Rayburn in two hours. And it's private, which means

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<v Speaker 5>there's this good chance I'm gonna get to fish my

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<v Speaker 5>favorite spots. At three hundred and twenty acres. The way

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<v Speaker 5>that this property is cut up on the fresh water side,

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<v Speaker 5>you can fish as long as I want to fish

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<v Speaker 5>and never fish the same place twice. It's got reeds,

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<v Speaker 5>it's got lily pads, it's got eel gras, it has

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<v Speaker 5>several different types of grass and I've just.

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<v Speaker 3>Really enjoyed that going out there.

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<v Speaker 5>People think you go into a private place. It's like

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<v Speaker 5>fishing in a barrel. It's one hundred percent not that.

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<v Speaker 5>You can go out there and you can catch nothing

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<v Speaker 5>if you don't know what you're doing, or you can

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<v Speaker 5>go out there and you.

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<v Speaker 3>Can load the boat. I mean this this.

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<v Speaker 5>Year, the biggest bass I've caught anywhere that I fished

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<v Speaker 5>this year was on that place, and I caught a

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<v Speaker 5>nine pounder. So so there are big fish out there.

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<v Speaker 5>They're healthy fish, and it's it's like I like to

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<v Speaker 5>fish everything is it's it's shallow, so I'm not fishing.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't I don't really want to go fishing thirty

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<v Speaker 5>foot of water in the middle of the lake. If

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<v Speaker 5>I'm interested in going in the middle of the ocean, off,

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<v Speaker 5>just go in the middle of the ocean. So, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>I really love it man frog fishing, chatter bait, swim jigs, flukes,

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<v Speaker 5>everything that the way that I like to fish. It

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<v Speaker 5>sets up out there. The people have been really nice.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, it's just a great, great opportunity. And there

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<v Speaker 5>are some giant bass out there.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think that's really the key. Someone thinks that

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<v Speaker 1>they're going to get a private lake membership, they want

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<v Speaker 1>at least the hope of catching one of those big fishs.

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<v Speaker 1>What are some of the bigger fish from the pass

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<v Speaker 1>that you're aware of that been caught there?

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<v Speaker 2>So talking with past members, I know Riley Harris pulled

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<v Speaker 2>in one. He did not have a scale, but looking

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<v Speaker 2>at measurements and the scale of this bass was eleven pounds.

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<v Speaker 2>Captain Randy I to believe y'all are both familiar with him,

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<v Speaker 2>local God, he caught a verified thirteen pound bass on.

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<v Speaker 1>A scale shri lunker size bass right there, a lonesome game.

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<v Speaker 2>In our reservoirs, and that was about five years ago.

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<v Speaker 1>That's like thirteen that's like the last ten bass I've

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<v Speaker 1>caught on the fly combined. You know, it's like, can

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<v Speaker 1>I count with as one fish? No? But that's the thing.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was a monster, you know, And I

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<v Speaker 1>think that most people understand that you go fishing, that's

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<v Speaker 1>not the normal cash, but they want that chance to

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<v Speaker 1>do that because, let's face it, Toledo, Raburn, all these

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<v Speaker 1>places are getting pressured, pressured, pressured, pressured, pressured, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>getting harder to find some of those big fish sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>because of that fishing pressure. And those places have ebbs

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<v Speaker 1>and flows. So at least if you've got a place,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, okay, there's some big ones out there, but

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<v Speaker 1>along the way, we're just gonna catch some good quality

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<v Speaker 1>bass and that's some good fun family time.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, personally, I've pulled three double digit baths out of there.

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<v Speaker 2>All everything was catching release. Frequently we have members pulling

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<v Speaker 2>four to six pound bass on the regular.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a great fish.

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<v Speaker 1>By the way, Online, if you see those on Instagram,

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<v Speaker 1>those are your fours or your eights on Instagram, and

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<v Speaker 1>your sixes are your tens on Instagram. So yeah, so

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<v Speaker 1>that's what the translation on Instagram is, those are actually

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<v Speaker 1>really big fish. People will be like, you know, holding

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<v Speaker 1>them way out, you know, but those are those are

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<v Speaker 1>great fish. Now, Brian, you mentioned the variety of grasses

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<v Speaker 1>and habitats in this place. To me, that just says

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<v Speaker 1>healthy fishery because you've got to have diversity in those.

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<v Speaker 3>Grasses, so it's healthy.

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<v Speaker 5>And from a fishing standpoint, you when I go out there,

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<v Speaker 5>that's that's how I fish it. I'm like, Okay, let's

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<v Speaker 5>check the eel grass. There's nothing in the eel grass,

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<v Speaker 5>all right. Or let's fish the wind blown edge of

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<v Speaker 5>the eel grass, and then let's go to maybe some hydrilla,

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<v Speaker 5>or let's go to the reeds.

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<v Speaker 3>And so that's how you fish it. The lily pads,

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<v Speaker 3>you fish and you eliminate.

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<v Speaker 5>They're not in the lily pads today, so let's.

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<v Speaker 1>Go to this.

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<v Speaker 5>So it makes it fun to fish. But not only

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<v Speaker 5>does the place have big fish in it, but I've

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<v Speaker 5>gone out there. When I go fishing a lot of times,

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<v Speaker 5>I'll just count what I personally catch. And a day

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<v Speaker 5>fishing for me is not an eight hour days. It's

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<v Speaker 5>usually two or three hours, maybe four hours. I take

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<v Speaker 5>a shift, you know, And I've gone out there in

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<v Speaker 5>an evening and shift and caught thirty five bass personally. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 5>And so man, I've got a camp at Ravern. I

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<v Speaker 5>love Ravern there are not many days that I catch

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<v Speaker 5>thirty five bass in the evening at Rayburn. And what

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<v Speaker 5>I'll tell you here, when Rayburn and Taleda, when they're.

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<v Speaker 3>On fire, they're on fire.

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<v Speaker 5>Sure, But a bad day for me at the lakes.

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<v Speaker 3>Is zero or one. Okay, that's what a bad day is.

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<v Speaker 5>And I just my bad days here are so much better,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, a bad day here for me, I might

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<v Speaker 5>catch a half a dozen in that couple hour period

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<v Speaker 5>versus going to the lake and catching zero.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And that's really the key, is that opportunity and

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<v Speaker 1>also to have fun and a good thing about this.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a place that you can take your family. And

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<v Speaker 1>we come back on More Outdoors. We're going to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about family fishing opportunities, other cool stuff you can do

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<v Speaker 1>out at Lonesome Game, and we come back on More Outdoors.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back to More Outdoors on News Talk five sixty

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<v Speaker 1>klv I. This is Chester Moore. Follow me at the

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<v Speaker 1>you to contact me later on. But right now we're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about the Lonesome Game Sportsman Club. We got my

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<v Speaker 1>friends Andy Hill and Brian Johnson here. Now, Andy, this

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<v Speaker 1>place isn't just for trophy bass seekers, but it's also

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<v Speaker 1>a great place for families to come. And honestly, what

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<v Speaker 1>you guys are charging if you look at all the

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<v Speaker 1>opportunities available, and Brian mentioned some other things here kind

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<v Speaker 1>of adds and it kind of it's kind of like

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely. But what I really want to hit on is

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<v Speaker 2>what you said about family. So our motto is we

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<v Speaker 2>outdoorsmen who just love everything about the outdoors and what

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<v Speaker 2>that encompasses. So our club is not just a fishing club.

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<v Speaker 2>We offer duck hunting. We have twenty five established blinds

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<v Speaker 2>on the property, no guest fees. We want you bringing

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<v Speaker 2>your family, your friends out there, your kids getting involved

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<v Speaker 2>in loving the outdoors, whether that be fishing, duck hunting.

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<v Speaker 2>We manage alligators out there. All of our tags are

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<v Speaker 2>at a minimal cost to our members. Basically you're just

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<v Speaker 2>paying for the cost of the tag from Texas Parks

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<v Speaker 2>and Wildlife. We have four wheeler rights. You can drive

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<v Speaker 2>around our levees. Literally, make one cast into the saltwater marsh.

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<v Speaker 2>You might pull up a redfish, walk to the other

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<v Speaker 2>side of the levee, cast in the reservoirs, and you

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<v Speaker 4>Uh. So it's it's a unique place right in.

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<v Speaker 2>Our backyard where it feels like you've gone somewhere far away,

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<v Speaker 2>even though you've only done a ten or fifteen minute drive.

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<v Speaker 1>you know during the in the break here where you

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned the fact about filling your bass. That was a

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<v Speaker 1>great point talking about membership versus like what you're gonna

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<v Speaker 3>Right, So, some of.

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<v Speaker 5>My friends have you know, they've made the comments of boy,

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<v Speaker 5>it must be nice to be able to afford a

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<v Speaker 5>are currently one thousand dollars a year, and I'm like

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<v Speaker 5>one thousand dollars a year, and I can go catch bass,

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<v Speaker 5>I can catch salt water fish, I can catch red fish,

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<v Speaker 5>I can catch crabs. I can duck hunt, I can

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<v Speaker 5>dove hunt. And I said, let's just maybe I get

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<v Speaker 5>it on an alligator hunt. All these different things I

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<v Speaker 5>can do for one thousand dollars, I said, guys, that

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<v Speaker 5>bass boat that I take to the lake, it's got

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<v Speaker 5>a fifty gallon tank in it. Okay, and at some points,

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<v Speaker 5>depending on what's happening in the economy, that non ethanol

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<v Speaker 3>Four and five dollars a gallon.

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<v Speaker 5>I have spent two hundred and fifty dollars on my gas,

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<v Speaker 5>and then that oil that goes into oil reservoir, that's

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<v Speaker 5>another thirty to fifty dollars, depending on which one. So

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<v Speaker 5>all of a sudden, I've got three hundred dollars in

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<v Speaker 5>fuel in my boat, and that's sitting and winning. And

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<v Speaker 5>now I got to get that boat to the lake

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<v Speaker 5>in my truck. And I've spent five hundred dollars on

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<v Speaker 5>a trip in fuel alone going to the lake and fishing. Okay,

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<v Speaker 5>now what that does sometimes that makes you not want

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<v Speaker 5>to go fishing as much. But when you can be

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<v Speaker 5>right here, especially for these guys who live in Mid

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<v Speaker 5>County the Golden Triangle there, I mean you're literally just

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<v Speaker 5>right here. And the way this club is set up,

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<v Speaker 5>you can take a mudboat out there, you can run

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<v Speaker 5>an outboard, or you can just drop with a trolling

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<v Speaker 5>cost once.

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<v Speaker 3>You get in the door.

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<v Speaker 1>Kayakers, Yes, yeah, I mean kayakers. It's a great spot now,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of allocators, but other than that, we're good

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<v Speaker 1>at it's access for any kind of fishing like that,

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<v Speaker 1>and affordable. I mean I look at it like this. Why,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you pay money for a deer lease, and

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<v Speaker 1>there's a lot more than a thousand dollars for a

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<v Speaker 1>deer lease these days, and even in a crappy East

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<v Speaker 1>than that most of the time, you know. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>great to have those things. And you mentioned family and

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<v Speaker 1>things like that, so like family could come out here

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<v Speaker 1>and have a picnic and then have a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we actually have not caught me catfish in

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<v Speaker 3>I'm shocked, lose during.

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<v Speaker 2>Our shocking surveys with the American sports fish biologists. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>just some bullheads. That's the only catfish we've ever pulled

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<v Speaker 2>out of there. Definitely, I'm shocked too being at the location.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's a good thing for our bass population.

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<v Speaker 5>But who needs catfish when you can catch a grennel?

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<v Speaker 4>You do.

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<v Speaker 1>Look, everybody knows if anything you're not gonna get, you're

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<v Speaker 1>any fresh in it without grennel, they're gonna be there.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you're someone listening from out of it's a

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<v Speaker 1>bow fin or a shoe pick, same fish, mud marlin,

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<v Speaker 1>cypress bass, and that's all the local names I know

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<v Speaker 1>of it.

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<v Speaker 4>And they are equally as fun to catch.

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<v Speaker 1>That's one of my goals on here is the catch

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<v Speaker 1>one on the fly. Yeah, because I want to catch

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<v Speaker 1>on the fly. I want to catch on on the fly.

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<v Speaker 1>I've caught redfish on the fly. Can handle one of

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<v Speaker 5>Rental had had better representation, he'd be the number one

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<v Speaker 5>sport fish. He's got big teeth, he fights like crazy,

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<v Speaker 5>and I've heard people talk about how terrible they are.

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<v Speaker 5>So the Cajun and me decided to cook one up,

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<v Speaker 5>oh boy, and he tasted a lot like opellusis just

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<v Speaker 5>a little soft crime a little longer. I'm telling you,

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<v Speaker 5>been in a Cubian, you'd never known the difference.

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<v Speaker 1>I know this is a man of the cloth over

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<v Speaker 1>here saying this. We've got to make sure we've got

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<v Speaker 1>everything right here. He just said it's kind of like

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<v Speaker 1>an opellus, but he did put the caveat of being

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<v Speaker 1>in a kubial, so that changes the dynamic of it.

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<v Speaker 1>I got a friend of mine that swear that's his

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<v Speaker 1>favorite fish to eat, his grintel, So you never know.

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<v Speaker 1>But I don't think it was gonna sign up just

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<v Speaker 1>for the grinnel opportunities. But it's it's the family, it's

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<v Speaker 1>the fun, you know. In that access, then you mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>the waterfowl hunting part right now, so you know a

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<v Speaker 1>kind of a very important thing waterfowl hunters, especially maybe

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<v Speaker 1>with those who are in public, worry about is fresh

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<v Speaker 1>water access, right, you know, and this is fresh to

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<v Speaker 1>bractie water access.

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<v Speaker 2>So We actually have two launches. We have one main

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<v Speaker 2>launch that goes inside the reservoirs, and then on the

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<v Speaker 2>outside of our levee we have what we call our

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<v Speaker 2>marsh launch. Both are concrete. You can launch a twenty

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<v Speaker 2>two foot boat in either one to access your brackish

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<v Speaker 2>mars side or your fresh water side. Now a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of questions I get, well, you only have twenty five

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<v Speaker 2>blinds and you have two hundred and fifty members, So

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<v Speaker 2>how does that work. One thing that we've put in

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<v Speaker 2>places we make it fair for all of our members

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<v Speaker 2>to have an equal opportunity. We are a sweat equity club.

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<v Speaker 2>So if you come out and contribute to bettering the

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<v Speaker 2>property some way, we have scheduled work days throughout the year,

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<v Speaker 2>then your name goes in a drawing each year and

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<v Speaker 2>our blinds come up for drawing Chester. Let's say you

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<v Speaker 2>didn't get drawn this year, but you wanted to go

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<v Speaker 2>hunting with your daughter on Saturday. So you call up

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<v Speaker 2>Andy and say, Andy, hey, can I hunt your blind?

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<v Speaker 2>You're blind's number two. Maybe I have a t ball

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<v Speaker 2>tournament or family function and I'm not able to hunt.

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<v Speaker 4>I can't tell you no.

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<v Speaker 2>That way, everybody has an opportunity at one of twenty

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<v Speaker 2>four blinds. You also don't have to wake up at

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<v Speaker 2>two o'clock in the morning, go sit in line, then

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<v Speaker 2>race everybody to a spot you can.

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<v Speaker 3>That's madness, and I've done it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's fun for a younger man, but I'm not in

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<v Speaker 2>that stage of my life anymore, and I like the

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<v Speaker 2>comfort and the security of knowing I'm going to this spot,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll have it, everything's good, and shoot some birds.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm gonna tell you Andy.

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<v Speaker 5>So, since I've been on this club the last couple

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<v Speaker 5>of years, this is the most under utilized resource for

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<v Speaker 5>outdoorsmen's and their families in the Southeast Texas area.

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<v Speaker 3>Hands down.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, I've never personally gone fishing that I can remember seeing,

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<v Speaker 5>even though there's two hundred and fifty members, maybe I've.

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<v Speaker 3>Never seen more than four other boats at the ramp.

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<v Speaker 5>And with the exception of when they used to have

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<v Speaker 5>a tournament and on the duck hunting there there is

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<v Speaker 5>there's always a blind open. So if you're the if

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<v Speaker 5>you're leaning toward the lazy side and you don't build

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<v Speaker 5>a blind, go hunt one of the ones that's open.

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<v Speaker 1>Good stuff. Talking about the lonesome game Sportsmen's Club with

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<v Speaker 1>Andy Hill and Brian Johnson. You can find them on

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<v Speaker 1>Facebook at Lonesome Game Sportsmen's Club. And when we come

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<v Speaker 1>back on Laura Outdoors, we took a little bit more

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<v Speaker 1>about the club. I'm gonna pester these guys about some

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<v Speaker 1>of their outdoor adventures. There's a lot of dead stuff

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<v Speaker 1>hanging up on the wall Andy's place. We're gonna talk

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<v Speaker 1>about some of this on More Outdoors. Welcome back to

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<v Speaker 1>More Outdoors on News Talk five sixty klv I. This

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<v Speaker 1>is Chester Moore. Don't forget to listen to the podcast

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<v Speaker 1>in this program and go back several years and archives

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<v Speaker 1>conflict on the podcast link and go to More Outdoors.

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<v Speaker 1>Follow my blog at Higher Calling dot net. And you

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<v Speaker 1>know that local cougar thing that happened just a week

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<v Speaker 1>or two ago. Everybody's talking about the cougar import author

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<v Speaker 1>you to follow my blog you'd heard the real story

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<v Speaker 1>on that. Also follow me at d Chester Mora Instagram.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm here my good friend Brian Johnson and I'm in

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<v Speaker 1>here with Andy hillsm a Lonesome Game Sportsman's Club. Now

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<v Speaker 1>we're at Andy's like little like I don't know, man

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<v Speaker 1>cave or something here. It's a pretty cool spot here,

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<v Speaker 1>and there's like turtle shows and aks. To me, those

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<v Speaker 1>are fallider antlers and white tails and alligator skulls. So

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of cool outdoor stuff here. And me and

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<v Speaker 1>my friend were my two friends. It was Captain Steve

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<v Speaker 1>Stuby and Paul Is. We're talking about like our ultimate

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<v Speaker 1>fishing trips. And I always like to ask this guy.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're gonna start with Brian, if you could go

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<v Speaker 1>on any fishing trip in the world, budget wasn't an issue,

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<v Speaker 1>what would it be?

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<v Speaker 5>So, you know, I've thought about El Salto bass fishing

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<v Speaker 5>down in Mexico. But then I I want to go

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<v Speaker 5>on a trip that I can feel real confident that

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<v Speaker 5>I'm gonna come back.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, okay, I'm.

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<v Speaker 5>Ninety percent sure on that.

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<v Speaker 3>It's the old ken that's getting me.

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<v Speaker 5>But chester I think that my brother and I are

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<v Speaker 5>about to go on that trip. Really this December I

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<v Speaker 5>saw on Facebook where Roland Martin himself is gonna be

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<v Speaker 5>guiding on Okachobe rolling. Martin's got to be in his eighties,

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<v Speaker 5>but he's you know, nine time bass years Hall of fame.

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<v Speaker 1>He was the man.

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<v Speaker 5>So so we're going down to okachobe in December and

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<v Speaker 5>we're gonna fig one day with his son, Scott Scott

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<v Speaker 5>Martin Scott, who's awesome current right now, and we're gonna

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<v Speaker 5>fish one day worth Rolling Martin. So I'll have my brother,

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<v Speaker 5>a current bass winner and the nine time bass angler

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<v Speaker 5>of the Year, kind of one of the legends of

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<v Speaker 5>the game, all in that one trip. So now, the

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<v Speaker 5>truth is, I don't know how good the fishing is

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<v Speaker 5>at Okachobee right now. That place has had some pressure,

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<v Speaker 5>it's had some grass issues and everything else.

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<v Speaker 3>And winning in lonesome game.

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<v Speaker 5>I might be leaving better fishing than I'm going to,

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<v Speaker 5>but it's a bucket list because for me, at the

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<v Speaker 5>end of the day, it's who's in the boat that

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<v Speaker 5>makes it legendary.

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<v Speaker 3>Man, that's incredible.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean rolling In, Scott Martin, I mean just both

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<v Speaker 1>incredible anglers. And I would say the bass fishing world

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't be what it is today without Rolling Martin. He's

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<v Speaker 1>one of those guys that was a game changer. And

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<v Speaker 1>I've got to meet him a few times. Different you know,

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<v Speaker 1>like icst different shows, always really nice and engaging and

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<v Speaker 1>obviously nine time angler of the year ain't a bad

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<v Speaker 1>you know, that's not a bad statistic there.

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<v Speaker 3>So Andy, give me your dream fishing trip.

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<v Speaker 4>Dream fishing trip.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't call these bucket lists. I call them rapture list.

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<v Speaker 1>By the way.

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<v Speaker 4>To me, it's about the total experience.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>So the catching the fish is obviously what you go,

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<v Speaker 2>that's your primary reason. But what else the body of

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<v Speaker 2>water or wherever you go can offer. So my dream trip,

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<v Speaker 2>if it was a possibility, amazon peacock bass, just for

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<v Speaker 2>the total immersion in a different ecosystem where you have

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<v Speaker 2>black Cayman, where you have jaguars on the river banks

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<v Speaker 2>trailing your boats, giant peacock bass, a million different types

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<v Speaker 2>of BirdLife and insect life, and just the whole experience

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<v Speaker 2>and catching a thirty inch peacock bass would be my ultimate.

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<v Speaker 4>And then sharing that with some friends and family.

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<v Speaker 3>That would be awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. I did Venezuela back in ninety nine, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>the peacocks there aren't as big as the ones in Brazil,

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<v Speaker 1>but I caught I think a twelve something like that

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<v Speaker 1>nice and I had a hard time catching big ones

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<v Speaker 1>I call a lot of medium sized ones, but it was,

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<v Speaker 1>like you said, it was an immersive experience, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>But the trips are running down in the Amazon right

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<v Speaker 1>now are pretty intense, man. I mean they're catching some monsters, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>because they're pushing into some new areas, some of the

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<v Speaker 1>guys I've talked to, and going into some kind of

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<v Speaker 1>unexplored areas.

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<v Speaker 3>So that would be a lot of fun, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>For me, you know, I've thought a lot about this

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<v Speaker 1>a long time ago. Would have been the peacock thing,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I did that, but I think it would

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<v Speaker 1>be in the Bahamas about a week fly fishing for

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<v Speaker 1>bone fishing permit in the Bahamas.

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<v Speaker 3>That would be that would be absolutely amazing. But I

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<v Speaker 3>know there was going to be a fly.

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<v Speaker 1>Well look man, look already my dream fish, no matter what.

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<v Speaker 1>My whole life's always been a bone fish. And I

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<v Speaker 1>caught one on spinning and it's got an upgrade. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the Bahamas a little more my style because

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<v Speaker 1>the ones in Biscayne Bay were I caught one on spinning.

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<v Speaker 1>Gotta bill, it's it's next level casting, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's a whole hard thing. But down there it

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<v Speaker 1>probably takes me a week to get close enough to

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<v Speaker 1>a permit to cast one. Those are a little spooky fish,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, But yeah, fly fishing, of course. We went

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<v Speaker 1>to the Winning flats before and caught some large large

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<v Speaker 1>mouths and so looking forward to the to the Bridge

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<v Speaker 1>City flats here real soon over a loon someome game

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<v Speaker 1>doing that. So yeah, so we've got enough time in

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<v Speaker 1>this second. Let's let's switch this to the hunting side

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<v Speaker 1>of things. Dream hunting trip go with you first.

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<v Speaker 2>Andy, Wow, I've been very fortunate with my upbringing and

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<v Speaker 2>family to hunt all across Texas.

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<v Speaker 4>Some of my funner hunts have been alligator hunts.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh cool, and that's as of recent with some of them,

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<v Speaker 2>some of the members out there.

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<v Speaker 4>Last year we pulled a twelve to three it's a gator.

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<v Speaker 4>Before we pulled.

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<v Speaker 2>An eleven nine, those were our records. Now we pulled

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<v Speaker 2>multiple other But the excitement that that brings in watching

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<v Speaker 2>people that haven't ever experienced it before. When when you

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<v Speaker 2>pull up a twelve foot alligator, just the immense.

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<v Speaker 3>Size of it's a monster man.

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<v Speaker 4>Throws people off.

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<v Speaker 2>But gator hunting, I've always had a special place for it,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's just it's fun.

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<v Speaker 3>Just go get a crock in Africa.

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<v Speaker 4>I would love to extreme size difference.

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<v Speaker 3>A different way to hunt them too, you know over.

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<v Speaker 4>There, get the retrieving.

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<v Speaker 2>It would be the difficult part there, I think, because

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<v Speaker 2>you know in those waters where there's one, there's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be more.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And they're not quite our gators. I hate to

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<v Speaker 1>say this, the kind of sissy is compared to the

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<v Speaker 1>crocs over there. You know, these eyes are a little

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<v Speaker 1>more gentle.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't disagree with that.

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<v Speaker 1>So what whitetail hunt is your dream hunt?

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<v Speaker 5>So I shot that deer that was right at two

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<v Speaker 5>hundred and nine inches, and that was free range with

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<v Speaker 5>my bow, free permission, So that that ended my white

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<v Speaker 5>tail pursuit like that. I've always if I could shoot

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<v Speaker 5>one animal, I love hog hunting. And I was Steve

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<v Speaker 5>Colemas I think is his name Safari Club. He's an

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<v Speaker 5>editor for Safari Club. I believe that's his name. We

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<v Speaker 5>were talking one day and he had hunted around the world,

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<v Speaker 5>and I was telling him how much I liked hog hunting,

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<v Speaker 5>and he told me about the giant forest hog, and

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<v Speaker 5>so I went and researched it and watched some videos,

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<v Speaker 5>and I'm like, if I could now I'd go to

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<v Speaker 5>Africa and shoot ten animals over this.

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<v Speaker 4>But if I just get.

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<v Speaker 3>To pick one animal, the giant forest.

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<v Speaker 1>This is why I hang out with cool people alligators

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<v Speaker 1>and forest hogs, because I've always said I'm not really

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<v Speaker 1>that interested in Africa. But if I did, it would

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<v Speaker 1>be like the pigs, the bush pig, the forest hog,

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<v Speaker 1>the lord hog, the red river hog. You know that's cool.

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<v Speaker 1>Those are kind of an under you know, appreciated animal.

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<v Speaker 4>Is there a word slam for species?

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<v Speaker 1>There's gotta be.

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<v Speaker 4>I think we should one.

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<v Speaker 1>We should make one. We could do the Southeast Texas Slam.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you could do the spotted hog. You know

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<v Speaker 1>there's white ones occasionally the old black one and then

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<v Speaker 1>the one with the most lights on them, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>like the light's covered up, the lights covered hog. But

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<v Speaker 1>if I had to pick, you know, it would be

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, Brian don't know this, it would be some

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<v Speaker 1>sort of wild sheep in America, if I could, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>no budget, I guess the stone sheep up in British

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<v Speaker 1>Columbia would be the ultimate. But that would be and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm hunting exotic sheep, you know, and that's always fun.

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<v Speaker 1>But a true wild sheep or like a mountain goat those.

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<v Speaker 4>Thet's that makes the difference. You got my mind raising,

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<v Speaker 4>no budget. That's the met African antelope I want to

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<v Speaker 4>go after. It's the bongo.

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<v Speaker 1>Bongos are awesome man.

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<v Speaker 2>Beautiful, cave three tips, extremely elusive, hard to hunt.

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<v Speaker 4>That's that's what I would like.

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<v Speaker 5>I think the bongo in the giant forest hall and

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<v Speaker 5>share habitat.

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<v Speaker 3>Yep, there are more of that.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you think of Africa hunting, it's mainly savannah,

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<v Speaker 1>but bongos are forest animals. They're in Cameroon in places

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<v Speaker 1>like that, and Uganda and Congo, which I wouldn't wan't

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<v Speaker 1>go into Congo.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, Chester, you're you're okay with climbing that mountain for

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<v Speaker 5>the sheep. Now, I had a hunting buddy and he

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<v Speaker 5>always wanted to track him down.

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<v Speaker 3>But I'm I've got a body that's I'm built.

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<v Speaker 5>For ground blinds, okay, and tree stands. That's I'm built

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<v Speaker 5>for a ground.

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<v Speaker 1>Blind and a tree. If I tell you this, Brian,

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<v Speaker 1>if I could, if I can afford that, I can

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<v Speaker 1>get the personal training, or I'm a decent shape, but

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not mountain shape. We can get a personal trainer

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<v Speaker 1>for a year and I'll be all right, well the

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<v Speaker 1>little fun with these crazy guys, and we come back

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<v Speaker 1>here on More Outdoors. Welcome back to More Outdoors on

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<v Speaker 1>News Talk five sixty klv I. This is Chester. We're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be wrapping up our conversation here with Brian Johnson,

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<v Speaker 1>Andy Hill of Lonesome Game Sportsman's Club and Brian, you

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<v Speaker 1>have some media outlets of your own, so give us

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<v Speaker 1>your web address.

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<v Speaker 3>We can get ahold of you for stuff.

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<v Speaker 5>So duckdog trainer dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you were on just last week talking about duck hunting,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's always great to connect with you because you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I can't think of waterfowling without dogs, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean I've you know, I only had one a portion

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<v Speaker 1>of my waterfowling career personally, my buddy's always had dogs.

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<v Speaker 1>And really that gets to the part of it. I mean, like,

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the day, if you're meeting just

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<v Speaker 1>that good person who likes to fish and hunt, enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>the outdoors, there's that core family, but an even deeper

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<v Speaker 1>core and level as I think our faith. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we're all all three of us here or followers of

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<v Speaker 1>Christ and it's it's meant a lot to our life.

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<v Speaker 1>But I wanted to ask you, as as Christ followers,

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<v Speaker 1>how is it. How does the outdoors help you reach

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<v Speaker 1>people they're maybe struggling, I mean, either one of your brain.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's start there.

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<v Speaker 5>So you know, I'm a pastor and and I can't

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<v Speaker 5>tell you how many times a lady in the church,

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<v Speaker 5>for example, will come and say, brother Brian, my husband

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<v Speaker 5>is struggling, he's going through something. Would you mind taking

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<v Speaker 5>a fishing? Would you mind taking him hunting? And and

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<v Speaker 5>here's the deal. Most guys, especially if it's a manly man,

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<v Speaker 5>a macho guy, he's not coming into the office for counseling.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay he's not.

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<v Speaker 3>He's not.

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<v Speaker 5>If the initial setup is let's talk about our feelings,

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<v Speaker 5>that's not interesting, Like I feel like doing something.

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<v Speaker 3>Else as well, you would say exactly.

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<v Speaker 5>But I take men and and and young guys. I

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<v Speaker 5>take them out there and we get in the boat

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<v Speaker 5>and we just start talking and we share our lives together.

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<v Speaker 5>And that's where where I'm able to share Christ. And

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<v Speaker 5>the truth is, you know, I tell people I want

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<v Speaker 5>everybody to win. I want you to win in your life.

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<v Speaker 5>I want you to win in your outdoor adventures. I

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<v Speaker 5>want you to win in your family. I want you

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<v Speaker 5>to win in your walk with Christ. And so if

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<v Speaker 5>I can share some things I've been through while we're

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<v Speaker 5>in the boat, some things that might help you push

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<v Speaker 5>you towards the finish line, then that's what I want

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<v Speaker 5>to do. So the Apostle Paul said, I become all

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<v Speaker 5>things to all men, so that by all means I

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<v Speaker 5>might win some So I try to be pretty good

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<v Speaker 5>at bass fishing, so I can help you with your

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<v Speaker 5>bass fishing, and in so doing maybe be able to

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<v Speaker 5>speak something else into your life that'll help you.

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<v Speaker 1>Andy, you and I connected over this urban connection thing, right,

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<v Speaker 1>and that was probably fifteen years ago, fourteen years ago

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<v Speaker 1>or something like that, And you know that was taking

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<v Speaker 1>kids out out that are never in urban kids and

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<v Speaker 1>stuff like that that maybe never experience any outdoors. So

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<v Speaker 1>I know you know about this healing power of the outdoors,

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<v Speaker 1>you have, any personal experiences, any observations you have about

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<v Speaker 1>that in connecting people with maybe their faith and just hope.

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<v Speaker 2>For me personally, when I'm in the outdoors, no matter

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<v Speaker 2>if it's out here at the club or if it's

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<v Speaker 2>up in the woods off the river. You can't help

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<v Speaker 2>but see God in everything out there.

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<v Speaker 3>Yep.

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<v Speaker 4>It gives you the.

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<v Speaker 2>Solace if you want to be alone out there and

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<v Speaker 2>the relaxation if you go with a friend or a

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<v Speaker 2>family member or a group, you have that camaraderie and

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<v Speaker 2>it gives you the opportunity to talk with people on

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<v Speaker 2>a one on one level and the conversations can go

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<v Speaker 2>deep and have some really meaningful talks for people that

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<v Speaker 2>maybe need that meaning and we'll talk at that time,

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<v Speaker 2>or just with like minded sportsmen and Christians. It gives

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<v Speaker 2>us the opportunity to converse with you with each other,

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<v Speaker 2>have that camaraderie because iron sharpens, aren't. We need that

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<v Speaker 2>as Christians and men of faith. We need that camaraderie

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<v Speaker 2>and being in the outdoors. I think it's just naturally.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's kind of what we see in our ministry

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<v Speaker 1>with you know, our Kingdom's Wildlife Center and our Higher

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<v Speaker 1>Colon wildlife outreaches. I mean just really just got back

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<v Speaker 1>from Yellowstone doing an expedition for kids and had three

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<v Speaker 1>different kids got to go in a Yellowstone and another

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<v Speaker 1>young lady we got to connect with at the National

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<v Speaker 1>Big Orn Sheep Center, and you know it's it's not

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<v Speaker 1>handing a tract or even hand them a Bible or anything.

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<v Speaker 1>It's number one, showing them quality time in a beautiful place.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, one of my most powerful memories I've

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<v Speaker 1>had in my life yet. And I believe in more

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<v Speaker 1>powerful of coming. But you know, to be you have

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<v Speaker 1>someone like me. He's done a lot of great outdoor

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<v Speaker 1>and stuff. It shows you God can do good stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>Because I had a memory that just blows away stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>It's sitting kneeling over this bluff along the Lamar River

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<v Speaker 1>in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone with two boys with

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<v Speaker 1>me that have been through way too much in.

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<v Speaker 3>Their life already.

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<v Speaker 1>And they both got cameras and one of them, my

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<v Speaker 1>buddy Seth, helped film the documentary on this was behind us.

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<v Speaker 1>Got a picture of this, Thank the Lord. It's my

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<v Speaker 1>Facebook cover profile now. And the one little boy's counting

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<v Speaker 1>the bison and the other one's looking at the picture

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<v Speaker 1>he just shot and I'm looking at them and the

685
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<v Speaker 1>faces were just like overjoyed that they got to experience this.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like they got to be in something they watched

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<v Speaker 1>on Animal Planet, like they were in it, but they

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<v Speaker 1>were in it and there's all these bison fighting rolling around.

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<v Speaker 3>All kind of stuff crossed me.

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<v Speaker 1>And we just got through watching a grizzly about a

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<v Speaker 1>half mile away for like thirty minutes, and it was

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<v Speaker 1>seeing how all being away from all the noise and

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<v Speaker 1>being in what God's creation was really like, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>like the original intent of God's creation out there brought

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<v Speaker 1>to all of us, you know, and just seeing how

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<v Speaker 1>that allowed me to sit there and pray for those

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<v Speaker 1>boys and mother mom and do that, and that's what

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<v Speaker 1>makes it all. That's what pushes me, leads me to

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<v Speaker 1>spend more time.

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<v Speaker 3>Outdoors, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's one thing I liked about when we're talking

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<v Speaker 1>about Lonesome Game Sportsmen Club, about the family opportunities and

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00:36:32.760 --> 00:36:38.559
<v Speaker 1>things like that. So again, if someone's thinking about maybe

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<v Speaker 1>getting connected with a place for them and their family

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<v Speaker 1>or just then to go fishing or then to go hunting,

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<v Speaker 1>tell us one more time, Lonesome Game Sportsman Club. How

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<v Speaker 1>to get ahold of you, How to connect with being

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<v Speaker 1>a member?

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<v Speaker 2>Reach out to us on Facebook is the probably easiest

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<v Speaker 2>way for all generations older and younger. You can always

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<v Speaker 2>give me a phone call. My phone numbers three, two, five, six,

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<v Speaker 2>six nine.

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<v Speaker 4>Two six.

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<v Speaker 2>I would love to talk with you about the club,

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<v Speaker 2>show you our vision, the plans that we have for

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<v Speaker 2>this place.

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<v Speaker 4>It's only going to get better awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, it's a beautiful place out there, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's right here in Southeast Texas. And I'm someone who's

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<v Speaker 1>been blessed to get to go kind of all over

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<v Speaker 1>and do a lot of cool stuff. But it's nice

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<v Speaker 1>to have places like this you can just kind of

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<v Speaker 1>kick back and enjoy the beauty of nature.

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<v Speaker 3>And might catch a big old giant fish.

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<v Speaker 1>Process or maybe you pull a gator tag or get

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<v Speaker 1>on one of the duck blinds. And that's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>the things we all grew up doing here in Southeast Texas,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, like we grew up duck hunting, fishing, deer

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<v Speaker 1>hunting something, you know, and this place kind of represents

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<v Speaker 1>that once again. The Lonesome Game Sportsmen's Club Look them

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<v Speaker 1>up on Facebook. If you forget the info, you know

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<v Speaker 1>you can know where to find me. You can always

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<v Speaker 1>email me at Chester.

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<v Speaker 5>If you just find doubt where it's at. Trespass, go

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<v Speaker 5>to jail. The Game Warns will reach out and they'll

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<v Speaker 5>get a hold of somebody.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the voice This is the voice of Rian Johnson,

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<v Speaker 1>the pastor by the way, who has a snarky sense

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<v Speaker 1>of humor. But it's a lot of fun. So just

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<v Speaker 1>kind of a final wrap up. We just got a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of more minutes here in a thirty to forty

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<v Speaker 1>five second synopsis. Tell me what the outdoors means to

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<v Speaker 1>you at this stage of your life.

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<v Speaker 5>And the outdoors in Romans chapter one, it talks about

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<v Speaker 5>we can we can see the attributes of God in

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<v Speaker 5>his creation. The outdoors for me is a place to

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<v Speaker 5>get away and to reflect on God, just his power

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<v Speaker 5>and his peace and the purpose that he has for us.

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<v Speaker 3>That's what the outdoors is for me.

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<v Speaker 5>I go outside, clear my mind, and I'm a better

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<v Speaker 5>man when I've been.

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<v Speaker 3>Outside, all right, Andy.

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<v Speaker 2>For me, the point I'm at in my life and

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<v Speaker 2>with lonesome game is creating a space where my kids

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00:39:04.079 --> 00:39:08.320
<v Speaker 2>can enjoy it, our future generations can enjoy it. Right now,

756
00:39:08.360 --> 00:39:13.239
<v Speaker 2>it's just my turn managing this very unique property, and

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<v Speaker 2>I want to make it better for not only my kids,

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<v Speaker 2>but for all of Southeast Texas to be able to

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<v Speaker 2>experience thirty forty fifty years from now, because who knows

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<v Speaker 2>what's gonna happen. We have to get our kids involved

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<v Speaker 2>in the outdoors. It's it's not an option.

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<v Speaker 4>All right.

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<v Speaker 1>I agree, And that's the thing for me to wrap

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<v Speaker 1>this up is getting the now generation of young kids

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<v Speaker 1>plugged in so they can have the same and better

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<v Speaker 1>experiences than us. And you know, when you do it

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<v Speaker 1>for kids, the Lord always blesses you with something awesome yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>You can always trust that God will take care of

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<v Speaker 1>those that take care of the of the less fortunate.

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<v Speaker 1>So thank you so much for listening to the program tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>Follow me at d Chester More on Instagram, Highercolling dot

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<v Speaker 1>at my blog or my new blog, Golf Great Whites

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<v Speaker 1>Blog at Golf great Whites dot com, Higher Calling Wilife

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<v Speaker 1>on Facebook, Texas Fish and Game every issue.

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<v Speaker 3>God bless and have a great outdoors weekend.