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<v Speaker 1>All right. Here on Gun Talk Hunt, we're talking with

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<v Speaker 1>Greg Ray of Outdoor Solutions and there's a poem about

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<v Speaker 1>a squirrel and a kum quat. Hey, I'm kJ, dedicated

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<v Speaker 1>lifelong hunter here. If you've got an interest in all

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<v Speaker 1>things hunting, you're in the right spot. Whether chasing quill

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<v Speaker 1>across the plains of Oklahoma, we're in pursuit of belk

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<v Speaker 1>in the back country of British Columbia, you'll always find

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<v Speaker 1>me on the hunt. All right, Welcome in, all you

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<v Speaker 1>gun talk hunters. I am your host, kJ, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not wearing a flat brom hat today, so that's good

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<v Speaker 1>for most of the yeers out there, because apparently people

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<v Speaker 1>hate that and I don't know why. It's just it's

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<v Speaker 1>been my thing forever. But today I'm rocking the old

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<v Speaker 1>gun talk hat. So today we're going to you know what,

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<v Speaker 1>I probably better do my sponsors of this show, this

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<v Speaker 1>wonderful show justice and let you all know that we

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<v Speaker 1>are brought to you by Ruger and Range. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>so our guest today, and I'm gonna mix it up

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit because why not. And we have we

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<v Speaker 1>have allowed AI to write a short poem about Greg

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<v Speaker 1>Ray and outdoor solutions. So I asked our producer Paul

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<v Speaker 1>to come up with the most random thing he could

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<v Speaker 1>think of, and he came up with kumquat. So I

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<v Speaker 1>have to work that into a poem. All right, Here's

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<v Speaker 1>an ode to Greg Ray and outdoor solutions. In the

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<v Speaker 1>woods where legends roam, Greg Ray built his outdoors home,

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<v Speaker 1>a guide, a master, a share of skill with outdoor solutions.

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<v Speaker 1>He climbs every hill amid the pines where shadows curl

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<v Speaker 1>appeared a feisty little squirrel with a kumquat held tight

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<v Speaker 1>in his tiny claws. It stopped Greg's trek with nature's laws.

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<v Speaker 1>That squirrel chattered, bold and spry, Greg Ray, Your aim

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<v Speaker 1>makes arrows fly, your rifles rain, your hunter thrive. But

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<v Speaker 1>can you match my squirrely drive with a grin? Greg

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<v Speaker 1>tipped his hat, little one, let's see about that. He

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<v Speaker 1>raised the scope. The world went still, precision unmatched, showcasing

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<v Speaker 1>his skill the cum quat sword. The squirrel leapt high.

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<v Speaker 1>Outdoor solutions watched under the sky. Your aim supreme, the

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<v Speaker 1>squirrel declared, Greg Ray. No match could be compared, and

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<v Speaker 1>so the woods sang songs of lore of Greg Gray's

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<v Speaker 1>ventures and hunts galore with a squirrel as his witness

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<v Speaker 1>a cum quot in play, the legend grew stronger of

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<v Speaker 1>mighty Greg Ray. Can you not love a I thank

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<v Speaker 1>you Ai? That is like the best introductions from Greg

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<v Speaker 1>or Greg Gray of Outdoor Solutions, Welcome in.

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<v Speaker 2>Brother, awesome. Of all the podcasts I've done, this is

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<v Speaker 2>the best intro ever.

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<v Speaker 1>I was sitting here and I was having my computer up,

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<v Speaker 1>and I was like, man, I bet AI could write

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<v Speaker 1>one heck of a description of Greg Gray, because you've

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<v Speaker 1>really done it all. Man, I love it. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I came up with squirrel and I had Paul, our producer,

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<v Speaker 1>come up with kumquat. I said. I told him, I

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<v Speaker 1>was like, dude, what is the most random thing off

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<v Speaker 1>the top of your head you could come up with

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<v Speaker 1>right now? He wanted more context, but I wouldn't let

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<v Speaker 1>him have it, and he came up with kumquat. I

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<v Speaker 1>was pretty impressive.

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<v Speaker 2>I've never thought about my hunting career being defined by

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<v Speaker 2>a squirrel and a kum quat. I know that was

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<v Speaker 2>not on the Bingo card.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not on the Bingo card, but it's there now,

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<v Speaker 1>so well.

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<v Speaker 2>It was very very good.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome in man. So tell what have you been doing.

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<v Speaker 1>I know show season is really kind of kind of

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<v Speaker 1>tapering down, but your busy season is just now cranking up.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, exactly. So we've uh trade show season still going on.

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<v Speaker 2>We leave Monday the head to Utah Salt Lake City

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<v Speaker 2>for Western Expo, so we will be there for that one.

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<v Speaker 2>We've actually up to our trade show game a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>We're doing one in April, two in August, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think I think there's another one in there in there

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<v Speaker 2>as well. But yeah, busy season is raping up. So

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<v Speaker 2>March we will kick off with a from Field to

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<v Speaker 2>Table event in Texas, followed by two or three long

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<v Speaker 2>range classes, and then it just keeps going through actually

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<v Speaker 2>even the summertime. Usually we kind of get the summertime off,

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<v Speaker 2>but we even have events going on in August this year.

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<v Speaker 1>Really where they are they held somewhere cool?

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<v Speaker 2>They are Gellette, Wyoming.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my gosh. Yeah, man, I've been there. I've been

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<v Speaker 1>there in August and it's brutal in Gellette.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah yeah, well different kind of brutal than Talls, Oklahoma.

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<v Speaker 1>That is true. That is true. Well, give us a

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<v Speaker 1>background of outdoor Solutions because when you kind of first

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<v Speaker 1>started this, it didn't It seems like it has evolved

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<v Speaker 1>so much and it has grown so much that it's

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<v Speaker 1>hard to keep up with everything that you guys do

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<v Speaker 1>right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you have to. So you and I go way back.

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<v Speaker 2>Were back to the Blue Hair and Days. Yes, my

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<v Speaker 2>coasters back there, which is a pr agency that helped

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<v Speaker 2>keep us in front of people that we needed to

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<v Speaker 2>be in front of to promote the business. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>going I mean, that's going way back. We started in

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<v Speaker 2>October two thousand and four, so last year we had

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<v Speaker 2>our twentieth anniversary of being in business, and back then

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<v Speaker 2>we were primarily a booking service. So we've got a

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<v Speaker 2>network of outfitters that we've worked with for pretty much

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<v Speaker 2>since the beginning. North America Big Game is really our

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<v Speaker 2>bread and butter, but we do a little bit of everything.

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<v Speaker 2>We do some fishing, we do some stuff out of

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<v Speaker 2>the country, but we would just match people up with

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<v Speaker 2>outfitters based off of their criteria and we still do that.

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<v Speaker 2>That's still a large part of our business so well,

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<v Speaker 2>book hunts and fishing trips for clients they get our

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<v Speaker 2>website or a lot of repeat business too, and they

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<v Speaker 2>want to, you know, go on an elk hunt. Lindsay,

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<v Speaker 2>our hunt manager, ask them the right questions and then

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<v Speaker 2>get them matched up with the appropriate outfit and then

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<v Speaker 2>we take care of everything from there with their tags

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<v Speaker 2>and their license and their gear and getting there all

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<v Speaker 2>that fun stuff. But where we started evolving and it

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<v Speaker 2>was getting really close, around the time we started working

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<v Speaker 2>with Your with with You and Blue Heron back in

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<v Speaker 2>the day, was around twenty ten twenty eleven. We started

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<v Speaker 2>our long range shooting schools and we started those in Utah.

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<v Speaker 2>Those started out of a necessity because we would book

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<v Speaker 2>people on our hunts, and we would book people from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>they would want to go out west and they would

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<v Speaker 2>want to hunt antelope and mule deer and elk, and

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<v Speaker 2>some of the states don't even have rifle seasons. They've

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<v Speaker 2>got muzzleloader and slug gun, and so we would prep

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<v Speaker 2>them for their hunts and tell them say, hey, man,

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<v Speaker 2>you've got to be pared to shoot out to four

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<v Speaker 2>hundred yards and the well, I'm shoot a slug gun.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't do that here. Fifty yards is an average

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<v Speaker 2>shot for what we do, so we saw a need there. Actually,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll tell you a quick story, and this is one

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<v Speaker 2>of my favorite ones. I had a guy I was

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<v Speaker 2>actually prepping him for a New Mexico an a La

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<v Speaker 2>hunt and told him he was from Pennsylvania. I said, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>you need to be prepared to shoot out to four

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<v Speaker 2>hundred yards and he's like, hell, letting the bullets went

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<v Speaker 2>that far? So he was he was joking, of course,

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<v Speaker 2>But anyway, that was a very long time ago. It

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<v Speaker 2>just kind of stuck with me. That's just kind of

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<v Speaker 2>evolved over the years. And the the the long range

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<v Speaker 2>schools themselves are set up specifically four hunters. We're getting

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<v Speaker 2>them ready for a hunt. It's a three night, two

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<v Speaker 2>and a half day experience. So they're they're stuck with

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<v Speaker 2>us and we immerse them in in long range shooting

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<v Speaker 2>for three days.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, and that's a yeah. I mean, that's a growing

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<v Speaker 1>thing right now, is the long range precisions shooting. Man

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<v Speaker 1>any time now. I used to be that guy who

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<v Speaker 1>was like, man, I would never take a shot over X,

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<v Speaker 1>like whether it was you know, it depends on what

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<v Speaker 1>I was doing. It would change. Like I had never

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<v Speaker 1>had a set like distance at which I was like, I,

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<v Speaker 1>in any condition, I would take a four hundred yard shot.

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<v Speaker 1>It always kind of changes given your conditions, how much

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<v Speaker 1>you've been shooting at those distances. But anymore, man, four

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<v Speaker 1>hundred yards is almost a standard in which you need

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<v Speaker 1>to hold yourself to and you know, used to you'd

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<v Speaker 1>be like, well, if I could shoot a pipeplate, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>at one hundred yards off hand, I'm good for a ways. Eh,

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<v Speaker 1>not the same anymore, Like everything's changed, It's.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's it's a lot different. So our Level one

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<v Speaker 2>class that's at two one thousand yards, that's on steel,

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<v Speaker 2>And we even say in our promotional pieces, we're not

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<v Speaker 2>advocating a shooting at animals out of thousand yards. There's

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<v Speaker 2>people that could do it, and they could probably do

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<v Speaker 2>it every time. That's not what we advocate. What we're

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<v Speaker 2>teaching people is that you learn to shoot at that

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<v Speaker 2>steal target at one thousand yards, which is just a

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<v Speaker 2>small part of the class. Whenever that three hundred yard,

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<v Speaker 2>four hundred yard, five hundred yard shot presents itself, you're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be a lot more educated, You're gonna know what

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<v Speaker 2>your capabilities are, You're gonna be more ethical hunter and

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<v Speaker 2>we're gonna have less wounded animals. And that's that's what

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<v Speaker 2>the class is for. And it's not just coming sitting

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<v Speaker 2>on a bench and pulling the trigger kind of what

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<v Speaker 2>you just said. You know, we used to the pipe leek,

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<v Speaker 2>the paper plate was always kind of the standard. You

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<v Speaker 2>hit it, hey, I'm good to go. It's it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>completely different now and so that's we work on a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of things. Of course, all your basics. We actually

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<v Speaker 2>have a course. We did an ebook with a video

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<v Speaker 2>series that is basically shooting one on one uh, and

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<v Speaker 2>it just covers all things how to do a proper

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<v Speaker 2>cheek well, trigger squeeze, I relieve, breathing, trigger squeeze, just

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<v Speaker 2>you know, just a lot of a lot of the

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<v Speaker 2>basic stuff. So we spend a lot of time on

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<v Speaker 2>that because if you don't have that foundation, then you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's kind of like building on the House of cards analogy.

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<v Speaker 1>Man, I mean shooting on a I mean shooting instinctively

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<v Speaker 1>and like more guy, we're seeing more shooters because we

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<v Speaker 1>do a range ready here and it's way different than

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<v Speaker 1>what you guys are doing. But what is interesting is

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<v Speaker 1>we hear that all the time, Well, I shoot like

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a shooter. I you know, my granddad taught me

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<v Speaker 1>how to shoot, and I've been shooting my entire life. Well, man,

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<v Speaker 1>it just things have shifted so much where precision really matters.

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<v Speaker 1>It matters more now than anything, and that's with gear.

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<v Speaker 1>But man, it all starts you're right with those fundamentals.

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<v Speaker 1>And I had a guy sit there and try to

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<v Speaker 1>convince me that it's OK as long as the gear

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<v Speaker 1>is good. Your fundles fundamentals aren't all that don't need

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<v Speaker 1>to him and said, look, I've taken multiple long range classes,

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<v Speaker 1>multiple and they all teach like all most the same thing,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's all basics. It's all fundamentals. Where you sit

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<v Speaker 1>there and you go they you know, they'll they're marketing

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<v Speaker 1>will say, oh, you're going to learn all this, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's all fundamentals like if you get master those, you're good.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. So we that's that's a great point. So with

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<v Speaker 2>wearing camps with our clients, that and then that's not

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<v Speaker 2>we send people out, but we also hear from our outfitters,

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<v Speaker 2>and you'll ge guys that will show up with a

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<v Speaker 2>eight thousand, nine thousand dollars gun Works, which we use.

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<v Speaker 2>We use Gunworks in our classes as one of the manufacturers.

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<v Speaker 2>But they think that's all they need. They don't have

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<v Speaker 2>to spend the other end. I got a nine thousand

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<v Speaker 2>dollars gun, I don't know, I don't put point it

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<v Speaker 2>in point shoot and they want more animals than anybody

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<v Speaker 2>else because they don't spend the time working on what

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<v Speaker 1>I will say this, I used to be that guy.

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<v Speaker 1>I used to be the guy who said, you know what,

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<v Speaker 1>if it's more expensive, it's got to be a better shooter.

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<v Speaker 1>And it never helped. I always encountered the same problems.

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<v Speaker 1>It wasn't until I started taking classes, like an Outdoor

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<v Speaker 1>Solutions class that I started to realize it's not it's

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<v Speaker 1>not the arrows, it's it's it's the Indian like it's

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<v Speaker 1>that's what makes it work. That's that's all that it is.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep, yeah, no, no, And that's that is a prime

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<v Speaker 2>example of why our classes are three nights, two and

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<v Speaker 2>a half days. Yeah too, because you're not going to

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<v Speaker 1>I wish your class was a week long because the

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<v Speaker 1>amount of information that you guys are dumping onto folks

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<v Speaker 1>is the amount of information I wouldn't say dump. The

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<v Speaker 1>amount of information that you are providing and the professionalism

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<v Speaker 1>that you're providing. You could really learn even more in

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<v Speaker 1>a like five day class, but the amount that you're

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<v Speaker 1>going to walk away going, oh my gosh, there's so

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<v Speaker 1>much more out there. That's how I feel there is.

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<v Speaker 2>So here's one things that we do to combat that

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<v Speaker 2>because we hear that a lot. So we do a

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<v Speaker 2>actually send them like that ebook that I was just

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<v Speaker 2>talking about, We actually send that to them before they

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<v Speaker 2>go to the class, so they're kind of pre prepped,

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<v Speaker 2>but then they can use that as a follow up

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Then the other thing that we do that we're really

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<v Speaker 2>really good at. It cost us a lot. Those long

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<v Speaker 2>don't have one instructor taking care of ten.

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<v Speaker 1>Guys man, so are huge.

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<v Speaker 2>Our MAX class is on our level one is fourteen students,

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<v Speaker 2>so it means that there's seven on the line at

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<v Speaker 2>one time. For those seven, I'm going to have a

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<v Speaker 2>minimum of three instructors that are on the line. A

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<v Speaker 2>lot of times I'll have four, so it's a two

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<v Speaker 2>we get a lot of people that are are brand

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<v Speaker 2>new to this, like they show if they don't they

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<v Speaker 2>bought their first rifle yet. And that's that's why we

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<v Speaker 2>provide everything. So we provide the firearms, the optics, the ammo,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's all top quality stuff. I mean just you know,

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<v Speaker 2>some of the best of the best of the manufacturers.

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<v Speaker 2>Doesn't mean it's all super expensive like the gun Works

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<v Speaker 2>I was talking about it. You know, we have production

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<v Speaker 2>line stuff too, you know, from like Browning, Remington, Bonelli.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh. And then then you go on up into some

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<v Speaker 2>of the others the Fierce's Christians and Arms, gunn Works

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<v Speaker 2>all tearra uh seekins, you know, so there's there's a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of them there. And then the optics, we're just

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<v Speaker 2>using factory ammunition. We partner with Federal, so we've got

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<v Speaker 2>it's not handloads or anything. Just to show that you

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<v Speaker 2>can just go buy something right off right from your

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<v Speaker 2>favorite uh sporting good store, buy a box of AMMO,

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<v Speaker 2>and do and replicate what we're doing on the range.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, if you think about it like that's the

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<v Speaker 1>best way to to do it is to do it

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<v Speaker 1>almost as a ground up because show them what it

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<v Speaker 1>is capable. But it sounds like you guys are providing

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<v Speaker 1>them enough information to hang themselves. Because if you wave

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<v Speaker 1>a gun works rifle in front of me, I'm probably

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<v Speaker 1>gonna go, wow, I'm gonna have to like spend some money.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna have to get rid of some stuff because

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<v Speaker 1>I want that gun because it is a if your

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<v Speaker 1>fundamentals are right, and this could be true along along

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<v Speaker 1>line of guns. You were talking about Browning, you were

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<v Speaker 1>talking about Seekins, you were talking about Savage. All of

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<v Speaker 1>those guns they have the capabilities to do the same

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<v Speaker 1>thing that high level gun does.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, it just it just a matter of bells

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<v Speaker 2>and whistles and what you like. And you know, if

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<v Speaker 2>you shoot something enough, and this is anything against a

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<v Speaker 2>production model, everybody's got different budgets and uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>so if you take that, like you mentioned Savage, you

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<v Speaker 2>take that savagey, it's gonna do the same thing as

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<v Speaker 2>gun works. It may not, you know, it's not gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be exactly, but it's gonna it's going to kill animals. Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you shoot it a lot, it may not

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<v Speaker 2>be as comfortable, uh and may not last as long

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<v Speaker 2>as there's you know, there's some different things like that,

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<v Speaker 2>but at some point there is a diminishing point of return.

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<v Speaker 2>At some point. You know, is that extra three thousand

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<v Speaker 2>dollars that you just spent going to make me, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>that much better? Probably not, but it's comfort. It's got

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, that always yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Ney different than you know. I drive an F two

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<v Speaker 2>But you know I could.

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<v Speaker 1>Also could you do it in a in a little

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<v Speaker 1>uh smart car? Yeah? You could hard to halt helk.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, yeah, I mean I would love to see that.

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<v Speaker 1>I bet there is a meme out there with that

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<v Speaker 1>on it, even a YouTube video that probably is all right, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>And when we jump back in. Man, I want to

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<v Speaker 1>because I used to be one. All right, All that

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<v Speaker 1>how to become a better shooter, learn how to book

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<v Speaker 1>your next hunt. They do a little of everything, but

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<v Speaker 1>I really want to focus on, like, let's talk about

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<v Speaker 1>some stories that you've had from the field. Let's start

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<v Speaker 1>with the success stories, because I think that's where we

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<v Speaker 1>some of those success stories that you guys have had

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<v Speaker 1>over the years. Are there any that's stand out?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh? Yeah, yeah, one one in one in particular before

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<v Speaker 2>I start in that story. So our our reward with

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<v Speaker 2>what we do is is somebody that comes in that's

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<v Speaker 2>even though they've got all the cool pedigrees you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we've got the Navy Seals and the Green Berets and uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we've we've got all all the cool guys.

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<v Speaker 2>But they know they're not in the military anymore. They're

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<v Speaker 2>then he calls me. He's like, hey, uh, I want

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<v Speaker 2>my tailgate and I see this guy walking across the

417
00:22:02.079 --> 00:22:06.720
<v Speaker 2>parking lot, long, long hair, He's got motorcycle leathers on,

418
00:22:07.240 --> 00:22:09.960
<v Speaker 2>he's got patches all over it, and as he's getting

419
00:22:09.960 --> 00:22:12.279
<v Speaker 2>closer me, he's got like a bunch of ear rings

420
00:22:12.279 --> 00:22:16.880
<v Speaker 2>in his ear and I'm like, yeah, this ain't my guy. Yeah.

421
00:22:17.000 --> 00:22:19.599
<v Speaker 2>He walks up and he's like now what she was expecting? Hunh?

422
00:22:20.200 --> 00:22:24.680
<v Speaker 2>And like him, he's like, yeah, well no, but hey,

423
00:22:24.720 --> 00:22:26.599
<v Speaker 2>if you like to hunt, you're that's that's good with me.

424
00:22:27.000 --> 00:22:28.960
<v Speaker 2>We visited for a little he I can't remember which

425
00:22:29.559 --> 00:22:31.680
<v Speaker 2>he was like one of the big wigs in him,

426
00:22:31.759 --> 00:22:34.599
<v Speaker 2>like a major motorcycle gang. It wasn't the Hell's Angels,

427
00:22:34.599 --> 00:22:37.440
<v Speaker 2>but it was another one that was like along along

428
00:22:37.480 --> 00:22:43.279
<v Speaker 2>those lines, you know. And anyway, he booked that hunt

429
00:22:43.720 --> 00:22:45.839
<v Speaker 2>and then we started talking on the on the phone

430
00:22:46.079 --> 00:22:48.960
<v Speaker 2>and I was like, dude, so you you really need

431
00:22:48.960 --> 00:22:50.680
<v Speaker 2>to come to a long range school class because he

432
00:22:50.720 --> 00:22:52.559
<v Speaker 2>just spent I forgot what it was, like fifteen grand.

433
00:22:52.599 --> 00:22:54.680
<v Speaker 2>It was like, yeah at that time, the top of

434
00:22:55.440 --> 00:22:59.200
<v Speaker 2>the outcomes that we had. And so he's like, oh, man,

435
00:22:59.200 --> 00:23:01.359
<v Speaker 2>I just spent all this money. And he's like, hell,

436
00:23:01.400 --> 00:23:04.559
<v Speaker 2>you know, what's what's another another three grand? So he

437
00:23:04.759 --> 00:23:06.759
<v Speaker 2>comes to our class and I actually end up teaching

438
00:23:06.799 --> 00:23:11.240
<v Speaker 2>him personally. Okay, and uh at this point he had

439
00:23:11.240 --> 00:23:15.319
<v Speaker 2>gotten his haircut already. Uh most of the I either

440
00:23:15.359 --> 00:23:17.160
<v Speaker 2>all of most of the ear rings were gone. Anyway,

441
00:23:17.160 --> 00:23:18.440
<v Speaker 2>he told me, he's like yeah, He's like, man, I'm

442
00:23:18.599 --> 00:23:20.200
<v Speaker 2>you know, it was definitely part of a you know,

443
00:23:20.799 --> 00:23:23.640
<v Speaker 2>bad group of guys. Uh. I still like to rive,

444
00:23:23.759 --> 00:23:25.480
<v Speaker 2>but he says, I need, you know, I need to

445
00:23:25.480 --> 00:23:27.359
<v Speaker 2>get away from that stuff. And he was remember he

446
00:23:27.440 --> 00:23:29.920
<v Speaker 2>was like like president of the chapter or something like that.

447
00:23:30.319 --> 00:23:31.599
<v Speaker 1>So he turns to hunting.

448
00:23:32.240 --> 00:23:33.920
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so he turns to hunting, and of course, in

449
00:23:33.920 --> 00:23:36.079
<v Speaker 2>the back of my mind thinking how does how does

450
00:23:36.160 --> 00:23:39.119
<v Speaker 2>I wonder how he got all this money motorcycle gang

451
00:23:39.519 --> 00:23:42.880
<v Speaker 2>maybe maybe not legit. And so anyway, he's like, so, saus,

452
00:23:42.880 --> 00:23:47.480
<v Speaker 2>I lost my wife just not too long ago, and

453
00:23:47.559 --> 00:23:51.039
<v Speaker 2>he said literally in her hospital bed, he said, she

454
00:23:51.519 --> 00:23:55.720
<v Speaker 2>handed me an envelope and he opened it and inside

455
00:23:55.720 --> 00:23:59.799
<v Speaker 2>it was a insurance policy and she said, this money

456
00:24:00.480 --> 00:24:04.480
<v Speaker 2>whenever I go is for you to do your dream hunt.

457
00:24:04.640 --> 00:24:06.480
<v Speaker 2>That's all you can spend it on. You can't spend

458
00:24:06.480 --> 00:24:09.680
<v Speaker 2>it on anything else. Her name was Laura, and I

459
00:24:09.720 --> 00:24:14.599
<v Speaker 2>was like, dude, that's that's freaking amazing. So Laura passed away,

460
00:24:15.480 --> 00:24:21.119
<v Speaker 2>and he has a necklace with a Kevin medallion thing

461
00:24:21.160 --> 00:24:23.640
<v Speaker 2>on that has some of her ashes in it, and

462
00:24:23.920 --> 00:24:25.440
<v Speaker 2>on that hunt he took her ashes.

463
00:24:26.200 --> 00:24:27.119
<v Speaker 1>All that's amazing.

464
00:24:27.240 --> 00:24:31.599
<v Speaker 2>And anyway, at about eight o'clock in the evening, this

465
00:24:31.680 --> 00:24:35.359
<v Speaker 2>is a couple of months later, I got a phone

466
00:24:35.359 --> 00:24:38.720
<v Speaker 2>call and it's Ken and he's like, dude, I did

467
00:24:38.799 --> 00:24:41.960
<v Speaker 2>He's like out of breath and he's like, I did it.

468
00:24:42.039 --> 00:24:44.079
<v Speaker 2>I did it. I dropped at five hundred and forty

469
00:24:44.079 --> 00:24:46.480
<v Speaker 2>seven yards and then it rolled all the way down

470
00:24:46.519 --> 00:24:48.599
<v Speaker 2>at the bottom. He's on the mountain. He had just

471
00:24:48.640 --> 00:24:50.960
<v Speaker 2>shot it. That was his first phone call and he

472
00:24:51.000 --> 00:24:53.559
<v Speaker 2>starts crying. I get teared up, and he's like, man,

473
00:24:53.559 --> 00:24:55.960
<v Speaker 2>I god's man. I knew exactly what to do and

474
00:24:55.960 --> 00:24:57.960
<v Speaker 2>I dropped it with one shot and he was just

475
00:24:58.200 --> 00:25:01.359
<v Speaker 2>a static. Anyway, we used to touched over the years

476
00:25:01.759 --> 00:25:05.359
<v Speaker 2>after that, and he literally just called me last week

477
00:25:05.359 --> 00:25:07.599
<v Speaker 2>and I ain't talked to him. It's probably been seven

478
00:25:07.599 --> 00:25:10.200
<v Speaker 2>eight months I've talked to him. But he's one that

479
00:25:10.240 --> 00:25:12.359
<v Speaker 2>definitely stands out. And then there's other stories of people

480
00:25:12.359 --> 00:25:14.759
<v Speaker 2>that just you know, they've made incredible shots, they've gotten

481
00:25:14.759 --> 00:25:17.519
<v Speaker 2>awesome animals, and you know, a trip of lifetime kind

482
00:25:17.559 --> 00:25:21.240
<v Speaker 2>of stuff. Yeah, Ken's story is definitely one. It's gonna

483
00:25:21.240 --> 00:25:21.799
<v Speaker 2>be hard to top.

484
00:25:22.319 --> 00:25:26.720
<v Speaker 1>See, I don't know, and I prep like this. I

485
00:25:26.839 --> 00:25:30.440
<v Speaker 1>prep exactly. How Greg is telling you right now is

486
00:25:31.119 --> 00:25:33.920
<v Speaker 1>if I'm going on a major hunt, I am going

487
00:25:33.960 --> 00:25:38.880
<v Speaker 1>to go get tuned up by somebody, not myself. I'm

488
00:25:38.920 --> 00:25:41.920
<v Speaker 1>having someone else watch me. And I think that's one

489
00:25:41.960 --> 00:25:45.400
<v Speaker 1>of the reasons that I think adding on a shooting

490
00:25:45.440 --> 00:25:49.519
<v Speaker 1>portion or a shooting training program like Outdoor Solutions has done,

491
00:25:50.400 --> 00:25:53.519
<v Speaker 1>is pretty brilliant, because if you're going on that hunt

492
00:25:53.519 --> 00:25:57.319
<v Speaker 1>of a lifetime, why the hell would you not get

493
00:25:57.480 --> 00:26:01.720
<v Speaker 1>tuned up and be and be confident in the gear

494
00:26:01.759 --> 00:26:04.480
<v Speaker 1>that you're shooting. I wouldn't. I don't understand that.

495
00:26:05.640 --> 00:26:08.720
<v Speaker 2>We I'll tell you another a real short story. So

496
00:26:08.759 --> 00:26:12.720
<v Speaker 2>we had another client that had been on They had

497
00:26:12.759 --> 00:26:14.519
<v Speaker 2>just booked elk counts with us, and he had gone

498
00:26:14.559 --> 00:26:17.960
<v Speaker 2>to the same place three years in a row, missed all.

499
00:26:18.240 --> 00:26:20.359
<v Speaker 2>Actually I take them back, he missed two of the years.

500
00:26:20.559 --> 00:26:22.480
<v Speaker 2>One year he didn't take the shot because he wasn't

501
00:26:22.480 --> 00:26:25.240
<v Speaker 2>comfortable with it. It was and it wasn't like super far.

502
00:26:25.279 --> 00:26:26.920
<v Speaker 2>It was like four hundred and something, but he just

503
00:26:27.039 --> 00:26:29.240
<v Speaker 2>wasn't he wasn't comfortable with it. And so Lindsay, our

504
00:26:29.279 --> 00:26:32.079
<v Speaker 2>big game manager, Tom, was like, you need to go

505
00:26:32.119 --> 00:26:34.960
<v Speaker 2>to a long range class and get prepped. And finally

506
00:26:35.000 --> 00:26:37.440
<v Speaker 2>the fourth year he did, he came to a class

507
00:26:37.559 --> 00:26:41.480
<v Speaker 2>and again he got his stealth, you know. So uh yeah,

508
00:26:41.720 --> 00:26:43.200
<v Speaker 2>And that's so. And that's one of the things that

509
00:26:43.240 --> 00:26:46.200
<v Speaker 2>we do in the classes too, is we we teach.

510
00:26:46.359 --> 00:26:51.160
<v Speaker 2>We we have you learn or practice like what the

511
00:26:51.200 --> 00:26:53.279
<v Speaker 2>real word world scenario is going to be. It's not

512
00:26:53.319 --> 00:26:55.079
<v Speaker 2>just sitting on a bench. So the first day is

513
00:26:55.440 --> 00:26:57.799
<v Speaker 2>but then the second day, one of our properties we've

514
00:26:57.799 --> 00:26:59.799
<v Speaker 2>got three miles of the cap Rock Canyon and we've

515
00:26:59.799 --> 00:27:04.160
<v Speaker 2>got three D animal targets scattered all throughout the canyon,

516
00:27:04.400 --> 00:27:07.000
<v Speaker 2>and so you're having a glass for them and find them.

517
00:27:07.119 --> 00:27:11.119
<v Speaker 2>They have still vitals behind them. So whenever, whenever you connect,

518
00:27:11.200 --> 00:27:13.200
<v Speaker 2>if you hit the vibles, you'll get that report back.

519
00:27:13.240 --> 00:27:15.599
<v Speaker 2>If you just hit it in the backside or a

520
00:27:15.680 --> 00:27:18.319
<v Speaker 2>leg or something, you're you're not but you're shooting off

521
00:27:18.359 --> 00:27:21.039
<v Speaker 2>your shooting sticks, off your backpack, prone off of some

522
00:27:21.119 --> 00:27:24.559
<v Speaker 2>deadfall or natural terrain. Just we just try to replicate

523
00:27:25.119 --> 00:27:28.279
<v Speaker 2>hunting scenarios the best we can without live animals.

524
00:27:28.720 --> 00:27:31.720
<v Speaker 1>So what's the what's the hardest thing for people to learn?

525
00:27:32.039 --> 00:27:37.839
<v Speaker 1>You can't say wind, you can't say no, I knew

526
00:27:37.920 --> 00:27:40.480
<v Speaker 1>that was what you're gonna say. That's still the hardest

527
00:27:40.480 --> 00:27:44.000
<v Speaker 1>thing for me to get. Man. Yeah, aside from wind,

528
00:27:45.000 --> 00:27:46.880
<v Speaker 1>we should phrase it like that.

529
00:27:47.519 --> 00:27:50.279
<v Speaker 2>So I really think that the hardest thaying is is

530
00:27:50.319 --> 00:27:53.559
<v Speaker 2>really for the experienced hunters. The new The new shooters

531
00:27:53.559 --> 00:27:56.880
<v Speaker 2>coming in don't have any bad habits. So the hard

532
00:27:56.920 --> 00:28:00.759
<v Speaker 2>thing is the experienced shooters coming in uh and and

533
00:28:00.880 --> 00:28:03.279
<v Speaker 2>breaking their old habits. I've got a I've got a

534
00:28:03.279 --> 00:28:06.759
<v Speaker 2>buddy Mike longtime hunt. He's been hunting longer than than

535
00:28:06.799 --> 00:28:10.480
<v Speaker 2>I have. And he's he's a decent shot. He's a

536
00:28:10.480 --> 00:28:12.319
<v Speaker 2>pretty good shot, but he's not as good as he

537
00:28:12.359 --> 00:28:12.839
<v Speaker 2>thinks he is.

538
00:28:13.880 --> 00:28:15.799
<v Speaker 1>And I hope, yeah, I hope.

539
00:28:15.880 --> 00:28:19.680
<v Speaker 2>I hope he does too. But uh, And he was like, dude,

540
00:28:19.720 --> 00:28:21.759
<v Speaker 2>he says, I'm doing something wrong. He's I don't know

541
00:28:21.799 --> 00:28:23.480
<v Speaker 2>what it is. And we were going on a hunt together.

542
00:28:23.519 --> 00:28:26.039
<v Speaker 2>He was actually bringing a group to Texas, and so

543
00:28:26.079 --> 00:28:28.079
<v Speaker 2>we went to the range and I just set my

544
00:28:28.119 --> 00:28:30.240
<v Speaker 2>camera actually I think I had my phone and a

545
00:28:30.359 --> 00:28:32.279
<v Speaker 2>video d and all he was doing is getting behind

546
00:28:32.319 --> 00:28:34.200
<v Speaker 2>the scope and we're I think we're only shooting a

547
00:28:34.200 --> 00:28:36.599
<v Speaker 2>couple hundred yards boom, and he's looking up over the

548
00:28:36.640 --> 00:28:39.279
<v Speaker 2>back of his scout. He's not following through at all.

549
00:28:39.279 --> 00:28:42.000
<v Speaker 2>He's not staying in his gun boom, and he's popping

550
00:28:42.079 --> 00:28:44.160
<v Speaker 2>up side. Just I just videoed it. He's like, so

551
00:28:44.240 --> 00:28:45.559
<v Speaker 2>what do he thinks? And I just showed him the

552
00:28:45.640 --> 00:28:47.839
<v Speaker 2>video and he was like he knew exactly what it was.

553
00:28:47.880 --> 00:28:50.200
<v Speaker 2>He was like, I'm not following through it all. So

554
00:28:50.240 --> 00:28:51.960
<v Speaker 2>he stayed down in this gun and he got back

555
00:28:52.000 --> 00:28:56.160
<v Speaker 2>on track. And but we'll actually we've had instance, I've

556
00:28:56.160 --> 00:28:58.759
<v Speaker 2>actually had a guy literally argue with me. And I'm

557
00:28:58.759 --> 00:29:02.039
<v Speaker 2>not gonna know it all I've learned from our our instructors.

558
00:29:02.079 --> 00:29:04.480
<v Speaker 2>They have forgotten more than I will ever know, but

559
00:29:04.519 --> 00:29:07.279
<v Speaker 2>I've learned some. I've learned some stuff from these guys.

560
00:29:07.279 --> 00:29:10.119
<v Speaker 2>I literally had one guy argue with me on our

561
00:29:10.200 --> 00:29:12.400
<v Speaker 2>day two stuff at our Utah location. He's a real

562
00:29:12.480 --> 00:29:15.160
<v Speaker 2>tall dude. I'm six six or so. He was a

563
00:29:15.200 --> 00:29:18.759
<v Speaker 2>really big guy. And so we're shooting off of off

564
00:29:18.799 --> 00:29:22.599
<v Speaker 2>of a tripod in a sitting position, and you know,

565
00:29:22.799 --> 00:29:25.559
<v Speaker 2>he's big, and so he's doing this, He's crouching his

566
00:29:25.599 --> 00:29:27.200
<v Speaker 2>neck way over to get to his wet sid. I

567
00:29:27.240 --> 00:29:28.599
<v Speaker 2>was like, we need to raise your sticks up. No,

568
00:29:28.680 --> 00:29:31.559
<v Speaker 2>I need to lower it down. I'm like, now you don't.

569
00:29:32.279 --> 00:29:34.200
<v Speaker 2>He's like yeah, I know. He's like I got this.

570
00:29:34.279 --> 00:29:38.839
<v Speaker 2>I got this. Yeah, and somewhat okay. Well, on the

571
00:29:38.960 --> 00:29:42.599
<v Speaker 2>day too, we give them two shots at each target

572
00:29:42.599 --> 00:29:44.880
<v Speaker 2>because at an animal, most of time you're get more

573
00:29:44.920 --> 00:29:47.799
<v Speaker 2>than two shots unless they're really dumb animal, you know.

574
00:29:47.920 --> 00:29:49.559
<v Speaker 2>So he has two shots and I just took a

575
00:29:49.599 --> 00:29:51.440
<v Speaker 2>shoot and said okay, and you go into the next station.

576
00:29:52.359 --> 00:29:54.240
<v Speaker 2>And he went on, did his thing. Well, then we

577
00:29:54.440 --> 00:29:57.279
<v Speaker 2>you know, we moved to different stations, and at the

578
00:29:57.279 --> 00:30:00.400
<v Speaker 2>next station he came up. He's like, you're right. He's like,

579
00:30:00.480 --> 00:30:03.880
<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry about that. Yeah, he's I mean, don't I

580
00:30:03.880 --> 00:30:05.400
<v Speaker 2>don't know. I don't know what I was second. All

581
00:30:05.400 --> 00:30:07.079
<v Speaker 2>it was was just building this position up.

582
00:30:07.240 --> 00:30:10.279
<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Yeah, that's one of the hardest things for people

583
00:30:10.319 --> 00:30:12.640
<v Speaker 1>to get used to. I think too, is building a

584
00:30:13.240 --> 00:30:16.400
<v Speaker 1>building a solid position. Especially you know you're talking about

585
00:30:16.440 --> 00:30:19.920
<v Speaker 1>longer range shooting. You'll have a little bit of time.

586
00:30:20.440 --> 00:30:23.160
<v Speaker 1>You know, those those elk aren't right on top of you, mule,

587
00:30:23.200 --> 00:30:25.559
<v Speaker 1>there aren't right on top of you, So you know

588
00:30:26.119 --> 00:30:30.160
<v Speaker 1>your time to build a solid shooting position using everything

589
00:30:30.279 --> 00:30:33.480
<v Speaker 1>you have within your reach and grasp and your pack

590
00:30:33.559 --> 00:30:37.519
<v Speaker 1>and everything else you're hunting buddy, like you can use

591
00:30:37.720 --> 00:30:41.960
<v Speaker 1>your guide like man, building that position is one of

592
00:30:42.000 --> 00:30:45.640
<v Speaker 1>the most detrimental things that you can do before the shot.

593
00:30:46.200 --> 00:30:50.319
<v Speaker 2>Yep. But yeah, So to answer your question, it's it's

594
00:30:50.359 --> 00:30:52.359
<v Speaker 2>the guys with that've been done it for a while

595
00:30:52.359 --> 00:30:55.000
<v Speaker 2>to have some habits and getting them getting them out

596
00:30:55.000 --> 00:30:57.160
<v Speaker 2>of their habits is probably probably the hardest thing.

597
00:30:57.599 --> 00:31:01.359
<v Speaker 1>It's hard to break those habits that you've for so long.

598
00:31:01.960 --> 00:31:04.440
<v Speaker 1>That's one of the I'm still dealing with some issues.

599
00:31:04.519 --> 00:31:08.160
<v Speaker 1>I mean, and you know, when you're my dad, Like

600
00:31:08.200 --> 00:31:10.799
<v Speaker 1>when I was growing up, Like the first pistol I

601
00:31:10.839 --> 00:31:14.880
<v Speaker 1>ever shot was a forty five ATV like and I

602
00:31:15.039 --> 00:31:18.119
<v Speaker 1>was probably like eleven years old. I had no business,

603
00:31:18.559 --> 00:31:21.400
<v Speaker 1>you know, at my size, Like, I had no business

604
00:31:21.599 --> 00:31:22.079
<v Speaker 1>doing that.

605
00:31:22.200 --> 00:31:24.079
<v Speaker 2>And that's too much gun for a little guy.

606
00:31:24.160 --> 00:31:28.240
<v Speaker 1>Way too much gunyah. And that's why, man, like when

607
00:31:28.279 --> 00:31:30.799
<v Speaker 1>I take my kids out or something like, I want

608
00:31:30.880 --> 00:31:33.039
<v Speaker 1>to instill confidence. I want them to come back out

609
00:31:33.039 --> 00:31:36.240
<v Speaker 1>and do it. So I'll start them slow and I'll

610
00:31:36.279 --> 00:31:39.119
<v Speaker 1>get them into it. And man, I have so many

611
00:31:39.240 --> 00:31:42.200
<v Speaker 1>bad habits that I need to get out of. But

612
00:31:42.200 --> 00:31:45.839
<v Speaker 1>but every training class is an opportunity for me to

613
00:31:45.880 --> 00:31:46.920
<v Speaker 1>get those out of my head.

614
00:31:47.640 --> 00:31:49.720
<v Speaker 2>Well, and you can, and as many classes as you've

615
00:31:49.759 --> 00:31:52.400
<v Speaker 2>been to, I know you can attest to this. So uh,

616
00:31:53.359 --> 00:31:55.039
<v Speaker 2>you know a lot of them, like you said, teach

617
00:31:55.079 --> 00:31:57.559
<v Speaker 2>the same thing, but each instructor, like each one of

618
00:31:57.599 --> 00:32:00.160
<v Speaker 2>our instructors different. You'll pick up a different tip from

619
00:32:00.160 --> 00:32:02.160
<v Speaker 2>a different instructor. Even going to going back to the

620
00:32:02.200 --> 00:32:04.480
<v Speaker 2>same class that maybe you did the year before. You right,

621
00:32:04.680 --> 00:32:07.799
<v Speaker 2>some some little some little something. So the one thing

622
00:32:07.920 --> 00:32:10.440
<v Speaker 2>that I think, uh, that's probably seems to be the

623
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<v Speaker 2>hardest for most people is the grip that we teaches

624
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<v Speaker 2>most of especially if you're shooting a big you know,

625
00:32:15.880 --> 00:32:19.119
<v Speaker 2>three hundred win mag or twenty that grill a grip point. Man,

626
00:32:19.200 --> 00:32:21.480
<v Speaker 2>you're hanging hanging on to it. So get them to relax,

627
00:32:21.799 --> 00:32:24.640
<v Speaker 2>and we teach them to roll that thumb over onto

628
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<v Speaker 2>the side and point it down with the barrel. And

629
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<v Speaker 2>it's awkward, you know, it feels up there.

630
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<v Speaker 1>It's great because things going to kick. Yes, yeah, I

631
00:32:31.839 --> 00:32:32.599
<v Speaker 1>don't want to eat me.

632
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, So we teach them how to manage recoil with that.

633
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<v Speaker 2>But that's probably the biggest one, and some people it

634
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<v Speaker 2>just won't work for you know what. We're not trying

635
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<v Speaker 2>to make them shoot exactly how I shoot, or how

636
00:32:43.839 --> 00:32:46.359
<v Speaker 2>steam shoots or that kind of thing. You know, if

637
00:32:46.799 --> 00:32:48.880
<v Speaker 2>wrapping that thumb over works for them, then it works

638
00:32:48.880 --> 00:32:51.359
<v Speaker 2>for him, that's that's fine. Would show them another option,

639
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<v Speaker 2>but that seems to be the most uncomfortable form.

640
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<v Speaker 1>So let's say someone's listening to this, and what if

641
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<v Speaker 1>they don't book a hunt with you? Can they still

642
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<v Speaker 1>take the outrange the long range courses.

643
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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. So we have we have

644
00:33:07.240 --> 00:33:09.440
<v Speaker 2>with people come that aren't even hunters, they just they

645
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<v Speaker 2>just love to shoot and they want to learn. They

646
00:33:11.200 --> 00:33:14.640
<v Speaker 2>want to learn some new new techniques. We have people

647
00:33:14.680 --> 00:33:17.039
<v Speaker 2>that are just curious, you know, just uh man, I

648
00:33:17.079 --> 00:33:19.200
<v Speaker 2>want to shoot out to a thousand yards or our

649
00:33:19.480 --> 00:33:22.119
<v Speaker 2>next level class we shoot out to a mile you know.

650
00:33:22.319 --> 00:33:25.680
<v Speaker 2>So uh yeah, absolutely, they can just come and learn

651
00:33:25.720 --> 00:33:27.160
<v Speaker 2>for the for the fun of it, or if they

652
00:33:27.160 --> 00:33:29.519
<v Speaker 2>have their own hunt booked, which we get a lot

653
00:33:29.559 --> 00:33:31.279
<v Speaker 2>and we get a lot of di y people. You know,

654
00:33:31.279 --> 00:33:34.440
<v Speaker 2>they're they're going somewhere and doing a hunt on their own,

655
00:33:34.200 --> 00:33:36.880
<v Speaker 2>and they just want to be prepared. And that's one

656
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<v Speaker 2>of the things that we do. Also, even if it's

657
00:33:38.680 --> 00:33:40.880
<v Speaker 2>not booked with us, we'll ask them like, hey, are

658
00:33:40.920 --> 00:33:43.640
<v Speaker 2>you prepping for a specific hunt, because we may give

659
00:33:43.680 --> 00:33:48.240
<v Speaker 2>them some different tips if they're hunting for mule deer

660
00:33:48.359 --> 00:33:51.359
<v Speaker 2>in some steep angled high country versus that they're hunting

661
00:33:51.359 --> 00:33:53.359
<v Speaker 2>for an antelope and a sagebrush flat.

662
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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

663
00:33:54.519 --> 00:33:57.920
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so it's some different different shooting positions.

664
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<v Speaker 1>And I can't don't go to his website. I'm gonna

665
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<v Speaker 1>just go ahead and tell you that, right now, don't

666
00:34:05.160 --> 00:34:08.440
<v Speaker 1>go to Outdoor Solutions Court dot com. Don't go if

667
00:34:08.480 --> 00:34:11.960
<v Speaker 1>you like hunting Big Game, You're gonna see everything from

668
00:34:12.000 --> 00:34:16.119
<v Speaker 1>African Plans, game, alligator, antelope, aw Dad, black bear, cariboo.

669
00:34:16.199 --> 00:34:19.440
<v Speaker 1>I mean, and like from A to Z. You've got

670
00:34:19.480 --> 00:34:23.599
<v Speaker 1>everything in there, and you've got wolf hunts Uriel like,

671
00:34:23.880 --> 00:34:26.320
<v Speaker 1>you've got everything, man like. And I'm looking at this

672
00:34:26.480 --> 00:34:29.920
<v Speaker 1>going ooh, I want one of those. I still do

673
00:34:30.000 --> 00:34:31.239
<v Speaker 1>that you do?

674
00:34:31.800 --> 00:34:32.239
<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah?

675
00:34:32.440 --> 00:34:35.480
<v Speaker 1>So hey do they invite you on the hunts? Like

676
00:34:35.559 --> 00:34:36.960
<v Speaker 1>do you get to go on these hunts?

677
00:34:37.320 --> 00:34:38.960
<v Speaker 2>Yeah? So that's that's what I was just gonna saying.

678
00:34:39.000 --> 00:34:41.920
<v Speaker 2>The cool thing is about every outfit that we represent,

679
00:34:42.719 --> 00:34:46.480
<v Speaker 2>either myself or Lindsay has been there. So we've been there,

680
00:34:46.519 --> 00:34:49.559
<v Speaker 2>done that. So Lindsay has been with us. We started

681
00:34:49.559 --> 00:34:51.719
<v Speaker 2>the company in two thousand and four, he's been with

682
00:34:51.800 --> 00:34:54.480
<v Speaker 2>us since two thousand and six. He knows that side

683
00:34:54.480 --> 00:34:55.880
<v Speaker 2>of that. He runs the whole side of the business.

684
00:34:55.880 --> 00:34:58.400
<v Speaker 2>He knows it way better than I do. And he's

685
00:34:58.440 --> 00:35:00.239
<v Speaker 2>been to a lot of them, and then I been

686
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<v Speaker 2>to quite a few of them as well.

687
00:35:02.239 --> 00:35:05.599
<v Speaker 1>So and it's I'm telling you, it's not only it's

688
00:35:05.599 --> 00:35:09.800
<v Speaker 1>not only Big Game it's turkey, it's up when it's waterfowl. Like, man,

689
00:35:09.840 --> 00:35:13.159
<v Speaker 1>you guys have got a lot of options. So so

690
00:35:14.079 --> 00:35:17.519
<v Speaker 1>let's say there's an outfitter out there. Let's say there's

691
00:35:17.519 --> 00:35:19.800
<v Speaker 1>an outfitter who listens to this channel. Thank you, by

692
00:35:19.840 --> 00:35:25.239
<v Speaker 1>the way, there's probably one out there, But can they

693
00:35:25.239 --> 00:35:28.199
<v Speaker 1>become part of your network? And how would they do that? Like?

694
00:35:28.280 --> 00:35:29.639
<v Speaker 1>How how does that work?

695
00:35:30.079 --> 00:35:35.400
<v Speaker 2>Yes? Yeah, absolutely, so we're actually looking for good, solid

696
00:35:35.519 --> 00:35:38.840
<v Speaker 2>outfitters and so yeah, absolutely, get our a website, give

697
00:35:38.880 --> 00:35:42.039
<v Speaker 2>our office a call and I will talk to you

698
00:35:42.079 --> 00:35:46.280
<v Speaker 2>personally on the phone, or Lindsey will and find out

699
00:35:46.320 --> 00:35:48.360
<v Speaker 2>if it's more than likely it is something we need.

700
00:35:48.400 --> 00:35:50.679
<v Speaker 2>Inventory is a thing that we is an issue that

701
00:35:50.719 --> 00:35:53.039
<v Speaker 2>we run into now because doing this for twenty years,

702
00:35:53.039 --> 00:35:56.440
<v Speaker 2>our repeat business is really really high, Lindsay is customer

703
00:35:56.480 --> 00:35:59.239
<v Speaker 2>services second to none, and so that our repeat business

704
00:35:59.559 --> 00:36:02.760
<v Speaker 2>is extremely high. And yeah, so we're always looking for good,

705
00:36:02.880 --> 00:36:04.599
<v Speaker 2>good outfitters. It takes a little bit to get them

706
00:36:04.639 --> 00:36:10.239
<v Speaker 2>on boarded because unless it comes from a very solid referral,

707
00:36:11.079 --> 00:36:14.559
<v Speaker 2>then uh, you know, we're we're going and paying them

708
00:36:14.599 --> 00:36:17.920
<v Speaker 2>a visit before uh we start sending clients.

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<v Speaker 1>There. Man, you guys got it all, I mean and

710
00:36:21.840 --> 00:36:25.079
<v Speaker 1>you guys. So some of the training courses they've got

711
00:36:25.079 --> 00:36:28.960
<v Speaker 1>coming up is Built to Hunt Summit in twenty twenty five.

712
00:36:29.000 --> 00:36:31.760
<v Speaker 1>That's June fifth through eight in Preston, Idaho.

713
00:36:32.239 --> 00:36:34.920
<v Speaker 2>That's a new one. That's pretty new.

714
00:36:35.440 --> 00:36:36.599
<v Speaker 1>That was really fun.

715
00:36:37.000 --> 00:36:39.880
<v Speaker 2>We this one, this one's going to be a blast.

716
00:36:39.920 --> 00:36:42.159
<v Speaker 2>We've never done this one before. We partnered with Hunt

717
00:36:42.159 --> 00:36:44.960
<v Speaker 2>and full on that one, which they've they've been around

718
00:36:45.000 --> 00:36:47.280
<v Speaker 2>forever as well, and this is going to be an

719
00:36:47.280 --> 00:36:52.800
<v Speaker 2>introduction to all things Western hunting. So our team starting

720
00:36:52.800 --> 00:36:55.119
<v Speaker 2>from day one, and we talked about this year, we

721
00:36:55.159 --> 00:36:57.440
<v Speaker 2>have a program called from Field to Table. We have

722
00:36:57.519 --> 00:37:00.239
<v Speaker 2>three shots on our team and we can talk more

723
00:37:00.280 --> 00:37:03.480
<v Speaker 2>than a minute if you want to. But when clients,

724
00:37:03.480 --> 00:37:06.440
<v Speaker 2>when clients show up, it's gonna be impressed. In Idaho, beautiful,

725
00:37:06.480 --> 00:37:10.480
<v Speaker 2>beautiful ranch. Everybody's gonna bring their their hunting, their camping gear,

726
00:37:10.559 --> 00:37:12.360
<v Speaker 2>what that you know, they're hunting gear whatever that they

727
00:37:12.360 --> 00:37:14.960
<v Speaker 2>would stay overnight. And we do have some cabins there,

728
00:37:15.000 --> 00:37:18.199
<v Speaker 2>but honestly, most of our our staff and sponsors and

729
00:37:18.199 --> 00:37:20.480
<v Speaker 2>we'll have media there as well. We'll have some TV

730
00:37:20.599 --> 00:37:24.400
<v Speaker 2>channels or some TV shows, some YouTubers, some outdoor riders.

731
00:37:24.880 --> 00:37:27.880
<v Speaker 2>Uh will be a do you know guys, I know, guy,

732
00:37:28.280 --> 00:37:30.800
<v Speaker 2>I know, Uh, maybe we need to have you come

733
00:37:30.840 --> 00:37:35.079
<v Speaker 2>out so uh anyway, it'll start with our chef. The

734
00:37:35.159 --> 00:37:37.159
<v Speaker 2>very first thing that we're going to do is uh,

735
00:37:37.320 --> 00:37:41.679
<v Speaker 2>Chef Aubert is going to show everybody how to uh feel,

736
00:37:41.760 --> 00:37:45.519
<v Speaker 2>dress and skin a deer from a chef's perspective. So

737
00:37:45.599 --> 00:37:47.960
<v Speaker 2>that'll be the first thing that we do. Onyx is

738
00:37:48.000 --> 00:37:49.360
<v Speaker 2>going to be there. It's gonna be one of our

739
00:37:49.360 --> 00:37:53.920
<v Speaker 2>partners in this. We will do an easy event as well. Sorry,

740
00:37:53.920 --> 00:37:55.119
<v Speaker 2>that's my it's just guard dog.

741
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<v Speaker 1>That's good. That's good to have those, that's good. You

742
00:37:58.280 --> 00:38:03.039
<v Speaker 1>know you're doing land navigation, no electronics. You're gonna learn that.

743
00:38:03.159 --> 00:38:05.800
<v Speaker 1>You're gonna learn farms, long range shooting instructions, so that's

744
00:38:05.880 --> 00:38:09.840
<v Speaker 1>kind of standard what you guys do. Optics, mounting and maintenance,

745
00:38:10.360 --> 00:38:13.880
<v Speaker 1>pack set up in gear selection. That's huge. Yep, we

746
00:38:14.079 --> 00:38:17.360
<v Speaker 1>are going this and this this class is only like

747
00:38:17.480 --> 00:38:19.920
<v Speaker 1>nineteen hundred bucks, nineteen.

748
00:38:19.639 --> 00:38:21.280
<v Speaker 2>And fifty bucks. That includes all your foot all your

749
00:38:21.320 --> 00:38:22.039
<v Speaker 2>meals too.

750
00:38:22.920 --> 00:38:26.400
<v Speaker 1>And then wild game processing would use and then Western

751
00:38:26.400 --> 00:38:29.840
<v Speaker 1>Application strategy, so you're not only learning like like what

752
00:38:29.960 --> 00:38:32.320
<v Speaker 1>to do on your hunt, but how to select those

753
00:38:32.480 --> 00:38:36.280
<v Speaker 1>units and Onyx helps with this too, And I'm glad

754
00:38:36.280 --> 00:38:39.119
<v Speaker 1>to see you got my gosh, dude, hey, if you

755
00:38:39.159 --> 00:38:43.719
<v Speaker 1>have not filled out your media list, I am in awesome.

756
00:38:43.800 --> 00:38:45.079
<v Speaker 2>Okay, yeah, let's definitely talk.

757
00:38:45.199 --> 00:38:47.920
<v Speaker 1>But that is that is a really cool way to

758
00:38:48.039 --> 00:38:51.719
<v Speaker 1>do it. How many spots do you guys have open

759
00:38:51.800 --> 00:38:53.000
<v Speaker 1>for these typically?

760
00:38:53.000 --> 00:38:57.920
<v Speaker 2>So we I think we're allowing a total of thirty

761
00:38:57.920 --> 00:39:02.280
<v Speaker 2>that includes media. Excuse me, and I don't know, We've

762
00:39:02.280 --> 00:39:04.719
<v Speaker 2>got probably I bet we have a dozen to fifteen

763
00:39:04.960 --> 00:39:05.880
<v Speaker 2>spots available.

764
00:39:06.559 --> 00:39:08.360
<v Speaker 1>That's cool right now.

765
00:39:08.440 --> 00:39:11.039
<v Speaker 2>So and you can sign up right right from the

766
00:39:11.519 --> 00:39:14.239
<v Speaker 2>right from the website. But yeah, we're really excited about this.

767
00:39:14.320 --> 00:39:17.599
<v Speaker 2>It's just a it's just many seminars. You know, through

768
00:39:17.639 --> 00:39:19.960
<v Speaker 2>the you you were going to get your money's worth.

769
00:39:20.039 --> 00:39:21.639
<v Speaker 2>Don't come here and think you're just gonna be able

770
00:39:21.639 --> 00:39:23.519
<v Speaker 2>to chill out. You're gonna be you're gonna be tired.

771
00:39:23.599 --> 00:39:26.599
<v Speaker 1>Well when this is an effort, and if I remember,

772
00:39:26.800 --> 00:39:29.800
<v Speaker 1>like just just a heads up, like when you go

773
00:39:29.920 --> 00:39:34.400
<v Speaker 1>to one of these events when companies that Greg aligns

774
00:39:34.480 --> 00:39:39.119
<v Speaker 1>himself with, usually you're not walking home empty handed. You're

775
00:39:39.119 --> 00:39:42.199
<v Speaker 1>all you're getting the knowledge, but the companies that usually

776
00:39:42.239 --> 00:39:45.639
<v Speaker 1>go to these tend to tend to like you get

777
00:39:45.639 --> 00:39:47.119
<v Speaker 1>a little bit of swag with these.

778
00:39:48.000 --> 00:39:51.800
<v Speaker 2>We've we've got some amazing partners that we've had. We've

779
00:39:51.840 --> 00:39:55.159
<v Speaker 2>been partnered with with Zis Binelli and Federal for years

780
00:39:55.159 --> 00:39:58.320
<v Speaker 2>and years and years for for a very very long time. Uh.

781
00:39:58.480 --> 00:40:01.840
<v Speaker 2>But yeah, so we're going to have competitions. Uh, and

782
00:40:01.880 --> 00:40:03.639
<v Speaker 2>there'll be the opportunity for people to build a win

783
00:40:03.719 --> 00:40:06.679
<v Speaker 2>some stuff. But yeah, you're one percent right when they

784
00:40:07.000 --> 00:40:10.840
<v Speaker 2>whenever they show up, they'll have some nice little bonus

785
00:40:10.880 --> 00:40:12.679
<v Speaker 2>gear for them to take home with them.

786
00:40:12.920 --> 00:40:16.840
<v Speaker 1>My gosh, I love I love that you have Texas

787
00:40:16.920 --> 00:40:21.199
<v Speaker 1>Hunter's Prep course on here. I love that. And that's

788
00:40:21.239 --> 00:40:24.519
<v Speaker 1>in Spur that you got the Level one long Range

789
00:40:24.519 --> 00:40:29.000
<v Speaker 1>Shooting School, which you can take that class every year.

790
00:40:29.519 --> 00:40:31.920
<v Speaker 1>You can take it every every stinking year, and you

791
00:40:32.000 --> 00:40:35.280
<v Speaker 1>are going to pick up something new and my gosh, dude,

792
00:40:35.320 --> 00:40:36.920
<v Speaker 1>you're you're absolutely killing it.

793
00:40:36.960 --> 00:40:40.599
<v Speaker 2>Man. Those yeah, those those are so much fun. And

794
00:40:40.639 --> 00:40:42.840
<v Speaker 2>that that facility that you just mentioned, the one in Spur,

795
00:40:42.920 --> 00:40:45.960
<v Speaker 2>Texas brand new. We just did our first complete year

796
00:40:46.000 --> 00:40:48.039
<v Speaker 2>last year. We've got ten brand new cabins. Their four

797
00:40:48.119 --> 00:40:50.920
<v Speaker 2>hundred square foot two queen beds in each one, private

798
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<v Speaker 2>h bathroom in each one.

799
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<v Speaker 1>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>And then we have our chefs that are taking care

801
00:40:56.719 --> 00:41:00.679
<v Speaker 2>of all your meals too. So you show up firearms, optics, ammo.

802
00:41:00.760 --> 00:41:05.599
<v Speaker 1>Whoe, everything's there, dude. You're not offering long range shooting

803
00:41:05.840 --> 00:41:10.360
<v Speaker 1>like schools. You're offering long range shooting retreats, an experience

804
00:41:10.920 --> 00:41:13.639
<v Speaker 1>that is, it's a retreat. You can do this with

805
00:41:13.719 --> 00:41:15.880
<v Speaker 1>your family. You can do this with your wife. And

806
00:41:15.920 --> 00:41:18.639
<v Speaker 1>I'm going to tell you right now, Valentine's Day is

807
00:41:18.800 --> 00:41:22.719
<v Speaker 1>upon us. What better way to get what you want

808
00:41:22.960 --> 00:41:25.000
<v Speaker 1>and to provide her with a new experience?

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00:41:25.320 --> 00:41:27.400
<v Speaker 2>There you go. Hey, I like the way you think.

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00:41:27.719 --> 00:41:31.800
<v Speaker 1>See all right, greg Man, I really do appreciate you

811
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<v Speaker 1>hopping on with us. And uh, even though your shooting

812
00:41:35.000 --> 00:41:39.239
<v Speaker 1>skills were definitely tested by a squirrel and a come quiet.

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<v Speaker 2>You you guys me the written the written version of that,

814
00:41:43.199 --> 00:41:46.599
<v Speaker 2>I'll send you to you man man kJ I appreciate.

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<v Speaker 2>It's always good to see you, and I'm sure we'll

816
00:41:49.000 --> 00:41:49.800
<v Speaker 2>be talking more soon.

817
00:41:50.119 --> 00:41:53.000
<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, where can they learn more? Where? What social

818
00:41:53.000 --> 00:41:55.400
<v Speaker 1>platforms are you guys on? Where can they find out

819
00:41:55.480 --> 00:41:57.679
<v Speaker 1>more about outdoors solutions?

820
00:41:58.039 --> 00:42:03.159
<v Speaker 2>So we're we're most active on YouTube. We've got a

821
00:42:03.159 --> 00:42:05.519
<v Speaker 2>lot of really really cool stuff coming up. I now

822
00:42:05.599 --> 00:42:08.760
<v Speaker 2>have Steve Arian, who's our director of training, is back

823
00:42:08.760 --> 00:42:10.679
<v Speaker 2>here full time. He's been over in the Sandbox and

824
00:42:10.719 --> 00:42:13.760
<v Speaker 2>Iraq for the last six years. He's back here. This dude.

825
00:42:14.119 --> 00:42:17.960
<v Speaker 2>Anything that you want to know about any firearm, ballistics, optics, anything,

826
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<v Speaker 2>He's just he'll make your eyes glaze over. I did

827
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<v Speaker 2>the more one oh one kind of videos. I'm a

828
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<v Speaker 2>pretty basic kind of guy, so I explain things that way.

829
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<v Speaker 2>But YouTube, we are the most active in just putting

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<v Speaker 2>Outdoor Solutions. On Instagram, we have two pages there. One

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<v Speaker 2>is Outdoor Solutions Official, and then for our Field to

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<v Speaker 2>Table events, which is the butchering, processing and cooking portion

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<v Speaker 2>of the company with our chefs is OS Underscore from

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<v Speaker 2>Field to Table Okay. And then of course we're on Facebook.

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<v Speaker 1>Too, OS Underscore Field to Table correct. Man. It's awesome stuff. Man,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm so happy. I'm so happy we've become friends, like

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<v Speaker 1>over the years, like it's been amazing. I mean we're

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<v Speaker 1>going on seventeen years. I think it is crazy. A

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<v Speaker 1>lot more gray in that beard and a lot more

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<v Speaker 1>gray in this hair.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, great, Heir and notne here.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's retreating, all right, brother, you'd be good man,

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<v Speaker 1>you good, see you all right, all you gun talk hunters,

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<v Speaker 1>you know the drill. Keep those muscles pointed in a

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<v Speaker 1>safe direction, and always be on the hunt.