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Mike McKnight, Mark Zorich - West Coast Long Range Subjects Discussed: Potential New Gin Legislation;Bipartisan Senate Proposal, Red Flag Laws,Losing the Right of Due Process;Tactical Sniper Training;Tuning Up for Hunting Early;Common Mistakes with Long Range;Competition Long Range Shooting;Tuning Up Equipment;Adding a Muzzle Break;The Evolution of Hunting Rifles;Fitting Your Rifle;Understanding Ballistics;Understanding Optics;Understanding Parallax;MOA or Mil.

Mike McKnight, Tom Patti Candidate for US Congress Subjects Discussed: Crappies have become a business;$100K Crappie Tournaments;Crappie Tours;Taking a friend fishing for slabs;Border Issues with Public Land;Fentanyl;Washingtons Ruling Class;2A;Opportunities to Reach Across the Aisle;Energy Issues;Homeless Pollution to the Ecosystem. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app and never miss an episode!

Mike McKnight, Tom Patti Candidate for Congress CA-9, James Smith California Dawn Sportfishing Subjects Discussed: The Trouble with Bears,Making Your Own Firearms,I Got Engaged,CA Delta,Sea Lions,Homeless Pollution,Forest Management,Common Sense,Reaching Across the Aisle,Maritime Superstitions,Ceremonies to Rename a Boat,No Bananas or Redheads On Board,Cal Dawn II,Creature Conforts,Matching SoCal Fishing Boats.

Mike McKnight, Lucas Hoge Country Artist/Hoge Wild TV, Billy Nicholas Venice Fishing Lodge, Shawn Parr Country Music Radio Personality, Ken Hoge, Wayne Kotow CCA CA Subjects Discussed: On the road from Venice Louisiana, Season 3 Hoge Wild TV,Bowfishing from an airboat,Redfishing in the Bayous,Shawn the Golden Boy,Miss Kimmy,the Dacquiri Bar,favorite episodes from the first two seasons,Dad caught crabs,possibly stranded at Catalina,Wayne Southern CA Oil Spill,Container Ship Pollution,CARB and the latest.

Mike McKnight, Dr. Alan Taylor Penn State University, Ashley Watson Angler-Hunter-Fire Survivor Subjects Discussed: The disparity between ecologists views, forest thinning and treatment, the role of NGOs, the most destructive CA fires have been in the last 15 years, how areas may tend to burn the same, getting sick on a party boat, female repo truck drivers, having a cabin in the of a fire, trying to save and bug out before a fire arrives. Mike McKnight, Dr. Alan Taylor Penn State University, Ashley Watson Angler-Hunter-Fire Survivor Subjects Discussed: The disparity between ecologists views, forest thinning and treatment, the role of NGOs, the most destructive CA fires have been in the last 15 years, how areas may tend to burn the same, getting sick on a party boat, female repo truck drivers, having a cabin in the of a fire, trying to save and bug out before a fire arrives. Mike McKnight, Dr. Alan Taylor Penn State University, Ashley Watson Angler-Hunter-Fire Survivor Subjects Discussed: The disparity between ecologists views, forest thinning and treatment, the role of NGOs, the most destructive CA fires have been in the last 15 years, how areas may tend to burn the same, getting sick on a party boat, female repo truck drivers, having a cabin in the of a fire, trying to save and bug out before a fire arrives. Finding your cabin still standing. Subscribe on iTunes or your favorite App!

Mike McKnight, Ken Franke Pres of Sportfishing Assoc of CA, Clara "Crazy Clara" Ricabal Subjects Discussed; Podcast Poaching; CARB rule proposal for diesel emissions from party boats; how it could affect private boats as well; Female salt water anglers; getting evacuated from a wildfire; dating in the fishing world; fighting over gear; having a heart attack in your 40's; Cuban Food; Cubans don't have tortillas; a burgeoning Cuban Revolution. 

Mike McKnight, Jen Benedet CDFW R3 Coordinator, Robbie Dunham Koke Machine Guide Service Subjects Discussed: The end of the CCW Renewal Saga, How I almost torpedoed it, The difficulties of obtaining or renewing a CCW in the future, lots of new anglers and hunters during COVID, Will it be sustainable post COVID, Hunter Education post COVID, The saturation of new guides and Six Packs, How much are apps helping to put more people in the wild. having a new boat built from the keel up. The red hot boat market.

Mike McKnight, Bryan Lynn Sportsmens Alliance Subjects Discussed: The flurry of new legislation with the new administration; the Bear Problem in CA; Pitbull vs Bear; HR127; Psych Evaluations for firearms owners; Gun Rights; National Gun Registry; Psych Evals for CCW; Do you beat your wife; Do you like flowers; Beaver Trapping in Oregon in danger; Dog Breeders in Texas; Buy a CA Bear Tag.

Mike McKnight, Mark Oliva NSSF Subjects discussed; The spike in hunting and fishing license sales, the NRA files for Chapter 11 and leaves NY for Texas, No SHOT Show for 2021, the demand for brass on all levels, reloads are in short supply too, almost 7 million first time gun buyers in 2020, dry fire training augmenting range trips, the deplatforming of Parler and firearms websites, the Social Media oligarchy clamping down on sportsmen and women on social media. 

Mike McKnight, Jen "The Archer" Cordaro Subjects Discussed: The new Administration is already planning gun rights changes; Applying for or renewing a CCW in the Rona Era; the "Featureless" issue; Planning childbirth around hunting or fishing seasons; taking a newborn fishing at 2 weeks; Hunting at 6 weeks; The challenge of Maternity Camo options; No shooting after 12 weeks in utero; Road Hunting, California Plates in other states; The role of the partner or husband in rearing a child outdoors; Unboxing the A400 in 20 ga; How many shotguns do you need?

Mike McKnight, Jon Rosenfield - Senior Scientist SF Baykeeper Subjects Discussed: My attempt at public office. The proliferation of water borne data centers. Alameda rejected one but one has shown up at the Port of Stockton, CA and there are more planned not only on the Delta in Northern California but around the world. Once through cooling systems adding heat to already distressed waterways plus other impacts to water and wetlands. Microsoft testing submerged data centers. Changes in Social Media for the show.

Mike McKnight, Mike Gravert-Intimidator Sportfishing Subjects Discussed:Too Hot to Bowhunt,Headed to Louisiana for Redfish,Recap of Hoge Wild Catalina Episode,AB3030 Fight Continues,Running a 6 Pack in the COVID Era,Fish Running from Toxins,Harmful Algal Blooms in the US,Delta Striper Health, Homeless Dumping,Alaska is a Ghost Town,Panfish An Overlooked Fishery,More People Vocal on Water Quality,Living on a Houseboat. Plus the Great American Outdoors Act Is it all that. Maybe not