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For 44 years, I’ve had the good fortune to photograph and write about my passion – the outdoor life. Wild creatures and wild places have always stirred me – from the first flushing pheasant that frightened me out of my socks in grandpa’s cornfield to the last whitetail that dismissed me with a wag of its tail. I invite you to join me for a nostalgic and sometimes revealing look back through the trials and tribulations of a freelance outdoor writer.
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Real, Raw, Relevant...Canadian Music Makers from the 1960s-1990s share it all...song creation, the highs (and lows) of the biz, fans, family, what they're up to now and a life lesson or two learned along the way. Here's your 'fly on the wall' moment, a chance to catch revealing insights into the person behind the music in a casual, laid back manner. Also, the audio quality sometimes gets rough around the edges. Nothing over produced here. Just real, raw engaging talk. .
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This is the 33rd episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are: CLIFF EDWARDS - musician, composer, former lead male vocalist of the Juno award-winning group The Bells. In t…
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Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! This week, Ron shares more of your favorite deer rifles, talks about zeroing side-mounted scopes, finding old cartridges in the field, the enduring joy of hunting with dads, and more. Affiliate Links - help support the channel at no additional charge to you Use Code RSO10 at checkout for either Diamond Bl…
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Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! Ron sits down with Nick Shafer of Q Rifles, to talk gun building and fast twist barrels. Affiliate Links - help support the channel at no additional charge to you Use Code RSO10 at checkout for either Diamond Blade Knives or Knives of Alaska, and get 10% off your first purchase. https://www.diamondbladekn…
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Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! This week, someone’s taking their handloads to subzero temperatures, Ron debates the difference between a magnum and powder primer, and someone’s girlfriend can’t stop watching Ron’s videos… All this and more! Affiliate Links - help support the channel at no additional charge to you Use Code RSO10 at chec…
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Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! An optometrist & optical surgeon designed the perfect rifle scope from the retina on out -- and eliminated canting. Affiliate Links - help support the channel at no additional charge to you Use Code RSO10 at checkout for either Diamond Blade Knives or Knives of Alaska, and get 10% off your first purchase.…
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Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! No matter where, what, or how you hunt, you'll eventually have to face a universal hunting challenge... Plus, Ron reminds you of the rifle you wish you'd never sold. Affiliate Links - help support the channel at no additional charge to you Use Code RSO10 at checkout for either Diamond Blade Knives or Kniv…
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Cherrill Rae Yates is a singer and recording artist best known as one half of The Raes singing duo which also featured her then husband, the late Robbie Rae. In this very raw and honest chat with host Dan Hare Cherrill reveals: her complicated personal and professional relationship with the narcissistic Robbie; details of the couples wildly success…
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Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! It’s all Elk Talk this week with Ron! Affiliate Links - help support the channel at no additional charge to you Use Code RSO10 at checkout for either Diamond Blade Knives or Knives of Alaska, and get 10% off your first purchase. https://www.diamondbladeknives.com/ https://www.knivesofalaska.com/Home Shell…
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Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! Melissa Bachman sits down with me to swap hunting stories and a few close calls we’ve had out in the field! Affiliate Links - help support the channel at no additional charge to you Use Code RSO10 at checkout for either Diamond Blade Knives or Knives of Alaska, and get 10% off your first purchase. https:/…
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This is the 32nd episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are: KEITH SHARP RETURNS, founder of the iconic Canadian music magazine Music Express and author of the book “Musi…
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Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! Not everyone likes Ron this week, but that won’t stop him from answering your questions about pronghorn hunts, neck shots on deer, and 130 grain bullets in the 308 Winchester. Affiliate Links - help support the channel at no additional charge to you Use Code RSO10 at checkout for either Diamond Blade Kniv…
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This is the 31st episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are: THOR, Canadian and U.S. bodybuilding champion, songwriter, singer, musician. In this bit Thor shares with Dan…
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Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! This week, we’re ranking the top 5 deer cartridges in the United States, along with a little talk about combination guns and your favorite rifle batteries. PLUS Betsy’s got a microphone! Affiliate Links - help support the channel at no additional charge to you Use Code RSO10 at checkout for either Diamond…
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Betty Anne Keller is a retired music promoter, Manager of Arts Culture Festivals and Events for the City of Waterloo, and producer of the acclaimed documentary ’Rock This Town’ which captures how vibrant the Kitchener/Waterloo area was musically back in the ‘60s,‘70s and beyond. In this fascinating chat with Dan Hare, Betty Anne talks about: brinin…
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Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! Barrel Harmonics: fact vs fiction! We discuss this, our favorite rifle batteries, and much more this week! Affiliate Links - help support the channel at no additional charge to you Use Code RSO10 at checkout for either Diamond Blade Knives or Knives of Alaska, and get 10% off your first purchase. https://…
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Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! There’s one hunting magazine still kicking, so we sat down with Sports Afield editor, Diana Rupp! Affiliate Links - help support the channel at no additional charge to you Use Code RSO10 at checkout for either Diamond Blade Knives or Knives of Alaska, and get 10% off your first purchase. https://www.diamo…
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Chris Birkett is a multi award-winning singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer who has collaborated with many world-renowned artists including Sinead O’Connor, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Quincy Jones, Peter Gabriel, and more. He has a Grammy, four Junos, the Polaris Music Prize and three international AMPEX Golden Reel Awards for excellence in th…
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Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! Real rifleman and Gun Builder Darrell Holland joins us for a long, in-depth discussion to answer any gun building questions you can think of! Affiliate Links - help support the channel at no additional charge to you Use Code RSO10 at checkout for either Diamond Blade Knives or Knives of Alaska, and get 10…
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Les Stroud is a world famous adventurer, survival expert, musician, expert harmonica player, singer/songwriter, and perhaps best known as the creator, writer, producer, director, cameraman and host of the television series Survivorman. In this engaging, in depth and lively chat with Dan Hare, Les talks about: his vast musical influences; meeting an…
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Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! This week, I’m heading to Alaska! But first, some advice on rechambering your rifle, ballistics calculations, and how you can keep your hearing intact while shooting. Affiliate Links - help support the channel at no additional charge to you Use Code RSO10 at checkout for either Diamond Blade Knives or Kni…
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JAIMIE VERNON, musician, author, president of Bullseye Records, and creator of The Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia series. In this jam-packed clip Jaimie talks about: being a punk musician in the early ‘80s and writing a book about that scene; writing several encyclopedias on the Canadian music scene; producing and distributing 6 CDs of independent…
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Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! Silencer Central CEO Brandon Maddox explains how to get silencers legally, quickly, and FAST through his company's one-stop shopping and service. Affiliate Links - help support the channel at no additional charge to you Use Code RSO10 at checkout for either Diamond Blade Knives or Knives of Alaska, and ge…
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This is the 29 th episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are: SYLVIA TYSON, singer, songwriter, Order of Canada recipient, Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee and seven time…
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Terry Crawford and Rick Johnson are husband and wife bandmates who began performing together in 1971 in Winnipeg and have been doing so ever since. They formed The Terry Crawford band and Terry was nominated for a Juno in 1981 for Most Promising Female Vocalist. In this engaging chase with host Dan Hare, Terry and Rick chat about their versatile ca…
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Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! Ron's here to argue light- vs. heavy-for-caliber bullets for taking big game. And how many socks and under do you need on a backpack hunt. And a lot more. Affiliate Links - help support the channel at no additional charge to you Use Code RSO10 at checkout for either Diamond Blade Knives or Knives of Alask…
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This is the 28th episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are: FRANK MILLS, Canadian music icon, three time Juno award-winner, two time SOCAN classic award-recipient, keybo…
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Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! Join me as we learn how 20 years of Precision Rifle hype have warped our perspective on hunting rifle accuracy, and much more! Affiliate Links - help support the channel at no additional charge to you Use Code RSO10 at checkout for either Diamond Blade Knives or Knives of Alaska, and get 10% off your firs…
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Jeff “Jonesy” Jones - bassist extraordinaire, best known for his time with the bands Ocean, Red Rider and The Carpet Frogs chats with Dan Hare about his many projects and different career experiences including: his musical influences; joining the band Ocean when he was just 16 years old; his connections to Alex Lifeson and Lawrence Gowan; what he’s…
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Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! Everyone seems to have a lot of thoughts on my accuracy, so let's break that down alongside a little (or a lot) of Creedmoor talk. Affiliate Links - help support the channel at no additional charge to you Use Code RSO10 at checkout for either Diamond Blade Knives or Knives of Alaska, and get 10% off your …
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Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! We welcome a star of the Outdoors industry to talk all things firearms, hunting, and more: Linda Powell from Mossberg. Affiliate Links - help support the channel at no additional charge to you Use Code RSO10 at checkout for either Diamond Blade Knives or Knives of Alaska, and get 10% off your first purcha…
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Catherine McKinnon, singer and actress best known for her time on Singalong Jubilee and for popularizing the iconic Canadian classic song ‘Farewell To Nova Scotia’ is Dan Hare’s guest. In this chat 80 year old Catherine reveals career highlights including: why she almost didn't get to sing 'Farewell To Nova Scotia'; becoming friends, and working wi…
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Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! Everyone’s talking bullets, so we thought we’d join in! Come along as we talk copper bullets, what’s best to hunt big game, and if Remington Ammunition is stepping up its ammo game! Affiliate Links - help support the channel at no additional charge to you Use Code RSO10 at checkout for either Diamond Blad…
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Keith Hampshire - has had a wide ranging career including, DJ, actor, commercial voice over artist, jingle singer, TV show host and singer of three songs that hit the Top 10 here in Canada. In this chat Keith shares much of his remarkable journey with host Dan Hare including: his work in Pirate Radio in the UK; how renovating apartments landed him …
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Bob Wegner, multi-instrumentalist, touring musician, and author of the Max Webster biography ‘High Class’ joins Dan Hare to talk about his book on this iconic band. In this superb chat Bob also shares: highlights from his own career in musical theatre and other ventures; the unique appeal of Max Webster and the many genres that influenced their sou…
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Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! Ron talks guns with #1 Ranked firearms talk show host Tom Gresham of Gun Talk, including how Tom saved Ron's life. Affiliate Links - help support the channel at no additional charge to you Use Code RSO10 at checkout for either Diamond Blade Knives or Knives of Alaska, and get 10% off your first purchase. …
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Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! In today’s episode, I answer listener questions, talk silencers and buck fever, and teach viewers how to hunt pronghorn properly. Affiliate Links - help support the channel at no additional charge to you Use Code RSO10 at checkout for either Diamond Blade Knives or Knives of Alaska, and get 10% off your f…
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Danny Casavant, guitarist extraordinaire best known as a member of the bands Graham Shaw and the Sincere Serenaders and The Bobcats joins Dan Hare for a fascinating chat about: the ‘60s Winnipeg music scene; his multiple styles of guitar playing and the bands he’s been a part of; getting together with Graham Shaw; working with Bob White and how the…
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This week Dan chats with Derry Grehan, songwriter and guitarist of the band Honeymoon Suite. Derry shares much from his long career including: his philosophy on songwriting and “serving the song; the longevity of Honeymoon Suite and the band’s signature sound; recording albums; opening for bands such as ZZ Top, Jethro Tull, Heart and others; why he…
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Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! Buy My 7mm Book: https://www.ronspomeroutdoors.com/store Affiliate Links - help support the channel at no additional charge to you Use Code RSO10 at check out for either Diamond Blade Knives or Knives of Alaska and get 10% off at checkout. https://www.diamondbladeknives.com/ https://www.knivesofalaska.com…
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This week Dan chats with Mike ‘Mudfoot’ McDonald, blues artist, songwriter, producer, Tribute artist and in-house music director at legendary Grossman’s Tavern. Mike shares highlights of his stellar music career including: jamming with the likes of Jeff Healey and Alannah Myles; his musical influences; stories of the Yonge Street Music scene, Gross…
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Welcome to the Ron Spomer Outdoors Podcast! In today's episode, I answer listener questions and read a letter Hornady sent me about the 7mm PRC. Buy My 7mm Book: https://www.ronspomeroutdoors.com/store Affiliate Links - help support the channel at no additional charge to you Use Code RSO10 at check out for either Diamond Blade Knives or Knives of A…
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