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This week on Xplor the Outdoors with Jim and Patti, we are broadcasting LIVE from San Francisco and we have a great show for you this week.
In the first hour we will be talking to the Regional Director of the Arizona Department of Game and Fish Department, Ron Sieg. Ron will be talking about the Condor Program and how, through research, they have found some interesting facts about the effects on animals and us as well.
Next up, Roxanne, from the Arizona Trails Travel will be on hand to talk about El Salvador. This looks like the next place for Patti and I to broadcast from. And it’s better then Costa Rica so you won’t want to miss this one.
In the last segment,were talking to Anya Fernald from the Slow Food Nation.We’re excited to have Anya on because we are working with the Pappas kids to become self sufficient and grow their own vegetables for their own comsumption and possibly sell at the Farmer’s Market in Phoenix.
In the second hour Patti and I will “Xplor the Outdoors Kids” and in the first segment we will be talking to Andrew Leddy. Patti met Andrew as one of her interns at City Hall in San Francisco. Andrew is one of those 17 year olds that love the outdoors. from hiking in Ireland to fly fishing in Montana and Northern California.
Next up is Ava Benzarra. Ava is 16 years old and does a lot of hiking with her mom and dad. Ava also works with Patti as an intern. Ava will join us to talk about some of her hikes and some of the special outdoor camps she went to this summer. Ava also goes on many outdoor adventures with her parents in the Mid-West, camping and bike riding.
To wrap up the show,,, 12 year old, Amanda Alessandro will be with us to talk about her outdoor excursions with her family to the dunes and up north on All Terrain Vehicles. She started riding at a very young age and from what she says, she likes to get down and dirty with the boys when it comes to the outdoors. Wonder if the boys can keep up?
We want to invite you to-come celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day with us at the Sportsman’s Warehouse on 27th and Yorkshire from 11-4. That’s Saturday the 27th of September. We will have all kinds of exhibitors there not to mention giveaways.
In the near future,,, Patti and I will hopefully be working on some kidz projects with the Governor’s office. We’ll tell you about that at a later date as we get things moving along.
We hope you enjoyed the show as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you.Until next week,be safe,,God Bless and anytime you get the opportunity, take some one out to xplortheoutdoors.
We’re Jim and Patti and “We’re Makin a Difference in Your Outdoor World”
Dove make the best enchiladas and it’s easy to make. So lets get started.
Your ingredients are as follows:
2 cans Rotel Mexican Sauce (temperature to taste)
1 Onion
2 cans of diced green chilly peppers
1 green pepper
10-30 filleted dove breasts
corn or floured tortillas
1 can of diced tomatoes (large)
1 diced tomato
shredded cheese, green onions (diced), black olives (diced), sour cream ,
guacamole . For filler or toppings as you wish.
2 cans Enchilada Sauce
Fillet the dove breasts and place into a crock-pot on medium.
Add the 2 cans of Rotel sauce
Dice the onion and add half to the crock-pot
Add your two cans of green chillies
Dice the green pepper and add the whole thing to the pot.
Add the can of diced tomatoes
Let the concoction cook all day, Minimum of 4 hours. That lets all the juices from the dove and the vegetables mix together. Stir occasionally to keep the concoctions blended together.
Once the dove is very tender, take the mixture and pour it into a strainer, as it will tend to get watery.
Stir very well and then get an 8×11 ½ inch baking dish.
Set your tortillas one at a time into the dish and add the dove mixture.
Then add some shredded cheese and a little enchilada sauce.
Doe this with as many as you wish, to fill the plate then add the rest of the enchilada sauce over the top with the shredded cheese and cover with foil.
Pre-heat the oven to 350, and place the enchiladas in the oven for 40 minutes.
Remove, dish out to guests and allow them to add the toppings they like
I guarantee you,,, even those that hate dove will love these.
Patti will not be with me this week as she is getting ready for “Xplor the Outdoorz Kidz” show next week. Remember if you know any kidz between the ages of 5-16 that participate in outdoor activities as hiking, hunting, biking, horse back riding, fishing, camping, sailing ,skiing and if we didn’t mention it,, it doesn’t mean it won’t be covered. Have them contact us at:
We would love to have them on the show. Kidz are our future and it’s our responsibility to make sure they learn to be good stewards of our ever dwindling outdoors.
Now,,, this week we have a couple of authors on the show and the first one is Mike Schoby. Mike has written a booktitled, “Do It Yourself Dream Hunts” He wrote this book to encourage those who may think hunting is too pricey and drop out of hunting all together. The goal,,, not to lose the next generation.
Next up, one of our “Poacher Chronicles” sponsors. Dannon Stokes from Feather Flage will be joining me to talk camo for the upcoming season. As a matter of fact Dannon will be supplying Hevishot’s Ron Petty and myself with camo for our upcoming goose hunt in November at the Cibola Sportsman’s Club. Where I will be broadcasting LIVE.
To wrap up the first hour,,, Teri Mackinnon with www.womenfishing.com, and professional angler, will be on-hand to talk about her website and explain why, even though the gas prices are high and the economy is,,,, different, let’s say. You have no excuse to not take your family outdoors, camping.
In the second hour we’re “On the Hunt with Hevishot”. Ron Petty the VP of Sales and Marketing with hevishot will be joining me to talk about the Classic Doubles, and getting ready for the upcoming dove , quail, duck, goose and fall turkey hunts.
You know you keep hearing how the plastic bottles live forever in a dump. Wrong!!!Bruce Rowley, the Global Brand and Communications Director forInvista/ Cool Max/ EcoTech and one of our upcoming sponsors will be joining me to talk about their process to turn plastic bottles, that’s right,,, plastic bottles into one of the most comfortable pairs of sox I’ve ever worn.
Then to finish out the show Alan Gottlieb, co-author of numerous Gun Rights and Second Amendment books with Dave Workman will be on-hand to talk about his latest book,”America Fights Back”,The book most feared by gun grabbers in government and media. Why? Because when you and other thinking Americans read it they can kiss their gun ban plans good-by.
Now if you go on the website you will see the Categories section in the upper left hand corner under that is Share Wild Game Recipes. Feel free to send me your recipes and I will add them to the category and post the on the site for others to enjoy. I myself will have to add my “Killer Dove Enchiladas” recipe for all of you that LOVE the DOVE.
We hope you enjoyed the show this week as much as I enjoyed brining it to you. Be sure to tune in next week as we “Xplor the Outdoorz Kidz”
Have a great week, be safe and God Bless. Always when you have a chance,,, take someone out and Xplortheoutdoors!!
Well I got back from the Outdoor Retailers Show and had a great time. What a great bunch of folks. I only wish Patti had been here to enjoy it with me. I got the opportunity to go fly fishing with my friend and the Marketing Director from Camp Chef, Steve Mcgrath. What a great guy. He caught three browns to my one but the time out was priceless.
Met a lot of good people at the show and the radio show went very well with the help of Aero Bed. It was their furniture we were sitting on during the show.
In the second hour I also want to thank ACR Electronics’ Paul Hardin, Sportsman’s Warehouse buyer, Jim Durphy and Cordura’s world traveler, Justin”Trauma” Lichter. Again special thanks to my co-host, MBTs Rich Roe for all his help with the show.
We hope you enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you. And to the LOVE of my life,, beautiful wife Patti, HONEY,,I LOVEYOU.
Well this week Patti will not be with me as she has some major projects she is working on for her kids show so I will be broadcasting LIVE from the Salt Palace in Beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah. I will be attending the Outdoor Retailers Summer Market broadcasting LIVE with my co-host Rich Rowe , one of the trainers from MBT “The Anti-Shoe”. The OR is a gathering much like the Shot Show that we do every year. The outdoor manufacturers from all over the world congregate in Salt Lake twice a year, once in the summer and once in January to show what’s new in the outdoor industry. Camping, hiking, mountain biking rafting, kayaking surfing outdoor footwear, clothing,,, well, I think you get the idea. That’s where I’ll be LIVE on Sunday morning. We’ll actually be trying out some of the Aero Bed inflatable funiture in the press room.
That being said, my first guest is the Show Director Kenji Harotunian. Kenji and I will be talking about the history of the OR show and about many of the new products that are coming out.
Next up, Steve Mcgrath will be joining me from Camp Chef. We’ll be covering the new products and talk about our fly fishing trip Steve so graciously took me out on when I arrived Thursday afternoon.
To wrap up the first hour,,, Dan Cruikshank, from Granite Gear will be joining me to talk about what’s new and what you need to know when you’re looking for a backpack.
To start off the second hour, Paul Hardin from ACR Electronics will be joining me to talk about the latest in the line of PLB’s or Personal Locating Beacons that ACR has to offer. Trust me when I tell you. If you are an outdoor enthusiast, you will find that one of these units will save your life.
In the second segment I will be speaking with one of the buyers of Sportsman’s Warehouse (Our Show Sponsor) , Jim Durphy. Jim is going to talk about what they look for in outdoor equipment that will best serve the needs of the Sportsman’s Warehouse customers. I’m hoping to get him to talk about some of the products he has observed that will be showing up on the store shevles.
Then to finish out the show, Justin “Trauma”Lichter, sponsored by Cordura will be joining me to talk about the thousands of hours he has logged in on foot around the world.
We hope you have enjoyed the show this week. Patti will be joining me in the next two weeks as we Xplortheoutdoors together. I want to thank Rich Roe from MBT, for co-hosting with me since Patti coul not be here
Remember to take someone you know out to xplortheoutdoors.
Some buyers concerned that the next administration could tighten gun regulations.
By Simmi Aujla AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Austin-area firearms dealers may have the Democrats to thank for brisk sales this summer.
The prospect that the next presidential administration might favor new gun-control laws has gun enthusiasts bringing dollars and concerns to local firearms stores ahead of the November election.
Some Central Texans have been talking about laws from the 1990s — passed under a Democratic president and Congress — that restricted semiautomatic rifles, governed the sale of high-capacity magazines and mandated waiting periods before customers could receive handguns. Their worries have translated into higher sales at local gun stores, store owners say.
“I don’t care if it’s the iPod, the market wants what it thinks is limited and restricted,” said Alice Tripp, legislative director of the Texas State Rifle Association. “If it’s something you’ve been thinking about owning, you’re going to go to some trouble, some expense to get it while it’s still out there.”
Before the 1994 federal assault weapons ban took effect, buyers sought to purchase the rifles and magazines that would soon be illegal to buy in stores, leading to limited supply and higher prices, Tripp said.
This summer, sales at McBride’s Guns in Austin are 10 percent higher, compared with the same time last year, said store owner Joe McBride.
“Our regular client base is very concerned about anti-gun legislation if the wrong people get elected,” McBride said, adding “what they see as the wrong people.”
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama supports reinstating the assault weapons ban, which expired in 2004, said spokeswoman Shannon Gilson. Obama also supports creation of a law that would require all sellers at gun shows to run background checks on their customers, she said. Currently, unlicensed individuals selling firearms at shows are not required to run background checks. Those sellers allow criminals to purchase guns without going through the background checks, Gilson said.
Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, also supports requiring unlicensed sellers to conduct background checks, though he doesn’t support restrictions on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, according to his Web site.
Keith Hetz, who sometimes helps a friend sell firearms at the Saxet Gun Show at the Crockett Center, said he worries about new laws limiting how many firearms people can own or how much ammunition they can buy. In the past year, Hetz said he has stocked up on ammunition and bought two handguns and a shotgun.
On the assault weapons ban, he said: “Just because it’s retired doesn’t mean it can’t be brought back.”
Hetz added that he was especially concerned about any restrictions on guns and ammunition because the deteriorating economy means increased threats to people’s property, and firearms can help customers protect themselves.
Karen Ziegler, co-owner of Red’s Indoor Range in Oak Hill, which also sells firearms, said concern about a waiting period to purchase a firearm has motivated customers in the past.
In addition to concern about the next administration, other factors are fueling gun sales at Red’s, Ziegler said. Tax rebate checks sent out beginning in May helped some customers buy guns they’d already been considering, she said.
AJC Sports Inc., which is based in Clute and sells firearms at gun shows in Austin, has seen strong sales for more than a year, said Alan Jones, the company’s president. About mid-February every year, Jones said, sales drop off until the store gets busier in August, right before hunting season. But in February 2007, sales didn’t go down as usual, he said, and sales have increased 60 percent since then.
A year ago, Jones said, consumers were worried because they thought Sen. Hillary Clinton would clinch the Democratic nomination and, if elected, might push for stricter gun laws. And if gun-control legislation is passed next year, there will be another frenzy to purchase firearms before any laws take effect, he said.
But personal budgets could affect sales more than political considerations.
At the Gun Store in Cedar Park, manager Dan Perez said sales this summer have been slightly lower than last summer’s. He ascribed the decrease to consumers having less disposable income because of the troubled economy.
Also, a recent Supreme Court decision seemed to give gun owners some peace of mind concerning future legislation. Several customers interviewed at Tex Guns on Manchaca Road and Cabela’s in Buda cited the June decision in the District of Columbia v. Heller case — the court held that the Second Amendment provides individuals with the right to own firearms — as a reason they weren’t worried about who takes the White House in November. In the case, the Court ruled that it was illegal for the District of Columbia to ban guns.
At Tex Guns, customer Ray Curtis said the court’s decision, which he called “a real step forward,” will make it difficult to keep restrictive legislation on the books. Plus, he added, Congress has bigger problems to tackle next year, such as the economy, health care and the war in Iraq.
Still, Hetz said he’s not certain that any constitutional rights will be protected next year.
“I wouldn’t trust McCain to do anything good with America,” he said. “I wouldn’t trust Obama to, either.”
Background checks All licensed sellers must have instant background checks conducted on their customers. Not every background check results in a sale because some customers are not approved.
United States
Background checks in April, May and June 2008 2,642,476
Background checks in April, May and June 2007 2,432,143
Increase8.6 percent Texas
Background checks in April, May and June 2008 179, 805
Background checks in April, May and June 2007 161,284
Increase 11.5 percent Checks in Texas
The number of checks has increased every year in Texas since 2000.
Patti and I are proud to welcome Sportsman’s Warehouse as the new sponsor of “Xplor the Outdoors with Jim and Patti”.
Patti will not be with me this weekend as she is busy working on new ideas for her “Xplor the Outdoorz Kidz”show. We are excited about this show and are hoping to have a new Kidz website after the first of the year.
To begin the show this week, my first guest is Ted Novin from the National Shooting Sports Foundation. I’m sure many of you are familiar with the Heller case that went through the supreme court in Washington D C. Well, while honest law biding citizens won a victory with the Supreme Court ruling that “the right to keep and bear arms” is an individual right. This is just the beginning and all gun owners need to keep an eye on the what is going on in our country so that we don’t lose that right.
Next up Paul Robinette from Paul’s Roofing, one of our new members to the Xplor Camp. Will have some great tips for you now for taking care of that leaky roof while we have a break in the monsoons and before hunting season begins.
To wrap up the first hour, Mark Manor from Ultimate RV Rentals has a great idea for owners of all classes of RV’s.
Coming up in the second hour. Hunters are constantly under attack when it comes to losing hunting even on their public lands. Don’t believe me My first guest is Holly Bostick from the Save the Hunter company. It’s time for us to stand up for our sport and vote accordingly.
Then in the second segment, the Vice President for Business Development with Jeep, Jim Slifer, will join me, and man has Jeep have some cool stuff coming out. Like Sleeping bags, tents, knives, watches, and much more all with the Jeep logo.. We may even be able to talk Jim into letting us give away some really great stuff later on down the road.
Well, it’s time to wrap up this weeks show and we’re going to do that with the Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Colin Sanders, for the Lorpen Company of North America. Would you like added comfort in you hiking or hunting boots? Check out this segment and Colin will tell you how.
We hope you enjoyed the show this week as much as we enjoy bringing it to you. Next Sunday I will be broadcasting LIVE from the Outdoor Retailers Market in Salt lake City so be sure to tune in.
We encourage you to find all good things in the upcoming week. Be safe and God Bless. Until next week whenever you have that one opportunity,, don’t miss the chance to take someone out and xplortheoutdoors.
Well this week you get two great shows, one after the other.
We’ll start off this week in the first hour with “The Poacher Chronicles”TM. Then Patti will be joining me in the second hour for her show,”Xplor the Outdoorz Kidz” We are working on getting a new website for the kidz show after the first of the year so bear with us.
My first guest with “The Poacher Chronicles” is Jim Herndon from the Nevada Department of Wildlife. When I was talking to Jim last week he said he had a couple really good cases for you.
Then Mike Cenci from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement will wrap up the hour. Washington has such bio-diversity with the Pacific Ocean on one side and the Rockies on the other you never know what stories he will have.
Then the fun begins as Patti and I bring you “Xplor the Outdoorz Kidz”. She has got some great kidz on the show this week.
First we’ll be talking to Samantha McDonald an extraordinary young lady that battled the odds. Samantha is a 14 year old girl that went on a Hunt of a Lifetime and harvested an Antelope in Arizona and then went to New Mexico for an Oryx.
Then, “Do You Scuba?” Well, 15 year old Quade Douglas does and he’s a certified diver to boot or in this case fin. Get It? Anyway, Quade is going to join us to tell you kidz just how easy it is to get started and learn about the world underwater. Did you know that S.C.U.B.A stands for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus?. Remember this there may be a quiz later.
In the last segment, 12 year old, Kaitlin Byrnes will be joining us from the St. Josephs Youth Camp to talk about camp life and guess what? She too is a certified scuba diver.
We want to have any child between the ages of 5 and 16 to email us their stories of the outdoors and they could be on the show with us in the future.
Man, is it Sunday already? What a great week. Anyway, Patti will be joining me in the show close to talk about the Colorado State Penitentiary and the way that prisoners are paired with wild mustangs to do a little taming on both parts. She watched it on the Sundance Channel Thursday night and wanted to share it. Coming up in two weeks,,, we have a HUGE announcement for you all so you’ll want to stay tuned.
That being said,,, my first guest, dove hunting buddy and a good friend of mine,, Jerry Hoyler, from Fast Signs will be joining me to talk about Fast Signs and their support of the wildlife organizations around the state. As a matter of fact we are going to have his daughter Trudy, (our bird dog for dove hunting), will join Patti and I on the kids show in August.
Next up,,, thinking of ways to save gas when you commute back and forth to work? How about a motor cycle from Action Motor Sports? Owner, Dennis Alesandro will be with me to give you gas saving tips. And are you ready for the hunting season? Action Motor Sports has a full line of ATV’s just waiting to get out on the back-roads.
Then to wrap up the first hour,,, Steve Grier from Fisherman’s Choice will be on hand to talk about all the new tackle he and Pat saw at the ICAST SHOW in Vegas this last week and how the many new innovations may change your luck on the water. He might even have a couple of fishin tips for you for these dog days of summer.
Either way you don’t want to miss one segment this week
In the second hour we’re going to “Go Take a Hike” with Ryan Cleckner. Ryan is going to have some great ideas about your next outdoor experience that will make it the best experience you can have and if you pay attention you may win a Leatherman Wave Tool on the next episode of “Go Take a Hike”. We’re going to open up the lines to questions while Ryan will talk about some of the gun laws after the Heller decision, the Xplor the Outdoors Trip and setting up camp.
We hope you enjoyed the show this week,, as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you. Until next week. Be safe, have a prosperous week, and May God Bless. So until we talk next week,,, take some one you don’t know out and xplortheoutdoors.
By the way if you want to become a member of the Poacher ChroniclesTM, Anti-Poaching Team. Log onto the sight and check out our Poacher ChroniclesTM clothing line. I look at it this way,,, either you’re for poaching, or against it and if you’re against it let everybody know by purchasing the logo’d clothing. Remember,,, a portion of the sales goes to buy body armor for our game warden through the IANRC organization.
We’re Jim and Patti and “We’re Makin a Difference in Your Outdoor World”
