Ep. 17: Dale Brisby - Trapping Skunks and Roping Maverick Bulls

In Pursuit

MeatEater

Wilderness, Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Sports

4.9 • 6.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Join Rich Froning for a lively episode with Dale Brisby, the cowboy comedian and rodeo hand known for turning ranch life into pure entertainment. Dale shares everything from announcing wild Can-Am races to fixing ranch problems, chasing mules, dealing with skunks, and surviving the daily chaos that comes with horses and small-town living.

Rich and Dale get into how fitness fits into ranch work, why elk hunting has become a yearly reset, and what really happens on guided hunts and private land. Dale talks about running with Cam Haines, learning jiu-jitsu, and heading into Arizona to help the Navajo Nation rope wild maverick cattle — one of the craziest experiences he’s ever had.

It’s an episode full of humor, honesty, and stories only someone like Dale can tell.

Connect with Rich Froning

MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips

Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.6	Guaranteed Human.
0:04.1	By now, you know what works and what does not.
0:07.5	First lights, white-tail kits were made for the long haul,
0:11.3	built to perform in the late season cold and trusted by hunters who demand more from their gear.
0:17.0	The thermic kit is our cold weather workhorse.
0:20.1	It will keep you in the game when the temps drop to 20 degrees and below.
0:25.0	Don't let the season give you the slip.
0:26.9	Finish strong with a system that delivers when it matters most.
0:31.0	Built to perform, built to last.
0:33.3	Check out the full lineup at firstlight.com.
0:37.5	That's f-I-R-S-T-L-I-T-E.com.
0:41.9	You just ride around with some binoculars.
0:44.4	You catch these.
0:45.8	And some of these bulls, I mean big, like imagine a buck and bull.
0:49.7	Like as big or not bigger, if not bigger than that bison out there.
0:53.1	Sharp horns, never seen a human.
0:55.0	You ride in, catch it, and it's trying to kill you.
0:57.9	These guys will rope it, tie it down like it's a calf at a rodeo.
1:04.0	What's the process for that?
1:06.0	I mean, you get on top of a hill.
1:09.4	You scan out across the valley. you see one and a half miles away
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 13 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from MeatEater, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of MeatEater and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.