EP 26: Becoming a More Accurate Shooter with Scott Thompson

Epic Outdoors Podcast

John Petersen

Bighornsheep, Rifle, Muledeer, Hunting, Jasoncarter, Wilderness, Sports, Adambronson, Biggame, Epicoutdoors, Bowhunting, Elk

2.4 • 632 Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2017

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Epic Outdoors Jason Carter and Adam Bronson talk with Scott Thompson of Thompson Long Range. Scott and his dad Mark have been in the industry for years in many different capacities. Mark Started Thompson Long Range back in the 1990's and has been teaching others to set up and shoot long range rifles. Scott grew up shooting alongside his dad and now takes part in the daily operations of Thompson Long Range and other family businesses like Critter Lick. In this episode Scott gives us some added insight into becoming a more accurate shooter and how each of us can improve our skills. We also get to know more about the Thompson Long Range shooting school and some of the history behind it. Scott also tells us about mineral supplements for big game animals.

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0:00.0	There's a lot of variables, you know, the wind, the animal takes a step.
0:05.0	You feel like if you're on a hill and you can see it, you can kill it.
0:10.0	Simplicity is our key goal.
0:12.0	Anything to do with Western big game.
0:18.0	Welcome to the Epic Outdoors Podcast, powered by Under Armour.
0:21.6	Hey, everybody.
0:22.7	Jason Carter here and Adam Bronson of Epic Outdoors with another podcast.
0:27.6	We got an awesome guest with us here today, Scott Thompson of Thompson Long Range and Critterlick.
0:33.8	Of course, Scott does a lot of different things, but super excited to dive in with him here
0:38.3	we do want to before we get started thank Under Armour for sponsoring this podcast as well as
0:44.6	some of the different things we're working with them on so anyway really appreciate them in the
0:48.7	hunting industry and the support they give us as hunters so anyway how you doing Scott I'm doing
0:54.1	great I want to thank you guys
0:55.4	for the opportunity. You bet. Well, we've known you guys for a long, long time, but for maybe some
1:01.0	of the listeners that don't know you as well, tell us where you're from, where you're located, a little bit
1:05.7	about your background and things like that. Okay, I'm in Logan, Utah.
1:16.3	Been hunting, fishing outdoors my entire life.
1:20.9	I was raised, you know, in pretty much the perfect location to do it all.
1:25.1	So we do a lot of snowmilling, we do a lot of hunting, do a lot of fishing.
1:33.0	My dad, Mark Thompson, started the company several years ago, along with a few others.
1:43.8	It's been very good to be a part of, and I just can't explain my love and passion for what he's raised me in and taught me about.
1:49.1	We've known Mark for many, many years. In fact, even when I was going to college up there at Utah State there in Logan, I knew of Mark. And when you say a few years ago, he started the company.
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