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Gamekeeper Podcast

EP:430 | Jim Zumbo A Lifetime Outdoors

Gamekeeper Podcast

Mossy Oak

Land Management, Sports, Wilderness, Mossy Oak, Bottomland, Hunting, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Wild Turkey, Food Plot, Whitetail Deer, Gamekeeper

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2026

⏱️ 97 minutes

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Summary

On this episode we are joined by Jim Zumbo, a legend in the hunting and outdoor writer world. He has truly been there and done it. The man has killed deer in all fifty states, elk in all the western states and has hunted all over the world. Mr. Zumbo has had more hunting experiences that most of us can dream about and it was our pleasure to sit down with him and just listen. He has a great story to tell and we know you’ll appreciate it. Listen, Learn and Enjoy. If you enjoy...

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0:00.0

I have Jeff Foxworthy and welcome to Gamekeeper Podcast.

0:03.9

If you want to learn more about farming for wildlife and habitat management, then buddy,

0:08.5

you are in the right place.

0:10.4

Join the gamekeeper crew direct from Mawse Oakland Enhancement Studio as they discuss

0:15.2

the latest wildlife and habitat management practices, news, and of course, hunting.

0:20.6

There's no telling what you'll learn, but I'm going to tell you, I bet it's interesting.

0:24.8

Enjoy it.

0:26.0

We're live in three, two, one.

0:29.3

Lanny, today we are going so old school.

0:32.3

Yes.

0:32.6

And we're going back.

0:33.6

I can remember reading articles that this guy wrote, I mean, as a child, I mean, as a young

0:39.9

person. Me too. Very young person. Yeah. No, read him as a child, got the pleasure of hunting with him

0:45.3

and actually still got his, one of his cookbooks that I look at all the time. Is that right? He's got over

0:51.3

20 books. We got Cuss sitting in here with us.

0:59.5

And let me go ahead and get our guests introduced. And we've got, ladies and gentlemen,

1:03.3

we've got an outdoor legend. We've got Mr. Jim Zumba.

1:09.5

Okay, Jim, this is where you talk.

2:18.3

Okay, my turn. Well, thank you guys. I'm delighted to be here. It should be fun. I've been watching your podcast for a long time. Well, thank you. He's got a good-looking backdrop. I tell you that. He does. Look at all those animals. Yeah. Thank you. That looks like a giant moose. I'm not a moose. You know, I'm not the guy that tell you if that's a Boone and Crocket or not, but that looks like a really big one. Well, I thought a couple guys told me as a Boon and Crockett. I didn't measure 64 inches wide. I got them up in Alaska. Wow. Yeah. That's the perfect fireplace. I'm sorry? I was going to say that's the perfect fireplace for that big old moose. It is. It is. On the backside, I got some milk and stuff hanging. But, yeah, they're great memories to, you know, have those mounts. That's what you would expect Jim Zumbo's backdrop to look like. You're exactly right. Yeah. Yeah. I would have been let down if it didn't look like that. Yeah, that ain't no green screen either there. That's the real deal. That's for sure. So let me set the stage. Let me just show if there might be somebody this listen that just doesn't know that much about Jim Zumbo. And so we can, let me just paint the picture here. So, all right, he's in Wyoming.

2:20.5

He is a member of the Wyoming Outdoor Hall of Fame, man.

2:24.4

He's a member of the Legends of the Outdoors, because I think you're up in that as well.

2:28.7

He has written 2,500 magazine articles.

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