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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2021 MIKE ROWEMIKE ROWE SSPPIILLLLSS TTHHEE DDIIRRTT OONN HHIISS JJOOBB BBLLUUEE CCOOLLLLAARREEDD MMAANN J.W. CORTÉS On the Beat with Gotham’s Top Cop PG. 38 SADDLE UP (OR NOT) America’s Toughest Bareback Bronc Riders PG. 48 THREAT NEUTRALIZED! Always Be Ready with Tim Kennedy PG. 54 TIM MONTANA Tunes of a Modern-Day Mountain Man PG. 21 FULLY LOADED Straight Outta the Custom Shop PG. 40 SIG’S P320 SIG’S P320 AXG SCORPIONAXG SCORPION SIG’S P320 AXG SCORPION J.W. CORTÉS On the Beat with Gotham’s Top Cop PG. 38 SADDLE UP (OR NOT) America’s Toughest Bareback Bronc Riders PG. 48 TIM MONTANA Tunes of a Modern-Day Mountain Man PG. 20 THREAT NEUTRALIZED! Always Be Ready with Tim Kennedy PG. 54 BLUE COLLARED MAN SPILLS THE DIRT ON HIS JOB MIKE ROWE42 BLUE COLLAR MAN Dirty Jobs’, Mike Rowe finds passion, in everyday tasks. by jim hannaford 48 THE COWBOY WAY Professional bareback riders, Tilden Hooper and Kaycee Feild, show how fierce rivals in the rodeo arena can also be good friends. by glenn hunter 54 THE 1 PERCENTER Preparing mentally, physically, nutritionally, and tactically, with Tim Kennedy. by john j. radzwilla TABLE OF CONTENTS JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2021VOLUME FOUR, ISSUE ONE WISDOM The great outdoors. EDITOR’S PICK The Right Stuff. FIELD TRIP Medicine X —A tactical medical training course for civilians. 06 31 GEAR Loading up for civil unrest. ON THE BEAT Marine combat veteran and actor, J.W. Cortés. FULLY LOADED Sig Sauer P320 AXG Scorpion. HOW TO Craig “Sawman” Sawyer. HAPPY HOUR Rebecca Creek is Texas whiskey with an attitude. JAMMING OUT Big sound, big ambitions for outspoken musical artist Tim Montana. 08 38 40 35 17 20 26 EDITOR’S NOTE 04 14 61 64 GOOD GRUB Deer Camp Chili. TROPHY ROOM Tatiana Gaidar is poised to make her mark in America. LAST LAUGH Firearms Safety 101. CAN YOU SPOT THE HOOK & BARREL CRITTER? Each issue, the Critter is hiding somewhere in the table of contents picture. Happy hunting! Shane Steiner drops Tim Kennedy off at the RPR Range in Burnet, Texas. Both Steiner and Kennedy prefer helicopters to sitting in traffic.HOOKANDBARREL.COM | @HOOKANDBARRELMAG 03 DEER UNCLE TED ell good for you Jimmy! Welcome to the ultimate quality of life—American rock-n-roll dreams in the Great Outdoors! Both pursuits certainly do enhance each other, don’t they! Preparedness is truly Job One for a free, independent, ready-to-rock American, and the old Boy Scout motto stands true now more than ever. Living a frugal, simple, non-wasteful lifestyle is the best foundation, while always having a reason- able supply of the basics is critical. Long-term food storage; medical supplies and basic first-aid knowledge; plenty of toilet paper; backup water source; firewood and woodstove; quality flashlight and batteries; ample firepower, tactical training, and readiness; and having a reliable generator with an ample supply of fuel is critical these days as well. The capability to fish and hunt could one day be the key to survival. Preparedness ultimately means hammering your elected employees to support policies that are constitu- tional, benefit law and order and law enforcement, and enhance civil order. Be a Boy Scout Jimmy, and keep your family safe and sound no matter what. Good luck and Godspeed, Uncle Ted W I’ve been rockin’ with you for many years and thank you for all the killer music. But more than the music, thank you for turning me on to guns and hunting! Growing up I was never exposed to any outdoor activities, but now, thanks to hearing you rave about it all this time, shooting and hunting are major parts of my life. With all the unrest and craziness in the world, what would you recommend I do to prepare my family for future pandemics and other unforeseeable threats to our everyday lives? Keep rockin’, and good hunting to you Ted. JIMMY J., MI To ask Ted Nugent your question, simply email him at UncleTed@hookandbarrel.com. Maybe you’ll see his response in a future issue! Ted Nugent is an award-winning musician and writer, with numerous best-selling books including Ted, White and Blue: The Nugent Manifesto, God, Guns and Rock ‘n Roll, and Kill It and Grill It. Also, his popular television show, Spirit of the Wild, has aired over 500 episodes. PHOTO BY JOHN J. RADZWILLA All material is strictly copyright protected and all rights are reserved. 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Hurley CREATIVE DIRECTOR Claire Cormany COPY EDITOR Barry Wise Smith PRODUCTION MANAGER Jill Christiansen OFFICIAL FFL Black-Tie Guns EDITORIAL OFFICE 1012 W. Eldorado Parkway P.O. Box 183 Little Elm, Texas 75068 214.997.1118 hookandbarrel.com CONTACT THE EDITOR editor@hookandbarrel.com FOR ADVERTISING INQUIRIES advertising@hookandbarrel.com EDITORIAL SUBMISSIONS Materials to be considered for use in Hook & Barrel Magazine should be emailed to editor@hookandbarrel.com or mailed to editorial office. Not responsible for the loss of unsolicited manuscripts, photographs, or other materials. Returns only when accompanied by return postage. We do not recommend sending original photography or artwork. SUBSCRIPTIONS To subscribe or manage your subscription to Hook & Barrel Magazine, visit www.hookandbarrel.com.04 @HOOKANDBARRELMAG | HOOKANDBARREL.COM emember the good ol’ days when kids got spanked for mis- behaving and learned not to do that again? How about when you had an issue and “took it outside” to solve it? Or how about when a bully finally got punched in the face, and teachers turned a blind-eye because that kid got what was coming? Well friends, times like that are long gone, and society is worse off for it in my opinion. Today, we live in an impatient, impulsive, and entitled society. Most people are addicted to being offended, but have no qualms about offending others. Social media dominates, and keyboard war- riors talk smack from their basement without prejudice, far from the person they are insulting, if they even know them in the first place. That cavalier disregard of respect for our fellow citizen somehow has permeated into our daily lives from the virtual depths of the world wide web. To top it off, in my opinion, the over-dramatization of reality television mixed with the degradation of morals from every angle of today’s pop culture that is supported by television personalities, athletes, musicians, and social media influencers has created the perfect storm we are in. (God, I feel old saying that…) I try to find the good in all, and I realize that most people are good, but there is a rising faction of the population that increasingly becomes more brazen by the day, and for one reason or another, has no concept nor care for the repercussions of their actions. I am no psychologist, but if more people got punched in the face from time to time, maybe we wouldn’t be where we are. But the reality is that it doesn’t look like it is changing anytime soon, and things are only getting worse as current events stoke the fires of unrest and further unhinge the mentally ill/weak. Here’s the bottom line: I will not, nor should you be, a helpless victim—ever—and that is the same for our families and the loved ones around us. Now, I hope never to have to use any of the advice in the arti- cles of this issue (except for Susan Ebert’s deer camp chili reci- pe, now that is worth trying…), but remember: It ain’t relevant, til’ it is. Those are words to live by, and I think the most important take-away, if any from this issue, is that the skills discussed, like tactical preparedness, are not just something to be aware of, but rather skills that need continual refreshing and practice. They are diminishing over time, and thought and practice should be given to them regularly. Take classes like Medicine X taught by Lone Star Medics (page 26), always challenge yourself to become incre- mentally better like Tim Kennedy talks about in his article (page 54), and most importantly, don’t become paranoid—become prepared. Also, in this issue, we meet two cowboys, Tilden Hooper and Casey Feild. They remind us about cowboy rules. Definitions vary, but here’s the gist: keep God first (that covers most of your bases as a good person); if you want to be respected, you must respect others; only through hard work do you succeed (just ask Mike Rowe, our cover story); do what you say you’ll do; and your word is your bond— the highest badge of honor a person can wear is integrity. That made me stop and think. It seems like such a long time ago when every child wanted to be a cowboy who stood up for all that was good, honorable, and right. Those American cowboys served as such great heroes—very different than today’s “heroes.” (Again, feeling old here…). Contrary to what Willie and Waylon say, mammas (and daddies), do let your babies grow up to be cowboys. It’s a hell of a lot better than the alternative: your kid becoming a flag-stomping, looting, “peaceful protester” still living in your basement at 38 years old… Stay Vigilant My Friends, John J. Radzwilla editor-in-chief EDITOR’S NOTE Always Be Ready Good Advice and Cowboy Rules. Tim Kennedy and I after a hard day of physical and firearms training. Craig ‘Sawman’ Sawyer and I after attending his Hard Target Training Class. 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I stand for my flag and kneel for my God. Patriotism to me is loving my country no matter what. Patriotism to me is remembering that my freedoms are not free. They were fought and paid for by others before me. We live in an era of political division and social strife. Some forget the liberty they enjoy to express their sentiments was won by patriots. THE HOMESTEADING LIFESTYLE In the world we live in today, many people are thinking about how they can get away from all the craziness and become self-sufficient. Some even want to change their way of life and live off the land like the Kilcher family on the Discovery Channel’s Alaska the Last Frontier. Homesteading is a lifestyle of self-sufficiency, but you don’t have to move to the wilderness or a farm to do that. Learn and apply homesteader lifestyle skills even if you live in a big city apartment or an urban neighborhood. You won’t be milking cows, but there are a lot of other things you can do and feel good about doing them. Many people spend hours in front of a computer or on their smart phone and less time with their family. They are letting technology run their lives. Countless hours of work do no more than provide food for the table and cover the bills. So, why not invest some of your time in growing your own food and learning skills that make you more self-sufficient? The internet has plenty of sites you can visit, and your local library has lots of books to help you learn more about how to live the homesteader, self-sufficient lifestyle right where you live or maybe, like the Kilcher family, find a place to homestead in the wilderness hunting, fishing, and living off the land. I don’t know about you, but that sounds really good to me. THE ‘PREPPER’ LIFESTYLE The homesteader lifestyle and prepper’s lifestyle are similar because of their focus on self-sufficiency. Living a prepper lifestyle though means you are living a life that would change far less than other people’s lives if a large-scale catastrophe, caused by man or nature, ever happened. Preppers plan ahead for the breakdown of traditional services that provide food, water, shelter, electrical power, and security. They plan on being self-reliant in the event of a short-term or prolonged emergency situation. Preppers are not much different than the rest of us except they are prepared for almost anything that could happen in today’s world, and that’s a good thing. NEW YEAR’S MORNING January 1st every year, I get up before daylight and head outside to build a campfire in the fire pit. I like it best when millions of stars fill the night sky. The wood sizzles and pops. Flames dance and flicker. Wood smoke drifts through the air. It’s a quiet time. Not many people are out this early after all the parties. I sip my coffee and reflect back on a year of pandemic, politics, and civil unrest. I wonder what the New Year will bring. As I stir the fire and watch sparks float upward in a hypnotic whirl, I thank God for all my blessings. I also think of outdoor memories, for there are many and hope there are more to come in 2021. New Year’s morning is a wonderful time to sit alone around a campfire. NATIVE AMERICAN WISDOM “We do not want riches, but we do want to train our children right. Riches would do us no good. We could not take them with us to the other world. We do not want riches. We want peace and love.” RED CLOUD, LAKOTA SIOUX by larry whiteley The great outdoors. WISDOMNext >