The Best of the Outdoors with Dustin Vaughn Warncke

Dustin Vaughn Warncke
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The Best of the Outdoors Podcast is optimized to bring listeners the best in hunting, fishing, shooting, bowfishing, and other outdoor activities from Texas and beyond. Hosted and Produced by Dustin Vaughn Warncke, Owner of Warncke Enterprises, a Media Production Marketing Agency. Reach out to Dustin via TEXT at (512) 497-7674.

  1. JAN 10

    Service, Sacrifice, & Soul: Transforming Lives with Aggies Without Limits & Bridges to Prosperity

    Special Guests: The "Aggies Without Limits" (AWL) and Bridges to Prosperity Panel from New Mexico State University (NMSU) Co-Host: Tammy Bean Episode Summary In this heartwarming special edition, Dustin gives the mic of The Best of the Outdoors to his other podcast, The Empowered Life with Dustin Vaughn Warncke Dustin sits down with a diverse panel of students, alumni, and faculty from New Mexico State University’s Aggies Without Limits (AWL). This group travels internationally to developing nations like Nicaragua and Guatemala to build critical infrastructure—water systems, bridges, and health centers—for underserved communities. Moving beyond the engineering and logistics, the conversation dives deep into the human element of service. The panel shares powerful stories about the unbreakable bonds formed between volunteers, the humility learned from living with host families who have little material wealth but immense generosity, and how "suffering together" in the trenches of service work creates lifelong family dynamics. Dustin and the group explore how service acts as a "drug" that, once tasted, changes your trajectory forever. Whether it’s fixing a baseball field in Mexico, laying pipe in a Guatemalan trench, or simply being present for someone in need, this episode is a testament to the fact that when you give of yourself, you often receive far more in return. Meet the Panel Kenny Stevens: NMSU Faculty Advisor who has been with the group since 2007, completing over 18 projects. Molly Williams: Joined AWL in 2016; served as President for the Guatemala water project. Diana Jaramillo: Current NMSU Senior and International Project Manager; joined in 2022. Linnette Gutierrez: Outreach Coordinator starting her second year with the group. Daniel Gomez: Recent graduate and former Vice President/Local Project Manager. Naila Salinas: Former Project Manager and Treasurer, currently in her fourth year with the organization. Key Takeaways & Highlights The Bond of Service: The group discusses how three weeks of intense service work creates relationships equivalent to living with someone for a year. Strangers become family through shared purpose and adversity. "Don't Suffer in Silence": A core motto of the group introduced by Kenny Stevens. It emphasizes the importance of communication, vulnerability, and relying on your team when things get physically or emotionally tough. Perspective Shift: Several guests share how returning to the U.S. after living in communities with metered water or limited electricity fundamentally changed their view on American luxuries. Leadership in Action: How students with no prior construction experience (like Linnette repairing a bridge with a jammed finger) learn resourcefulness and leadership on the fly. The Universal Language of Help: Dustin draws parallels between AWL's work and his own experiences with fishing ministries for soldiers, noting that the heart of service is the same everywhere: it is about selfless giving without expecting a reward.   YOUTUBE SLIDE SHOW OF GUESTS: https://youtu.be/N6TfgwKtCqE Memorable Quotes "Service is almost like a drug... once you get into it, it's hard to not want to keep doing it." — Kenny Stevens "We don't fit in here... we want to travel to different parts and do something for somebody else." — Kenny Stevens (on the origins of the group) "When you put it all in God's hands... things started just happening. Things that you couldn't do yourself." — Dustin Vaughn Warncke "It’s amazing to see their joy... children playing with the water that was coming off their property... it made it all worth it." — Naila Salinas "Memento Amori: Remember that you must love." — Stoic Phrase Quoted by Dustin Vaughn Warncke Call to Action: Dustin closes the show with a reminder that you don't have to travel across the world to make a difference. Look for opportunities in your own community—whether it's volunteering at a food bank, helping a neighbor, or joining a service organization. Be the light in the darkness. Connect with Dustin: Website: DustinsProjects.com BusinessWithDustin.com Social Media @DustinsProjects @BusinessWithDustin Books: Available at DustinsBooks.com Join the Community: The Empowered Life Nation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredlifenation

    57 min

  2. 07/19/2025

    Woods & Water Outdoor Ministries Presentation - Salado, Texas - Inspiration & Motivation

    Dustin Vaughn Warncke Gives a presentation about life lessons, finding meaning in God's Plan, faith in action, the focus of overcoming hardships and becoming who God created you to become. The audience is a mix of Adults and Families with Children. Of Course, Please Like, Share, and Subscribe and Tell a Friend! Learn More About Woods and Waters Outdoor Ministries: https://www.wwministry.org/ Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/wwoutdoors Instagram https://www.instagram.com/wwoutdoormin/ About the Ministry Woods & Water Outdoors is a Christian non-profit (501c3) ministry for the whole family based in Bell County, Texas. Our mission is to show others the love of Christ through our love for the outdoors. We are a family ministry. Although some of our events are gender-specific, we believe that families should enjoy God’s creation together. We are evangelical and non-denominational. We believe that God gave us a love for the outdoors as a connecting point for building real, lasting friendships with other people who enjoy the woods, lakes, and rivers just like we do. -- “And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him-a threefold cord is not quickly broken.” - Ecclesiastes 4:12 ESV - “And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.” - 2 Timothy 2:2 ESV -- Learn more about Dustin Vaughn Warncke and connect with him the following ways. Text: (512) 497-7674 Email Dustin: Dustin@BusinesswithDustin.com All the LINKS: https://linktr.ee/dustinwarncke Some of Those Links: https://BusinesswithDustin.com (Full-Stack Consulting, Marketing, and Business Scaling) https://DustinsProjects.com (Creator Hub) https://DustinsBooks.com (Amazon Author Hub) https://DustinsPodcast.com (Personal Growth Podcast The Empowered Life with Dustin Vaughn Warncke) http://thebestoftheoutdoors.podbean.com/ (Outdoors Podcast by Dustin)

    55 min

  3. 07/19/2025

    A Campfire Conversation with "Mr. Whitetail", Larry Weishuhn on Conservation, Outdoor Legacy, and Teaching the Next Generation

    Dustin sits down with outdoor legend, "Mr. Whitetail", Larry Weishuhn and discusses his beginning and early years, outdoor career, life lessons and the legacy he hopes to leave behind after 50 years of incredible media work in the outdoor industry. Larry Weishuhun is a professional wildlife biologist, outdoor writer, book author, artist, after-dinner speaker, podcaster, outdoor television and radio show host and life-long hunter/wildlife conservationist.  As a professional wildlife biologist he has established quality wildlife management programs on well over 12,000,000 acres. As an outdoor writer/television show host he has published over 4,000 feature articles, columns and blogs, has authored and/or co-authored nine award-winning books and written chapters for many others; he has appeared in over 500 outdoor television episodes. Larry has hosted, co-hosted, owned and produced many award winning outdoor television series. He currently serves as a co-host for the weekly “A Sportsman’s Life” with Luke Clayton and Jeff Rice, which can be seen on CarbonTV.com and YouTube. Larry currently does three weekly podcast: “DSC’s Campfires with Larry Weishuhn” which airs on Spotify, Applepodcasts, Carbontv.com, waypointtv.com and elsewhere; “Campfire Talk with Luke and Larry” on Sporting Classics Daily as well as many other platforms; “Catfish Radio with Luke Clayton and Friends” which can be listened to on CarbonTV.com.  Larry too has been doing a weekly outdoor radio show with Luke Clayton since 2007, “Luke Clayton Outdoors”. Even though known universally as “Mr. Whitetail” Larry has hunted extensively on six continents.  In 2007 he was inducted into the “National Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame” and that same year received the very sparingly presented “Zeiss Lifetime Achievement Award”.  Long involved in wildlife conservation and hunting Larry serves as a Brand Ambassador for Hornady, and long served as the “DSC (Dallas Safari Club) Ambassador”. Learn more about Larry at: https://www.larryweishuhn.net/ ------------------------- Learn more about Dustin Vaughn Warncke and connect with him the following ways. Text: Dustin@BusinesswithDustin.com All the LINKS: https://linktr.ee/dustinwarncke  Some of Those Links: https://BusinesswithDustin.com (Full-Stack Consulting, Marketing, and Business Scaling) https://DustinsProjects.com (Creator Hub) https://DustinsBooks.com (Amazon Author Hub) https://DustinsPodcast.com (Personal Growth Podcast The Empowered Life)

    1h 7m

  4. 06/14/2025

    Interview with Chester Moore and the GREAT WHITE SHARK Film Release

    VIDEO VERSION LINK: https://youtu.be/cZ1HDCvXAH8?si=-bWr-n5_fbd24RA8 Chester Moore sits down with Dustin Vaughn Warncke on this very special edition of The Best of the Outdoors podcast and talks about his new documentary coming out later in June 2025 on Great White Sharks in the Gulf. Learn more about Chester Moore Here: Higher Calling Wildlife http://www.highercalling.net/ Atlantic White Shark Conservancy http://www.atlanticwhiteshark.org/ Ocearch http://www.ocearch.org/ Coastal Conservation Association https://www.joincca.org/ Peter Benchley https://www.peterbenchley.com/welcome Dark Outdoors Podcast (You Should Subscribe!) https://darkoutdoors.podbean.com/ Guest Biography Chester has worked as a wildlife journalist since he was 19 years old. He is Editor-In-Chief of Texas Fish & Game an host of the Dark Outdoors® and Higher Calling Wildlife and podcasts and author of 15 books on fishing, hunting and wildlife. He has contributed to Sports Afield, Wild Sheep, Guy Harvey, Sport Fishing, Deer & Deer Hunting, Tide, In-Fisherman, Sport Fishing, Ducks Unlimited, Delta Waterfowl, Gulf Coast Fishermen, Hunter’s Horn, Game Trails, The ZAA Journal and dozens more. He is a highly sought after lecturer having given more than 500 speeches on everything from wild sheep conservation to flounder fishing. Chester is the author of two books on southern flounder Flounder Fundamentals and Flounder Fever. In 2008 he created Flounder Revolution, a conservation program promoting the release of flounder measuring 20 inches or more. Chester is the creator of the Gulf Great White Sharks website and blog that won the 2025 “Best Website” award from the Texas Outdoor Writer’s Association. His aim is to raise awareness of the growing number of great whites in the Gulf and support their conservation. At 20 years old Chester was given his first conservation award by the Sportsman’s Conservationist of Texas. It was their “Youth Conservationist Of The Year” award. Chester Moore won 10 awards for writing, photography and radio at the 2021 Texas Outdoor Writer’s Association “Excellence In Craft” competition. The next year he became the first person to win back to back awards receiving their “Conservation Communicator Of The Year” honor. Since then he has earned multiple accolades for his conservation work from the Texas Outdoor Writer’s Association, was named Conservationist of the Year by the Texas Soil & Conservation District in 2009, was given the Mossy Oak Outdoors Legacy Award for his work with kids an wildlife in 2017 and named a Hero of Conservation by Field & Stream magazine. Chester with a bonefish caught in Biscayne Bay near Miami, Fl. in 2021. Pursuing the “Flats Slam” of bonefish, permit and tarpon has become a passion for him and more importantly writing about the habitat conservation needs of these species. In 2020 he won the Advocatus Magni Award from the National Wild Turkey Federation for his work with wild turkeys as part of his Turkey Revolution project. In 2022, he won the “Service to Mankind” award from SERTOMA who held a special banquet in his honor at the Museum of the Gulf Coast in Port Arthur, TX. In 2023, Chester Moore the Outstanding Bighorn Teacher Award by the National Bighorn Sheep Center. This award recognized Moore’s efforts to educate youth about wild sheep conservation. Chester and his wife Lisa are founders of the Higher Calling Wildlife® outreach, the Wild Wishes® program and Kingdom Zoo Wildlife Center® that seek to bring the love of Christ to hurting children through wildlife encounters. They work with critically ill children, those in the foster system, victims of trafficking and children that have faced traumatic loss. You can contact him at chester@chestermoore.com.   Join our Journey!   Learn more about Dustin Vaughn Warncke and connect with him the following ways. Text: (512) 497-7674 Email Dustin: Dustin@BusinesswithDustin.com All the LINKS: https://linktr.ee/dustinwarncke Some of Those Links: https://BusinesswithDustin.com (Full-Stack Consulting, Marketing, and Business Scaling) https://DustinsProjects.com (Creator Hub) https://DustinsBooks.com (Amazon Author Hub) https://thebestoftheoutdoors.podbean.com (The Best of the Outdoors Podcast) https://DustinsPodcast.com (Personal Growth Podcast: The Empowered Life)

    44 min

  5. 06/07/2025

    TPWD Wildlife Biologist Froylan Hernandez on the Desert Bighorn Sheep Translocation Project, Talk About Aoudad, Exotics, and Native Game Species

    TPWD Wildlife Biologist Froylan Hernandez, head of the Desert Bighorn Sheep program in West Texas, sits down with Dustin and talks about the competition for resources among native and exotic game species and some of the issues it poses in the case of the Desert Bighorn versus the Aoudad (AKA "Barbary"). Dustin and Froylan talk about the exotic game industry in Texas, education, advocation, and so much more regarding balancing free ranging populations of native and exotic species in Texas and beyond.   Resilience in the Rocks Film: Translocation of the Desert Bighorn Sheep Translocation Project:  https://youtu.be/Pv4hh0ZIaqM?si=GIup2H3aEZmd-Ml8 Learn more about Dustin Vaughn Warncke and connect with him the following ways. Text: Dustin@BusinesswithDustin.com All the LINKS: https://linktr.ee/dustinwarncke  Some of Those Links: https://BusinesswithDustin.com (Full-Stack Consulting, Marketing, and Business Scaling) https://DustinsProjects.com (Creator Hub) https://DustinsBooks.com (Amazon Author Hub) https://DustinsPodcast.com (Personal Growth Podcast The Empowered Life)

    33 min

  6. 05/31/2025

    Dustin and Son Jackson Vaughn Warncke Talk Turkey Season What They Learned on a Spring Turkey Trip, PLUS a Wild Turkey Fajita Recipe from Luke Clayton

    Jackson sits down with who he calls, "The Best Dad Ever", your humble host, Dustin, and they talk about hunting together for spring Turkey on a ranch in the Texas Hill Country and Dustin also features a BONUS Wild Turkey recipe from Catfish Radio in Luke Clayton, one of the other radio shows and podcasts that Dustin produces (CatfishRadio.Podbean.com and CatfishRadio.org)   Email Dustin: Dustin@BusinesswithDustin.com https://BusinesswithDustin.com (Full-Stack Consulting, Marketing, and Business Scaling) https://DustinsProjects.com (Creator Hub) https://DustinsBooks.com (Amazon Author Hub) https://DustinsPodcast.com (Dustin's Personal Growth Podcast) https://thebestoftheoutdoors.podbean.com (Podcast Hub for THIS SHOW!)

    37 min

  7. 05/24/2025

    Interview with Chester Moore at the Hunt Fish Podcast Summit - Texas Fish & Game Magazine Editor-In-Chief

    Wildlife journalist and legendary leader in conservation Chester Moore sits down with Dustin to talk about what he is up to these days in his personal and professional life. From the Kingdom Zoo Wildlife Center and Wild Wishes Program to a new documentary release to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the movie "JAWS", Chester talks about his passion for the future of the "wild things" and "what's out there".   Chester's Newest Podcast: Dark Outdoors: https://darkoutdoors.podbean.com/ https://highercalling.net About Chester Moore Chester has worked as a wildlife journalist since he was 19 years old. He is Editor-In-Chief of Texas Fish & Game an host of the Dark Outdoors® and Higher Calling Wildlife and podcasts and author of 15 books on fishing, hunting and wildlife. Chester glassing for bighorn sheep in southern Colorado. He has contributed to Sports Afield, Wild Sheep, Guy Harvey, Sport Fishing, Deer & Deer Hunting, Tide, In-Fisherman, Sport Fishing, Ducks Unlimited, Delta Waterfowl, Gulf Coast Fishermen, Hunter’s Horn, Game Trails, The ZAA Journal and dozens more. Chester loves flyfishing. Here he is with a brown trout caught in the Big Thompson River in Colorado in 2020. He is a highly sought after lecturer having given more than 500 speeches on everything from wild sheep conservation to flounder fishing. Chester is the author of two books on southern flounder Flounder Fundamentals and Flounder Fever. In 2008 he created Flounder Revolution, a conservation program promoting the release of flounder measuring 20 inches or more. Chester is the creator of the Gulf Great White Sharks website and blog that won the 2025 “Best Website” award from the Texas Outdoor Writer’s Association. His aim is to raise awareness of the growing number of great whites in the Gulf and support their conservation. At 20 years old Chester was given his first conservation award by the Sportsman’s Conservationist of Texas. It was their “Youth Conservationist Of The Year” award. Chester Moore won 10 awards for writing, photography and radio at the 2021 Texas Outdoor Writer’s Association “Excellence In Craft” competition. The next year he became the first person to win back to back awards receiving their “Conservation Communicator Of The Year” honor. Since then he has earned multiple accolades for his conservation work from the Texas Outdoor Writer’s Association, was named Conservationist of the Year by the Texas Soil & Conservation District in 2009, was given the Mossy Oak Outdoors Legacy Award for his work with kids an wildlife in 2017 and named a Hero of Conservation by Field & Stream magazine. Chester with a bonefish caught in Biscayne Bay near Miami, Fl. in 2021. Pursuing the “Flats Slam” of bonefish, permit and tarpon has become a passion for him and more importantly writing about the habitat conservation needs of these species. In 2020 he won the Advocatus Magni Award from the National Wild Turkey Federation for his work with wild turkeys as part of his Turkey Revolution project. In 2022, he won the “Service to Mankind” award from SERTOMA who held a special banquet in his honor at the Museum of the Gulf Coast in Port Arthur, TX. In 2023, Chester Moore the Outstanding Bighorn Teacher Award by the National Bighorn Sheep Center. This award recognized Moore’s efforts to educate youth about wild sheep conservation. Chester and his wife Lisa are founders of the Higher Calling Wildlife® outreach, the Wild Wishes® program and Kingdom Zoo Wildlife Center® that seek to bring the love of Christ to hurting children through wildlife encounters. They work with critically ill children, those in the foster system, victims of trafficking and children that have faced traumatic loss. You can contact him at chester@chestermoore.com.

    1h 22m

  8. 12/01/2024

    Dustin is a Guest on Catfish Radio About Affordable Day Hunting Possibilities in the Texas Hill Country (Llano, TX) and the Wild World of Texas Exotics and Interviewed by Luke Clayton

    Dustin Vaughn Warncke makes a guest appearance in two different segments on Catfish Radio with Luke Clayton (www.CatfishRadio.org) which is a syndicated terrestrial radio that airs on more than 18 radio stations as well as drops as a new podcast episode every Saturday morning! Luke interviews Dustin on an affordable day lease opportunity for hunting Whitetail deer, wild hogs, turkey, Aoudad, Dove, and lots of our outdoor adventures. In another segment, Dustin also explores the exciting and wild world of Texas exotics and why they are such a popular year-round hunting opportunity with no season and few restrictions on hunting them. Learn More About What Dustin Vaughn Warncke has been up to lately! www.DustinsProjects.com www.DustinsBooks.com www.BusinessWithDustin.com and  www.HoggerBoys.com which will be coming to Carbon TV SOON!   Oh, and check out www.VineyardMax.net for a great natural deer attractant endorsed by Luke Clayton, Mr. Whitetail - Larry Weishuhn and Dustin, who also serves this company as a central Texas sales rep! Check out the 20% OFF SALE going on right now when this podcast episode goes LIVE! All products are on sale when this show goes life and FREE Shipping too!

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The Best of the Outdoors Podcast is optimized to bring listeners the best in hunting, fishing, shooting, bowfishing, and other outdoor activities from Texas and beyond. Hosted and Produced by Dustin Vaughn Warncke, Owner of Warncke Enterprises, a Media Production Marketing Agency. Reach out to Dustin via TEXT at (512) 497-7674.

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