I've said it on camera before, I'm just a country redneck from Saint George. I'm not polished, I don't script most days, and I'm not trying to be something I'm not for this channel. That's on purpose. I'd rather you trust me than be impressed by me. Do you feel pressure to sound more polished online than you actually are in real life? Where does that pressure come from?

I want to say thank you to this community specifically. A lot of what got us from a few thousand to 19,000 came out of conversations in here, testing ideas, and people pushing me to be honest about what was actually working instead of what I hoped was working. If you're earlier in your own channel's growth, keep going. It didn't happen all at once for us either. Thank you for being part of this. Where the map ends, the wild begins. Stay Rugged.

I've got 50 men who work for me. That's run long before this channel existed and it runs the days I'm not on the water. I don't think creators talk enough about the thing that's actually paying the bills while the channel grows. No shame in it. It's the reason I can take the risk on the next trip. What's paying your bills right now while you build the thing you actually want? Say it plainly today.

My dad is 79 years old and he still comes hunting with me every single year. I don't take that for granted, not for one season. Half of what I love about it isn't even the hunt, it's the ride up and the ride back, just talking. Who's the person you get time with now that you know you won't always get? What are you doing with that time?

There's a clip where a gator comes up close to the canoe and all you hear is Tina going "ha ha, no, Rodney, no." That's basically our whole dynamic on the water. I get tunnel vision going for the shot. She's the one who says that's close enough. Been married to her since 2010 and she still saves me from myself out there. Who's the person that tells you "that's close enough" when you're chasing something? Do you actually listen?