The East to West Hunting Podcast with Todd Waldron is a community of hunter-angler conservationists focusing on mentorship and conservation awareness. Our aim to help get you started and keep you going with your outdoor pursuits. We are a voice for average DIY hunters and anglers, the North American Conservation Model and for wildlife & future generations that can’t speak for themselves.
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EP:120 - Hunting Alaska with Caleb Stillians of Rise Up
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This week, Alaskan guide Caleb Stillians is joining us to share some advice for how to get started hunting in Alaska. Caleb is founder and host of the platform Rise Up - which you can watch on YouTube. He's talking about growing up in Missouri, how he became an Alaskan hunting guide in his early 20s, and his passion for being a great role model for…
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EP:119 - Christa Whiteman - An Outdoor Feast Convo by Modern Carnivore
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Have you had the chance to check out the Outdoor Feast Podcast by Modern Carnivore yet? Here's the type of great conversations we're having with the Modern Carnivore community. This week, Artemis Ambassador Christa Whiteman from the NY Catskills joins Todd to talk about her incredible 2020 deer season. We're talking about Christa's first buck, the …
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Ep 118: Conservation in the Adirondack Park - A Convo with Drs. Heidi Kretser & Michale Glennon
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Dr. Heidi Kretser of the Wildlife Conservation Society and Dr. Michale Glennon of the Adirondack Watershed Institute join us this week to talk about their fascinating ecological and social science research throughout the Adirondack Park. We're talking land use management and wildlife populations. Should we disperse hiking activity outside the High …
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EP 117: A Comparison of Bigwoods Deer Hunting in Maine and the Adirondacks
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Its mid-November and we hope you're all out enjoying a safe hunting season. Todd just returned from a 3 day big woods deer hunt in western Maine and he's breaking down how he went about trip planning, creating a hunting strategy and more. He's also offering a comparative analysis of hunting deer in Maine and the Adirondacks - how each rank in terms…
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EP 116: A Holistic Approach to Hunting with Bruce McGlenn
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Bruce McGlenn of the Human Nature Hunting School in Washington State joins Todd this week on the podcast. Bruce is a lifelong hunter with 35 years of experience and is a certified Master Hunter and outdoor instructor. We're talking about the role that hunting, angling and foraging can play in healing connections between humans and nature. We're als…
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EP. 115: Four Thousand Days in the Woods with an Adirondack Guide
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We had the opportunity to catch up with Adirondack Guide Jamie Frasier earlier this summer at his Adirondack Mountain & Stream guide and taxidermy shop. Jamie has 36 years of outdoor guiding experience and has spent several thousand days in the woods. He's talking about what its like being an Adirondack guide & sharing numerous tips to get you star…
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Ep: 114 Advanced Wind Hunting Strategies with Jon Teater of Whitetail Landscapes
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Jon Teater of Whitetail Landscapes in central New York joins us again on the podcast to talk about advanced wind hunting strategies. He explains the fundamentals of air movement across various terrain features, thermals, aspect, prevailing winds, seasonal considerations, fog and more. It can take a lifetime of hunting to understand air movement and…
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Episode 113: Country Singer & Songwriter Adam Sanders - The Intersection of Great Music & the Outdoors
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We're excited to be talking with country music singer & hit songwriter Adam Sanders this week on the podcast about the intersection of songwriting & the outdoors. Adam is also a Realtree ambassador and has written huge hits like "Hell of A Night" for Dustin Lynch and "Ain't Worth the Whiskey" by Cole Swindell. He recently released "Drink, Drank, Dr…
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Episode 112: Hunting As A Collaboration with Nature - Tanah Whitemore
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Tanah Whitemore, Founder of Sacred Ground International in Pryor, MT joins us this week to talk about hunting as a collaboration with nature. Tanah shares her incredible story about how we can bring respect and honor to the hunter, the hunt, and the animals that sustain us. We talk about how hunting is going through a much needed evolution, The Sac…
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Episode 111: Talking to Children About Hunting with Matthew Butler
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This week, we're talking with children's book author Matthew Butler on having conversations with kids about hunting. After discovering that there wasn't a great children's book resource available, Matt wrote the story "Billy Goes Hunting". We're covering the conversations we've had with our daughters, the importance of validating emotions, why Bamb…
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Ep: 110: Hunting Teddy Roosevelt with Author James Ross
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Hope you all have a great Labor Day weekend! This week, we're talking with author and storyteller James Ross from Jackson, WY about his new book "Hunting Teddy Roosevelt. The story takes us on a journey to Africa with TR and his son Kermit in 1909. President Roosevelt just stepped away from a third consecutive term and picked William Howard Taft as…
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Episode 109: A Conversation with Julie McQueen of Carbon TV
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This week, I'm excited to be talking with Carbon TV's Julie McQueen about empowering women in the outdoors. We're talking about what its like being an outdoor industry executive, how outdoor media has changed over the years, building community, storytelling and more. Also, Julie share's some exciting news that's being released on the Carbon TV plat…
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Episode 108: Considerations for Choosing Our Hunting Partners
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This episode was recorded in Room 104 at the Best Western in Syracuse, New York in late January 2020 - just prior to COVID. My cousin, close friend and life long hunting partner Tom Hammond and I talk about considerations for choosing hunting partners. We discuss the dynamics of hunting together, defining your goals, hunting with our friends Jason …
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Episode 107: Debunking Wild Food Myths with The Sporting Chef Scott Leysath
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The Sporting Chef Scott Leysath joins us this week to share his advice for how we can improve our wild food cooking. Scott is one of the premier wild game chefs out there and is a well-known author, public speaker and host of the Sportsman Channel's popular Dead Meat series. We're debunking wild food myths, talking about how you can get started, di…
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Episode 106: Making the Most of Your Deer Hunting Property with Jon Teater
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Hope everyone is safe and healthy! We're talking whitetail habitat management on this episode with Jon Teater, owner of Whitetail Landscapes in central New York. Jon walks us through the fundamentals of how bedding cover, habitat structure, food and connectivity all work together to drive daytime whitetail movement. if you're a landowner, you don't…
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Episode 105: Gus Congemi and Pat Salerno Jr. on Adirondack Deer Hunting
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Adirondack Big Woods Deer Hunting with Gus Congemi of Live the Wild Life TV and Pat Salerno Jr. Live the Wild Life TV host Gus Congemi and Pat Salerno Jr. joined us at the World Fishing Expo in Suffern, NY this past week to talk about what drives Gus' passion and determination for Adirondack deer hunting. Gus is an incredible hunter who has travele…
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Episode 104: Introducing the Outdoor Feast Podcast by Modern Carnivore
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We just had an amazing weekend at Pheasant Fest 2020 in Minneapolis and have released the Outdoor Feast Podcast by Modern Carnivore! This week, Todd talks about the Outdoor Feast Podcast, where you can find it, what its all about and shares some stories from Pheasant Fest and an incredible snowshoe hair hunt in northern Minnesota with friends Leigh…
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Episode 103: An Introduction to Ice Fishing with Fish307 - Jeff Goldberg & Renee Paddock
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How to Get Started Ice Fishing with Jeff Goldberg and StrikerIce Pro Staff Renee Paddock Looking for a fun, easy way to connect with the outdoors this winter? We're at Fish307 in Lake George, NY this week talking with owner Jeff Goldberg and StrikerIce Pro Staff member Renee Paddock about how to get started with ice fishing. We're talking about: Re…
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Episode 102: Hunter S. Thompson, French Louie & Room 213
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East to West Hunting Podcast - Highlights from the weekend at the Syracuse Sportsmen's Expo, Room 213, Best Western with Tom Hammond Tom Hammond and Todd Waldron were at the 75th Annual New York Sportsmen's Expo last weekend in Syracuse and this is a rundown of our conversations. Todd's talking about private landowner conservation, choosing hunter …
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Episode 101: North American Conservation As A Continuum - Where Do We Go From Here?
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North American Conservation Model The North American Conservation Model was founded by early 20th century conservationists like Roosevelt, Pinchot and Grinnell and has always been an evolving continuum. First came the protections, then major funding wins in the 1930s, then public input in the 1960s & 70s. What can we learn from the first three or f…
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Episode 100: What's A Forester & How Does That Relate to My Outdoor Lifestyle
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Forestry, Wildlife Management, Habitat & Hunting - Why Its All Connected Are you a forest ranger Todd? If not, what exactly does a forester do? This week, we're talking about the important roles that foresters and forest technicians play in forest habitat management & forest science. Todd discusses his path through SUNY ESF's Ranger School & Main C…
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Episode 99: Mentorship, Conservation & Storytelling - 2019 In the Rear View
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Mentorship, Conservation and Storytelling - A Look Back on 2019 This week, we're looking back over the past year to reflect on what we've learned as a community in 2019. We're talking about the key pillars of the East to West Hunting Podcast - mentorship, conservation and storytelling. Todd also touches on his lighthearted podcast advertisement wis…
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Episode 98: The Wild Hunstman Podcast Interview with David LaMere
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Mentorship, Modernizing Conservation Funding and Social Media - An interview with The Wild Hunstman Here's a recent interview on the The Wild Huntsman Podcast! Host David LaMere interviews Todd Waldron about the following: The changing nuances of the public lands debate, Why we need to modernize conservation funding, Mentoring new hunters, The high…
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Episode 97: A Story of Four Small Bucks - Hunting For Food
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New York Deer Hunting Happy New Year everyone - wishing you the best for 2020! Thanks for all of your support throughout the past year. This week, Todd talks about hunting for food, why and when its entirely OK to harvest small bucks (as long as that's legal in your hunting unit), historic deer management in the Adirondacks, when its entirely appro…
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Episode 96: William T. Hornaday's Our Vanishing Wildlife
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How the 20th Century Conservation Movement was shaped by William Temple Hornaday's Our Vanishing Wildlife William Temple Hornaday's "Our Vanishing Wildlife" was critical to the 20th century conservation movement and the North American Conservation Model we have today. It was the equivalent of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. Topics covered in this ep…
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Episode 95: Alaska Dall Sheep Hunting with Josh Watts Part II
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Alaska Dall Sheep Hunt with Josh Watts - Part II Josh Watts joins us this week in Part II of his incredible story about Alaska Dall sheep hunting and offers a ton of practical advice for hunters and anglers considering a trip to the Last Frontier. Josh walks us through the incredible conclusion of his sheep hunt, the heavy haul out, getting back to…
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Episode 94: Alaska Dall Sheep Hunting with Josh Watts Part I
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Alaska Dall Sheep Hunting with Josh Watts Part I Hunting Dall Sheep in Alaska is one of the most physically and logistically challenging hunting opportunities out there. This week, Josh Watts from Southeast Chapter Backcountry Hunters & Anglers talks with National BHA board member Jeff Jones about his August 2019 sheep hunt in the Alaskan wildernes…
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Episode 93: That Wild Country with Mark Kenyon of Wired to Hunt
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That Wild Country with Mark Kenyon of Wired to Hunt This week, we're thrilled to be speaking with Mark Kenyon of Wired to Hunt as we talk about his new book That Wild Country. We start out with what it means to be a public landowner, then cover the following: What inspired Mark to write That Wild Country - an accessible introduction to America's 64…
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Episode 92: Adirondack Deer Hunting Update 2019
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Adirondack Deer Hunting Update - An Overview of the 2019 Season Here's a run down of the 2019 Adirondack big woods deer season. Things started out pretty slow and then heated up quickly on the first weekend of November. Todd talks about big woods hunting & scouting, how to find Adirondack deer sign and then actually find the deer, mentoring, how to…
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Episode 91: Eastern Elk, Austin Corbin & Saving America's Bison Herds
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Eastern Elk & How Austin Corbin's Blue Mountain Preserve Saved America's Bison Herd This week, we're providing an update on our recent eastern elk research. Todd talks about the connections between Austin Corbin's Blue Mountain Preserve, Minnesota elk, Indian Rock Game Preserve, President Roosevelt and New Zealand. We also talk about Corbin's role …
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Episode 90: Kitchen Conversations - Helping Veterans Connect to the Outdoors
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Connecting Veterans to the Outdoors - A Conversation with Todd Crevier of New England Adventures This week, we're bringing you a recent conversation with New England Adventures. We recorded it in the kitchen of the Swift River Sportsmens' Club in Belchertown, MA on October 12, 2019. NEA founder Todd Crevier and board members Chris Todd & Sara Becke…
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Episode 89: Florida Black Bear Management Update
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An update on Florida's Black Bear Management Plan and the role that regulated hunting can play as a conservation tool This week we're talking about Florida's Black Bear management program & history. Our guests are Jim Hasley, a Southeast BHA volunteer leader and Travis Thompson, host of the popular Cast & Blast FL Podcast. We're talking about: Hist…
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Episode 88: Refining Your Hunting Strategy - When to Make Adjustments
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Refining Your Hunting Strategy - The Art of Making Adjustments This week, we're talking about the art of making adjustments to your hunting tactics and strategy throughout a trip or a season. In order for us to be successful, we need to: Be in the right place, At the right time, With the right set up, With the right approach and hunting system. Thi…
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Episode 87: Five Mental Mistakes to Avoid in Your Hunting Journey
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Hunting Mentorship Advice - How to Maintain a Realistic, Productive and Enjoyable Relationship with Your Hunting Journey: This week, Todd is running down the top five mental mistakes he's made over the years to help you get started and keep going with your hunting journey. As average hunters, we often have a limited amount of time to hunt each fall…
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Episode 86: 2019 Pronghorn Antelope Trip - A Great Introduction to Western Hunting
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Looking for an affordable, approachable western trip? Check out this recap of our 2019 Wyoming DIY Pronghorn Hunt: We're back from our 2019 Wyoming public land pronghorn trip and it was incredible! This week, we're excited to share what we learned with everyone. It was a memorable trip on all accounts - lots of opportunity, great access and a quali…
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Episode 85: Christa Whiteman - Natural Movement, Rewilding & Her Bow Hunting Journey
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A Conversation with Christa Whiteman - Founder of Evolve Movement & Wellness and Operations Director at MovNat We're in New York's Hudson Valley this week talking with Dr. Christa Whiteman. Christa is the owner and founder of Evolve Movement & Wellness and is also the Operations Director of MovNat, a global natural movement fitness program. Christa…
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Episode 84: Looking Ahead to the 2019 Adirondack Deer Season with Dan Ladd
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Adirondack Deer Hunting is Just Around the Corner - with Outdoor Writer and & Columnist Dan Ladd This week we're at Rogers Memorial Park in Bolton Landing, NY talking with outdoor writer and columnist Dan Ladd. Dan and I talk about the upcoming Adirondack deer season and he shares some great advice on how to get started in the big woods. We talk ab…
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Episode 83: A Non-Hunters View of Hunting, Rochester Jeffersons & A Trip to Canton
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A Non-Hunter's Views of Hunting, Football History, and the Lost League This week, my life -long friend and author Scott H. Robbins joins us to talk about non-hunters views of hunting, the history of American Football, his upcoming book the Lost League, and our 2004 trip to the Football Hall of Fame. Scott and I have been life-long friends since gra…
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Episode 82: The Trans Adirondack Route, Reverse Retirement & Thru Hiking with Erik Schlimmer
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The Trans Adirondack Route, Reverse Retirement, and Thru Hiking - with special guest and author Erik Schlimmer We're in the Adirondacks this week with outdoor author Erik Schlimmer talking about thru hiking, books, and how places get their names. Erik is a co-founding member of the Trans Adirondack Route; a 240 mile thru hiking path across the hear…
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Episode 81: Digging Deeper into The Last of The Mohicans with Dr. David Starbuck
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Rogers Rangers, The Third Largest City in America and the French & Indian Wars with Dr. David Starbuck Archeologist, author and professor Dr. David Starbuck joins us this week at Rogers Island - the setting for James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans. At the height of the French & Indian Wars on America's first frontier, Fort Edward, New Y…
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Episode 80: A New England Spotlight, Cape Cod Striped Bass, Hunter Recruitment
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New England - Striped Bass Fishing on the Cape Cod Canal, Rhode Island Deer Management & Mentoring New Hunters This week, our friends Chris Borgatti, Jeff Still and Michael Woods join us to talk about all of the great outdoor opportunities in New England. We're talking about the following: New England BHA's winning wild game dish at the camp chef c…
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Episode 79: Mike Herne's Colorado Elk Hunting Gear List - Pack, Boots, Shelter, Food
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Colorado Elk Hunting Gear List - Pack, Boots, Shelter, Food This week our friend Mike Herne from Fort Knox, KY joins us again to talk about his upcoming Colorado elk hunting gear list - specifically, what works for him in terms of a pack, boots, shelter and food system. As an Army light infantry professional and DIY bow hunter, Mike has spent thous…
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Episode 78: Cindy Stites - Why She Started Hunting & How To Give Back To Conservation
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Cindy Stites - Her Hunting Journey Conservation ultimately happens when great people show up and get involved. Hunt To Eat Ambassador Cindy Stites from Indiana joins us this week to share her incredible story of how she started hunting and why conservation matters to her. Cindy is someone who makes things happen. We talk about the following: How an…
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Episode 77: Western New York Deer Hunting with Billy Harvey of Pertnear Outdoors
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Western New York Deer Hunting This week, we're talking with our good friend Billy Harvey of Pertnear Outdoors about his deer hunting experiences across western New York. We discuss the numerous hunting opportunities in the Empire State and how public land hunting can broaden your experience as a deer hunter. We also review how private land hunting …
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Episode 76: A Conversation with Glenn & Cayce Adcock of Motivus Outdoors
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Motivus Outdoors - Active Lifestyle, Conservation, Raising Outdoor Kids This week, we're thrilled to be talking with Glenn & Cayce Adcock who are co-hosts of the Motivus Outdoors Podcast. Glenn and Cayce offer a ton of great advice about how they approach being an active outdoor family. We talk openly about the following: raising young kids in the …
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Episode 75: How Great Beer & Public Lands Bring People Together
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West Kill Brewing - How Great Beer & Public Lands Bring People Together Special Guest Mike Barcone - Founder, Craft Beer Brewer, Conservationist We're in the Catskills this week talking about how great beer, wild food and public lands bring people together. West Kill's founder and NY BHA member Mike Barcone talks about how the surrounding, publicly…
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Episode 74: The Land of Many Uses - Allegheny National Forest
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The Land of Many Uses - Allegheny National Forest Have you ever looked at your favorite public land recreational spot and wondered how it became public land? What does it takes to keep it that way? What are the tensions and partnerships that have sparked and been cultivated over its management and future? This week we're talking about the half mill…
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Episode 73: Making the Big Move West
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Episode 73: Making the Big Move West with Caitlin Curry and Matt Wohlwend Have you ever thought about making the big life move and heading West? Our friends Caitlin Curry & Matt Wohlwend share their awesome story about moving from central New York to Salt Lake City, Utah. We talk about why they chose Salt Lake City & Utah's great public lands oppor…
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Episode 72: Scaling Conservation Success with Ben Jones - CEO Ruffed Grouse Society
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How to Scale Conservation Success with Partnerships With Ben Jones - President Ruffed Grouse Society/American Woodcock Society This week we're talking with special guest Ben Jones, CEO of the Ruffed Grouse Society. Ben shares his thoughts on how to scale conservation success through partnerships, the importance of ruffed grouse as a bellwether spec…
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Episode 71: Glacial Lake Iroquois, Adirondack Muskox & How to Butcher Your Next Deer
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An Introduction to Glacial Geology & Deer Processing with Special Guest Dr. Brian Bird We're having a great conversation this week with geologist Dr. Brian Bird from Whitehall, New York. Brian has an extensive background in GIS mapping & glacial geology and currently manages the Local Butcher Shop. We're talking about Glacial Lake Iroquois & how gl…
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