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Sheep Fever
by The Wild Sheep Foundation
Sheep Fever is the official podcast of the Wild Sheep Foundation, delivering a diversity of topics, talent, and insights from within the wild sheep hunting and conservation community, as well as broader issues of importance to the outdoor lifestyles and hunting heritage cherished by millions of sportsmen and women around the globe.
Episodes
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EP104 CIC - Arno Wimpffen & Kurt Alt
The International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC) is a non-profit international NGO dedicated to advocating for biodiversity conservation through the sustainable use of wildlife resources. As one of the oldest conservation organizations in the world, the CIC currently represents…
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EP103 - Special Edition of Sheep Fever. Board Candidates for Fall 2026 Elections
In this episode of Sheep Fever, WSF President & CEO and Sheep Fever co-host Gray Thornton interviews the seven candidates running in the Wild Sheep Foundation's fall 2026 Board of Directors Elections. The intent is to help our membership better know each candidate so they can make an informed…
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EP102 Conservation Vision 2030
WSF began developing Conservation Vision documents in 2013/14 to serve as a guiding document for WSF's conservation and wild sheep enhancement priorities. The first was the Convention Vision (CV) 2020, followed by CV 2025, and our most recent is CV2030 developed during the 2025-26 fiscal year to...
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EP101 Kyle Stelter – One Family. One Mission. The Future of Wild Sheep
WSF Chairman Kyle Stelter joins Sheep Fever co-host Keith Balfourd to share his vision for the Wild Sheep Foundation as it approaches a defining milestone—its 50th anniversary in 2027. Stelter outlines ten priorities for his two-year term, building on a decade of remarkable momentum while keeping...
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EP100 FACE – David Scallan & Kurt Alt
Established in 1977, and celebrating, like WSF, it's 50th anniversary next year, FACE represents the interests of Europe's 7 million hunters as an international non-profit-making non-governmental organization (INGO). This makes FACE the largest democratically representative body for hunters in…
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EP99 Oregon IP28
Sold to unsuspecting voters as an animal-cruelty initiative, this measure garnered enough signatures to make it onto the November ballot in Oregon but failed in the signature validation process. Regardless, this attempt will not be the last in Oregon or other states. What Oregonians would have...
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EP98 North American Hunting Culture – is it Lost? Matt Besko Part II
Matt Besko is the Executive Director of the Hunting and Fishing Branch within the Lands Operations Division in Alberta Forestry and Parks. He is tasked with the management, regulations, and policies affecting Hunting and Fishing allocation and use, trapping, managing carnivores and human-wildlife...
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EP97 J. Alain Smith
What can we say about J. Alain Smith? Hunter, conservationist, adventurer, acclaimed author of articles, hunting books, and novels, musician, comedian, farmer, Rugged Expeditions show host, podcaster, emcee extraordinaire, Conklin Award winner, Weatherby Award winner, WSF's Chris Klineburger...
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EP96 Ground Zero Colorado with Dan Gates
Colorado has become a proving ground for ballot-box wildlife management, from wolf reintroduction and efforts to ban mountain lion hunting to recent pushes targeting trapping and predator management. In this episode of Sheep Fever, we welcome back Dan Gates of Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife...
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EP95 Hunting's Future with Shane Mahoney
We often hear the phrase "for future generations" as one of the purposes for wildlife conservation and the long-term stewardship of game populations. But what about hunting itself? In this episode, Shane Mahoney joins us for a thought-provoking conversation about the future of hunting in North...
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EP94 ND Bighorns – Brett Wiedmann & Kevin Hurley
The reestablishment of bighorn sheep in North Dakota was nearly shelved after numerous translocations of bighorn not suited to the terrain and harsh winters which hampered lamb recruitment. A phone call from WSF's Kevin Hurley, then with Wyoming Game & Fish Department to Brett Wiedmann, North...
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EP93 Takeaways from North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference w/Corey Mason and Tony Wasley
The 91st North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference recently concluded in Columbus, OH, hosted by The Wildlife Management Institute (WMI). Why a podcast about a conference? Because this is where the rubber meets the road as far as wildlife and natural resource conservation is...
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EP92 Story Telling & Project Grizzly Balance with Mark Hall
For decades, the hunting and conservation community has advocated—through organizations, programs, and initiatives—for educating the non-hunting majority on the value of hunting to wildlife and habitat conservation. This need is even enshrined in the Wild Sheep Foundation mission: to educate the...
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EP91 Matt Besko
Matt Besko—Executive Director of the Hunting and Fishing Branch with Alberta Forestry and Parks—joins Sheep Fever co-host Gray Thornton for a conversation on modern wildlife management. Besko oversees hunting and fishing regulations, allocation, trapping, carnivore management, and human-wildlife...
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EP90 500 Years of Beretta – Ricardo Olivieri
In this episode of Sheep Fever, Gray Thornton sits down with Ricardo Olivieri of Beretta to explore what it means to represent a brand with over 500 years of history. Olivieri shares insight into Beretta's enduring philosophy, from its deep-rooted commitment to craftsmanship to the generational...
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EP89 Cornhusker Bighorns - Todd Nordeen
Bighorns in Nebraska? When one thinks of bighorns, you'd likely get a pass if you do not first point to green and yellow fields of corn as far as the eye can see. But there are mountains and excellent bighorn sheep habitat in the cornhusker state. In fact, before their extirpation in the early...
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EP88 Mountain Athlete Nutrition with Kyle Kamp and Valley to Peak Nutrition
Whether on a multi-day campaign or day hike hunt, if we're not fueling the machine properly, are we still hunting at a high level, or just out on the mountain, or worse? A fascinating discussion with Kyle Kamp and Valley to Peak Nutrition and Julie Tripp, WSF's Director of Awards & Publications…
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EP87 Wolves, Grizzlies, and the ESA – Is there daylight at the end of the tunnel?
More maulings, deaths, and livestock losses. More lawsuits, political posturing, and ballot initiatives. More misinformation and fundraising over what should be a conservation story, turned into a tragedy. Are we asking the US Fish & Wildlife Service to make decisions based on science or values?…
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EP86 Kicked Out with Chelsea Lloyd
When Chelsea drew a coveted Alaska sheep tag, she knew it would require everything—physically, mentally, and emotionally. In this episode, she walks listeners through the full journey: months of preparation, the doubt and determination that shaped her mindset, and the pivotal moments on the...
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EP85 A Passion for Pushing the Envelope – Aaron Davidson with Gunwerks
In this episode of Sheep Fever, we sit down with Gunwerks founder Aaron Davidson—an innovator and engineer who's helped redefine precision shooting and modern rifle systems. Davidson shares the philosophy behind Gunwerks' "Unrivaled Shooting Experience," a concept built around integrating…
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EP84 Meet the 2026 WSF Board Candidates
In this special episode of Sheep Fever, we sit down with the candidates for the 2026 Wild Sheep Foundation Board of Directors—four passionate individuals with deep roots in conservation and a shared commitment to wild sheep and the hunting heritage that sustains them. At 02:49, Jann Demaske…
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EP83 Kicked Out with John Hubbard
In this Sheep Fever – Kicked Out episode, host Maddie Richards catches up with John Hubbard to hear the story of his recent sheep hunt in the Yukon. For John, the trip represented more than just a hunt—it was the culmination of years of dreaming, planning, and preparing for one of the toughest...
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EP82 Kicked Out with Mike Aiazzi
In this episode of Kicked Out stories, Maddie Richards sits down with Mike Aiazzi to talk about his journey to drawing a coveted sheep tag in Nevada. Together, they explore the emotional weight of the hunt, the preparation it required, and the meaningful role of family and memories in the...
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EP81 Weatherby – Tomorrow's Rifles Today
Celebrating its 80th year of manufacturing some of the finest, fastest, accurate, hardest-hitting, and most innovative firearms and rifle cartridges in the industry, Weatherby, Inc. is not letting the recent downturn in the firearms and ammunition community slow them down. The post-pandemic surge...
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EP80 Aoudad in Texas – A Trophy or Scourge?
Recent data from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) estimates that there are ~100,000 free-roaming aoudad west of the Pecos River. To put that in perspective, that is more than the entire bighorn (Rocky Mountain, California, & desert) population in Canada, Mexico, and the United States....
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EP79 Moving the Needle for Wild Sheep – Charlie Kelly & Kyle Stelter
Fresh on the heels of a record July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025 fiscal year for the Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF), record convention proceeds to WSF ($4+ Million), record contributions to the Wild Sheep Legacy Foundation Endowment Fund ($2.2 Million), and a record directed to wild sheep conservation…
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EP78 Quiet Excellence – Silencer Central's 20 Years of Saving Hearing, One Suppressor at a time
Celebrating 20 years of suppressor/silencer sales and manufacturing, and most notably making the once onerous BATF application process simple, painless, and seamless, Silencer Central is an award-winning partner of the Wild Sheep Foundation. Sheep Fever co-hosts Gray Thornton and Keith Balfourd...
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EP77 Save The Hunt – A conversation with Dan Gates of Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management
EP77 Save The Hunt – A conversation with Dan Gates of Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management Of the Rocky Mountain states, Colorado has been ground zero for animal rights and anti-hunting, trapping, and science-based wildlife management extremists bent on challenging more than 100 years…
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EP76 North American Pronghorn Foundation
This week on Sheep Fever we visit with Eric Dippold, Secretary for the newly formed North American Pronghorn Foundation. A uniquely North American goat species often referred to as being in the antelope family, the pronghorn is a cherished big game species by sportsmen from around the world and…
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EP75 Arizona Rocky Mountain Bighorn Raffle Tag
Sheep Fever co-hosts Keith and Gray visit with WSF Chairman, Charlie Kelly (AZ) and COO Corey Mason (TX) about the Foundation's raffling of the 2025-26 Arizona Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Raffle tag, auctions tags, conservation funding, and where the money goes. Sometimes celebrated, sometimes...
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EP74 Wild Harvest Initiative with Shane Mahoney
Launched in 2015 with financial support from WSF and others, the Wild Harvest Initiative sought to calculate, for the first time, the total amount in pounds or tons of healthy, wild protein humanely harvested by sportsmen every year in the US and Canada. Keith caught up with Conservation Visions...
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EP73 A Conversation with Jason Matzinger – Part I
Artist, film producer, television host, outdoor communicator, ambassador, hunter, conservationist, father are just a few descriptives of Montana native Jason Matzinger. In this episode Jason and Gray cover a broad range of topics from Jason's roots, what makes him tick, outdoor media, where it…
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EP72 Best of Sheep Fever 2024
Tough to choose, but here is a Best of Sheep Fever 2024 special episode. Actually, our listeners choose for us by most popular downloads. A lot of ground covered by some pretty seasoned folks in sheep hunting, conservation's history and future, wild sheep biology, predator management, shooting...
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EP71 Whiskey and Wild Sheep – Rob Gerstner of Full Curl Brands
Often consumed to celebrate victory, sometimes even survival, but just as often to mourn defeat, whiskey and wild sheep do go together. Such was the vision of founder Robert Gertsner when he conceived of wild sheep inspired distilled adult beverages now known as Full Curl Brand's. Rob is a...
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EP70 Montana Knife Company– Josh Smith
Admittedly, hunters are gear junkies. When it comes to our knives, as we learned from MKC founder and CEO Josh Smith, it runs deeper than that. Grandpa's knife can be Dad's knife; can then be our knife as a rite of passage. Sheep Fever sat down with Josh and a true American brand success story to...
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EP69 TOUGH SHEEP Workout /w Mtn. Tough Fitness
Post Sheep Show, Sheep Fever co-host Keith Balfourd and WSF's Director of Publications and Awards, Julie Tripp reconnect with Dustin Diefenderfer of Mtn. Tough Fitness Labs to walk, or limp back through the first TOUGH SHEEP workout that took place at the Show. The TOUGH SHEEP workout was…
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EP68 Spotlight on British Columbia – Part II
In Part II of our Spotlight on BC, Kyle, Scott, and Gray weigh into the status of wild sheep and wildlife in the province, and the status of wildlife conservation and management given Ministry, staff, and other recent political changes. The trio of CEOs discuss the prospects for restoring the...
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EP67 Spotlight on British Columbia – Part I
British Columbia holds a special focus for the Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF), with three of North America's four wild sheep calling it home. During the past three years, WSF directed $1.9 Million in Grant in Aid to the province to conserve and enhance thinhorn and bighorn sheep, improve their...
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EP66 The 2025 Sheep Show® with Field Ethos
With the Sheep Show just over the next ridge, Sheep Fever hosts Gray Thornton and Keith Balfourd sat down with Mike Schoby of Field Ethos to discuss what's new and what to expect at the Show, what our new partner, donor, and exhibitor Field Ethos has in store, and announce a special featured...
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EP65 WSF Ambassadors Talk Sheep Show® 2025
With the 2025 Sheep Show just around the corner, Sheep Fever co-hosts Gray and Keith visit with newly welcomed WSF Ambassadors Jana Waller Bair and Rachel Ahtila to discuss their journeys as hunter-conservationists, and to get their thoughts on why the Show is such a highlight on their travel...
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EP64 Conservation's Future Part 2 with Shane Mahoney
In our previous episode, we discussed that conservation is at a crossroads. More people are turning to nature and the outdoors for health and fulfillment, yet far too many are demonstrating a lack of knowledge of the differences between conservation and preservation and the benefits of both. As a...
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EP63 Conservation's Future; what's missing with Shane Mahoney
Is conservation at a crossroads? If challenges to wildlife and the environment are evolving and, in many cases, mounting. If we believe that conservation is everyone's responsibility and that it is a progressive journey rather than a final destination, then we are at a crossroads. The…
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EP62 Dream Rams of the North – Bill Pastorek
Bill Pastorek, author of Dream Rams of British Columbia will soon release his recent and highly anticipate work, Dream Rams of the North. Bill caught the sheep bug early in his life and his chosen career path of self-employment and building a successful gardening business allowed him plenty of…
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EP61 Guest Podcast by Spike Camp
Spike Camp is an online community of hunter conservationists. On Wednesday, September 16th Spike Camp founders Chuck and Blake Peeling conducted a live stream podcast featuring WSF Ambassadors Jana Waller Bair and Rachel Ahtila as well as WSF Women Hunt® Committee members Julie Chapman, Brandi...
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EP60 Win a Dall's sheep hunt from Mountain Tough & WSF
In this episode of Sheep Fever, co-host Keith Balfourd visits with Mountain Tough Fitness Lab founder Dustin Diefenderfer to learn more about their specific fitness programs for mountain athletes and the new TOUGH SHEEP workout scheduled for the 2025 Sheep Show® in Reno on January 17th. Inspired…
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EP59 We Welcome Corey Mason to Team WSF
New Chief Operating Officer and Executive VP of Conservation, Corey Mason joined the WSF Team in August, bringing decades of conservation and industry experience. Spending time on his grandfather's farm and hunting with his father, Corey quickly grew into a passionate hunter. Continuing to avidly...
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EP58 Special WSF Board of Directors Elections Edition of Sheep Fever
Wild sheep matter, and so does selecting the future leadership of the Wild Sheep Foundation in our upcoming fall 2024 WSF Board of Director elections. Last year, we started something new by introducing the candidates, not only in print with their biographies on our website and mailed ballots, but...
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EP57 Tracks on a Mountain - Jim Manley
Acclaimed and award-winning journalist and author, hunter, and sheep hunter Craig Boddington had this to say about WSF Summit Life Member Jim Manley's first book: "Tracks On A Mountain is one man's mountain hunting odyssey. Jim Manley and I have climbed some of the same mountains, enjoyed some of...
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EP56 Azyre Gear – An Inspired Brand
Azyre Gear founder and accomplished sheep hunter Cari Goss' goal is to inspire and empower women to pursue their hunting and outdoors passions with confidence. A great deal of that confidence comes from functional clothing that fits, keeps one warm, and dry. For years Cari felt that the hunting...
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EP 55 Andy Moeckel – Flip Flop Guy & Best of the West
Andy Moeckel is well known in the hunting and conservation community as The Flip Flop Guy and his unique cooking style called the Flip Flop. He has turned a culinary technique, that has been passed down for three generations, into a thriving business that sells a full line of sauces, spices, flip...
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Sheep Fever is the official podcast of the Wild Sheep Foundation, delivering a diversity of topics, talent, and insights from within the wild sheep hunting and conservation community, as well as broader issues of importance to the outdoor lifestyles and hunting heritage cherished by millions of sportsmen and women around the globe.
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