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The Wild Initiative — 271 episodes
Ep 247 - Charles Spiegel: A Target Rich Environment
Ep 246 - Lilian Mremi: Misconceptions of Hunting in Africa
Ep 245 - Capt. Zachariah Rollins: Outdoors, Fishing, and “The Captain Life”
EEp 244 - Sue Tidwell: Cries of the Savanna
Ep 243 - Dan Cabela: The Impacts of Hunting & Conservation
Ep 242 - Britné Prosser: Spring Bear Successes
EEp 241 - Paul “ElkNut” Medel: Sounds and Strategies for Calling in Every Elk
Ep 240 - Travis McClendon: Maximizing Your Hunt
Ep 239 - Robby Denning: Hunting Big Mule Deer
Ep 238 - Corey Child: The Best Hunter on TikTok
EEp 237 - Ryan Carter: This is Murder and I’m Part of It
EEp 236 - Brandon Bair: Keep the Joy in the Journey
Ep 235 - Fred Eichler: Down the Hunting “Rabbit Hole”
Ep 234 - Abby Casey: Airguns - Not Your Kid’s Airsoft Rifle
Ep 233 - Brian “Gritty” Call: Success Begets Success
Ep 232 - “Just” Samson: Hunting Stories and Lessons Learned
EEp 231 - “Big” Al Morris: Everything You Need to Know About Coyote Hunting
Ep 230 - Johnny Mack: Spring Bear Tips & Tactics
EEp 229 - Rachelle Schrute: Beer, Pretzels and Conservation
EEp 228 - Mark Livesay: Elk Scouting Strategies
Ep 227 - Trent Marsh: The Death of the Outdoor Generalist
EEp 226 - Caleb Stillians: Rising Up
EEp 225 - John Stallone: Fighting the Ban on Predator Hunting
EEp 224 - Ryan Gill: Progressing to Primitive
Ep 223 - Raymond “Erik the Viking Raider” Rowe: Life Eats Life
Ep 222 - Clint Walker: Selecting the “Right” Rifle
Ep 221 - Ryan Michler: Choose Your Problems
EEp 220 - Lt. John Nores: The Hidden War in the Wild
Ep 219 - Kevin Laslie: A Long Time Coming
Ep 218 - Christian Schauf: Venturing into the Uncharted
Ep 217 - Senator Steve Daines: Standing Up for Montana
Ep 216 - Hank Shaw: Hunt, Gather, Cook
BONUS - Dark Waters: More Legends from the Deep Dark
Ep 215 - Robbie Kroger: Back to Blood Origins
Ep 214 - Kara Schuett: Hunting, Fly Fishing and the Great State of Montana
EEp 213 - Charles Beaty: (Reformed) Prince of Poachers
EEp 212 - Tana Grenda: Hunting Stories from the Last Frontier
Ep 211 - Jesse Phillips: Finding Purpose
EEp 210 - Vaughn NeVille: Bears, UZI’s and Bullsh*t
EEp 209 - Randy Newberg: A Surprisingly Average Hunter
Ep 208 - Rob Gearing: Our Common Thread of Hunting
BONUS - Samuel Ayres: Guest Appearance on The District of Conservation Podcast with Gabriella Hoffman
BONUS - Samuel Ayres: Guest Appearance on the Focus Hunting Podcast with Kevin Toye
Ep 207 - Andy Moeckel: Tradition and Wild Game Flip Flop
EEp 206 - Jamey Shirah: Stepping Up Hunter Recruitment
Ep 205 - Henry Ferguson: Big Deer With Big Chief Whack-A-Buck
Ep 204 - Baker Leavitt: Huntin’, Hormones & Pig Testicles
EEp 203 - Mia Anstine: Breaking Stereotypes
Ep 202 - Ted Nugent: A Very American Tirade
EEp 201 - Dan Staton: Sweat Equity and Killing Elk
EEp 200 - Samuel Ayres: Reminisce (2017 Elk Hunt)
Ep 199 - Guy Duplantier: Do Hard Sh*t
EEp 198 - Chef Joshua Schwencke: Honoring Wild Game in the Field and the Kitchen
Ep 197 - Greg McHale: Hard-Charging Forward... or Body-Shaming with Greg McHale
EEp 196 - Ryan Lampers: Digging Deeper Into Spring Bear
Ep 195 - Jim Shockey: Why We Hunt
Ep 194 - Douglas Boze: Spring Bear Season Basics
Ep 193 - Senator Steve Daines: A Voice for Our Nation’s Sportsmen
Ep 192 - Brian Barney: Molded by the Backcountry
Ep 191 - Josh Smith: Surround Yourself with Greatness
Ep 190 - Steve Chappell: Obsessed with Elk
Ep 189 - John Barklow: Knowledge from Storms
Ep 188 - Donnie Vincent: Our Origins in the Wild
Ep 187 - Cody Rich: Keep it Simple
Ep 186 - Jack Carr: Creating Tradition
Ep 185 - Huntin' Fool: Elk Draw Strategies
Ep 184 - Huntin' Fool: Mule Deer Draw Strategies
Ep 183 - Huntin' Fool: Pronghorn Antelope Draw Strategies
Ep 182 - Huntin' Fool: Moose Draw Strategies
Ep 181 - Huntin' Fool: Sheep & Goat Draw Strategies
Ep 180 - Huntin’ Fool: The Ultimate Big Game Draw Breakdown
Ep 179 - Macy Watkins: Fishin’, Huntin’ and TikTok
Ep 178 - Rachel Ahtila: Pandemics and Predation
Ep 177 - Chris Dorsey: The Ultimate Campaign for Hunting
EEp 176 - Ben Sittig: How to Be a HUGE Fly Fisherman
Ep 175 - Jim Zumbo: Knowledge is Key
Ep 174 - Greg Simons: Find Your Mentor
Ep 173 - Tim Fallon: Becoming an Effective, Ethical Hunter
Ep 172 - Samuel Ayres: Road-Trip Recaps and News
Ep 171 - Dark Waters: Dark Stories of Creatures that Go Bump in the Night
Ep 170 - Larry Weishuhn: Campfire Talk
Ep 169 - Erik Myhre: Shared Bounty from Basin and Bend
Ep 168 - Amberley Snyder: Still Here to Win
Ep 167 - John Stallone: Pure Gratitude
Ep 166 - Drew Kress: Big Boy Huntin’ in Alaska
Ep 165 - Rebecca Lentz: Ribbon Dancin’ for Fish
Ep 164 - Sidney Smith: Part Way is Not Good Enough
Ep 163 - Sarah Joy & Nadra Decker: A Beginner’s Guide to Waterfowl
EEp 162 - Lydia Smith: A Self-Taught Success Story
Ep 161 - Jana Waller: Tradition, Culture and Conservation
Ep 160 - Remi Warren: Create Your Hunting Reality
Ep 159 - James Nash: Be Brilliant in the Basics
Ep 158 - True Pearce: Running and Gunning
Ep 157 - Arlando Chiles (aka Buck da Black Hunter): A Divine Huntervention
EEp 156 - Corey Piersol & Chris Ollis: Two Californians, One New Yorker and Several Montana Beers
Ep 155 - Mike Ensch: Catching Up With a Hunting Buddy
EEp 154 - Mark Livesay: Building a Hunt Plan and Locating Elk
Ep 153 - Cable Smith: Shooting the Sh*t About Hunting
EEp 152 - Bert Sorin: Hunting for Extraordinary Experiences
Ep 151 - Laura Zerra: Crafting Your Outdoor Experience from Start to Finish
Ep 150 - Byron Pace: The Most Irresponsible Thing We Can Do is Nothing
Ep 149 - Tom Rowland: Capable for Your Family, Your Future and the Outdoors
BONUS - Robin Black: Enjoy the Hostilities
EEp 148 - Blake Manning: The California Outdoorsman
Ep 147 - Brandon Lilly: Shutting Down or Stepping Up
Ep 146 - Britt Longoria: Honor the Hunt
Ep 145 - Michael Lavallee, The Quiet Survivalist: Planning to Improvise is Planning to Fail
Ep 144 - Locke Wheeler: Talkin' Turkey, Part 2
Ep 143 - Anna Van Nostrand: Life Will Take You Where You Need to Go
Ep 142 - Fisher Neal: Learn to Hunt NYC
EEp 141 - Mark Kenyon: That Wild Country, a Public Land Journey
Ep 140 - Isaac Aleman: It's All About the FOC... or Not
Ep 139 - Marc “Muley Slayer” Smith & Jeremy Dugger: Finding and Shooting Big Muleys
CCB - Boone & Crockett Club
Ep 138 - Jordan Romney: Stepping Up Your Fly Casting
CCB - Fly Fishers International (FFI) Intro
Ep 137 - Kaitlyn Lowes: Texas Hogs on Horseback
CCB - Shepherds of Wildlife Society Intro
CCB - Migratory Bird Joint Ventures (MBJV) Intro
Ep 136 - Nick Smith: The Informative Fisherman; or Hot Beer and Carp Fishing
CCB - QDMA Intro
BONUS - Mike Hale: A Reintroduction to Hunting
CCB - Running Rivers Intro
Ep 135 - Robbie Kroger: It's in Your Blood
CCB - Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports (CAHSS)
CCB - Dallas Safari Club (DSC) Intro
Ep 134 - Nick Hoffman: Wired for the Wild
ECCB - National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) Intro
Ep 133 - Casey & Regina Stafford: Waterfowl, Hogs and California, the Land of Hunting Opportunity
Ep 132 - Andrew Scott: Solo Hunting Elk in the PNW
CCB - Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever Intro
Ep 131 - Joel Turner: Controlled Process Shooting
CCB - Sportsmen's Alliance Intro
Ep 130 - Collin Cottrell: Sowing the Seeds of Hunting
Ep 129 - Brenna McCoubrey: She Does What?!
Ep 128 - Ryan Michler: Finding Victory Through Growth
Ep 127 - Jaden Bales: Finding Elk Hunting Success... Finally
Ep 126 - Bill "Gravel Bar Gourmet" Cooper & "Paddle" Don Cranfill: Campfire Stories from Driftwood Acres
Ep 125 - John Hunter: Whitetail, Elk and Everything in Between
CCB - Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP) Intro
Ep 124 - Lessons Learned From a Successfully Unsuccessful Elk Hunt
BONUS - Sam on Restless Native Ep 77
CCB - 2% for Conservation Intro
Ep 123 - Jeff Moran: Pulling Elk from the Depths of Hell
CCB - National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) Intro
Ep 122 - Jack Donovan: The Decline of Masculinity and The Way of Men
ECCB - Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) Intro
Ep 121 - Ryan & Hillary Lampers: Living Healthy, Fulfilling Lives as Hunters and Humans
CCB - Wild Sheep Foundation Intro
Ep 120 - Katie Burgert: Everything You Wanted to Know About Fly Fishing, But Didn't Know to Ask
CCB - Ducks Unlimited Intro
Ep 119 - Brandon Butler: Just Buying a License Isn't Enough
CCB - Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) Intro
Ep 118 - Remi Adeleke: Navy SEAL, Author, Actor... Transformed
CCB - National Deer Alliance Intro
Ep 117 - Tom Opre: Don't be the Antichrist of Wildlife Conservation
EEp 116 - Finding Your Way into the Backcountry with Dustin Wittwer and Corey Beckendorf of Team Backcountry
Ep 115 - Solving the World’s Problems, One Hunt at a Time with Kristy Titus
Ep 114 - Pushing the Envelope on Every Hunt with James Hardesty and Dana Davison
Ep 113 - Engaging Youth in the Outdoors with Jackson Hartley and Hunter Dahl of YoungHuntr
Ep 112 - Hunting the Hell Out of California with Spencer Kirksey
Ep 111 - Hunting YOUR Hunt with Jordan Budd and Jordan Adams
Ep 110 - Hunting is an Expensive Pain in the A** with Jacob Herman, Ali Spika and Dr. Brooks Tiller
Ep 109 - Functionally Fit for Hunting with Dr. Brooks Tiller, Jacob Herman and Ali Spika
Ep 108 - Protecting our Hunting Traditions from Being Going, Going, GONE with John Bair, VP of Sportsmen for Fish & Wildlife
Ep 107 - High on Bowhunting with Justus Nielsen of Rocky Mountain Ramblers
Ep 106 - Hunting and Hiking Boot Selection Redux with Corey Beckendorf of Crispi
Ep 105 - Hard Work, Whiskey, Wine, Failure and Success with Scott Daniels and Travis Greenwood of Team Bad Decision
Ep 104 - Just Going for It: Living Country in the City on the Eastmans’ Elevated Podcast with Brian Barney
Ep 103 - Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone with Kimmi Greentree
Ep 102 - John Stallone on Building a Unified Front for the Defense of Hunting
EEp 101 - From Slinging Dope to Flinging Arrows with Brandon Waddell of Wilderness Attitude and Mountain Archery Fest
Ep 100 - Interview with a Non-Hunter: Living Country in the City Podcast Editor, Daniel Walters
Ep 99 - Dave Brinker: Lessons Learned from Hunting and Music
Ep 98 - PNW to Coues Country with Shannon Mobbs and Cory Ford of Angry Spike Productions
Ep 97 - Getting Your Start in Hunting and Shooting with Adam Weatherby of Weatherby, Inc.
Ep 96 - Conservation Conversation with Dave Beronio of Outback Outdoors
Ep 95 - Real and Raw Hunting with Luke Caudillo of Gladiators Unleashed
Ep 94 - Searching for the Story Behind the Kill with Jade Helmich of Full Draw Film Tour
Ep 93 - Creating Your Own Opportunity with Wildlife Photographer, Tony Bynum
Ep 92 - Talkin’ Turkey with Locke Wheeler of T3 Game Calls and The Progression Series
Ep 91 - So You Think You Want to Start a Hunting Brand with Joel Pilcher
Ep 90 - Changing the Hunting Narrative with Tyler Sharp and Brad Neathery of Modern Huntsman
Ep 89 - Tips on Mule Deer and Life with Marc “Muley Slayer” Smith
Ep 88 - You took Hunters Ed… Now What? Lt. Alan Gregory of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Ep 87 - Sam Soholt: Making a Drive for Public Lands
Ep 86 - Callin’ Coyotes with Garrett Johnson, the Brush Wolf Hunter
Ep 85 - Rachel Carrie: Examining Time Honored Traditions with a Modern Lens
Ep 84 - Boze on Bears with Douglas Boze, author of The Ultimate Guide to Black Bear Hunting
Ep 83 - Waiting Out the Storm: Elk Hunting with Kelvin Eldridge of Crooked Wood Pack Llamas
Ep 82 - Highway Ramblings: An Arizona Hunting Recap
Ep 81 - The View from Above with Brandon Waddell of The Wilderness Attitude Podcast and “Muley” Matt Howell of The Mule Deer Hunter
Ep 80 - Booze and Hunting Stories with Josh and Mason Deards and Jeremy Samuelson, the Arizona Hillbillies of Hunt 3A
Ep 79 - Paul “ElkNut” Medel and the Ultimate Insider's Guide to Elk Vocalization
Ep 78 - Chasing the North American Super Slam with Lincoln Tapp of YoungWild
Ep 77 - Rihana Cary: From Vegan to Bowhunter
Ep 76 - Size Matters with Keith Balfourd and Justin Spring of The Boone and Crockett Club
Ep 75 - Coffee, Cigarettes and Deer with Dennis Stokes of Initial Ascent
Ep 74 - Shoot Like an Alpha with Phil Mendoza and Braden Forsyth of No Limits Archery and Alpha Bowhunting and Brian Horton
Ep 73 - Get Fit to Hunt with Brian Horton, Rob Brezen and Cory Arola of Fit4theHunt
Ep 72 - Hunting, Tourettes and a Bunch of Other Bulls**t with Aron Snyder and Frank Peralta of Kifaru
EEp 71 - Leaving East for West with Weston Snyder
Ep 70 - Dropping the Hammer on Rosies with Shannon Mobbs and Cory Ford of Angry Spike Productions
Ep 69 - Epic Hunts with Jason Carter of Epic Outdoors
Ep 68 - Lessons from the Desert Muley Whisperer, Chad Roberts
Ep 67 - Lexi Quinn on Living a Life Beyond Limits
Ep 66 - Passing the Point of No Return with Brian and Jeff Cillessen of Beyond Rubicon
Ep 65 - Giving Just a Little Bit More for Wildlife and Wild Places with Jared Frasier of 2% for Conservation
Ep 64 - Elk Calling for the Complete Beginner with Corey Jacobsen and Jason Phelps
Ep 63 - Getting Your Guided Hunt for Free with Josh Corbin of Zero Guide Fees
Ep 62 - Straight Outta Tinseltown with Freddy Harteis, The Hollywood Hunter
Ep 61 - The Highs and Lows of Texas Hog Hunting with Jessica Taylor Byers
Ep 60 - Jacine Jadresko on Fighting Big Fish and Handling the Hate
Ep 59 - Drawing Tags and Building Points with Lorenzo Sartini and Brady Miller of GoHunt
Ep 58 - BHA: The Sportsman's Voice for Our Public Lands and Waters with Land Tawney, President/CEO of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers
Ep 57 - Hashtag Tradlife: South Cox on Trad Bow Hunting
Ep 56 - Wild About Hunting with Brad Luttrell of GoWild
Ep 55 - Hunting California with Rob Smiley of Reelfowl Outdoors and Joey Ploshay of California Hunting Addiction
Ep 54 - Out of the Cage and Into the Backcountry with Chad "Money" Mendes
Ep 53 - SKRE Extreme Mountain Gear with Mike Nielson and Ben "Shedcrazy" Dettamanti
Ep 52 - Bold Women Creating Fresh Tracks for Conservation: Artemis Sportswomen
Ep 51 - Other Things to Not Do in the Backcountry: Lessons from my First Trip Hunting Desert Muleys
Ep 50 - Genuine Storytelling with Trevon Stoltzfus of Outback Outdoors
Ep 49 - Hunting, Conservation and Family with "Muley" Matt Howell of The Mule Deer Hunter
Ep 48 - Chasing Passions and Texas Whitetail with Hunting Product Guru, Justin Wegner
Ep 47 - Going Solo in the Backcountry with Tim Burnett of SOLO HNTR
Ep 46 - Christmas for Families in Need: Sheds for Santa with Sawyer Peacock
Ep 45 - More Arizona Hunting Tips with John Stallone, Host of Interviews with the Hunting Masters
Ep 44 - Stepping Up Your Hunting and Wild Game Prep with Ber Yang of Pure Trophies
Ep 43 - Hunt of a Lifetime with Donnie Drake
Ep 42 - Putting Down Monster Bulls with Ryan Carter of DC Outfitters
Ep 41 - All Things Coues Deer with Jay Scott
Ep 40 - Hunting Texas with Cable Smith, Host of the Lone Star Outdoor Show
Ep 39 - Fur, Feathers and Scales: Hunting and Fishing with Brett Cannon
Ep 38 - Avoiding Disaster in the Backcountry: A Recap of My Idaho Elk Hunt with Clayton Marxer, the Adventure Cowboy
Ep 37 - Jules McQueen: Squirrel Whisperer, Poop Connoisseur and Self-Taught Hunter
Ep 36 - From Whitetail Woods to Backcountry Bulls with Shawn Luchtel of Heartland Bowhunter
Ep 35 - Adventure Hunting with Rogue Dude, Cory Staniforth
Ep 34 - Speed Goat Shenanigans and More with Sadie Kennel
Ep 33 - Hunting Tips and Tactics for Your Trip to Elk Camp with Cody Rich of The Rich Outdoors Podcast
Ep 32 - Traditional Archery with Patricia Gonsalves, Founder of Lykopis Archery and Archery Tech for DC's "Arrow"
Ep 31 - Hunting Advice and Inspiration from Jim Shockey
Ep 30 - Taking Wild Game from Field to Plate with Jeremiah Doughty
Ep 29 - Bowhunting Goodies with Jason Feldt of Bowhunter Box Club
Ep 28 - Backcountry Brewing with Tony Burlison of Dark Timber Coffee Co.
Ep 27 - Scout to Hunt Advanced Online Scouting Platform
Ep 26 - Getting Filthy Rich One Antler at a Time with Outdoor Business Mogul Ben "ShedCrazy" Dettamanti
Ep 25 - Bowfishing and Bourbon in South Louisiana with Bowhunter Brotherhood
Ep 24 - Hunting Season Prep and Motivation with Mike Merrill
Ep 23 - Overcoming Excuses and Obstacles with Sidney Smith
Ep 22 - Jim Clark and Tim Hanson of Gutpile Games
Ep 21 - Corey Jacobsen on Elk101 and Becoming a More Consistently Successful Elk Hunter
Ep 20 - Llamas and the Backcountry with Dustin Wittwer of Team Backcountry
Ep 19 - Follow Her Arrow: Outdoors and Hunting with Jessica Taylor Byers
Ep 18 - Alabama Catfish Noodlin' with Hannah Barron Outdoors
Ep 17 - Hunting and Hiking Boot Selection with Scott Deyoung of Crispi Boots
Ep 16 - Zac Griffith on Fitness for Hunting
Ep 15 - Public Lands with First Lite's Ryan Callaghan
Ep 14 - Brett Rousselle of Backcountry Bowhunter and Whitetail Addicts
Ep 13 - Niki Tilley on the Outdoor Channel's Miss Wildgame
Ep 12 - AccuBow Founder and CEO, Matt Pell
Ep 11 - MTN OPS CEO Trevor Farnes on Operation Conquer Hunger
Ep 10 - Guy Eastman at the International Sportsman's Expo
Ep 9 - Intro to Elk Calling with "Big" Al Morris of FOXPRO
Ep 8 - Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Utah Regional Director Bill Christensen
Ep 7 - Big Game Scouting 101 with Nate Zelinsky
Ep 6 - Kristy Titus at the International Sportsman's Expo
Ep 5 - Austin McFee of Huntin' Fool at the International Sportsman's Expo
Ep 4 - Veteran Non-Profit Organization, Operation Pay it Forward
Ep 3 - Patrick Alvarez of Bowhunter Brotherhood
Ep 2 - Hunting Talk with "Just" Samson