Hunt To Eat Show

Episode 26 - Environment and Politics in Beringia Jun 02, 2022

On this episode, I chat with Dr. Bathsheba Demuth. Bathsheba is the Dean’s Associate Professor of History and Environment and Society at Brown University, where she specializes in the lands and seas of the Russian and North American Arctic. We chat about her multiple prize-winning first book, Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait. Floating Coast is required reading for anyone who is interested in the intersection of political systems and the environment – which everyone should be because that intersection is where we find and do conservation. Bathsheba is currently working on a book about the environmental pasts of the Yukon River. Thank you to everyone for joining us on this show!

Episode 25 - Innovating the Hunting Industry May 19, 2022

On today’s episode, I chat with Brad Brooks, the co-founder of Argali, a hunting gear and equipment company specializing in lightweight, functional gear made by and for hunters. Brad tells me about how he got into the hunting industry and was inspired, initially, to innovate by making his own game bags, and how Argali then expanded out to knives, a belt, and now a line of tents. We also chat about Argali’s approach to creating stunning hunting video content and how they choose the landscapes and stories they tell. In the conservation segment, I talk about the links between wildlife disease and human health, including the emerging One Health approach and how addressing increasing concerns about zoonotic diseases will be increasingly important in the context of climate change (42:26). I also cover some new research on bison that tells us more about both their historical range and the current state of their genetics, and what this means for ongoing conservation efforts (53:39).

On this episode, we discuss:

Argali: https://argalioutdoors.com/
The Wildlife Society: “House Committee Discusses Wildlife Disease”: https://wildlife.org/house-committee-discusses-wildlife-disease/
The Wildlife Society: “Wildlife biologists can learn from One Health”: https://wildlife.org/wildlife-biologists-can-learn-from-one-health/
The Wildlife Society: “Changing climate may worsen wildlife disease outbreaks”: https://wildlife.org/changing-climate-may-worsen-wildlife-disease-outbreaks/
CBC News: “Thousands of blood-sucking ticks found on bodies of Canadian moose”: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/winter-ticks-climate-change-moose-1.5452694
The Atlantic: “Climate Change Enters Its Blood-Sucking Phase”: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/02/ticks-can-take-down-800-pound-moose/583189/
Landscapes and Letters: “Genetically Pure Bison in North America”: https://landscapesandletters.com/2015/12/27/genetically-pure-bison-in-north-america/
Science Daily: “New research documents domestic cattle genetics in modern bison herds”: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220510163401.htm
Bozeman Daily Chronicle: “MSU study: Bison inhabited large portion of North America over past 20,000 years”: https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/environment/msu-study-bison-inhabited-large-portion-of-north-america-over-past-20-000-years/article_6412bf9a-6111-5c41-8e60-bb69832c7ff9.html

Episode 24 - Polar Bears and Climate Change May 05, 2022

On this episode, I chat with Dr. Gregory Thiemann, an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change at York University. Greg has studied the ecology and conservation of polar bears and Arctic marine mammals for the past 21 years and talks to me about his research on trophic interactions, foraging ecology, and the use of biochemical markers to investigate predator diets. He has also been a member of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Polar Bear Specialist Group since 2008. We chat about Arctic ecology, climate change, and the complexities around polar bear hunting, including the blurry line between subsistence and economics in the Arctic.

On today’s episode we discuss:

Species At Risk Registry: Polar Bears: https://species-registry.canada.ca/index-en.html#/species/167-284
Article: “Arctic Habitat Conservation Requires Climate Change Action”: https://landscapesandletters.com/2022/05/03/arctic-habitat-conservation-requires-climate-change-action/
Article: “U.S. bans import of polar bear trophies: official”: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/u-s-bans-import-of-polar-bear-trophies-official-1.712686

Episode 23 - Indigenous Conservation and the North American Model Apr 28, 2022

On today’s episode, I chat with Caleb Musgrave, a Mississauga Anishinaabe man from Rice Lake Ontario, who has been training in wilderness survival, bushcraft and traditional woodcraft since he was a child. Caleb is the owner and director of Canadian Bushcraft, a wilderness skills and training company in Ontario that teaches courses ranging from blacksmithing and homesteading, to weeklong survival training courses, to guiding long trips into the backcountry. Caleb is also the host of the Canadian Bushcraft Podcast and the Aboriginal People's Television Network's Wilderness and Cultural Survival series "Merchants of the Wild." Caleb and I chat about how he brings Western and Indigenous understandings of hunting and conservation into his pedagogy and practice. We talk about the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, some of its strengths and weaknesses, and the need for efforts to decolonize the model. In the conservation segment, I review some recent Indigenous-led conservation efforts around boreal songbird monitoring (35:33) and provide some updates on recent hunting policy and legislative initiatives across the U.S., from Virginia to Mississippi to California, including what should be the final update on the black bear hunting petition in California (39:58).

On today’s episode, we discuss:

The Canadian Bushcraft Podcast: https://anchor.fm/canadianbushcraft
Canadian Bushcraft on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/canadian.bushcraft/
Article: “Boreal birds are vanishing, and with them, their songs. How can we conserve Canada’s soundscape?”: https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/vanishing-birdsong
Seal River Watershed Alliance: https://sealriverwatershed.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Seal-Brochure-8.0-Sept-2021-3-min.pdf
Bill SB 8: Hunting on Sundays; permits hunting on public or private land, etc.: https://openstates.org/va/bills/2022/SB8/
Article: “Younger: Effort to make Black Prairie WMA private ‘dead issue’”: https://cdispatch.com/news/2022-03-01/younger-effort-to-make-black-prairie-wma-private-dead-issue/
HOWL updates on BPWMA: https://www.howlforwildlife.org/bpwma
Article: “California Fish and Game Commission Firmly Rejects Petition to Suspend Bear Hunting”: https://www.fieldandstream.com/conservation/california-rejects-bear-hunting-ban-petition/
Article: "Bear Hunt Ban: Science Wins, but Values Matter": https://tothebone.substack.com/p/bear-hunt-ban-science-wins-but-values?r=13nlk5&s=w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Episode 22 - The Time and Temperature Equation Apr 21, 2022

On today's food episode, we have Tristan Henry back to chat about an age old question that has persisted from campfires to modern kitchens: choosing when to cook something with low heat for a long time or high heat for a short time. Tristan breaks down some of the science underlying cooking times and temperatures and give some great tips on achieving the Maillard reaction (named after the French physician and chemist Louis Camille Maillard, who lived from 1878-1936). Tune in for some insight into cooking venison, fish, and waterfowl with methods ranging from braising, searing, and sous vide.

Episode 21 - Understanding Death and Gratitude in Hunting Apr 14, 2022

On today’s episode, I chat with Dr. Sophie Gilbert, a wildlife biologist, hunter, mom, and grateful heterotroph living in Moscow, Idaho. For the past six years, she’s been a professor at the University of Idaho, where she’s worked on all kinds of projects, from deer in the coastal temperate rainforest of Alaska to the conjoined effects of drought and carnivores on wildlife-ranching systems in the west. Now, Sophie is joining a forest ecosystem services start-up, NCX, where she’ll work to make sure that wildlife habitat and biodiversity are valued alongside forest carbon in the fight against climate change. Sophie and I chat about what it means to ensure that hunting is both biologically renewable and socially sustainable, how we come to a deeper understanding of death as human beings and consumers, and the need for more deliberate and patient communication about the rich and complex issues related to hunting and conservation. In the conservation segment, I give an update on two stories related to funding for conservation: a recent announcement by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and the next steps for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act.

In this episode, we discuss:

Department of the Interior press release: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-haaland-announces-progress-toward-conservation-and-restoration-wildlife#:~:text=Secretary%20Haaland%20announced%20%242.5%20million,Corridors%20and%20Habitat%20Connectivity%20program
“Western Big Game Seasonal Habitat and Migration Corridors Fund”: https://www.nfwf.org/sites/default/files/2022-04/NFWF-WesternBigGameMigration-20220330-GS.pdf
Report: “Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States, Volume 2”: https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/sir20225008
Blog: "Habitat Connectivity is a Critical Part of Wildlife Conservation": https://landscapesandletters.com/2017/06/10/habitat-connectivity-is-a-critical-part-of-wildlife-conservation/
Blog: "Cooperative Conservation Defines the Hunting Narrative": https://landscapesandletters.com/2021/02/17/cooperative-conservation-defines-the-hunting-narrative/
The Wildlife Society: “Recovering America’s Wildlife Act”: https://wildlife.org/policy/recovering-americas-wildlife-act/
The Wildlife Society: “Recovering America’s Wildlife Act heads to Senate floor”: https://wildlife.org/recovering-americas-wildlife-act-heads-to-senate-floor/

Episode 20 - Plucking and Cooking Wild Turkey Apr 07, 2022

On this week's food episode, we continue the wild turkey theme from last week. Dr. Brian Bird is back to cover field, prep, and cooking techniques to bring your bird from field to table and ensure the meat stays high quality. He goes over the wet plucking method that will make sure you are able to keep that delicious turkey skin on the bird, gives some tips on how to get maximum mileage out of turkey legs and wings, and covers a simple and crowd-pleasing grilling process.

Episode 19 - All Things Wild Turkey Mar 31, 2022

On today’s episode, we take a deep dive into wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo). It’s coming on turkey season throughout Canada and the United States, and we thought this would be a great time to answer your turkey questions. To do that, we brought in Fred Bird, a wild turkey junkie and aficionado. Fred answers the questions you submitted to us on everything from wild turkey biology and ecology to hunting techniques. He also literally tells you why turkeys cross roads. In the conservation segment, we keep the wild turkey focus going and I give an overview of three recent scientific studies on wild turkey habitat use, including the effects of prescribed burns, and the potential impacts of climate change on the northward expansion of wild turkey populations.

In this episode, we discuss:

National Wild Turkey Federation: https://www.nwtf.org/
Canadian Wild Turkey Federation: https://cwtf.ca/
NWTF Podcast – Turkey Call All Access: https://turkeycallnwtf.libsyn.com/
Article: “Wild turkeys need a mosaic of fire”: https://wildlife.org/wild-turkeys-need-a-mosaic-of-fire/
Paper: “Pyrodiversity matters: Wild turkey habitat selection in a fire managed landscape”: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378112721003157
Paper: “Extreme climate events limit northern range expansion of wild turkeys”: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00442-021-05055-x
Paper: “Gobbling across landscapes: Eastern wild turkey distribution and occupancy–habitat associations”: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.8419

Episode 18 - Cooking Upland Birds Mar 24, 2022

In today's food episode, Tristan Henry chats about training his new bird dog and getting after upland birds. He tells us about some of his favorite species to hunt and runs us through a recipe for cooking chukar to take advantage of the unique aspects of upland birds. In short: keep the skin, take advantage of the delicious fat, and cook them hot and fast. Check out all of Tristan's recipes on the Hunt To Eat website: https://hunttoeat.com/author/tristanhenry/

Episode 17 - The HSUS Black Bear Petition Mar 17, 2022

On today’s episode, I chat with Wendy Keefover, Senior Strategist of Native Carnivore Protection with the Wildlife Protection Department at the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). This episode was a chance for all of us to pause and spend some time listening to each other to better understand different, sometimes opposing, perspectives. It was an opportunity for us to use this platform as a table for discussion and not head-butting argument. The HSUS recently submitted a petition to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to close the black bear hunt in California and calling on the CDFW to enhance the science around black bear abundance in the state and update their black bear management plan. Hunters mobilized leading up to the California Fish and Game Commission meeting that heard the petition on February 17 to advocate for the continuation of the hunt. At the same time, some hunters recognize the need for better science on black bears and up to date population estimates. What does it mean for hunters and the HSUS to agree on the need for better science? What happens if we get that science, and it inevitably supports one perspective and not the other? Wendy and I chat about the idea of collaboration, dialogue, how we navigate temporary convergence in goals between groups, and try to disentangle social understandings of “trophy hunting.” In the conservation segment, I review a new expert panel report that finds our current approach to global conservation will not be enough to avoid continued biodiversity decline (53:00); cover a proposed regulation change in British Columbia that will drastically reduce moose and caribou hunting opportunities (1:02:23); and give a couple quick reading recommendations relevant to hunter-conservationists (1:07:25).

In this episode, we discuss:

Article: “Editorial: Are California’s bears in peril? Suspend hunting season until we know”: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-02-05/lets-not-hunt-more-bears-until-we-know-how-many-are-there
Paper: Estes et al. “Trophic Downgrading of Planet Earth”: https://www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.1126/science.1205106
Paper: “Population reduction by hunting helps control human–wildlife conflicts for a species that is a conservation success story”: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0237274
Paper: “Sustainability of the Grizzly Bear Hunt in British Columbia, Canada”: https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jwmg.21189
Paper: “The Polar Bear Management Agreement for the Southern Beaufort Sea: An Evaluation of the First Ten Years of a Unique Conservation Agreement”: https://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic55-4-362.pdf
Article: “Global conservation goals are insufficient to avoid mass extinction event, report finds”: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-countries-must-broaden-scope-to-meet-conservation-goals-report-says/
Report: “Expert Input to the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework”: https://www.cbd.int/doc/c/16b6/e126/9d46160048cfcf74cadcf46d/wg2020-03-inf-11-en.pdf
C. government negotiations agreement: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021IRR0063-001940
C. regulation proposal: https://apps.nrs.gov.bc.ca/ahte/content/close-peace-caribou-hunts-and-reduce-peace-moose-hunts-region-wide
University of Calgary Faculty of Law blog on Yahey v British Columbia: https://ablawg.ca/2021/09/24/yahey-v-british-columbia-and-the-clarification-of-the-standard-for-a-treaty-infringement/
Action: BC Wildlife Federation Peace Region Hunting Regulations campaign: https://bcwf.bc.ca/peace-region-hunting-regulations/
My Goodreads page for all my book recommendations: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/69758704-paul-mccarney?ref=nav_mybooks&shelf=conservation

Episode 16 - From Hard Water to Table Mar 10, 2022

On today’s food episode, Dr. Brian Bird joins me to chat about handling, preparing, and cooking his favourite fish caught through the ice. In addition to being a geologist, Brian has years of experience handling and butchering wild meat. Brian gives a fantastic overview of how to filet a fish, adding in a few key tips that will make the process easier. We chat about some of the ways he likes to prepare lake trout, perch, and pike, including oil poaching, oven baked, canning, ceviche, the good old fashioned fish fry, and Brian’s recipe for fish cakes.

On today’s episode, we discuss:

Book: “Hook, Line, and Supper” by Hank Shaw: https://hunttoeat.com/shop/cooking-and-processing/hook-line-and-supper-hank-shaw-cookbook/
For all of Hunt To Eat’s Hank Shaw-inspired products: https://hunttoeat.com/product-tag/hank-shaw/
Book: “The Splendid Table” by Lynne Rossetto Kasper: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/291405.The_Splendid_Table

Episode 15 - Outdoor Narratives, Adventures, and Joy Mar 03, 2022

On today’s episode, Demiesha Dennis, founder and director of Brown Girl Outdoor World (BGOW) joins us to talk about guiding people into the outdoors, fishing, joy and empowerment in the outdoors, and how she works to “Change the Narrative Through Adventure.” Demiesha is a knowledgeable fly angler, an absolute blast to talk to, and she is doing some great things in Canada to build a strong and supportive outdoor community. In the conservation segment, we cover some updates on eagle populations and environmental contamination from lead ammunition (30:41); results from a new survey that shows an increasing number of voters in western States are concerned about environmental issues, including climate change (39:10); and a new report on British Columbia’s conserved areas that found many of them do not meet the international criteria for protected areas (43:15).

In this episode, we discuss:

Brown Girl Outdoor World: https://browngirloutdoorworld.com/
Colour The Trails: https://colourthetrails.com/
Outdoor Afro: https://outdoorafro.com/
Article: “Vermont delists bald eagle”: https://wildlife.org/vermont-delists-bald-eagle/
Article: “Lead diminished bald eagle recovery and continues to pose risks”: https://wildlife.org/lead-diminished-bald-eagle-recovery-and-continues-to-pose-risks/
Article: “Lead poisoning is suppressing eagle populations”: https://wildlife.org/lead-poisoning-is-suppressing-eagle-populations/
Center for Biological Diversity lawsuit: https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/lawsuit-aims-to-protect-endangered-wildlife-from-massive-sport-hunting-fishing-expansion-on-national-wildlife-refuges-2021-11-29/
Sporting Lead-Free – Resources on effects of lead: https://sportingleadfree.org/resources/#showmethescience
Paper: “A Comparison of Lead and Steel Shot Loads for Harvesting Mourning Doves”: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f8f1855277b015a2164f63f/t/620eaf220364cc59264faea4/1645129506821/2015+A+Comparison+of+Lead+and+Steel+Shot+Loadsfor+Harvesting+Mourning+Doves.pdf
Paper: “Performance of Lead-Free versus Lead-Based Hunting Ammunition in Ballistic Soap”: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f8f1855277b015a2164f63f/t/620eaf37a97c7032e4f92441/1645129536000/2014+Performance+of+Lead-Free+versus+Lead-Based+Hunting.pdf
Article: “B.C. flouting Canadian, international standards on protected areas, says report”: https://biv.com/article/2022/02/bc-flouting-canadian-international-standards-protected-areas-says-report
Report: “An Honest Accounting: Improving B.C.’s Approach to Claiming Other Conserved Areas”: https://cpawsbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/22-02-04-OECM-report-%C6%92-reduced-1.pdf?utm_source=north%20shore%20news&utm_campaign=north%20shore%20news%3A%20outbound&utm_medium=referral
Kaska Dene IPCA: https://denakayeh.com/kaska-dena-ipca-video/

Episode 14 - Cooking and Eating Like Humans Feb 24, 2022

On today’s episode, I chat with Dr. Bill Schindler, a hunter, archaeologist, primitive technologist, and chef. Dr. Schindler’s book, Eat Like a Human: Nourishing Foods and Ancient Ways of Cooking to Revolutionize Your Health, examines what our ancestors’ dietary choices and cooking techniques can teach us about how we should eat in modern times. I talk with Dr. Schindler about everything from eating roadkill over three million years ago to the first knife-like tool used by humans to nose-to-tail butchering and cooking today. This is an exciting conversation about our relationship with food as a species and what it can teach us as hunters, anglers, and foragers.

In this episode, we discussed:

Schindler’s book: “Eat Like a Human: Nourishing Foods and Ancient Ways of Cooking to Revolutionize Your Health”: https://eatlikeahuman.com/
Article: “The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race”: https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-worst-mistake-in-the-history-of-the-human-race

Episode 13 - Enhancing the Social License to Hunt Feb 17, 2022

On today’s episode, Dr. Chris Darimont joins us to talk about a paper he co-authored a year ago that caused some debate among hunters. The paper, “Large carnivore hunting and the social license to hunt”, examines social theory around perceptions of hunting. We chat with Chris about some of his reflections on the paper one year after publication and what he thinks its insights can teach us about how hunters should engage in thoughtful dialogue with non-hunters and ensure we are being steadfast and respectful ambassadors of hunting. In the conservation segment, I take a bit of a deep dive into the recent initiative to suspend the black bear hunt in California (47:25). I go over some of the rationale in Petition 2021-027 submitted by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and offer some reflections on the current state of data, what is needed moving forward, and what you can do to get involved. The California Fish and Game Commission is meeting today (February 17, 2022) to hear the petition, so be sure to follow up on the results of the petition and tune in to later episodes for updates. I also give you a discount code that can be used on Hunt To Eat's black bear hunting t-shirt to show your support for bear hunting.

Today, we chatted about:

Paper: “Large carnivore hunting and the social license to hunt”: https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cobi.13657
Article: “Citing wildfires, animal welfare activists petition California officials to stop bear hunting”: https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article257512894.html
Article: “Editorial: Are California’s bears in peril? Suspend hunting season until we know”: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-02-05/lets-not-hunt-more-bears-until-we-know-how-many-are-there
Humane Society of the United States black bear petition: https://www.humanesociety.org/sites/default/files/docs/HSUS_Letter-Comission-Black-Bear-Hunting.pdf
CDFW “Black Bear Take Report 2020”: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=195525&inline
“Berry Dash – Black Bear Hunting T-Shirt”: https://hunttoeat.com/shop/t-shirts/signature/bear-hunting-t-shirt/

Episode 12 - East Coast Surf & Turf, Part 2 Feb 10, 2022

On today's food episode, Nova Scotian fisher, hunter, and chef Alyssa LeBlanc rejoins us to chat about white-tailed deer. She covers everything from why she is so precise and careful during the butchering process to mouth-watering recipes for butter-basted backstrap and venison donair. Check out Alyssa's other recipes on Instagram at @alyssaleblanc16. Be sure to subscribe and rate the show where you can!

Episode 11 - Poetry and Science Feb 03, 2022

On today’s episode, S.A. Leger joins us to talk about the many different styles of writing in conservation. Steph is a biologist, poet, hunter, and bird fanatic, and writer who engages in outdoors and conservation issues through both scientific and creative outlets. We talk about finding inspiration across different styles of communication and how they can inform one another. In the conservations segment, we give updates on some pronghorn conservation work coming out of Alberta (33:20), population trends among sage grouse in Wyoming (36:06), and bison reintroduction in Montana and beyond (40:30). Tune in for some announcements on the next issue of Hunt To Eat Magazine and a discount code for the Hunt To Eat store.

In this episode, we discuss:

Video: “Three Pronghorn Cross Under Barbed Wire Fence”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtczcWUkbvc&t=14s
Fence adjustments in Alberta: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/pronghorn-fence-alberta-conservation-1.6298645
Alberta Fish & Game Association Pronghorn Corridor Enhancement: https://www.afga.org/pronghorn-corridor-enhancement/
Alberta Conservation Association “2020/21 Project Summary Report”: https://www.ab-conservation.com/downloads/annual_summaries/wildlife/aca_summary_2020_2021_pronghorn_fence_crossing_enhancement.pdf
Wyoming Game & Fish Department 2021 sage grouse wing count results: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/News/2021-wing-counts-indicate-dip-in-sage-grouse-repro
Wyoming sage grouse data review: https://wyofile.com/new-sage-grouse-data-alarming-state-biologist-says/
News on bison transfer: https://buckrail.com/28-yellowstone-bison-transferred-to-montana-indian-reservation/
National Park Service Bison Conservation Transfer Program: https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/management/bison-conservation-transfer-program.htm
InterTribal Buffalo Council: https://itbcbuffalonation.org/

Episode 10 - East Coast Surf & Turf, Part 1 Jan 27, 2022

On today's episode, Alyssa LeBlanc joins us to chat about east coast Canadian seafood. You might recognize Alyssa from some of the wonderful cooking content available on the Hunt To Eat website and YouTube channel. She tells us about heading out in the ocean in her not-so-seaworthy boat to fish for mackerel, haddock, cod, and flounder (plus the occasional shark encounter); foraging for mussels and clams; and shares a couple of recipes, including a truly east coast take on poutine. This is part 1 of a surf and turf double episode, so tune in next time for some more great tips from Alyssa on venison cooking. You can find Alyssa on Instagram @alyssaleblanc16.

Episode 9 - Building Collaboration for Habitat Jan 20, 2022

On today’s episode, photographer and conservationist John Marriott joins us to chat about his work photographing wildlife in the Canadian Rockies and the need for collaboration across hunters and non-hunters in working towards habitat conservation. In the conservation segment, I give some updates on recently proposed and potential changes to hunting in Washington, Colorado, and Arizona; why I don’t use the term “Antis” to refer to a large group of people with diverse perspectives; the need to emphasize science-based management and talk about the personal and subjective reasons we hunt for more effective advocacy; ways you can get involved to support ongoing hunting opportunities; how you can send in comments to the Arizona Game and Fish Department by January 30th; and a recent scientific study that mapped global threats to biodiversity and what it tells us about concerns for endangered species.

In this episode, we discuss:

John Marriott’s photography: https://wildernessprints.com/
Film: “In the Cross Hairs: The Road to Recovery for Alberta’s Threatened Grizzly Bears”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G61twkGsGI&t=297s
Information to join WDFW special meeting: https://wdfw.wa.gov/about/commission/meetings/2022/21january2022-fwc-agenda
Petitions related to Washington 2022 spring bear season: https://wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-01/spring_bear_petitions_-_all.pdf
Colorado SB 22-031: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb22-031
AZGFD Hunt Guidelines and Hunt Recommendation Process information: https://www.azgfd.com/Hunting/Guidelines/
AZGFD Proposed Hunt Guidelines 2023-2028: https://azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/archive/AZ-Proposed-Hunt-Guidelines-2023-2028-Hunting-Seasons_12-28-2021_optimized.pdf
TWS article on Mapping Biodiversity Threats: https://wildlife.org/mapping-global-threats-of-biodiversity/
Paper: “Using the IUCN Red List to map threats to terrestrial vertebrates at global scale”: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-021-01542-9

Episode 8 - Knowing Peter Spencer's Humanity Jan 17, 2022

This is an extra episode of the Hunt To Eat Show. Peter Spencer was a father, partner, brother, son, provider, and hunter. In this episode, Demiesha Dennis of Brown Girl Outdoor World and Lydia Parker of Hunters Of Color tell us about what is known of Peter Spencer's story and talk about the need for anti-racism in the outdoors. Peter Spencer was a Black man who was found dead with nine bullet wounds after joining a group of white men in an outdoors activity in December 2021. While the investigation is ongoing, there is action we can all take right now and carry forward all the time. Demiesha and Lydia talk about the need to always center the humanity of Black people and even more so those who are victims of violence. As a hunting community, we need to take collective action to create a world where hunting and the outdoors are safe for Black folks. We need to actively listen to Black voices and what they tell us about what safety means for them. Please join us in listening to Demiesha and Lydia about what we need to do as a hunting community to ensure that the outdoors are for everyone. We felt it was important to use this platform to amplify this story and the voices we need to hear at this time.

GoFundMe campaigns to support Peter Spencer's family:

Hunters of Color Coalition Letter:

https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-peter-spencer-an-open-letter-from-outdoorspeople?utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=custom_url&recruited_by_id=c06a1710-7667-11ec-8e85-f33b50100dfc

Other links discussed in this episode:

Erica Nelson, REAL Consulting: https://www.consultreal.org/
Crystal Egli: https://www.crystalegli.com/
Jacqueline L. Scott, Black Outdoors: https://blackoutdoors.wordpress.com/
Martin Luther King, Jr., "Letter From a Birmingham Jail": https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html

Episode 7 - Seal, Wild Turkey, and Morels Jan 13, 2022

On today’s episode, we chat with Michael Hunter, a chef, hunter, forager, and the co-owner of Antler Kitchen & Bar, a restaurant that specializes in cooking and serving game species in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I chat with Michael about how writing and publishing “The Hunter Chef Cookbook” inspired him to open his own restaurant and he shares some ideas about cooking a couple favourite species. On the conservation segment, we revisit the Yellowstone to Yukon (Y2Y) Conservation Initiative and discuss a recent scientific paper that evaluated Y2Y’s success in contributing to biodiversity conservation targets.

The Hunter Chef Cookbook: https://thehunterchef.com/
Antler Kitchen & Bar: http://www.antlerkitchenbar.com/
An evaluation of the Yellowstone To Yukon Conservation Initiative: https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/csp2.588

Episode 6 - Conservation and Politics in New Mexico Jan 06, 2022

On today's episode, we are joined by Gabe Vasquez, a City Councilor in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Gabe is running for Congress in New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District and joined us to talk about conservation priorities in New Mexico and his approach to navigating the intersection of conservation and politics. He gives us an update on the bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA) and the success of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument as a conservation success for New Mexico (2:15). During the conservation segment, we chat more about bighorn sheep conservation in New Mexico (38:18) and dig into the rich complexities of the Colorado wolf reintroduction project (45:19). You’ll also hear about a new structure of the Hunt To Eat Show that will give you a content fix every week from now on.

In this episode, we discuss:

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA): https://www.nwf.org/Our-Work/Wildlife-Conservation/Policy/Recovering-Americas-Wildlife-Act
The Outdoor FUTURE initiative: https://outdoorfuture.org/press/this-land-is-our-land
Success of bighorn sheep conservation in New Mexico: https://www.newmexicomagazine.org/blog/post/bighorn-sheep-return-to-new-mexico/
Contribution of hunting to sheep conservation: https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/hunting-tags-help-bring-back-new-mexicos-bighorn-sheep/
Decision to reintroduce wolves to Colorado: https://www.npr.org/2020/11/06/931472376/in-historic-move-colorado-voters-decide-to-reintroduce-gray-wolves
Findings and recommendations of the Wolf Management Working Group: https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/WildlifeSpecies/SpeciesOfConcern/Wolf/Wolf_Working%20_Group_Recommendations_2004.pdf
Hydatid disease in wolves: https://idfg.idaho.gov/conservation/wildlife-health/hydatid-disease
Colorado Proposition 114: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/lcs/2019-2020_107bb.pdf

Episode 5 - Habitat and Human Connectivity Dec 16, 2021

On this episode, we chat with Jessie Grossman, the U.S. Program Manager with the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y). Jessie tells us about Y2Y’s focus on connectivity and working to protect habitat that supports a range of wildlife and human activities. Y2Y takes a unique and refreshing approach to facilitating collaboration between multiple groups of stakeholders and rights holders in the Yellowstone to Yukon region. During the conservation segment, Hunt To Eat’s CEO, Mahting Putelis, joins us to chat about the concept of “corner crossing”, the history of land management in the West, and what it means for accessing public land; recent changes to the Washington black bear hunt; and a new bill that could advance our understanding and management of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in the U.S. During the food segment, Judy Russ (of Episode 3 of the show) joins us once again to give a primer on spices that every wild game cook should have in their cupboard to impress guests without breaking the bank. Other news includes inside scoops on discount codes for the Hunt To Eat store and a limited time offer on Hunt To Eat Magazine subscriptions. As always, let us know what you think on social media or reach out to Paul at paul@hunttoeat.com.

In this episode, we discuss:

Jessie’s article, titled “A Wild Experience: Hunting in the Yellowstone-to-Yukon Region”: https://y2y.net/blog/a-wild-experience-hunting-in-the-yellowstone-to-yukon-region/
Corner crossing in Wyoming: https://www.backcountryhunters.org/corner_crossing_in_wyoming
The 2004 court decision on corner crossing in Wyoming: https://www.wyoleg.gov/InterimCommittee/2019/01-2019060313-04Trespass-CornerCrossing.pdf
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife commission’s bear hunting vote: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/nov/19/in-tied-vote-washington-commissioners-suspend-cont/
A petition to bring back spring bear hunting in Washington: https://www.change.org/p/jay-inslee-bring-back-spring-bear-hunting-for-washington-state-2022-season?signed=true
The bipartisan “Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act”: https://www.nwf.org/Outdoors/Blog/12-08-2021-CWD-Bill-Passes-The-House
Author Mark Kurlansky’s fascinating book, “Salt: A World History”: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2715.Salt

Episode 4 - Learn to Hunt To Eat Dec 02, 2021

On this episode, we chat with Cindy Stites, the Director of Education at Hunt To Eat. Cindy tells us about the Hunt Camps hosted by Hunt To Eat. The camps are held throughout the U.S. and focus on a range of species and hunting formats. They are based on mentorship and building community, offering you the education, training, and dialogue you need to start hunting. On the conservation segment, we focus on expanding our community and run through some other organizations and platforms that offer meaningful and inclusive mentorship opportunities in the outdoors. On the food segment, Casey and Jonah Curtis chat about the process of breaking down and handling game from the field to the butcher block.

Episode 3 - The Nature of Graphic Design Nov 18, 2021

On this episode, we talk to Doug Huegel and Judy Russ. Doug is the Owner and Judy is the Brand Manager at Doug Does Design, a nature-based graphic design company. We chat with Doug and Judy about how they use their creative work to bring together their passions for nature, justice, and community. We talk about how creativity, hunting, and caring about the world are all part of the same pursuit. In the conservation segment, Casey and Paul talk about some of the complexity and controversy of the Wisconsin wolf hunt over the last couple of years. In the food segment, Judy chats with us about three main cooking methods to get you started cooking wild game: brining, buttermilk, and braising.

Episode 2 - Reflecting Complexity Nov 04, 2021

On this episode, we are joined by Dr. Carol Linnitt, co-founder of The Narwhal. Carol is a journalist, editor, illustrator, and surfer. The Narwhal is a leading voice in the world of investigative and critical environmental journalism. We chat with Carol about the importance in engaging with the complexity that defines conservation issues and the role that journalists can play in bridging perspectives. As hunters, we can learn a great deal from Carol's approach to "reflecting complexity, rather than trying to resolve it." Casey and Paul also discuss some recent news that will affect caribou management and conservation and ways you can take action. In the food segment, Casey and Jonah Curtis talk about garden fundamentals, science, and some tips to get started growing your own food.

Episode 1 - A Retrospective on Learning to Hunt Oct 21, 2021

On today's episode, we talk with author and journalist, Lily Raff McCaulou. Lily's memoir, Call of the Mild: Learning to Hunt My Own Dinner is a poignant and humorous reflection on her journey learning to hunt as an adult. Lily reflects on the nine years since the book has been released, some of the changes in her life, her hopes for hunting, and some of the social changes since she wrote her book. In the conservation segment, we chat about some other books we think are important for folks interested in conservation and the outdoors. During the food segment, we chat with homesteader, hunter, angler, forager, and cook Jonah Curtis about food preservation techniques and tips.

Episode 0 - Welcome to the Hunt To Eat Community Oct 07, 2021

Welcome to the Hunt To Eat Show's inaugural episode! This podcast engages with thoughtful guests to have conversations about Hunt To Eat's three pillars: community, real food, and conservation. Hosted by Casey Pelzl and Paul McCarney, the show digs into the challenges and complexities involved in conservation and gathering our own food. We tackle difficult conservations, have some fun, and work to create a meaningful and inclusive hunting and outdoors community. In the guest segment of this episode, we talk to Hunt To Eat's CEO, Mahting Putelis, and its Editor in Chief, Gabby Zaldumbide, about the company's vision, goals, and the community it wants to build for the future. For the conservation discussion, we ruminate on one of our favorite ruminants (the caribou), one of the world’s favorite predators (the polar bear), and the inherent complexity of what it means to be a “hunter.” In the food segment, we talk about some general food safety and handling tips. Welcome to the Hunt To Eat Show!

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