Living Country In The City

Tammy Bashore, Sara Domek, Kathy Hadley, and Jessi Johnson of Artemis, the Sportswomen's arm of the NWF join Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about how women are represented in the hunting/angling world. In this episode they discuss women providing a distinctive, disruptive, and disarming voice for conservation, inspiring women to step up and be leaders in conservation, the three pillars that Artemis is built on, and plans for the future of Artemis.  See the show notes page at livingcountryinthecity.com/52. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a change of pace, Living Country in the City records a quick solo podcast on his trip home from Arizona to recap and discuss lessons learned from his first time ever hunting late season desert mule deer. See more on the show nots page at livingcountryinthecity.com/51. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trevon Stoltzfus of Outback Outdoors joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about storytelling versus slaughterfests, the best films not always being the best from a technical perspective, accessibility of media changing the stories we tell, decreasing attention spans, the appropriateness of grip n' grin photos and terrible reenactments of kill shots. See the show notes page at livingcountryinthecity.com/50. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Muley" Matt Howell of The Mule Deer Hunter joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk showing respect for animals by remembering the hunt, hunting with his boys and bringing kids into the outdoors, the power of a good pack, "hunting family reunions" at industry events, putting in your time to be prepared for hunts and working for conservation on both local and national levels. See the show notes page at livingcountryinthecity.com/49. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Wegner, Hunting Product Guru, joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about chasing Texas whitetail as a kid, getting his start in the hunting industry by reviewing cars, persistence when chasing your passions, creating a place for yourself in the hunting industry and his essential gear for hunting whitetail. See the show notes page at livingcountryinthecity.com/48. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Burnett, of SOLO HNTR, joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about influencing others to get into the outdoors, trying to piss off the fewest people possible, his hunting heroes, lots of followers not equaling quality content, the benefits and downsides of hunting solo, focusing on positivity, essential gear and people getting butthurt when he's not hunting alone 100% of the time. See the show notes page at livingcountryinthecity.com/47. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sawyer Peacock joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about his non-profit organization, Sheds for Santa, how it got started, expanding from solely collecting sheds, finding families in need, helping families all over the United States, the various different ways to help out as well as a few tips for getting in to photographing your hunts. See the show notes page at livingcountryinthecity.com/46. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Stallone, Host of Interviews with the Hunting Masters, joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about tips and tactics for Arizona deer hunting. On this episode, they discuss differences between Coues and Muley behavior, gear recommendations, how to kill lots of not quite trophy-sized animals, bowhunting for predators as a way to hone his hunting skills in the offseason, learning from others' mistakes and how much he absolutely HATES not filling tags. See the show notes page at livingcountryinthecity.com/45. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ber Yang of Pure Trophies joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about growing up learning woodsmanship skills and how to live off the land in Laos, moving to Montana after the Vietnam war, bowhunting with his four brothers, Hmong wild game recipes, being an unexpected face in the woods and using every part of the animal. See the show notes page at livingcountryinthecity.com/44. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donnie Drake of Elk101, joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about his recent hunt with The Hunt of a Lifetime Foundation. On this episode, they discuss improving as a hunter by learning from your hunting partners, qualities to look for in a hunting partner, the Land of the Free Project, finding antelope in strange places, and the excitement over planning tag applications for next year. See the show notes page at livingcountryinthecity.com/43. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan Carter of DC Outfitters joins Sam on Living Country in the City to recap the archery elk season and talk about passing big bulls to put down the giants, chasing the older age class, scoring bulls, not measuring success by inches, and picking fights with punk kids on the Internet. See the show notes page at livingcountryinthecity.com/42. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jay Scott, host of the Jay Scott Outdoors Podcast, joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk all about what makes Coues deer unique, the best opportunities for hunting Coues, the Muley and Coues rut times, Coues behavior, essential gear, glassing methods and more! See the show notes page at livingcountry.us/41. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cable Smith, host of the Lone Star Outdoor Show joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about hunting opportunities and the history of exotics in Texas, Shiner versus Lone Star beers, taking responsibility for the management of wildlife, good ol' boy country music, learning from your failures, turkey, elk and mule deer hunting, the decline of waterfowling, transparency in how you present yourself as a hunter and much more! See the show notes page at livingcountry.us/40. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Cannon, hunter and deep-sea angler extraordinaire, hops on the line with Living Country in the City. See the show notes page at livingcountry.us/39. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Clayton Marxer, the Adventure Cowboy joins Sam on Living Country in the City to recap my Idaho Elk Hunt, examine some of the decisions I made and lessons I learned and discuss the realities of e-scouting vs boots on the ground, always having a backup plan, prep and training and gear selection. See the show notes page at livingcountry.us/38. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jules McQueen, outdoor writer and television host, conservationist and avid self-taught hunter joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about teaching herself to hunt from books and magazines, her work with various companies in the outdoor industry, sharing animal poop photos with friends, handling squirrel emergencies, ladies hunts and more! See the show notes page at http://livingcountry.us/37. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shawn Luchtell of Heartland Bowhunter joins Sam on Living Country in the City to discuss the differences between hunting the Midwest and the Western high country, how hunting can make facing everyday challenges less daunting, every sound in the woods sounding like a deer, the excitement of a first hunt versus a 100th and some of his meaningful hunts. See the show notes page at livingcountry.us/36. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cory Staniforth of Rogue Dude joins Sam on Living Country in the City. In this episode they talk about what he calls "adventure hunting", using every part of the animals he hunts, creating your own luck through preparation, how seasons and weather affect different portions of antler growth, hunting bear in the most remote parts of Prince of Wales Island and chasing crazy fantasy creatures in Kyrgyzstan. See more on the show notes page at thewildinitiative.com/35. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sadie Kennel, Women’s Ambassador for Sitka Gear, Brand Ambassador for Swarovski Optik and Idaho Regional Rep for Backcountry Hunters and Anglers joins Sam on Living Country in the City. In this episode they discuss the ups and downs of hunting pronghorn, the goofy names hunters have for different animals, why badgers and helicopters suck and Idaho being a terrible hunting spot (don’t go there). See more on the show notes page at thewildinitiative.com/34. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cody Rich of The Rich Outdoors Podcast joins Sam on Living Country in the City for a Q&A session on elk hunting tips and tactics for your trip to elk camp. In this episode, we cover the excitement and fear surrounding the first hunt, struggles of hunting solo versus with a partner, measuring success and dealing with self-doubt, enjoying the moments that suck because they make the best stories, viewing each hunt as a challenge and test, sacrificing hunting time to podcast, dealing with pressured elk, how long to stay in an area when you’re not finding elk, dealing with an overactive gag reflex, calling skill, strategy and frequency, playing the wind, dealing with scent, packing out, field care of meat, dealing with lions, wolves and bears (oh my), and much more! See more on the show notes page at livingcountry.com/33. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices