It is a long journey from the London Zoo to Africa studying bushmeat harvesting to the Comox Valley woodlands. We sit down to speak with Vancouver Island hunter Janna Rist about her personal journey into hunting.

Janna grew up in a family where her father would often go into the woods in pursuit of protein. While she always had a keen interest, Janna herself was never the one pulling the trigger. A few decades later she found herself in British Columbia and having developed a strong connection to canines and interest in blood tracking, the path led her naturally to hunting.

Without a mentor, Janna was in search of the right fit for her foray into hunting. Enter Women Hunt®. After hearing Wild Sheep Foundation's Women Hunt® Chair Renée Thornton speak on a podcast about their program, Janna was hooked. She quickly learned all she could about the program and after applying waited patiently hoping to be chosen.

Janna, having just returned from the Women Hunt® Field to Fork™ course in Texas, discusses the program, her journey and her passion for hunting. She has a deep appreciation for conservation and wildlife, however despite growing up in the UK and being a highly educated PhD, she was unfamiliar with the North American Model of Wildlife.

Janna is an articulate and passionate hunter and it is exciting to hear her share her journey and enthusiasm to hunt. You don't want to miss this episode of Talk is Sheep.

For those interested in Women Hunt® be sure to visit https://www.wildsheepfoundation.org/womenhunt.

Talk is Sheep is the Official Podcast of the Wild Sheep Society of BC. The official sponsor of the Wild Sheep Society of BC is SITKA Gear and our Conservation Partners - Frontiersmen Gear, Gunwerks, OnX Maps, Precision Optics, Schnee's, Stone Glacier, Wild TV, YETI and Zeiss.