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December 16, 2022 72 - Hunting with Horses - What I learned with Steve Hodgson
If you’re a hunter, you probably dream of a horse-hunting adventure. I know I do! Horse hunting brings the promise of accessing remote wilderness areas with the comfort of horses doing the work to pack the harvest back to the trailhead.
Before you saddle up on adventures like this, there’s lots to learn. Horses are a lot of work and it’s a huge commitment. But what a special way to travel and hunt! So it’s worth a listen to find out what horse hunting is all about.
I’ve been invited by my friend and colleague, Steve Hodgson, on a horse-hunting adventure into a remote wilderness area in British Columbia. Steve is a keen hunter and an experienced horseman with a ton of knowledge. I’m stoked to get the invite and have the opportunity to learn about what it takes to hang out with these amazing animals on the trail and in the mountains.
Horses are a commitment! In this podcast, we talk about what it takes to own and care for horses throughout the year, logistics of planning and executing a hunt with horses in the field.
All along, we’re looking for mule deer and enjoying some spectacular October weather in one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever had the chance to hang out in. Also, with some great company from the horses and my old pal Steve.
As always this podcast is brought to you by our friends at West Coast Kitchen Canada. They offer a 10% discount code on all of their nourishing backcountry food. Use the discount code EATWILD.

And our friends at Seek Outside sponsor this podcast. We’ve been using their tents all season to stay warm and dry on our adventures. Use EATWILD on your order for a deal.
1 hr 24 min
November 10, 2022 71 - Packraft Elk Hunting Adventure -With Adam Foss and Spencer Greening
I love elk hunting. I also love exploring. I managed to talk my friends Spencer Greening and Adam Foss into joining me on the quest to find Elk Heaven. I had an idea about a river that might be bountiful with elk without any hunting pressure. The packrafts were the ideal mode of transportation to set out on an expedition to find Elk Heaven.

Spencer Greening is an academic studying indigenous approaches to wildlife management, and Adam Foss is a professional photographer that works in the hunting and conservation world. This was Spencer's first Elk hunt and Adams's first packraft expedition so we share their learnings throughout the podcast.

Throughout our days on the river, we have some insightful conversations and reflect on our motivations and passion for hunting.

We struggled to put a successful hunt together as we explored this new area. Hot weather and a full moon made it difficult to find Elk out and about during the day. By far the best way to be a successful hunter is to go back to an area where you’ve had success before. However, if you have a passion for exploring new places, then it’s hard to go back to the same place to hunt. We struggle with this question and talk about it in depth in this podcast. Exploration versus going with what you know.

I opted to roll this podcast out in one longer story, so I hope you enjoy it.

As always this podcast is brought to you by our friends at West Coast Kitchen Canada. They offer a 10% discount code on all of their nourishing backcountry food. Use the discount code EATWILD.

And our friends at Seek Outside sponsor this podcast. We’ve been using their tents all season to stay warm and dry on our adventures. Use EATWILD on your order for a deal.
2 hr 24 min
October 12, 2022 EatWild 70 - Meat Care and Game Bags with Huto’s Mike Defeo
In this episode, I am joined by Mike Defeo of Huto Lifestyle. He started making game bags a few years ago with the goal of creating a lightweight quality product for backcountry hunters like me. I found Mike because I was on a quest to find an alternative to packing around bulky heavy cotton game bags. So I have a bunch of questions for Mike about moving to synthetic game bags.

We get into a great discussion on meat care techniques while on the hunt and in the backcountry. We provide some suggestions on the realistic number of pack loads for each of the big game species and reasonable pack weights over distances.

We talk about making ethical decisions about when hot temperatures can limit when and where you can harvest an animal.

This is a great episode to be listening to as we get into the peak of the deer season.

In the introduction, I included some info about chronic wasting disease (CWD). The BC Chronic Wasting Disease Program is asking hunters to submit samples of harvested deer to reduce the potential spread of the disease here in BC. To find out more about CWD go here.

Also, Mike has generously offered a 10% discount on Huto Lifestyle Game Bags. I have a couple of sets and I sure appreciate how compact and light they are. Use the discount code EATWILD10 at the Huto Store. Valid until the end of October.

As always this podcast is brought to you by our friends at West Coast Kitchen Canada. They offer a 10% discount code on all of their nourishing backcountry food. Use the discount code EATWILD.

And our friends at Seek Outside sponsor this podcast. We’ve been using their tents all season to stay warm and dry on our adventures. Use EATWILD on your order for a deal.
1 hr 16 min
September 23, 2022 EatWild 69 - The Best Way to Cook a Deer Leg - With Andy Moeckel the Flip Flop Guy
Save your deer legs! In this episode we're joined by Andy Moeckel - he’s The Flip Flop Guy. He’s pioneered the flip flop cooking method for deer legs over coal.

I am co-hosting this conversation with my good friend and wild chef Jody Peck. Jody is the head chef for our all-wild food wedding and we have 6 deer legs on the menu. Andy shares his technique for cooking whole deer legs over the charcoal barbecue, and Jody is taking notes!

The flip flop method is truly magic for serving deer legs and hosting an interactive food-focused party.

In addition to being a wild chef, Andy is a passionate hunter and conservationist. We get to know Andy throughout this episode and hear about some of his adventures, his podcast and film projects.

Andy has built a truly unique business by bringing communities together around the fire and cooking deer legs.

You can find Andy @TheFlipFlopGuy

You need to try this so be sure to keep one of your deer legs whole this fall and order some of The Flip Flop Sauce for your party! www.flipflopguy.co

This podcast was brought to you with the support of Seek Outside. @Seekoutside specializes in building ultralight reliable gear for adventures. Use the discount code to EATWILD at seekoutside.com

For nourishing food on your next adventure be sure to check out West Coast Kitchen. Use the EATWILD discount code on your next order.
1 hr 8 min
September 02, 2022 EatWild 68 - First Aid for Hunters with Cam Fenton
You will need to take notes for this one! Tons of good info, just in time for the hunting season.
Hunting is a high-risk activity that takes place in remote wilderness settings. How can we reduce the risk and be prepared to respond in a first aid emergency?
In this episode, I am talking to Cam Fenton about the most common injuries and life-threatening medical emergencies that hunters can encounter. He provides detailed information on how to treat them, what you should add to your kit to ensure you’re prepared, and what you may already carry in your pack that could be used in these situations.
We talk about diagnosing and treating hypothermia, breaks and sprains, and cuts and bleeds.
We discuss the importance of having a satellite emergency communication device (like an inReach device) and being prepared to activate it and seek help if the situation requires it. We break down the question of "when should I call for help?"
Based in Squamish, BC, Cam Fenton is a guide, BC paramedic, first aid instructor and educator. Whether by ski, foot, bike or boat, he loves to explore deep into wild places all across BC and beyond. What he likes most is connecting with his guests and students while sharing his passion for safety and emergency preparedness.
This podcast was brought to you with the support of Seek Outside. @Seekoutside specializes in building ultralight reliable gear for adventures. Use the discount code to EATWILD at seekoutside.com
For nourishing food on your next adventure be sure to check out West Coast Kitchen.
Use the EATWILD discount code on your next order.
1 hr 36 min
June 10, 2022 EatWild 66 - First Buck Stories with Miki and Ashley
Some fun storytelling in this episode. Both Miki and Ashley have set out to become hunters over the past few years. They share their respective journey's to their first buck harvest. I hope you enjoy it!

This podcast was brought to you with the support of Seek Outside. @Seekoutside specializes in building ultralight reliable gear for adventures. Use the discount code to EATWILD at seekoutside.com

For nourishing food on your next adventure be sure to check out West Coast Kitchen.
Use the EATWILD discount code on your next order.
1 hr 9 min
April 26, 2022 EatWild 65 - The Ethics of Killing Your Food - With Jeff Senger of From the Wild
In this episode, I’m hanging out with Jeff Senger, co-host of the web series From The Wild. He’s a lifelong hunter, and self-proclaimed "slaughterer" - he owns and operates an abattoir in Alberta. This guy knows a lot about harvesting and processing animals!
We talk about perspectives on taking the life of an animal and focusing on doing it humanely and ethically. Our thoughts meander to the topic of wild cocktails and our passion for all things wild.
This is a great chat with a really engaging conversationalist. Hope you enjoy it!
Be sure to catch Jeff and his partner-in-wilderness Kevin Kossovan in Season 8 of From the Wild here.
1 hr 51 min
March 15, 2022 EatWild 64 - Treaty Rights, Reconciliation, and Wildlife Allocation - Implications of the Yahey vs. BC ruling
Today I am sitting with Spencer Greening La’goot, Indigenous scholar and Jesse Zeman, executive director of the BCWF to discuss a tough topic.
The news of restrictions for resident hunters as a result of the BC Government losing the Yahey vs. British Columbia court case has the potential to cause polarizing views. Pitting resident hunters against Indigenous Nations in a perceived competition for “the right to hunt and conducting one’s way of life” is not only dangerous in its potential for hindering reconciliation efforts, but it effectively takes the focus off the main issue: habitat loss.
My guests provide the context of this court decision, share important insight into how it was interpreted by the BC Government when implementing the measures that were just announced, and together we explore alternative strategies to support reconciliation.
The proposal from the BC Government is open for feedback until March 23 at midnight.
Find out more:
BC Government’s plan to address the Yahey vs. British Columbia court ruling
BC Government proposal
The Inconvenient Indian – if you needed ONE book to help you understand the context and the need for reconciliation
For more context on Indigenous wildlife stewardship with La'goot, check out Episodes 27 and 28 of the EatWild Podcast.
This podcast was brought to you with the support of Seek Outside. @Seekoutside specializes in building ultralight reliable gear for adventures. Use the discount code to EATWILD at seekoutside.com
1 hr 11 min
February 19, 2022 EatWild 63 - Adam Foss - Adventure Hunt Planning
In this episode, I am joined by Adam Foss. Adam is a filmmaker, photographer, conservationist and adventure hunter. Adam has dedicated time in the mountains filming wildlife and mountain adventures in addition to his remarkable personal hunting adventures. His passion is sheep hunting and he has a ton of knowledge and experience to share with us.

We talk about how to plan for big adventures, critical gear that he relies on, where we can save weight and where we can add a few ounces to build a bigger safety net. Adam tells us who he likes to hunt with and the importance of supporting new hunters on their journey to success.

As I listened to the podcast I really enjoyed hearing Adam's philosophy of hunting, about really seeing the stars and calming the mind. This is one of the best conversations I’ve had since doing this podcast. I hope you enjoy it!

Adam's recent project, Community for the Wild, is available for Telus subscribers on Optik TV and will be available more broadly as it makes the rounds on the film festival circuit over the next year.

Be sure to follow Adam @fossman8 and check out the Foss Media teamwork at foss.media

Find Adam's article on tents here!

This podcast was brought to you with the support of Seek Outside. @Seekoutside specializes in building ultralight reliable gear for adventures. Use the discount code to EATWILD at seekoutside.com

Poster photo by Francesca Pirolo
1 hr 38 min
January 13, 2022 EatWild 62 - Joe Eppele - Big Bulls, Bows and Fire Cooking
In this episode, I’m chatting with Joe Eppele. Joe is a passionate hunter, star of The EDGE hunting show, and Grey Cup champion.
This is the perfect episode if you're starting to think about brighter days ahead and what your hunting season is going to look like. Joe recaps his past year of hunting adventures - and what a year he had! As he tells stories about his last hunting season, Joe reveals what were his most challenging, and memorable hunts.
In this conversation, I learned that Joe is an excellent hunter, and got to find out about his techniques and decision-making processes that have to lead to success.
After this uplifting conversation, I am now super pumped about bow hunting and planning to practice this skill in 2022.
You find Joe here @joe_eppele or on the EDGE TV show @theedgetvshow

Hope you enjoy this one!

Find our EatWild webinars and classes here www.eatwild.ca

This podcast is brought to you by West Coast Kitchen. Use the EATWILD discount code on your next order.
1 hr 9 min