Alexi Pappas - Greek-American runner, filmmaker, actor, and writer. Pappas was an NCAA All-American athlete at both Dartmouth College and the University of Oregon. She represented Greece at the 2016 Summer Olympics, setting the national record for 10k.

Join us for a conversation about Alexi’s first hunt and her perspective on hunting and a new appreciation for the outdoors.

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Timestamps:

00:00:00  Love for the State of Oregon

00:06:55  Alexi’s First Time Shooting a Rifle

00:22:20  Being Connected to Nature & the Elements

00:27:29  Hunting for the First Time, Quails, & Observing the Buck 

00:37:56  Developed Instinct and Being Immersed as a Hunter

00:44:08  Sight Acquisition & Going Through the Shot Process Without Ammo

00:49:59  The Truth is Good if You Keep Going

00:53:44  Alexi’s Perspective of Cam as a Hunter & Mentor

01:03:59  Cam’s Values & Experiencing Failures that Led to Success in Alexi’s Hunt

01:15:56  Confidence in Certainty, “Rascal Mentality”, and New Traditions

01:24:57  Balance and Harmony in Hunting

01:32:25  F#*k, Marry, Kill: Film, Writing and Running

01:36:56  Alexi’s Kill Tony Moment is

01:39:26  Knowing Yourself at Your Core Level

01:43:29  Hate Comments from Cam’s Reel of Alexi’s Buck

01:52:51  Final Thoughts