Steve is the co-founder and owner of Exo Mtn Gear. Besides running the operations of the company he remains extremely passionate about product development and spends as much time as possible imagining new concepts, creating new designs, and thoroughly testing both new ideas and old assumptions — all to make any and every improvement possible to Exo Mtn Gear products.

We sit down and talk about the origin store of Exo Mtn Gear including modern innovation strategies and the vision for the company. We of course dive into Steve's Frank Church Bighorn ram and his affinity for Alaska including his old Dall Sheep ram that he was able to take with his best friend. We also discuss Steve and Mark's The Experience Project and how it all come together.

Check out Exo Mtn Gear at https://exomtngear.com/

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.

We welcome four conservation superheroes to the podcast - Chris Procter (Ministry of WLRS), Ben Berukoff (Canadian Wildlife Capture), Jeremy Ayotte (Phyla Consulting) and Chris Barker (WSSBC). We dive into the 2024/2025 Fraser River Test and Remove project. This project is moving the needle for Fraser River California Bighorn Sheep.

A huge shout out to these four gentlemen for the contribution to wild sheep conservation. Also a huge thank you to our funding partners that have made this project possibly which include Wild Sheep Foundation, Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, Midwest Chapter of Wild Sheep Foundation, Abbotsford Fish and Game and others.

This episode is sponsored by Zeiss Optics. 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

We welcome world renowned hunter T.J. Schwanky to the podcast to touch on far reaching subjects including pronghorn conservation, the importance of maintaining over-the-counter hunting, the federal election here in Canada, optics and much more.

T.J. is a Conservation Projects Coordinator, producer Outdoor Quest TV and freelance writer and responsible for an important pronghorn antelope initiative in Alberta that is making a difference for the species. We discuss Africa as T. J. and Vanessa have a trip just two weeks out. We would be remiss if we did not dive into some politics as we are in the midst of a federal election here in Canada.

PLEASE NOTE: The Wild Sheep Society of BC does not endorse any candidate or party and the views of our guests do not reflect the position of our organization. We do however, encourage our listeners to educate themselves and participate in the upcoming federal election being held April 28th, 2025.

We also chat about our 2025 Mountain Hunting Expo and are grateful for the presentation that T. J. gave our Sheep Hunter University Guests at the event.

This episode is sponsored by Zeiss Optics. 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

We sit down with Chad St. Amand to talk about sheep hunting, conservation, family and more. Chad has been a long time sheep hunter and a long time conservationist. He has avtively supported many organizations over the years, and he has been generous to WSSBC.

Chad sits down to talk to us about taking his frist Stone's ram. He discusses his pursuit, the challenges he faced and the joy of his success. Chad discusses harvesting mature rams and the importance of keeping harvest pressure front of mind when sheep hunting.

Check Chad out onInstagram at @chadst.aman

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.

We welcome Ryan Leef to the podcast to talk about hunting, federal elections, elite competition and more. Ryan recently having got the nod as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for the Yukon for the 2025 Federal election. Ryan shares his vision of what is in store in the next few months politically for Canada,

Rogue River Outfitting (Jim Shockey Hunting Adventures) generously supported the Society with a late season 2025 Mountain Caribou Hunt in the Yukon. Ryan discusses what the hunt will look like and what the winner can expect with Rogue River. For tickets on our Caribou Rifle Raffle visit: www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/wss-bc-caribou.

Ryan, is an elite runner in the Masters Division in Canada. We talk about training and competing in his 50's. He discusses his experience and how his training and competition translates to his conditioning as a hunter. We dive down a few rabbit holes and have some great laughs with a great conservationist.

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.

Greg and Kyle welcome team Alberta Wild Sheep Foundation to the podcast hot on the heals of their records breaking fundraiser in Red Deer. We sit down with WSFAB President Mike Smith and Vice-President Brian Scott to talk about Alberta's Bighorn Sheep populations.

We touch on a myriad of topics including current Bighorn projects in Alberta, challenges for Alberta's wild sheep, WSFAB's epic fundraiser, youth camp and more.

We also are giving away some gear on this one. Sign up for a WSFAB membership and email us at [email protected] to win. https://wsfab.org/membership/. Details are in the podcast.

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.

We welcome WSSBC Peter Gutsche to the podcast to talk about Okanagan Bighorn Sheep. Peter is our lead on our Psoroptes Treatment Trial for struggling California Bighorn Sheep in the Okanagan. This is a massive 18 month program in conjunction with the Okanagan Nation Alliance where we have 28 Bighorn Sheep in captivity undergoing a drug treatment trial with a goal of reducing psoroptes on the landscape.

Supporters of this program include the Wild Sheep Foundation and their Chapter and Affiliates as well as the Washington Wild Sheep Foundation. Peter gives us the run down on the project, the recent capture work and what is in store for these captive sheep in the months ahead. Check out the project at @okanaganbighorns.

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.

We welcome WSSBC Peter Gutsche to the podcast to talk about Okanagan Bighorn Sheep. Peter is our lead on our Psoroptes Treatment Trial for struggling California Bighorn Sheep in the Okanagan. This is a massive 18 month program in conjunction with the Okanagan Nation Alliance where we have 28 Bighorn Sheep in captivity undergoing a drug treatment trial with a goal of reducing psoroptes on the landscape.

Supporters of this program include the Wild Sheep Foundation and their Chapter and Affiliates as well as the Washington Wild Sheep Foundation. Peter gives us the run down on the project, the recent capture work and what is in store for these captive sheep in the months ahead. Check out the project at @okanaganbighorns.

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.

Greg and Kyle jump into the studio to visit about our two 2025 fundraisers. We review two great weeks of conservation including our Northern Fundraiser in Dawson Creek and our Salute to Conservation and Mountain Hunting Expo in Penticton.

We review the highlights over the two weekends, touch on some current events including the cougar issue that has emerged in Alberta and talk about our summer plans including our Mountain Monarch Golf Tournament, Wild Sheep Jurassic Classic and our Horn Aging events across the province.

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.

While in Reno we welcome Michael Edwards to the podcast. Last year we welcomed Jon Edwards to Talk is Sheep while at Sheep Week and it is fun to bring in the next generation of Schnee's. We focus on the family run business that incorporates the entire family and how they are all working together to support the brand.'

Michael discusses Ram Rendezvous in downtown Bozeman. We talk about the legacy that Jon has created with Schnee's, the importance of hunting to the Edwards family. Michael shares his fall hunting experience and the hammer of a bull he took this past fall. He called in a giant bull to 30 yards and ended up with a 370" Montana Bull. Our favorite line from this podcast is when Michael is describing his elk hunt with "I led him like a Mallard."

Check out Schnee's at www.schnees.com

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.