I am joined by Charles Whitwam the founder of Howl For Wildlife, a young enthusiastic hunter Dane Czarnecki, along with Mike Herz a board Member of the new Washington chapter of the American Bear Foundation. I was also joined by the Author of multiple books inluding "The Ultimate Guide To Black Bear Hunting" and his most recent book "Calling' Cougars abnd Cagin' Cats", Douglas Boze, Doug is also the President of the newly found chapter in washington state of The American Bear Foundation.

I sit down with Dane Czarnecki, Gary Strassburg, Jake Collier, and Brian Leets. We discus the efforts and work these guys are putting in at commission meetings here in Washington state with the department of fish and wildlife. We chat a bit about how to get involved, a playbook for people who want their voice heard at meetings and what is upcoming in their efforts. we also get to talk with Jake about what his company One Outdoors is and how to reach them about the awesome opportunities they offer.

On this episode of The Broadside Podcast I am joined by an old friend of mine by the name of James Forslund. James is a co-owner of Bear Country Outdoors and an avid bear hunter and outdoorsman. We talk about how James and the other members of Bear Country are putting up the good fight to keep our rights as hunter prevelent in the state of washington and also about how Bear Country Outdoors got started and how they continue to make great content to help with all hunters in tasks such as processing game and utilizing harvested bear. They are really trying to make bear hunting become more of a household tradition in showing that its not just a "rug on the wall" but great resources for your family.

On this episode of The Broadside Podcast I get to chat on the phone with Semi Bird. Semi is running for Governor in Washington State in 2024. We had a great talk about the platform Semi is running on and issues at hand in Washington like the economy, tax relief, education, law and order, as well as what Semi thinks our rights as outdoorsman and woman should look like in the future. Please Visit Birdforgovernor.com for more information on Semi and Share this episode far and wide and lets make Semi a household name in Washington State.

I met with Cindy at the Central Washington Sportsman show at the Yakima Valley Sundome to chat with her and her husband Joe about he organization they run called Youth Outdoors Unlimited. It is a Washington Based Non Profit that provides hunting and fishing trips to terminally ill or physically disabled children. Cindy explains how they are able to do this with their adaptive equipment and resources.

I was joined by Chris and D.J. to discuss the "Lil Titans Hunt For Our Future" hunt camp put on by Titan Outdoors. This is a 4 day youth hunt camp for kids ages 9-15 to go experience a successful hunt and everything involved in that from the stalk to the grinder. They explain the ins and outs of the camp and how to get involved and also how to enter to be one of the lucky kids chosen to go on the hunt. Thank you for joining us and share this one with a friend or family member with a young kid looking to start the journey to become a hunter.

Got to chat with Mike Herz on the phone about some hot button issues in the world of hunting rights. We dive into some of our travel plans and hunting trips planned for the 2023 season for some lighter hearted conversation but we also hit the hard hitting stuff like the state of the WDFW commission and the attack on hunting from some of the members. Mike shares some important information on where and how to get involved and get your voice heard to help maintain our hunting rights in Washington state.

I get to sit down with Justin Door and talk about some turkey hunting. Justin has completed a Washington Slam, harvesting all species of huntable turkeys in the state, along with two single season Royal Slams, harvesting of all 5 subspecies of turkeys in the US and Mexico and is currently working on the super slam which is 49 turkeys in 49 states with a huntable population of turkeys

I sit down with Caleb Gamache to discuss an important topic of veterans and hunting opportunities. We get into a hunt he recently went on in Oregon with the help of the organization Outdoors For Our Heroes. We also get into the mud of what the current climate of hunting is and the state of our way of life.