The Conservation, Fishing, and Hunting Podcast

In this episode, Jim chats with fellow western Pennsylvanian Brian Kightlinger about their shared use of Spypoint trail cameras and the effectiveness of creating and hunting over scrapes.  

On this episode, Jim Durkin sits down with Jon Lavezzo, owner of Tidewater Fly Rods and a Virginia-based fly rod builder.

Their conversation covers a wide range of topics, including men's mental health, Jon's perspective on the negative growing influence of social media personalities in fly fishing, and the challenges women continue to face in the outdoor industry. 

Jim Durkin and Matt Rinella talk "Pa Hunter Access Program" with Pennsylvania Game Commission employees Tyler Strohecker and Adam Hicks. 

On this episode, Jim talks with Mike Ewell about his bison hunt on the Custer National Forest.  Custer is one of the very few places to hunt free range bison in North America. Jim is acquiring points for this tag as well.  

Originally released on the Hunt Quietly Podcast, Jim and Matt discuss the roadblocks to free range bison hunting and the fallout from a hunt influencer coyote video release. They also discuss The Hunting Public no longer naming the state in which they are hunting. 

Jim and Matt Rinella discuss their criticisms of hunting television. Their conversation arises from Jim's renewed interest in watching hunting shows.

On this week’s episode, I’m talking with fishing guide and OG podcaster Rob Snowhite.   Rob started his career working for Orvis and is now a full-time guide in the Washington DC/Virginia area.  We discuss everything from fishing on the Salmon River to fishing for Snakeheads in Virginia.  Rob is the host of the Fly Fishing Consultant Podcast. 

On this week's episode, Jim talks with former Oregon resident hunter Ken Sporalsky about the difficulty in drawing a western tag, non-resident tag reductions, and the seemingly constant price increases to non-resident hunting licenses.  They also discuss spot burning by celebrity hunters and the negative impact it has on hunting opportunities.   

On this week's episode, I'm chatting with Betsy Ukeritis and Thomas Kielbasinski. Betsy serves as the Inter-Regional Environmental Educator for the NYDEC, and Tom is the Salmon River Fish Hatchery Manager.  We discuss the history of the Salmon River, the day-to-day operations of the fish hatchery, and how salmon and trout are successfully reared, raised, and released. 

https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/freshwater-fishing/hatcheries/salmon-river

Mark Hall is the Director & Co-Founder at Wild Origins Canada Foundation and host of the Hunter Conservationist Podcast.  We discuss hunting and how it’s challenging as you age, and the outdoor restrictions imposed in Canada last fall. But our focus in the episode is the Seven Principles of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation.