In the second of a two-part series, former hunting and fishing guide Joe Eggleston shares stories from his days spent deer hunting and brook trout fishing in the Adirondacks. But first, Dan has a few stories to tell of his own, including his recent birthday harvest, taking a buck with his own handloads.

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Lauren Tonti, from New York’s Southern Tier, is an instructor for Becoming and Outdoors Woman who teaches field dressing and hunter education. Fresh off the 2025 program, she discusses how she became a hunter as an adult and how she shares her passion with others. Along with BOW, Lauren just passed her NYS Licensed Guide […]

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Host Dan Ladd sits down with Rick Vladyka, a man who works at so many levels to promote hunting, fishing and conservation in eastern New York and the entire state of New York. Rick has coached shotgun shooting sports, including trap shooting, at the high school and collegiate level and continues to serve in leadership […]

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With archery seasons poised to open in New York, and with crossbows now part of the picture, host Dan Ladd takes the helm to talk about crossbow hunting. Dan touches on what the new law means, compares crossbow hunting to using a compound and/or recurve and emphasizes safety. He also touches on small game hunting […]

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Fresh off their Fall Convention in the Adirondacks, NYS Conservation Council President Dr. Keith Tidball joins the podcast to discuss the event, which featured a presentation on lead-free ammunition, a number of awards and resolutions. Host Dan Ladd and Keith also talk about the recently passed crossbow bill, as well as Keith’s involvement with Wounded […]

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Dennis Racine, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Redding Reloading, in Cortland, N.Y. joins the podcast to talk about the reloading/handloading industry. Dennis discusses some recent upgrades at Redding, including their new website, and then goes into detail on a number of the latest cartridges on the market for which reloading dies are needed. […]

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This episode marks the third anniversary of the Great Northeast Podcast and with that we welcome retired New York Outdoor News editor Steve Piatt. Steve was the very first guest on this podcast when it launched in 2022 and has appeared on each anniversary since. In this episode he chimes in on the latest Sunday […]

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Another challenging invasive species on the Northeast landscape continues to be the hemlock woolly adelgid, which was recently discovered along the shores of Lake Champlain and near the Great Sacandaga Reservoir. Dan welcomes entomologist Mark Whitmore, of Cornell University’s NYS Hemlock Initiative, and Jim Lieberum, of the Warren County Soil & Water Conservation District to […]

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With Huntstock Massachusetts on the horizon, promotor Pat Guyette joins the podcast to talk about the event’s third year, which includes a star-studded seminar speaker lineup. Guyette also explains how Huntstock New York was not able to take place this year and offers some insight on where the show may expand to in the future.

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Deb Brosen, of Feather Art Studios, in New York’s Hudson Valley, talks about her career as a wildlife artist. Deb is also the current president of the NYS Outdoor Writers Association, a member of the NYS Outdoorsmen Hall of Fame, and a volunteer for Becoming An Outdoors-Woman. She’s able to juggle her artistic work, which […]

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