The Wild Initiative

Katie Burgert of Fish Untamed joins Sam on the Wild Initiative to provide a beginner’s guide to fly fishing. In this episode they cover, figuring out the right questions to ask, finding new terms in videos and podcasts, why you would fly fish instead of spin fishing, essential fly fishing gear, learning to cast, different fly fishing techniques, different flies and their purposes and launching the Fish Untamed Podcast as part of The Wild Initiative Network.

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Mike Brasher of Ducks Unlimited joins Sam on today's Conservation Coffee Break.

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Brandon Butler joins Sam on The Wild Initiative at the Professional Outdoor Media Association Conference in Wichita, KS. In this episode, they discuss learning from the scary experiences of our youth, discovering and taking on the challenge of becoming an outdoor writer, how to follow your passion to get into the outdoor industry, working as a conservation lobbyist in the state capital, the workings of Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson, how to choose conservation organizations to support, hunting being a privilege and not a right and the exciting conservation steps made by Roeslein Alternative Energy.

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Nick Pinizzotto, President and CEO of National Deer Alliance (NDA), joins Sam on today's Conservation Coffee Break to introduce you to NDA and discuss some of the more pressing issues facing deer in North America. Learn more at thewildinitiative.com/conservation.

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Remi Adeleke, former Navy SEAL, actor, public speaker and author of Transformed, joins Sam on The Wild Initiative. In this episode, they discuss his transition from African royalty to the streets of the Bronx and the struggles of his upbringing, the incredible service done for him by his Navy Recruiter, working to join the SEALs regardless of his lack of qualifications and deeply rooting yourself in your “why” so you can face adversity without giving in.

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Nick Pinizzotto, President and CEO of National Deer Alliance (NDA), joins Sam on today's Conservation Coffee Break to introduce you to NDA and discuss some of the more pressing issues facing deer in North America.

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Tom Opre, of the Shepherds of Wildlife Society, sits down with Sam at the 2019 POMA Conference in Wichita, KS. In this episode, they discuss historical market-hunting and the destruction of wildlife habitat, the superiority of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, restoration of African wildlife, how to be the “antichrist” of wildlife conservation, Cecil and the reality of what happens to old lions, his founding of the Shepherds of Wildlife Society and why there’s nothing happy about a Happy Meal. 

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Dustin Wittwer and Corey Beckendorf of Team Backcountry sit down with Living Country in the City at Hunt Expo in Salt Lake City to catch up after almost 100 episodes. In this podcast, which includes some surprise guest appearances, they discuss big life changes over the past few years, building careers with companies in the hunting industry, uprooting your family to find better hunting opportunities, the benefits of hunting the same areas year after year, the exact GPS coordinates to the Team Backcountry honey holes and tips for planning your tag application strategy.

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Kristy Titus returns to Living Country in the City to catch up after two years. In this podcast they discuss living for those ultimate adventure backpack hunts, the Pursue the Wild elk call line, learning skills to build confidence in the backcountry, training how you hunt, people's disconnect on how meat gets to our table, tactics for dealing with anti-hunters, being a mentor, and focusing on our narrative as hunters.

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James Hardesty and Dana Davison sit down with Living Country in the City at Hunt Expo in Salt Lake City. We discuss the difference between preservation and conservation, key lessons learned from their time hunting, the excitement of being part of someone else’s success. We also discuss tips for a first-time elk hunter to prepare both mentally and physically for their first hunt, pack animal comparisons and pushing your limits with every trip to develop mental toughness.

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