The Wild Initiative

Donnie Drake of Elk101, joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about his recent hunt with The Hunt of a Lifetime Foundation. On this episode, they discuss improving as a hunter by learning from your hunting partners, qualities to look for in a hunting partner, the Land of the Free Project, finding antelope in strange places, and the excitement over planning tag applications for next year.

See the show notes page at livingcountryinthecity.com/43.

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Ryan Carter of DC Outfitters joins Sam on Living Country in the City to recap the archery elk season and talk about passing big bulls to put down the giants, chasing the older age class, scoring bulls, not measuring success by inches, and picking fights with punk kids on the Internet.

See the show notes page at livingcountryinthecity.com/42.

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Jay Scott, host of the Jay Scott Outdoors Podcast, joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk all about what makes Coues deer unique, the best opportunities for hunting Coues, the Muley and Coues rut times, Coues behavior, essential gear, glassing methods and more!

See the show notes page at livingcountry.us/41.

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Cable Smith, host of the Lone Star Outdoor Show joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about hunting opportunities and the history of exotics in Texas, Shiner versus Lone Star beers, taking responsibility for the management of wildlife, good ol' boy country music, learning from your failures, turkey, elk and mule deer hunting, the decline of waterfowling, transparency in how you present yourself as a hunter and much more!

See the show notes page at livingcountry.us/40.

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Brett Cannon, hunter and deep-sea angler extraordinaire, hops on the line with Living Country in the City.

See the show notes page at livingcountry.us/39.

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Clayton Marxer, the Adventure Cowboy joins Sam on Living Country in the City to recap my Idaho Elk Hunt, examine some of the decisions I made and lessons I learned and discuss the realities of e-scouting vs boots on the ground, always having a backup plan, prep and training and gear selection.

See the show notes page at livingcountry.us/38.

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Jules McQueen, outdoor writer and television host, conservationist and avid self-taught hunter joins Sam on Living Country in the City to talk about teaching herself to hunt from books and magazines, her work with various companies in the outdoor industry, sharing animal poop photos with friends, handling squirrel emergencies, ladies hunts and more!

See the show notes page at http://livingcountry.us/37.

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Shawn Luchtell of Heartland Bowhunter joins Sam on Living Country in the City to discuss the differences between hunting the Midwest and the Western high country, how hunting can make facing everyday challenges less daunting, every sound in the woods sounding like a deer, the excitement of a first hunt versus a 100th and some of his meaningful hunts.

See the show notes page at livingcountry.us/36.

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Cory Staniforth of Rogue Dude joins Sam on Living Country in the City. In this episode they talk about what he calls "adventure hunting", using every part of the animals he hunts, creating your own luck through preparation, how seasons and weather affect different portions of antler growth, hunting bear in the most remote parts of Prince of Wales Island and chasing crazy fantasy creatures in Kyrgyzstan.

See more on the show notes page at thewildinitiative.com/35.

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Sadie Kennel, Women’s Ambassador for Sitka Gear, Brand Ambassador for Swarovski Optik and Idaho Regional Rep for Backcountry Hunters and Anglers joins Sam on Living Country in the City. In this episode they discuss the ups and downs of hunting pronghorn, the goofy names hunters have for different animals, why badgers and helicopters suck and Idaho being a terrible hunting spot (don’t go there).

See more on the show notes page at thewildinitiative.com/34.

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