Modern Carnivore Podcast

Turkey Hunting Camp 2021 On May 7, 2021 a group of thirty-plus people converged on Ideal Township in north-central Minnesota for turkey hunting camp. Most were new hunters and from as far away as Texas and New York. Others were experienced hunters who had never been turkey hunting. Most importantly we had some amazing mentors who worked tirelessly to get all the new turkey hunters out into the fie...

New CWD Field Test For those who don’t know, CWD stands for Chronic Wasting Disease. The animals affected by this disease include deer, elk, and moose. This disease is spread through direct and indirect transmission. Direct transmission is when the animals are together and are in direct contact with each other. However, indirect is when an animal transmits the disease through the silva, urin...

Hunting Access for Urban Dwellers On this episode of the Modern Carnivore Podcast we discuss hunting accessibility.  Mark is visiting New York City where he talks with his friends Todd Waldron and David Gever.  Todd is the host of the Outdoor Feast Podcast and a longtime resident of New York.  David is an avid hunter that lives in the heart of Brooklyn.  He experiences first-hand the challenges of...

Death and the Spirituality of Hunting A successful hunt can bring many mixed emotions. It is exciting to succeed in your goal but can be equally as troubling because you have taken the life of a living being. To help sort through these emotions, Mark has a talk with Tony Jones, the Reverend Hunter.  Tony has a Ph. D. in theology from Princeton Theology Seminary and is an accomplished author. He ha...

Women in the Outdoors with Ali Juten Ali Juten is an avid outdoor enthusiast who enjoys hunting and fishing in the north woods of Minnesota.  Ali works to bring people, especially women, into the outdoor space via hunting and fishing.   On this episode, Mark sits down with Ali and his friend, Todd Waldron, from the Outdoor Feast Podcast to discuss important topics such as, empowering others to get...

Firearm Basics with John McAdams On this week’s episode of the Modern Carnivore Podcast, Mark talks with John McAdams about firearm basics.  John McAdams is the founder of the Big Game Hunting Blog .  He created this blog as a source of information for the average hunter and to help prepare hunters for their big game hunting adventures.  He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy...

New Hunter Stories – Ronnell Lynn On this week’s episode of the Modern Carnivore Podcast Mark has a conversation with first-time hunter Ronnell Lynn and his mentor Erik Jensen.  Ronnell is a butcher at the Seward Co-Op in Minneapolis and has plenty experience with meat.  Erik helped to build and served as a board member for the Minnesota chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers . He...

A Conversation with Andrew Zimmern On this episode of the Modern Carnivore Podcast, Mark speaks with culinary expert and outdoor enthusiast, Andrew Zimmern.  Andrew is a Emmy award winning TV personality and chef.  He currently is the host of two television shows, What’s Eating America   on MSNBC and  Family Dinner that will soon be premiering on the new Magnolia Network.  In his most notabl...

Hardwater Hunters head to the Superior National Forest Editor’s Note: This post is part of the Hardwater Hunters series by Modern Carnivore focused on darkhouse spearfishing. Look for other posts in this series by clicking on this link .) In this episode of the Modern Carnivore Podcast I go darkhouse spearfishing in the Superior National Forest with John Kaczorek, Don Murray and Devin O&#821...

New Hunters at Grouse Camp 2020 – Part 2 I recently attended Grouse Camp 2020 in Eagle River, Wisconsin and got to talk with several new hunters. This is the second year that the Ruffed Grouse Society has held this event, and even though the heavens opened with a deluge of rain on Saturday evening a wonderful time was had by all. In this second set of conversations I talked with Alex and Del...

New Hunters at Grouse Camp 2020 – Part 1

Ben Jones – President / CEO of the Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society Just days before the pandemic required our country to close down I was able to sit down with Ben Jones who is the President and CEO of two hunting conservation organizations: The Ruffed Grouse Society and the American Woodcock Society. We were at Pheasant Fest which is the annual meeting of the organizatio...

Diversity In Hunting Diversity in hunting and the inclusion of all people is a serious issue that hasn’t often received enough serious attention. We in the outdoor world who hunt and fish are not immune to this. For too long the community and the industries that feed off it have been too insulated, playing only to those who were traditionally active participants. It’s now time to reach...

Davin Brandt – Founder/Director of Minnesota Steelheader In today’s podcast I sit down with Davin Brandt who is the founder and director of Minnesota Steelheader. This non-profit organization’s mission is to “engage volunteers who share a common interest of conserving the Lake Superior steelhead, trout, and salmon fisheries on Minnesota’s North Shore tributaries while  informing ,  inspiring...

Turkey Hunting with Mark Strand In today’s podcast I sit down with Mark Strand. Mark has been an outdoor writer, photographer, and filmmaker since 1977. He has hunted wild turkeys for 41 years, traveling to hunt 17 states including Hawaii and several regions of Mexico. He has shot all 6 species and subspecies of wild turkeys. He often starts in late March in the South and works his way north...

Sally Fallon Morell – The Weston A. Price Foundation In Episode 11 of the Modern Carnivore Podcast I’m joined by Sally Fallon Morell. Sally is the founder of the Weston A. Price Foundation and also the author of Nourishing Fats – Why We Need Animal Fats For Health & Happiness . Sally had several ailments when she was younger but found that she felt better when she had fat in...

FISH Cookbook In today’s podcast I sit down with Jamie Carlson and special guest Jon Wipfli. Jon is a Twin Cities chef who grew up in Wisconsin and then went off to get trained at the French Culinary Institute in New York before heading back to the Midwest (Minnesota) where he continued his food journey. He’s the founder of Animales Barbeque Co. which sits just outside of Able Seedhous...

Foraging For Wild Food IMPORTANT NOTE:  Eating and foraging for wild food of any sort (including mushrooms, nuts, berries and plants) carries inherent risks. If you forage for food please make sure you know what you are gathering, and that it is safe to eat before consuming any of it. In this ninth episode of the Modern Carnivore Podcast I’m joined by Jenna Rozelle and Jamie Carlson where we...

Wilderness Areas and the BWCAW In this eighth episode of the Modern Carnivore Podcast I take a trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) with a great group of guys to go hunting and fishing. That group included Miles Nolte from Gray’s Sporting Journal (but he’s now a member of the crew at Meat Eater), Lukas Leaf from Sportsmen For The Boundary Waters, Rob Drieslein who...

Chronic Wasting Disease In this seventh episode of the Modern Carnivore Podcast I sit down with Dr. Lou Cornicelli who is the Wildlife Research Manager for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Dr. Cornicelli has dedicated his professional career to the study and management of large ungulates (mammals with hooves). We primarily discuss Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and the risks this dise...

In this sixth episode of the Modern Carnivore Podcast I sit down with Tom Landwehr who is the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. This is a position that is appointed by the Governor of Minnesota. Tom has been in this position for eight years, overseeing the management of wildlife and habitat across the state. I caught up with the Commissioner at the 2017 Minnesota Gover...

In this fifth episode of the Modern Carnivore Podcast I sit down with Howard Vincent who is the President and CEO of Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever. The hunting conservation organization he leads is a pioneer in conserving and restoring habitat that benefits upland game. Their work not only supports a healthy environment for pheasants and quail, but many other wild critters, and clean water....

In this fourth episode of the Modern Carnivore podcast I sit down with Daniel Galhardo who is the founder of tenkara fly fishing company –  Tenkara USA . His company designs, manufactures and sells equipment used in this growing trend in fly fishing called tenkara . This simple form of fly fishing has its origins in the mountain streams of Japan where it’s been used to catch trout over...

In this third episode of the Modern Carnivore podcast I sit down with Land Tawny who is the President and CEO of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) and Ashley Peters who is a new hunter and member of BHA. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is leading the fight to protect the public lands critical to the future of our democracy of hunting and the outdoor experience in the U.S. As an experienced...

In this second episode of the Modern Carnivore podcast I sit down with Robyn Migliorini who is a vegan turned hunter. Robyn and her husband Nick were strict vegetarians, and then vegans, until their bodies started giving feedback indicating that they weren’t getting all the nutrients they needed in their diet. However, considering the idea of bringing meat back into their diet was difficult...