National Wildlife Federation Outdoors

Aaron sits down with Crystal Egli of Inclusive Journeys to talk about her personal journeys into hunting, getting over her fear of firearms, connecting with Artemis, the digital "Green Book", and her work to make the outdoors more safe and accessible for all.     Crystal's organization, Inclusive Journeys - https://www.inclusivejourneys.com/   Crystal's journey to becoming a big game hunter Youtub...

Aaron chats with good friend and conservation colleague, Jeremy Romero, of the National Wildlife Federation. We cover spring activities, getting ready for turkey season, shed hunting - tactics, fun, calling, etc. We also talk Jeremy's work, migration corridors, SO 3362, and wildlife connectivity.    Check out some of Jeremy's work here: https://connectedcorridors.com/   Show notes: 3:15 – Jeremy l...

Jeremy Maestas joins the podcast to talk the sage brush sea, partnering with private landowners to conserve rangelands, sage grouse, and the critters that rely on the western range - "good for the bird, good for the herd". We also speak about the Sage Grouse Initiative's collaboration with Hunt to Eat dubbed "Western Roots" highlighting the importance of native plants in the West. Hunt to Eat/Sage...

In the 3rd episode of Vanishing Seasons, we head to Alaska and the Becharof National Wildlife Refuge to hear from Tia Shoemaker. Tia is a three plus decades resident of the only inholding in the refuge and a renowned hunting and fishing guide. She has seen numerous impacts from climate change right out her front door. We cover lack of snow, hot fish, bloody paws, and a changing way of life in the...

Aaron sits down with Jimmy Flatt, co-founder of Hunters of Color (HOC). We discuss how HOC came to be, barriers facing entry to hunting for people of color, how HOC plans to make an impact, Jimmy's favorite types of hunting, and hunting with a 7'1", 300 lb man.    http://huntersofcolor.com/ https://www.facebook.com/huntersofcolor https://www.instagram.com/huntersofcolor/   Show notes:  2:00 - Intr...

In the second episode of Vanishing Seasons we head to New Mexico to speak with Gabe Vasquez to examine how climate change is changing hunting, fishing and a way of life. We talk desert mule deer, scorching temperatures, an amazing grandfather, white bass, and a dwindling Gila River. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special edition Aaron talks with Liz Hamilton, the executive director of the Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association, about yesterday's historic announcement from Representative Mike Simpson of Idaho. Rep. Simpson introduced a plan just yesterday that charts a path to recovery of anadromous fish in the Pacific Northwest. We talk about how we got here, what the plan does, and hopes for...

Aaron sits down with Cal from the MeatEater crew to talk about a recent bill in the Montana legislature that would allocate as much as 60% of non-resident big game tags to outfitters. We also talk about Cal's latest hunts, his job at the MeatEater, and his podcast "Cal's Week in Review".   Cal's podcast: https://www.themeateater.com/listen/cals-week-in-review The MeatEater site: https://www.themea...

Sam Pedder of the Council to Advance the Hunting and Shooting Sports joins Aaron Kindle to discuss the trends in hunting participation, how 2020 was an anomaly, and what we can do to keep those who returned to hunting or hunted for the first time in 2020 in our ranks and part of conservation.  *Note - Sam mentioned the contribution from excises taxes as roughly $80 million annually. The actual con...

Aaron sits down with Rob Sand, the state auditor of Iowa. Rob is a hunter, angler, Iowa promoter, and a known thinker and doer, who works across party lines to get things done. He has been featured in the New York Times for his fresh and constructive takes on politics. We talk hunting, fishing, Iowa, politics, and how we can reunite our country. Learn more about Rob at the links below.  www.robsan...

In this episode Aaron Kindle sits down with Johnny Le Coq. Johnny is friend of NWF Outdoors, a painter, photographer, and the CEO and director of design and development for Fishpond. Fishpond is a fishing, travel, and outdoor lifestyle company. Johnny and Aaron cover a whole slew of issues from fishing and climate change to the outdoor industry and changes in the fishing world.  The National Wildl...

In our inaugural episode of Vanishing Seasons we visit with Ryan Lambert. Ryan is the founder and president of Cajun Fishing Adventures, which is rated as one of the top five hunting and fishing lodges in North America. He has spent his life hunting and fishing the Mississippi River delta, watching how it has changed over the years, and working to protect and restore this amazing landscape. In thi...

Our friends Brandon Butler and Nate "Shags" McLeod from the Driftwood Outdoors Podcast join us to talk about their podcast, how they met, their Missouri deer camp, poachers and outlaw culture, outdoor media, conservation funding in Missouri, Chronic Wasting Disease, and what they're looking forward to in 2021. The National Wildlife Federation Outdoors Podcast is supported by Hunt To Eat.  Music pr...

In this special episode, Chris Wood, President and CEO of Trout Unlimited, joins Aaron Kindle to talk about the recent decision by the Army Corps of Engineers to deny the permit for the Pebble Mine. The proposed Pebble Mine would bring massive industrial development to the heart of the Bristol Bay area of Alaska and threaten huge portions of the finest salmon populations on earth. The announcement...

Matt Kauffman is a Research Wildlife Biologist with the United Stated Geological Survey and the lead scientist at the Wyoming Migration Initiative, based out of the University of Wyoming. He has worked on and researched everything from peregrine falcons and wolves to carnivores in Africa. For the last 15 years Matt has been conducting research on the seasonal movements of ungulates like mule deer...

Paul Forward, Tom Lohuis and Roman Dial join us from Alaska to talk Dall Sheep hunting and ecology, the warm up in the north and its effects on the landscape and fish and wildlife, and the future of hunting, fishing, and wildlife in Alaska. Paul is a doctor who spends part of his time in the most northern stretches of Alaska treating rural and indigenous communities and a hunter with an obsession...

Rick McIntyre and Jackee Riccio of CROP Project join us to highlight the impacts that illegal cannabis trespass grows have on our public lands, fish, and wildlife, especially in California. Trespass grows use toxicants that contaminate water and poison fish and wildlife - including species which hunters and anglers pursue. Not only that, but he heavily armed sites also pose a danger to hunters and...

Leland Brown and Chris Parish of the North American Non-Lead Partnership join us to discuss benefits of using non-lead ammunition for hunting, the science behind the impacts of lead ammunition on non-target species, the effectiveness of non-lead ammunition, tips and considerations for making the switch, dispelling common misconceptions about non-lead ammunition, why encouraging voluntary adoptions...

SPECIAL EPISODE: This week we're dropping this special episode of the National Wildlife Federation Outdoors Podcast featuring Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation President Jeff Crane and National Wildlife Federation President and CEO Collin O'Mara. Jeff and Collin were recently honored with an award from the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies for the collaborative work of the Congressional...

Kevin Monteith, assistant professor at the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming joins the podcast to talk about the Monteith Shop for large ungulate research, his team's research on mule deer, including causes of their decline, habitat needs, migration patterns, summer and winter range, competition with elk, the Deer Elk Ecology Research project, the Wyomin...

Award-winning outdoor journalist Christine Peterson joins the National Wildlife Federation Outdoors Podcast to discuss the role of conservation in outdoor media, her career as an award-winning outdoor writer, the Outdoor Writers Association of America, adventures with her family and the epic treks of her four-year-old daughter, becoming an adult-onset hunter, diversity in the outdoors, and some of...

Travis Macy is a speaker, author, coach, professional endurance athlete and an elk hunter. He joins the National Wildlife Federation Outdoors Podcast to discuss his experience as an endurance athlete and on The World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji in which he competed with his dad, who has Alzheimer's Disease, getting outside during the pandemic, becoming an elk hunter as an adult, the simila...

Mahting Putelis of Hunt To Eat joins the podcast to talk about Hunt To Eat's brand new rebranding and focus, its origin story, sponsoring and partnering with the National Wildlife Federation, approachable wild game recipes, our admiration for the culinary greatness of Michael Cravens, how Hunt To Eat t-shirts feel and why "friends don't let friends wear plastisol," drawing inspiration from Patagon...

Gray Thornton, President and CEO of the Wild Sheep Foundation, and Kit Fischer of the National Wildlife Federation join the podcast to talk about all facets of wild sheep conservation, the work of the Wild Sheep Foundation to put and keep wild sheep on the mountain, conservation issues facing wild sheep like disease spread from domestic sheep, the work WSF's work with the National Wildlife Federat...

David Willms of the National Wildlife Federation (and host of the Your Mountain Podcast) joins host Aaron Kindle on this episode to discuss the effect of non-competitive energy leasing on federal public lands and its impact on wildlife habitat, why hunters should care, and proposed legislation to end it.  Intro/Outro music by National Park Radio Resources:  Tester press release on the bill https:/...