The Venatic Podcast

We kicked off the week this week covering a multi-year Montana poaching investigation that resulted in guilty pleas for the poaching of three bull elk, a black bear and a whole lot of trout. We’ll also cover off the failure of a new Wyoming bill that would have outlawed the use of snowmachines to mow down predators like wolves and coyotes. We also got the details and pictures of the fattest cat ev...

We started this week with the tragic profile of 7 long-time hunting buddies who were returning from a hunting trip in Kansas on American Airlines Flight 5342 before it collided with a Black Hawk helicopter last week in DC. We’ve also got the news surrounding a new bill that maybe, just maybe will see gray wolves finally delisted in the western Great Lakes. We’ve also got the stories of how Texas G...

This week's episode included the story of four complete douchebags and their attempt to use stolen valor to get free hunting and fishing licenses, Wyoming’s Clean Kill bill and how it just kind of sort of missing the mark, along with a new study that shows us that all we need to do to combat chronic wasting disease is to kill more big bucks and how a New Mexico lake is so incredibly filled with ca...

For our main stories this week, we dissected the not-so-surprising reasons that Banff’s elk are in decline, Colorado’s hush-hush approach to ushering in a whole new batch of wolves, Florida’s possible forthcoming bear hunt and the miraculous story of a pair of Louisiana duck hunters who braved frigid temperatures (and waters) after their boat sank. We're also covering: A headless deer found in Alb...

Our main stories this week included the brutal story surrounding 14 Arizona poachers that were finally indicted, Colorado’s steamrolling approach to importing more wolves, a pair of out of state poachers caught on Ring Camera and highlighting Wisconsin’s sandhill crane restoration project and what it means for possible hunting seasons. We're also covering: Application fee increases in both Montana...

Well, things are starting to kick up again in the news world and this week brought us a lot of stories from the great outdoors. From poachers getting handed fines to politically-motivated moves from an outgoing administration, there was plenty to cover this week in the outdoor world. For starters, the Feds were busy knocking down big proposals this week: one for the long overdue delisting of grizz...

This week we’ve got a bit of everything including the sad news of an unfortunate hunting accident that resulted in the death of a Special Forces soldier, the story of a Louisiana veteran that downed a massive 700-lb bear in the state’s first hunt in 35 years and how one Connecticut man went all John Wick on a bear after it killed his prized donkey. We're also covering: Missouri man charged for sen...

This week we’ve got a bit of variety for you. While the newswire has been slowing down ever so slightly as we approach the Christmas holiday, we were able to dig up a couple of doosie’s to help get you through the week. In this episode, we tell the story of how pesky international borders managed to foil a dream sheep hunt and how a new study has revealed that California ground squirrels are going...

This week we’ve got a couple of juicy poaching stories including CJ Alexander’s sentencing on Wednesday and the illegal killing of New York’s famous King Louie buck. We're also covering: Virginia hunter injured by falling bear after shooting it out of a tree Florida high school football player and homecoming king killed in hunting accident Wyoming judge slaps feds over grizzly decision Bear huntin...

This week we’ve got a couple of bangers for you including the story of how one former school supervisor in Oregon was fired and fined for blasting a deer on company time to “blow off some steam” - we’ve also got the 36-year-old woman who orchestrated the poaching of roughly 100 deer with her juvenile accomplices pleading not guilty in court this week and the story of the peculiar elk hooves t...

This week we’re covering the story of a Michigan serial poacher who has, once again, been taken to task, this time, for killing a 9-point buck. We’ll also be covering California’s banging year - at least when it comes to wolves and the US Fish and Wildlife’s attempt to pay hunters for using non-toxic ammo. We're also covering: BC officials flabbergasted after a deer is spotted sporting a high-vis...

This week we’re covering the bizarre and honestly, quite funny story of “Operation Bear Thief" that resulted in the arrest of four people for impersonating a bear for insurance fraud. We’ll also cover the story of Two Virginia residents who have been charged for their role in a heinous poaching case that has resulted in over 230 violations being handed down. We’ve also got a sad story of murder at...

We’ve got a lot going on this week and I guess, given the time of year that’s kind of expected. The unfortunate reality is that a lot of the headlines this week involve poaching cases - many of which are quite egregious in nature. The good news is, most of them involve the bad guys getting caught and nailed with big-time charges including the story of how one group of “HUNTERS” are now facing upwa...

This week we’re covering the story of a Washington man who has been absolutely lambasted with YUGE fines and prison time for his involvement in a number of illegal eagle killing sprees that took place for well over a decade. We’re also covering the role hunters played in a recent Montana moose study and just how vital we are and always will be to conservation. We're also covering:  Colorado’s...

This week we’re covering a controversial study, which shouldn’t really be all that controversial, that unequivocally shows the benefits that culling wolves can have on struggling caribou populations and why so many people are pissed about it - I’ll give you a hint - it has to do with wolves. We’re also covering the tragic death of a Sitka deer hunter who, as far as anyone can tell, died by the paw...

This week started off a little slow, but thankfully the news cycle started to hit its stride yesterday and we did manage to find a few things to chat about this week. For starters, our friends over at the Sportsmen’s Alliance released a rather robust report that we all ought to read and, quite honestly, stick our chests out just a little bit for. According to the report, we as hunters contribute m...

This week we’re covering the story of a woman and her three juvenile accomplices that went on an absolute tear over the course of a couple of years, illegally killing upwards of 100 deer. We’re also following the infamous story of the Alexander buck. For those of you who may have been living under a rock for the last year-or-so, a young Ohio man killed an absolute monster of a buck last fall and w...

This week we’re covering the story of 81-year-old Arthur Shubarth who earlier this year was caught for importing foreign sheep parts, cloning embryos and eventually creating a giant sheep specimen he later named the “Montana Mountain King” who he would soon use to breed even more super-sheep and sell them to captive hunting operations across the country. Well, he finally had his day in court and t...

This week we’re covering the story surrounding a catfish smuggling ring that resulted in over 180 violations to nine individuals across three states.  We’re also covering the harrowing story about a group of teens that were surrounded by a pack of wolves while duck hunting in Wisconsin and had a tough choice to make. We're also covering:  11-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Hunter to Kill a Big...

This week we’re covering the heroic story of a 12-year-old boy who left into action while his father was being attacked by a black bear and quite possibly saved his life. We’re also checking in on some new Canadian fishing regulations calling for fines of upwards of half a million dollars. We're also covering:  Significant fines and revoked licenses for New York poachers  Utah offic...

This week we’re covering the story of the arrest of a 20-year-old suspect that allegedly went on an absolute deer killing spree across Cody, Wyoming. We’re also covering the flippity-floppity-ness of Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program. It’s going just about just as well as everyone expected and now an entire pack has been captured and quarantined.  For how long?  Well, nobody knows…...

This week we’re covering the story of a former Ohio man who has recently been sentenced in a bizarre case of body-armor, coyotes and opening fire on unsuspecting game wardens. We’ll also be touching on the story of a pair of bow hunters who are thankfully safe after being attacked by a grizzly and a deadly outbreak in Wyoming that has left 50-60-head of cattle and a bull moose dead. Plus we'll als...

This week we’re covering the story of a drunk Missouri man who was arrested after opening fire on a pair of anglers who were allegedly fishing a little too close to his dock, as well as Washington state’s newest policy for all of their 152 commissioned state wildlife police officers. Plus we'll also cover: Colorado asking the fed for help in capturing reintroduced wolves CWD-detecting dogs Misdiag...

This week we’re covering the culmination of the infamous Hollywood Buck story as well as an interesting tale out of Utah where we try to balance what is legal with what is ethical in a case filled with some poor communication and even worse shooting that involved an alleged stolen bull that was shot by three separate hunters before finally being claimed.  Plus we'll also cover: The "Doomsday...

This week we’re covering a curious case of a family-oriented serial poacher turned dog killer. Yes, in a unique tale of family ethics - or the lack thereof - we cover the story of Brandon Mutchler and how Minnesota game wardens untangled his web of lies that led to a plethora of poaching charges and implicated him in the mysterious murder of a household pet. Plus we'll also cover: The speed demon...