The Venatic Podcast

This week’s headlines are deeply rooted in fraud - hunting contest fraud to be specific. In a story coming out of Hawaii, a pair of young men have been hit with felony charges after drawing up an elaborate scheme that involved breaking and entering kidnapping, murder and deceit. Plus we'll cover: The Massachusetts man busted for poaching stripers in New Hampshire Colorado is in the market for a ne...

In this episode of Stories from the Field , I cover the remarkable story of Vince "Trapper" Nelson, a man who hunted, trapped and even played Tarzan to bored Palm Beach housewives all while sly developers tried to dismantle his 1,000+ acre real estate holdings along the wild and scenic Loxahatchee River. His mysterious death in 1968 sent shockwaves through the sleepy South Florida community and wa...

Today we’re covering the story of the infamous outfitter known as Wade Lemon of Wade Lemon Outfitters. If you’ve heard the name before it’s likely because he’s been embroiled in a number of wildlife violation investigations over the years, including one hunt involving a former president's son (who did nothing wrong, by the way). Today we'll uncover how his years of avoiding wildlife wardens finall...

In this week's episode of Week In Review, Ryan is recapping some of the most epic stories from the field from the last week. All compiled from TheVenatic.com, this week Ryan covers: A "staggering" new disease found in Colorado mountain lion Florida guides charged after passing off farmed turkeys for wild Osceolas Hawaii's feral hog and invasive plant problems Cocaine sharks found off the coast of...