Harvesting Nature

Wild Fish and Game Podcast

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The Wild Fish and Game Podcast explores wild food at the intersection of place, season, culture, and craft. Hosted by Justin Townsend and the Harvesting Nature team, the show goes beyond recipes and hunting stories to examine how food is grown, harvested, preserved, and carried through real life. Each episode dives into the whole wild food system, from hunting, fishing, and foraging to butchery, preservation, and cooking, while asking more profound questions about sustainability, tradition, and how people have continuously fed themselves from the land. Along the way, Justin and his co-hosts ar...

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Episode 29: Adventurous Hunting and Eating with Josh Kirchner 26.08.2020 1:19:49

Rate This Podcast Questions or comments? Email us at whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Contest: Virtual Wild Fish and Game Cook-off We are giving away some sweet prizes. Enter your favorite wild fish or game photo for a chance to win. Entry period 24 Aug – 31 Aug Voting Begins 01 September Click to Enter! Special Guest Josh Kirchner – Dialed in Hunter: Josh is an outdoor writer and avid backcountr...

Episode 28: After the Shot: Meat Field Care 19.08.2020 1:32:54

Rate This Podcast Questions or comments? Email us at whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Contest: Wild Fish and Game Photo Cook-off Entry Begins 24 Aug – 31 Aug Voting Begins 01 September Click to Enter! Show Notes: Diving and Spearfishing Apparel: Rash Guard, Mug, Stickers, T-Shirts Orange Hunting Hats Dan Renna, Managing Editor Will Liffick, Film Production Manager Favorite Species to Hunt Favorit...

Episode 27: CWD - Prion, Bacteria, or Virus? 12.08.2020 1:18:47

Rate This Podcast Questions or comments? Email us at whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Special Guests: Steve Sorensen is an award-winning outdoor writer whose column, "The Everyday Hunter," currently appears in the Jamestown Gazette and the Forest Press. He’s written feature articles for many magazines including Outdoor Life, and Sports Afield, and is a Field Contributor to Deer & Deer Hunting. Ot...

Episode 26: Venison Diplomacy 05.08.2020 1:33:08

Rate This Podcast Questions or comments? Email us at whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Special Guests: Gabby Zaldumbide: Hunt to Eat Community Manager Liz Lynch: Hunt to Eat Ambassador Follow Hunt to Eat on Instagram Follow Hunt to Eat on Facebook Hunt to Eat Website Show Notes: Adult Onset Hunters and Anglers Getting into Hunting and Fishing Thoughts on Hunter Education Programs as an adult Conti...

Episode 25: Honest Food with Hank Shaw 29.07.2020 1:43:32

Rate This Podcast Special Guests: Hank Shaw: Wild Chef, Outdoor Writer, and Founder of Hunter, Angler, Gardener, Cook Follow on Instagram Follow on Facebook Website Show Notes: Hank’s culinary and writing background The importance of quality recipes Spicy food and tolerance The beginnings of Hunter, Angler, Gardener, Cook Why do we hunt rabbits in winter only? Bot Flies James Beard Awards Keep hon...

Episode 24: Why Take Kids Hunting? 22.07.2020 1:38:36

Rate This Podcast Questions or comments? Email us at whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Listen to this even if you do not have kids. Take someone hunting. It doesn’t matter if they are children or adults… Show Notes: Crew Catch Up Getting Kids into Hunting Buying their first gun How to start them off Take your Kids Hunting Appreciation of wild spaces and wild life Encourage hard work, discipline, a...

Episode 23: The Wild Game Cook - John Wallace 15.07.2020 1:26:24

Rate This Podcast Questions or comments? Email us at whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Special Guests: John Wallace – Avid Hunter, Angler, and Wild Game Cook Follow on Instagram Show Notes: The Wild Game Cook Favorite Game Meat Mississippi Pot Roast The Neck Roast Writing Recipe Labels for Meat in Freezer Kory’s Storing Method Freezer Lists Steak Sauces Processing your own Game Shrimp Scampi Stuff...

Episode 22: Freedom Hunters 08.07.2020 1:19:04

Rate This Podcast Questions or comments? Email us at whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Special Guests: Anthony Pace – Founder/CEO of Freedom Hunters Freedom Hunters: Follow on Instagram Follow on Facebook Website Show Notes: Foundation of Freedom Hunters Green Chili Deer Roasts Family Pronghorn Hunting Group Hunting Draws, differ state to state Preference Points Increase in tags applications and l...

Episode 21: Happy Independence Day and Season 2 Primer 01.07.2020 4:10

First off, the Harvesting Nature crew and I want to wish you all a safe and happy Independence Day in the US and a happy Canada Day in Canada! We are also using this week for a little break from our normally scheduled podcasts in order to celebrate, get outdoors, and enjoy nature. I hope you find a little time to fire up the BBQ, grab your pack for a hike, or get out on the water for some fishing....

Episode 20: Life in the Water with Capt Aaron Young 24.06.2020 1:14:47

Rate This Podcast Questions or comments? Email us at whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Podcast Contest: Click the link below to enter for a chance to win a Weston Meat Grinder, an Autographed Cookbook, Traeger Sauces, and Traeger Spices! Enter now until July 1st. CLICK HERE TO ENTER Special Guests: Captain Aaron Young – Dibs on Bottom Adventures Follow on Instagram Follow on YouTube Follow on Face...

Episode 19: Trapping Wild Hogs in Texas - Food or Foe? 17.06.2020 1:23:52

Rate This Podcast Questions or comments? Email us at whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Podcast Contest: Click the link below to enter for a chance to win a Weston Meat Grinder, an Autographed Cookbook, Traeger Sauces, and Traeger Spices! Enter now until July 1st. CLICK HERE TO ENTER Special Guests: Eddie Dickey – Texas Wild Hog Control Website Follow on Facebook Follow on Instagram Show Notes: The...

Episode 18: Grow Your Own 10.06.2020 1:18:34

Rate This Podcast Questions or comments? Email us at whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Podcast Contest: Click the link below to enter for a chance to win a Weston Meat Grinder, an Autographed Cookbook, Traeger Sauces, and Traeger Spices! Enter now until July 1st. CLICK HERE TO ENTER Show Notes: Townsend Family Organic Farms Kory’s Garden Raised Bed Gardening Square Foot Gardening Where to buy plan...

Episode 17: Bear Necessities - Eat the Meat! 03.06.2020 1:46:25

Rate This Podcast Questions or comments? Email us at whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Podcast Contest: Click the link below to enter for a chance to win a Weston Meat Grinder, an Autographed Cookbook, Traeger Sauces, and Traeger Spices! Enter now until July 1st. CLICK HERE TO ENTER Special Guests: Randy King – Chef, Hunter, Angler, Author, Member of SOLO HNTR Team/Podcast Instagram: @chefrandykin...

Episode 16: Hunting and Fishing with Allen Company 27.05.2020 1:30:11

Rate This Podcast Questions or comments? Email us at whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Special Guests: Lee Betty – Director of Marketing, Allen Company Jake Randall – Digital Content Manager, Allen Company Show Notes: Colorado Hunting Adjusting Draw Hunts in CO, Second Chance Draw The Zen of Archery and Fly Fishing Hunting Outside of Colorado Long Term Hunt Planning Out of State Hunting Share your...

Episode 15: The Turkey Slayer, Bicycle Hunting, and Deciding Out of State Hunts 20.05.2020 1:35:25

Rate This Podcast Questions or comments? Email us at whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Show Notes: Kory The Turkey Slayer Kory’s Turkey Story Wiffing Shots Pattern your Shotgun Turkey Hunting in a Blizzard Turkey Fan Art - @championschoicecalls Do you have to camo your shotgun Hunting and Scouting via Bicycle Gear for Bicycle Hunting Fat Tire Bicycles Hauling Big Game on bikes Moving to a New Stat...

Episode 14: Hunting, Cooking, and Technology with Brad Luttrell of GoWild 13.05.2020 1:51:44

Rate This Podcast Questions or comments? Email us at whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Special Guests Brad Luttrell: Co-Founder & CEO, GoWild Brad is a hunter, angler, father, husband, CEO, podcast host, and home cook. He is a man who wears many, many hats. His passion for the outdoors led him to co-create GoWild a couple of years ago. GoWild is the best social media app for hunting, fishing & the...

Episode 13: Aging Big Game, Kitchen Knives, and Lavash the Cookbook with Ara Zada 06.05.2020 1:31:40

Rate This Podcast Questions or comments? Email us at whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Special Guests Ara Zada: Field Staff Writer for Harvesting Nature. Born and raised in Los Angeles Ara Zada is a chef, author, TV personality, food stylist and avid bow hunter. He has worked with Outdoor News, PBS, Food Network, ABC, CBS, NBC, TNT, Jaime Oliver Food Foundation and a range of others. His first coo...

Episode 12: Hunting and Spearfishing in Hawaii and Abroad with Justin Lee 29.04.2020 1:36:30

Rate This Podcast Questions or comments? Email us at whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Special Guests Justin Lee is a world traveled professional spearfisherman, big game hunter, and outdoorsman. He calls Hawaii home where he has become a steward of the outside world. Justin conveys his hunts and spearfishing adventures through stories in a way that will make you feel as if you were there with him...

Episode 11: A Greenhorn's Guide to Hunting, Cleaning, and Cooking Turkey 22.04.2020 1:01:27

Rate This Podcast Questions or comments? Email us at whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Special Guests Collin Gruin – The Almost 2020 Turkey Hunter Show Notes Turkey Calls Learning to Call Calling Strategies Fall vs. Spring Turkey Hunting Hunting on Bicycle Location and E-Scouting Strategies Decoys? Turkeys are Smart Shooting the Turkey Planning a Cleaning Method Pluck, Divide, Spatchcock Giblets P...

Episode 10: Food Talk with Danielle Prewett of Wild + Whole and MeatEater 15.04.2020 1:26:01

Rate This Podcast Questions or comments? Email us at whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Special Guests Danielle Prewett, Wild + Whole and MeatEater Visit Wild + Whole Danielle Prewett is the founder of Wild + Whole and a wild foods contributing editor for MeatEater. Texas is home for Danielle, but her love for the outdoors developed while chasing birds across the grasslands of North Dakota. She has...

Episode 9: Wild Game Soups, Stews, and Can They Help the Flu? 02.04.2020 1:05:34

Rate This Podcast Questions or comments? Email us at whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Special Guests Collin Gruin – Resident White Bean Chili Cooker Show Notes Soup vs Stew Bouillon vs Consommé Substitute Stocks for Water Keep Those Bones Stock vs Broth Tougher Cuts vs Tender Cuts of Meat Chili – Soup or Stew? Trash Plates Best Cuts for Soups and Stews Best Meat for Soups and Stews Wild Game Wont...

Episode 8: Spices, Good Food, and Hunting 16.03.2020 1:36:07

Rate This Podcast Questions or comments? Email us at whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Special Guests Casey Bard – Owner, Tacticalories Show Notes Tacticalories History What does Montreal taste like? Don’t sacrifice or cut corners Elevate food for kids Product launches Is it best to go bigger? Earning a living of off our passions The state of the outdoor industry Hunting safety and children Qualit...

Episode 7: Cast Iron Cookware, Campfire Cooking, and Camp Stoves 09.03.2020 57:13

Rate This Podcast Questions or comments? Email us at whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Special Guests Collin Gruin – Harvesting Nature Field Staff Show Notes Cast Iron Cooking Bare Cast Iron Enamel Coated Cast Iron Health Effects Seasoning Cast Iron Cleaning Methods Worst and best ingredients to cook in a cast iron Over the Fire Cooking Building a cooking fire (don’t bring it, buy local) Campfire...

Episode 6: Catching, Cleaning, and Cooking Fish, Lobster, and Other Water Dwellers 19.02.2020 1:12:48

Rate This Podcast Questions or comments? Email us at whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Special Guests Kory Slye – Harvesting Nature Managing Editor Collin Gruin – Harvesting Nature Field Staff Show Notes Catch and release Catch and eat Fishing for enjoyment Trophy fishing Fishing for the experience Noodling Spinning vs fly fishing Cutthroat trout Saltwater fly fishing Mark Kenyon’s new book Bow fi...

Episode 5: Braising and Roasting, Cooking Game Birds 02.02.2020 55:37

Rate This Podcast Email Us: whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Special Guests Kory Slye – Harvesting Nature Managing Editor Show Notes Florida Dove Hunting Exposing Kids to Hunting and Eating Game Kory’s Organization of the Hartstown Veteran Pheasant Hunt with Freedom Hunters How the Hunt Started Sponsors and Community Support Last Year Recap How to Help Veteran’s Outdoor Groups Dove Jalapeno Poppe...