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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Harvesting Nature

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Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 128: Adventures for Food - Fishing, Canoes, and Foul Weather 17.06.2022

Join podcast guests Becca and Sylvia Ritter, live from the BHA Rendezvous, as they recount their family canoe trip for fishing in Montana. A little trip quickly turned into a wild adventure when the weather turned. Join them on their adventures for food. Tell your story on our Adventures For Food Podcast Series - email whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Leave a Review for a chance to win a hat! Rat...

Episode 127: Shot Placement and Ammo Selection for Reducing Meat Loss 09.06.2022

Justin chats with John McAdams, Founder of The Big Game Hunting Blog and Podcast, about all things shot placement and ammo selection. They discuss how to save meat, various calibers and cartridges, pig vs deer anatomy, kudu schnitzel, helpful resources, and so much more! - Leave a Review for a chance to win a hat! - Love our content? Buy us a cup of coffee to say thanks! - Subscribe to the Harvest...

Episode 126: Adventures for Food - Rafting Pronghorns, Family Style 02.06.2022

Join podcast guests Caleb and Lillian Teigan, live from the 2022 BHA Rendezvous, as they recount their family rafting trips for pronghorn antelope in Montana. What adventure did this family encounter? How is a hunting trip seen from the eyes of a younger hunter? Join them on their adventures for food. Tell your story on our Adventures For Food Podcast Series - email whatscooking@harvestingnature.c...

Episode 125: Adventures For Food - Spring Bear Consolation 26.05.2022

Join podcast guest Poldi Wieland and his brother on their first bear hunt. Did he bag his bear and what consolation prizes did he find out in the wild? Tell your story on our Adventures For Food Podcast Series - email whatscooking@harvestingnature.com Leave a Review for a chance to win a hat! Love our content? Buy us a cup of coffee to keep us fueled!  Subscribe to the Harvesting Nature Magazine!...

Episode 124: Wild Pig Hunting Skills Camp Recap 19.05.2022

Justin, Casey, Adam B, Ryan Long, and Adam S sit down with the entire group of participants of the first ever Harvesting Nature Wild Pig Hunting Skills Camp. They discuss how the camp highlights, favorite meals, shooting, hunting, butchering, processing, cooking wild pig, and so much more! - Leave a Review for a chance to win a hat! - Love our content? Buy us a cup of coffee to say thanks! - Subsc...

Episode 123: Blood Tracking with Hounds to Save Meat 12.05.2022

Justin chats with Lance Brantley and Heath Brown, both dog handlers and downed game trackers. They discuss the importance of blood tracking, saving meat, downed game, tracking dogs, how the environment affects tracking, the process of tracking, tips for preparing for a tracker, and so much more! - Leave a Review for a chance to win a hat! - Love our content? Buy us a cup of coffee to say thanks! -...

Episode 122: Harvesting Nature Magazine 06.05.2022

Justin, Ben, and Jeff Benda discuss the ins and outs of the newly released Spring Issue of the Harvesting Nature Magazine. They discuss the layout, stories, Creamy Pheasant Pasta, Osceola Turkey Hunting, Wild Turkey Recipes, Big Game Seasoning, Winter Steelhead Fishing Tactics, and so much more! - Leave a Review for a chance to win a hat! - Love our content? Buy us a cup of coffee to say thanks! -...

Episode 121: Fin + Forage and Cooking Your Catch 14.04.2022

Justin and Collin chat with Eric Keener and Ryan Gentry of Fin + Forage and Devin O’Dea with California BHA. They discuss spearfishing in California, public access issues, coastal living, underwater food, foraging, their Catch and Cook Competition, delicious seafood recipes, and so much more! - Leave a Review for a chance to win a hat! - Love our content? Buy us a cup of coffee to say thanks! - Le...

Episode 120: Wild Military Food and Finding Solace in the Outdoors 25.03.2022

Justin chats with Trevor Hubbs, the BHA Armed Forces Initiative Coordinator. They discuss military inspired recipes, reconnecting active duty military and veterans to hunting and fishing, Ernest Hemingway, eating muskrat during lent, public lands, and so much more! - Leave a Review for a chance to win a hat! - Love our content? Buy us a cup of coffee to say thanks! - Harvesting Nature Spice Blends...

Episode 119: Wingshooting the Palouse 10.03.2022

Justin and Kory chat with HN Field Staff Writer Brad Trumbo about his new book and upland bird hunting. They discuss Brad’s book, “Wingshooting the Palouse”, upland game hunting, social media in hunting, photography hunting, delicious upland recipes, and so much more! - Leave a Review for a chance to win a hat! - Love our content? Buy us a cup of coffee to say thanks! - Learn to Cook Wilder with t...

Episode 118: The Front Lines of Protecting Hunting Rights 23.02.2022

Justin and Kory chat with Brian Lynn and Courtney Nicolson of Sportsmen’s Alliance, a national organization battling to keep your hunting, fishing, and trapping rights intact. They discuss the battle they face to protect our rights, the anti-hunting movement, state based movement to challenge hunting rights, actions taken by Sportsmen’s Alliance, getting involved, and so much more! - Leave a Revie...

Episode 117: New Tech for Food Seasons 17.02.2022

Justin chats with Kris Chain the founder of Season Report, the modernized almanac. They discuss using the Season Report platform to have quicker, easier access to seasonal information about gardening, foraging, and hunting across the United States. This detailed website will allow you to save and access important data to increase your wild food yield.  - Leave a Review for a chance to win a hat! -...

Episode 116: Come Hunt Wild Pigs in Texas 14.02.2022

Have you ever wanted to venture to Texas to help out with the invasive wild pig problem? Do you want to enjoy the tasty results of that hunt in the form of fresh wild game going into your freezer? It doesn’t matter if you have hunted for years or are just picking up a rifle, we have a spot for you to come join us at our hunting skills camp this spring in North Texas.  Harvesting Nature is hosting...

Episode 115: Connecting Outdoor Lovers with Outdoor Experiences 10.02.2022

Justin and Collin chat with Murielle Gaither and John Wyman of Venku Outdoors, the leading online marketplace for outdoor experiences. They discuss the ease of booking hunting and fishing trips, the Wild+Harvested Cookbook, razor clam chowder, beaver prosciutto, frog legs, high speed mushrooming and so much more! - Leave a Review for a chance to win a hat! - Love our content? Buy us a cup of coffe...

Episode 114: Necessary Ingredients for Wild Food Cooking 03.02.2022

Justin, Kory, and Collin chat about their favorite ingredients to have on hand to prepare any wild food meal. They discuss using the ingredients to prepare meals like antelope huevos rancheros, venison loco moco, venison barbacoa, BBQ squirrel dip, elk pot roast, mule deer carpaccio, and so much more! - Leave a Review for a chance to win a hat! - Love our content? Buy us a cup of coffee to say tha...

Episode 113: Adventures for Food - Colorado Plains Mule Deer 30.01.2022

Join Collin as he recounts the tale of hunting for his first mule deer. In November 2021, Justin and Collin ventured out on the plains of Eastern Colorado to punch their tags and bring home some meat. The trip started rocky and was consistently full of surprises. Did they both fill their tags or go home with empty coolers? Listen to find out. - Leave a Review for a chance to win a hat! - Tell your...

Episode 112: Canning and Pickling Game, Fish, and Wild Edibles 26.01.2022

Justin, Emily, and Adam Berkelmans chat about canning and pickling of wild foods. They discuss preserving meat, fish, wild edibles, smoked salmon, mushrooms, wild jams, dandelion gin and tonics, and so much more! - Leave a Review for a chance to win a hat! - Love our content? Buy us a cup of coffee to say thanks! - Learn to Cook Wilder with the Harvesting Nature Supper Club’s cooking classes Recip...

Episode 111: Flintlocks, Deer Drives, and Late Season Whitetail 20.01.2022

Justin, Kory, and friends chat about late season flintlock hunting in Pennsylvania. They discuss Justin’s rocky start, winter storms, Mississippi roast recipes, deer drives, standers, pushers, misfires, malfunctions, misses, and so much more! - Leave a Review for a chance to win a hat! - Love our content? Buy us a cup of coffee to say thanks! - Learn to Cook Wilder with the Harvesting Nature Suppe...

Episode 110: Wild Edibles with the Wild Food Girl 12.01.2022

Justin and Collin chat with Erica Davis, aka The Wild Food Girl about all things wild edibles. They chat about wild fruit candies, pine sap gum, dandelion root coffee, dandelion jam, pinon nut milk, seasonal foraging, Christmas ketchup, recommended references, chewing gum history, and so much more! - Leave a Review for a chance to win a hat! - Love our content? Buy us a cup of coffee to say thanks...

Episode 109: Fishing the Wild Waters 22.12.2021

AD: 24:08 Justin and Kory chat with Conor Sullivan, hunter, angler, lure crafter, and author of Fishing the Wild Waters. They discuss Conor’s new book, cod fishing, hunting axis deer, making lures, fighting tuna, guava wood chips, and so much more! - Leave a Review for a chance to win a hat! - Love our content? Buy us a cup of coffee to say thanks! - Learn to Cook Wilder with the Harvesting Nature...

Episode 108: How to Make Wild Game Soap 16.12.2021

Justin and the crew chat with Kassi Smith about making your own soap from wild game fat. The discuss step by step harvesting fat, storing fat, the soap making process, aging whole deer, processing your own chickens, rooster testicles, and so much more! - Leave a Review for a chance to win a hat! - Love our content? Buy us a cup of coffee to say thanks! - Learn to Cook Wilder with the Harvesting Na...

Episode 107: Young vs Old Hunting and Eating 08.12.2021

Justin and Emily chat with Lance Lewis of Tagged Out Kitchen about age ethics in hunting and eating. They discuss what it means as a hunter to choose to eat older or younger animals, social media shaming, tenderness differences, societal acceptance of younger animals, ice soaking, field care, foul words like gamey, and so much more!! - Leave a Review for a chance to win a hat! - Love our content?...

Episode 106: The Wild World of Game Tacos 01.12.2021

Justin chats with Annie Weisz the Founder of Peak to Plate. They discuss sooooo many taco recipes, hunting, fishing, mac and cheese, meatloaf, playing with spiciness, and so much more! - Leave a Review for a chance to win a hat! - Love our content? Buy us a cup of coffee to say thanks! - Learn to Cook Wilder with the Harvesting Nature Supper Club’s cooking classes Special Guest: Annie Weisz: hunte...

Episode 105: A Cut Above the Rest 24.11.2021

Justin chats with Corey Milligan the Founder of New West Knife Works. They discuss quality knives, hunting knives, cleavers, cutting injuries, teaching kids to cut food, cooking beaver tail, fishing in WY, and so much more! - Leave a Review for a chance to win a hat! - Love our content? Buy us a cup of coffee to say thanks! - Learn to Cook Wilder with the Harvesting Nature Supper Club’s cooking cl...

Episode 104: Mule Deer Madness 18.11.2021

Justin and Collin recount their weekend hunting Mule Deer on the Eastern Plains of Colorado which is a first for both of them. They discuss weather, terrain, goose hunting, taking kids out, Collin’s first deer, and so much more! We also joined the Waypoint Outdoor Collective! You can now listen to us on their website and app. - Leave a Review for a chance to win a hat! - Use code HARVEST10 at Alle...

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