The Hunter Conservationist Podcast

In this episode, we are joined by Reg Parsons and Odd Aasland to discuss their careers as taxidermists. With 80 ish years of combined experience in their field of work, we discuss how these gents first got into taxidermy as a career, the history of taxidermy, the process of taxidermy, how taxidermy contributed to conservation, the infamous duck incident, whether size (antlers) matter, whether taxidermy is a verb or a noun, the evolution of taxidermy as an art and what defines a master. The guys reminisce, tell stories, joke and banter about their careers as master taxidermists. In case you miss a point or two, a few of the stories will be told and retold to enhance your ability to retain the information. But most importantly, follow along to hear Reg and Odd’s sage advice on how to live a fulfilled life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we are joined by Cait Nelson, Wildlife Health Biologist with the government of BC. Cait oversees the province’s Chronic Wasting Disease on-the-ground program. Topics discussed include the latest on CWD science, global CWD news, the history of CWD in Canada, BC’s CWD program up to 2019, BC’s CWD free status, new CWD cases close to BC, the new mandatory head submission order for hunters in parts of Kootenay Region 4, what hunters need to do with their deer this fall, all the groups (including hunters) that have stepped up to help Cait with her program, and why hunters and hunting is awesome. Show Notes BC’s CWD public information website https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/plants-animals-ecosystems/wildlife/wildlife-health/wildlife-diseases/chronic-wasting-disease BC’s CWD 2019 CWD Surveillance and Response Program Management Plan https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/plants-animals-and-ecosystems/wildlife-wildlife-habitat/wildlife-health/wildlife-health-documents/bc_cwd_plan_june2019_approved.pdf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Mark and Curtis are at the University of Saskatchewan to discuss the growing problem of invasive wild pigs in Canada. Topics covered include leaky farms, the difference between wild boar versus wild pig, whether hunting is helping control wild pigs, where wild pigs are found in Canada, whether wild pigs can survive in the Yukon, countdown to 1 million square kilometers, whether sounder is a maritime term or not, what might be on your spinach, what a wild pig can do in 108 days, whether time is running out to eradicate wild pigs in Canada, and our favorite Ryan Brook quotes. Show Notes Follow Ryan on Twitter at RyanKBrook Check out the Canadian Wild Pig Research Project - CWPRG on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/WildPigResearch/ Learn more about Ryan and his research at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ryan_Brook and at https://agbio.usask.ca/faculty-and-staff/people-pages/ryan-brook.php#BriefBiography Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Mark and Curtis are in Cranbrook BC with Nikita Dalke, Jeff Berdusco, and Erin Aasland Hall. We chat about our earliest memories growing up in the outdoors, strategies for getting kids into hunting and fishing, indoctrination vs. exposure, expectation adjustments, when kids are old enough to hunt an animal, letting kids use social media or not, competing with a world of instant gratification, keeping kids comfortable in the outdoors vs. coddling them, and the strategy of suckering them in. Show Notes Follow Nikita on Social Media at CanadaHuntress. Check out her family blog rockymountainoutdooradventures.blogspot.com and read her article Tips for Hunting with your Kids wideopenspaces.com/tips-hunting-kids-pics/ Jeff is a private guy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we are in Revelstoke, British Columbia chatting with caribou researcher Dr. Rob Serrouya from the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute. We learn why caribou in the southern population in BC and Alberta are endangered. We also discuss cool t-shirts, saving endangered species with adaptive management, where white-tailed deer fit, social science, trade-off decision making, the controversial moose and wolf stabilization efforts, 500 jobs vs. 500 wolves and whether the cart was put before the horse at the caribou public consultation forums in BC. Show Notes Check out Rob’s research work at, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Robert_Serrouya Recent collaborate research paper on saving endangered species using adaptive management: https://www.pnas.org/content/116/13/6181 As discussed in the show, the Revelstoke area and “Big Bend” of the Columbia River are within the overlapping traditional territories of the Silix, Sinixt, Secwepemc and Ktunaxa First Nations. Contact the podcasts hosts at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we are joined by grizzly bear researcher Clayton Lamb, from the University of Alberta. We discuss the facets of grizzly bear conservation and biology, Clayton’s PhD work in the Elk Valley, hangry bears, science of the obvious, source-sink dynamics, the ominous Olsen Pit, modern day raptors trying to kill prehistoric raptors and using data to make flooring decisions. Clayton's website. Follow Clayton on Twitter at ClaytonTLamb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices