Long-time Artemis guest (and co-founder) Jess Johnson returns to the podcast this week after a trip to the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation’s annual meeting in Budapest, Hungary. On her way back to Wyoming, Jess got the chance to stop in Scotland for several days to hunt red deer and roe deer. She shares that experience with us, plus what it's like to bump heads with hunters and conservationists from across the world. 3:00 International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation - aka "the CIC," which aims to preserve wild game and hunting across the world 6:00 Wolf perceptions worldwide 11:00 The rural-urban divide over predators 12:00 World Hunting Expo - an event that only happens every 50 years  17:00 Hungary's red stags in rut... it was a moving show for the world's sporting and wildlife advocates 21:00 Learning wildlife management models from neighbors abroad 28:00 The CIC has its own version of Artemis... and it's also called Artemis #twinningandwinning 29:00 And CIC's forthcoming cookbook featuring game recipes from around the world 33:00 The relationships/dialogue that comes from events like CIC are the real bounty 34:00 Modern Huntsman magazine & Into the Wilderness with Byron Pace podcast episode with Linzi Seivwright 35:00 Hunting Scotland's red deer and the rural-urban divide issue there; plus, values of the land-owners versus the public at large 42:00 Hunting with someone who's mastered being a predator on their own landscape 43:00 Hunting in tweed 45:00 Red stags "roar," they don't bugle 47:00 "We don't take long shots here... let's wait and get him in as close as we can." 49:00 You can buy red stag meat in Scotland's grocery stores, which means hunters can sell their bounty to butchers if they choose to 50:00 Sika deer - they sound like an elk bugle on helium 53:00 If someone wipes stag blood on your face, don't freak... it's a Scottish tradition called blooding 55:00 Scotland's roe deer 57:00 A landscape where humans are the only predator, and the ongoing discussion of whether you re-introduce eradicated predators 1:04 Converting other hunters to the cult of Those Who Eat Heart Meat 1:12 In lieu of agency-issued tags, hunting deer in Scotland is regulated by landowners, usually a partnership between the landowner and whomever leases the property for hunting 1:17 The U.K. (as yet) has no cases of CWD 1:22 NWF Outdoor Division's new climate report: A Hunter’s and Angler’s Guide to Climate Change

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Hunting Scotland's Red Deer with Jess Johnson

Lori Monday was raising three kids, going to school, and struggling to find herself when she had a life-changing encounter with a snake. It led her down a path chock full of reptiles. As an education ambassador for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Lori literally keeps a menagerie of reptiles and amphibians as a part of her job. Listen to find out what it means when someone says, "Hey... wanna go herping?"  1:30 "Herping" - to wander about and look for reptiles and amphibians 3:00 Freezer situation: frozen mice of all sizes, ya'll #portraitofasnakeowner 4:00 Authentic tacos.  Find out more at our Artemis Podcast FB Group 7:00 Goose tacos. A new addition to your taco repertoire. 10:00 When someone asks, "Wanna go herping?" ...and that first snake encounter. "It was the most beautiful, gentle thing."  14:00 Getting into hunting/archery through a game and fish department, but also just by showing up 17:00 Deer lease 101 (effort + investment) 24:00 Herping isn't just about reptiles/amphibians... you'll see spider eyes catch the light, opossums, armadillos... all kinds of life at dawn or dusk 27:00 Project Wild from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission 28:00 Lori's teaching menagerie (which lives in her bedroom at home) 29:00 "Hey, I gotta call you back... my alligator is trying to eat my turtle." 35:00 Seeing the world at night can open your eyes... plus, experiencing the natural world up close for the first time 38:00 Snake phobias + the mind-changing experience of a herping ed trip 42:00 The first time in a deer stand isn't entirely intuitive 45:00 Taking your kids hunting as an adult-onset hunter 48:00 Harvesting your first deer as your teenage son cheers you on #heartexplosion 52:00 Women's Outdoor Retreat  hosted by the South Carolina Wildlife Federation

"Herping" in Arkansas with Lori Monday

Traditional bowhunter Beka Garris joins Artemis this week to talk about what it's like bowhunting with a baby. Yes... literally WITH a small child. Beka tells us about harvesting two deer (and a squirrel) alongside her daughter. She also talks about traditional bowhunting, the skills involved, and how your experience in the outdoors changes when you have a little one in tow. This week's episode is brought to you by Isle Royale Outfitters, a women-specific hunting and apparel company. Check them out online, and use code Artemis20 for a 20% discount at check-out. 2:00 Tiny human podcast crashers... #momlife 3:00 The switch from bowhunting to traditional bowhunting... the trad bow range is more like 

Motherhood & Traditional Bowhunting with Beka Garris

When the pandemic hit, Bre Bashford returned to her home state of Colorado from Georgia, where she works as an R3 coordinator for the Georgia Wildlife Federation. She hunted elk and antelope, and she tells us what it was like to build up to those successful hunts after growing up in suburbia. For Bre, the journey started with a strong ethos about food, a generous mentor, and being willing to figure out what you don't know. Plus... what's it like when a group of vegans asks you to speak on the ethics of eating meat? 3:00 A pandemic-triggered change in geography 4:00 "Each year I have a goal to try something new... or to experience a new species, or a new technique." 5:00 Growing up in suburbia and learning your mountain literacy on the weekends 8:00 On knowing your food  12:00 R3 = the recruitment, retention, and reactivation of hunters, anglers and shooting-sport participants 13:00 When a pro-vegan crowd asks you to talk about the ethics of eating meat... #yowzers 15:00 Guns as weapons vs. guns as tools 18:00 Hunting is about more than meat... it's about the role humans play in the ecosystem 21:00 The power of a mentor to shepherd someone into hunting... squirrels to turkey to deer 23:00 "We all have something to give, and we all have something to learn." 27:00 Academics Afield & learning global perspectives on hunting 29:00 Are there benefits to people who interact with wildlife?  31:00 Why hunting gets to us: We're in the moment, our senses are elevated... "Lose your mind, find your soul." 33:00 Hunting pronghorn... their eyesight is superb 34:00 Kneepads can help you crawl/stalk through cacti... also, army-crawling with your rifle is worth practicing 37:00 Pronghorn evolved alongside very formidable predators 41:00 Colorado Parks and Wildlife's "Elk Hunting University" program  43:00 Elk hunting: doing the prep, finding your spot, then arriving to see a bunch of other hunters... and eventually teaming up with two to plan a day's hunt 45:00 Being married to a non-hunter has a few perks... hello, truck shuttle 54:00 Montana antelope hunting - trying for a new, harder-to-draw area... and getting four tags with your friends 56:00 Scouting a completely new area 59:00 Georgia Wildlife Federation

Colorado Elk & Antelope with Bre Bashford

Kyley Caldwell and her husband run a bird dog breeding and training facility in central North Carolina. Kyley tells us about how she got into dogs, and what it's like to do dog trials through The North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association. We talk dog breeds, hardness tests, blind retrieves, and more. Upland game season is here, everyone! 2:30 When your freezer unexpectedly kicks it #facepalm 5:30 Rusty Guns Kennel (link) - a dog breeding and training facility in North Carolina 6:00 Meeting your husband by way of a dog 10:00 "We're here today because I'm getting you a puppy." #bestsurprise  ... "but don't pick the first one that licks you." #puppycurmudgeon 11:00 AKC events... "dog show people" versus "gun dog people" 12:00 NAVDA (link) - North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association 17:00 Flushing vs. retrieving vs. pointing breeds 18:00 Quail/pheasants aren't as plentiful as they used to be in the Carolinas 20:00 Owning/managing a dog-training business with your husband 22:00 Training 10 dogs a month while still having full-time jobs; Growing the kennel to have kennel help and other trainers on staff 23:00 A life in the day of a dog trainer 25:00 Dogs sometimes stay with the trainer as long as six months 27:30 "A hardness test"... it's a prerequisite for some dogs before they can be breed eligible through their respective associations; a dog has to dispatch a fox or a raccoon 32:00 Dog trials + what to expect 36:00 The 100-yard blind retrieve... it's a feat of dog-handling 42:00 That moment you see a young dog just GET IT 43:00 "DK" in gun-dog speak is a Deutsch Kurzhaar, it's a slightly different breed than a German Short-Haired Pointer (which is a "GSP" in dog-speak) 45:00 The biggest dilemma for hunting vacations: "Which dogs are we bringing, and how many?" 49:00 Tracking a tricky bird (and getting it) 50:00 Check out a podcast Kyley hosts once a month, "Gun Dog It Yourself" (link) - a podcast for aspiring dog owners to train their dogs themselves; GDIY is also on Facebook (link) and Instagram (link)  54:00 Find Kyley on Facebook (link), Instagram (link) and RustyGunsKennel.com (link)

Dog Trials with Kyley Caldwell of Rusty Guns Kennels

Sarah Tingey is one of the brains behind a small packrafting company called Alpacka Raft. It started as a basement type of operation, fueled by adventures in the Far North, including time spent in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Sarah tells us about her experiences on that incomparable landscape, plus what it's like to travel there with a small child (on a 10-day packrafting trip, of course). Taking kids into the backcountry isn't all puppies and unicorns, but it can be hugely rewarding when we do make the effort. 4:00 Career life at a small outdoor products company like Aplacka Rafts (you're a jill of all trades) 6:30 Packrafts - they started as a means for water travel in the deep backcountry, like -- say -- a 700-mile trip across Alaska's Brooks Range 9:00 From a basement sewing machine operation to a company that employs 45 people 10:00 "Design by Sheri" - a staple of the Warren Miller ski days, also what would be the skill base for a packraft company 14:00 Sheep hunting; New Mexico elk hunting 21:00 Visiting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and suddenly feeling like all those discussions about oil development weren't very abstract anymore 25:00 Check out a map of where ANWR is 26:00 Efforts to conserve ANWR predate Alaska's statehood 28:00 Would you rather visit a place called a 'petroleum reserve' or a 'wildlife refuge'? 30:00 Taking a BABY rafting on a 10-day trip in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (flash floods, weather delays, hustle hustle hustle) 33:00 Risk judgement when conditions change (leave the stress out of it) 36:00 Carrying a baby in the backcountry; hunting with a baby (or not) 42:00 Growing up in a hunting family, but not ever going along 43:00 Sharing the burden of all the extra energy that goes along with taking a kid outside 47:00 Taking kids into the wild isn't all unicorns and ponies 51:00 Catch the Emily Ledergerber episode on Hunting While Pregnant 53:00 An 185-mile overland trip over several drainages in Alaska, and getting to see a pristine salmon run 56:00 "The 'potted plant' phase [of babyhood]... soak it up."

Packrafts, Babies & ANWR with Sarah Tingey

Hunter, angler and conservationist Bianca McGrath-Martinez first drank the volunteerism Kool-Aid when she was serving with AmeriCorps. Today, her professional life (with MANY volunteer hours across different groups) is spent working towards an inclusive conservation movement with a program called Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting, and the Outdoors. 2:00 HECHO; Latino Outdoors Colorado 5:00 Growing up with a negative perception of hunting, and then the slow process of changing your mind as an adult 8:00 How you become comfortable with something that your family has traditionally been very cautious about, like firearms 13:00 Fly-fishing... can open the gate to other sporting disciplines 16:00 The backstory of the American conservation movement, it can sound rosy and peachy -- but there's also racism, censure, and genocide there, too 17:00 Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting, and the Outdoors - a policy-driven group that advocates for the conservation of wild lands in the Southwest 20:00 Parks podcast, Ashley's recommendation on a frank history of National Parks 23:00 Why it's important to re-teach ourselves American history through a historically accurate lens 28:00 The importance of bringing conservation (and sporting) to elected officials and other leaders 30:00 Find HECHO on Facebook, Instagram, and via their online newsletter 31:00 Cocktails and Conservation event in Utah in October. Keep track of HECHO events here. 32:00 Translating hunting/fishing regulations into Spanish 37:00 Bianca on the Your Mountain podcast, a great listen 38:00 Volunteerism accomplishes SO MUCH in the outdoors space. Check out Latino Outdoors' Yo Cuento blog, the group's job board, etc 43:00 Women's Wilderness  (and their Trailblazers program) 45:00 "I did AmeriCorps... and I think I just sort of drank the Kool-Aid when it comes to volunteerism." 50:00 Tarpon fishing! Large, ancient, big-fighting fish 54:00 Colorado Parks and Wildlife's Ranching for Wildlife program -- an access program for new hunters on private lands 1:02 An upcoming Artemis episode... bowhunting with a baby or a toddler (yes... hunting WITH a baby/toddler, like, on your back)

Volunteerism & Diversifying the Hunt Field with Bianca McGrath-Martinez

Tia Shoemaker is a second-generation Alaskan who grew up at her family's remote hunting and fishing lodge in the Becharof National Wildlife Refuge. You might remember her from Artemis's episode on Traverse Mag, but today Tia comes to us from the NWF Outdoors podcast, where she talks about what it's like to see climate change on the front lines. The changes are very real, and alarming. Even Shoemaker's long-time fishing clients are noticing. 

Vanishing Seasons: NWF Outdoors with Tia Shoemaker

Texas hunter Hannah Marcom took up hunting with a bow before she ever reached for a firearm. She tells us about that journey in addition to the public-facing work she does in the hunting industry through her Instagram page, @Hannah.The.Plus.Size.Hunter. We talk about choosing gear for function over aesthetics, sweaty sports bras, and garden bounty galore. Plus, when you're from Texas and you tell someone you have "ground hog" in your freezer... sometimes they mistakenly think you mean groundhogs.  4:00 Texas wild hogs! Or "pigs" in Texas-speak... perennial freezer-fodder in the Lone Star State 6:00 "No matter what hunt I'm on... if I see a pig, it becomes a pig hunt." It's an invasive/abundant species 10:00 Two adult-onset hunters venture into bow-hunting 15:00 Even on non-harvest days in the field... you have the best seat for nature-watching. Plus, working up to your first harvest, step-by-step 18:00 What nudges some of us toward bows over guns? 22:00 Using the red light option on your headlamp heading to the tree stand (and sometimes finding an unexpected set of eyeballs in that light... AH!) 24:00 Ladies, totally ok to have a little cry in the treestand. That wasn't a chupacabra! (Right?) 25:00 Doing the observing vs. being the one who's observable 27:00 Find Hannah on Insta @hannah.the.plus.size.hunter and YouTube Hannah Marcom - there is so much good story and deep thought here 30:00 Realizing you need some camo and having a hard time finding something that fits #imnottheonlyone 34:00 "If you can't try it on, seeing it on someone else's body is the next best thing." 42:00 Sports bras! Check out Hannah's take on this Best Sports Bras... "I have been on a sports bra journey." 46:00 Padding? Zipper? Clasp? Razorback? 48:00 SheFit 50:00 Wool-blend bras for the sweaty hike followed by the cold sit at your hunting spot 59:00 McCall WildFest - Aug. 18 1:04 That expression "the bee's knees" ... it's about pollen pants!

Sports Bras & Plus-Size Gear with Hannah Marcom

The hunting landscape is about 89% male and 97% white. Although there are a number of recruitment/retention groups out there to add to the ranks, we talk about why we need groups for specific demographics -- like Artemis for women, or Hunters of Color for the BIPOC community. Lydia Parker joins us from Hunters of Color to talk about the group's mission -- how they aim to reach out to hunters of color and say, "Yes.. you. This table was made for YOU. Join us." 1:00 What someone names their chickens tells you a lot about them 3:30 Hunters of Color: HuntersOfColor.org, on Insta @huntersofcolor, FB - Hunters of Color 5:30 What being a play-by-play baseball commentator teaches you about the hunting scene (and what it's like when sports broadcasting runs in the family) 10:00 Becoming comfortable with firearms as an adult 14:00 How can you tactfully introduce sporting culture to communities traumatized by gun violence?  15:00 Reframing: Firearms as weapons vs. firearms as tools 16:00 Hunting demographics: about 89% male, 97% white  18:00 Empathy and education first 20:00 How do groups like Hunters of Color go from idea to fully-fleshed organization? Plus, the early stereotypes that got the ball rolling 23:00 "Is Hunting Too White" by Patrick Durkin 25:00 Community-building & recruiting ambassadors 30:00 There are so many groups/events/organizations that help recruit new hunters... everyone is welcome! So why do we NEED specific groups like Artemis/Hunters of Color? Hunters of Color FAQ 35:00 Author Angela Davis and thoughts on oppression/privilege/inclusivity 36:00 "Everyone can be a better ally to someone else." 40:00 "Generational wealth" also refers to things like family knowledge and culture 42:00 What's the responsibility that comes with owning/knowing your own privilege? 45:00 "Hunting and Fishing in the New South" by Scott Giltner - a book that looks into Black hunters pre- and post-slavery, exclusionary hunting laws, land ownership then and now, and more  54:00 There's value in having the hard/uncomfortable conversations 55:00 Mentor application on HOC website; And become a Member 58:00 Want to make a difference? Volunteer volunteer volunteer 59:00 Catch Hunters of Color co-founder Jimmy Flatt on NWF Outdoors: Breaking Down Barriers to Entering Hunting 1:02 Those hunts where you suffer? Sometimes they're the most memorable. Fern pollen to the face!  1:06 Sometimes the fish throw you a bone! Catching one as you're preoccupied elsewhere 1:08 Portugal. The Man   1:10 Artemis Fly Fishing Tactics... that's a wrap! What should we cover next? Send us a note: artemis@nwf.org. And as always, join our Artemis Podcast Facebook group to continue the conversation Other groups for your radar: Brown Folks Fishing, Outdoor Afro, Queers and Camo , LGBTQ Outdoors

Hunters of Color with Lydia Parker

Melody Engle is the captain of the U.S. Women's Spearfishing team, which is headed to Sardinia next month for the Spearfishing World Championships. She tells us what it's like to condition for World's, how to master your mind as a freediver, and how her own headgame was influenced by a background in competitive figure skating and skydiving. Plus -- targeting fish, stone shots, and the ecology of the marine ecosystems we depend on. 3:00 The best tasting fish is a fresh fish 5:30 Speara - woman who spearfishes 8:00 A typical spearfishing outing; Determining 'drop' location based on quarry 10:00 Where to aim on a fish... a "stone shot" 11:00 Distance from fish when you shoot + you ARE the reel... you have to swim the fish to the surface 12:00 The quality of your shot can influence how quickly sharks pick up on that animal's demise 13:00 A good spearfishing friend fends off a shark (!) while you get your fish to the surface 15:00 Diving for a Cause + Ted Harty's freediving course 19:00 Getting into freediving in your 50s (with a background in figure skating and skydiving) 21:00 Being captain of the U.S. Women's Spearfishing team 24:00 U.S. Women's Spearfishing Team headed to World's in Italy in September: World Spearfishing Championship 2021; Plus, if you have any to spare, their GoFundMe page is still active. (Plus... it's a WINNING team!) 26:00 The U.S. Women's Spearfishing Team is relatively new compared to teams in other countries. Follow them on Insta @usa_spearfishing_womens_team and Facebook @USAWomensSpearfishingTeam 27:00 How team members are selected 27:30 U.S. Women's Spearfishing Alliance - conservation & camaraderie 33:00 Shooting a 68-pound yellowfin tuna in Costa Rica 37:00 Decline in Florida hogfish in the past couple years 38:00 Reef-safe sunscreens (like Stream2Sea) 43:00 A high-level competition mindset is about disciple, mastering your nerves, being present 46:00 What's the fate of the fish caught during spearfishing tournaments? Fresh fish are sacred to many 50:00 Ciguatera poisoning 55:00 Freediving + black out risk 58:00 Do you have a boat? It's an obstacle to entry for many

U.S.A. Women's Spearfishing Team, Part 2: Melody Engle

Kelsea Albert is on the U.S. Women's Spearfishing Team, which heads to Sardinia next month for the World Championships. This week on Artemis, she tells us how she got into the sport (it started with a freediving course), and how others can tap into the wonders of the ocean's bounty.  1:00 Did you catch Brianne Lauro on Artemis this winter? Diving for Tako and the Value of Community Knowledge. 2:30 Ain't no bettah' fish than raw fish 6:00 Spearfishing for meaningful subsistence during school 7:00 To harvest it helps to really get to know the species 9:00 Want to get into spearfishing? Start with freediving (there's classes for this stuff, everyone!) 11:00 The hardest fish to wrangle underwater? Basically, anything with red meat... that fish is athletic 13:00 Taking a scientist's methodic approach to learning a new skill 17:00 Spearfishing myth busting: You don't need a boat to be able to go. A kayak works. So does a jetski.  20:00 The wonderful solitude of a sunlit kelp bed... plus, the SOUND of fish 23:00 Tips for hunting sea bass 26:00 It's not about what you harvest, or what you take 27:00 Are some things too special for social media? (Or, do we protect what we love by NOT sharing it publicly?) 32:00 Spearfishing competitions 33:00 U.S. Women's Spearfishing Team headed to World's in Italy in September: World Spearfishing Championship 2021 38:00 Preparing to dive in the Mediterranean 39:00 Time underwater & cold- vs. warm-water conditioning 42:00 Shallow-water blackout 46:00 The headgame behind spearfishing (and life) 55:00 GoFundMe for women headed to the spearfishing world championship in Sardinia - https://www.gofundme.com/f/womens-team-usa-2021-spearfishing-worlds 1:00 U.S. Women's Spearfishing Team on Insta @usa_spearfishing_womens_team and Facebook @USAWomensSpearfishingTeam 1:05 Age/weight have little to do with someone's aptitude for freediving 1:14 Becoming a mentor (or "old salty mermaid" in the ocean world)... mentorship is a serious relationship. Don't ask for it lightly, and don't say 'yes' frivolously

U.S.A. Women's Spearfishing Team, Part 1: Kelsea Albert

Last time we spoke with Sharenda, we heard about how she got into shooting and reloading. This week, we get an update on where she's at in her journey being a hunter and angler. She's been dove-hunting and tying her own flies... AND, she's bringing other women along on the journey through a program called WildHERness. Becoming a hunter can feel like a long process. Sharenda breaks down her journey into simple steps, sometimes as concrete as "Next thing: buy tent." 2:00 WildHERness.org , a program to get women into sporting, @wildHERness_ on Insta and WildHERness on Facebook 4:00 Missouri's Pheasants Forever "Go Wild" program ... like a BOW program, but for women in Missouri/Kansas (September 24-26) 8:00 Imagine a weekend with arts & crafts AND reloading activities... #dreamcometrue 10:00 Girls with Guns "Upland" pants 12:00 Boots for female hunters: Danner "Wayfinder" boots, RedWing "Upland" boots, Timberland "Pros", plus... good 'ol Muck boots 13:00 Squeaky boot problems... is it the laces? The insoles?  17:00 DSG clothing line... hello, ladies! Adjustable inseams, plus-size and petite options, etc 20:00 Let's snow-boogie-board, y'all 21:00 Miss Sharenda on Artemis the first time? Add it to your listening queue 23:00 A first-time dove hunt... "those little boogers fly like bats!" #theyrequick 27:00 Hunt prep on YouTube... good idea? bad idea? 28:00 When your friends are literally your bird dogs 34:00 Coleman pop-up camping bed 36:00 Practicing your duck calling around the house can be rough on a relationship... but what if you did it every time you were at a stoplight? 37:00 Christopher Polk duck calls 41:00 Fly-tying, fly-casting... practice, practice, practice (whenever you can) 44:00 Taxidermists have a quagmire of regulatory hoops 51:00 The garage-centric chicken coop set-up 57:00 How antelope negotiate fences... it's fascinating 1:04 A keep-your-cooler-cool trick involving a wet towel 1:06 Find Artemis (and Sharenda) in our Facebook group ... Sharenda is also on Instagram @pinkshears

WildHERness with Sharenda Birts

Emilie Cram worked for an outfitter in Wyoming -- where her jobs included packing mules, quartering elk, and pretty much anything else needed on guided hunting trips. When she took up a rifle herself, she found that even after so much time in the field, there are STILL questions it helps to be able to phone a friend for. Emilie also made good on a lifelong infatuation with Maine's seafaring culture by learning to lobster... which is fascinating. Trust us on this one! 2:00 "Hoot-owl restrictions" vary by state... some states close rivers to fishing when the river temp stays high. Others rely on anglers' judgement. 7:00 Winter scallops for year-round eating, plus berries galore 9:30 Tip for keeping turkey feathers: Freeze them so the mites don't deteriorate the feather 12:00 Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation 13:00 Learning to hunt working at a family outfitting business out West, then bringing those skills back home to the Northeast 16:00 Becoming a lobsterwoman (+ lobster-bacon salads) 19:00 A lifelong crush on the state of Maine 20:00 The regulatory climate for Maine lobstering 24:00 Bait 25:00 A wee bit of lobster ecology 28:00 No keeping the monster lobsters... "keepers" are a function of lobster size (dimensions) and gender 33:00 A rule of thumb: If you get a pound of lobster per trap (about one keeper), you're in the black on your lobstering 36:00 Notching a lobster 40:00 Going from working for an outfitter to being the one who does everything on a personal hunt 43:00 The power of being able to phone a friend when an unforeseen hunting problem arises 45:00 Hunting East vs. West... dense private lands vs. open public lands 48:00 Density of deer versus density of hunters 51:00 The nuance of asking permission to hunt on private lands... and as a landowner, sometimes having to say 'no' 53:00 NWF Outdoors podcast 59:00 Turkey eggs 1:00:00 Pasta Grannies! If you missed it last week... now's the time to catch up 1:00:02 Fly FisHer Adventures in Helena, Mont. Find Emilie on Insta @instahcram

Maine Lobstering with Emilie Cram

"You get one physical vehicle for your entire life." Our bodies help us do ALL the things outside -- fishing, hunting... even moseying. Artemis Ambassador Sara Camiscioni reminds us that our daily happiness is often directly related to how we feel in our bodies. On this episode, we talk about becoming a hunter, tree stands, whether rivers are changing, and the general pursuit of a strong, functional, confident life. 2:00 Moving to a new place and feeling like you nailed it: "It's everything I've ever wanted in terms of recreation and lifestyle blended together while still being able to run my business."  3:30 Find Your Strong with Sara - a diet/exercise program for the athletic/adventurous (psst... that's us!) Plus, running a business the jives with who you are as a person 6:00 Fly-fishing as therapy 8:00 What fisher(wo)men notice about how rivers/fishing are changing in a changing climate... when did it become the norm for the season to go on hiatus for warm/low water? #newnorm? 11:00 What we look for in partners (... kind of!) 14:00 First hunt - antelope on cherished lands... plus, EMOTIONS! You feel like you can do anything... there's gratitude... there's depth. It's real out there 19:00 Randy Newberg... you need a sidekick?!  22:00 Connecting to your food 25:00 Tree stands 101 - Do you bring the coffee? Do you pee? 29:00 SheWee? #shewont 31:00 Doe pee vs human pee 34:00 Cutting a hunt short to not have to process meat or exit in the dark... it's a tough decision 40:00 In pursuit of a strong, functional, confident life 43:00 Boating body? Even out those muscles! Casting a lot? Forearm strength. You'd be amazed how surgically you use your body in the outdoors 47:00 "You have ONE body. You have ONE physical vehicle for your entire life"... "Your daily happiness is linked to your physical body." 54:00 Changing your health isn't a one-stop-shop... it takes habits and change that you can keep up for a lifetime 55:00 Find Sara on Insta @findyourstrongwithsara, OR the Find Your Strong podcast 58:00 What you learn about someone when they tell you what their chickens are named 59:00 The YouTube channel you didn't know you needed... Italian grandmas making pasta: Pasta Grannies

You Only Get One Body with Sara Camiscioni

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