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Casting Comedy and Conservation: Eeland Stribling

Will Kutscher — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 18:37:00 +0000

For fisherman, outdoorsman, and comedian Eeland Stribing, comedy and fishing are very similar. Creating a joke and making a cast both take thoughtful preparation, the perfect setup, and impeccable timing to land the hook.

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Karelian Bear Dogs: Hunter Turned Protector

Will Kutscher — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 18:04:43 +0000

A better way to mitigate non-lethal interactions between humans and bears: an ancient breed of hunting dogs, Karelian’s have been used by Finnish hunters for centuries to hunt large animals such as bears and elk

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Oceans Initiative: on a mission to protect marine life

Angela Becia — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 19:06:27 +0000

Conservation scientist Erin Ashe, PhD, says we all have a “cetacean story”: the moment in our lives when we realize that whales and dolphins—the spellbinding mammals she studies—exist. Ashe was four years old when hers happened. A family of orcas swam below her aunt’s cliffside home on San Juan Island in the state of Washington, announcing their presence with the unmistakable whoosh of air being exhaled through blowholes. Ashe was awestruck, and insatiably curious about the 12,000-pound creatures—a feeling that would direct the course of her studies and, eventually, her life’s work.

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Western Wolves Swept Up In Culture Wars

Angela Becia — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 20:35:54 +0000

Many animals kill for a living, but wolves compete with Homo sapiens in that they eat elk, deer, moose, and sometimes livestock. The debates about wolves are in part about biology, economics, and disagreements over the consequences of having wolves on the land. But the debate also reveals how much we are willing to share, and how we see our place in the world.

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Hunt Gather Talk Podcast | Season 3

Angela Becia — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 23:52:43 +0000

Renowned wild game chef, Hank Shaw, has spent a lifetime gathering wild edible plants, hunting, and fishing the land and waters of North America. This season of 'Hunt Gather Talk' dives deep into, fish and seafood.

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A Sea Change in Southeast Alaska

Angela Becia — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 18:43:37 +0000

The USDA’s proposed Southeast Alaska Sustainability Strategy charts new management direction for the Tongass, centered on the responsible stewardship of public land and water. Learn more about the initiatives taking place and how you can support the Tongass.

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The Survivors: Alaskan Arctic Musk Oxen

Angela Becia — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 15:08:49 +0000

With no reason to fear mankind, the muskox was almost driven to extinction by the advent of guns that ripped through the slow-moving herds. In Alaska and on the rest of the planet, they simply disappeared by the late 1800s. All that was left of an animal that had been around since the time of the caveman were fuzzy stories passed down through Indigenous communities.

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A Short History of Helicopter Logging

Angela Becia — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 21:19:49 +0000

The practice of helicopter logging is still employed in parts of the world today, including the US and Canada. Often the USFS will use it to thin forest lands in the wildland-urban interface near cities and towns to mitigate wildfire danger. Several logging companies employ it to target specific types of wood and to work in rugged, steep mountainous slopes.

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Logger Dennis Cronin’s Unexpected Legacy

Angela Becia — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 16:00:45 +0000

In 2011, logger Dennis Cronin was flagging cutblock 7190 near Port Renfrew, British Columbia for clear-cutting when a massive tree stopped him in his tracks.

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The Margins of Art, Science, & Superstition: Dr. J. Drew Lanham

Will Kutscher — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 18:49:10 +0000

J. Drew Lanham is an ornithologist, a professor of wildlife ecology at Clemson University, and a poet, naturalist, and hunter-conservationist. A prolific writer, he has authored the award-winning memoir, The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature. A passionate outdoorsman, Lanham lives his subject matter, fully committed to a life integrated with nature.

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