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The Hunter Conservationist Podcast

Wild Origins Canada Foundation

The Hunter Conservationist Podcast brings you nuanced content about conservation, science and responsible hunting in Canada, so you can stay topped up on issues concerning your outdoor, hunting and fishing lifestyle, stay current on the latest in wildlife conservation, science and responsible hunting and be entertained by conversations with intellectual thinkers. The Hunter Conservationist Podcast is a Made in Canada podcast.

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Round Canada Ep 54 - Elver Chaos, Hunting with Dogs,...

The Hunter Conservationist Podcast ·

2023/05/26

In this episode Mark covers an interesting and chaotic fishery for the American eel in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, a controversial amendment in Ontario for training dogs to hunt coyotes, whether addling goose eggs will work, a judge's ruling on salmon fishing in Alaska, spotted owl rewilding effort in BC and new legislation in Haida Gwaii. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Episode 95 - Alberta Pronghorn with Paul Jones

The Hunter Conservationist Podcast ·

2023/05/15

Brought to you by Community-Minded Alpine Toyota Paul Jones, senior biologist with the Alberta Conservation Association joins Mark and Curtis to talk all things pronghorn. Topics covered include historic and present-day distribution, population dynamics, migrations, migration barriers, pronghorn friendly fences, highway crossing structures, twinning rates, migratory versus nomadic, urban pronghorn, principles for managing pronghorn for hunting and the longest distance travelled by a pronghorn.

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38:18

Round Canada Ep 53 - New Gun Control Amendments with...

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2023/05/04

In this episode Mark is joined by firearm policy expert Tim Thurley again to discuss the federal governments latest gun control amendments to Bill C-21. Topics Tim cover include magazine capacity, the semi-automatic prohibition clause and the resurrection of the Canadian Firearms Advisory Committee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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92:14

Ep 94 - Fisher Trapping and Conservation and With Tim...

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2023/05/01

Brought to you by Community-Minded Alpine Toyota Mark and Curtis are joined by Tim Killey, President of the BC Trappers Association to talk about fisher trapping and conservation in British Columbia. Tim explains the current trapping restrictions on fishers in Central part of the province and new regulation proposals being tabled. As well, Tim explains the two fisher sub-populations in BC, and trappers concerns about how the endangered status of the Columbia sub-population was established

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37:40

Round Canada Ep 52 - Gruesome Wolf Photos, 30x30 and...

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2023/04/28

In this episode Mark discusses his assessment of the veterinary photographic records of wolves killed in the caribou recovery areas of BC, some great news from the Nakusp caribou maternal pen, Canada’s commitment to the 30x30 biodiversity initiative, the future of hunting in Northern Manitoba and another anti-trapping campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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136:46

Ep 93 - Spring Black Bear Hunting Primer with John...

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2023/04/15

Brought to you by Community-Minded Alpine Toyota John Schneider and Adam Weir join Mark and Curtis to discuss spring black bear hunting. John speaks from experience hunting in Alberta and Adam from hunting in Ontario. The guys discuss what spring bear hunting means to them, what the landscape is like where they hunt, how to find spring black bears, hunting methods, judging bears, bating tactics, step to safely recovering a bear, advice for new hunters and of course, lots of humour.

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70:07

Round Canada Ep 51 - Wild Boars, Pleistocene Horses...

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2023/04/14

In this episode Mark covers a decision in Alberta regarding wild boar farming, white nose syndrome in bats in BC, coyote killing contests in Ontario, true wild horses in Canada, new firearms acts in Alberta and Sask, caribou in Nunavut, Roosevelt elk on Vancouver Island, an Indigenous Protected Conservation Area in BC, boreal caribou and climate change in the NWT, poaching fines, and Manitoba’s limits on foreign freelance waterfowl hunting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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131:05

Round Canada Ep 50 - State of Canada's Gun Control...

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2023/04/03

Hang on this is a a big episode! Tim Thurley, Canadian firearm policy and firearm homicide expert joins Mark to give a full update on everything that's been going on in the gun control debate since the hunting firearm amendments to Bill C-21 were with drawn. Topics covered include, recent random homicide trends in Canada, public fear, whether gun control leads to less firearm violence, variants, the Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Report's potential impact on licensed gun owners, pro and anti-gun control

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105:34

Ep 92 - Bear Hunting and Human Conflict with Joe...

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2023/04/01

Brought to you by Community-Minded Alpine Toyota Joe Northrup , Research Scientist Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Mark Ryckman, Manager of Policy Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. Joe was the lead scientist on the recent study looking at the question of whether the Ontario spring black bear hunt reduced or increased human bear conflict. Joe discusses how the study was conducted and what its major findings were. Topics discussed include the spring bear pilot hunt, changes in bear

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Episode 49 – CWD, Mackerel, Goldfish and Alberta’s...

The Hunter Conservationist Podcast ·

2023/03/29

In this episode Mark brings you up to date on CWD in Manitoba, new CWD research, court challenges to the federal fish farm ban in BC, Nova Scotia’s moratorium on fish farms, goldfish the size of footballs, the state of the mackerel fishery closure in Atlantic Canada, Saskatchewan deer depredation permits, and Alberta’s new Firearms Act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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31:24

Round Canada Ep 48 - What's More Important a Caribou...

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2023/03/23

In this episode Mark bring you up to date on an feral/wild horse crime in BC, destruction of fish habitat, endangered caribou recovery in Manitoba, Jasper National Park and Ontario, wolf control in a National Park and whether firearms are worth more than endangered caribou. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ep 91 - Hunter Activism with Charles Whitwam

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2023/03/15

Brought to You By Community-Minded Alpine Toyota Charles Whitwam, founder of Howl for Wildlife joins Mark and Curtis to discuss hunter activism. Charles explains how the Howl for Wildlife call center works and cites several great examples of where Howl has helped organize hunters’ voices to make a difference in protecting science-based wildlife management, hunting and trapping. The guys discuss trends in hunter engagement, the idea of hunters becoming activists, the four quadrants of

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94:26

Ep 90 - Alaska Predator Control and Moose Harvest...

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2023/03/01

Brought to You by Community-Minded Alpine Toyota In this episode, Tyler Freel, staff writer for Outdoor Life, host of the Tundra Talk Podcast, and Alaska state resident join Mark and Curtis to discuss predator management. The guys dig into a new scientific paper out of Alaska that says predator management has not helped hunters to harvest more moose. Topics discussed include factors other than predator control that influence moose hunter success, why caribou were left out of the analysis of hunter

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37:14

Round Canada Ep 47 - Federal Endangered Species...

The Hunter Conservationist Podcast ·

2023/02/28

In this episode Mark’s covers federal actions on Atlantic salmon fish farms on the west coast, Quebec’s endangered caribou and BC’s endangered spotted owl. As well, Mark covers stories about Saskatchewan deer hunting, a potential Indigenous Protected Conservation Area in the Yukon, the elk population in Banff National Park and New Brunswick’s lynx and wolf conservation status. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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59:52

Round Canada Ep 46 - Domestic Cats Threaten Wild Sheep

The Hunter Conservationist Podcast ·

2023/02/16

In this episode Mark provides an update on gun control Bill C-21 and covers stories including COVID in deer, Saskatchewan's deer hunting problem, modifying geese habitat, the first ever Caribou Summit in the NWT, hunting caribou from snowmobiles, an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area in BC, commercial fishing and trapping fines, and the Alberta bison ghost herd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ep 89 - Hunting and Human-Bear Conflict in Ontario

The Hunter Conservationist Podcast ·

2023/02/15

Brought to You by Community-Minded Alpine Toyota Wildlife biologist/scientist Mateen Hessami joins Mark and Curtis to scrutinize a new research paper that looks at whether the newly reinstated spring black bear hunt in Ontario has reduced human-bear conflict in the province. Mateen discusses key things that wildlife scientist looks for in setting up research studies as well as concepts such as confounding factors, before and after studies, length of time, change in human population and hypothesis

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Episode 88 – Wild Turkey Translocation to Alberta...

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2023/02/01

Brought to you by Community-Minded Alpine Toyota In the episode Mark and Curtis talk turkey with Matt Besko, Director of Wildlife and Licensing for the province of Alberta. The topics they cover include the moving wild turkey from BC to Alberta, the difference in attitudes towards managing wild turkey in BC versus Alberta, the philosophy of non native wild turkeys in an altered landscape, valuing wild turkeys, wild turkey-human conflict, myths about wild turkey, adaptive management, Alberta’s

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48:53

Round Canada Ep 45 - What To Do With Beavers in the...

The Hunter Conservationist Podcast ·

2023/01/24

In this episode Mark brings you up to date on the issue of too many geese on Vancouver Island, geese frozen to the ground in Ontario, rehabilitating an angry moose in Ontario, moose poaching fines, illegal trapping in a Vancouver Park, beavers moving in to the arctic, white nosed syndrome in Alberta, rabbit hemorrhagic disease in Alberta and a feel good deer hunt in Nova Scotia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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57:37

Round Canada Ep 44 - Trapping in the News with Doug...

The Hunter Conservationist Podcast ·

2023/01/17

In this episode Mark is joined by Doug Chiasson, Executive Director for the Fur Institute of Canada. Doug and Mark discuss two recent trapping stories trending in the news across Canada. One story is from Prince Edward Island involving a tragic story of a family's dog and illegal trapping on private land and the second story is about an urban bobcat in Calgary Alberta with a trap on its foot. The guys assess the anti-trapping angle in each of these stories and they provide a nuanced assessment of

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115:22

Ep 87- Upland Game Birds

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2023/01/15

Brought to you by Community-Minded Alpine Toyota Dr. Doug Manzer, Senior Scientist & Wildlife Program Manager with the Alberta Conservation Association joins Mark and Curtis to discuss all things upland game birds. Doug breaks down upland game birds into their primary habitat niches and provides insight into the life cycles, feeding habits, and significant sources of mortality. Other topics covered include upland game bird conservation and management, bag limits, harvest reporting, flushing

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