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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 35- Chilcotin Moose Hunting Allocation

The Hunter Conservationist Podcast ·

2022/07/11

In this episode Mark explores the June 30th announcement by the Tŝilhqot’in Nation condemning the B.C. government’s moose harvest allocation for the Chilcotin Region of British Columbia. Mark provides an overview of the Tŝilhqot’in Nation’s concerns, some background on the history of moose in the Chilcotin, findings from the central interior moose research program, how moose hunting opportunity was allocated between First Nations, resident hunters and Guide-Outfitters for 2022, and excerpts from the

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105:59

Ep 74 - Kootenay Bighorn Sheep Allocation with Jesse...

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2022/07/01

Brought to you by Community-Minded Alpine Toyota Mark and Curtis are joined by Jesse Zeman, Executive Director of the BC Wildlife Federation to discuss the government’s controversial decision to put bighorn sheep in BC’s Kootenay Region on Limited Entry Hunting. Jesse discusses the contradictions that the BC Wildlife Federation has recently uncovered regarding how sheep tags were allocated to BC residents versus Outfitters, how the conservation status of sheep changed depending on which group tag

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97:36

Round Canada Ep 34 - Tipping Point

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2022/06/21

In this episode Mark covers a controversial reduction in moose hunting for BC hunters, polar bear problems, polar bear quotas, polar bear harvest research, narwhal hunting, firearm regulations, problem geese, snow geese deaths, bear attacks, conflict bear management oversight, class action lawsuit over the BC grizzly hunt, a half-baked deer rescue plan, Newfoundland Labrador’s new helmet laws for hunters, urban coyotes versus super pigs, more cormorant culls, seized elvers, mackerel for tuna

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122:02

Ep 73 - Rattling Squirrels with Andrea Wishart

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2022/06/15

Curtis and Mark are joined by Andrea Wishart to talk all things squirrel. Andrea is a Ph.D. student at the University of Saskatchewan and an evolutionary and behavioral ecologist studying red squirrels in the Yukon. This is a fun look at one of Canada’s most underrated, abundant, and accessible wildlife species. Topics covered include red squirrel biology, life span, territory size, boom and bust cycles, predator avoidance, food refrigeration, bequeathing food caches, the motivation to store tree

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98:51

Ep 72 - Fossil Hunting with Chris New

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2022/06/01

Brought to you buy Community-Minded Alpine Toyota In this episode, Curtis and Mark are joined by their long-time friend Chris New. Chris is an avid fossil hunter and has helped paleontologists identify new trilobite species previously unknown to science. Chris’s journey and passion for fossils started at young age near Cranbrook, British Columbia and now he travels all over the place hunting fossils. Chris talks about how he got started in fossil hunting, how he preps fossil hunting, what he

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95:32

Ep 71 - What is Happening to Waterfowl Hunters

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2022/05/15

Brought to you by Community-Minded Alpine Toyota In this episode, Mark and Curtis are joined by Dr. Howie Harshaw from the University of Alberta, Dr. Lee Foote, and Matt Besko to discuss the decline in waterfowl hunter numbers in Canada. The group discusses waterfowl population trends, social science as a tool for wildlife management, hunter recruitment, retention, and reengagement strategies, the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, access to private land, barriers to waterfowl hunting,

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58:41

Round Canada Ep 33 - Squirrels in Rehab

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2022/05/10

In this episode Mark covers the H5N1 avian bird flu outbreak in wild birds, new findings for COVID in deer, possible new gun registry system, trapping, beaver castors in the NWT, mackerel fishing, herring closures, the failure of Canada’s Species at Risk Act, goose poop and coexisting with wildlife bison moving to Alaska, hunting bison in Banff National Park, the rat poison debate in BC, Newfoundland’s online big game hunting license system, forgetting your password and endorsing squirrels in rehab

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85:13

Ep 70 - Canada’s Seal Industry with Romy Vaugeois

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2022/05/01

Brought to you by Community-Minded Alpine Toyota In this episode, Curtis and Mark are joined by Romy Vaugeois. Romy is the Program Manager at the Seals and Sealing Network. Romy explains a bit about Canada’s seal species and the state of their populations. Romy describes how Canada’s seal harvesting industry works and its impact on East Coast and Indigenous culture and livelihoods. Romy describes the various products made from seals and the qualities and benefits of seals. Other topics covered

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134:05

Ep 69 - Klinse-Za Caribou Recovery with Dr. Clayton Lamb

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2022/04/15

Brought to you by Community-minded Alpine Toyota In this episode, Curtis and Mark are joined by Dr. Clayton Lamb. Clayton talks about his involvement and research in the Indigenous-led caribou recovery program for the Klinse-Za herd in Northeastern British Columbia. Clayton describes how the Indigenous-led program started, the details of citing, constructing, operating, and monitoring a caribou maternal pen as well as how the caribou are fed and guarded 24/7. Clayton describes his experience

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74:18

Round Canada Ep 32 - Coyote Bookends

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2022/04/07

In this episode Mark covers a couple of coyote stories as bookends to the podcast including a lawsuit filed over a coyote killing contests and a coyote introduction Darwin Award. Other stories Mark covers include an amendment to BC’s Wildlife Act, BC’s controversial moose hunting proposal, a coastal mountain goat study, grizzlies in Manitoba, new research on caribou recovery, a lawsuit over night hunting restrictions in Manitoba, territorial turkeys in Ontario, new fall turkey hunting season in

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152:15

Ep 68 - Spring Bear Hunting Primer with John Schneider

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2022/04/01

Brought to you by Community-Minded Alpine Toyota In this episode Curtis and Mark are joined by John Schneider, host of The Food Afield Podcast and member of the From the Wild film series in northern Alberta. The gang compares hunting spring black bears in BC’s Rocky Mountings versus the Alberta’s Northern Boreal Forest. John talks about the atmosphere and tempo of hunting spring bears versus fall deer and his general strategies to find bears in Alberta. Other topics the group muses over include how

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64:34

Ep 67 - New Moose Hunting Proposal in BC’s Peace...

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2022/03/16

Brought to you by Community-minded Alpine Toyota In this episode, Curtis and Mark are joined by Jesse Zeman, Executive Director of the BC Wildlife Federation. Jesse explains the situation with the current proposal to reduce hunting opportunities for moose and caribou in the Peace Region of northeastern British Columbia. As a backgrounder for listeners not from Canada, Mark provides a synopsis of First Nations rights in Canada with respect to hunting, the amount of unceded land in the province, the

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105:16

Ep 66 - Species at Risk in Northern Alberta with...

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2022/03/15

Brought to you by Community-minded Alpine Toyota In this episode, Curtis and Mark are joined by Hayley Gavin. Hayley lives in Alberta and she was the Lead Administrator for the Alberta Northwest Species at Risk Committee. Hayley describes how and why the NWSAR committee was formed and how the communities that were involved stepped up to help with scientific studies on endangered species. She describes the disconnect between government, science, industry, and the public when it comes to

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135:37

Ep 65 - Wolverine Conservation with Dr. Matt Scrafford

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2022/03/01

Sponsored by Community-Minded Alpine Toyota In this episode Curtis and Mark are joined by Dr. Matt Scrafford, a Conservation Scientist with the Wildlife Conservation Society Canada. Matt has studied wolverines all over Canada and talks about their biology, ecology and distribution in Canada, their home range sizes, general behavior, threats, sources of mortality and the wolverine’s conservation status in Canada. Matt describes the results of some his research and how wolverines are doing in

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58:54

Round Canada Ep 31 - Be Like Ernie

The Hunter Conservationist Podcast ·

2022/02/17

In this episode Mark looks at what’s being going on with the coyotes in Stanley Park, new science looking at competition between coyotes and wolverines, reducing wolf density through restoration, wolf control program extension in BC, the Yahey decision, venison for Nova Scotia families, keeping ducks warm in Newfoundland, penning caribou in Quebec, the last chance for Fraser River steelhead, life time fishing ban, hunting for TV in a National Park, harrowing experience of an Inuk hunter, hopes for

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132:13

Ep 64 - Indigenizing the North American Model of...

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2022/02/15

Brought to you by Community-Minded Alpine Toyota In this episode, Curtis and Mark are joined by Mateen Hessami, Dr. Adam Ford, Matt Besko, and Dr. Lee Foote. Mateen and Adam are co-authors of a new paper titled Indigenizing the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. Matten and Adam walk through each of the seven tenets of the North American Model and explain how and why they modified the tenants to be more inclusive and better reflect Indigenous values in contemporary wildlife management.

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117:08

Ep 63 - Terminal Performance with Jeff Senger

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2022/02/01

Brought to you by Community-Minded Alpine Toyota In this episode, Curtis and Mark are joined by Jeff Senger star of the From the Wild series. The crew talks about the ethics and philosophy of killing. Jeff covers running a small family business slaughterhouse in Alberta and the care that goes into treating animals humanely. The varied topics that the guys talk cover include the dichotomy between nature's way of killing and human-caused death, killing in an abattoir versus hunting, centre of mass

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143:54

Ep 62 - Trapping in Alberta with Bill Abercrombie

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2022/01/15

Brought to you by Community-Minded Alpine Toyota In this episode, Curtis and Mark are joined by Bill Abercrombie – president of the Alberta Trappers Association. Bill provides a snapshot of the Alberta Trappers Association and everything that they are involved including owning and operating their own trapping and bushcraft centre. Bill describes several of the major conservation and research projects that Alberta trappers play a key role in. The guys then break down the different types of traps and

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106:55

Ep 61 - Mountain Goats with Dr. Marco Festa-Bianchet...

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2022/01/01

In this episode, Curtis and Mark are joined again by Dr. Marco Festa-Bianchet – professor wildlife researcher at the Unversité de Sherbrooke in Quebec, and Jesse Zeman – Executive Director of the BC Wildlife Federation. Topics discussed include Mountain Goat ecology and biology and what makes goats unique, what some of the newest science is telling us about goats, age of primiparity, whether selective hunting pressure is an issue in goats, Mountain Goat management and harvest, the state of Mountain

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117:39

Round Canada - Ep 30 Changes to BC Hunting and...

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2021/12/23

In this episode Mark and Curtis talk to Gerry Paille of the BC Wildlife Federation. Gerry is the BCWF Chair of the Wildlife and Allocation Committee and the provincial rep that helps assess proposed regulation changes. Learn about BC’s system of making changes to hunting and trapping regulations. in this episode the guys do a deep dive into a bunch of proposed changes to BC’s hunting and trapping regulations that are now open for public comment. Some of the new proposed regulation include deer

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