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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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Ep 30 - Celebrating Black Mammalogists Week with...

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2020/09/15

this episode Mark and Curtis are helping celebrate Black Mammalogist Week by talking in-depth with Rhiannon Kirton. Rhiannon is a Master of Science candidate at Western University in London, Ontario who is studying the interaction between white-tailed deer and hunters. Rhiannon is a co-organizer for Black Mammalogists Week, and she explains the reasons behind this special week and all the events taking place across North America. Diving into the heart of this episode, Rhiannon talks about the

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Ep 29 - Fair Chase Regulations and Resident Hunter...

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2020/09/01

In this episode, Mark and Curtis will walk through each of the new fair chase hunting regulations in effect in British Columbia this year. Part of this conversation will include what the new regulations are as well as how the decisions were made. Topics covered include e-bikes, wireless trail cameras, primitive weapons, smart rifles, drones, spotting from an aircraft, intentionally feeding and baiting wildlife, and the cougar pursuit season. Other pre-season primer topics that the guys discuss

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109:54

Ep 28 - Human Dimensions of Chronic Wasting Disease

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2020/08/15

In this episode, Mark and Curtis are joined by Dr. Vic Adamowicz, Professor in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Find why the University of Alberta is a hub for so many great Canadian wildlife scientists as well as what human dimension research is about and why an economist does research for wildlife management. Main topics discussed in this episode include an update on the status of CWD in Alberta, the aerial cull public backlash,

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114:37

Ep 27 - Return to the Grizzly Bear Hunt in Tahltan...

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2020/08/01

In this episode Mark and Curtis are joined By Chad Day, President of the Tahltan Central Government in British Columbia and Jesse Zeman, Director of the Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program for the BC Wildlife Federation. President Day explains where Tahltan Territory is located, who the Tahltan people are, how he became President of his Nation, what life is like as the President and how governance is structured in Tahltan Territory. Jesse gives a summary of how the grizzly bear hunt ban came about

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109:13

Ep 26 - Hunt Camp

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2020/07/15

In this episode, Mark and Curtis are joined by Taylor White, Ariana McKay, Hannah McIntyre and Emily Chow. This is a fun, uplifting and inspiring conversation about four friends and the story of their journey mentoring each other and learning to hunt. The group discusses how and why they each got into hunting, what their journey towards having a successful hunt has been like, whether hunting gets frustrating, the deeper meaning of hunting and what barriers women can face getting into hunting. Other

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146:02

Ep 25 - Cutthroat Trout, Bighorn Sheep, Selenium & Coal

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2020/07/01

In this episode Mark and Curtis take the opportunity on their 1-year anniversary of podcasting to dive into the super complex and controversial issue of coal mining, cutthroat trout, and bighorn sheep in the Elk Valley of Southeastern British Columbia. The guys describe how coal was formed in the Rocky Mountains and describe the complex industrialized-wilderness blended landscape that defines the Elk Valley. Topics include the history of water quality problems in the Elk River, the Minister’s Order,

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111:15

Ep 24 - Moose, Caribou and The Dead Cat Strategy

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2020/06/15

In this episode, in their quest for truth, honesty and objectivity, Mark and Curtis analyze the recent brouhaha over moose management in BC’s endangered caribou recovery zones. To kick things off, the hosts talk about the misinformation floating around over the number of black bear tags sold in BC, BC’s black bear harvest rate and some anti-bear hunting propaganda coming out of Vancouver Island. Then the hosts talk about why we cannot resist looking at dead cats. Using the concepts of misplaced

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137:47

Ep 23 - Misplaced Conservation with Dr. Adam Ford

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2020/06/01

In this episode Mark and Curtis break the barrier of pandemic isolation and are joined virtually by Dr. Adam Ford (not the dentist in Arizona) to talk about the best ways to protect your expensive fly rod, what happens when an elephant doesn’t like you and the emerging idea of misplaced conservation. Misplaced conservation is a multifaceted phenomenon going on right now involving misinformation and polarization and it is affecting the ability of conservation to focus on priorities. Adam explains the

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137:25

Ep 22 - The Future of Black Bear Hunting in Canada

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2020/05/15

In this episode Mark and Curtis claw into the future of black bear hunting in Canada. The guys talk about the black bear’s unique evolutionary story in North America, all the different races of black bears in Canada, including the ancient glacial insular bears of British Columbia and how many black bears there are. Bearing in mind those discussions, Mark and Curtis provide encouragement for new hunters interested in black bear hunting that includes where to hunt spring black bears, what clues to

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106:51

Ep 21 - Fire and Wildlife Populations

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2020/05/01

In this episode Mark and Curtis provide an update on how their spring turkey hunt went and they give a short recap on the recent announcement about hunting and fishing in BC during COVID-19. In addition to turkeys and social distance hunting, the fellas chat about an important aspect of wildlife management - the enhancement of habitat with the use of fire. Topics covered include when the era of fire began, fire tolerant and fire dependent species, fire regimes, how fire creates resilient ecosystems,

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128:24

Ep 20 - The Story of Canada’s Wild Turkeys

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2020/04/15

It’s spring and Mark and Curtis are back in the studio to talk turkey. More specifically, the story of wild turkeys in Canada. Often thought of as a gamebird found only in the United States of America, the guys talk about how this native North American wildlife species came to be in the New World and how several Canadian provinces became home to the wild turkey. Topics discussed include the evolution of the modern wild turkey, the wild turkey species and sub-species, their distribution, biology,

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152:48

Ep 19 - Wolf Hunting Controversy in BC

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2020/04/01

In this episode Mark and Curtis are in the studio respecting the social distancing rules. But the show must go on, so in the absence of a guest the guys take an in-depth look at wolf hunting and the story surrounding the recent death of a well-known coastal wolf in BC. Topics discussed in this episode include an analysis of British Columbia’s Wolf Management Plan, wolf population dynamics, wolf species and subspecies, wolf extinctions, theories of why some people trophy hunt, predator management in

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130:39

Ep 18 - Road Ecology with Dr. Clayton Lamb

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2020/03/15

In this episode Mark and Curtis are in Fernie British Columbia with Dr. Clayton Lamb learning about the new discipline of road ecology. Dr. Lamb tells the hosts about his transition from researching grizzly bears for his PhD into his new wildlife research projects. Other topics discussed in this episode include finding out what this whole new field of road ecology is about, the magnitude of wildlife-vehicle collisions in North America as well as in Southeast BC and all the various ways that highway

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117:07

Ep 17 - Ethics and Fair Chase in Hunting

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2020/03/01

In this episode Mark and Curtis are joined by Al Duffy, Chair of the BC Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers and Bill Hanlon, the Co-Chair. The guys provide their perspectives on the controversial and nebulous subject of ethics and fair chase in hunting. Topics and questions discussed include defining what ethics are, what society expects of hunters, what morally good hunting is, how to define fair chase hunting and when does hunting cross the boundary where it becomes destructive to

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Ep 16 - Why is Hunting So Hard - Live Podcast...

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2020/02/13

In this episode Mark and Curtis join Dylan Eyers from EatWild BC, Jenny Ly, from the Chasing Food Club and Kelly Molnar and Mike Pedersen from the Rookie Hunter Podcast for a live podcast which was recorded in Vancouver, BC on January 30th. The crew shreds up the question – Why is Hunting So Hard? For many new and first-time hunters, hunting can be frustrating and maybe even demoralizing. Folks tell us they have gone years since starting hunting and never been able to harvest an animal. In order

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Ep 15 - Deer Ecology, Research and Management with...

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2020/02/03

In this episode, Mark and Curtis are in Cranbrook, British Columbia talking all things deer with Senior Wildlife Biologist, Pat Stent and resident hunter dude, Jeff Berdusco. Pat gives us a run down on the findings from his mule deer research studies in Southeastern BC. He explains the factors influencing mule deer populations, what’s happening with predation and how mule deer survival rates in this part of BC compare to other mule deer jurisdictions. Pat also discusses a new whitetailed-deer study

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116:45

Ep 14 - The Life and Times of a Wildlife Vet with Dr....

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2020/01/15

In this episode, Mark and Curtis are talking with British Columbia’s provincial wildlife veterinarian, Dr. Helen Schwantje. Helen explains how she secured herself a full-time position as the head of wildlife health in the province. Other topics the gang chats about include captive conservation breeding programs as a tool to save endangered species including caribou, being a women vet in male-dominated wildlife management field, millennials in wildlife biology, the types of wildlife health programs

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120:34

Ep 13 - 2019 Year in Review

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2020/01/01

In this episode, Mark, Curtis, Erin, Karlee and Jake are all together to reflect on our 2019 adventures. Large cutties, catch and release fishing, the state of fishing on Haida Gwaii, deer hunting in 2019, the November lull, first duck hunts, first deer harvests, packs of marauding grizzlies in the late deer season, wild Christmas dinner, perch tacos, awesome elk hunting, debate on a freezer full of venison or mallards, hunting and gathering goals for 2020,and moms who hunt. Thrown into all of this

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126:48

Ep 12 - BC Backcountry Hunters and Anglers with Bill...

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2019/12/15

In this episode, Mark and Curtis are at the Big Ranch near Sparwood, BC with BC Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Chapter Board Co-Chair, Bill Hanlon and his giant cape buffalo. Bill tells us about the history of BHA and how British Columbia became a chapter. We also learn about the surge in membership growth occurring in BC, the types of hunters and anglers that are joining, what the focus and priorities for BHA in British Columbia are, the building of a Canadian identity and the great support BHA

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113:07

Ep 11 - Wildlife Management in Alberta with Matt Besko

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2019/12/01

In this episode, Mark and Curtis are in Edmonton Alberta with Matt Besko, the Director of Wildlife Policy for Alberta Environment and Parks. We discuss the rich and diverse ecosystems of Alberta, and we get a run down on the status of big game and waterfowl populations and conservation concerns in the province. Other topics we cover include white-tailed deer populations, what the province is bracing for with respect to the impacts of Chronic Wasting Disease, hunters access to private land, who is

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