Urban Coyote Research & Desert Quail Hunting with Crystal Shaw of the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation
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Crystal C. Shaw is the Chief Operating Officer for the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation. She previously served as the Executive Director and CEO of the Illinois Conservation Foundation. Ms. Shaw spent her earlier career in real estate and executive search advisory and consulting assisting search firms and businesses with c-level recruitment within privately held and PE-backed companies across industries. Ms. Shaw holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Human Environmental Sciences from the University of Missouri, Columbia. She currently serves as a committee member of the Chicago Downtown Chapter of...
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Farewell & Gratitude Episode for Ashley Chance
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Ashley Chance worked as the southeast program cordinator for Artemis over the past two and a half years. She is intelligent, kind, humble, empathetic, skilled and incredibly talented at everything she does. She made an impact on every single ambassador and leader she came into contact with and her leadership will be greatly missed. Ashley is now advancing onto the next stage of her incredible career in wildlife conseration. Ashley lives in east Tennessee with her husband and two dogs. She spends time outdoors as a hunter, angler, and horseback rider. Ashley was raised on a farm in...
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Hunting in Argentina with Gina De Bernardis
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Gina De Bernardis, an Argentine hunting guide, was introduced to hunting and fishing by her father Héctor, who has been a hunting guide since his youth. Gina and her brother, Laureano, now run the family business with their father and they hunt all around Argentina. During this episode, Gina reflects on being a female hunting guide in her country, how conservation works in Argentina, struggles with poachers, invasive species and the interesting sounds produced by red stags! Suggested Links: Gina's email: Show notes: 1:17 – What’s in your freezer?? 1:41 – Why so much red stag...
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In person with Becky Humphries at the North American Fish and Wildlife Conference!
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Few legacies can impact the amount of people, organizations, species and habitats that Becky Humphries has. Starting as an employee of the US Fish and Wildlife Service in the 1970s, she quickly transitioned to state wildlife work the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and grew through the ranks culminating in her being appointed Director of the Department of Natural Resources and then in 2010 of the newly-developed Department of Natural Resources and Environment, which combined the DNR and state’s environmental agency. She was the first woman to hold either director role in Michigan....
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Salmon and Steelhead Fishing while Making the World a Better Place by being kind to others.
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Kate Crump owns and operates Frigate Adventure Travel with her husband, Justin. Kate is a fishing guide based in , Alaska and . Kate serves on the board of Pacific Rivers and is a member of the North Coast Citizens for Watershed Protection, promoting and protecting healthy watersheds. Her writing has been featured in the Fly Fish Journal, Trout Magazine, Patagonia Fly Fishing catalog, and the Salmon Steelhead Journal. Links: Pacific Rivers Films: Short Lesson on Snake River Dams: Our lodge: Show notes: 1:02 – Kate shares what is in her freezer… Bristol Bay salmon, lincod,...
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Heather Disney Dugan: Career, Hunting, & Mentors
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Acting Director at Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Heather Disney Dugan, shares her career path, favorite State Parks, her adult onset hunting stories with friends and family, and recognizes her mentors. “From sunrises at eleven mile and seeing the sunlight shining through the crystals that are hanging frozen from evergreen trees…I'm one of the luckiest people in the world to be able to have experiences like that and get paid for it.” Artemis Ambassador applications are still open, before March 13th! 4:00 Favorite state parks 11:00 The initiative providing sustainable...
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We’re Back! Meet Carlee, our new Program Manager
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Join Ashley and Mandela as they interview Carlee, the new Artemis Program Manager, and delve into details of her career, education, and path to becoming part of the Artemis Team. AND…our 2023 Ambassador Applications are open until March 13th, 2023. ! A program of the National Wildlife Federation, Artemis seeks build a community of bold sportswomen who can articulate conservation issues to their legislators as well as skin a deer. Check out Artemis events in-person and online and connect with extraordinary sportswomen in your state.
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Artemis's 2022 Highlight Reel
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Part highlight reel, part blooper episode: Artemis's end-of-year special is back. Hear the most memorable clips from our THIRD year on the airwaves. As always, thank you for being here. 1:00 Artemis's series aired this spring, an 8-episode dive into the stuff strong leadership is made of 4:00 Check out Artemis's field episodes: A and 6:00 This year we brought you field events, book clubs, tactics courses, a year's worth of podcasts, and more. If Artemis has meant something to you, please share the show with a friend or leave us a review wherever you listen. If you're able to , all...
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CHASING UNGULATE TALES: Mule Deer Fidelity & Philopatry with Rhiannon Jakopak
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Artemis is revisiting one of its most popular series ever: A deep dive into ungulate biology with the scientists of the . Mule deer are remarkably faithful to the geographies they were raised in... until they're not. Ungulate ecologist Rhiannon Jakopak talks with us about rogue individuals, migration fidelity, the rose petal hypothesis, and more. Plus, the emotions of harvesting your first animal (slash ANY animal). 4:00 From vegetarianism to wildlife science to becoming a hunter with your sci-pals in tow 6:00 Taking a life... you process it while you're literally processing it. The...
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CHASING UNGULATE TALES: Bighorn Sheep & Mule Deer Winterkill with Tayler LaSharr
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This week we're revisiting one of Artemis's best-loved series of all time - Chasing Ungulate Tales with the scientists at the at the University of Wyoming. You've heard it before: "If we kill the animals with the biggest horns, aren't we selecting for smaller horns over time?" This week we take a deep dive into that question with ungulate biologist Tayler LaSharr in the third episode of our special series with The Monteith Shop. We'll also talk about her research into how mule deer behaviors are affected by harsh winter events. 2:30 Squirrels... the gateway drug to hunting? 4:00 A...
info_outlineKarlin Gill grew up among her family's outfitting business... in Karlin's words, "Food is our love language." Hunting was always a part of her life, but hunting and foraging came to take on new meaning for Karlin as an adult as she grappled with Crohn's disease. This week we talk about actually wanting to eat what you hunt -- making exquisite food from the wild. Plus: Big bucks, missing the shot, field to fork, and TWO giveaways on the table.
2:00 Tanner crabs from Alaska & transporting your bounty on a passenger flight #carryoncrabs
4:00 Growing up in a subsistence-centric household
6:00 Artemis's foraging outing was a huge success!
7:00 Wanting to eat the bounty you forage/harvest (versus choking it down)
9:00 New to foraging? Start with something easy to identify: Pawpaws, acorns, etc.
10:00 Acorn flour, acorn milk (and mushroom flour, ya'll)
14:00 A hunting season where you just can't get into the deer
18:00 I like big bucks and I cannot lie #buckfever
21:00 National Deer Association's Field to Fork program
24:00 TWO GIVEAWAYS, everyone! First, Artemis is teaming up with Prios for the month of November to offer a full outfit of swag. Check out the Artemis Instagram or Facebook feeds for all the details on how to enter. Also, Artemis's long-time partner, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks is offering another giveaway, including a guided pheasant hunting trip, a travel voucher, and a $4,000 gift card to Scheel's. Don't miss either chance!
26:00 Crohn's disease
27:00 Safari Unlimited hosts an incredible dinner for Artemis's deer camp... "Food is our love language"
31:00 Being a hunter's ed instructor, and generally having a love for outreach/education
37:00 White belly dance
40:00 Hits and misses... the only way to never miss is to never shoot
44:00 Why can't we easily pop the deers raiding our gardens.... WHYYY!?