The Wild Initiative

Living Country in the City hops on the line with John Stallone, Host of Interviews with the Hunting Masters to talk about tips and tactics for Arizona deer hunting, differences between Coues and Muley behavior, gear recommendations, how to kill lots of not quite trophy-sized animals, bowhunting for predators as a way to hone his hunting skills in the offseason, learning from others' mistakes and how much he absolutely HATES not filling tags.  See the show notes page at livingcountryinthecity.com/45.

Living Country in the City sits down with Ber Yang of Pure Trophies to talk about growing up learning woodsmanship skills and how to live off the land in Laos, moving to Montana after the Vietnam war, bowhunting with his four brothers, Hmong wild game recipes, being an unexpected face in the woods and using every part of the animal. See the show notes page at livingcountryinthecity.com/44.

Living Country in the City sits down with Donnie Drake of Elk101 to talk about his recent hunt with The Hunt of a Lifetime Foundation, improving as a hunter by learning from your hunting partners, qualities to look for in a hunting partner, the Land of the Free Project, finding antelope in strange places and the excitement over planning tag applications for next year. See the show notes page at livingcountryinthecity.com/43.

Living Country in the City sits down with Ryan Carter of DC Outfitters to recap the archery elk season and talk about passing big bulls to put down the giants, chasing the older age class, scoring bulls, not measuring success by inches, and picking fights with punk kids on the Internet. See the show notes page at livingcountryinthecity.com/42.

Living Country in the City hops on the line with Jay Scott, host of the Jay Scott Outdoors Podcast, to talk all about what makes Coues deer unique, the best opportunities for hunting Coues, the Muley and Coues rut times, Coues behavior, essential gear, glassing methods and more! See the show notes page at http://livingcountry.us/41.

Living Country in the City hops on the line with Cable Smith, host of the Lone Star Outdoor Show to talk about hunting opportunities and the history of exotics in Texas, Shiner versus Lone Star beers, taking responsibility for the management of wildlife, good ol' boy country music, learning from your failures, turkey, elk and mule deer hunting, the decline of waterfowling, transparency in how you present yourself as a hunter and much more! See the show notes page at http://livingcountry.us/40.

Brett Cannon, hunter and deep-sea angler extraordinaire, hops on the line with Living Country in the City. See the show notes page at http://livingcountry.us/39.

Living Country in the City hops on the line with Clayton Marxer, the Adventure Cowboy to recap my Idaho Elk Hunt, examine some of the decisions I made and lessons I learned and discuss the realities of e-scouting vs boots on the ground, always having a backup plan, prep and training and gear selection. See the show notes page at http://livingcountry.us/38.

Living Country in the City sits down with outdoor writer and television host, conservationist and avid self-taught hunter, Jules McQueen to talk about teaching herself to hunt from books and magazines, her work with various companies in the outdoor industry, sharing animal poop photos with friends, handling squirrel emergencies, ladies hunts and more! See the show notes page at http://livingcountry.us/37.

Living Country in the City sits down with Shawn Luchtell of Heartland Bowhunter to discuss the differences between hunting the Midwest and the Western high country, how hunting can make facing everyday challenges less daunting, every sound in the woods sounding like a deer, the excitement of a first hunt versus a 100th and some of his meaningful hunts. See the show notes page at http://livingcountry.us/36.

Living Country in the City sits down with Cory Staniforth of Rogue Dude, about what he calls "adventure hunting", using every part of the animals he hunts, creating your own luck through preparation, how seasons and weather affect different portions of antler growth, hunting bear in the most remote parts of Prince of Wales Island and chasing crazy fantasy creatures in Kyrgyzstan. See the show notes page at http://livingcountry.us/35.

Living Country in the City sits down with Sadie Kennel, Women's Ambassador for Sitka Gear, Brand Ambassador for Swarovski Optik and Idaho Regional Rep for Backcountry Hunters and Anglers about the ups and downs of hunting pronghorn, the goofy names hunters have for different animals, why badgers and helicopters suck and Idaho being a terrible hunting spot (don't go there). See the show notes page at http://livingcountry.us/34.

Living Country in the City sits down with elk hunting aficionado Cody Rich of The Rich Outdoors Podcast for a Q&A session on elk hunting tips and tactics. In this episode, we cover hunting solo, dealing with self-doubt, enjoying the moments that suck, dealing with pressured elk, how long to stay in an area, calling skill, strategy and frequency, playing the wind, care of meat, dealing with lions, wolves and bears (oh my), and much more! See the show notes page at http://livingcountry.us/33.

Living Country in the City sits down with Patricia Gonsalves, Founder and Lead Instructor of Lykopis Archery and Archery Tech and Trainer for DC's TV Shows "Arrow", "Flash" and "Legends of Tomorrow" to talk about her childhood obsession with archery, training actors and stuntmen, traveling the world to learn from world archers, misconceptions about bow types, teaching the "four disciplines" of archery and characteristics of different trad bows. See the show notes page at http://livingcountry.us/32.

Living Country in the City sits down with Jim Shockey to talk about being a born-and-raised hunter, learning to enjoy every aspect of the hunt, his personal record for death threats, combating hate towards hunters, his personal heroes and inspirations for hunting, redefining the media's hateful caricatures of hunters and what he hopes for his personal legacy. See the show notes page at http://livingcountry.us/31.