A Courage Experiment

Jason leaves Hawaii and stops in Irvine to visit some old friends (EJ Samuel and Tom Schmuck) before embarking on new adventures. Thank you for listening to A Courage Experiment.

In this long awaited podcast, Shiloh Caparida and Jayden Pico of Molokai discuss love, heartbreak, relationships and how to move forward in our own ways. We all process lost love differently. In this episode, we expound nakedly on how we tackle these issues as men. As I write this, I listen to The Elevators, "Gimme Love". May I suggest this as the theme for this podcast.

After a long hiatus, A Courage Experiment is back with Desmund Manaba of Molokai Wildlife Management Inc. Desmund is an axis deer culling expert, accomplished international hunter and sustainable meat advocate for Hawaii. But, most impressive to me is his love and passion for his faith and guarding the last stand in Hawaii, the island of Molokai.

Do you know what Foot Zoning is? Beverly is one of the most interesting people I've ever met. Apart from being a healer, she is an amazing spirit. Listen to why- in this conversation loaded with simple wisdom.

I love this conversation with power couple Nate & Barbie Duckett of Farmington, New Mexico. This is Nate's second appearance on the podcast and first with his awesome wife Barbie, a seasoned Labor & Delivery Nurse with San Juan Regional Medical Center. We candidly discuss marriage, family and how we all can live better lives together as a community. I want to warmly thank them for opening up personally about their lives in an effort to help others.

We begin season 2 with another great conversation with Shiloh Caparida of the Gospel Shoes Podcast, now on Spotify. In this episode, we discuss love, faith, relationships and living better lives. You can also find this conversation on Gospel Shoes - Episode II. Thank you for listening to A Courage Experiment.

The famed Jicarilla in Northern New Mexico is world renowned for its giant mule deer bucks and robust elk population. Wildlife biologist, Kyle Tator of the Jicarilla Apache Nation sits down with us for some insight on their success.

After months of planning, we finally get a chance to talk wolves with Nic Riso. He works exclusively with the rare Mexican Wolf and offers up some real gems about this gray wolf sub-species.

My first solo mule deer hunt is in the books. What happened? Thank you for listening to A Courage Experiment.

I'm finally heading out to my first mule deer hunt and learning valuable lessons in the process. I hope you enjoy A Courage Experiment and thank you for listening.

Getting ready for my mule deer hunt, I'm feeling the weight of the challenge. Are you feeling the weight of a challenge? Keep going. Work harder. Face the challenge. I am with you in spirit.

Dr. Tatman is another great example of the talented folks at New Mexico Game & Fish. She studied Elk for her Ph.D and manages the famed plethora of big game species in the state of New Mexico.

This is an interesting conversation at Maine Bear Camp 2023 with Smoking Rivers owner Jason Cross and his father Randy, a former Bear Biologist for the State of Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Department. I learned a ton about tracking bears, making camp and the value of sleeping on the land for days by a campfire.

This episode we talk with PETA's Klayton Rutherford, Manager of Research and Content for Captive Animal Law Enforcement. We talk plainly about PETA's position against hunters and the killing of animals.

In this episode we talk with Dr. Matthew Buchholz at Michigan State University. Dr. Buchholz is a wildlife biologist, hunter and leading expert on Axis Deer in the the U.S. We chat about his past research with the species and the contrasts with the white-tailed deer in his current endeavors.

Nathan is Maines Deer Biologist and his wife Brittany is a passionate wildlife biologist for the State of Maine and an adult onset hunter. We talk about deer in Maine, late onset hunting, some hunting politics and about their sweet Australian Shepard.

Lisa and her family hunt bears with hounds in Northern Maine. She left her love as a wildlife biologist to be a mother and raise a family with her husband Jake, who guides for bears and big game in Allagash. We speak frankly about bears, life in the north Maine woods and living better lives as hunters.

Dr. Fullman is seasoned ecologist currently studying caribou in Alaska with The Wilderness Society. We chat about his current research and touch upon past experiences in Africa studying elephants!

Nate was elected to Mayor of Farmington in 2018 and recently announced his bid for re-election. We candidly discuss politics today and our visions for a better America.

Lee Kantar is the State Moose Biologist for Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. We spent the day in his office talking all things moose and hunting, then ventured into the "Moose Woods" of Maine. If you ever get a chance to listen or talk to Lee, you'll quickly realize his love for Maine and its wildlife, then definitely end up laughing at some point.

This is a fascinating converastion with world renowned black bear biologist, Randy Cross. Randy has more hands-on experience with bears than anyone on the planet and is one of the nicest men I've ever met. His passion for bears is truly intoxicating.

Robbie Trujillo is a seasoned hunter from New Mexico that guides for elk and mule deer among other big game species. His Youtube channel is an excellent display of his passion for hunting elk and mule deer in one of the most beautiful and diverse states in the union.

In our 4th episode, we talk with Travis Zaffarano about the success of elk management in New Mexico, hunting in general and some other cool topics.

Bruce Omori is an accomplished professional photographer/photojournalist, specializing in shooting the volcanoes in Hawaii. He is the owner of Extreme Exposure Fine Art Gallery in downtown Hilo, Hawaii.

Shiloh brings a youthful, refreshing and very encouraging perspective on life, family and hunting on one of the most beautiful and protected islands in Hawaii.

The first podcast of ACE (A Courage Experiment) is with Orrin Duvuvuei, a Deer Biologist with New Mexico Game and Fish. We discuss very basic topics in hunting life, wildlife management and how to build bridges with the non-hunting public.