From the Back Burner Podcast

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Today's episode is a fun look into the life of my friend Sam Soholt. He takes us through his journey as a hunter and photographer and discusses how this led to his advocacy of public lands. We chat about Public Land Tees, a business he shares with his brother Josh. We also dive into the "Stamp It Forward" project they created, which raises money for National Wildlife Refuges and is probably the largest single-handed effort to recruit new duck hunters. You don't want to miss this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I sit down with the President of the Arizona Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Justin Nelson, right after the 2022 World Championship Dove Cook-Off in Yuma, Arizona. We discuss the why and what goes into putting on the event, his dislike of the ubiquitous dove popper, and the connections to BHA. It's a fun episode that comes from the back burner! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, I sit down to talk with Alex Mitri, one of the managing partners of Flyways Argentina. We chat about the 5-star lodges and experiences he's helped to create surrounding dove hunting. We talk about the reason why we must hunt doves in Argentina and what happens to all the meat. It's a different conversation that only comes From The Back Burner.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I sit down with Patty Schwalenberg, the Executive Director of the Alaska Migratory Bird Co-management Council (AMBCC). We talk about the subsistence harvest of migratory birds and their eggs by the indigenous tribes of Alaska and how the AMBCC works. As well as some uniquely Alaskan wild harvest meals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the From the Back Burner Podcast, listen in on a conversation I have with Russell Woolstenhulme, a friend and colleague from the Nevada Division of Wildlife Resources. We run the gamut of topics from skinning bobcats to why Nevada has been a vital waterfowl hunting spot for centuries. It's full of interesting technical and practical information! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining me this week is Dan Ferarro, the founder of No Excuse Hunting and Outdoors. It's an organization dedicated to getting people with disabilities into the outdoors. Dan started this organization after he lost his sight in a serious car accident. He shares a new and unique perspective on what it is to hunt and what it means to him now. Another great conversation coming at you From the Back Burner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I sit down with my good friend, competition cooking partner, and State Off-Highway Vehicle Coordinator Matt Eberhart. We discuss the good, bad, and ugly of OHV use as it relates to hunting. Then we talk about cooking wild game competitively and a few of our adventures together on and off the road. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I'm joined by MMA Heavyweight Champion Ryan "Darth" Bader. We talk a little about fighting and his passion for hunting. He blends the two worlds seamlessly and gives back with his time to other hunters whenever he can. It's a different side to "Darth" most have never heard about before. Don't miss this awesome conversation coming at you, From the Back burner. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and leave me a review wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2021, Grand Canyon National Park held a bison cull as part of a larger plan to reduce resource damage to the Park. This hunt drew interest and ire from many across the conservation landscape. On this episode of From the Back Burner Podcast, I sit down with National Park Service biologists Miranda Terwilliger and Dan Ryan to discuss how we got here, what happened, and what's next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the From the Back Burner Podcast I sit down with my friend and colleague Owen Fitzsimmons. Owen is the Migratory Webless Game Bird Coordinator for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and we had the chance to talk before the National Dove Task Force meeting in Colorado. We tried to stick to the topic of doves, but when wildlife biologists get together, the conversations go down the rabbit hole (dove nest?). Don't miss all of this informative discussion that only comes From the Back Burner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I talk with Marcus Hockett, field producer for Fresh Tracks with Randy Newberg. We talk about life behind the scenes, the art of visual storytelling, and cooking for Randy. Sprinkle in a little about a Montanan's perspective living with the state's burgeoning hunting industry now and you have the latest From The Back Burner. I always have a great time with Marcus and I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the fourth and final episode of the trip to England, I sit down Esther Veerman (aka The Country Cook). We talk about her cookbook "From Field and Moor" and the women who inspired her. Then we get into the hunting and culture of British Field sports as well as her take on preparing and cooking game. It is a fun conversation with topics that come From the Back Burner! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ade Andrew (aka Ezekial Bone) is the finest storyteller this side of the Sherwood Forest. He embodies the legend and spirit of Robin Hood every day on the streets of Nottingham with his remarkable tours. We sit down in the historic Cross Keys Pub in Nottingham to discuss all things Robin Hood past, present, and future. If you think Robin Hood is dead, think again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yorkshire County is in the heart of England's game country and food culture. It was only fitting that I went back to school and learned about proper British game bird cookery. Who better to learn from than Yorkshire's Food and Drink Ambassador, Gilly Robinson. She runs The Cook's Place in Malton, a school that informs, educates, and entertains in all manners of cooking. After cooking, we sat down for a quick chat and absorbed as much as I could during her full-day "feathered" class. We talk about game, butchery, and respecting ingredients. I also got the answer to the age-old question of how you are supposed to pronounce "Worcestershire" sauce. It's an episode you won't want to miss! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oliver Power is the owner and operator of Tusk and Antler deer stalking service in England. He is a wealth of knowledge about the deer species of Europe and hunting around the globe. After my first deer hunt with him back in 2019, I vowed to return for a small game hunting experience with him. After a night of modern-day "lamping" for rabbits with thermal imaging scopes, we discuss rabbits, hares, and the many different facets of hunting/conservation between America and Europe. "Brace" yourselves for a conversation that comes From The Back Burner!

Eddie Nickens has chronicled a lifetime's worth of hunting and fishing exploits around the world in the pages of Field & Stream, Garden & Gun, and other magazines, and he's not done yet. In this episode, we share some laughs as I get to know more about my friend Eddie and how he gives back to the sporting life that has given him so much. Don't miss this great conversation coming at you From The Back Burner.

Dr. Steven Alvarez is the nation's first "Taco" Professor at St. John's University. His Taco Literacy course delves into the stories of history, place, conquest, influence, immigration, and–most importantly–people through the lens of tacos. We discuss these ideas related to wild game tacos and the vital role they played in wild game cooking. Be sure to leave a review and share it with your friends. Check out the latest conversation coming at you From the Back Burner.

On episode 176 of Randy Newberg's Hunt Talk Radio podcast, guest Alex Harvey made a comment that resonated with me and made me think. I invited him on the podcast to explore his thoughts behind why "Hunting is food culture" and what that means to him. We also talk about putting fresh eyes on the traditional pursuit of rabbits in the South and much more. A discussion that only comes to you From the Back Burner.

This week on From the Back Burner Podcast, I hang out with Johan Magnusson (aka Big Swede) of Big Swede BBQ. After cooking a bone in coues deer ham on the Burch Barrel and testing his new "Bad Ass Game Boost" spice recipe, we sit down to chew the fat. Johan gives his take on the Burch Barrel, shares his Swedish roots on hunting and cooking, why he barbecues, and the origin of "Bad Ass" on all his labels. A conversation that comes to you–From the Backburner. Be sure to leave a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

This week From the Back Burner, Liz Lynch joins me to share her story of how and why she converted from being vegan to a hunter. Her career as an archeologist melds well with hunting, giving her a deeper perspective on conservation. Plus, she shares her inspiration and influences that guide how she approaches cooking wild game. This was a great conversation, and I am grateful Liz took the time to chew the fat, coming at you, From the Back Burner.

This week on From The Back Burner Podcast, I sit down with my good buddy Tyler Webster after the Hunt To Eat Learn to Quail Hunt camp in Arizona. Tyler is the host of the Birds, Booze, and Buds podcast and a passionate bird hunter. We dive in and cover a TON of topics, including planning your life out, Randy Newberg's marriage advice, bird hunting in Hawaii, flushing turkeys, hot-spotting, building community, defining success, and much more. Coming at you this week, From The Back Burner.

I share a candid conversation with three game wardens on this episode of From The Back Burner Podcast. We cover everything from the challenges they face, the public perception of their job, a deep dive on why they serve the public and its wildlife, and more. These guys are hunters, conservationists, officers, and friends. See who they are behind the badge–in their own words. Coming at you, From the Back Burner.

After finishing a bucket list hunt of chasing snowshoe hares with beagles in Maine, I sit down with my hunting companion Scot Clontz. We recap the hunt, his beagles, blood-tracking dachshunds, and the dog hunting culture of Maine. A conversation you will only hear on this episode of From the Back Burner podcast!

On this episode of From the BackBurner, I'm joined by my good friend Joe “By God” Wilson. We cover almost everything from starting the World Championship Squirrel Cook-off to feeding first responders, emceeing for the World Championship Steak Cook-off Association, and much much more. Please give it a listen and share.

This week, I'm coming at you From the Back Burner with my good friend and the fastest squirrel skinner in the world, Clifton Jackson. Clifton is a biologist and squirrel hunting fanatic. We dive into our friendship story, squirrel cooking, biology, the Lamborghini of squirrel rifles and much more, coming at you, From the Back Burner. Be sure to leave a review wherever you get your podcasts and be sure to help spread the word!

This week, I sit down with Cindy Stites, the Director of Education for Hunt to Eat. We cover everything from her role with Hunt to Eat, how she started her journey outdoors, R3, hunting with open sights, and more! If you like what you're hearing, please be sure to leave us a review wherever you listen to this podcast. Follow along and join us, coming at you, From the Back Burner.

Coming at you From the Back Burner, I catch up with my old friend Jesse Deubel from the New Mexico Wildlife Federation this week. We cover the gambit from food security to how he got started in the conservation sphere. Please give it a listen and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts. 

Johnathan sits down with the Director of Special Programs for the Wildlife Management Institute Matt Dunfee. Matt is considered the voice of R3 (Recruitment, Retention, Reactivation) in the modern hunting landscape. Johnathan and Matt take a deep dive into the origins and the future of R3 in the US and so much more, coming at you, From the Back Burner.

This week on From the Back Burner, Johnathan O'Dell sits down with wild game chef, author of the cookbooks Hunt, Gather, Cook; Duck, Duck, Goose; Buck, Buck, Moose; and Pheasant, Quail, Cottontail; including his latest Hook, Line, And Supper, and old friend Hank Shaw. He is a James Beard Award-winning author and chef and focuses his energies on wild foods: Foraging, fishing, hunting. If it's wild game, fish, or edible wild plants and mushrooms, Hank has a take on it. We talk fish cuts, how many fish species Hank has eaten, the food Hank hates with the heat of 1,000 suns, and much much more. Enjoy our latest conversation, coming at you From the Back Burner.

For our pilot episode, I sit down with Randy Newberg to discuss how the heck this podcast started. For years, I've been hunting and cooking with Randy Newberg. I've been a natural and cultural history resource for Randy, and he has been an inspiration to me through his advocacy for DIY, public land hunting. We take a deep dive into my background and how we ended up covering topics From The Back Burner.

Live-fire cooking has had a major resurgence in the last two years. I sat down with Corey Piersol and Jamie Teigen from Burch Barrel to chew the fat on fats, fire, and more on episode two, coming at you From The Back Burner.