The Conservation, Fishing, and Hunting Podcast

Episode 17. Salmon River Fish Hatchery

On this week's episode, I'm chatting with Betsy Ukeritis and Thomas Kielbasinski. Betsy serves as the Inter-Regional Environmental Educator for the NYDEC, and Tom is the Salmon River Fish Hatchery Manager.  We discuss the history of the Salmon River, the day-to-day operations of the fish hatchery, and how salmon and trout are successfully reared, raised, and released. 
https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/freshwater-fishing/hatcheries/salmon-river
 

Episode 16. Mark Hall

Mark Hall is the Director & Co-Founder at Wild Origins Canada Foundation and host of the Hunter Conservationist Podcast.  We discuss hunting and how it’s challenging as you age, and the outdoor restrictions imposed in Canada last fall. But our focus in the episode is the Seven Principles of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation.

Episode 15. Shooting the breeze with Omar Markhieh

In this episode, I catch up with my friend Omar Markhieh.  Omar is a contractor by trade and a gun nut on the side.  Our topics range from competitive shooting, 25 cals, and drawing a tag in Nevada.     

Episode 14. Sam Baker

On this week's episode, Jim talks with Sam Baker of Wrigglebrew.  Sam is a biochemist and entrepreneur and has developed a fertilizer made from worm castings. 

Episode 13. Tim Cammisa

On this week's episode, Jim talks with fly fishing author Tim Cammisa.  They discuss Tim's newest book, "Tying Euro Nymphs and Other Competition Favorites."  They also chat about Tim's YouTube channel and his extensive travels to fish for Atlantic Salmon and Brown Trout in Iceland.  Tim is the owner of Trout and Feather and has been educating fly fishermen for over a decade.
https://www.troutandfeather.com/
 
 

Episode 12. Mike Deyo - Salmon River NY

In this week's episode, Jim chats with Mike Deyo of Deyo's Outfitters.    Mike is a lifelong resident of Pulaski, New York, and spends every fall guiding for salmon and steelhead from his driftboat.   Jim and Mike discuss their love of the fisheries in western NY and share some fishing stories along the way.  
Deyo's Outfitters 1-315-529-4084
https://deyosoutfitters.com/
 
 
 

Episode 11. Nonprofit Salaries

Jim and Matt Rinella discuss the eye-popping salaries paid to some hunting nonprofit CEOs.  While salaries may be taboo to criticise, it's hard to ignore what these nonprofit CEOs make in a year.  Other topics include Hunters For Access updates and what hunting influencers will do to gain Instagram followers.  

Episode 10. Regulatory and Public Land Unrest

Jim and Jill walk up a hill....Just kidding.  Jim and Jill discuss the current political stunt to sell off public lands and reduce the regulatory oversight by many of our governmental agencies.  They pretty much have all of these problems solved. 

Episode 9. Duck Psychopathy with Justin Adamski

On this week’s episode, Jim chats with Justin Adamski of Full Color Waterfowl. Justin is an outdoor photographer and digital creator who focuses on waterfowl and waterfowl conservation. Their conversation centers around the alarming and disgusting trend of people posting videos with crippled waterfowl. Justin has posted a series of videos condemning this behavior.     

Episode 8. Reina Tyl - PA Game Commission Grouse Biologist

On this week's episode, Jim talks with Reina Tyl, a PA State Game Commission Grouse Biologist. Their topics range from current grouse numbers to West Nile Virus and even the PSU/OSU football rivalry. Reina is a wealth of knowledge, and you're not going to want to miss this one.