Some state game departments, like Dr. Lindsey Long's, employ veterinarians to help monitor and assess the health of wildlife populations. Dr. Long tells us about her day job as a state wildlife vet, but also about the rest of her life -- becoming a hunter, becoming a bird dog owner, and what it's like to sedate a giraffe. Plus, canning meat, de-feathering ducks, and what happens when your dog gets caught in a head snare.
3:00 Pressure-canning your own meat... "I grew up in a canning family"
9:00 State wildlife agencies have veterinarians on staff... but why?
11:00 Michigan Ice Fest on the Upper Peninsula + ice climbing 101
13:00 Artemis episodes with the U.S. Women's Spearfishing Team: Kelsea Albert; Melody Engle
16:00 Vegetarian to vegan to hunter
17:00 The moment it all clicks for a bird dog... #magic
19:00 Llewellin setters
23:00 Wildlife health: "How do we maintain healthy populations now and into the future?"
29:00 Healthy habitat isn't always enough to sustain healthy wildlife... there's more to the story
36:00 Anesthetizing a giraffe
41:00 The intimacy of handling a wild animal while it's alive but sedated for science purposes
48:00 What are your local wildlife grappling with? Mange, hoof disease, CWD... a lot of useful tips on wildlife health come from hunters
51:00 Duck fat over butter, baby
53:00 Best ways to de-feather ducks quickly... got a tip? Share it with us in the Artemis Facebook group
56:00 Artemis episode on ruffed grouse
58:00 When your dog gets caught in a neck snare... pack those wire cutters
59:00 Artemis Ambassador applications for 2022 are open for a couple more days, closing on Feb.7
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