Shows
The Conservation, Fishing, and Hunting PodcastEpisode 13. Tim CammisaOn 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/
2025-07-141h 27The Conservation, Fishing, and Hunting PodcastEpisode 12. Mike Deyo - Salmon River NYIn 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/
2025-06-221h 07The Conservation, Fishing, and Hunting PodcastEpisode 11. Nonprofit SalariesJim 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.
2025-06-101h 25The Conservation, Fishing, and Hunting PodcastEpisode 10. Regulatory and Public Land UnrestJim 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.
2025-05-131h 04The Conservation, Fishing, and Hunting PodcastEpisode 9. Duck Psychopathy with Justin AdamskiOn 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.
2025-04-081h 05The Conservation, Fishing, and Hunting PodcastEpisode 8. Reina Tyl - PA Game Commission Grouse BiologistOn 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.
2025-03-261h 00The Conservation, Fishing, and Hunting PodcastEpisode 7. Colton FarleyOn this week's episode, I catch up with friend and fellow HFA contributor Colton Farley.
2025-03-0255 minThe Conservation, Fishing, and Hunting PodcastEpisode 6. Dr. Ed AshbyOn this week's episode, Jim chats with Dr. Ed Ashby, Vice President of the Ashby Foundation. Ed has dedicated more than thirty years to researching and studying arrow performance and broadhead lethality on six continents. Thanks to his research, archery hunting is now legal in South Africa.
2025-01-201h 24The Conservation, Fishing, and Hunting PodcastEpisode 5. Mitch PetrieIn this episode, Jim catches up with Mitch Petrie, the Outdoor Channel's VP of Programming. Their discussion topics range from learning to trap to fighting the anti-hunting movement to the hunting industry supporting conservation. They also review and analyze (with laughter) their previous episode with Matt Rinella on the Hunt Quietly Podcast (Episode 127).
2025-01-051h 13The Conservation, Fishing, and Hunting PodcastEpisode 4. Joe CermeleIn this week's episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with outdoor writer and former fishing editor of Field and Stream and Outdoor Life, Joe Cermele. Joe and I shoot the shit about a plethora of different topics including Stiper fishing, public access, and why fly fishermen "maybe" get a bad rap. It's a great episode you don't want to miss.
2024-11-271h 42The Conservation, Fishing, and Hunting PodcastEpisode 3. Troy Fowler (AKA Ranch Fairy)In this week's episode, Jim talks about arrows and broadheads with the Ranch Fairy (AKA Troy Fowler). Big surprise right? They also get into a long discussion about fishing since Troy and Jim are both diehard fishermen.
2024-09-261h 31The Conservation, Fishing, and Hunting PodcastEpisode 2. Pennsylvania Hunter Access ProgramJim Durkin is joined by Sgt. Matt Kramer of the Pennsylvania Game Commission to discuss the PA Hunter Access Program. Topics covered in their talk include the 88-year history of the program, landowner habitat improvements, and how the program has helped hunters and landowners alike.2024-09-1153 minThe Conservation, Fishing, and Hunting PodcastEpisode 1. Larry BartlettIn this episode, Jim catches up with his old hunting buddy Larry Bartlett. Jim and Larry discuss past hunts on Kodiak Island, the rising cost of air transportation, and back-country meat care. Larry is an outdoor writer, raft designer, and owner of Pristine Ventures.
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