Artemis

The Joy of Spin Fishing with Stevie Parsons

August 06, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 89.4 MB

Stevie Parsons is an angler and conservationist whose values were shaped by her upbringing in native Hawaiian culture. Stevie joins Artemis to talk about how she got into fishing. It started with a book, a GPS, and a can-do attitude that she could bag a salmon if she gave it a try. (Spoiler alert: She did bring home a salmon.) Sharing the ocean's bounty with friends and family is part of her mojo, and it works to spread the love and enthusiasm for wild places, too. 5:00 Hawaiian Native wor...

Emerald LaFortune: On Guide Life, Idaho Salmon-Fishing & Building a Community

July 30, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 97.2 MB

Emerald LaFortune is a fishing guide in Idaho's Salmon River. She's also a whitewater rafter, an outdoors writer, a deep thinker, and a conservation advocate - and just a gem of a human being. (#gemstonepuns?) There's pretty much nothing her sharp mind doesn't dive into. This week we take a deep-dive into Emerald's career as a female fishing guide - what she's learned, how she's grown, and what experiences she hopes to share with others. Emerald asks, "If a picture's worth a thousand words, ...

Beaver Believers(!) with Emily Fairfax

July 23, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 95 MB

Beavers are amazing! Artemis is diving straight into the beaver pond with Dr. Emily Fairfax, ecohydrologist, science story teller, and beaver dam enthusiast. Join us to hear how this keystone species shapes our landscape, supports wildlife, and improves watersheds wherever they slap a tail. 2:00 "Beavers are a keystone species, which means they modify their environment in a way that influences the whole ecosystem." 3:30 First beaver experience... when your animal guide finds you 5:30 I...

Bird Dogs with Sarah Topp

July 16, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 95.9 MB

This week on the program, co-host Becca Aceto and Michigan hunter Sarah Topp talk about training their first bird dogs. Sarah's dog, Timber Doodle, is named after her favorite quarry, the woodcock. Training a high-energy dog has its ups and downs, but Becca and Sarah are each finding that it adds a richer dimension to their time in the field. (Disclaimer: Listening to this episode may cause you to Google bird dog breeds incessantly.) 1:30 "Northwoods Unleaded" video 2:00 Artemis Great La...

Kami Elsisie and an Epic New Mexico Ibex Hunt

July 09, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 97.8 MB

Kami Elsisie is a paramedic by day, and a hunter in just about every other spare minute. New Mexico offers an incredible array of game, both native and exotic. Kami tells us about an epic ibex hunt, plus her story about coming to the sport as an adult. Also... have you ever been out fishing/hunting/[insert outdoor pursuit here] and have someone ask, "So... did your boyfriend take you?" 2:00 - Want to introduce someone to eating wild game? Meatloaf is the winner here. 5:00 - Maggie's favo...

Healing in the Outdoors with Katelyn Sheehan

June 25, 2020 10:00 - 39 minutes - 54.6 MB

Katelyn Sheehan of Anchorage took a circuitous route to becoming a hunter. Her first time shooting a Sitka black-tailed deer on the island of Kodiak was a game-changer for her, and it's an experience she's been able to bring into her social work. Katelyn tells Artemis about why spending time in the outdoors can be healing, both in her own life and the lives of the veterans she takes into the backcountry. 3:00 - A hunting genesis story that starts with great people 5:00 - Sitka black-tai...

Ask Artemis with Marcia, Becca & Maggie

June 18, 2020 10:00 - 56 minutes - 78.2 MB

This week we tackle listener questions -- from gearing up for a 9-day elk-hunting trip, to why it can feel so dang hard asking for help. Got a question? Send us a note at [email protected]. 1:40 - Maggie's 22-pound lake trout story + making the front page of the Sun Valley newspaper 4:00 - Old-timers with handlebar mustaches are the best kind of trolling tutors 4:30 - Mackinaw = lake trout, which aren't really a trout... they're a char species 7:20 - Ain't no party like a fence-pull p...

Growing a LGBTQ Hunting & Fishing Community

June 11, 2020 10:00 - 55 minutes - 77.1 MB

Sarah Keller and Taylor Morton join us on Artemis this week to talk about growing a LGBTQ+ community in the hunting and fishing world. Their initiative is called is Queers and Camo. At a time of social unrest on a national scale, we discuss why inclusiveness matters more than ever in our industry, and what that looks like right now. 1:30 Our guests today are Sarah Keller, who you'll remember from EP 5: Packing Game Out, and Taylor Morton, author of this great Artemis blog Meat on the Tab...

Raising and Feeding a Hunting Family with Vicky Mullaney

May 28, 2020 10:00 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MB

Vicky Mullaney is a chef and author of the Lodge at Black Pearl Cookbook, which is filled with fish and game recipes from her family's waterfowl hunting lodge on the Chesapeake Bay. In this episode, we talk about what it means to raise a family in the field, and how that helps keep family close into adulthood. Plus, tips on cooking waterfowl (duck spring rolls, ya'll!) and shotgun savvy. BOOK GIVEAWAY! Visit our new Facebook group, The Artemis Podcast, to enter. And for a limited time, all...

Butchery with Anna Borgman

May 21, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 95.9 MB

Anna Borgman went to culinary school before she became a hunter. She studied the relationship between how an animal was raised to how it tasted on the plate. The same is true for game -- a sense of place imparts itself onto every animal harvested. This episode, we talk about the art of butchery, and delve into some practical tips -- like which knives you need and how to handle silverskin. 2:30 - May 29 "So You Think You Wanna Fish?" webinar with Artemis 8:00 - Shooting stars! Paint brush...

Reactivation with Alex Stokman

May 14, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 84.6 MB

Reactivation: When a hunter leaves the sport, and then (hopefully) comes back. This week we hear from Montana hunter Alex Stokman, who started hunting as a biologist in Florida, and then didn't pick it up again until after she'd had three kids and moved West. Stokman is an avid hunter now, but it hasn't always been easy splitting time between #momlife and the sporting field. (For example, her kids are savvy to her attempts to pitch 'new hikes' that double as scouting trips.) Family obligatio...

Hunting While Pregnant

May 07, 2020 10:00 - 51 minutes - 71.5 MB

Hunting while pregnant is... totally awesome! No, really. This week on the show we're joined by two Artemis ambassadors who are both growing tiny humans while still enjoying time spent in the hunt field. Emily Ledergerber and Kyla West share their experiences, tips and tricks, and what they’ve learned. 1:30 - Hunting while pregnant... this topic is totally overdue for discussion (Har har, see what we did there? #punforthewin) 4:30 - Timing your due date so it (hopefully) doesn't overlap ...

Glassing with Jess Johnson

April 30, 2020 10:00 - 59 minutes - 82 MB

"Glassing is the art of sitting on a high spot and looking for wildlife." That gem of wisdom comes from Artemis co-founder Jess Johnson, who shares some of her best game-spotting tricks with us in this episode. Plus, what you need to know when scoping out your optics. (See what we did there? #opticspun) 3:00 - Quarantine Us: Dishes = low priority; Mud season = meh; Comfy overalls = a harbinger of changing standards of what you will and won't wear in public 10:00 - What is glassing? It's...

Bugs with Mags, Podcast Edition

April 23, 2020 10:00 - 52 minutes - 73.1 MB

Maggie Heumann is many things -- Artemis founder, podcast host, outdoor gear hocker, fisherwoman -- AND... entomologist. This week we're talking bugs in the field. From finding a treasure trove of bug artifacts at an estate sale to inadvertently having a sleeping bag full of fleas, there's a lot to know about our six-legged frenemies. 1:25 - 'Bugz with Magz' webinars 3:30 - Maggie's quarantine: Knitting, bread-baking, watching bug videos. Yep. 5:25 - Maggie's Instagram... sweet entom...

3Ps with Anastasia Allison of Kula Cloth

April 16, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 91 MB

Peeing, pooping and periods. Oh yeah, we're "going" there. The founder of Kula Cloth, Anastasia Allison, joins us to talk about how to do all three of these things comfortably in the backcountry. Do you 'drip dry,' or 'shake it off'? What about if you pop a squat and notice a trail cam pointed at you? 1:30 - 'Snain' - snow up high, rain down low 4:00 - unannounced sunrise concerts in the backcountry, courtesy of a packed in keyboard and violin 4:45 - going from working in parks, to becom...

Gobble Gobble with Patt Dorsey

April 09, 2020 10:00 - 46 minutes - 64.1 MB

Turkey season is nigh! Patt Dorsey from the National Wild Turkey Federation shares her turkey savvy with us -- from what makes a good roost tree, to all the quirks a biologist would care about, like the bird's laser-like vision, or a hen's ability to store semen for later use. 1:30 - Nicole Qualtieri's article on turkey and bear hunting quarantine ethics 3:00 - Sautéed turkey breast with morels... mmm 5:30 - Why would you want to hunt turkeys in the first place? 6:30 - If you celebr...

'Don't Run' with Kyla West

April 02, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 107 MB

Feeling confident and safe in wild spaces means knowing how to respond appropriately in encounters with some of our more intimidating wildlife. Kyla West, Artemis Ambassador and Wildlife Conflict Specialist for the state of Washington, dishes on animal behavior and what backcountry travelers should know to stay aware. We’ll touch on moose, mountain goats, bears, cougars, and wolves and share some of our favorite encounter stories. 2:30 - Time on your hands? Sourdough is in right now. 5...

Community in the time of Coronavirus

March 26, 2020 10:00 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MB

The world changed this month. As coronavirus settles in, Artemis reflects on what it means to be a hunter and angler in uncertain times. Thanks for sharing your voices with us, listeners! 3:00 - Venery company in Montana 3:45 - Jim Posewitz's "Beyond Fair Chase" book & Jackson Landers, "Hunting Deer for Food" 5:40 - 1957 movie "An Affair to Remember" 7:20 - How to make canned venison 7:50 - Modern Huntsman Vol. 4 8:50 - Mad River Outfitters YouTube channel 15:12 – Augusten ...

Open-Invite Deer Camp with Nicole Qualtieri

March 19, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 110 MB

Two years ago, hunter Nicole Qualtieri posted to social media inviting anyone to deer camp near her home in Montana. She wasn't sure how many ladies would bite. The response, it turned out, was overwhelming. And it's been an annual tradition ever since. Hosting hunt camp has given Nicole new perspective on HOW exactly we recruit and retain new hunters. This week on Artemis, we're diving back into the R3 conversation - recruitment, retention, reactivation - and where community fits into that ...

Livin' That Lead-Free Life with Kodi Jo Jaspers

March 12, 2020 10:00 - 34 minutes - 47.9 MB

Kodi Jo Jaspers is a hunter and wildlife biologist whose master's work focused on understanding the effect of residual lead from ammunition on non-target species. This week on Artemis, Kodi Jo joins us to talk about her transition from lead to copper ammo, and what she's learned in the process. 3:00 - we all want a bigger freezer! 4:00 - urban carnivores 5:30 - fishing with Dad, then hunting 7:30 - horse packing way out into the wop-wops, learning to bow hunt, and hearing a bull...

Tag Soup with Christa Whiteman

March 05, 2020 11:00 - 57 minutes - 80.2 MB

Christa Whiteman was a mountaineer and rock climber before she became a hunter in the woods of New York. All three voices on the Artemis podcast this week learned to hunt as adults. It's a steep learning curve. When you're new, you can't always tell whether you're doing it wrong, or whether you're just not finding game. But there's joy in the journey, and Christa tells us what that looks like for her. 2:30 - Christa Whiteman, everyone -- president of the unofficial Artemis Fan Club! (find h...

Growing Up a Yakama Hunter with Sattie Fisher

February 27, 2020 11:00 - 39 minutes - 54.8 MB

Sattie Fisher grew up in a subsistence hunting household in Yakama Nation. Her family values taught her to appreciate the bounty of the land - from berries to fish, to elk and deer. In this episode, Sattie joins Artemis to talk about her hunting culture, being identified as a 'female hunter,' and evolving expectations of gender roles. 2:50 - On studying wildlife and fisheries at Salish Kootenai College 4:10 - The logic that gets you a half-eaten banana in your freezer 5:15 - Service...

A new NEPA? Or not.

February 20, 2020 11:00 - 36 minutes - 50.5 MB

This week on the podcast we're joined by Mary Greene, who works as an attorney with the National Wildlife Federation’s Public Lands team. How do newly proposed changes to the National Environmental Policy Act affect the integrity of the EIS process and the public’s ability to comment? Artemis takes a deep dive into NEPA, with a timely look at how changes to NEPA are currently undergoing the NEPA process (if that makes sense). 3:15 - Why did you dedicate your life to conservation? 4:20 - Ru...

Packing Out Game with Sarah Keller

February 13, 2020 11:00 - 46 minutes - 65 MB

Why is packing out so hard? Is it the weight of the animal? Or the unwieldy shape? Or is it the pressure of getting it out in a timely manner? This week on the Artemis podcast we're joined by Montana hunter Sarah Keller, who tells us about carrying a deer out whole, and getting by on those rough pack-outs when the body is... ahem... "deconditioned." 3:30 - There is such thing as a Natural Resource People Happy Hour in DC. Sam and Becca were there. 4:30 - Backcountry skiing in Hokkaido,...

Bears, Cats, and Predator Sense with Cindy Barlow

February 06, 2020 11:00 - 42 minutes - 58.6 MB

Cindy Barlow is the sixth female hunting outfitter to be licensed in the state of Wyoming. When she's not guiding trips for her business, Antelope Creek Outfitters, Cindy is introducing her grandkids to the outdoors, staying active in local politics, and polishing her skills as a craftswoman by sewing hides. Cindy joins Artemis this week to tell stories about what it was like raising her family in the outdoors, from the time her own kids treed a cougar with their dog Little Ann, to the time ...

The Three Rs with Sam Pedder

January 30, 2020 11:00 - 48 minutes - 67.3 MB

Recruitment, retention, reactivation. Making a new hunter takes more than a weekend Hunting 101 trip with smashing elk tacos and friendly faces. (Tacos DO help.) The learning curve of hunting is long and steep. So how do we grow our community? This week, Artemis is joined by Sam Pedder from the Council to Advance the Hunting and Shooting Sports to talk about how we create a new generation of responsible, conservation-minded hunters and anglers. DISCUSSION: 3:50 - Is there a good time to ...

The Artemis Genesis Story with Jess Johnson

January 23, 2020 11:00 - 43 minutes - 60.1 MB

Who is Artemis? The group's genesis story is rooted in a pack of women who sought to elevate the voice of female sportswomen and conservationists. Turns out, it's a mission a lot of people are interested in. On this episode, hear bowhunter and conservationist Jess Johnson dish on what kind of earrings make a legislator pay attention to you (brass, everyone... big 'ol rifle brass), what's on deck for the Artemis Ambassadors program, and why this work matters.

Fishing and Fleece Pants with Chris Hill

January 16, 2020 11:00 - 45 minutes - 63 MB

Angler and conservationist Christine Hill joins us on the Artemis podcast this week, where we discuss fishing in Alaska and the Yukon, big salmon, small bugs, and what exactly goes under the waders on frigid days.

Artemis Teaser

December 18, 2019 15:44 - 1 minute - 1.48 MB

Coming soon, a podcast featuring adventurous, accomplished women who are redefining conservation through their lives in the field and on the water.

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