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Mule Deer Euro Mount Episode 54

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - November 28, 2022 13:00 - 25 minutes
A simple little episode that I recorded while preparing my mule deer buck for a so-called "euro mount". This is the second time I've performed this home taxidermy procedure. The first time was under the excellent tutelage of Kevin Kossowan while cleaning my big whitetail buck last year. That sku...

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Grasslands Mule Deer part 3 - Kevin's Mule Deer

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - November 26, 2022 13:00 - 55 minutes
The last day and night at the Grasslands Shack for Kevin and John. This episode focuses on Kevin's success with his antlerless draw tag. A very long stalk ends in a great way for us! This episode has a lot of chat about age-class choices regarding targeting animals for food outcomes. You also g...

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John's Big Mule Deer Buck 52

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - November 14, 2022 06:00 - 39 minutes
Part two of the Mule Deer expedition continues in this episode of the Food Afield Podcast. Kevin and John are in the grasslands and the blizzard hits hard! The temperatures plummet to minus 18 degrees Celsius, but that doesn't matter too much. There are two deer, including John's big buck, skinn...

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51 Prairie Mule Deer with Kevin Kossowan

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - November 08, 2022 02:00 - 23 minutes
This episode of the Food Afield Podcast finds John and Kevin in the newly established Grasslands Shack where they are looking for both antlered and antlerless mule deer. Kevin has spent a good deal of time and energy getting the shack set up on some property in the grasslands where his family h...

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Prairie Mule Deer with Kevin Kossowan

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - November 07, 2022 19:00 - 23 minutes
This episode of the Food Afield Podcast finds John and Kevin in the newly established Grasslands Shack where they are looking for both antlered and antlerless mule deer. Kevin has spent a good deal of time and energy getting the shack set up on some property in the grasslands where his family h...

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50 A Day in the Boreal

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - November 01, 2022 00:00 - 34 minutes
The 50th episode of the Food Afield Podcast. Happy Halloween! This episode finds Kevin Kossowan and me in the familiar surroundings of the northern boreal forest. We've decided to multi-task with some wild food ingredient procurement this day. It is a long day, many hours, and many kilometers ...

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49 Grasslands Birds Part Two - The Taste of Crane

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - October 25, 2022 01:00 - 45 minutes
In this episode of the food afield podcast, Kevin and I wrap up our grasslands bird hunting expedition. We set up in a field for geese and continue our hunt for Sharptail Grouse as well. In the Grasslands Shack, we explore the tastes of Sandhill Crane and describe to you what flavours we disco...

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49 Grasslands Birds Part Two

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - October 24, 2022 18:00 - 45 minutes
In this episode of the food afield podcast, Kevin and I wrap up our grasslands bird hunting expedition. We set up in a field for geese and continue our hunt for Sharptail Grouse as well. In the Grasslands Shack, we explore the tastes of Sandhill Crane and describe to you what flavours we disco...

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48 Alberta's Grassland Birds with Kevin Kossowan

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - October 18, 2022 04:00 - 37 minutes
In this episode, Kevin Kossowan and I are in the grasslands of southern Alberta and we're after birds. Waterfowl and upland seasons are open and no time is wasted before our first success. Kevin's first Cranes ever! The season for Sandhill Cranes here in Alberta is only two years old.  Wingshoo...

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48 Wingshooting Alberta's Grasslands with Kevin Kossowan - Part One

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - October 17, 2022 21:00 - 37 minutes
In this episode, Kevin Kossowan and I are in the grasslands of southern Alberta and we're after birds. Waterfowl and upland seasons are open and no time is wasted before our first success. Kevin's first Cranes ever! The season for Sandhill Cranes here in Alberta is only two years old.  Wingshoo...

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Wingshooting Alberta's Grasslands with Kevin Kossowan - Part One

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - October 17, 2022 21:00 - 37 minutes
In this episode, Kevin Kossowan and I are in the grasslands of southern Alberta and we're after birds. Waterfowl and upland seasons are open and no time is wasted before our first success. Kevin's first Cranes ever! The season for Sandhill Cranes here in Alberta is only two years old.  Wingshoo...

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47 Whitetail Venison Sausage - Kevin and John in the Kitchen

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - October 04, 2022 00:00 - 31 minutes
This is a new-old episode. Previously unheard footage of Kevin and I in the kitchen talking about whitetail venison while we cut up the front end of my whitetail buck. Then, a few weeks later, in early December, we're in the kitchen out at the farm putting together whitetail breakfast sausage. ...

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46 Traditional Bowhunting - John's Biggest Buck!

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - October 02, 2022 01:00 - 30 minutes
November 24th, 2021 was a day that I'll remember for a very long time. I had hunted hard the entire fall. The goal was simple, harvest a deer with my antique recurve bow. I hadn't connected with a whitetail with my recurve for 12 years! Mostly because I hadn't really tried.  For the previous tw...

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Traditional Bowhunting - John's Biggest Buck!

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - October 01, 2022 18:00 - 30 minutes
November 24th, 2021 was a day that I'll remember for a very long time. I had hunted hard the entire fall. The goal was simple, harvest a deer with my antique recurve bow. I hadn't connected with a whitetail with my recurve for 12 years! Mostly because I hadn't really tried.  For the previous tw...

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45 Fly Fishing Familiar Waters w Tom Stewart

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - September 29, 2022 01:00 - 53 minutes
I am re-releasing this episode without the ads. It is from earlier this Summer when my good friend, Tom, was back in town after moving to Ontario. We prioritized a fishing trip together and spent the day on familiar waters for both of us! There is some spectacular audio of the day on the trout...

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S4E7 Fly Fishing Familiar Waters w Tom Stewart "Somethings Gotta Give"

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - September 28, 2022 18:00 - 53 minutes
I am re-releasing this episode without the ads. It is from earlier this Summer when my good friend, Tom, was back in town after moving to Ontario. We prioritized a fishing trip together and spent the day on familiar waters for both of us! There is some spectacular audio of the day on the trout...

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44 Father & Son Grouse Hunt

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - September 27, 2022 04:00 - 31 minutes
In this episode, Garreth and I head out into the Grouse Woods in search of Ruffed Grouse. This episode contains a few stories of upland bird hunting from my youth, especially when we travel back to Nana and Papa's farm to hunt. Being in that space always makes me nostalgic, and having Garreth a...

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Father & Son Grouse Hunt S4E14

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - September 26, 2022 21:00 - 31 minutes
In this episode, Garreth and I head out into the Grouse Woods in search of Ruffed Grouse. This episode contains a few stories of upland bird hunting from my youth, especially when we travel back to Nana and Papa's farm to hunt. Being in that space always makes me nostalgic, and having Garreth a...

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Father & Son Grouse Hunt S4E14

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - September 26, 2022 21:00 - 31 minutes
In this episode, Garreth and I head out into the Grouse Woods in search of Ruffed Grouse. This episode contains a few stories of upland bird hunting from my youth, especially when we travel back to Nana and Papa's farm to hunt. Being in that space always makes me nostalgic, and having Garreth a...

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43 Upland Bird Hunting in England w Oliver Ringsby-Burgess

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - September 19, 2022 23:00 - 55 minutes
Oliver joins the podcast again! This time we chat about upland bird hunting in the UK and my upcoming bird hunts here in Canada. Upland birds and how they are hunted in Great Britain have an intense history and are full of heritage and customs. Not so much here in Alberta, but the images of Br...

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Upland Bird Hunting in England w Oliver Ringsby-Burgess

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - September 19, 2022 16:00 - 55 minutes
Oliver joins the podcast again! This time we chat about upland bird hunting in the UK and my upcoming bird hunts here in Canada. Upland birds and how they are hunted in Great Britain have an intense history and are full of heritage and customs. Not so much here in Alberta, but the images of Br...

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UK Upland Bird Hunting w Oliver Ringsby-Burgess

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - September 19, 2022 16:00 - 55 minutes
Oliver joins the podcast again! This time we chat about upland bird hunting in the UK and my upcoming bird hunts here in Canada. Upland birds and how they are hunted in Great Britain have an intense history and are full of heritage and customs. Not so much here in Alberta, but the images of Br...

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider artwork

Upland Bird Hunting in England w Oliver Ringsby-Burgess

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - September 19, 2022 16:00 - 55 minutes
Oliver joins the podcast again! This time we chat about upland bird hunting in the UK and my upcoming bird hunts here in Canada. Upland birds and how they are hunted in Great Britain have an intense history and are full of heritage and customs. Not so much here in Alberta, but the images of Br...

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UK Upland Bird Hunting w Oliver Ringsby-Burgess

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - September 19, 2022 16:00 - 55 minutes
Oliver joins the podcast again! This time we chat about upland bird hunting in the UK and my upcoming bird hunts here in Canada. Upland birds and how they are hunted in Great Britain have an intense history and are full of heritage and customs. Not so much here in Alberta, but the images of Br...

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What is the Food Afield Podcast About?

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - September 18, 2022 23:00 - 24 seconds
If you are looking for a hunting and fishing podcast that celebrates wild food ingredients and how to acquire them, check out the Food Afield Podcast. We take you into the field with us while we adventure for food in the backcountry. The focus is on traditional bowhunting and fly fishing, but w...

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Food Afield Podcast Trailer

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - September 18, 2022 16:00 - 24 seconds
If you are looking for a hunting and fishing podcast that celebrates wild food ingredients and how to acquire them, check out the Food Afield Podcast. We take you into the field with us while we adventure for food in the backcountry. The focus is on traditional bowhunting and fly fishing, but w...

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider artwork

What is the Food Afield Podcast About?

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - September 18, 2022 16:00 - 24 seconds
If you are looking for a hunting and fishing podcast that celebrates wild food ingredients and how to acquire them, check out the Food Afield Podcast. We take you into the field with us while we adventure for food in the backcountry. The focus is on traditional bowhunting and fly fishing, but w...

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider artwork

Food Afield Podcast Trailer

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - September 18, 2022 16:00 - 24 seconds
If you are looking for a hunting and fishing podcast that celebrates wild food ingredients and how to acquire them, check out the Food Afield Podcast. We take you into the field with us while we adventure for food in the backcountry. The focus is on traditional bowhunting and fly fishing, but w...

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider artwork

42 Advanced Fly Fishing Lessons with Curtis Hall

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - September 13, 2022 09:00 - 56 minutes
Curtis Hall is a professional fly fishing guide on the world-famous Elk River near Fernie, British Columbia. In August I was able to spend two days fishing with him near his home. This episode, perhaps more than any others I've produced, is truly educational. Curtis and I really got into the tec...

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S4E13 Advanced Fly Fishing Lessons with Curtis Hall

Food Afield Podcast with John Schneider - September 13, 2022 02:00 - 56 minutes
Curtis Hall is a professional fly fishing guide on the world-famous Elk River near Fernie, British Columbia. In August I was able to spend two days fishing with him near his home. This episode, perhaps more than any others I've produced, is truly educational. Curtis and I really got into the tec...