The EatWild podcast provides mentorship to folks who want to learn how to hunt, fish, and gather wild food. We want to reduce barriers and create a welcoming, inclusive and supportive community for people to re-connect with nature and wild food. Join us as we share stories, adventures, guidance and knowledge about a way of life that’s rooted in eating wild. EatWild podcast is hosted by Dylan Eyers.
Episodes
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
EatWild 68 - First Aid for Hunters with Cam Fenton
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
You will need to take notes for this one! Tons of good info, just in time for the hunting season.
Hunting is a high-risk activity that takes place in remote wilderness settings. How can we reduce the risk and be prepared to respond in a first aid emergency?
In this episode, I am talking to Cam Fenton about the most common injuries and life-threatening medical emergencies that hunters can encounter. He provides detailed information on how to treat them, what you should add to your kit to ensure you’re prepared, and what you may already carry in your pack that could be used in these situations.
We talk about diagnosing and treating hypothermia, breaks and sprains, and cuts and bleeds.
We discuss the importance of having a satellite emergency communication device (like an inReach device) and being prepared to activate it and seek help if the situation requires it. We break down the question of "when should I call for help?"
Based in Squamish, BC, Cam Fenton is a guide, BC paramedic, first aid instructor and educator. Whether by ski, foot, bike or boat, he loves to explore deep into wild places all across BC and beyond. What he likes most is connecting with his guests and students while sharing his passion for safety and emergency preparedness.
This podcast was brought to you with the support of Seek Outside. @Seekoutside specializes in building ultralight reliable gear for adventures. Use the discount code to EATWILD at seekoutside.com
For nourishing food on your next adventure be sure to check out West Coast Kitchen.
Use the EATWILD discount code on your next order.
Friday Jun 10, 2022
EatWild 66 - First Buck Stories with Miki and Ashley
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Some fun storytelling in this episode. Both Miki and Ashley have set out to become hunters over the past few years. They share their respective journey's to their first buck harvest. I hope you enjoy it!
This podcast was brought to you with the support of Seek Outside. @Seekoutside specializes in building ultralight reliable gear for adventures. Use the discount code to EATWILD at seekoutside.com
For nourishing food on your next adventure be sure to check out West Coast Kitchen.
Use the EATWILD discount code on your next order.
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
In this episode, I’m hanging out with Jeff Senger, co-host of the web series From The Wild. He’s a lifelong hunter, and self-proclaimed "slaughterer" - he owns and operates an abattoir in Alberta. This guy knows a lot about harvesting and processing animals!
We talk about perspectives on taking the life of an animal and focusing on doing it humanely and ethically. Our thoughts meander to the topic of wild cocktails and our passion for all things wild.
This is a great chat with a really engaging conversationalist. Hope you enjoy it!
Be sure to catch Jeff and his partner-in-wilderness Kevin Kossovan in Season 8 of From the Wild here.
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Today I am sitting with Spencer Greening La’goot, Indigenous scholar and Jesse Zeman, executive director of the BCWF to discuss a tough topic.
The news of restrictions for resident hunters as a result of the BC Government losing the Yahey vs. British Columbia court case has the potential to cause polarizing views. Pitting resident hunters against Indigenous Nations in a perceived competition for “the right to hunt and conducting one’s way of life” is not only dangerous in its potential for hindering reconciliation efforts, but it effectively takes the focus off the main issue: habitat loss.
My guests provide the context of this court decision, share important insight into how it was interpreted by the BC Government when implementing the measures that were just announced, and together we explore alternative strategies to support reconciliation.
The proposal from the BC Government is open for feedback until March 23 at midnight.
Find out more:
BC Government’s plan to address the Yahey vs. British Columbia court ruling
The Inconvenient Indian – if you needed ONE book to help you understand the context and the need for reconciliation
For more context on Indigenous wildlife stewardship with La'goot, check out Episodes 27 and 28 of the EatWild Podcast.
This podcast was brought to you with the support of Seek Outside. @Seekoutside specializes in building ultralight reliable gear for adventures. Use the discount code to EATWILD at seekoutside.com
Saturday Feb 19, 2022
EatWild 63 - Adam Foss - Adventure Hunt Planning
Saturday Feb 19, 2022
Saturday Feb 19, 2022
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
EatWild 62 - Joe Eppele - Big Bulls, Bows and Fire Cooking
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
In this episode, I’m chatting with Joe Eppele. Joe is a passionate hunter, star of The EDGE hunting show, and Grey Cup champion.
This is the perfect episode if you're starting to think about brighter days ahead and what your hunting season is going to look like. Joe recaps his past year of hunting adventures - and what a year he had! As he tells stories about his last hunting season, Joe reveals what were his most challenging, and memorable hunts.
In this conversation, I learned that Joe is an excellent hunter, and got to find out about his techniques and decision-making processes that have to lead to success.
After this uplifting conversation, I am now super pumped about bow hunting and planning to practice this skill in 2022.
You find Joe here @joe_eppele or on the EDGE TV show @theedgetvshow
Hope you enjoy this one!
Find our EatWild webinars and classes here www.eatwild.ca
This podcast is brought to you by West Coast Kitchen. Use the EATWILD discount code on your next order.
Sunday Dec 19, 2021
EatWild 61 - Jay‘s Bull Elk Story - An Elk Hunt and Packraft Adventure
Sunday Dec 19, 2021
Sunday Dec 19, 2021
Join us on our annual elk hunting adventure! Tom, Tome and I have invited young Jay to join us for his first Northern BC elk hunting expedition. We are packing rafts into a remote wilderness area with a plan to find a few unhunted bull elk. We have packed our Seek Outside camp and two Alpacka Forager rafts a day's walk up the valley. If all goes well we will get into some elk and use the rafts to float back to the trucks.
This was an extra special hunt and fun adventure. I hope you enjoy the episode. Be sure to share this podcast and leave a review.
Find our EatWild webinars and classes here www.eatwild.ca
This podcast is brought to you by West Coast Kitchen. Use the EATWILD discount code on your next order.
Saturday Nov 27, 2021
EatWild 60 - Coastal Blacktail Hunting with Chris Pryn
Saturday Nov 27, 2021
Saturday Nov 27, 2021
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
EatWild 59 - The Ramtastic Adventure Part 3 - Getting the meat home
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
This is the third and final episode of the Ramtastic adventure Sheep Hunting podcast series. In this podcast, I’m catching up with our crew after having re-entered our post-adventure lives and we debrief about the challenges that we faced as the trip progressed.
We also share our experience with getting both rams through the compulsory inspection process. This turned out to be such an awesome opportunity to learn from sheep experts about ageing wild sheep.
And lastly, we get to start planning the next adventure.
I hope you enjoyed this episode. Please leave a review and share this podcast.
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
EatWild 58 - The Ramtastic Adventure Part 2 - Stalking sheep
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
Joined by great friends Jenny P, La'goot, and Scott, we set out on a fly-in, hike-up, paddle-out sheep hunt. In part 2 of the Ramtastic Adventure, we share our opening day sheep hunting adventures. We split up into two hunting parties for opening day with a plan to take a closer look at what we hoped were legal rams. Join us as we recap our respective hunts and what will no doubt be the hunt of a lifetime for all of us.
This adventure was fuelled by West Coast Kitchen gourmet freeze-dried meals, and heavy loads were supported by the Seek Outside ultralight rugged packs.