Outdoor Voices

Hunting around for a podcast or two? Give these a listen

BY COSMO GENOVA

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Wfor education or entertainment, there’s a podcast for just about everything. This platform has become a favorite for hunters and anglers looking to dive into complex topics in detail. With a nearly endless supply of offerings, it’s dif cult to create a “best” list, but a few stand out from the crowd:

ANCHORED WITH APRIL VOKEY

April Vokey is a wellknown Canadian fishing guide who began the Anchored podcast as a way to catalog conversations with the interesting people she meets. Her guests come from a wide range of professional backgrounds, but all talk revolves around hunting, fishing, foraging and homesteading.

At 180 episodes and counting, Vokey asks pointed questions in a gentle and honest way, and isn’t afraid to delve into murky cultural and political waters or play devil’s advocate with her guests. New episodes drop every two to three weeks on average.

BHA’S PODCAST & BLAST WITH HAL HERRING

Backcountry Hunters and Anglers’ (BHA) podcast features interesting guests from across the outdoor spectrum, including writers, biologists, policymakers, wilderness outfitters and industry professionals.

Podcast & Blast is hosted by Field & Stream contributing editor and award-winning journalist Hal Herring. New episodes are released every other week and often pertain to current events, cultural conversations and ongoing policy decisions that affect sportsmen and women. Like BHA, the podcast brings people from a wide range of political and social backgrounds together in conversation over common ground.

JAY SCOTT OUTDOORS WESTERN HUNTING & FISHING

If there is one thing that can be said about Jay Scott, it’s that he’s absolutely relentless. His podcast has clocked more than 770 episodes and claims more than 55 million downloads. Scott and his business partner, Darr Colburn, run Phoenixbased Colburn and Scott Outfitters, which offers hunting and fishing trips in the U.S. and Mexico. They also operate a real estate business in Phoenix.

New episodes of Jay Scott Outdoors drop every few days on average, featuring a diverse guest list of professionals in the outdoors world. Episode themes often follow the seasons, offering relevant information to help you in the field.

THE MEATEATER PODCAST

Like its TV show companion, the MeatEater podcast has tackled everything you can imagine relating to the natural world and hunting and fishing. Its wide appeal has made it one of the most popular podcasts in any genre, not just among the hook and bullet crowd.

Steven Rinella’s nearencyclopedic knowledge of history and literature, as well as an endless supply of stories, guides the discussion. The show can be intellectual and anthropological, but also has a conversational tone that Rinella and his co-hosts have crafted over hundreds of episodes, and the long format lets them delve deep into their topics.

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