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The Return of the Hunt: EAT Magazine May 2012

The Return of the Hunt: EAT Magazine May 2012 EatWild - Mike
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Hunting still needs some good PR, but there’s a growing number of hunters who see it less as a sport and more as a sustainable food source.

Wild game meat might be the ultimate inconvenience food. Consider the process: up well before the crack of dawn, then the hours or days spent in the field or on a mountain slope, or knee deep in frigid water at the edge of a raging stream, waiting patiently for the elusive prey, whether fish, fowl or fur. Then, once spotted, a splitsecond chance to bring it down cleanly and quickly—there are no second acts in the hunting game. Follow that with the brutally unpleasant but necessary task of cleaning and gutting the animal, then hauling the carcass, which can weigh as much as several hundred pounds, out of the wilderness and back home. All for the sake of a freezer full of meat. And possibly an earful of abuse from your vegan neighbour.

So why would anyone do all that, when a pound of hamburger from your local supermarket gives you change back from a five dollar bill?…

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How did we get here? Where do we go next? It all s How did we get here? Where do we go next? It all starts with e-scouting. Join us for the EatWild E-scouting Webinar on Tuesday the 26th @ 7 pm PST. 
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I am currently planning my next adventure hunt. E-scouting is fun and helps me answer so many of the questions when planning my next hunting trip. 

Can I get there? Is there public access? Is it huntable? Does it look like good habitat? What type of hunting pressure does this area get? 

Webinar content:

Review the benefits of the web-based scouting tools – Google earth, iMapBC, FATMAP, Bing Maps
Review the essential apps and how they can help you hunt better – iHunter, GPS Kit, Gaia Maps, Topo Maps, Google Earth, PDF Maps and Backroad maps
Strategies for doing research – how to reach out to knowledge holders
Access research
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This session will include a tutorial on the iHunter app private land layer. 

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Unexpected score on my walk through the forest yes Unexpected score on my walk through the forest yesterday. These are called yellow foot mushrooms because the bottom of the stem is a pronounced yellow. Also known as winter chanterelles cause you might stumble upon a bunch in the middle of January 😋 #chanterelles #wildfoodforaging #eatwild #wildmushrooms
Want to hunt? Take the CORE course with EatWild. W Want to hunt? Take the CORE course with EatWild. We are offering monthly webinar classes to get you certified to hunt in BC. Learn from home with the EatWild team. 

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We want to reduce barriers and create a welcoming, inclusive, and diverse community for people to re-connect with nature and wild food. 

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Wild appies for dinner. Christmas gift of Caribou Wild appies for dinner. Christmas gift of Caribou dumplings from @chasingfoodclub.  Elk and whitetail deer satay with peanut sauce.  Delicious! #eatwild #wildgame #wildmeat
Glassing for days. This is day 2 on the Pole Bende Glassing for days. This is day 2 on the Pole Bender Adventure. We were looking forward to glassing this country for the days ahead. Sadly the clouds just kept rolling in and then the rain, snow and wind. You can follow the story over the next few podcasts.  #eatwild #mountainhunting #adventurehunt #wherethewildthingsare #whatgetsyououtdoors #bchunter #huntbc
Cliffed out, rained out, blown out and snowed out: Cliffed out, rained out, blown out and snowed out: the pole bender adventure. 

In August 2019, I set out with my hunting crew on a caribou hunting adventure in the mountains of the Tahltan Traditional Territory in Northern British Columbia. Idyllic summer days strolling across the mountain tundra spotting caribou and goats, everything was going according to plan.  But our plan took an unfortunate turn, and an unseasonably harsh arctic storm front blasted our camp with hurricane-force winds and 3 feet of snow. We went from hunting to surviving. Taking shelter in the tipi tent, we took turns keeping the center pole from snapping as we held down the tent praying for the storm to let up. Join us for this three-part series on the Pole Bender Adventure. These are great episodes if you're planning an adventure trip in the wilderness. We talk about the logistics of planning a fly-in trip, trip safety plans, emergency communications, and a little bit about sneaking up on goats. I hope you enjoy this. 

You can find the article by Cleston Lee in the 02/2021 @bcoutdoorsmagazine 

Thanks to my crew @breathelightmedia, Clay, and Ryan for this adventure. 

Thanks @seekoutside for the tent that bent but never broke. 

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Tipi Tuesday! The calm before the storm. Shortly a Tipi Tuesday! The calm before the storm. Shortly after this photo was taken, a storm hit us with 100 kms winds and 3 feet of snow. We were stuck in the tent for 7 days before the pilot could get in and fly us out.  The tent saved our lives for sure. We are rolling out a 3 part podcast series this month to tell the story. Stay tuned to the EatWild Podcast. You can also find the story in this month’s @bcoutdoorsmagazine by Clay Armstrong. 
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In this episode, I am learning about ceremony and In this episode, I am learning about ceremony and ritual from an Indigenous hunter's perspective with my friend La’goot Spencer Greening. La’goot is a Tsimshian leader, storyteller, and academic. 

This past hunting season I witnessed a range of ceremonies that hunters practiced after taking the life of an animal. At one end of the spectrum, I overheard what sounded like a new years eve celebration as a couple of nearby hunters got lucky on the road, to being part of Miki's first hunt where her ceremony involved calm moments of contemplation as she processed the experience of taking her first animal.

We start with a question about holding a ceremony after taking an animal’s life and dive deep into a conversation around rituals, that, in some traditions, start a long time before the hunt takes place.

La'goot shares his experience of the role that his community, elders, and mentors play in learning rituals and developing the practice of ceremony. We reflect on how having those connections can help new hunters be more present in their actions and have a mindful experience when faced with taking an animal's life.

This podcast goes in a few more interesting directions. I am grateful for these insightful conversations with La'goot, and I feel fortunate to be able to share them with our listeners.

Reading recommendations:

Tsawalk: A Nuu-chah-nulth Worldview - by Eugene Richard Atleo
Spirits of our Whaling Ancestors - Revitalizing Makah and Nuu-chah-nulth Traditions - by Charlotte Coté
Ecologies of the Heart: Emotion, Belief, and the Environment Hardcover – by E. N. Anderson (Author)
For more time with La'goot listen to episodes 27 and 28 of the EatWild Podcast. 

Thank you 🙏🏽 @lagoot.sg 
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It’s January 1st and the first day of 2021 adven It’s January 1st and the first day of 2021 adventure planning.  Looking back through this challenging year, I feel fortunate to have been able to stay connected to nature, my community, and to my way of life as a hunter and fisher.  This was one of the many magical days of 2020.  Planning and looking ahead to trips like this will help get me through till the next harvest season. What adventure are you planning for 2021?  @jennyp403 @celinawolfff @marklrhall @chris.pryn @foundfeast @bc_bridger @chasingfoodclub  #eatwild #msr @msr_gear

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