Jun 18, 2020
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 artemis@nwf.org.
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 party!
13:00 - The Yellowstone firetruck fish tale
14:00 - Range finder AND bino -- OR -- range-finding binos?
16:30 - Vortex Furies - Marcia and Maggie's range-finding binos
19:00 - Why is it so hard to ask for help?
24:00 - First-time 9-day backcountry elk hunting trip - what should a new hunter know?
26:00 - Layering: hunting vs. backpacking
27:00 - Let's talk about traction for a minute
28:00 - Butchering and pack-out: Revisit Episode 19: Butchery with Anna Borgman and EP 5: Packing Game Out with Sarah Keller
31:00 - How to hang your food/game for bear safety – Great article from goHunt
32:30 - Terrorizing bunny at camp, another reason to hang food
34:00 - Fly-fishing: How do you bring your line in to mimic different bug movements? (Add 'skittering' to your vocabulary)
37:30 - "So you think you want to fish?"
42:00 - On keeping up with the Joneses, tricks for using your strength to your advantage (or phoning a friend when necessary)
45:00 - Gear Review: Hiking and wading stilts
52:00 – Episode 12 - Don't Run with Kyla West
53:00 - Montana Artemis Alliance
55:00 - Artemis map