Episode #914
Ryan Callaghan & Kenton Carruth
Books mentioned
The Journals of Lewis and Clark
Mentioned by Ryan Callaghan & Kenton Carruth · at 00:28:59
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The Lord of the Rings
Mentioned by Ryan Callaghan & Kenton Carruth · at 02:27:57
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Ryan Callaghan, FirstLite’s director of conservation and public relations, and co-founder Kenton Carruth discuss merino wool and technical outdoor clothing alongside hunting, archery, wilderness, and wildlife management. The conversation explores public-land conservation, grazing, predator ecology, wolf and mountain lion populations, bison restoration, disease transmission, and the cultural and political dimensions of hunting.
What they talked about
- Merino wool properties for outdoor clothing
- Public land management and conservation
- BLM vs Forest Service land differences
- Wolf reintroduction and elk adaptation
- Hunting ethics and field dressing
- Traditional vs compound bow hunting
- Big game hunting stories and misses
- HR 622 public lands legislation
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