Episode #914

Ryan Callaghan & Kenton Carruth

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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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