Wild Fish and Game Podcast

Join Justin Townsend and the Harvesting Nature Crew as they guide you through the world of cooking wild fish and game meat, their adventures to obtain food, and the lessons learned along the way. They are also frequently joined by some of the most influential people in the world of wild food to dive deep into food conversation to positively promote the lifestyle of harvesting, cooking, and eating wild food.

Harvesting Nature is a media outlet with the main focus to educate and inspire those wishing to live the outdoor lifestyle with a focus of hunting, foraging, and fishing for food. Follow along with us as we help you Find your Wilderness.

Please reach out with questions and comments to whatscooking@harvestingnature.com

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Episode 159: Butchering and Cooking Big Game Fr...
Justin and Adam dive deep into their first official cooking-by-cuts episode to discuss the whole front shoulder.
50 min
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Episode 158: German Hunting Culture and German ...
Justin chats with German-based hunter and wild game chef Tim Böckle and Harvesting Nature Field Staff Writer JP Yampey.
60 min
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Episode 156: An Intro to Cooking by Cuts…the Fu...
Justin and Adam sit down at our Wild Pig Skills Camp to discuss the new focus of the podcast
20 min
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Episode 155: Turkey Hunting is Hard Revisited
Kory from the HN Crew talks with his friends Jeremy, Tony, and Tyler about turkey hunting.
79 min
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Episode 154: LIVE PODCAST Improve Your Wild Foo...
Justin and the crew host a live podcast with a question and answer session at the 2023 Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Rendezvous.
78 min
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Episode 153: Overcoming Wild Game Cooking Mistakes
We discuss overcoming overcooking, resting meat, thawing techniques, inattention to cooking, acid, fat, salting, and so much more!
80 min
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Episode 152: Black Duck Revival
Justin chats with Jonathan Wilkins owner of Black Duck Revival. They discuss how his love for food and hunting led to the creation of his lodge
68 min
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Episode 151: Spearing for Food in Australia Rev...
An episode revisited! Justin and Chase Waller talk with Isaac “Shrek” Daly of the Noob Spearo Podcast. They discuss many aspects of spearfishing, treating fish as meat, braining fish, smoking fish, lobster sashimi, death piles, and so much more!
72 min
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Episode 150: Cast Iron Conversations
Justin chats with Kyle Seip aka Cast Iron Kyle about cooking in, caring for, restoring, and general use of cast iron cookware.
71 min
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Episode 149: Drinking Wildly! Pairing Beer and ...
Join Justin and the crew as they chat about pairing beer with specific types of wild game for both cooking and drinking.
64 min
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Episode 148: Cooking with Wild Game Fats Revisited
An episode revisited! Join Justin and Kory as they chat with Wade Truong and Rachel Owen of Elevated Wild about wild game fats in cooking.
72 min
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Episode 147: Wild Game Resolutions for the New ...
Justin and Collin chat with Nick Otto, Host of The Huntavore Podcast. They reflect on the successes and failures of 2022 and make their wild game resolutions for 2023.
75 min
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Episode 146: Everything is Edible Except the Oink
Justin and Adam Berkelmans chat about all the delicious wild food they cooked and ate at the Texas Field to Fork Wild Pig Camp.
66 min
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Episode 145: Turning Feral: a Modern Journey of...
Justin chats with Zach Hanson, a hunter, trapper, and the author of Turning Feral: A Modern Journey of Hunting, Trapping, and Living Intentionally in the Wilderness
65 min
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Episode 144: Expect More From Backpacking Food
Justin chats with Shannon Waters, the Founder of Gastro Gnome Meals.
70 min
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Episode 143: The Kids of Harvesting Nature
If you have kids who hunt or want to hunt then listen to this episode. Justin and Kory chat with their daughters, Zoe and Eva, each 10 years old.
50 min
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Episode 142: Antler and Fin and Wild Pigs
Justin shares the background of Harvesting Nature’s second podcast called Antler and Fin. He then turns over the show to Antler and Fin Host, Adam Berkelmans.
16 min
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Episode 141: They Rise up from the Ground
Justin, A.J., and Art recap their Mule Deer hunting trip to Wyoming while also providing tips on western style deer hunting.
67 min
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Episode 140: Wild Elk and Wild Chestnuts
Justin, Collin, and Kory talk about their early fall hunting and play Let’s Make a Meal with venison and chestnuts.
64 min
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Episode 139: Hunting Drama and Desert Antelope
Justin, Tom, Eric, and Zoe recount their trip to southern Colorado in search of Antelope.
73 min
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Episode 138: Big Game Cookery Bonanza
Justin and Adam chat about all their favorite big game meals to get you prepared for hunting season.
77 min
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Episode 137: Man Eats Wild
Justin chats with Mario Kalpou, the Host and Executive Producer of the television show Man Eats Wild.
58 min
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Episode 136: Adventures for Food - Elk Hunting ...
Join our guests as they retell an elk hunting adventure in Montana that they will never forget.
5 min
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Episode 135: Cleaning out the Freezer
Justin and Kory chat about all the ways to clean out your freezer to prepare for the new hunting season.
57 min
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Episode 134: The Unspoken Rules of Eating Wild ...
Justin and the HN crew dive into the unspoken rules of cooking and eating wild game.
76 min