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I speak to Roy Sloan, General Manager of the Fiorldand Wapiti Foundation about the lawsuit Forest & Bird has brought against the foundation and against the Department of Conservation, and about the consequences it might have for all hunters in New Zealand. All deer species are introduced into New Zealand. Hunters say they have to be sustainably managed, with lobby groups saying

I speak to Gwyn Thurlow, Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel at the New Zealand Deer Stalkers, about new DNA evidence on the origin of New Zealand chamois, and new historic finds on the history and practicalities of their translocation after local and Austrian newspapers were digitized. Gwyn is working on a book he hopes to publish in a year with the evidence and his years

Podcast live. The campaign against meat. In this episode I speak to Prof. Dr. Frédéric Leroy about the campaign against meat. Frederic is part of a research group in industrial microbiology and Food Biotechnology at the Department of Bioengineering Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit in Brussels. He talks about the the intricacies and politics of the EAT Lancet diet and its stakeh

In this episode I talk to Sean Andrews, founder of the New Zealand based Category 3 Fly Company. C3 supplies flies world wide. He tells me about ice fishing for trout with flies and a hand line in Sweden, how he learned to fly fish on chalk streams in the UK as child on the same rivers Frank Sawyers was a river keeper, how difficult it is to find a tying partner, who the greatest f

I speak to Ben Kepes from Cactus Outdoor about making hard wearing outdoor gear locally, how climbing bums become business owners, 30 years of Cactus Outdoor, their ethos of gear that last vs. gear that has to be constantly replaced, a ethical business model that is not seasonal, his outdoor missions, other companies he admires, how to make profit when you make quality and not quan

I speak to regenerative sheep and beef farmers Amy and Hamish Bielski. They tell me about their transition to regenerative farming and finding a sweet spot that works for their farm. We talk about an article they wrote (https://www.bassettbrashandhide.com/post/amy-and-hamish-bielksi-our-research-down-on-the-farm) where they spell out their confusion about carbon taxes and how measu

I speak to Corina Jordan, chief executive of New Zealand's Fish & Game. She tells me about shotguns that kick, training deer and pheasant dogs, the work Fish & Game does to rehabilitate create and save habitat for fish and game birds, what type of horse she wants for hunting, taking time out to get outside, the type of people Fish & Game has in its arsenal of talent, hu

Artist, fly fisherman, fly guide and conservationist Johann du Preez talks about fishing mad spots like Sudan, Sette Cama and Guyana. We talk about conservation, tropical diseases, having your passport taken, sucking as a client, the Indifly Corps, creating livelihoods for small communities and of course his amazing art and the techniques he uses. Follow him on instagram @johanndup

In this episode I talk to Navigate founder Anna Benny about her view that precision fermentation is a threat to the New Zealand dairy industry. We talk about how changing climate policies play a role in the possible disruption of the dairy industry. We talk about why meat possibly won't face a big disruption from novel proteins. We praise milk for its nutritional properties. We tal

Ferreter James Curry tells me how he uses ferrets to catch rabbits in New Zealand where rabbits are an introduced pest. He talks about how he got into ferreting, training ferrets, how an obsession became a job, getting permits to transport ferrets, that are also an introduced pest and why his ferrets are named after psycho killers. Find him at www.jimsbunnyhunters.com