On today’s Gritty Podcast @brian_call talks with Zion Pilgrim (@zionhuntnz) of Wilderness Quest New Zealand (@wildernessquestnz)

Subjects Discussed: The New Zealand conservation model; How did it come to be and what direction is it going in? Zion gives us an update on the Tahr cull in New Zealand; can invasive species have in a place in a conservation model?

Watch at www.briancall.com or listen at the link in bio or wherever you get your podcasts. #staygritty #grittypodcast

On today’s Gritty Podcast @brian_call talks with @chadvancamp3 A Garmin engineer on the Xero development team.

Subjects Discussed: fair chase and hunter opportunity, new and improved features; battery life, stalk mode, low power fix pins and competition mode. 

On today’s Gritty Podcast @brian_call talks with @tim.lesser and @michaelwunnicke of @leupoldoptics and Alaskan guide @cole_ak_kramer in Cole’s totally legit garage/man-cave in Kodiak.

Subjects Discussed: Cole answers the great question, are red foxes native to Kodiak Island? What’s a good fox/small game rifle? What to do during a tsunami.

On today’s Gritty Podcast, @brian_call sits in a tent on Kodiak Island with seasoned guide @Cole_ak_kramer, and @tim.lesser and @michaelwunnicke of @leupoldoptics.

Subjects Discussed: What brought Cole Kramer to Alaska when he was 16; do bears come running to the “dinner bell” when they hear a gun shot; why is Kodiak Island “so dope;” ritualistic, after-hunt hunt stories; why doesn’t Cole Kramer eat the yellow Skittles.

Shot this podcast while on Kodiak Island with some cool folks. Cole Kramer, Tim lesser, and Michael Wunnicke join me a in tent to talk about our first impressions of Kodiak.