Podcasts - SHEEP FEVER

EPISODE 24 - Schnee’s - Boots, Firearms, Gear, Sheep Hunting & our Outdoor Heritage
We discuss Schnee’s rich history, its future, and why showcasing a “gun shop” on Main Street in downtown Bozeman is important to our Western heritage and ethos. We also visit on our upcoming partnership -Schnee’s & WSF’s Ram Rendezvous II July 6-7, 2023, where we again turn downtown Bozeman into a street fair with BBQ, beer, live music, Schnee’s & WSF partner vendors, and a celebration of wild sheep, hunting & conservation.

Episode 23 - Feral Horse & Burrows with Tony Wasley, Charlie Booher & Kevin Hurley
The President’s FY24 budget requested nearly $155 million of taxpayer dollars to employ and resource 239 full-time employees for horse and burro management. Most of that taxpayer money will be spent feeding the more than 60,000 animals still in long-term holding facilities.
Current horse and burro policies are failing our public lands, our public wildlife, and the equids themselves. The time for change has come and passed.
Sheep Fever asked those close to the situation to help explain why the law is being carried out as written, how bad things have gotten, and what can and should be done.

Episode 22 - Women Hunt®, Women Shaping Conservation, and Women In Hunting™

Episode 21 - Hunting Icons of British Columbia - Ron Fleming and Darwin Cary
Gray sits down at the recent Guide Outfitters Association of British Columbia convention in Kelowna, BC, with two such icons, both WSF Frank Golata Outstanding Outfitter winners, Ron Fleming of Love Brothers & Lee, LTD and Darwin Cary of Scoop Lake Outfitters. Ron and Darwin share their journeys getting into the Guide/Outfitting business, hilarious stories, and exciting and harrowing adventures experienced over six decades in the mountains as well as their views on the past, present, and future of guide outfitting in BC.
These two can tell a tale and feed off each other like a few others. Enjoy nearly ninety minutes of two icons of British Columbia. We’re confident you’ll want even more!

Episode 20 - Conservation Permits with Andrew McKean
On the heels of the 2023 AZ Mule Deer Tag selling for $725,000, Gray and Keith sit down with Hunting and Conservation Editor for Outdoor Life and Mule Deer Foundation board member Andrew McKean to do a deep dive into the crazy amounts of money being generated from these tags, why, who and what benefits and while some people cheer, others complain.

Episode 19 - One Health with Peri Wolff and Shane Mahoney

Episode 18 - La Palmosa - A Family Tradition and Vision for Wildlife
Gray sits down with La Palmosa owners Emilio Rangel and his son Emilio Espino to discuss the history of the ranch and their repatriation efforts for desert bighorn sheep which from a source population of 133 released in 2005/2006 now numbers more than 700 free-ranging bighorns.

Episode 17 - Hard Truths About Conservation with Dan Cabela and Shane Mahoney

EPISODE 16 - SITKA GEAR

Episode 15 - Stone Glacier with Jeff Sposito

Episode 14 - Custom Rifles and a Raffle Tag Ram w/Paul Donaldson

Episode 13 - Conservation Legislation & Policy with Jeff Crane

Episode 12 - Boots & Sheep Hunting - Jim Winjum, Kenetrek

Episode 11 - Science Doesn’t Care What You Think - Steve Williams
Keith sits down with Steve Williams, past Chief of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and current president of the Wildlife Management Institute to discuss how this cornerstone of wildlife management came about, its contributions over the past century, and what challenges we face in keeping science at the forefront of wildlife policy and management.

EP 10 - Test & Remove
The loss of any wild sheep to predation or disease is heartfelt. It's even harder when an animal tests positive for the pathogen M.ovi and has to be euthanized. But the results of more lambs surviving to adulthood and progressively fewer sheep testing positive has proven its worth. Today, it is our best tool in the toolbox.

EP9 - Trophies & Trophy Hunting Part 2

EP8 - Trophies & Trophy Hunting Part 1
In this episode we visit with our community's sage advisor, Shane Mahoney, CEO of Conservation Visions. Like the word conservation, trophy hunting has been highjacked by those trying to advance an anti-hunting agenda. This time as a bumper sticker campaign to launch into a more personal effort, the anti-hunter.
Is the negative stereotype surrounding the notion of trophy hunting something we should be concerned about? Should we have adjectives that describe different types of hunting, or is hunting just hunting? Better yet, is trophy hunting conservation?

EP7 - Asian Sheep Hunting - Robert Logan

EP 6 - A New Look at an Old Problem
We've learned most of what we know about diseases and die-offs in wild sheep and what can be done from this think tank and research facility, which WSF and others have been supporting for years.
While we've gotten pretty good at putting wild sheep on the Mountain, keeping them there has been a struggle in some areas. Dr. Huyvaert gives us insights on new research and emerging technologies she and her team are working on, including a more reliable animal-side test for diseases.

EP 5 - The Original Hunt Adviser - Jack Atcheson, Jr.
Jack Jr. has followed in his father's footsteps as a booking agent out of Butte, Montana. Between them, they have put more people on their first and last sheep hunts than anyone. This is insider information we're all lucky to have.

EP 4 - Wild Sheep Conservation Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
If you want to know where you're going, check where you've been. In this episode of Sheep Fever, you'll hear from the past two Chairs of the Wild Sheep Foundation, Brett Jefferson and Dr. Peregrine Wolff. They both share a look behind the scenes of WSF over the past four years.
In their tenure at the helm, both have seen tremendous growth in the organization but more importantly significant progress in Putting and Keeping Wild Sheep on the Mountain. Still, challenges and threats remain to be overcome, reminding us that wild sheep conservation is a continuum.

EP 3 - Wild Harvest Initiative - Shane Mahoney

EP 2 - Great Rams - Bob Anderson - Part 2

EP 1 - Great Rams - Bob Anderson - Part 1
