Episodes
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On Today’s Episode of the Okayest Trapper we sit down with mother and son duo, Zac and Laura Gidney! We chat about how they started trapping as a family of five, how they have maintained their love of the sport, and why trapping reinforces their core family values.
Tune in wherever you consume your podcasts and be sure to give our sponsors a follow to help us keep our show on the digital airwaves:
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On today’s episode of the Okayest Trapper we sit down with none other than Bill Duke. Bill is the owner and operator of Duke Traps and has been manufacturing wildlife management equipment since 1986. We talk about his family legacy in the fur industry and how things evolve and change over time.
We also cover a wide variety of interesting topics like raccoons in Japan, shooting his first deer, and how trapping will survive for the next millenia.
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On today’s episode of the Okayest Trapper podcast, we sit down with Sarena Manee. Sarena is a hunter, trapper, and graduating college student who is probably one of the only people you’ll meet who has trapped a wolf in Michigan.
We chat about her introduction to trapping during COVID, what tradition means, and how she plans to keep trapping for a lifetime.
Tune in wherever you consume your podcasts, and be sure to give our sponsors a follow to help us keep our show on the digital airwaves:
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On today’s episode of the Okayest Trapper podcast we sit down with Joe Goodman! Joe is a lifelong trapper, hunter, and outdoorsman. He also happens to be an amazing artist whose work has been featured in Fur Fish Game magazine (and pretty much every other trapping publication) since 1987.
Joe and I chat about his first experiences trapping, cleaning animals in an art-school dorm room, friendship, and working with some of the top names in the industry such as Tom Miranda.
Check out all of Joe’s work on his website: https://www.joegoodmanprints.com/
Also, check out all of our sponsors who all help keep our show afloat:
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On today’s episode of the Okayest Trapper Podcast we sat down with Cory Mosby. Cory is a lifelong trapper, hunter, and conservationist who also happens to be the Idaho Fish & Game furbearer biologist.
We chat about his upbringing running traplines in Missouri, what a day in the life of a wildlife biologist looks like, and how Idaho invests in managing its fur bearing population for outdoor recreation.
Tune in, because you are not gonna want to miss this one.
Also be sure to visit our sponsors to help us keep the lights on!
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On this week’s episode of the Okayest Trapper we have a very exciting crossover episode with the OG trapping podcast “Trap House Podcast.” Justin and Charlie are part of the reason why I decided to start my own trapping podcast and it was an honor to sit down and chat about all things trapping with them!
If you haven't, give them a follow and make sure you add their podcast to your regular rotation.
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On today’s episode of the Okayest Trapper we sit down with Justin Webb, executive director of The Foundation for Wildlife Management (F4WM). We chat about his unique childhood growing up off grid, elk hunting, and the impacts of the wolf introduction in Idaho.
If you have any interest in wolf hunting or trapping and the changes that have happened to our local landscape, you are not gonna want to miss this one.
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On today’s episode we sit down with the North American Trapper himself, Alan Probst. Alan comes from a long line of trappers and grew up during the fur boom. We chat about his family lineage, what makes trapping great, his decade long career as a professional baseball player, and what it means to create content and start a company.
Buckle up, you are not gonna want to miss this one.
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On today’s episode of the Okayest Trapper we sit down with Bryan Watson of Trapline Beard Oil. Bryan is a hunter, trapper, and entrepreneur who runs a bespoke beard oil company focused on the trapping community as well as his own ADC nuisance control company.
We chat about Bryan’s start and resurgence into trapping, why it’s vital we hold on to this heritage, and of course… why it’s important to take care of your beard(s)!
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Re-run the episode from when Zach guested on the Okayest Hunter podcast to talk about his journey going from his career in Artificial Intelligence to heading west and becoming the Okayest Trapper!
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On this week’s episode of the Okayest Trapper podcast we sit down with Autumn McEntee. Autumn is a conservationist, angler, hunter, and trapper who is now working with the National Deer Association.
We discuss Autumn’s favorite memories growing up trapping with her dad, catching her first fisher, FTA’s trapper college, and why it’s important for us to put our best foot forward in portraying trapping in a positive light.
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On this week’s episode we sit down with the host of Man Eats Wild TV, Mario Kalpou. Mario is an entrepreneur, hunter, trapper, guide, and a former restaurateur.
We talk about his childhood managing pigs on his family farm, how trapping is universal, and how he has been able to combine his love for food with his love for hunting. Tune in, because you are not gonna want to miss this one.
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On this episode of the Okayest Trapper podcast we sit down with none other than Mark Zagger of Coyote U. Mark is a NY state trapper and businessman who has traveled the country doing demos, writing trapping books, and giving back to the trapping community!
We chat about some important fundraising for a fellow NY trapper, Von Strahan, as well as how Mark got his start in trapping, and what keeps him motivated after all of these years. Buckle up, because you are not gonna want to miss this one.
http://www.coyoteu.com/
https://www.nystrappers.org/
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On today’s episode of the Okayest Trapper podcast we sit down with Leon Windschitl. Leon is the owner of Top Lot Stretcher Company and has been trapping and putting up fur since his early teens.
We chat about his trapping origins, how learning a trade helped define his future, and cover tips and tricks to help you be a better fur handler.
You aren’t gonna want to miss this one, and be sure to check out his website for stretchers and all of your other trapping supply needs. Also, if you are new to trapping or want to touch up on your skills check out his LKL trapping experience linked below.
https://toplotstretcherco.com/
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On today’s episode of the Okayest Trapper podcast we sit down with bowhunting legend, Fred Eichler. We chat about how trapping shaped him into the hunter he became and how if he had to choose one thing to pursue for the rest of his life, it would be trapping. We also talk about the state of hunting and trapping in Colorado and what our collective future may look like.
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On today's episode we sat down with Riley Kirkpatrick of Kirkpatrick Forge. We chat about Riley's first exposure to trapping, wrestling as means to developing grit, how he got into farrier & blacksmith work, and how trapping has helped him land some pretty cool gigs.
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On today’s episode of the Okayest Trapper we sit down with Rob and Matt from the Keystone Experience podcast. Rob and Matt are good ol’ boys from the great state of Pennsylvania who enjoy hunting, fishing, and trapping. Their podcast covers their tactics and the equipment they use to get the job done.
Buckle up, because you aren’t gonna want to miss this one!
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On today’s episode of the Okayest Trapper we sit down with Alyssa Younker of Challis Taxidermy. Alyssa is an adult-onset trapper, hunter, homesteader, and taxidermist! We chat about how she got into trapping, what sparked her to pursue taxidermy, and how trappers should prepare their hides if they want a life-size mount.
Buckle up, because you are not gonna want to miss this one!
Check out Alyssa’s work at www.challistaxidermy.com or visit her and her husbands youtube channel @mtn_built https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVbb8Y5qBsmPaniBgrAtwCw -
On this short episode, Zach reflects back on the last six months of hosting the Okayest Trapper podcast. We talk a bit about upcoming guests, how to give feedback, and what’s in store for the rest of the year!
Zach will be at the F4WM Wolfer Summit this coming weekend and then in Colorado for the C.R.W.M event doing a demo in August. If you are at either of those events, stop by and say hi! -
On this episode of the Okayest Trapper we sit down with Melanie Sutterfield and Lauren Easley from beaver’s unlimited. Both of these women are adult-onset trappers who have found redemption in the swamps of Mississippi learning to do amazing animal control work.
We talk about getting into trapping as adults, how to deal with snakes and gators on your trapline, starting a youtube channel, and how there are experiences that exist in the woods that only trappers and hunters will experience.
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