Taking a little break from Colorado wolf discussions, Chris finally sits down with long-time friend and passionate sheep hunter John Legnard. The intent of this discussion was to dive into some pretty deep topics, but as Chris is known to do with good friends, the discussion doesn't even get to the planned "meat and potatoes" but instead burns through 3.5 hours of "drink and appetizers" in the blink of an eye! This was a fun conversation that'll need to continue, so this will serve as a "Part One" of the longer discussion. In this episode, John and Chris dive into:
– First tastes of bighorn sheep hunting;
– Rocky Mountain Bighorn Society, its beginning and importance;
– The origin of the S34 sheep herd and its conservation legacy;
– Hunting (and debating ideas surrounding) human-habituated critters;
– Old sheep and seasonal tastiness (is sheep meat actually any good?);
– Brewing beer with the O.G.'s of "craft beer";
– The secret to brewing the perfect Hefeweizen;
– Being the luckies S.O.B.!;
– Giant rams of Colorado, with shout-out to Janet George for all she's done for hunter conservationists in Colorado;
– Putting in the work;
– Science in hunting, and teasing out the "Devil in the Details";
– Where to put your money if you want to fund conservation; and
– More!
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