Talk Is Sheep

We welcome Mitchell Jones to the podcast. Mitchell is a regular guy - day job, family, loves to hunt and explore the outdoors. But, he now has the distinction of being on the receiving end of an encounter with a Black Bear.

This spring Mitchell and a buddy were out chasing early season bears with his dogs. They happen across a boar and after short work, the bear is down. Mitchell's three dogs are on the kill, but something was not q...

We welcome Wild Sheep Foundation Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, Corey Mason to the podcast. We discuss Corey's decorated history in the conservation space, his journey to the WIld Sheep Foundation and some of the pressing issues currently in the spotlight.

We talked lots about a current issue we are seeing a lot of, Public Lands. Corey shares some of the threats emerging and what we really should be advocati...

We welcome a friend of wild sheep to the podcast, Ram Hunter Pallister. Shane is well known throughout the sheep hunting community. Recently on a sheep hunt in Mexico, he was struggling more than usual and a after struggling throughout the hunt, he was convince that he needed to seek medical attention.

After rounds of tests in Mexico, traveling back to Canada, it became clear that Shane was suffering from stage four lung cancer - ...

We sit down with WSSBC Life Member Andre Brosseau to talking hunting, wild sheep, conservation, elections and more. Andre shares his early days and the experience of heading out on his own while in his teens in search of a Bighorn Sheep. He was bit very early by the Sheep Hunting bug and still is inflicted with the illness.

Andre shares his experiences on the mountain and how he achieved his FNAWS. We talk about hunting in a mode...

Steve is the co-founder and owner of Exo Mtn Gear. Besides running the operations of the company he remains extremely passionate about product development and spends as much time as possible imagining new concepts, creating new designs, and thoroughly testing both new ideas and old assumptions — all to make any and every improvement possible to Exo Mtn Gear products.

We sit down and talk about the origin store of Exo Mtn Gear inclu...

We welcome four conservation superheroes to the podcast - Chris Procter (Ministry of WLRS), Ben Berukoff (Canadian Wildlife Capture), Jeremy Ayotte (Phyla Consulting) and Chris Barker (WSSBC). We dive into the 2024/2025 Fraser River Test and Remove project. This project is moving the needle for Fraser River California Bighorn Sheep.

A huge shout out to these four gentlemen for the contribution to wild sheep conservation. Also a hu...

We welcome world renowned hunter T.J. Schwanky to the podcast to touch on far reaching subjects including pronghorn conservation, the importance of maintaining over-the-counter hunting, the federal election here in Canada, optics and much more.

T.J. is a Conservation Projects Coordinator, producer Outdoor Quest TV and freelance writer and responsible for an important pronghorn antelope initiative in Alberta that is making a differen...

We sit down with Chad St. Amand to talk about sheep hunting, conservation, family and more. Chad has been a long time sheep hunter and a long time conservationist. He has avtively supported many organizations over the years, and he has been generous to WSSBC.

Chad sits down to talk to us about taking his frist Stone's ram. He discusses his pursuit, the challenges he faced and the joy of his success. Chad discusses harvesting mature ...

We welcome Ryan Leef to the podcast to talk about hunting, federal elections, elite competition and more. Ryan recently having got the nod as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for the Yukon for the 2025 Federal election. Ryan shares his vision of what is in store in the next few months politically for Canada,

Rogue River Outfitting (Jim Shockey Hunting Adventures) generously supported the Society with a late season 2025 Mo...

Greg and Kyle welcome team Alberta Wild Sheep Foundation to the podcast hot on the heals of their records breaking fundraiser in Red Deer. We sit down with WSFAB President Mike Smith and Vice-President Brian Scott to talk about Alberta's Bighorn Sheep populations.

We touch on a myriad of topics including current Bighorn projects in Alberta, challenges for Alberta's wild sheep, WSFAB's epic fundraiser, youth camp and more.

We also ar...

We welcome WSSBC Peter Gutsche to the podcast to talk about Okanagan Bighorn Sheep. Peter is our lead on our Psoroptes Treatment Trial for struggling California Bighorn Sheep in the Okanagan. This is a massive 18 month program in conjunction with the Okanagan Nation Alliance where we have 28 Bighorn Sheep in captivity undergoing a drug treatment trial with a goal of reducing psoroptes on the landscape.

Supporters of this program i...

Greg and Kyle jump into the studio to visit about our two 2025 fundraisers. We review two great weeks of conservation including our Northern Fundraiser in Dawson Creek and our Salute to Conservation and Mountain Hunting Expo in Penticton.

We review the highlights over the two weekends, touch on some current events including the cougar issue that has emerged in Alberta and talk about our summer plans including our Mountain Monarch G...

While in Reno we welcome Michael Edwards to the podcast. Last year we welcomed Jon Edwards to Talk is Sheep while at Sheep Week and it is fun to bring in the next generation of Schnee's. We focus on the family run business that incorporates the entire family and how they are all working together to support the brand.'

Michael discusses Ram Rendezvous in downtown Bozeman. We talk about the legacy that Jon has created with Schnee's...

During a packed Sheep Week Greg and Kyle welcome Ryan Holm, Director of Marketing Sport Optics for Leica Camera to the podcast. Ryan is no stranger to Talk is Sheep, but this is the first we dive into the realm of optics.

We discuss Leica's rich and long history and how it dates back to Germany in the 1800. Ryan shares some interesting facts about the company and how they patented auto-focus and then sold the rights as they believed...

Attending Sheep Week, Greg and Kyle welcome Fierce President, John Mogle to the podcast. John is passionate, dedicated and committed to success and his enthusiasm for building a premium firearm comes through in this podcast.

We discuss John's early beginnings, the evolution of Fierce and what's new at their Utah headquarters. We dive into Fierce's rifle line-up, discuss their long-range shooting school, Dirtnap Outfitters and Mogl...

On episode 224 we welcome the Safari Club International (SCI) crew to the podcast to talk about First for Hunters wth Jason St. Michael and Chris Everett. Jason serves as SCI's Member and Chapter Services Director while Chris is the Chapter/Advocacy Services Specialist – Canada.

We talk about what is new at Safari Club International, what it means when SCI says first for hunters, and the importance of sticking together. Both Jason a...

While at Sheep Show in Reno we welcomed John and Jules Barklow to the podcast. We discuss a multitude of topics and do a bit of a deep dive into what is new for back country gear.

John has spent the last thirty years teaching backcountry hunters, military operators, and SAR teams how to live and thrive in the austere wilderness, where failure is not an option, and there are no excuses for failure. He has been developing technical ...

At Sheep Show in 2025 last week we welcomed Ben Stourac to our booth to talk Dall Sheep Hunting. Ben is the owner of Arcadia Outfitting and Iron North Outfitting. Greg and Wardo dive into Dall Sheep Hunting in the Yukon, Ben's new concession in the Territory and what Dall Sheep backpack hunt looks like.

Ben dives into pack raft hunting in the Yukon for Dall Sheep and what his 2025 year looked like chasing Dall Sheep. The area hol...

We welcome Sam Cunningham and Glen Landrus to the podcast. Sam is President of the Texas Bighorn Society and he is joined by Chair of the WIld Sheep Foundation, Glen Landrus.

The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Bighorn Society (TBS) partnered with Wild Sheep Foundation as catalysts and funding partners for the establishment of a new disease-free population of desert bighorn sheep.

Historically, desert bighorn ...