The Venatic Podcast

Week in Review -August 29, 2025

Well, we kicked off this week with the sentencing of a Coeur d’Alene man who poached a hell of a trophy elk in Northern Idaho, we followed that up with the story of the Canadian First Nation that is hellbent on blocking any non-indegenous hunters from accessing their territory.  By mid week we covered the Maine man and his five accomplices who went on an absolute poaching and theft-crazy frenzy, we covered yet another assault by a fully-grown adult on kids fishing in his backyard in Florida and we rounded out the week with the story of Alaska outfitter Clint Miller, who is now up against a lawsuit from the state for defrauding clients of over $650,000. We’re also covering: * 22 Fawns Euthanized at Unpermitted Kentucky Sanctuary Over Chronic Wasting Disease Concerns * New York Legalizes Crossbow Hunting for Big Game Statewide * Minnesota Officials Ask Hunters to Try and Avoid Shooting Collared, Ear-Tagged Bears This Fall * Nebraska Approves 2026 Mountain Lion Hunting Season with Adjusted Harvest Limits * Two Ontario Men Fined Over $10,000 for Illegal Moose Hunt * Influential angler and conservationist Flip Pallot dies at 82 years of age. * Body of Missing Minnesota Hiker Found and Recovered from Bighorn Mountains' Cloud Peak To read these stories and more, be sure to check out the newsletter and subscribe at https://thevenatic.com/www.thevenatic.com [http://www.thevenatic.com] Follow us on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/venaticmedia/ [https://www.instagram.com/venaticmedia/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Week in Review - August 22, 2025

Well, we kicked off this week with what looks like the culmination of one of the largest wildlife crime syndicates in Texas history, we followed that up with the case of a New York man who is accused of poaching over 30 deer, the tale of a douchey Arizona CEO who plundered 401K accounts to illegally fund lavish hunting excursions, we covered a new CWD study showing that deer are now contracting the deadly disease in the womb and we closed out the week with the indictment of Cody Roberts, the infamous Wyoming man accused of capturing, torturing and eventually killing a wolf in February of last year. We’re also covering: * California Poachers Busted with Over 200 Illegal Spiny Lobsters in Midnight Sting * Hiker Mauled to Death by Brown Bear on Japan’s Mount Rausu in Tragic Attack * Michigan Deploys 200 Cameras to Track Elusive Elk Herd * Greenland Airport Grinds to Halt as Security Team Ditches Work for Deer Hunt * Maine Hunting Guides Chase Down Shooting Suspect in High-Stakes Pursuit * Wyoming Boosts Wolf Hunting Quota to 44, Keeps Mountain Lion Limits Steady Through 2028 * New Jersey Court Upholds Bear Hunting, Rejects Challenge to Wildlife Council's Authority * Wyoming Lawmakers Veto Bills to Reduce Hunting License Costs for Nonresidents with State Ties To read these stories and more, be sure to check out the newsletter and subscribe at https://thevenatic.com/www.thevenatic.com [http://www.thevenatic.com] Follow us on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/venaticmedia/ [https://www.instagram.com/venaticmedia/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Week in Review - August 15, 2025

Well, we kicked off this week with a lawsuit coming out of the state of Minnesota. As part of some monkey business regarding unauthorized elk permits, the state’s DNR has hurled a lawsuit at the Kittson County Sheriff’s Office. We’ve also got the story of the smurf-like colored pig meat that’s been discovered in California, the story of how a BC man survived 9 days in the backcountry by drinking pond water, how an Arizona outfitter was nailed for Lacey Act violations for illegal hunts in Colorado and we closed out the week with the tale of the father-son duo who now could be facing upwards of $60,000 worth of fines for illegally killing and wasting a trophy bull elk. We’re also covering: * In the Face of Fierce Opposition, Florida Officials Unanimously Approve the State’s First Bear Hunt in a Decade * Atlanta Braves Set to Host Inaugural Hunting and Fishing Night at Truist Park * Montana Outfitter Faces Charges for Illegally Killing Grizzly Bear * $25,000 Reward Offered for Tips on Elk and Bighorn Sheep Poaching in Arizona’s White Mountains * Five Relatively Unknown Wyoming Elk Herds Are Now Being Tracked\ * Oregon Couple Defies Odds, Both Secure Rare Mountain Goat Hunting Tags for Elkhorn Mountains * Alaska Army National Guard Rescues Two Injured Hunters in Back-to-Back Missions to Kick Off Sheep Hunting Season * Michigan Restores Year-Round Coyote Hunting Season To read these stories and more, be sure to check out the newsletter and subscribe at https://thevenatic.com/www.thevenatic.com [http://www.thevenatic.com] Follow us on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/venaticmedia/ [https://www.instagram.com/venaticmedia/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Week in Review - August 8, 2025

Well, we kicked off this week with the tragic but legal passing of Blondie the lion, along with the associated social media backlash. We got into the case involving a pair of Florida brothers and the 20-or-so deer they illegally annihilated last season, we’ve got the story of the federal judge that is trying to walk back wolf delisting in the western US, another tragic story involving the death of a Texas hunter who was gored during an African hunt last weekend and we’ll round out today’s show with the story of a British Columbia has earned himself the dubious distinction of holding the longest record of Fisheries Act violations in Canadian history. We’re also covering: * Kraken Mascot Buoy Nearly Becomes Bear Bait in Alaskan Fishing Fiasco * Minnesota Hiker Vanishes in Wyoming Wilderness After Summiting Cloud Peak * Amphibious ATV Sparks Outrage After Driving Through Montana’s Blackfoot River Without Permit * Hunting Groups Appeal Montana Judge’s Ruling to Reinstate Gray Wolf Protections * Fish-dropping osprey ignites British Columbia wildfire * Kansas considers year-round night vision coyote hunting to address livestock losses * Pennsylvania adjusts elk lottery to favor resident hunters starting in 2026. To read these stories and more, be sure to check out the newsletter and subscribe at https://thevenatic.com/www.thevenatic.com [http://www.thevenatic.com] Follow us on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/venaticmedia/ [https://www.instagram.com/venaticmedia/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Week in Review - August 1, 2025

We kicked off this week with story of some cross-border poaching that took place in both Montana and Washington state, we covered the newly-introduced “Don’t Feed the Bears Act of 2025”, we’ve also got a couple of stories involving Canadians literally fighting off wildlife attacks from last weekend, how Michigan’s fight against feral Russian hogs is once again heating up and we closed off the week with an update on the newest and biggest wildlife overpass on the planet. We’re also covering: * University of Montana and RMEF Launch Center for Hunting and Conservation * 13 straight Sundays of hunting now on the menu for PA hunters * Utah hunter and his loyal dog crawl 11 miles to find help after rolling a side-by-side off a cliff * Teen tourist suffers severe burns after breaking through Yellowstone geyser crust * Colorado’s wolf boom sparks both joy and conflict as four new packs emerge *  Illegal Killing of Cow and Calf Moose Near Kamiah Sparks Idaho Fish and Game Investigation *  Baby Deer Found Burned and Tied in Maryland Neighborhood, Prompting Police Investigation To read these stories and more, be sure to check out the newsletter and subscribe at https://thevenatic.com/www.thevenatic.com [http://www.thevenatic.com/] Follow us on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/venaticmedia/ [https://www.instagram.com/venaticmedia/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.