Talking Mule Deer is the official podcast of the Mule Deer Foundation and covers mule deer and black-tailed deer biology, hunting, and conservation issues. Hosted by Steve Belinda and Jodi Stemler, both passionate conservationist who bring a wealth of knowledge, humor and intrigue to mule deer conservation and help listeners understand what MDF does and what you can do to help mule deer.
Season 2, Episode 4: J. Alain Smith
This week, Steve and Jodi get the star of Rugged Expeditions, J. Alain Smith, on the phone to learn more about his vast experiences hunting all around the globe. A…
Season 2, Episode 3 - John Snow – Shooting Editor for Field & Stream and Outdoor Life
Steve and Jodi travel to the 2019 SHOT (Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade) Show and spend time Talking Mule D…
Season 2 Episode 2 - Colorado Buck
Today Steve and Jodi talk to Colorado Buck, about how he got started in hunting following the path of a strong, outdoorswoman – his mother. He grew up in hunting …
Season 2 Episode 1 - Wyoming Women’s Antelope Hunt
On this episode of Talking Mule Deer, Jodi is in Wyoming at the Ranch at UCross talking about the Wyoming Women’s Antelope Hunt (WWAH). Her guests…
Episode 19: National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, Big Game Corridors Grant Program
On this episode of Talking Mule Deer, Jodi and Steve talk with Seth Gallagher, manager of Rocky Mountain regional p…
Episode 18 - Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director Bob Broscheid
Today Steve and Jodi are talking with Director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Bob Broscheid. We learn about CPW’s West Slope Mule De…
Episode 17 - Wyoming Migration Initiative
Today, Steve and Jodi are in Laramie, Wyoming, talking with Matt Kauffman and Greg Nickerson with the Wyoming Migration Initiative about their research on …
Episode 16 - Nick Pinizotto (National Deer Alliance) and Chad Klinkenborg (Montana MDF Field Director)
On this episode of Talking Mule Deer, Steve talks to National Deer Alliance CEO Nick Pinizzotto …
Episode 15 - Chad & Marsha Schearer
This episode of Talking Mule Deer features Chad and Marsha Schearer from Shoot Straight TV. Chad is a native of Montana who grew up hunting mule deer; Marsha is or…
Episode 14 - CJ Buck
On this episode of Talking Mule Deer, Steve and Jodi talk to 4th generation family-owner of Buck Knives, CJ Buck. CJ tells us the history of how his great-grandfather started t…
Episode 13 - Jason Matzinger – #ProjectMuleDeer
Into High Country’s Jason Matzinger talks to Steve and Jodi about how he got into producing outdoor television – but more importantly, he talks about …
Episode 12 - Colorado Mule Deer – Marty Holmes and Andy Holland
This week, Steve and Jodi talk about Colorado’s mule deer with Marty Holmes, MDF’s Colorado regional director, and Andy Holland, Color…
Episode 11 - Founder of MDF - Emmett Burroughs
On this episode of Talking Mule Deer we talk with Emmett Burroughs who founded the Mule Deer Foundation in 1988. At the time, Burroughs was producing …
Episode 10: Adam and Brenda Weatherby
Steve and Jodi visit with Adam and Brenda Weatherby of of Weatherby, Inc - the American firearms company. Adam is the third generation Weatherby to run his famil…
Episode 9 - Heartland Bowhunter’s Shawn Luchtel and Mike Hunsucker
On today’s episode of Talking Mule Deer, Steve and Jodi talk to MDF partners Heartland Bowhunter. Shawn Luchtel and Mike Hunsucker l…
Episode 8 - MDF Habitat Stewardship Program (Stan Baker, MDF Habitat Stewardship Coordinator & Kevin Zieman, USFS)
This episode of Talking Mule Deer focuses on habitat stewardship projects that the …
Episode 7 - Skullbound TV’s Jana Waller
Today on Talking Mule Deer, we are talking to Jana Waller of Skullbound TV. Jana tells us about her days as a “tomboy” in Wisconsin and her start hunting with…
Episode 6 -Mule Deer Foundation Senior Field Staff
On this episode of Talking Mule Deer, Jodi and Steve talk to a few of MDF’s field staff including Director of Field Operations Mike Laughter, and…
Episode 5 - WAFWA Mule Deer Working Group Chair - Jim Heffelfinger
Jim Heffelfinger is the wildlife science coordinator with the Arizona Game and Fish Department, chair of the Western Association of …
Episode 4 - Bass Pro founder - Johnny Morris
This week, Steve and Jodi spend time with a conservation icon – Bass Pro Shops Founder and CEO, Johnny Morris, and his son John Paul. We learn a little b…