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 Canada'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 and Chris are very active in Ottawa lobbying to ensure hunters rights and privileges are not further eroded. We reflect on why we have to stand up for it all and what hunters have to get better at.

Talk is Sheep is the Official Podcast of the Wild Sheep Society of BC. The official sponsor of the Wild Sheep Society of BC is SITKA Gear and our Conservation Partners - Frontiersmen Gear, Gunwerks, OnX Maps, Precision Optics, Schnee's, Stone Glacier, Wild TV, YETI and Zeiss.

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 hunting systems at Sitka Gear for the last ten years while aggressively pursuing his hunting dreams.

Check out John as hes selflessly shares his hard-earned knowledge across numerous platforms, including his website, www.knowledgefromstorms.com, YouTube channel, Knowledge From Storms, Instagram @jbarklow, and his online training courses through www.outdoorclass.com

John will be attending our Mountain Hunting Expo in Penticton as a featured presenter. Come and learn from his experience directly by registering for our Salute to Conservation and Mountain Hunting Expo. On day one John will present with Adam Foss on Cold Weather Mountain Survival. Day two will include Survival for the Mountain Hunter. Be sure to register at: www.wildsheepsociety.com/salute2conservation.

Talk is Sheep is the Official Podcast of the Wild Sheep Society of BC. The official sponsor of the Wild Sheep Society of BC is SITKA Gear and our Conservation Partners - Frontiersmen Gear, Gunwerks, OnX Maps, Precision Optics, Schnee's, Stone Glacier, Wild TV, YETI and Zeiss.

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 holds incredible moose with 3 of the moose harvested last fall were record book bulls.

The Wild Sheep Society of British Columbia has partnered with Iron North Outfitting on our 2025 Wild Sheep Raffles. Ben discusses what the 2025 hunt winner can expect on the backpack hunt with Iron North. The hunt winner will get to hunt the season opener in August of this year, 2025.

We will draw the hunt at our Northern Fundraiser on February 1, 2025 in Dawson Creek, BC. You do not have to be in person to win the hunt.

Pick up your tickets at: www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/wss-bc

Talk is Sheep is the Official Podcast of the Wild Sheep Society of BC. The official sponsor of the Wild Sheep Society of BC is SITKA Gear and our Conservation Partners - Frontiersmen Gear, Gunwerks, OnX Maps, Precision Optics, Schnee's, Stone Glacier, Wild TV, YETI and Zeiss.