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The Stillness Before the Shot
The walk in as meditation, how the woods demand presence, and the stillness that lives inside deliberate movement.
A Podcast on Hunting, Fishing & the Inner Life
Still Hunt
The hunt that happens inside you
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Deep, philosophical views on the mindfulness and spirituality of hunting and fishing — the stillness before the shot, the weight of the harvest, the river as teacher, and the ancient practice of participating in nature with intention.
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The Weight of Taking
Grief, gratitude, and the ethics of the harvest. Why the shaking after the shot is the most important thing about hunting.
03
The River Knows
Fly casting as moving meditation, the river as teacher, and why standing in water might be the closest thing to prayer.
Field Notes
Data Stories
Exploring wildlife data from NatureServe and USFWS — stories the numbers tell about the species we pursue and the landscapes they inhabit.
Conservation
Mapping the Sacred: Critical Habitat in America
What 12 million acres of federal critical habitat tells us about the species we've nearly lost — and the ones we're fighting to keep.
Waterfowl
Flyways and Faith: The Geography of Migration
Four flyways, thousands of miles, and the ancient rhythm that connects a duck hunter in Arkansas to a birder in Saskatchewan.
Species
Ranks of Reverence: What Conservation Status Really Means
From G1 to G5 — the strange, precise language scientists use to measure how close a species is to gone.
Tools
Wildlife Data Explorer
Search any species by name to see its conservation status, or explore the map of federal critical habitat and national wildlife refuges.