Conservation Florida is fast becoming one of the major players on the Conservation Landscape in Florida. In this conversation with Executive Director Traci Deen, we discuss the work this organization is doing, how they assist in ensuring lands are saved forever, why she loves Florida, and why the next few years are so important on our homefront. To find out more about Conservation Florida, click here! Go to Patreon and become a friend of the show OFFICIALLY here! Need an auctioneer for your next event? Mark “Dobe” Dobersch is your guy! Check him out here! Follow Cast and Blast Florida: Instagram – Twitter – Facebook – Website Want to experience a world class duck hunt or…
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#140: Hamilton, Nature Preserves, T-shirts, & Saddle Hunting
Sometimes, the episodes flow . . . and sometimes you have a list of things you want to talk about that are connected only in the ideal that you want to talk about them . . . This is that . . . We discuss Alexander Hamilton and the HamilFilm, Conservation Legislation in Florida, pellet grills, Saddle Hunting, and we spend a few minutes on the life and legacy of Jim Posewitz, a Conservation Legend gone too soon. Go to Patreon and become a friend of the show OFFICIALLY here! E-mail Fletcher with Hallett Insurance to get your quote! Check out Two Fish Creative for your software solutions Harrell Adjusting…
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Conversations #2.13: Chad Crawford
Chad Crawford is the creator of How to Do Florida, one of the most beloved local show ever produced about the Sunshine State . . . From Springs to Wrecks to Swamps, coastline to coastline, he’s brought us the very best Florida has to offer. This week, we’re able to sit down and discuss Chad’s backstory, his hunting pursuits, his other shows, including the Outsiders Club and Flip My Florida Yard, his hopes for Conservation and celebrating our state even more . . . Plus, in an unprecedented move, he turns the interview around on Travis. Find How to Do Florida Here Flip My Florida Yard – check it out…
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#137: Fiances, Fudd, & Fishing
For the first time in what seems like a million years, the gang is ALL. HERE. We play catch-up this week, discussing wildlife aspects in interior design (read: fly rods and taxidermy on the walls), the lack of someone filling the “Official Fiance of the Show” role, topwater fishing, hurricane season, Elmer Fudd, and more . . . Read Ian Nance’s Tribute to Elmer Fudd here Go to Patreon and become a friend of the show OFFICIALLY here! E-mail Fletcher with Hallett Insurance to get your quote! Check out Two Fish Creative for your software solutions Follow Cast and Blast Florida: Instagram – Twitter – Facebook – Website Want to experience a world class duck hunt…
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Conversations 2.12: Marcia Brownlee, Artemis Sportswoman
Women in the outdoors is a topic that is all over the landscape. This week, we were privileged to chat with the Program Manager for Artemis, a National Wildlife Federation Organization aimed at growing a community of women in hunting and fishing. Marcia Brownlee takes us through her journey, both hunting and fishing, and explains Artemis as the program expands beyond it’s western roots! Find more about Artemis here! Go to Patreon and become a friend of the show OFFICIALLY here! Need an auctioneer for your next event? Mark “Dobe” Dobersch is your guy! Check him out here! Follow Cast and Blast Florida: Instagram – Twitter – Facebook – Website Want to experience a world class…
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#136: the One about Conservation
What happens when you take an article entitled “The Message of Conservation Failed” and mix it with the North American Conservation Model, Space X, the National Wildlife Refuge System, and Fisheries Management, while at the same time giving the funny host the week off and letting the other one take a break to (airquotes) “get married” . . . This. Go to Patreon and become a friend of the show OFFICIALLY here! E-mail Fletcher with Hallett Insurance to get your quote! Check out Two Fish Creative for your software solutions Follow Cast and Blast Florida: Instagram – Twitter – Facebook – Website Want to experience a world class duck hunt or fishing charter? E-mail Travis to book today…
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Conversations 2.10: Jerod Newman
Dogs Spend any time around any group of waterfowlers and the conversation will eventually turn to dogs – good ones, bad ones, crazy ones. This week, we’re joined by Jerod Newman of Doyle’s Farm Kennels, the premier retriever trainer in Florida. He gives us a broad overview of the world he exists in, from bumper colors to e-collars, force fetch, hunt tests, and how answering an ad in the Orlando Sentinel changed his life. Go to Patreon and become a friend of the show OFFICIALLY here! Need an auctioneer for your next event? Mark “Dobe” Dobersch is your guy! Check him out here! Follow Cast and Blast Florida: Instagram – Twitter – Facebook – Website Want…
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Conversations 2.8: Nicole Qualtieri
If you’ve listened to our podcast for any length of time, Tuesdays or Thursdays, you’ve heard us mention Nicole Qualtieri – she was the guest Editor of Volume 4 of Modern Huntsman, she created an all-women’s Deer Camp, she’s the hunting and fishing editor at Gear Junkie, a former employee of both Meateater AND BHA – and we have just the sort of meandering conversation you think we’d have – conservation funding, women in hunting, truth in reviews, the Office – you name it, we cover it in this, uhhh, unorthodox chat! Follow Nicole on Instagram – Twitter Find Nicole’s Writings at Gear Junkie Go to Patreon and become a…
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#132: Moms, Pellet Grills, and the Savings Clause
We wanted to do a podcast about moms in the outdoors, but that turned out to be harder to accomplish than we thought. So we do our best, ask for some help, and keep moving! This week, songs about moms, some thoughts on our moms, famous outdoors moms, a strange segue into the world of pellet grills, vacuum cleaners, apple watches, a rescheduled wedding, and Travis rants about a failure of leadership in the conservation world . . . Plus, new reviews, feedback on the dog draft, and #whileIcastandblast . . . Go to Patreon and become a friend of the show OFFICIALLY here! E-mail Fletcher with Hallett Insurance to…
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Conversations 2.7: Rebekah Knight
If you’re not already following Rebekah Knight on social media, you’re missing some of the best wildlife art on the planet. This week, she joins us to discuss how the duck stamp process works, her process for creating art, where she finds inspiration, what she struggles with, advice for new artists, and so much more! You can find Rebekah’s website here, her Instagram here, and her FB here Some links we mentioned in our conversation: Friends of the Duck Stamp The Junior Duck Stamp Program The Million Dollar Duck Documentary Go to Patreon and become a friend of the show OFFICIALLY here! Need an auctioneer for your next event? Mark…