This episode finds us live at NAWEOA 2024 in in beautiful Penticton, BC with Maine’s Kris MacCabe, Chris Gilkey from Ohio, and Drew Milne of British Columbia, Canada. The guys sit down for a lively roundtable talk about their respective states and provinces, the beauty surrounding them, and of course, the incredible experience that is NAWEOA.
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Here’s what we discuss:
- Grizzlies, rams… and musk ox?
- A forest fire to the southwest
- Bears across the continent
- British Columbia’s strict bear hunting laws
- Much of BC is public land, filled with wildlife
- Ohio has far fewer bears
- Some people love BC bears, others very much do not
- Connecting and learning at NAWEOA
- Sharing commonalities and differences
- NAWEOA 2025: Erie, Pennsylvania
- The many microclimates of British Columbia
- “The Napa Valley of Canada.”
- Canadians really are that friendly
- Tim Hortons, maple syrup, Cheezies, and poutine
- “You guys don’t have Smarties?”
- Chris’ poutine plan: The Gilkey
- NAWEOA in one word
- Camaraderie, connection, and family
- Snakes!
Credits
Hosts: Wayne Saunders and John Nores
Producer: Jay Ammann
Warden’s Watch logo & Design: Ashley Hannett
Research / Content Coordinator: Stacey DesRoches
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