EP 598: Awards, Trophies and Defining Failure with Tanner Dannish of Frontiersmen Gear

2025-12-19

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Tanner Dannish, a regular on BTK and the owner and founder of Frontiersmen Gear, returns for a breakdown of the Ram Awards that will be part of the Wild Sheep Society of BC's convention schedule for 2026. With an eye towards hunting heritage and a clear conservation ethos behind the awards being presented, Tanner unpacks why he felt it was important to bring these awards back to the BC mountain hunting community and how they're different from many of the awards given out at other conventions. Later in the show, the topic of failure and what makes a hunt a truly successful hunt is debated. NOTABLE QUOTES: "When you...

With an eye towards hunting heritage and a clear conservation ethos behind the awards being presented, Tanner unpacks why he felt it was important to bring these awards back to the BC mountain hunting community and how they're different from many of the awards given out at other conventions.

Later in the show, the topic of failure and what makes a hunt a truly successful hunt is debated.

NOTABLE QUOTES:

"When you look at the quality of animals that we have and the amount of hunting you can do here in BC, it's a very special place, so we're trying to honour that."

@wildsheepsocietybc

@frontiersmengear

LINK TO AWARDS SUBMISSIONS AND NOMINATIONS

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