Mule Deer Foundation - Talking Mule Deer Podcast
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New MDF President/CEO Joel Pedersen – Season 4 Episode 5 – April 14
Today we have our first Talking Mule Deer conversation with the Mule Deer Foundation’s new President/CEO, Joel Pedersen. Joel tells us about how he grew up hunting and fishing with his family and how a chance encounter on a boy scout camping trip in New Mexico led him to become a wildlife biologist. He describes his educational path and his early years in the wildlife profession before heading to the National Wild Turkey Federation where he worked for 22 years. We hear about various programs Joel was involved with including NWTF’s forest stewardship, conservation policy, and outreach campaigns, as well as strategic planning and organizational development efforts. We then transition to hear about what excited Joel about the opportunity to work for MDF and how Talking Mule Deer helped him prepare for the interview and the job. Joel describes his first weeks at MDF and how he’s spent the past month getting to know the staff and fully understand the work that is going on. He talks about his priorities in continuing to build fundraising opportunities as well as growing membership and helping to develop volunteer leadership. We wrap up by talking about MDF’s conservation projects on the near horizon with new grant funding and project work that is lining up for on-the-ground habitat restoration efforts this summer. We hope you agree that the future of MDF is in good hands!
S2 E24 - MDF Women Board Members, Kirsti Pike and Kelli Poole
S2 E23 - Utah Mule Deer Conservation
S2 E22 - Identical Draw Outdoors
S2 E21 - Federal Premium Ammunition
S2 E20 - Dan Harrison - Celebrity Guide with Harrison's Hunting
S2 E19 - Kryptek Outdoors Founder - Butch Whiting
S2 E18 - Muley Slayer Marc Smith
S2 E17 - NSSF and CAHSS with Bill Dunne and Samantha Pedder
S2 E16 - Conservation Visions - Shane Mahoney
S2 E15 - California Conservation - Randy Morrison and Kevin Zeman
S2 E14 - Camp Chef
S2 E13 - Nevada Department of Wildlife - Tony Wasley, Director and Brian Wakeling, Big Game Coordinator
S2 E12 - WIldlife and Transportation with TRCP's Ed Arnett and the Colorado Wildlife Transportation Alliance
S2 E11 - State Sportsmen's Legislation with Andy Treharne (Congressional Sportsmen Foundation) and Nephi Cole (National Shooting Sports Foundation)
S2 E10 - Ladies Hunting Camp with Candy Yow and Jeremy Anderson
S2 E9 - The Dakota Boyz
S2 E8 - Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation President - Jeff Crane
S2 E7 - Outdoor Writer - Mark Kayser
S2 E6 - "State of MDF " wtih Miles Moretti & Mike Laughter
S2 E5 - 2019 Western Hunting and Conservation Expo
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