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 E4 - Rugged Expeditions - J. Alain Smith
S2 E3 - Field & Stream/Outdoor Life Shooting Editor - John Snow
S2 E2 - Outdoor Celebrity - Colorado Buck
S2 E1 - Wyoming Women's Antelope Hunt
S1 E19 - National Fish and Wildlfie Foundation - Big Game Corridors Grant Program
S1 E18 - Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director Bob Broscheid
S1 E17 - Wyoming Migration Initiative
S1 E16 - National Deer Alliance and Montana MDF
S1 E15 - Shoot Straight TV - Chad and Marsha Shearer
S1 E14 - Buck Knives - CJ Buck
S1 E13 - Jason Matzinger - #ProjectMuleDeer
S1 E12 - Colorado - Andy Holland (CPW) and Marty Holmes (MDF)
S1 E11 - MDF Founder - Emmett Burroughs
S1 E10 - Weatherby Inc. - Adam and Brenda Weatherby
S1 E9 - Heartland Bowhunter - Shawn Luchtel and Mike Hunsucker
S1 E8 - MDF's Habitat Stewardship Program
S1 E7 - Skullbound TV's - Jana Waller
S1 E6 - MDF Senior Staff - Mike Laughter, Randy Morrison, and Marshall Johnson
S1 E5 - AZ Game and Fish Dept. - Jim Heffelfinger
S1 E4 - Johnny Morris of Bass Pro Shops/Cabelas
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