EP 116: Mauled by a Grizzly and a Lifetime of Hunting, with Jim Craig

Epic Outdoors Podcast

John Petersen

Bighornsheep, Rifle, Muledeer, Hunting, Jasoncarter, Wilderness, Sports, Adambronson, Biggame, Epicoutdoors, Bowhunting, Elk

2.4 • 632 Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2019

⏱️ 78 minutes

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EP 116: Mauled by a Grizzly and a Lifetime of Hunting, with Jim Craig. In this episode of the Epic Outdoors Podcast Adam Bronson talks with 79 year old Jim Craig. Jim has a wealth of hunting experience and countless stories to share. On one particular hunt Jim had just killed a Bighorn Sheep when he was viciously attacked by a Grizzly bear. Far from civilization Jim spent the night on the mountain with his sheep carcass. That night the carcass was taken by another Grizzly. Jim managed to stay alive and lived to hunt many more trips. Jim has Taken 7 Sheep Slams and today is active in promoting hunting and conservation to the younger generations.

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0:00.0	Bonnie hollered, and there's a good Jim Grizzly behind you.
0:05.0	He was biting your hands and ripping them apart.
0:09.0	We got the 30 feet through the air one time. It's real steep.
0:12.0	Anything to do with Western Big Game.
0:18.0	Welcome to the Epic Outdoors podcast, powered by Under Armour.
0:21.9	Hey everybody, welcome this issue of Epic Outdoors podcast. Adam Bronson here. First off,
0:28.2	we'd like to just thank our title sponsor, Under Armour. Appreciate their support of us of Epic
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1:07.0	Got a great guest today.
1:08.3	We're going to be visiting with Jim Craig from Bloomfield, Indiana.
1:13.5	A prime example of somebody that sets goals in the hunting world, sticks to them, and can accomplish a whole lot of great things.
1:20.9	What do you do for profession, most of you're like either first on or, you know, or throughout the bulk of your, I guess, working career. What have you done for a...
1:29.1	Well, I was a pipe fator. I learned to weld and brought out of high school and became a pipe fator and traveled around a little bit.
1:40.7	My dad worked on a pipeline, so that was my first experience, and we started
1:45.4	welding, and then we started building construction. And then I started a small company back
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