Ep. 12: Fred Eichler
The Hunting Collective
MeatEater
4.5 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2018
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Fred Eichler lives the dream. His ranch near Aguilar, Colorado is tucked in the game rich foothills of the Spanish Peaks holding elk, mule deer, whitetail, pronghorn, turkeys, bears and more. He lives there with his three boys and awesome wife Michele, running Full Draw Outfitters and living off the land. The Eichler homestead features a garden, bee hives, chickens, hounds, fainting goats and as many dogs as you can count. The fruits of this labor is fresh honey, homemade jams, veggies, eggs and of course wild meat. I’d move in tomorrow if I could. Following a kickass turkey hunt I got together with Fred to talk about his two decades in the industry, the changes in archery and how that change is perceived. It was a fun one, recorded in his truck rolling through the ranch. He also claims to be the originator of #justglassin, which I support. Enjoy
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| 0:00.0 | Schools out. Hey, do you remember that Alice Cooper? |
| 0:03.2 | Was that Alice Cooper? Schools out. |
| 0:08.4 | Humb that Alice Cooper song and then think about this. My new title. |
| 0:12.4 | Ketch a crayfish, Count the Stars. |
| 0:14.8 | Chock full of fun activities and adventures that will help build serious outdoor kids. |
| 0:20.8 | We're talking knowledgeable, tough, competent kids with a little bit of a raw edge to them. |
| 0:29.0 | You want to build up a good hunting buddy, a good fishing buddy out of your kid? |
| 0:33.2 | Well, start me young by teaching them how to build a wildlife viewing blind, |
| 0:38.2 | how to gig a bullfrog, how to navigate through the wilderness using a variety of |
| 0:42.6 | orientating skills. They'll also learn how to climb trees, build emergency shelters, |
| 0:47.6 | hunt for fossils, gut fish, track critters and much more. |
| 0:51.6 | It's me, eaters first, but for kids. |
| 0:54.2 | And one, I've been wanting to write my whole career. |
| 0:56.8 | I was just waiting until I had kids long enough to give me some expertise on the subject. |
| 1:00.6 | And now that my oldest is 13, I've been at this a long time. |
| 1:04.8 | We've got projects and activities for the whole family to do together and for kids to try out on their own. |
| 1:11.0 | Go to the meater.com to order your copy today available wherever books are sold for kids eight and up. |
| 1:19.4 | Hey everybody, welcome. |
| 1:23.6 | Episode number 12 of the hunting collective. I'm bitter Brian. |
| 1:27.8 | And today we are joined by Fred Eichler. |
| 1:33.2 | Fred Eichler has been in the outdoor industry for quite a while, 27 years to be exact. |
| 1:37.8 | He's an outfitter. He's a TV show host. He's a writer, photographer, a man of many talents. |
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