Ep. 158: Erin Block on Hunting for Food

Anchored with April Vokey

Anchored Outdoors

Wilderness, Sports

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2020

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Erin Block works as a librarian and freelance writer. She is the author of countless articles and 2 books including, The View from Coal Creek and By a Thread. But of course, Erin is more than that, she is an angler, hunter, and forager. In this episode, we dive into Erin’s life and she reveals how she got into fly fishing and hunting for food and why she has chosen to step away from fly fishing. You’ll also want to hear about her views on feminism and fishing so make sure to listen to the end of this episode of Anchored. Outline of this episode [3:15] Erin grew up on a hobby farm [12:44] Erin is closer to the food she eats than most [18:55] She ended up at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music [26:49] Marriage ended up being different than she thought [31:12] She took up hiking as a way to get away and think [37:15] She met her husband through his blog [48:06] She doesn’t want to be treated differently because she’s a woman [59:01] Why she has taken a step back from fishing Check out our sponsor Olukai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:19.1	I'm April Voki and you are listening to Anckered. My chance to speak with some of the most influential people involved in the outdoors today. Join me as I travel to sit face to face with my guests in their own homes to learn more about their careers, opinions, history, relationships, and life both indoors and out.
0:32.0	Aaron Block works as a life. life both indoors and out.
0:34.0	Aaron Block works as a librarian and freelance writer.
0:37.1	She's the author of two books, The View from Cole Creek and Buy A Thread.
0:41.2	Her fiction has been published in The Rumpus and the Columbia Review and Sporting Essays and
0:45.3	articles have been published in Gray Sporting Journal, American Angler, Fly Fisherman,
0:50.0	and Field and Stream.
0:51.3	She has an editor at large for Trout Unlimited's magazine Trout, and her essay
0:55.0	Lines of a Poem was a first place winner in the Outdoor Writers Association of America 2017
1:01.2	Excellence in Craft Awards. She lives in a cabin in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado where she
1:06.1	hunts, forages, and gardens with her partner Jay Zimmerman. In this episode of Ancred, I meet with
1:11.4	Aaron to discuss more about how she got into fly fishing and why she opted to step away from it.
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