Ep. 18: Cole Kramer
The Hunting Collective
MeatEater
4.5 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 July 2018
⏱️ 148 minutes
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Summary
On this episode I'm joined by Cole Kramer out of Kodiak, Alaska, one of the top guides in mountain hunting today. Cole, a small town Kansas kid, was inspired by his Aunt and Uncle to venture North after high school and has since made a living guiding hunters in Alaska's harshest conditions.
Cole and I first met a few years back when I hadn't yet been on what I would call a true adventure hunt--think backcountry drop camps in sub-zero temps or hiking to 18,000 feet of elevation to kill a sheep. It's through those experiences that I was able to challenge myself, and watch Cole overcome hunting's roughest conditions with ease. I've also gotten to know him as a friend. On this episode Cole joined me at the Total Archery Challenge in Terry Peak, South Dakota for a weekend of shooting and a great conversation. We talked about how he came to be guide, how adventures sharpen the willing hunter, respecting bears, bear on bear violence, and our trip to Nepal chasing blue sheep. This is one of my favorite podcasts to date. 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. |
| 1:19.8 | Hey everybody and welcome to the hunting collective episode number 18. |
| 1:26.2 | I'm Ben O'Brien. Today I am joined by Cole Kramer, |
| 1:30.2 | Cody Ak, Alaska Bear Guide, mountain hunter and venturing badass. |
| 1:35.6 | Cole is a great friend of mine. |
| 1:38.8 | One of my favorite people on the planet Earth, someone I've traveled the far reaches of the world with. |
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