Ep. 21: Jason Matzinger & Sam Soholt

The Hunting Collective

MeatEater

Sports, Wilderness

4.5 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2018

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

This week on Episode No. 21 I'm joined by Jason Matzinger and Sam Soholt for a killer conversation and lots of laughs. Matzinger is a Montana-dwelling film and television producer and host of the TV show Into High Country on the Sportsman Channel. What really makes Matzinger stand out to me though is his true, unabashed commitment to conservation. He's a lifetime member of RMEF and Mule Deer Foundation and works on content projects with Wild Sheep and many other groups. Sure, he's featured in most of his own films, but that's not the purpose. Most of the time the purpose is to promote real efforts to do good work outside. He's traveled the West for decades, most recently with Sam at his side, filming, hunting and developing some pretty damn unique perspectives on our world. Not to mention a pile of great stories.

I caught up with Jason and Sam in Big Sky, Mont., for a late night pizza and beer fueled chat on wild sheep, the community of sheep hunters, Jason's latest film and so much more. Also, our buddy Greg was hanging out providing color commentary. It was past midnight before we wrapped up, so excuse any colorful exchanges. 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.
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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.
0:28.6	You want to build up a good hunting buddy, a good fishing buddy out of your kid?
0:32.8	Well, start me young by teaching them how to build a wildlife viewing blind.
0:38.0	How to gig a bullfrog. How to navigate through the wilderness using a variety of orientating skills.
0:44.0	They'll also learn how to climb trees, build emergency shelters, hunt for fossils, gut fish, track critters, and much more.
0:51.4	It's me eaters first, but for kids.
0:54.0	And one I've been wanting to write my whole career. I was just waiting until I had kids long enough to give me some expertise on the subject.
1:00.4	And now that my oldest is 13, I've been at this a long time.
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1:19.0	Hey everybody, welcome to the hunting collective. I'm Ben O'Brien.
1:26.2	And today for episode number 21, I'm joined by Jason Matt Singer. Sam Soho.
1:32.4	You guys should know Sam Soho by now. He's the bus driver, bad ass, no mad.
1:38.6	That's been on the podcast a few times, one of my closer buds.
1:41.8	Somebody who I love just having to ride along as many podcasts as possible. Get it?
1:46.4	He's great dude. He's joined by his good friend and somebody who's worked with a lot of Jason Matt Singer.
1:52.2	Jason Matt Singer is a Montana born filmmaker, conservationist.
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