The Range - From the Vault: Selective Hunting with Jason Matzinger

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Sportsmen's Empire Outdoor Network

Leisure, Technology, Wilderness, Hobbies, Sports

4.8 • 615 Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2025

⏱️ 87 minutes

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In this episode, Ricky and Hollywood have a chat with Jason Matzinger of Into High Country on the Sportsman Channel. Jason is an award-winning film producer and the host of Into High Country on the Sportsman Channel. He is a champion for conservation and has dedicated his life to sharing his backcountry experiences in a way never before seen. Jason tells the story about what led him to his current successes. Ricky enquires about his already accomplished 2023 hunting season, and the discussion segues into what it’s like to be a hunting dad. Jason is a busy man with 2 new films and Season 14 of Into High Country on the horizon. Chasing a Ghost is a film about a 400” Bull Elk Jason chased for nearly 5 years. His upcoming conservation piece in conjunction with the Wild Sheep Foundation, explores the idea of Selective Hunting and why the practice is so important to wildlife conservation. The Range Podcast is available on all major platforms, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Video versions are also available on the Vapor Trail YouTube Channel and Wild TV. Enter Promo Code trp15 during checkout at www.vaportrailarchery.com to receive 15% off VTX Bowstrings and Branded Apparel. The Range Podcast is brought to you by Vapor Trail Archery and Stokerized Stabilizers. We are proud to be a part of the @sportsmens_empire network. Our Sponsors: * Check out Thompson Cigars and use my code SE for a great deal: https://thompsoncigar.com * Check out Troll Co Clothing and use my code EMPIRE25 for a great deal: https://www.trollco.com/hunting Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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1:34.0	little bit more about that? Yeah, the idea is trophy hunting is selective hunting. You know,
1:39.9	the word itself is, is what's been demonized and taken and twisted.
1:46.0	The aha moment for me is selective hunting, is meat hunting, and it is the guy that wants to go out and kill the biggest animal.
1:54.0	As long as you're doing it for reasons that benefit the wild bite, it brings us back together as we're just hunters. And we're working together for the
2:02.1	wildlife, not individual goals. I'm going to tell you what trophy hunting is and how beautiful it is
2:08.9	and why it was beautiful then and why it's beautiful the day. The more we think about it and embrace it,
2:14.6	I think the wildlife will benefit. That's really, that's really the message.
2:19.3	Welcome to the range podcast. I'm Ricky Bruley and with me is Jake Hollywood Iverson.
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