By Land Podcast
Welcome to the By Land Podcast! My name is Emory, and this show is all about having real, honest conversations with experienced adventurers, outdoor experts, and everyday people who love spending time outside. My goal is to help you feel inspired, informed, and confident to take on your own outdoor adventures—whether you're into backpacking, hiking, hunting, camping, or just getting started.
I cover a wide range of topics like practical outdoor skills, gear, conservation, mindset, and personal growth. Each episode offers something different—whether it’s an inspiring story, hard-earned lessons, or actionable advice to help you build confidence and develop the backcountry skills you need to explore further and adventure better.
By Land is about learning, growing, and making the most of our time in the outdoors. If you’re into that kind of thing, you’re in the right place.
By Land Podcast
#120 - An Uncomfortable Conversation About The Reality of Hunting Culture
This episode of the By Land Podcast might get uncomfortable for hunters because I’m going to take a very hard and very uncomfortable look at the reality of what hunting culture actually is in 2020. This is not a topic that I take lightly. I’ve been sorting this out in my head for a long time now and thought it was time to put this out to listeners for them to consider as well.
This episode is a sort of thought experiment. We’ll dive into a number of questions regarding my own realities when it comes to hunting and what it is and isn’t, explore a hypothetical question of how long it would take for hunting ethics to breakdown, and lastly what this means for hunting in the future if my assumptions are correct.
This was not an easy episode to put together and I expect it will not be easy to listen to for some hunters out there who believe that their own version of hunting is the REAL version of hunting.
I’ll also dive into my concerns on whether or not echo chambers exist within minority factions of hunting communities and how that may be damaging to the future of hunting as a whole if left unaddressed.
Episode 120 is a loaded one and for those who decide to stick around, I hope it sparks conversation within your own small social circles so that we as a collective can begin to find solutions to the harsh reality of modern hunting culture.
Show Notes and Links
- Introductions
- The questions I’ve asked myself about hunting culture
- Definition of “echo chamber”
- What is the reality of hunting culture?
- What is the future of hunting?
- How many hunters do the right thing?
- My experiences with others’ bad ethics
- Who’s the real majority?
- Is “what hunting is and isn’t” just a big echo chamber?
- My thought experiment on human nature
- Change comes from a desire to change
- What is the future of hunting?
- What is the reality of hunting?
- What happens if hunting is voted out of existence
- The attempt of the industry to change the narrative of what hunting is and isn’t
- The hunting narrative isn’t working
- Analyzing the kill shot
- Final thoughts
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