Two New Podcast Features: Wildlife Migration & Hunting Technology

IWF’s Executive Director, Nick Fasciano, recently joined two separate podcasts to discuss two different but rather popular topics as of late. If you’re looking for thoughtful conversations on wildlife movement or how technology fits into modern hunting, check out the episodes below.

The Ranch Podcast: Wildlife Migrations in Idaho

Wildlife moves in remarkable ways across Idaho’s varied terrain. These patterns are influenced by many factors like development, habitat change, and data-driven conservation efforts. Migration corridors aren’t just romantic concepts: they’re essential lifelines that connect summer and winter ranges and help maintain healthy populations of elk, mule deer, pronghorn, and more. In this episode of The Ranch Podcast, Nick breaks down:

• What migration corridors are, and why they matter statewide

• Challenges to migration pathways, including pockets of development that cut across historic routes, and

• Efforts underway in Idaho to map corridors and use science to protect critical movement areas

Catch the full episode here: Watch on YouTube or Listen here.

Twilight Hunter’s Podcast: Hunting & Technology in Idaho

Technology in the field is a hot-button topic - from advanced optics and game cameras, to tracking tools and drones. In this Twilight Hunter’s Podcast episode, Nick and Brian dive deep into the role of new tools in hunting and wildlife management. The conversation touches on:

• What the Idaho Fish & Game Hunting & Technology (HAT) Group is doing and why it matters

• How science and facts should inform decisions about tech in the field, and

• Perspectives on maintaining ethical and sustainable hunting practices while embracing innovation.

Catch the full episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.