Marco Festa-Bianchet's guest appearances

Marco Festa-Bianchet

The Hunter Conservationist Podcast

Shepherds of the Wild Podcast

Chris New

Matt deMille

Adam Ford

Catherine Semcer

John Schneider

Robbie Kroger

Derek Johnson

Tony Bynum

Bill Hanlon

Jim Posewitz

Chad Stewart

Bill Abercrombie

Stuart Marks

Jesse Zeman

Tom Leonard

OwlTail

In this episode, Curtis and Mark are joined again by Dr. Marco Festa-Bianchet – professor wildlife researcher at the Unversité de Sherbrooke in Quebec, and Jesse Zeman – Executive Director of the BC Wildlife Federation. Topics discussed include Mountain Goat ecology and biology and what makes goats unique, what some of the newest science is telling us about goats, age of primiparity, whether selective hunting pressure is an issue in goats, Mountain Goat management and harvest, the state of Mountain Goats in BC and Alberta, whether we are doing a good job counting goats, the conservation priorities for goats and other white animals including the wild turkey. Show Notes Details on the Bring Tom Home – Leonard Family Fundraiser – Giveaway https://youtu.be/T-FkjMxhIbc

In this episode, Curtis and Mark are joined again by Dr. Marco Festa-Bianchet – professor wildlife researcher at the Unversité de Sherbrooke in Quebec, and Jesse Zeman – Executive Director of the BC Wildlife Federation. Topics discussed include Mountain Goat ecology and biology and what makes goats unique, what some of the newest science is telling us about goats, age of primiparity, whether selective hunting pressure is an issue in goats, Mountain Goat management and harvest, the state of Mountain Goats in BC and Alberta, whether we are doing a good job counting goats, the conservation priorities for goats and other white animals including the wild turkey. Show Notes Details on the Bring Tom Home – Leonard Family Fundraiser – Giveaway <a href="https://youtu.be/T-FkjMxhIbc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/T-FkjMxhIbc</a>

Ep 61 - Mountain Goats with Dr. Marco Festa-Bianchet and Jesse Zeman

In the first episode of 2021, Mark and Curtis are joined by Dr. Marco Festa-Bianchet from the Unversité de Sherbrooke in Quebec. In addition to studying roos down under Marco has been researching bighorn sheep in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta for many decades. Marco covers when and how wild sheep got to North America as well as the species and subspecies that now inhabit the continent. Marco explains the role of small horns and the role of big horns when it comes to mating success in bighorn sheep.  The guys learn about the current harvest strategy for bighorn sheep in Alberta and its role in the evolutionary change in the size of ram horns. Marco also talks about what shrinking horn size means at a population level. Other topics covered include genetic recovery, minimum population size that triggers inbreeding, pedigree-based research, lumping versus splitting in wild sheep taxonomy, intensive selective hunting pressure versus trophy hunting, full curl hunting restrictions on mountain sheep, the evolutionary effect of hunting horned animals versus antlered animals, peak ram harvest periods in Alberta, the difference in the age of rams harvested near versus further away from the National Parks, the declining ram harvest in Alberta versus the rest of North America, the reactions of the hunting and anti-hunting communities to Marco’s research and ice fishing on thin ice. 

In the first episode of 2021, Mark and Curtis are joined by Dr. Marco Festa-Bianchet from the Unversité de Sherbrooke in Quebec. In addition to studying roos down under Marco has been researching bighorn sheep in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta for many decades. Marco covers when and how wild sheep got to North America as well as the species and subspecies that now inhabit the continent. Marco explains the role of small horns and the role of big horns when it comes to mating success in bighorn sheep.  The guys learn about the current harvest strategy for bighorn sheep in Alberta and its role in the evolutionary change in the size of ram horns. Marco also talks about what shrinking horn size means at a population level. Other topics covered include genetic recovery, minimum population size that triggers inbreeding, pedigree-based research, lumping versus splitting in wild sheep taxonomy, intensive selective hunting pressure versus trophy hunting, full curl hunting restrictions on mountain sheep, the evolutionary effect of hunting horned animals versus antlered animals, peak ram harvest periods in Alberta, the difference in the age of rams harvested near versus further away from the National Parks, the declining ram harvest in Alberta versus the rest of North America, the reactions of the hunting and anti-hunting communities to Marco’s research and ice fishing on thin ice.

Ep 37 - Evolution, Hunting and Bighorn Sheep with Dr. Marco Festa-Bianchet

Tom Opre talks to Dr. Marco Festa-Bianchet, wildlife biologists and Professor at the University of Sherbrooke (Quebec, Canada). They discuss bighorn sheep evolution and management in Alberta, Canada; issues with hunting certain age-class bighorn sheep in Alberta; sustainable hunting; diseases affecting wild sheep; mountain ecosystem management; social media information wars; social media and problems for hunters; and the problem with “hornography.” 

Tom Opre talks to Dr. Marco Festa-Bianchet, wildlife biologists and Professor at the University of Sherbrooke (Quebec, Canada). They discuss bighorn sheep evolution and management in Alberta, Canada; issues with hunting certain age-class bighorn sheep in Alberta; sustainable hunting; diseases affecting wild sheep; mountain ecosystem management; social media information wars; social media and problems for hunters; and the problem with “hornography.”