Tice Supplee on Arizona Elk, Conservation & Being a Game Warden

Tice Supplee has had a remarkable career in wildlife management and conservation. She served as a game warden in Arizona, and after retirement she became active in conservation groups like the Arizona Antelope Foundation and the Arizona Elk Society. These days she works in bird conservation, and we discuss habitat restoration. What's good for elk is often good for birds - it's a win-win. Plus: Zuni bowls, sourdough victories, condor reintroduction and more. Also: Artemis has a giveaway going on! Take our podcast listener survey for a chance to win a $100 gift card to Isle Royale Outfitters. 3:00 Archery elk hunt 4:00 Coues deer in southeast Arizona 7:00 Hunting in your 70s, being a game warden & game manager 8:00 Audubon Southwest 9:00 When respectable, nice people violate wildlife laws (and busting in on an illegal elk camp) 14:00 Why people violate game laws 16:00 Arizona Elk Society, Arizona Antelope Foundation and board service 19:00 Bringing veterans into conservation, starting with a hunt 20:00 Auctioning off game tags to fundraise for conservation, perks and drawbacks to the program 24:00 Grassland restoration work for bird habitat (plus... the pinyon jay!) 26:00 Habitat improvements for some ungulates/birds often benefit others... but not always 29:00 On southeast Arizona: "We don't have a lot of anything, but we have a little bit of just about everything."  31:00 Condor reintroduction and lead ammo 32:00 90% of captive doves force-fed two size 8 lead pellets died, compared to 0% of doves that were not fed lead shot 34:00 Arizona's yellow-billed cuckoos 35:00 Zuni bowls: an old-school method for increasing water retention on the landscape 39:00 New to conservation? Join an organization. If you can't join, volunteer. You can help no matter where you are in your sporting journey, and you'll meet a lot of people 44:00 An archery elk hunt turns into a recovery mission, then getting the abrupt whiff of elk after hearing an unusual bark 51:00 Vacuum-sealing your meat... it KEEPS 53:00 You've earned a travel trailer when you're in the field as much as Tice 54:00 #sourdoughvictories and a rabbit hole on heirloom flour 1:00 "The Time of the Buffalo" by Tom McHugh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices