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Hayden Sammak
Hayden Sammak is the co-host of the Bent podcast, an outdoor writer, and an audio engineer at MeatEater. A transplant from Pennsylvania, he grew up learning to hunt, fish, and forage on the East Coast before making his home in Bozeman, Montana. If he's not at work, you can find him in the mountains.
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Wildlife Management
Watch: Oklahoma Guide Catches Rare Melanistic Paddlefish
Part of what draws us to fishing is the idea that each time we feel a tug, we never know if the fish of a lifetime might be on the other end of our line. This past Monday, May 22, full-time Muskogee fireman and fishing guide Ryan Davison landed what may just be his fish of a lifetime.
Davison runs...
Hayden Sammak
May 25, 2023
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Wildlife Management
The Truth About Derek Wolfe's Viral Mountain Lion Hunt
By now, you’ve probably seen the photo of former Bronco defensive lineman Derek Wolfe and the enormous mountain lion he recently shot in his home state of Colorado. The cat, which dressed at 173 pounds, will likely make the Boone and Crocket record books, but that’s not what’s getting Wolfe so much...
Hayden Sammak
Jan 30, 2023
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Wildlife Management
Federal Agents Kill 8 Wolf Pups "Adopted" by Idaho High Schoolers
Employees of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Idaho recently killed eight young wolves in an ongoing effort to manage the predator numbers in the state. The culled pups were part of the Timberline Pack—a wolf group unofficially “adopted” by students at Timberline High School in Boise who’ve...
Hayden Sammak
Oct 14, 2021
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