TSLN EP. 148: “Across the Prairies: Author Interview & Book Review with Robert Franks”

THE SPORTING LIFE NOTEBOOK PODCAST SHOW NOTES Robert Franks A Book Review THE CHARLES JORDAN GROUP- The Charles Jordan Group is a boutique, award-winning consulting firm growing top-line revenue for national and global companies across diverse industries.  The group does this by crafting growth strategies and strengthening them with strategic marketing and truly unique messaging, all while empowering and inspiring sales teams.   Starting with a situational analysis, no-cost to you, after presenting their findings, you may view your current situation differently. Today, our Situation Analysis is a vital reason why they've been delivering results for nearly 20 years. So learn more by visiting them at https://www.charlesjordangroup.com/  MINORITY OUTDOOR ALLIANCE - MOAFest 2022 was an absolute blast!  As an initiative in partnership with Pheasants Forever, we were able to kick off our Learn to Hunt Experience in Alabama at Orvis Pursell Farms and we had a great number of attendees who came to the festival looking to learn more about hunting and fishing.  Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate and cultivate inclusivty for a healthier outside!  I want to say thank you to my wife Ashley who spearheaded the event and really put together a knockout event with the help of so many others who believe in the vision and future of MOA. EADY SMITH WEALTH MANAGEMENT Beretta USA https://www.beretta.com/en/ultraleggero/ https://www.beretta.com/en-us/beretta-486-parallelo/ BUSA Promo code: TSLN15 EUKANUBA SPORTING DOG (change when contract renews) New Puppy PRO formula- p.6 of Euk Field Guide BENCHMADE KNIFE COMPANY 15535 TAGGEDOUT™ Here’s a hunt-inspired Bugout-like knife for the lightweight hunters who travel long distances. When going far with a kit on your back, every ounce of weight carried matters. This lightweight and slim hunting folder can handle any task while in the wilderness—from prepping food at camp to skinning or field dressing animals to cutting paracord. Light in weight, high in visibility, slim in pocket feel, and a razor-sharp cut from the CPM-154 steel with SelectEdge® application make the new 15535 Taggedout a go-to for go-far adventures. Im also featured in the new TaggedOut Promo from Benchmade so check them out on instagram @benchmadeknifecompany and at their website https://www.benchmade.com/15535-taggedout.html   GEORGIA POWER The Nature Now Film Festival, sponsored by Georgia Power and put together by Paige Swift (interview coming soon), was absolutely fantastic and I was most impressed by the protagonists and cast of the film, Black Ice, and I was so blessed to be able to hang out with a few of them while in Columbus, GA.  We received incredible love and support for the Dogmen film, and I was also able to speak with the Columbus State University arts students that morning for a short artist talk about my assemblage work that was also shown during the festival.   Thank you GA Power for supporting the arts and supporting habitat and conservation, as well as the company themselves being an unlikely case in the outdoors.  So many people see GA Power as just a light bill, but looking deeper, the company has been actively involved in the environment and creating recreational outdoor spaces for each and every resident of Georgia.  Check out their work at https://www.georgiapower.com/community/environment.html You can see my artworks at https://www.durrellsmithart.com/work TSLN BACK AT IT NEWSLETTER- GO SUBSCRIBE TODAY FOR ISSUE 0.3 coming soon   Backcountry Hunters & Anglers: EXPLORE HUNTING ATLANTA Have you been interested in learning about hunting, but don’t know where to start? Or maybe you just want to get more involved with conservation?  Backcountry Hunters & Anglers and Minority Outdoor Alliance have a campfire going in Atlanta and there’s a spot open just for you. We're hosting a free, all-inclusive 2-day workshop for those that want to learn more about hunting, wild food, and the conservation community. Day one will be an evening event - we'll provide refreshments and help you to learn more about conservation and conservation groups. We'll have appetizers and door prizes to boot! Day two will be at a full day breaking down those initial barriers to understanding and getting started in hunting followed by an understanding of where to go next if you want to learn more or stay involved.  Let us help you get you safely outdoors and to find community, get involved with conservation, and harvest your own wild food. While we’re at it, come join us and let’s throw another log on.    What You'll Learn: Day 1 - Building Community - November 4th, 6 PM - 8 PM  A social gathering to bring together workshop participants, conservation leaders, decision-makers, and BHA and MOA members and staff. Day 2 - November 5th, 10 AM - 4 PM Motivations for Hunting, How Hunting Ties Into Conservation & The Ethics of Hunting Understanding What You Need to go Hunting Including Basic Skills and Gear How to Understand Rules and Regulations with Hunting  How To Process & Store Your Own Wild Game  And More! BHA is a grassroots, non-profit conservation organization with chapters across North America. We focus our efforts on keeping public lands public, bolstering access to public lands, ensuring we have quality fish and wildlife habitat, and upholding fair chase hunting and angling ethics.  Minority Outdoor Alliance works to cultivate inclusivity for a healthier outside.  If you have questions about the event, please reach out to Trey Curtiss from BHA or Durrell Smith from MOA! BHA is proud to partner with Minority Outdoor Alliance & Patagonia November 04, 2022 at 6:00pm - November 05, 2022 OWAA DIVERSITY COMMITTEE- As a member of the OWAA Diversity Committee, I’m encouraging yall to join OWAA if you are an aspiring or practicing writer or creative.   OWAA is a nonprofit, international organization that represents a diverse group of professional communicators dedicated to sharing the outdoor experience. Our members include the nation’s best:   writers, authors, publishers and editors broadcasters film and video producers photographers fine artists lecturers/speakers bloggers and new media communicators communications and PR professionals Join at owaa.org    CURRENT CONSERVATION NEWS Ten Champions of Conservation https://gardenandgun.com/feature/championsofconservation/ In a precarious time for our Southern ecosystems, these ten under-the-radar scientists, advocates, and groundbreakers are saving endangered butterflies, defending the Everglades, fighting for shorebirds, creating art that speaks from the heart, and more The methodology: To help select our Champions of Conservation, we called in experts with a broad range of perspectives, from sustainability in packaging to ecosystem and species restoration. “There is no place in the world that compares to the ecologically diverse habitat of the South,” says the Nature Conservancy’s Dale Threatt-Taylor. “I felt hopeful just reading about the work of the outstanding conservationists working to protect it.” From left: Durrell Smith is a Georgia-based hunter, bird-dog trainer, podcast host, and artist who cofounded the Minority Outdoor Alliance in 2020. The organization’s mission is to cultivate inclusiveness in the outdoors. Last year, Smith received the Orvis Breaking Barriers Award for his work bringing new participants into the upland bird hunting, bird dog, and wing-shooting communities. Carol Denhof serves as president of the Longleaf Alliance, working across the Southeast to restore the region’s formerly dominant longleaf pine forests, which once blanketed up to ninety million acres from Texas to Virginia. She took the helm of the organization in 2019 and fosters partnerships, provides landowner assistance, and offers science-based outreach to promote longleaf habitat. Wes Carter is the third-generation president of Atlantic Packaging, the largest privately owned industrial packaging company in North America. As a lifelong outdoorsman, he feels both a connection to the land and a responsibility to create sustainable supply chains. Through his A New Earth Project and other initiatives, he is committed to reducing plastic and partnering with outdoor enthusiasts, brands, and packaging suppliers to implement industry-level change. Dale Threatt-Taylor brings twenty-five years of experience in conservation leadership to her role as the executive director of the Nature Conservancy in South Carolina. She oversees projects and partnerships ranging from forest restoration to the revival of living shorelines to species protection plans. Simon Perkins took over as the third-generation president of Orvis in 2020, having started at the company eight years earlier after a stint as a hunting and fly-fishing guide in Montana. Under his leadership, the outdoor retailer continues to support conservation projects with such organizations as the Everglades Foundation, the Teddy Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, and Trout Unlimited, and supports diversity in fly fishing through its Breaking Barriers Awards and by becoming the first company to sign the Angling for All pledge along with Brown Folks Fishing.   Dakota283 Kennels We are back on deck with D283 Use my promo code GDN10 for 10% off at Checkout CABLE Gangz  CABLE GANGZ, premium tie-out systems for all sporting dogs.  From the benchmark ALL-AGE series for 2-10 dogs, to swivel stakes for 1 dog, we have everything you need to safely and efficiently tie your dogs out.  Light weight, expandable, and tough.  Custom work is always available through the custom work request form  on our website.  If you can dream it, we’d love to build it for you.  Our systems are used by ALL-AGE competing pros, gundog owners, weekend training groups, traveling hunters, and kennel owners.  Whether feeding while traveling, airing dogs safely on long drives, getting them out of the box at your hunting camp, or working multiple dogs, these gangs are a must.  Bird hunters, hound hunters, retriever trainers, agility dogs, and treeing dogs all across the country rely on CABLE GANGZ.  Check us out at cablegangz.com , break dogs not tie-outs.  😎