Way of the Woodsman with Ed Butler — WildFed Podcast #052
In this episode:
Ed Butler | Working Class Woodsman
Podcast discussion:
Introducing Ed
The value in processing your own wild game
On hunting black bears
Ed's wild food year
Specializing vs generalizing in hunting
Changes to the Northeast over the years
Cooking squirrel & beaver
Trapping beaver
Where to find Ed
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Meet Ed Butler
Ed Butler aka the Working Class Woodsman is a skilled woodsman with a lifetime of knowledge from time spent in the woods. He's a native of New Hampshire and grew up in a very rural part of the Granite State. His Instagram @workingclasswoodsman and YouTube channel focus on hunting, harvesting, foraging, and fishing with the aim of helping others to preserve the traditional ways of life that he still enjoys today.
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