Philipp Spahn and Daniel have been chatting on Instagram for years. Like Daniel, he's a modern-day hunter-gatherer who loves to pursue wild foods in many diverse ways, across the landscape where he lives. Also, like Daniel, he arrived at wild foods through a background in health, nutrition and exercise, and like Daniel, he’s also documenting what he does in video form, which he presents on his YouTube channel The Wild Table.
Unlike Daniel, he’s in New Zealand, which has a radically different hunting and fishing management system, a diverse bestiary of game species that are almost exclusively non-native, and a radically different landscape and culture to contend with.
This was their first time actually connecting for a conversation so it's a bit of a get-to-know-each-other as well as Daniel's crash course into New Zealand's hunting culture. For those raised in the North American model, it's a shocking departure from the conservation we practice here. For instance, there's no hunting license needed. Geese can be shot with rifles, and with all the game being exotic, there aren’t even seasons for most species.
Even though this was their first time talking, Philipp felt like an old friend. You can find him on Instagram @wild_heart_hunter @the.wild.table. And hopefully, if all goes well, you’ll see him in a future episode of the WildFed TV show.
View full show notes, including links to resources from this episode here: https://www.wild-fed.com/podcast/166