Colin Kearns is a senior deputy editor at Field & Stream—where he was an intern in 2004. After graduating from Indiana University, where he studied journalism and English, Kearns was hired as an editorial assistant at Salt Water Sportsman magazine, and worked there for three years before moving to Field & Stream in 2008.

Among some of his bigger responsibilities at F&S, Kearns directs all of the magazine’s cover packages and front-of-book sections; oversees the tablet editions of the magazine; conceptualizes long-form content for the website; and edits all of the brand’s food coverage. Since Kearns has been at Field & Stream, the brand has been nominated for nine National Magazine Awards—winning twice for General Excellence, including in 2014.

“At the end of the day we’re cavemen. If you kill a frog, it does very little for your survival. If you take down a bear or white tail deer, you have food for weeks and it does a lot more for you.” [15:00] — Chad Pagano

Is animal tracking a lost art? Today on Wild Game Domain, host Chad Pagano and guest Judith D. Schwartz discuss that it may be as important as ever.  Developed by the earliest hunters, wildlife tracking skills remain essential tools for conservation and can even reveal clues about climate change as well as soil quality.  Is advancing technology in animal tracking helping the hunters and perhaps poachers as well?  What is being done to support wildlife in areas where poaching is prevalent?  How can we help?  Tune in for this informative show for more and click here to read Judith’s latest article.

“When animals are hunted, the hunters usually take the males and therefore this doesn’t have a devastating effect on the population because the females are the open to give birth to young. Poaching on the other hand, favors the females and this is because they use snares and dogs.” [17:00]

“If we are really going to solve the problem of poaching, it is going to be by addressing the needs of communities that live among these animals.” [19:00]

–Judith D. Schwartz on Wild Game Domain

“I have some bad news for the Chinese government, the big underpinning of American creativity is freedom. That’s a problem for the Communist government there.” [08:00]

This week on Wild Game Domain, Chad Pagano is joined by the author of Chef in the Wild, Randy King. Randy is a man of dual passions — cooking and hunting. As a chef he has cooked professionally for nearly 20 years across the Northwest. As a lifelong hunter Randy has traversed America hunting everything from Caribou in Alaska to hogs in Florida. Kings writing and recipes have been appeared in Outdoor Life, Traditional Bowhunter Magazine and Eating Wild. He is also a long time columnist for Northwest Sportsman Magazine and a Certified Executive Chef with the American Culinary Federation. This program was brought to you by S. Wallace Edwards & Sons.

“As long as the larder is getting to the table there’s no reason to keep pushing forward.” [05:00]

“[Wild game] is not farm raised product! You gotta realize it’s gonna be lean. It’s not gonna be quite as forgiving.” [17:00]

–Randy King on Wild Game Domain

Take a trip down hunting history lane on this week’s episode of The Wild Game Domain. Chad Pagano, freshly back from his trip to Chicago, talks about the long and storied partnership between man and dog in hunts. Learn about the tradition and method of using dogs to hunt deer. This program was brought to you by White Oak Pastures.

“Man has used canine to help hunt for at least 15,000 years now.” [05:00]

“I don’t see the problem with dog deer hunting. It’s as human as a human deer drive, as far as I’m concerned.” [21:00]

–Chad Pagano on Wild Game Domain

This week on The Wild Game Domain Chad gives us his opinion on, his list, of animals that everyone should eat. The list includes discussion on the sale of lion meat, how rats are part of the everyday diets of many people, and some interesting recipes for cooking jellyfish. This program was brought to you by White Oak Pastures.

“Don’t go out now and try to hunt squirrels in your yard in Bushwick, those are city squirrels, those aren’t real squirrels.” [5:00]

“Scorpians, they tasted like that popcorn that you get at the movies when you overdo it with the fake butter.” [12:00]

— Chad Pagano on The Wild Game Domain

This week on Wild Game Domain, host Chad Pagano is breaking down five reasons why every man should go hunting at least once. Thinking intently on what makes hunting a stereotypically masculine activity and how the need to survive has shaped human DNA, Chad encourages everyone to truly reconnect with the meat on our plates. Whether it’s a way to leave the modern world behind, practice patience, or experience the adrenaline rush of harvesting your own food, hunting can be a way to truly learn a lot about yourself. Tune in for an insightful show! This program was brought to you by The International Culinary Center.

“Up until the agricultural revolution, early man had to go out and kill an animal to survive… if you couldn’t hunt, you were no good.” [4:30]

“If you take the animal yourself you’ll have so much more respect for the living creature itself and appreciate what that living creature provided for you and your family to survive.” [11:40]

—Chad Pagano on Wild Game Domain

News flash – women can hunt! This week on a special episode of Wild Game Domain, Chad Pagano is joined in-studio by Lisa Fusco, a hunter and food professional. Lisa gives listeners a woman’s perspective on hunting. Chad has never once in his life had the honor of hunting with a woman and relishes in this opportunity to talk shop with Lisa. Tune in for some incredible insight and advice from a woman who is not afraid to hunt with the boys. This program was brought to you by White Oak Pastures.

“The number of women actively hunting is on the rise. Over the last ten years we’ve seen a huge increase.” [02:00]

“I’m a human being and I’m on the top of my food chain – I should know where my food comes from.” [11:00]

–Lisa Fusco on Wild Game Domain

This week on Wild Game Domain Chad discusses a fellow hunter who recently contacted him about difficulties when finding and hunting deer. Chad decides to address what he feels is the issue with dramatized hunting television shows. He goes over the process and passed down techniques of hunting, some of the great experiences that taught him to be a hunter, and the ups and downs of using the internet to become better at hunting. This program was brought to you by Edwards Ham.

“You gotta kinda discern…you gotta figure out where you are getting your information about hunting.” [8:45]

“These guys are gonna tell you tactics, which is great, but you gotta be able to filter that stuff…stop being brainwashed by the Food Network.” [9:45]

— Chad Pagano on Wild Game Domain

Tune in for tales of wild turkey and gun shows on a brand new episode of The Wild Game Domain. Fresh off his rant from last week, Chad shifts his focus back to the hunt. Hear stories from the field and some insight into what it takes to legally buy a gun in this country. This program was brought to you by Edwards VA Ham.

“Anybody who sells a gun legally has to conduct a background check – wherever it is. Stop talking about the ‘gun show loophole’ – it doesn’t exist.” [11:00]

–Chad Pagano on Wild Game Domain