08/30/2026
What makes someone a good hunting partner?
Is it someone who consistently puts animals on the meat pole? Maybe.
In this episode of the EatWild Podcast, I sit down with Joel and Ryan Primus of Finding Nowhere to talk about the often-overlooked human side of hunting: how we learn from each other, how we handle pressure, and what it really means to be a good partner in the field. Finding Nowhere Show
Finding Nowhere grew from Ryan’s experience as a hunter, fisherman, gardener, and advocate for a more self-sufficient lifestyle, while Joel entered hunting from a very different place. With little hunting experience and a background largely disconnected from guns and hunting, Joel’s journey gives the series a unique perspective on what it feels like to learn hunting from the ground up.
Our conversation explores the mentor-mentee relationship and the challenges that come with putting an experienced hunter alongside someone who is still developing the mental and physical skills required in the field. We talk openly about missed shots, wounded animals, frustration, the pressure of filming, and the emotional weight of taking an animal’s life.
Ryan and Joel also share some hard lessons from their time together, including a memorable mountain goat hunt that tested both of them.
The conversation also gave me a chance to reflect on my own experiences as a hunting partner, and how being focused on the outcome can unintentionally create pressure for the people we hunt with. We unpack what it means to slow down, communicate, understand different hunting styles, and recognize that being a good hunting partner is about much more than finding animals.
This is a conversation about hunting, but more importantly, it’s about patience, humility, responsibility, friendship, and learning how to share the land with other people.
Joel Primus and Ryan Ryan Primus for coming on the show.
Thanks to iHunter (Mark Stenroos) Hunters for BC Stikine Packrafts Beere Brewing Company and Michael Defeo for supporting EatWild!
