Episode
W09 New England Naturals - With Jake DeBow
- Podcast
- Warden's Watch
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- May 28, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 3698
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Summary
W09 New England Naturals - With Jake DeBow Jake DeBow didn’t just grow up around trapping; he grew into it, built a life around it, and somehow turned frozen beaver ponds, late nights, and a sewing machine into a thriving business. In this episode, Wayne sits down in Jake’s trapping shed to talk about New England Naturals, the art of fur, and why more people are starting to care about where their food and even their clothing comes from. Spoiler: beaver might be the best red meat you’ve never tried. Our Sponsors: Thin Green Line Podcast Don Noyes Chevrolet North American Game Warden Museum Hunt Regs WiseEye SecureIt Gun Storage XS Sights “A Cowboy in the Woods” Book Iron Skillet Seasonings Maine Operation Game Thief New Hampshire Operation Game Thief Conservation Officers of Pennsylvania North East Conservation Law Enforcement Chiefs Association International Wildlife Crimestoppers North American Wildlife Enforcement Officers Association Here’s what we discuss: Kicking off the return of Warden’s Watch Wild: “I’ve got some wild stuff going on.” Meeting Jake DeBow, three years in the making to get him on the show Growing up with a father who was a nuisance wildlife trapper “It was always raccoons and skunks coming home in cage traps.” Sports first, trapping later, rediscovering it in college and grad school Getting into beaver trapping because “beaver meat is delicious.” Starting a trapline together as a couple, relationship goals outdoors style “She was never squeamish… just fascinated.” Using everything from a beaver: meat, fur, skulls, and glands The “rabbit holes” of natural products and curiosity The quiet, frozen beauty of winter trapping “There’s something really special about being out there.” Why trapping is harder to get into than hunti…