Houston Safari Club Foundation: Hunting Matters Podcast

An acclaimed weekly podcast celebrating the wonders of the great outdoors. Join Joe Betar, Executive Director of HSCF, as he delves into captivating discussions with a diverse array of guests. From hunting and fishing to sport shooting, conservation, policy, and even culinary arts, this podcast covers it all. Hunting Matters may be found on your preferred podcast platform. Subscribe and review today!

Hunting Matters has been recognized as an award-winning podcast by Marcom, NYX/Marcom, AVA Digital, Davey, and Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA). 

In this episode of "Hunting Matters," we sit down with Brittany French, the CEO of Pass It On! Outdoor Mentors. With a mission to empower youth in the outdoors through mentorship, Brittany's passion for the program started in 2015 as a volunteer, and she believes it is our collective responsibility to serve young people in our communities. We discuss her journey from volunteer to leader, how her personal love for hunting, fishing, and shooting fuels her work, and the unique power of outdoor mentorship for youth development. The conversation delves into the incredible growth of the organization, which hosted over 800 free events for more than 2,000 youth in 2024, and its ambitious goals for the future. Brittany also shares her insights on the vital connection between mentorship and conservation, emphasizing the need to "conserve hunters" and how hunter recruitment and retention are directly tied to the future of conservation. She explains how her program helps bridge the gap for kids who lack family connections to the outdoors and offers guidance for anyone considering becoming a mentor.