IN THE BUSH Podcast

Cole and Joel talk bushcraft, wilderness survival, hunting, nature connection, philosophy, spirituality and so much more. We get deep with our guests, ranging from accomplished experts to the most interesting people you have never heard of.

Host: Cole Wilks
Cohost: Joel van der Loon

Contributors

Host

Cole Wilks

Cole Wilks, is the founder of Learn, Hunt, Harvest. Most of Coles life has been spent hunting, fishing, and foraging for wild foods. The source of his inspiration came from his father’s teachings of the native peoples. Cole was, and still is inspired by their close connection to the land and living with it in a meaningful way. Cole has dedicated his life to learning the ways of nature and the wildlife.

Cole competed in the Elk calling championships presented by the Rocky Mountain Elk Federation. He is an Elk hunting coach for Blue-collar Elk hunting and I have appeared on the Hunt Warz TV show. He also casted for Season 7 of History channels the Alone show where him and Joel became Life long friends. Cole has an active YouTube channel called Flatlander and also just filmed with the Discovery Channel on Naked and Afraid Season 17 Episode 1 the season premiere

https://www.learnhuntharvest.com/

Co-host

Joel van der Loon

Joel’s experience in the outdoors began from childhood growing up in South Africa and Tanzania, East Africa - in particular, living off the grid on an isolated stretch of tropical coastline of wild bush, hosting an array of animal species.

He spent 12 years traveling the world through 40 countries and eventually end up in Oregon, USA.

Joel runs a bushcraft school that he founded in 2016. He was a participant on Episode 3 of Discovery channels Bushcraft Build-Off, History channels Alone season 7 and Alone: The skills challenge.

His passions are hunting, foraging, tracking, bushcraft, spear fishing, surfing, and kickboxing.