Alexi Pappas - Greek-American runner, filmmaker, actor, and writer. Pappas was an NCAA All-American athlete at both Dartmouth College and the University of Oregon. She represented Greece at the 2016 Summer Olympics, setting the national record for 10k.

Join us for a conversation about Alexi’s first hunt and her perspective on hunting and a new appreciation for the outdoors.

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Love for the State of Oregon

00:06:55 Alexi’s First Time Shooting a Rifle

00:22:20 Being Connected to Nature & the Elements

00:27:29 Hunting for the First Time, Quails, & Observing the Buck

00:37:56 Developed Instinct and Being Immersed as a Hunter

00:44:08 Sight Acquisition & Going Through the Shot Process Without Ammo

00:49:59 The Truth is Good if You Keep Going

00:53:44 Alexi’s Perspective of Cam as a Hunter & Mentor

01:03:59 Cam’s Values & Experiencing Failures that Led to Success in Alexi’s Hunt

01:15:56 Confidence in Certainty, “Rascal Mentality”, and New Traditions

01:24:57 Balance and Harmony in Hunting

01:32:25 F#*k, Marry, Kill: Film, Writing and Running

01:36:56 Alexi’s Kill Tony Moment is

01:39:26 Knowing Yourself at Your Core Level

01:43:29 Hate Comments from Cam’s Reel of Alexi’s Buck

01:52:51 Final Thoughts

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