DiscoverThe Hunt Backcountry Podcast551 | Lightning Safety for Hunters
551 | Lightning Safety for Hunters

551 | Lightning Safety for Hunters

Update: 2025-11-05
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John Jensenius is a former meteorologist and lightning safety expert with the National Weather Service who now works with the National Lightning Safety Council. He joins us to discuss what we, as backcountry and mountain hunters, should know about the risks of lightning exposure, the actions to take when storms occur, and misconceptions about lightning strikes.


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551 | Lightning Safety for Hunters

551 | Lightning Safety for Hunters

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