Jake Muise — The Lava Cowboys’ Rescue Mission, Classes from a Three-12 months Hunt, Construct Distinctive Groups, Repairing Ecosystems, and Techniques for

“We’re asking our crew members to be snipers, rally automotive drivers, CrossFit athletes, butchers. The folks we now have on our groups simply have these extraordinary ability units. It’s the funnest factor to look at a man in his first week.”

— Jake Muise

Jake Muise (@mauinuivenison) is CEO at Maui Nui Venison, an organization he co-founded in 2017 that works to steadiness invasive axis deer populations on the island of Maui, channeling that administration into unimaginable nutrient-dense meals. Maui Nui was chosen for Quick Firm’s “Prime 10 Most Modern Corporations in Agriculture of 2023,” and its venison has been served in eating places throughout the nation, together with Alinea, The French Laundry, and Saison. Previous to Maui Nui, Jake was govt director of the Axis Deer Institute for 12 years, a part of a two-decades-long mission centered on axis deer and their long-term administration in Hawai’i.

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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Maui Nui Venison | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram

• HHS User Guide | Maui Nui Venison
• HHS Worksheet and Examples | Maui Nui Venison (PDF)
• HHS Worksheet and Examples | Maui Nui Venison (Excel)
• The 10 Most Innovative Companies in Agriculture of 2023 | Fast Company
• The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life by Timothy Ferriss | Amazon
• Alinea
• The French Laundry
• Saison
• Fissure 8 Fast-Flowing Lava | Big Island TV
• Mordor | The Lord of the Rings Wiki
• Animals Rescued and Airlifted Over Raging Lava River (2018 Eruption) | Hot Seat Hawai’i
• How Did the Hawaiian Islands Form? | National Ocean Service
• Volcano Watch — Maui Nui, the Bigger Island | US Geological Survey
• Maui | Hawai’i Tourism Authority
• Moloka’i | Hawai’i Tourism Authority
• Lānaʻi | Hawai’i Tourism Authority
• 22 Hawaiian Phrases to Learn Before You Visit Hawaii | Ambassador Hotel Waikiki
• The Arrival of Māori | 100% Pure New Zealand
• Why Referring to New Zealand as Aotearoa Is a Meaningful Step for Travelers | Condé Nast Traveler
• Structure and Growth of the Leeward Kohala Field System: An Analysis with Directed Graphs | PLoS One
• Loko I’a: A Manual on Hawaiian Fishpond Restoration and Management by Graydon “Buddy” Keala with James R. Hollyer and Luisa Castro | University of Hawai’i at Mänoa
• Ahupuaʻa System | Independent & Sovereign Nation State of Hawaii
• The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World by Wade Davis | Amazon
• Chital (Axis Deer) | Wikipedia
• Axis Deer in Hawai’i | Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species
• Rainfall partitioning and cloud water interception in native forest and invaded forest in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park | Wiley Online Library
• The Big Island | Hawai’i Tourism Authority
• First Axis Deer Removed from Hawai’i Island | Hawai’i Invasive Species Council
• What Are Transects, and Why Are They Important for Monitoring Natural Resources? | US National Park Service
• Thermal Imaging, Night Vision, and Infrared Camera Systems | Teledyne FLIR
• FLIR (Forward-Looking Infrared) Drone Footage via Maui Nui Venison | Tim Ferriss, Instagram
• Mongoose | Hawaii Invasive Species Council
• Kaua’i | Hawai’i Tourism Authority
• Hawaii’s Feral Chickens Are Out of Control | The Atlantic
• Using Distance Sampling to Estimate Wildlife Populations | US National Park Service
• Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery | Prime Video
• Wayne’s World | Prime Video
• What Is a Confidence Interval and How Do You Calculate It? | Investopedia
• Why is Volleyball the Fifth Most Popular Sport on the Planet? | VolleyCountry
• Jake Muise: Men’s Volleyball | University of Hawai’i at Manoa Athletics
• Stan Sheriff Center | University of Hawai’i at Manoa Athletics
• The Town of Naval Heroes and Treasuries | Harlingen, The Netherlands
• Cost of Living in Hawaii 2023 | Affording Paradise
• Moon-Fluence | Maui Nui Venison, Instagram
• Key Performance Indicator (KPI) | Investopedia
• Federal Meat Inspection Act | USDA
• The Struggle to Contain, and Eat, the Invasive Deer Taking over Hawaii | Modern Farmer
• Mad Max | Prime Video
• Ranger UTVs (Utility Task Vehicles) | Polaris
• Why Meat from Scared Animals Tastes Worse | Gastro Obscura
• The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate The Three Essential Virtues by Patrick Lencino | Amazon
• What Is a 360 Review in the Workplace? | The Balance Careers
• Mental Toughness Training for Sports: Achieving Athletic Excellence by James E. Loehr | Amazon
• Confessions of the Pricing Man: How Price Affects Everything by Hermann Simon | Amazon
• The Road Less Stupid: Avoiding the Dumb Mistakes That Sabotage Growth, Profits, and Business Success by Keith J. Cunningham | Amazon
• AG1 (Formerly Athletic Greens)
• Delicious, Sustainable Food & Recipes | Patagonia Provisions
• Dr. Stephan van Vliet: Comparing the Nutrient Density of Grass-Fed vs. Grain-Fed Meat | The Natural State with Dr. Anthony Gustin #158
• Nutrient Density Study | Van Vliet Lab
• Soils of Hawai’i | University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
• Soil Orders of the Hawaiian Islands | USDA
• Hostess Twinkies Nutritional Information | Fitbit
• John Checklist — A Grasp Economist on Strategic Quitting, Observe Idea of Thoughts, Learnings from Uber, Optimizations to Enhance Donations, the Primitives of Resolution-Making, and How Subject Experiments Reveal Hidden Realities | The Tim Ferriss Present #566
• Clawback | Investopedia
• Pinterest
• Fight Club | Prime Video
• Giving Thanks Can Make You Happier | Harvard Health
• Want More Gratitude in Your Life? Embrace the Present | GoodTherapy
• Making a Time Machine: 8 Steps (with Pictures) | Instructables
• Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World by Timothy Ferriss | Amazon
• Ric Elias: Earning the Gift of Life | The Peter Attia Drive #79
• Raising Teenagers is a Tug-of-War That Ultimately You Must Lose | P.S. I Love You
• The Little Red Book of Selling: 12.5 Principles of Sales Greatness by Jeffrey Gitomer | Amazon

SHOW NOTES

Editor’s word: timestamps will probably be added shortly.

• Lava cowboys.
• What does Maui Nui imply?
• A Hawai’i historical past primer.
• The issue with (and scrumptious answer to) axis deer in Hawai’i.
• The three-year hunt that turned the Maui Nui springboard.
• The life-changing energy of volleyball and free pizza.
• Seven on, seven off.
• Processes, metrics, and moon-fluence.
• Surpassing USDA rules — within the wild.
• A typical evening of harvesting.
• The standard, hungry, and sensible technique to construct a world-class crew.
• Suggestions that separates the As and Bs from the Cs.
• Assigned and beneficial studying.
• Nutrient density.
• Clawback allowances.
• Secret Pinterest boards.
• The previous girl on the sofa sport.
• Tug of battle.
• Can the enterprise sustainably scale up with out promoting out?
• Jake’s billboard.
• Parting ideas.

MORE JAKE MUISE QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW

“We’re asking our crew members to be snipers, rally automotive drivers, CrossFit athletes, butchers. The folks we now have on our groups simply have these extraordinary ability units. It’s the funnest factor to look at a man in his first week.”
— Jake Muise

“We now have to choose up each single one in every of these animals and carry them on our backs since you’re not allowed to pull them. You may both introduce contaminants and/or bruise the meat. And it’s truly one in every of my favourite components of the evening, as it’s the exact opposite of the remainder of the meat business. After you’ve killed this animal for meals, you’re carrying this animal in your again into its subsequent stage of life with the meals. And there’s a person reference to every one in every of these animals. And it’s one thing that each man on our crew actually takes satisfaction in—with the ability to decide up these large, 250-pound animals throughout razor sharp lava.”
— Jake Muise

“At Maui Nui … we discover the steadiness that’s finest for all of our communities—ecosystem communities, meals system communities, our human communities, nearshore fisheries.”
— Jake Muise

“Children are your biggest pleasure, and they’ll frustrate you greater than anyone on the planet can.”
— Jake Muise

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