Something Different | Jake Muise
June 30, 2025
This is an episode of my new podcast, Something Different with Steven Dimmitt.
What if you could eat the healthiest meat on the planet while helping the environment? Jake Muise is the CEO and founder of Maui Nui Venison, and joins me to talk about sustainable food and the future of nutrient density. We talked about the overpopulation of Axis deer in Hawaii, the cyclical die-off they experience without predation, solving complex problems, the secret to sustaining high-level output, harvesting at night, nutrition of place, sharing with community, and much more.
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Show Notes:
Related Podcast Episodes:
Something Different | Eric Edmeades
Something Different | Justin Nault
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Nuggets:
00:00:00 – Intro
00:01:07 – Axis deer
00:04:21 – A food resource
00:06:56 – Volleyball & performance
00:11:07 – Jake’s intro to hunting
00:12:37 – Drought & die-off
00:16:03 – Tracking animals & finding balance
00:30:05 – Paying cattle ranchers
00:36:48 – Harvesting at night
00:46:58 – Nutrition of place
00:54:05 – The future of nutrient density
00:56:20 – Sustaining high-level output
01:01:13 – Sharing with community
01:06:58 – Hope for the future
01:11:29 – Wrap up