“My wife had my daughter and 7 days later I went on tour for 56 days before coming home. We were gone a lot. Yeah, it’s tough. But my wife’s awesome and we dealt with it. It’s my livelihood and it’s what I’ve always wanted to do. I signed up for this. Everything comes to an end.”

— Jimmy Herman

Today, Restless Native has a fur trapper and hunter who’s performed at the Grammys, on Jay Leno and Good Morning America, and stood alongside Steven Tyler, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. 

And again, he knows how to run a trap line. 

We’re chatting with Jimmy Herman, a fiddle player who’s seen tons of success over the last decade. He toured with Carrie Underwood for years, and was beyond the guy in the background. He was very much a star in the show. 

Like writing and photography, the digital era has had an impact on how the industry operates. Jimmy breaks down the changes he's seen and discusses where it's going. 

Jimmy probably looks more like what you’d envision your typical fiddler to look like versus a standard trapper. In fact, in the show I’ll share my story about the first time I saw him and thought, “Who’s the guy with the long hair, lip ring and bell bottoms?”

This show gets into his trapping and hunting experiences and much more. 

Don’t forget to log time on GoWild, the best app for trappers and hunters like Jimmy and outdoors enthusiasts like yourself.

Did you miss our interview with other POMA members? See who we've chatted with here.