Beasts Of Burden

In this episode, I had the priveledge to speak with Timothy Youngquist of Iowa State University. Timothy is a Farmer Liason for Science Based Trials of Rowcrops Integrated with Prairie Strips or STRIPS. Timothy and I discussed the reality of the relationship of prairie and agricultutre, how the two can bump heads, but also how the prairie benefits the farmer. I hope you enjoyed this as much as I have!

In this episode, I have on a good friend of mine Brian Halbleib of Copperhead Unlimited and the Habitat Podcast. Brian and I discussed not being stuck on one-species hunting (whitetail hunters LISTEN UP) and how pursuting other game can take the pressure off of whitetail season. Brian and I also discussed his hunting seasons in different states such as Ohio, PA, Michigan, and Texas. Brian and I talked about the importance of doe management as well. It was a great conversation always a pleasure to have Brian on. Check out his instagram: @copperheadultd View this profile on Instagram Brian Scott (@copperheadultd) • Instagram photos and videos
and YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CopperheadULTD

Lock up your daughters. Lock up your wives. I have the one and only, Joshua Hickenbottom. My brother in law, whom I have adopted as my little brother. Josh is a cinephile (movie lover), a talented photographer, a hard working farmer. Josh and I talked about his work on the Hickenbottom farm, we talked about his love for movies, what captivates him about movies, and also his work in photography.
Josh has been there to help me get jobs done or pick me up from jobs since we resurrected Dbltree. I'm proud of Josh and it's an honor to have the one and only, Joshua Hickenbottom.

PS Folks my daughter was with us and she is 3. She was having an off day. There was some noises in the background and I do apologize.

In this episode, I interview Chase Burns of Dogwood Land Management, real estate and broker of Land Guys, and podcast host of Land Your Ground. Chase and I discuss his career graduating with a degree in wildlife biology he founded Dogwood Land Management in Western Illinois. Chase primarily managed properties focusing on forestry practices. Chase and I discussed how he moved from land management into real estate. Chase and I discuss the goals of his podcast, Land Your Ground is focused on the stories of landowners and their goals with their properties. Chase and I also disucss the homesteading movement and how it might be a radiant hope for Rural America.

Land Your Ground Podcast
https://www.landyourground.com/

Land Guys - Chase Burns
https://landguys.com/about-us/chase-burns/

Dogwood Land Management
https://www.dogwoodoutdoors.com/page5

In this episode, I had the privelege to interview my good friend and long term mentor, Kevin "Bobcat" Andersen of the Iowa DNR Private Land Biologist. Kevin and I discussed the brutal reality of how snow affects our upland game birds such as quail and pheasants. We disucss the difficulty hunting 2023 bow, dove, and duck seasons. Then we discussed the word load of 2023 for Kevin. I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did.

If you are a resident of Iowa and have a question for Kevin Andersen: [email protected]

https://www.iowadnr.gov/portals/idnr/uploads/contacts/staff_privatelands.pdf

In this episode, I have had the honor to interview Dr. Dwayne Estes of the Southeastern Grasslands Institute. We talked about Dr. Estes upbringing, what led him into acedemia, and what led him to co-found Southeastern Grasslands Institue (SGI). SGI goal is to bring awareness and reclaim the forgotten grasslands of the south east part of the United States. People are not aware, but the heavy wooded landscape of the southeast was no different than the Great Prairie States. When fire was king and the bison roamed what is now pine plantation was prairie. I hope you enjoyed this conversation as much as I did.

https://www.segrasslands.org/

In this episode, I chat with my good friend Bob Hicks host of Tales from the Dark podcast and Youtube Channel and new host of Missing Persons Msyteries.
Bob and I chat about mysterious disappearances of people in our National Park system and other places as well. We discussed about what could be happening that is the most logical explanation, but also explore the paranromal side as well. Bob and I also expressed what 2020 did for our podcast careers in exploring the mortality of life has prompted us both to jump into our intrests and drive.
We also finished the episode talking about UFOs and how to find joy after being submerged into the darkness of the missing person's world.

Tales from the Dark Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/c/TalesFromTheDark

Missing Persons Mysteries Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/@MissingPersonsMysteries/featured

Folks I made an attempt in talking about health and wellness on this episode. I will be brutally honest I went off old notes and my chicken scratch got the best of me. The seed oil section was rough and I apologize, the segment on phthalates was better. I did misquote a tad, but bare with me. I should do this episode over again, but I deciced to post it as a reminder to improve. I will continue to improve for my family, you my listeners, and myself. The point of this episode is to help others see how dependent we are on a fragile system and to encourage to become more self-sufficien to become more physically whole and spiritually whole.

I had the distinct honor to have Matt Williams of Shiitake Creek and MycoHabitat on the show. Matt and I discussed his origins from his beginnings in south western Indiana, moving to Wisconsin running a white water rafting buisness, then moving into market place farming eventually settling with raising mushrooms.
Matt follows the golden rule in Permaculture, "The problem is the solution". Matt was battling whitetail deer devouring his Garden Gaint or Wine Cap mushrooms and instead of fighting he embraced the behavior the whitetail were expressing. Matt has built a whole new buisness around using mycelium to attract whitetail deer, but also using mycelium to build soil in food plots as well.
Grab a coffee, bourbon, whatever your favorite drink is and sit down and take a listen to Matt's incredible journey into the world of mycelium and the integral role it plays from soil to whitetail deer.
https://myco-habitat.com/pages/mushroom-food-plot-benefits
https://www.facebook.com/ShiitakeCreek

Today, I talk about ownership in archery hunting. If you've been at it long enough you know what I mean. I also talk about getting a gameplan for next bow season, while discussing this years bow and shotgun.
I talkj about the dopamine highs and lows from social media. Perhaps it's best to leave the phone down this time of year.
Finally, I talk about my new journey in MMA style training for cardio workout and discussing importance of gut health and where this new journey is taking me and what that means for the podcast.