Hosts Steve Larsen and Todd Coffelt dig into a down-home conversation about farming, food plots, and deer hunting, blending practical advice with hilarious anecdotes from rural Iowa life. Here’s a rundown of the episode:

🌾 Farming & Field Work

• Weather challenges (too much rain) are impacting hay cutting and planting schedules.
• Corn and soybeans are growing well, but food plot planting for deer has been delayed.
• Emphasis on flexibility: shifting planting dates and maybe even planting rice instead of corn due to soggy conditions.

🦌 Deer Food Plots & Strategy

• Ongoing learning from past mistakes (e.g., planting too late, frost damage).
• Everyone has different opinions on what should go into a food plot — from maximizing antler growth to improving hunting visibility.
• Comedic struggles with old equipment like a 4-row planter, planting beans with corn equipment, and dealing with unsolicited "coffee shop" advice.

🔫 Hunting Tales

• Longstanding hunting traditions with colorful nicknames for locations and people.
• Laugh-out-loud memories, like Steve botching his first hunt or someone shooting two deer with one bullet.
• Annual hunting rituals, like the goal to harvest 50 deer, pizza planning nights, and tracking who missed what.

🍖 Deer Processing & DIY Sausage Making

• For 8 years, the crew has processed 12–14 deer carcasses annually in a friend’s heated garage.
• They’ve made everything from breakfast sausage to spicy summer sausage using meat science, not rocket science.
• Recurring themes: ghost pepper cheese, burnt ovens from pork fat, and neighbors dropping in to help (or drink).

🤝 Friendship, Nicknames & Legacy

• Names of hunting spots passed down through generations.
• Stories of “rookie mistakes” and cherished memories, especially honoring a veteran hunter, Larry Keller, facing health challenges.
• Group ribbing, confessions, laughter, and heartfelt wishes make this more than just hunting—it’s a brotherhood.

🎯 “Truth Bombs” & Policy Rants

• Debate over Iowa’s group vs. party hunting definitions.
• Frustrations with gate etiquette and tag hoarding.
• Running jokes about unclaimed prize money, forgotten food plots, and shot opportunities missed.
  
  Hosts:

  Steve Larson & Todd Coffelt
  
  Music:
  Partner in Crime - Pablo and Pour Decisions
  
  Audio & Post-Production:
  Rachel Yancey