Three Rivers Land Trust Campfire Conversations

Duck hunting: the cost is shameful, but the memories are priceless. Sam and Cody talk about their recent duck hunting excursions. Hot tips on new decoy strategies and a story about a guy who decided to wade the icy water without waders. A story of a good dog and a great retrieve. Waterfowl morphology, Carolina Bays, wind blown salt water, and baby Shovelers. Ditch running, first time duck hunters, and people we only talk to once a year. Bringing the story full circle to talk about the importance of protecting waterfowl habitat here in the piedmont.

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Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA) CEO Land Tawney joined us last week for a tour of public land projects in our region. We discuss some of the thoughts shared and the parts we play in making this public land permanent. Transitioning from business to pleasure, Sam takes us on an adventure. He tells of a hard earned public land buck. Cody talks about his recent experience with the Three Rivers Sportsman Access Program and the success had. A Monday muzzleloader double. Cody gives out spots. That's correct, locations are given up.

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The title phrase was first recorded in a sermon in the 1700's but is an ancient thought dating back to early Hebrew. In short, folks realized that being clean was directly related to health. In this episode we talk about Sam's weekend on the paddle trip. Being a sweeper, or in cowboy terms "riding drag". We give a brief overview/recap from a previous episode on CWD (chronic wasting disease) and talk about sampling methods. This conversation lead us into meat and food care. More importantly, emphasis on how to keep a sanitary environment while processing your own food. For those interested in farm or field to table, this is an often overlooked topic in the guides to harvesting and processing your own foods.

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Lil' Boy needs some juice! Funny story about saying words that are meant one way and come out all wrong. A brief description of The Forest Landbird Legacy Program. Manipulation and improvement of habitat for forest dwelling species, specifically birds. Examples of management activities a landowner can do and receive cost share funding through this great program. Sam's recap of a morning in the SC deer woods. Cody recaps his family trip to Grouse Camp 2019. Sharing the moment of a lifetime with his family and bird dogs in the grouse woods. 

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Sam tells all about his trip, where he tried to guide some folks on a fly-fishing adventure. What an adventure it was: Removing a hook from a "client". 
Rundown on the first split of waterfowl season in NC. Smoked wood duck tasting like a sirloin steak. Squirrel season is just around the corner. New segment coming: outdoor trivia with the boys.

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Talking about hat sizes, belt buckles, and boots. Cody's spot not as good as it used to be. Sam's college football update. Wildlife Conclave = obscure sport of the month. Hummingbirds, fascinating facts about the animal and their migration. Seeing a rare species meet its' demise in person.. sad, but cold reality. Finding stuff in the woods, on the water, or in the road. Nothing better.

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Just another episode chock full of information. Highlights: the Alcoa gameland highrock section permanently conserved! Crazy adventures on this particular public land and some of the reasons it is so important to us. Sinking a boat. Why do folks always tend to get married on an opening day of hunting season? Is being invited to a wedding an inconvenience or a nice gesture, depends.. Imortant upcoming dates. Finally our favorite time of year is here. Are you prepared for anything? What gear is on you at all times?

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Discussion goes into reliving the past opening day dove hunt event. Everything from methods of cooking harvested birds to how Cody physically cannot pass on a good chance to do some shooting. Then we get into talking about our upcoming achievement as an organization and our upcoming event. Foot race in Richmond County. What is a fast 5k, 10k? 

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We talk about the riverdance event and the outcome our trip action. A short bit on public speaking intricacies and the presentation Cody gave last week at Backcountry and Beyond. Highlight reel on the Planting for Wildlife presentation. Then we get into the good stuff: Doves. Everything about Mourning Doves. Dove management, dove statistics, dove hunting, dove eating. Why are doves possibly the very best contributor to overall wildlife management funding?

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We talk mysterious music misfortune. Short discussion on the 27 club origins and anecdotal coincidence surrounding the idea. In honor of our 27th episode we decide to highlight some of the members of the 27 club and discuss a few theories.
Speaking of music; we talk about Riverdance (the event, not the broadway muisical version).  We highlight some of the new entertainment this year and some of the amazing items/trips/experiences on the auction block. 
We talk about our recent work with CRP and invasive species removal. We also talk about herbicide application. Starting a project on Friday, bad call. Getting stung by Japanese Hornets.

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