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Episode 101 - The ESA with the USFWS from 2023-12-06T12:00

We sit down with Laura Mendenhall of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and discuss how the Endangered Species Act works, ESA listed animals in Kansas, and lots of other stuff.  

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Episode 100 - The Century Mark from 2023-11-15T12:00

It's fitting that Episode 100 is probably one of the best we have ever done.  I seriously mean that.  This episode is so freaking good.  We do a total recap or some of the more interesting and f...

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Episode 99 - Sandhill Cranes in Kansas from 2023-11-01T11:00

Ok, get your toxic free shells out, brush up on your fowl identification, and listen in as we talk about one of the most interesting birds in the Kansas airspace...Sandhill Cranes.

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Episode 98 - The Annual Upland Forecast from 2023-10-18T11:00

We sit down with Jeff Prendergast and talk about what the uplands will hold this fall.

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Bonus Episode 97 - Deer Baiting Part 2 from 2023-10-05T11:41

Everyone got to hear a light hearted rant against baiting in Episode 95.  Here's a turn from another BHA KS Board Member presenting additional perspectives from the other side of the deer stand....

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Episode 96 - The Trivia Championship from 2023-10-04T11:00

"The Elite...Best of the Best!"  Trivia champions from the summer's various pint nights unite to find out who the Grand Champion is.  Take a listen and find out what you don't know about all thi...

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Episode 95 - Baiting Deer from 2023-09-20T11:00

So, in this episode three Kansas board members make an argument for why the baiting of deer is not needed in the great state of Kansas.  Included in the show is an invite to anyone who is a BHA ...

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Episode 94 - Lots of Doves from 2023-09-07T13:51

In this episode we visit with the State's Dove bioligist on all sorts of stuff about Dove.  Have a listen and enjoy.

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Episode 93 - Partnerships for Fish and Wildlife from 2023-08-16T11:00

In this episode we talk with the USFWS and a southwest Kansas rancher about the Parternerships for Fish and Wildlife Program administered by the USFWS.  Learn how this program is making better h...

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Episode 92 - Johnson County Parks from 2023-08-02T11:00

When it was first communicated to me we were doing a podcast about a park in Johnson County I was a little confused about a how parks relate to hunting and fishing.  Boy was that confusion all c...

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Episode 91 - KS Antelope Hunting from 2023-07-19T11:00

Four current and past board members talk Antelope Hunting in Kansas.

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Episode 90 - Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams from 2023-07-10T12:55

In this episode we sit down with Andrew Rutter and Libby Albers and talk about how KAWS is improving water quality for all Kansans.

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Episode 89 - Education and Creation of Place from 2023-06-21T11:00

We sit down with BHA Kansas Board Member Matt Clay and talk about his time outdoors, but more importantly how he has used that time to pay it forward.  Matt's new book, "The World Educators Crea...

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Episode 88 - Marshal Loftus from 2023-06-07T11:00

When the boss is away the board members will play.  Kurt is on vacation so I get with Marshal Loftus, one of our founding board members, to get his perspectives on a few things.  It recently daw...

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Episode 87 - KDWP Secretary Brad Loveless from 2023-05-17T11:00

In this episode we visit with the Secretary of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Brad Loveless.  We do a recap on the legislative session, talk Wildlife Commission, get the lowdown on...

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Episode 86 - Farm Bill Time from 2023-05-04T19:57

If you like habitat and learning this is the episode for you.  In this episode we visit with Matt Smith of the Playa Lakes Joint Venture about the Farm Bill.  Buckle up and get smarter about wha...

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Episode 85 - A WIHA Update with Wes Sowards from 2023-04-19T11:12

Do you want to know what's going with WIHA these days?  Take a listen as we sit down with 
Wes Sowards and talk WIHA.

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Episode 84 - Archery the Right Way...and Wrong Way from 2023-04-05T11:00

We sit down with the gentlemen of Elevated Archery in Bonner Springs and talk about getting into archery and making new friends along the way.  Topics covered include practicing like you hunt, e...

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Episode 83 - Why Landowner Transferrable Big Game Tags are Bad from 2023-03-15T11:00

This is one of the most serious and important episodes we've ever done.  We discuss the Public Trust Doctrine and the North American Model for Wildlife Conservation in the context of transferrab...

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Episode 82 - Maintaining the Grass from 2023-03-01T12:30

We sit down with Dean Krehbiel of the USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service and Cade Rensink an ag producer from the Minneapolis, KS area and talk about the varoius programs USDA has to h...

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Episode 81 - Lots of Trips on a Little Money from 2023-02-15T12:43

In this episode Kurt and Michelle Ratzlaff explain how they do so many trips each year without spending tons of money.  If you like to be outdoors a lot in wild places, but can't figure out how ...

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Episode 80 - The Chatter that is Kansas BHA from 2023-02-01T12:00

In this episode nearly the entire Kansas Board of BHA gets involved in a discussion about all sorts of stuff Kansas BHA related.   We cover everything from why BHA to overcrowding in the duck po...

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Episode 79 - The Public Trust Doctrine from 2023-01-18T12:00

In this episode Kurt goes over the basics of the Public Trust Doctrine, the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, and a few other things.  Enjoy!

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Episode 78 - Trash in the Kansas River from 2023-01-03T21:06

So Kurt and I talk with Dawn Buehler, Kansas River Keeper, about trash and clean-ups related to the Kansas River.  Come to find out, unlike meatloaf, not all trash was thought to be bad at one t...

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Episode 77 - Gear Talk from 2022-12-21T13:56

Merry Christmas from the Kansas BHA Podcast.  Kurt goes over some top fives on gear.

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Episode 76 - The BHA Armed Forces Initiative from 2022-12-07T12:00

In this episode we visit with Trevor Hubbs from Backcountry Hunters and Anglers HQ regarding the Armed Forces Initiative (AFI).  Trevor leads the BHA AFI and man is this guy busy.  Listen to wha...

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Episode 75 - The BHA Mission from 2022-11-16T12:00

Kurt Ratzlaff reminds us of the mission of BHA, an organization that cares about a lot of stuff, but primarly public lands and access.

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Episode 74 - 2022/2023 Upland Forecast from 2022-11-02T10:59

Kurt and I sit down with Jeff Prendergast, Small Game Specialist with the KDWP, to discuss the outlook on upland birds.  The bottom line...it's dry!

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Episode 73 - The State Wildlife Action Plan and the Recovering America's Wildlife Act from 2022-10-19T11:00

This episode is with special guest Daren Riedle of the KDWP.  This is a great rundown of the State Wildlife Action Plan and how it may be impacted by the Recovering America's Wildlife Act.  Plus...

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Episode 72 - The Worst BHA Podcast Ever from 2022-10-05T11:00

Yeah.  I screwed up.  Listen in to see how.

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Episode 71 - The Kansas Wildlife Society from 2022-09-21T11:00:19

In this episode we talk with J.R. Glenn of The Kansas Chapter of the Wildlife Society.

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Episode 70 - Introducing The North American Grassland Conservation Act from 2022-09-07T11:00:33

We talk with Bethany Erb of Pheasants Forever about the North American Grassland Conservation Act, recently introduced by Senator Wyden of Oregon.

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Episode 69 - Michelle Ratzlaff from 2022-08-17T11:00:07

Michelle Ratzlaff leads this podcast and tells listeners why she enjoys the outdoors and the passion the outdoors brings to her.

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Episode 68 - Kansas Grazing Lands Coalition from 2022-08-03T11:00:05

We sit down and talk with Barth Crouch who is the State Coordinator of the Kansas Grazing Lands Coalition.  Barth brings us up to speed with what the KGLC is doing to help ranchers better manage...

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Episode 67 - The North American Model from 2022-07-20T12:34:27

Get smarter!  In this episode Kurt provides an overview of the North American Model for Wildlife Conservation.  This is a great episode to listen to if you like to know a lot.  If you don't like...

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Episode 66 - A Reason to Stay Fit from 2022-07-07T00:14:30

In this episode we visit with Board member Jed Reece about what he does to stay fit for packing.  Jed is chiseled, in shape, and the most successful novice elk hunter I know.  He's a living exam...

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Episode 65 - Blue Ribbon Blue Cats from 2022-06-15T11:00

In this episode we visit with KDWP Fisheries Biologist Jeff Koch about monster Blue Catfish in Kansas waters.  If you're not fishing for these, you're missing out on not only one of the biggest ...

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Episode 64 - From the Top from 2022-06-01T12:13:44

We sit down with KDWP Secretary Brad Loveless and Assistant Secretary Mike Miller to recap the legislative session, talk about the future, and more important take in what the retiring Mike Mille...

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Episode 60 - Turkey Talk from 2022-04-06T11:00

Putt, putt, putt....GOBBLE, GOBBLE, GOBBLE!  No, it's not Thanksgiving.  It's that second greatest time of year that we all think about turkeys...Spring Turkey Season in Kansas.  What better way...

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Episode 59 - Man of Much from 2022-03-16T11:00

Ready for your listening pleasure.  We visit with Steve Capizzi, man of good ideas.  Steve talks to us about his custom made turkey call business, his creation of Hunt Swap on Facebook, the doze...

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Episode 58 - Walton's from 2022-03-02T12:00

Episode 58 is up and real.  It's real good too.  In this episode we sit down with the boys at Walton's, our podcast title sponsor, and talk about all sorts of good stuff.  This is a fun episode ...

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Episode 57 - Fishing, Fishing,&More Fishing from 2022-02-16T12:00

This episode gets us deep into the fishing world.  We visit with Doug Nygren who is the Fisheries Division Director for KDWP.  Doug is passionate about ensuring Kansas anglers have quality exper...

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The Kansas Water Authority Update from 2022-02-02T12:00:53

Episode 56.  Join us as we visit with Dawn Buehler, who I am going to affectionately start calling the water lady.  Dawn wears many hats, but in this episode she's talking statewide water wearin...

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Episode 55 - Auction Winners from 2022-01-19T12:00

Norton, Kansas.  We visit with the party of four who were the Kansas Upland Hunt Auction Winners at BHA's Annual Rendezvous in 2021.  We talk about dogs, cabins, cold, and many other topics sure...

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Episode 54 - Kansas Deer from 2022-01-05T12:00

Emporia, Kansas.  HAPPY NEW YEAR!  What better way to start the New Year than listening to Episode 54 of the KS BHA Podcast?  There are probably lots of better ways, but you won't find everythin...

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Episode 53 - Mike Nyhoff and 40 Years of Service from 2021-12-15T12:00

Zoom.  In this episode we visit with Mike Nyhoff during his last week of serving the KDWP for 40 years.  We talk about Mike's career at KDWP, changes at KDWP through the years, how things have c...

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Episode 52 - Trapping Today from 2021-12-01T12:00

Zoom.  I've been trapped in relationships, in business dealings, and even at airports...all never really ended well.  Then came this episode where we cover the good kind of trapping.  We visit w...

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Episode 51 - The Great Plains Grassland Initiative from 2021-11-17T12:00

Salina, KS.  We sit down with Dean Krehbiel, State Resource Conservationist with NRCS, and talk a ton about grasslands.  In particular the Great Plains Grassland Initiative, which aims to head o...

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Episode 50 - BHA's Longest Term Employee from 2021-11-03T11:00

Zoom.  We made it to 50 episodes and with that we are the longest running BHA Chapter podcast in the history of BHA.  We actually got that title at just 1 episode.  To celebrate we talk to Tim B...

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Episode 49 - Quivira National Wildlife Refuge from 2021-10-20T11:00

Zoom. In this episode we visit with Mike Oldham, the Manager of Quivira National Wildlife Refuge.  Mike tells us a ton about the refuge, opportunities for hunting on the refuge, and some of the ...

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Episode 48 - Kansas Upland Forecast from 2021-10-06T11:00

Fly away home in this episode.  If you're thinking of that movie with the little girl in a small plane and geese following her, you'd be wrong.  This episode is about all upland things flying in...

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Episode 47 - Top 5 Reasons Everyone Should Backpack from 2021-09-15T11:00

In this episode Kurt goes over the top 5 reasons everyone should backpack.  I tell you what, I listen to a lot of these through editing and so on and Kurt really nails it here.  Listen to this, ...

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Episode 46 - Lesser Prairie Chickens from 2021-09-01T11:00

Zoom.  All you ever wanted to know about Lesser Prairie Chickens.  In this episode we visit with THE expert in regards to Lesser Prairie Chickens, Dr. David Haukos of the Kansas Cooperative Fish...

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Episode 45 - Edgar Castillo from 2021-08-18T11:00

Zoom.  If you are not following Edgar Castillo (@hunt_birdz) on Instagram you're missing out.  In addition to Instagram, Edgar writes for several publications including Project Upland.  As an av...

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Episode 44 - Top 5 Outdoor Gear from 2021-08-04T11:00

Kurt pulls together a Top 5 gear items for the generalist outdoors person.  This is a must listen if you're just getting started in the outdoors or if you're the experienced outdoors person.  I ...

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Episode 44 - Top 5 Outdoor Gear from 2021-08-04T11:00

Kurt pulls together a Top 5 gear items for the generalist outdoors person.  This is a must listen if you're just getting started in the outdoors or if you're the experienced outdoors person.  I ...

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Episode 43 - Kansas Wildscape Foundation from 2021-07-21T11:00

Zoom.  In this episode we visit with Marc Murrell, the Executive Director of the Kansas Wildscape Foundation.  Do you not know what that is?  Neither did I, but man are they doing some amazing t...

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Episode 42 - Secretary and Assistant Secretary of the KDWP from 2021-07-07T11:00

Emporia, Kansas.  Probably one of our better episodes.  We sit down with Brad Loveless and Mike Miller, Secretary and Assistant Secretary of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism ...

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Episode 41 - Introducing the BHA Great Plains Chapters Coordinator from 2021-06-16T11:00

Zoom.  Tag along as we get to know the new Great Plains Chapters Coordinator, Josh Stratton.  This is not a job for Josh, this is a lifelong mission to make sure public lands are available for n...

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Episode 40 - Fort Riley Poachers Busted from 2021-06-02T11:00

Zoom.  Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do when they come for you?  In this episode we get the low down from two of Kansas's finest Game Wardens on a group of poachers busted on Fort Riley.  Po...

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Episode 39 - Camp Etiquette from 2021-05-19T11:00

We let it all out in Episode 39.  This episode covers some annoying things we experience in campgrounds and on our public lands.  So if you're oblivious to the good experience sought by those ar...

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Episode 38 - Kansas Aquatic Nuisance Species from 2021-05-05T11:00

Zoom.  Remember those ex girlfriends and boyfriends from high school who would never go away?  Then one day you finally start to believe the tether is cut when all the sudden they're at your fav...

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Episode 37 - Public Lands in Kansas from 2021-04-21T11:19:28

Zoom.  Are you frustrated by the lack of private land access?  In this episode we talk about public lands in Kansas with the Public Lands Division Director, Stuart Schrag.  We cover lots of stuf...

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Episode 36 - It is Time to Camp from 2021-04-07T11:00

Zoom.  I camp, you camp, we all camp.  How about trying some new tactics and locations to get to some really cool locations?  We thought we knew how to plan a camping trip, but we don't hold a c...

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Episode 35 - Ducks Unlimited from 2021-03-17T11:00

Zoom.  Catch Episode 35 before it flies away.  In this podcast we talk with representatives of Ducks Unlimited about some of the amazing things they are doing for conservation, hunting, habitat,...

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Episode 34 - Turkeys and Prairie Chickens from 2021-03-03T12:00

This one is for the birds, turkeys and prairie chickens to be exact.  Kent Fricke, the KDWPT's biologist when it comes to both, talks with us.  Joining us is Jeff Prendergast, whose KDWPT title ...

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Episode 33 - Tag You're It from 2021-02-17T12:00

Zoom.  Tag, you're it.   It's not tag the game it's game we tag.  In this episode a few board members, one who is clearly an expert we should all listen to, cover some tags common to a few of us...

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Episode 32 - Everything But The Meat from 2021-02-03T12:00

Walton's.  Everything but the meat!  A little secret here...we actually eat a little meat on this episode.  Other than the real meat we cover a lot of other meat.  Meat being Walton's...their hi...

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Episode 31 - Recap of the Year that Sucked from 2021-01-20T12:00

Zoom.  The end of the year came for the year that sucked.  In this episode we recap the Kansas Chapter of BHA's progress in 2020 amid the challenges.  We also talk a little about what's coming f...

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Episode 30 - KDWPT Public Land Guy from 2021-01-06T12:00

Zoom.  Man are we glad this guy is on our team.  Mike Nyhoff has been with the KDWPT for 40 years as a public lands guy.  Currently the Regional Supervisor of Public Lands in Northwest Kansas, h...

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Episode 29 - Fort Riley from 2020-12-16T12:00

Zoom.  Episode 29 is mission oriented.  Well kind of.  It's Fort Riley oriented and Fort Riley has a lot of important missions in keeping the world safe.  Closer to home Fort Riley offers 70,000...

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Episode 28 - Hunt Stories Part 2 from 2020-12-02T12:00

Zoom.  It was so good, we did it again.  Listen along as board members share stories from the field.  From birds to bucks, we cover a little bit of it all.  Man I do love hunting season!  Get ou...

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Episode 27 - Stealing Spots and New Experiences from 2020-11-18T12:00

Zoom.  Someone stole Kurt's hunting spot!  Listen in on how a first time western big game hunter was able to key in so well on good pronghorn hunting that he ended up in Kurt's favorite spot.  N...

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Episode 26 - Hunt Stories Part 1 from 2020-11-04T12:00

Zoom.  From the mountains of Idaho to the hills of Nebraska, stories from the field.  Seasons started opening in early September and members have been capitalizing, having fun, and creating memo...

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Episode 25 - wildHERness from 2020-10-21T11:00

Zoom.  Episode 25 is up rolling.  We visit with the Founder and Crew to discuss all sorts of stuff related to wildHERness.  The tangents add up as we discuss pistol shooting, snakes, and Huck Fi...

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Episode 24 - The 2020 Upland Forecast from 2020-10-07T11:00

Zoom.  Fall is upon us and with that comes upland hunting.  Jeff Prendergast gives us all the details as part of the upland forecast.  More specifically, waypoints of known bird locations, the d...

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Episode 23 - Game Wardens Return from 2020-09-16T11:00

Zoom.  The return of Q&A with our Game Warden friends.  We recorded a recent virtual pint night where the Kansas BHA Chapter visited with two Game Wardens about everything you can imagine relate...

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Episode 22 - Bird Dog Care from 2020-09-02T11:00

Manhattan, Kansas.  In this episode we visit with Dr. Julie Frese regarding all of your burning questions about taking care of field dogs.  We take the discussion full circle covering everything...

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Episode 21 - Chasing Wisconsin Bears from 2020-08-19T11:00

Glen Flora, WI.  We took the Kansas BHA Podcast to Wisconsin for their bear dog training season.  If you're sick of Toto jokes, know that Wisconsinites are sick of cheese jokes and I have some r...

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Episode 20 - WIHA from 2020-08-05T11:00

Zoom.  Episode 20 and the 20th anniversary of Kansas WIHA.  If you have been telling everyone you don't hunt because you have no place to go, well you're wrong.  In this episode Wes Sowards, the...

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Episode 19 - The Armed Forces Initiative with Morgan Mason from 2020-07-15T11:00

Zoom.  Thank you for your service!  What better way to do that than through BHA's Armed Forces Initiative (AFI).  In this episode we visit with Morgan Mason, the AFI Coordinator for BHA.  We tal...

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Episode 18 - CWD in Kansas from 2020-07-01T11:00

Zoom. Episode 18 is now available.  In this episode we visit with Levi Jaster, Big Game Program Coordinator at the KDWPT, about Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Kansas Deer.  This is good inform...

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Episode 17 - Conservation Hero Ed Arnett from 2020-06-17T11:00

Zoom.  Episode 17 is ready for your listening.  This is a very good episode with a super smart guy.  In this episode Kurt and I visit with Ed Arnett, Ph.D.;  Chief Scientist at the Theodore Roos...

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Episode 16 - Boundary Waters from 2020-06-03T11:00

Zoom.  Steve Piragis is the owner and operator of Piragis Northwoods Company in Ely, Minnesota near the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW).  In this episode we visit with Steve about a...

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Episode 15 - Brad Brooks from 2020-05-20T11:00

Zoom.  In this episode we visit with Brad Brooks of Argali Outdoors.  You have probably seen some of Brad's awesome videos on YouTube.  Brad also works for the Wilderness Society.  Recording the...

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Episode 14 - Ty Stubblefield from 2020-05-06T11:00

Zoom.  Electronic faces in far away places.  We visit with Ty Stubblefield, Chapter Coordinator at HQ and all around fun guy about all things BHA.  Some of the topics covered are Ty the myth, th...

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Episode 13 - Fallen Outdoors Kansas from 2020-04-15T11:00

Fort Dodge, Kansas.  In this episode I sit down with Bobby Cole of Fallen Outdoors Kansas. We talk about the mission of Fallen Outdoors Kansas, what they do and how they do it, and how one becom...

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Episode 12 - Young and Outdoors from 2020-04-01T11:00

Wichita, Kansas.  The future of the outdoors is contained within the youth of the present.  We visit with Brittany Waldman of Pass It On Outdoor Mentors and Victor Mercado of Maize High School a...

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Episode 11 - Turkey Talk from 2020-03-18T11:00

Emporia, Kansas.  We sit down with KDWPT Turkey Biologist Kent Fricke and NWTF Turkey Biologist Jim Pitman to talk all things Turkeys.  History of turkeys in Kansas, where have all the turkeys g...

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Episode 10 - A Fishing Future from 2020-03-04T12:00

Manhattan, Kansas.  In this episode we cornered Lynn Davignon, KDWPT Region 1 Fisheries Supervisor, and David Spalsbury, the KDWPT District Fisheries Biologist from Cedar Bluff Reservoir about a...

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Episode 9 - KDWPT Secretary Brad Loveless from 2020-02-19T12:00

Manhattan, Kansas.  Sponsored by Waltons, Inc. - "Everything but the Meat".  We caught up to KDWPT Secretary Brad Loveless at the Kansas Natural Resources Conference and talked about his career ...

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Episode 8 - The Public Land Owner Film Festival from 2020-02-05T12:00

Wichita, Kansas.  Now sponsored by Walton's - "Everything but the Meat".  This was a whirlwind of an episode where we grabbed some attendees at the PLOFF to discuss whatever.  In the process we ...

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Episode 7 - Friends of the Kaw from 2020-01-15T12:00

Lawrence, Kansas.  Are you interested in learning a little more about one of the last wild places in Kansas?  In this episode we visit with the Kansas River Keeper, Dawn Buehler.  Her title is a...

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Episode 6 - BHA Kansas Year in Review from 2020-01-01T15:00

Topeka, Kansas.  Kurt Ratzlaff, KS BHA Board Chair, and Jeff Hancock, KS BHA Board Member; discuss some of this past year's accomplishments by KS BHA and things to look for in the new year from ...

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Episode 5 - The Bear Skull Girls from 2019-12-18T12:00

Goddard, Kansas.  Grizzly bears in Kansas?  In this episode we visit with Ashley Watt.  This fall Ashley and her sister Erin were kayaking on the Arkansas River and found a grizzly bear, well so...

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Episode 4 - The Ringneck Classic from 2019-12-04T12:00

Colby, Kansas.  It was a late night after a long day at the Ringneck Classic when we sat down with John Gale, Conservation Director at Backcountry Hunters and Anglers and Evan Rodgers, Private L...

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Episode 3 - Water from 2019-11-15T04:53:23

Lawrence, Kansas.  Mark Twain once said, “Whiskey is for Drinking & Water is for Fighting”. If you listen to this episode with Rex Buchanan, Director Emeritus of the Kansas Geological Survey, yo...

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Episode 2 - Kansas Game Wardens from 2019-10-15T05:14:51

Manhattan, Kansas.  In this episode we visit with Kansas Game Wardens Jacob Greene and Jacob Spear about a variety of topics including: what it takes to be a Kansas Game Warden, fish shrinkage, ...

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Episode 1 - What Will the KS Uplands Bring This Season from 2019-09-20T15:06:29

Hays, Kansas.  In this episode we visit with Jeff Prendergast, KDWPT Small Game Biologist, who focuses on  our pheasant and quail hunting populations in Kansas.  We talk about quail and pheasant...

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