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The Ozark Podcast
In the Ozarks, people have always lived in rhythm with the natural world. Hunting, fishing, and living off the land, aren't just things we do, it's who we are. And though our lives are inextricably linked to the land we live on, we've never been more disconnected from it. So join us, as we travel across the region to bring you the voices of the Ozarks to deepen your connection with the land, sharpen your skills in the outdoors, and help you learn what it means to be an Ozarker. Our guests and…
Episodes
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Ep. 250 - Josh Matthews - Avoid Deer Hunting Pressure with This River System Strategy
Most hunters never think about using a river to kill a whitetail, he thinks about almost nothing else... Together with…
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Ep. 249 - Brian Slane - How to Use Small Bucks to Find Big Bucks During the Rut
That little 4-point running at 7am? He just told you exactly where the big one is... Together with…
The Ozark PodcastEp. 248 - The Old Ozarks - Booger Season (S2:E8)
Welcome to the Old Ozarks with Dr. Brooks Blevins... This week, in honor of the day before Halloween, we’re heading into the holler after dark to talk haints…
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Ep. 247 - Brian Slane - The One Deer Feature BETTER than Rut Funnels, Rub Lines, and Bedding Areas
"I don't leave my truck until daylight" Together with... Vortex…
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Ep. 246 - Larry Dablemont - Stories from the Old Timers of the Big Piney River
"He hid in a cave for 8 months, stole bread to survive, and paid for it with mink furs" Together with... Visit Eureka Springs - plan your next Ozark…
The Ozark PodcastEp. 245 - The Old Ozarks - The Boy That Knowed the Yiddish Curver (S2:E7)
Welcome to the Old Ozarks with Dr. Brooks Blevins... This week, it’s October, which means it’s baseball month on The Old Ozarks — a mystery box of Reggie bars…
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Ep. 244 - Larry Dablemont - The History of the Jonboat: Built for the Ozark Way of Life
The Ozark jonboat wasn’t just a vessel, it was a way of life, and one man’s family built them from scratch. →…
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Ep. 243 - Joe Massey - Black Bear Stories, Part 2: The Side of Hunting Nobody Talks About
Hunting is emotional. → Join other Ozarkers in our Patreon - The…
The Ozark PodcastEp. 242 - The Old Ozarks - Willie French Goes a-Hunting (S2:E6)
Welcome to the Old Ozarks with Dr. Brooks Blevins... This week, we're a-huntin' and a-fishin' through the diary of a Shannon County farm boy who came of age…
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Ep. 241 - Joe Massey - Black Bear Stories, Part 1: 30-Day Bait Pile and Passing On a Third Bear
500 pounds of bait, 30 days of sweat equity, one week off work, and a shooter bear at full draw... → Join…
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Ep. 240 - Logan Huff & Morgan Guss - The Ozarks' Best Kept Secret is On the White River EVERY Fall
Fall on the White River is the BEST time to catch a certain TROPHY fish. → Join other Ozarkers in our…
The Ozark PodcastEp. 239 - The Old Ozarks - The Sweet Sounds of Big Sugar Creek (S2:E5)
Welcome to the Old Ozarks with Dr. Brooks Blevins... This week, we're boiling down sap and tuning up the shape notes — from the vanishing rituals of Ozark…
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Ep. 238 - Ryan Walker - 40 Years on the James River: "We're Losing Smallmouth"
Data could change how Missouri manages its best smallmouth creeks. → Join other Ozarkers in our Patreon -…
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Ep. 237 - Ryan Walker - The 10% Rule: How to Find Smallmouth in Late Summer on Any Ozark Stream
The best smallmouth guide in the Ozarks (voted on by YOU) just gave away his entire summer playbook (recorded from a raft on the river). →…
The Ozark PodcastEp. 236 - The Old Ozarks - The Rurnt Day of Major Wolf (S2:E4)
Welcome to the Old Ozarks with Dr. Brooks Blevins... This week, we're talking milk gone bad, mythical giants, and one very "rurnt" 72 hours — a Confederate…
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Ep. 235 - Spencer Daniels - Is There a Breeding Population of Mountain Lions in the Ozarks? (Plus: Black Panthers)
A breeding population of mountain lions just showed up 100 miles from the Arkansas border...that changes everything. →…
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Ep. 234 - Spencer Daniels - Bear Seasons Reg Changes for 2026 + Last Year's Fatal Bear Attacks Explained
Arkansas Game & Fish Bear Program Coordinator Spencer Daniels sits down to address the two fatal black bear attacks that shocked the state last year (the first…
The Ozark PodcastEp. 233 - The Old Ozarks - On the Lookout for Ary New Deal Relics (S2:E3)
Welcome to the Old Ozarks with Dr. Brooks Blevins... This week, we head out looking for "ary" trace of the Great Depression left on the Ozark landscape — and…
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Ep. 232 - Ralph Meeker - Small Property Deer Hunting: The Summer Checklist for Success This Fall
The deer you harvest this fall are being won right now. → Join other Ozarkers in our Patreon - The…
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Ep. 231 - Chad Johnson - The Hatch Gap: A Guide's Playbook for "Slow Times" on the White River
You're fishing the White River, but there's no hatch...Now what? → Join other Ozarkers in our Patreon - The…
The Ozark PodcastEp. 230 - The Old Ozarks - These Sticks are Made for Walkin' (S2:E2)
Welcome to The Old Ozarks with Dr. Brooks Blevins... This week, we start with a word that'll make any bush-hogger wince — "stob" — before hobbling our way into…
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Ep. 229 - Chad Johnson - What is 'The Push' on the White River? The Guide Secret Most Anglers Don't Know About
Most anglers sit and wait on the White River. The best guides are always moving. → Join other Ozarkers in our…
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Ep. 228 - Do the Ozarks Have a Conservation Funding Gap? We did the Math.
This math will change how you think about the outdoors (especially if you're a hunter). → Join other Ozarkers in…
The Ozark PodcastEp. 227 - The Old Ozarks - Muley Cows and the Poll Tax (S2:E1)
Welcome to The Old Ozarks with Dr. Brooks Blevins... This week for the first episode of season 2, we're playing a road-trip counting game older than the…
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Ep. 226 - Katherine Andrews & Becky Flynn - Are We in Danger of Loving the Ozarks to Death?
Hunters, hikers, and mountain bikers are all fighting for the same land, and someone has to figure it out. → Join…
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Ep. 225 - Katherine Andrews & Becky Flynn - Is the Outdoor Recreation Boom Good for the Ozarks?
Arkansas just set a goal to double its outdoor economy to $7 billion — and the people making it happen just sat down with us. →…
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Ep. 224 - Christy Graham - The Trout Disaster: Flooding, Failed Hatcheries, & Emergency Regulations
Trout fisheries are in crisis, and for the first time ever emergency regulations are the new normal. → Join other…
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Ep. 223 - Christy Graham - How the Ozarks Became a World-Class Trout Fishery
Trout weren't always in the Ozarks...and the story of how they got here is wilder than you'd expect. → Join other…
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Ep. 222 - Clint Johnson & Dylan Jacobs - Is It Even Possible to Bring Quail Back to the Ozarks?
We're back with part 2. Part 1 was history, now let's dive into the burning question... → Join other Ozarkers in our…
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Ep. 221 - Clint Johnson & Dylan Jacobs - The History of Our Dwindling Quail Population in the Ozarks
Quail used to be EVERYWHERE. Now they're almost nowhere...what happened? → Join other Ozarkers in our Patreon - The…
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Ep. 220 - Ben Levin - 3 Keys for Shallow Water Fly Fishing on the White River
The fish are still out there. You just have to think differently to find them. → Join other Ozarkers in our Patreon -…
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Ep. 219 - Ben Levin - 4 Ozark Species to Catch Before This Summer Ends
The fish you've been walking right past might be the most fun you'll have all summer. → Join other Ozarkers in our…
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Ep. 218 - Dan Roberts - From Crappie to Walleye: A Full Species Breakdown on Fly Fishing a Lake
We're back with the man who just quit his career in the fly fishing industry to become Beaver Lake's only full-time fly fishing guide. →…
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Ep. 217 - Dan Roberts - How to Fly Fish a Lake without a Boat
He just quit his career in the fly fishing industry to become Beaver Lake's only full-time fly fishing guide. → Join other…
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Ep. 216 - A.J. Hendershott - The Ozark Chinquapin: Functionally Extinct But Coming Back
The Ozark Chinquapin is functionally extinct, and you might be the one to bring it back. → Join other Ozarkers in our…
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Ep. 215 - A.J. Hendershott - The Ozark Chinquapin: Restoring An American Treasure
There's a tree native to the Ozarks that's being restored, and you've maybe never even heard of it. → Join other Ozarkers in…
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Ep. 214 - First Turkeys, Close Encounters, & Gobbler Dreams: Turkey Camp 2026
Was 2026 turkey camp as successful as last year?? Only one way to find out. → Join other Ozarkers in our Patreon - The…
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Ep. 213 - Moe Shepherd - 50 Years of Turkey Hunting Stories ("6 Turkeys in 6 Days")
What does 50 years of turkey hunting actually teach you? → Join other Ozarkers in our Patreon - The…
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Ep. 212 - Moe Shepherd - This One Mistake is Costing You Turkeys on Public Land
If you’ve ever chased a gobbler on public land and walked away empty-handed, this episode will hit home. → Join other Ozarkers…
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Ep. 211 - Roy Pilgrim - The Future Health of Ozark Forests Depends on This ONE Shift
Now we know (from part 1) what's wrong with Ozark woods and forest... what's the solution? → Join other Ozarkers in our Patreon -…
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Ep. 210 - Roy Pilgrim - Why Forests in the Ozarks are Declining...According to a Logger
What’s really happening in the Ozark woods right now, and why aren’t more people talking about it? → Join other Ozarkers in our…
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Ep. 209 - The Check Station - How We Voted on AGFC's Proposed Regulation Changes, The Illinois River Settlement, & NEW Merchandise Reveal
This is our last episode...well kinda. → Download your free Neosho Bass Field Guide → Join other Ozarkers on our Patreon…
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Ep. 208 - Neosho Bass Will Change Ozark Smallmouth Fishing Forever (Here’s How) with Jeremy Risley & Eric Naas of AGFC
The Neosho Bass research is finally here, how will it affect regulations? → Download your free Neosho Bass Field Guide →…
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Ep. 207 - The New Neosho Bass Research Every Ozark Angler Should Know with Chris Middaugh & Tyler Chafin
→ Download your free Neosho Bass Field Guide https://ozarkweekly.beehiiv.com/neoshoguide → Join other Ozarkers on our Patreon -…
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Ep. 206 - Curtis Copeland - How Digital Maps Are Reshaping Conservation in the Ozarks
→ Join other Ozarkers on our Patreon - The Holler What if the map on your phone isn’t just showing you reality……
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Ep. 205 - Curtis Copeland - Creating the Cultural Map of the Ozarks That Upset... Ozarkers
→ Join other Ozarkers on our Patreon - The Holler Why do the Ozarks mean so much to the people here and who…
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Ep. 204 - The Check Station - We're Back in our New Studio to Discuss: Public Land Threats, Arkansas Trout Regulations, & MDC Regulation Updates
→ Listen to 'LIVE from the Ozarks' on Spotify → Join other Ozarkers on our Patreon - The Holler WE'RE BACK after…
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Ep. 203 - Jack Barclay & Ethan Kemna - Harvesting Mature Whitetails with a New Hunter and a Veteran Hunter
→ Join our community on Patreon "The Holler" It’s the holiday season and we've got two certified big buck hunters…
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Ep. 202 - Josh Matthews & Sam Hallam - Harvesting Mature Whitetails with a Weekend Warrior and a Full Time Hunter
→ Join our community on Patreon "The Holler" It’s the holiday season and we've got two certified big buck hunters with…
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Ep. 201 - The Check Station - Our Solution to the CWD Issue and The Florida Black Bear Hunt Controversy
→ Join our community on Patreon "The Holler" It’s November in the Ozarks which means deer season is in full swing, the…
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Ep. 200 - Drew Atkinson - The Most Important Deer Feature for Late Rut Hunting (And How to Find It)
→ Join our community on Patreon "The Holler" As peak rut dwindles and we enter into late rut, finding rut funnels is our…
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Ep. 199 - Derrick Dixon of Whitetail Research - The Hunting Ethics of Thermal Drones and Cell Cameras
→ Join our community on Patreon "The Holler" Technology keeps advancing at rapid rates: should 'fair chase' and hunting…
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Ep. 198 - Derrick Dixon of Whitetail Research - What Drone Footage of Mature Ozark Bucks Reveals About Preferred Bedding, Movement Patterns, and Cold Fronts
→ Join our community on Patreon "The Holler" What happens when you skip an entire deer season to fly a thermal drone and…
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Ep. 197 - Brian Slane - The "Little Spike" Method for Finding Mature Bucks in the Ozarks
→ Join our community on Patreon "The Holler" This episode is going to flip your hunting world upside down! We're back wtih Brian…
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Ep. 196 - Brian Slane - The Most Overlooked Deer Behavior that Most Hunters Miss
→ Join our community on Patreon "The Holler" Strap in Ozarkers, this episode with Brian Slane is EXACTLY what we've been looking…
The Ozark PodcastEp. 195 - The Old Ozarks - Owning the Corn in the Field of Dreams (S1: E12)
Welcome to the Old Ozarks with Dr. Brooks Blevins... For our Season 1 finale, we look back at the famous (or rather 'infamous') life of Southern Missouri…
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Ep. 194 - McRee Anderson - The History of Fire Suppression on the Ozark Landscape (And Its Negative Consequences)
→ Join our community on Patreon "The Holler" For thousands of years, fire shaped the Ozarks: clearing land, nourishing native plants…
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Ep. 193 - The Check Station - This Chronic Wasting Disease Study Could Change Deer Hunting FOREVER
→ Join "The Holler" We're back with a Check Station episode this week covering a gaggle of things such as: the most recent bear attack…
The Ozark PodcastEp. 192 - The Old Ozarks - A Bob Wahr Brand (S1: E11)
Welcome to the Old Ozarks with Dr. Brooks Blevins... We dig into the Ozark’s "surprising" legacy of building some of the world's most recognizable brands. From…
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Ep. 191 - Augy Knickmeyer of Missouri Smallmouth Alliance - The Must-fish Smallmouth Streams in the Missouri Ozarks + How to Catch 'Em in the Fall Season
→ Join "The Holler" We're back with Augy Knickmeyer of Missouri Smallmouth Alliance to discuss seasonal smallmouth behavior to fly…