Speak the Language Podcast

Bow Hunting From the Ground

Holy smokes, y'all, it's November. Where in the world is the time even going? Jordan is leaving after today's podcast recording to head to Kansas for a bow hunt. I'm leaving in a few days to go to Iowa. There's just a lot of good going on in the world of hunting right now. I recently tried my luck on my property, and actually tried to bow hunt off the ground with what I would call reasonable success. We also have several other funny stories to tell from the woods, as well as a news update about the Mississippi whitetail breeder pen audit that has a lot of eyes on it right now. Check it out. Contact us here: thestlpod@gmail.com To find us on YouTube click here: https://www.youtube.com/@STLshow-pod For more on AgUp click here: https://www.agup.com/ For Rolling Thunder Game Calls click here: https://rollingthundergamecalls.com/ To schedule with Dickerson Contracting click here: https://dickersonllc.com/

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Scary Stories And Wholesome Hunts

Happy Hunting friends! Man, oh man it just keeps getting better! The weather down here is cooling off, we're knocking on the door of the rut in the Midwest, and we're just weeks away from home duck season! This week is a little different as we will be sharing some listener submitted stories about some scary/unexplainable stories from their time in the woods! Check it out! Contact us here: thestlpod@gmail.com To find us on YouTube click here: https://www.youtube.com/@STLshow-pod For more on AgUp click here: https://www.agup.com/ For Rolling Thunder Game Calls click here: https://rollingthundergamecalls.com/ To schedule with Dickerson Contracting click here: https://dickersonllc.com/

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Bucks That Make You Puke

Boy, do we have a pile of stories for y'all this week. I just returned from a 9-day jaunt in the Dakotas duck hunting. Jordan has spent most of his time awake deer hunting here at home, which involves a bunch of crazy tales, one involving a bizarre encounter with an alligator. Check it out! Contact us here: thestlpod@gmail.com To find us on YouTube click here: https://www.youtube.com/@STLshow-pod For more on AgUp click here: https://www.agup.com/ For Rolling Thunder Game Calls click here: https://rollingthundergamecalls.com/ To schedule with Dickerson Contracting click here: https://dickersonllc.com/

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Keith Polk

Keith Polk is a highly respected forester, known for both timber and wildlife management. He is also a life-long Mississippian, church elder at Crossgates Baptist Church, a dedicated hunter, and long-time friend of the show. Enjoy this conversation with him and Jordan because Lake went to duck hunt in North Dakota without telling anyone he was leaving. Check it out!

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Missing Bucks & Breaking Ankles

How has deer season only been open for 5 days? Seriously, it seems like so much as has happened already and do we ever has some entertaining stories to share with y'all. We have everything from 160 inch bucks inside of 25 yds, broken hearts, and broken ankles! (well, sort of) Also, we have a chance for lucky listener to win a brand new pair of Muck Outmax boots! Check it out! Contact us here: thestlpod@gmail.com To find us on YouTube click here: https://www.youtube.com/@STLshow-pod For more on AgUp click here: https://www.agup.com/ For Rolling Thunder Game Calls click here: https://rollingthundergamecalls.com/ To schedule with Dickerson Contracting click here: https://dickersonllc.com/

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What Makes You Realize It's Fall?

Fresh back from the elk country of New Mexico, and fresh off the John Deere tractor, we have a pile of stories and news to share this week. The biggest news is that Mississippi has a new law for hunting deer over bait, and frankly, it's now easier than ever to bait deer if that's what your into. We also have elk hunting stories from New Mexico, as well from a college professor in Pennsylvania. Check it out!

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The Great Moose Hunt

This wonderful week of entering late September we are joined by special guest, Josh Thrash, a life-long Mississippian, turkey hunter, and relatively new moose hunter. Throughout full-length discussion, all kinds of topics are covered that are worth your time, the most intriguing being the story of Josh's most recent archery moose hunt that you won't want to miss. Check it out!

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Baiting Laws & Moose Charges

If you're around central Mississippi today be sure to stop by AgUp in Canton, MS for the Deere Season kick-off event from 3-8pm! It's going to be a heck of a time! in this episode we talk failed velvet hunts, cell cam ethics, proposed law changes involving deer baiting, moose charges, and disgruntled hog hunters. Check it out!

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How Expensive Is It To Bow Hunt?

Man, oh man do we have a full show for y'all today! Hopefully all of you are coming off of a burner of a Labor day weekend filled with dove hunts, cookouts, and college football! In the news we have the 2026 waterfowl population report, a very well thought out email from a listener, and serial poacher! After that, we play the Price is Right, archery edition! That leads to talk of what in the world does it cost to get into archery these days! Check it out!

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Food Plots & Yosemite

Holy smokes it's September. All this time waiting and enduring the endless summer days and all of the sudden we are back in action. The dove opener is this weekend, velvet season will be open soon, along with elk, and a whole lot more. To top it all off, we have a week's worth of news to catch up on. New boat ramps being installed, more explanation on the roadless rule, and the new news about the Trump Administration supposedly putting together a land swap involving part of Yosemite National Park. Also, Jordan fills us in with what he learned in a recent deer management clinic. Check it out! Contact us here: thestlpod@gmail.com To find us on YouTube click here: https://www.youtube.com/@STLshow-pod For more on AgUp click here: https://www.agup.com/ For Rolling Thunder Game Calls click here: https://rollingthundergamecalls.com/ To schedule with Dickerson Contracting click here: https://dickersonllc.com/

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Funky Bucks & Roadless Rules

Jordan and I have a pile to talk about this week. Some of it's fun, some of it's not. A listener sent in picture of a strange looking buck deer, we see a disturbing video a whitetail doe killing her own fawn, we talk about the border wall at Big Bend, and the proposal to rescind the roadless rule. Then to round it all of we talk about the dove opener and the upcoming Mississippi velvet season. Check it out! To find us on YouTube click here: For more on AgUp click here: https://www.agup.com/ For Rogue Ammunition click here: https://rogueammunition.com/ For Rolling Thunder Game Calls click here: https://rollingthundergamecalls.com/ To schedule with Dickerson Contracting click here: https://dickersonllc.com/

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Don't Believe Everything You Read

Welcome to the first Video version of the STL Podcast! You can check it out on our new YouTube channel "STL Show". We have a barrel full of news to talk over this week including: -shooting hornet nests out of trees - deer hunting with dogs controversy in South Carolina - More CWD drama - a Nebraska outfitter doing prison time for poaching charges - an Iowa man jailed for catching and selling an endangered turtle in Alabama and whole lot more. Check it out!

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Hope For Us All

Thanks to a lot of your support, we believe that the Prairie Pothole region for now is safe. Rest assured, we will keep all of you in the loop as more news surfaces. We also talk about a recent poaching case that involved a young man in Ohio that will hopefully land at redemption down the road. Lastly, we firmly take a stance in taking up for a good colleague of ours who has recently come under fire. And we round it off with some standard food plot season and land management talk. Check it out.

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Radio Controlled Killer Bears

Don't drain the duck factory! Some crazy folks are trying to drain tile some VERY crucial nesting grounds for our waterfowl! That's the top news of this episode and if you care about ducks and wetlands, you must submit a comment by this Friday, August 7. Also, there are folks out there that believe there are radio-controlled killer bears. That's not a joke. I mean, it is a joke, but it's not a joke that some people think that. Lastly, we discuss the ongoing Arkabutla Lake controversy. Check it out! Take action to save the duck factory! click here: https://ducks.quorum.us/campaign/duckfactory/?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8CQp77KpqPXidVHz1ZYundVFQ1ZMTtbzddmMVJxI-smRvSPNZsgkJmVXblEHfTasiRBPfnVNtDels8hSM5F9DCKam4Mw&_hsmi=430361988&utm_content=430361988&utm_source=hs_email&fbclid=IwY2xjawTd7hNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFBTkt6TFBDMjhHdXNLTnZyc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhKwjNVxh-jdLNlrT0p13N-OWbgg1ZXhMg7hr8AkJ0s4SPAUFKCLYDyI3fCd_aem_aULjEtu06JgMhqe_ho-USA Want to reach us? email us: thestlpod@gmail.com For more info on AgUp Equipment click here: https://www.agup.com/ For more info on Rogue Ammunition click here https://rogueammunition.com/ For more info on Rolling Thunder Game calls click here: https://rollingthundergamecalls.com/ For more info on Dickerson Contracting LLC click here: https://dickersonllc.com/

The Government Wants Us To Hunt More Deer

It's still summer. It's still hot, but we are close enough to fall hunting seasons and cooler weather that we can at least talk about it, dream about it, and report on current news that will affect the upcoming year. and yes, the government is literally asking us to hunt more deer. Check it out!

Bonus: How We Got Ready For Our Hunt

In this bonus episode we will be talking about a topic that cannot be over-emphasized. Practice. It may seem rudimentary, but I'm telling you because of all the practice we did, we came to Africa more confidently than I have ever approached any other hunt. In this episode we will break down exactly what we did, the drills, the numbers, and why we did all of it. Check it out! Want to know how to reach us? email us: thestlpod@gmail.com For more info on AgUp Equipment click here: https://www.agup.com/ For more info on Rogue Ammunition click here https://rogueammunition.com/ For more info on Rolling Thunder Game calls click here: https://rollingthundergamecalls.com/? srsltid=AfmBOoqrCa1aQdyPwllfdnIO2xOzE_holCZhxFO2SGC95YHpPc-EkhPt For more info on Dickerson Contracting LLC click here: https://dickersonllc.com/

Turtle Lawsuits

It has been an oddly busy week in local outdoor news. It's also been very hot. This episode involves trail cam talk, some very early beginnings of 26/27 deer strategy and some very interesting news updates. such as: - a turtle lawsuit in Mississippi - people losing their minds over black bears - a corps of engineers lake controversy and more! Check it out! Want to know how to reach us? email us: thestlpod@gmail.com For more info on AgUp Equipment click here: https://www.agup.com/ For more info on Rogue Ammunition click here https://rogueammunition.com/ For more info on Rolling Thunder Game calls click here: https://rollingthundergamecalls.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqrCa1aQdyPwllfdnIO2xOzE_holCZhxFO2SGC95YHpPc-EkhPt For more info on Dickerson Contracting LLC click here: https://dickersonllc.com/

Bonus: What You Need To Know For Booking International Hunts

Since our recent episodes about safari and Africa we had a lot of inquiries about booking, travel logistics, and just some general guidelines about do's and don'ts for international hunts. Look, I get it. If you haven't done it, it can seem intimidating but with the right preparation it is very doable. I hope you find this helpful and if any of you have more questions or think I didn't cover something, reach out email us: thestlpod@gmail.com

Urban Goose Massacres, New Public Land, Record Breaking Bluegill

It may be the doldrums of a long, hot summer but there is still plenty going on in the world of wildlife. For instance: they culled hundreds of urban geese in Alabama for a disgruntled HOA, Mississippi has new public land, a man in Georgia broke a blue gill record, and what are supposed to think of data centers? check it out!

Bonus: Lacey the Nyala Hunter

In this special bonus episode we will dive into the untold hunting story of Lacey's Nyala from our recent safari in Zululand. If you can't tell, we have become completely obsessed with African wildlife, African wilderness, and African hunting. Frankly, we think you should be too. We hope you enjoy it. Check it out!