Speak the Language Podcast

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!

Python Roundups & New Land Practices

Jordan got a new old truck, There is a huge python wrangling competition in Florida, red snapper season is in peril for recreational anglers, and Jordan has a new method for managing land in WRE tracts. Check it out!

We Took Our Wives To Africa

Believe us when we say, we just returned from the most incredible hunting trip of our lives so far- and luckily for us, we got the opportunity to take our wives! In this episode, we have a full-on discussion, debrief, and breakdown of our incredible time in Zululand hunting buffalo, kudu, Nyala, and other things, seeing sights we have never seen before and getting life experiences you simply cannot replicate anywhere else other than the dark continent! I promise this is worth a listen! Check it out! Have questions about hunting in Africa? Reach out! thestlpod@gmail.com

A Life Changing Hunting Trip- STL on Safari

Jordan I just got back- as in, got back yesterday- from a week-long safari in Zululand with Garry Kelly Safaris. I am not exaggerating when we say it was a life-changing experience. In this episode we talk with Cullen Kelly and Murray Clayton, our to PHs (professional hunters) for this trip about some of the adventures and hunts we got into. The most important part of this conversation to me, however, is when we go over some of the biggest and common misunderstanding about African hunting, especially in South Africa. Whatever you're up to, I can promise this one is worth bending your ear. Heck, you may even hear Jordan talk about getting charged by an elephant. Check it out! Want more info? email us: thestlpod@gmail.com

Egg Eating Lizards, Whistlers, and Roadless Rules

Plot twist! We are not in Africa.....yet. boy, oh boy did the news stack up quick before our departure though. In this episode, we'll cover crooked politics, turkey egg eating lizards from Argentina, and a new hunting season being opened in Louisiana. Check it out!

Aligators & Fighting Roosters

Summertime is here but do not fret, my friends, there is still plenty to get into and talk about. The Mississippi Alligator hunt draw is upon us, and unbeknownst to us, there is a fair amount of controversy around that process and the hunt itself. There was a new record set for Channel Catfish. Lastly, and the most unsettling news, there was a recent bust of a cockfighting ring in Mississippi. Wild times. Check it out!

Things We All Should Know

We are back and so is summer. Man, it's hot. Anyway, we have some updates on the Trump administration opening land to hunting. We have new on the propose Louisiana land grab. We dive into the topic of how to treat property owners when you're on a traveling hunting trip, and Jordan has some thoughts for summer deer strategies that will lead into fall hunting. Check it out!

The Best Turkey Hunting Day Of Our Lives

If you're going to end it, you might as well end it on a walk-off home run - and that just so happens to be what Jordan and I got to do. This has stories of wins, losses, humidity, heat, hunting permission, controversy, and the best turkey hunting day of both our lives. Check it out!

Lousiana Land Grab

They are trying to sell-off 140,000 acres of national forest in Louisiana. A highly controversial candidate just got confirmed to be the new director for the bureau of land management. We've got fresh turkey stories!! Check it out!

New Laws & Wild Flowers

Blazing star, butterfly weed, and rattlesnake master are sitting atop of mind currently. There's some new laws being proposed in Mississippi that would significantly affect nonresident turkey hunters. There was a grizzly bear attack in Glacier National Park. There's a whole lot going on, along with a few more turkey ventures. Check it out!