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 the information they share are especially relevant to men and women in northern Arkansas, southern Missouri, eastern Oklahoma, and southeast Kansas.
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Ep. 23 - Keith Brewer - Freshwater Spearfishing...
Kyle and Josh Lantzsch head out to Beaver Lake to interview spear fisherman Keith Brewer on his boat! Keith has been spearfishing on Beaver for close to 30 years and has some crazy stories down in the deep green of the lake. Who knew you could spearfish i
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Ep. 22 - Brad Harris - The Inventor of the Buck...
The team travels to Neosho, Missouri to interview legendary game caller, Realtree pro-staffer, all-around hunter, and THE inventor of the buck grunt, Brad Harris. He shares his incredible story of how he created and introduced the very first buck grunt in
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Ep. 21 - Steve Dally - The History of Dally's O...
Kyle Veit and Kyle Plunkett get to talk over the phone with the general manager and full-time guide out of Dally's Ozark Fly Fisher in Cotter, AR - Mr. Steve Dally. Steve is a world traveler, legendary guide, and one of the funniest guys you'll ever strik
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Ep. 20 - Mike Mills of Buffalo Outdoor Center -...
Kyle Veit heads out to Boxley Valley this week to interview the Founder of the Buffalo Outdoor Center (BOC) Mike Mills. Mike has spent all of his life in the Ozarks and knows how special it is to have something like the Buffalo River right in our backyard
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Ep. 19 - Jon Stein of AGFC - Building New Fish ...
Kyle Veit and Adam Treece interview Jon Stein, the AGFC District Fisheries Supervisor for Northwest Arkansas. They cover a lot of fishy topics including the recent high water years, new fishery habitat sites in Beaver Lake, how erosion impacts walleye &am
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Ep. 18 - Brett James - The Key to Turkey Huntin...
Kyle Veit and Josh Lantzsch sit down with Turkey Hunter Brett James of Arkansas to talk turkey types, turkey calls, and turkey tips for hunting on public land. Brett has taken down 41 turkeys in his life at the young age of 27! Do the math...that's impres
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Ep. 17 - Duane Hada - The Art of Fly Fishing
Kyle Veit and Kyle Plunkett travel over to Mountain Home, AR to interview the Ozark Legend Mr. Duane Hada. Duane is a world-class fly fisherman and award-winning painter. You've probably seen his handiwork around the Ozarks with compositions including (bu
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Ep. 16 - Jeremy Wood of AGFC - What is Happenin...
Kyle Veit and Adam Treece sit down with AGFC Turkey Program Coordinator Jeremy Wood to discuss the recent trends in Arkansas turkey population, how it’s on the rise, turkey’s home range size, how to better manage your property for turkey, and what affects
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Ep. 15 - Brad Besancon - The Arkansas Blood Tra...
Kyle talks with Brad Besancon, the founder of the Arkansas Blood Trailing Network, to learn more about what he and other blood trackers in the state of Arkansas do for hunters in their area. They discuss the ARBTN, how it works, what blood trailing actual
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Ep. 14 - On the Road to Scout Turkeys
Kyle Veit and Adam Treece are 'on the road' to talk about the up 'n comin' turkey season. Gobble gobble.
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Ep. 13 - Keith Allison of Retriever Ridge Kenne...
Kyle & Adam sit down with Keith Allison, the Tom Brady of retriever/duck dog training. Currently operating as the owner of Retriever Ridge Kennels out of Pea Ridge, AR Keith has decades of experience training retrievers at the very highest level with
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Ep. 12 - The Best Fly Fishing Streams in the Oz...
Spring is right around the corner and things are warming up so Kyle Veit, Adam Treece, and Kyle Plunkett sat down at Ozark Mountain Grill to discuss a few of their favorite streams in Arkansas.
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Ep. 11 - John Sampier - The 'Fly Fishing Mayor'...
Kyle Veit and Josh Lantzsch sit down with the 'Fly Fishing Mayor' Mr. John Sampier of Rogers, AR. They discuss everything from the history of entrepreneurship in the Ozarks all the way to getting to hang out with former governor Bill Clinton.
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Ep. 10 - Christy Graham of AGFC - Trout Managem...
Adam Treece and Kyle Plunkett had the opportunity to sit down with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Trout Management Program Supervisor, Christy Graham.
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Ep. 9 - Personal Stories of Gary Renegar
Kyle Veit, Daniel Matthews and Kyle Plunkett recap their favorite highlights from Gary Renegar’s episode and tell their own personal stories and lessons learned with “Papa”.
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Ep. 8 - Gary Renegar - The Legacy of an Ozark M...
Kyle Veit and Kyle Plunkett hang out with Dr. Gary Renegar or "Papa", as he's better known, to listen to some of his all-time stories from spending a lifetime in the outdoors. This whole episode is packed full of good stories and wisdom, but if you listen
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Ep. 7 - What We've Learned from Prior Episodes
Kyle, Adam, and our producer Daniel breakdown our previous 3 episodes with Cooper Cartmell, JD Dudley, and Devin Howland. We discuss our main takeaways, highlight our favorite parts of the episodes and talk about lessons learned. Daniel gives his unique p
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Ep. 6 - Devin Howland of OZK Archery - Super Tu...
Kyle and Adam sit down with Devin Howland of OZK Archery, Northwest Arkansas' only archery shop specializing in super tuning. If you’re an archer or interested in archery for deer hunting, this is a must-listen episode.
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Ep. 5 - Cooper Cartmell of Cartmell's WGMP - Wi...
Kyle and Adam sit down with Cooper Cartmell to talk about Cartmell's Wild Game Meat Processing, how to properly age venison, tips for average outdoorsmen, and discuss the common question, "Can you eat meat from deer with CWD?".
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Ep. 4 - JD Dudley of D2 Jigs - World Record Hol...
Kyle and Adam hang out with JD Dudley to talk about D2Jigs, guided jig lessons, breaking fishing world records, and ultra-versatile jig fishing tactics.
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Ep. 3 - Hunting Black Bear in Arkansas (First T...
Kyle Veit, Adam Treece, and Kyle Plunkett sit down to recap the 2021 hunting season. (2:45) Plunkett harvested a black bear with nothing but a bow and arrow, (30:15) Kyle Veit's story of missing out on a monster Arkansas buck the morning before he finally
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Ep. 2 - Josh Matthews - The Creativity of the O...
Kyle Veit and Daniel Matthews sit down with Fayetteville-based architect, Josh Matthews, to discuss the ideal hunting cabin, the joys of solo hunting, legendary Arkansas duck call makers, and how the outdoors influence his modern design concepts. (0:55) J
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Ep. 1 - What is This?
Our first episode as The Ozark Podcast features Kyle Veit (host) sitting alongside Adam Treece (frequent co-host) and Daniel Matthews (producer) to discuss the meat and bones of the podcast: What will it be? Who will we be talking to? And what do we wish
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