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Wild Faith Podcast — 209 episodes

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Episode 120: 250 Years of Freedom | Summer, Family & Looking Ahead to Fall

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Episode 119: Ray & Krysta Howell from Kicking Bear

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Episode 118: Jesse Urban from Be Still Retreats

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Episode 117: The Return to the Wild | Basswood Lake BWCA Trip 2026

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The Check-In: The Weight of Being "Fine"

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Episode 116: Do You Want To Be Healed?

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Episode 115: The Final Days of Turkey Season

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Episode 114: Late Season Longbeards & Last Chance Gobblers

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Episode 113: Success in the Hill Country, Wisconsin Turkeys, Failures, and Midseason Lessons

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Episode 112: Why Early Season Turkeys Are So Hard to Kill (And How to Beat Them)

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Turkey Talk: How to Hunt Grouped Up Turkeys

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Episode 111: Turkey Camp at the Farm. (Chasing Birds in SE Minnesota)

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Episode 110: Turkey Season Is Here | Camp Talk, Gear Prep, and Hitting the Turkey Woods

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Turkey Talk: Bad Weather = Good Hunts (How to Kill Turkeys in bad weather)

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Episode 109: Why the Woods Fix What the World Breaks

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Turkey Talk: Why Your Turkey Setups Aren’t Working (And How to Fix Them)

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Episode 108 From Easter to Turkey Season | Life Lately + What’s to Come

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Turkey Talk: How I Film My Turkey Hunts (Gear & Setup)

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Episode 107: Why Would a Good God Allow Suffering?

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Episode 106: Filming the Hunt

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Turkey Talk: Why Turkeys Hang Up & Go Silent (And What To Do About It)

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Episode 105: DJ Dean – Rooted in the Hunt | Weatherby

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Turkey Talk: DJ Dean – Western Turkey Hunting & Weatherby’s 2026 Turkey Gun Lineup

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Episode 104: From Elk Bugles to Turkey Gobbles with Dirk Durham (Phelps Game Calls)

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Turkey Talk: Top 5 Most Common Turkey Hunting Mistakes

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Episode 103: The Faithful Sportsman | 40 Years of Hunting, Faith, and Legacy in the Woods

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Turkey Talk: Turkey Scouting 101 | How to Find Turkeys, Roost Trees & Spring Gobblers

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Episode 102: Turkey Hunting 101 | The Basics, Gear & Mindset

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Turkey Talk: Turkey Hunting 101 | Season 3 Kickoff

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Episode 101: Road to Opening Day | Spring Turkey Hunting 2026, NWTF, Goals & Gear Prep

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Episode 100: Built Through Faith Giving Thanks

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Episode 99: Faith on the Pin — Surrender, Discipline & Purpose with Chris Hamm

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Episode 98: Sacred Grounds and Spring Gobbles

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Episode 97: Formed in the Quiet (Why God Meets Men in the Wilderness Before Using Them)

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Episode 96: Cold Weather, Hot Takes

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Episode 95: Skills Worth Passing Down

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Episode 94: Why Do We Hunt?

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Episode 93: The Long Wait - Learning to Trust God’s Timing Through Faith and Patience

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Episode 92: The Last Call — Rapid Fire Questions, Season Highlights & Being the Light in the Dark

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Episode 91: When the Season Slows Down: Faith, Hunting, and Christmas

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Episode 90: Pheasant Hunting and Thanksgiving Weekend

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Chasin’ the Rut Season 2 Ep. 7: How to Tag a Thanksgiving Buck (Late-November Tactics Breakdown)

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Episode 89: Deer Season Predictions, Slow Duck Days & New Hunting Puppy

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The Legend of Babe | Opening Week MN Gun Season and Dylan Bungum’s Buck of a Lifetime

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Episode 88: Deer Camp Stories: Bucks, Brotherhood & the Minnesota Gun Opener

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Chasin’ the Rut Season 2 Ep. 5: Minnesota Bow Bucks & Wisconsin Giants with Dan Eigen and Jordan Yira (November 10th)

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The Migration Minute: Early November River Ducks

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Episode 87: Rutcation Chronicles | Big Bucks and November Tactics with Zach Felten

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Chasin’ the Rut Season 2 Ep. 4: Zach Felten’s Tactics for Tagging Big Bucks Before Gun Season (November 3rd)

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Episode 86: Wisconsin Giant Down | Sam Melton’s Hunt for a Once-in-a-Lifetime Buck

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Chasin’ the Rut Season 2 Ep. 3: Bucks Hitting the Ground, Pre-Rut Tactics, and Halloween Week Success (Sam Melton & Ryan Murray)

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The Migration Minute: Elliott Snider from Freelance Duck Hunting and the North American Waterfowler app

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Episode 85: Before the Rush Slowing Down to Hear the Holy Spirit

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Chasin’ the Rut Season 2 Ep. 2: The Cold Front Switch | How to Hunt the October 20–25 Sweet Spot

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The Migration Minute: Cal Ness from Midwest Flyways

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Episode 84: The Great Debate: Moon vs. Weather — and the Truth Behind the October Lull

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Chasin’ the Rut Season 2 Ep. 1 | October Bowhunting Tactics | Tail End of the Lull (Dan Johnson, Shane Simpson, Cody Butler)

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Friday Fuel: Forgive and Be Free

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Episode 83: Tracking and Hunting Deer in October with Shane Simpson

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Bucks and Ducks: Season Finale Episode

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Friday Fuel: Keep Going When Life Gets Hard | Finding Strength in God Through Struggles

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Episode 82: Goose, Elk, and Deer Hunting with Eric Clements

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Bucks and Ducks: Early October Duck and Deer Hunting Listener Questions

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Episode 81: South Dakota Memories w/ Jordan Wolf

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Bucks & Ducks: The #1 Duck Blind Mistake, How Saddle Hunting Is Changing Mobile Whitetail Hunting, and Luke’s 24-Hour Run

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Episode 80: The Future of America (Is in Christ)

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Bucks and Ducks: Early Season Deer Tactics, Go-To Duck Calls, and Vikings Football What-Ifs

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Friday Fuel: This Country Needs a Spiritual Healing (Rest in Peace Charlie Kirk)

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Episode 79: Moose Hunts, Heavy Packs, and Finding God in the Wilderness (with Ross Nelson)

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Bucks and Ducks: Hunting Weather Fronts for Geese + Early Season Deer Tactics

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Friday Fuel: Isaiah 41:10 – Do Not Be Afraid

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Episode 78: Faith, Family, & Flyways w/ Joey Vassallo

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Bucks and Ducks: Overcomplicating Early Deer Season and If Ducks Could Smell Like Deer Could...?

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Friday Fuel: No More Excuses

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Episode 77: Camping Trips Out West, Early Goose Hunts & Bucks on Camera

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Bucks & Ducks: Waterfowl Gear Lessons, Early-Season Buck Strikes, and Habitat Work (Jordan Wolf)

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Episode 76: Brothers in the Field: First Food Plots & Mule Deer Tactics

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Bucks & Ducks: Deer Gadgets and Waterfowl Shotguns

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Episode 75: Game Fair Highlights, Early Season Hunts & Peace in the Silence

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Bucks and Ducks: Best Duck Boat Upgrade, Deer Hunting Talk + Game Fair Highlights

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Episode 74: Forming the Storm with Ricky Brule

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Bucks & Ducks: Grunt Calls & Thermacells – The Little Things That Matter

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Episode 73: E-Scouting for Whitetails in Farm & Hill Country for Big Bucks This Fall

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Episode 72: The Fall Grind | First-Time Muley & Midwest Grind: Don’t Burn Your PTO – Real Bowhunting Tips for a Killer Fall

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Episode 71: Patterns, Patience & Pressure — What the Whitetail Woods Are Really Telling You

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Episode 70: Scouting in the Heat: Summer Work for a Fall Harvest

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Episode 69: Freedom, Faith & Velvet Bucks

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Friday Fuel: The Strength of Silence | Wisdom from David, Solomon & Scripture

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Episode 68: WHAT IS A MAN? | The 3 Traits Every Man of God Must Have

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The Final Check-In: What Now? | The Final Word on Faith, Masculinity & Men’s Mental Health

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Friday Fuel: Silence the Noise | Finding God in a World That Won’t Shut Up

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Episode 67: The Pursuit of Happiness & MN New Deer Hunting Law (Shotgun Zone Ending?)

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The Check-In: Addiction Is a False God | Why So Many Men Worship What’s Killing Them

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Friday Fuel: Stressed and Anxious? Give it to God

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Episode 66: Men’s Mental Health Matters—Even When No One Talks About It

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The Check-In: Making Peace with the Man You Used to Be

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Friday Fuel: When You Feel Like Giving Up, Trust God

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Episode 65: 2025 Turkey Season Wrap (New Beginnings, Lessons Learned, New Family Member)

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The Check-In: Stress & the Myth of Self-Sufficiency

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Friday Fuel: When Your Soul Is Downcast | A Psalm for Men Battling Darkness (Psalm 42)

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Episode 64: Tobey Smith of 21 South Opens Up on Law Enforcement, Mental Health & Outdoor Ministry

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The Check-In: Fear of Failure & the Performance Trap | Why Strong Men Feel Weak Inside

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Friday Fuel: "Step Out, Don’t Sink – Faith in the Storm"

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Episode 63: Why Men Stay Silent | Breaking the Chains of Isolation, Shame & Mental Struggles

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The Check-In: Breaking the Chains of Isolation

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Friday Fuel: For the Man Who’s Holding It All Together—Barely

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Episode 62: The Return of Walleye Dan: Minnesota Turkeys and Fishing Opener

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The Check-In: Anxiety & The Illusion of Control

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Friday Fuel: The Silent Battle

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Episode 61: Why God Allows Suffering

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The Check In: Burnout & the Walk Back to Peace

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Friday Fuel: The Parable of the Lost Sheep

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Episode 60: Turkey Camp, Swings & Misses, the Draft, Pope is Dead, and Wolves in SE Minnesota

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Turkey Talk: Swing, Miss, and Lessons Learned

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Friday Fuel: Faith Like A Child

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Episode 59: Opening Week & First Toms

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Turkey Talk: Tagged Out & First Birds

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Friday Fuel: Easter Weekend

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Episode 58: Turkey Opener, Trout Tactics & the Dire Wolf Controversy

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Turkey Talk: Turkey Hunting Solo or with a Group

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Friday Fuel: Lead Like a Man of God (Being Bold in Our Faith)

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Episode 57: The Power of Daily Discipline

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Turkey Talk: Scouting for Turkey Hunting

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Friday Fuel: Leading with Love and Sacrifice (How to be a good Christian Leader)

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Episode 56: What Lent Teaches Us About Sacrifice & Renewal

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Turkey Talk: Turkey Calling Strategies and How To Use

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Friday Fuel: Lenten Reflections

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Episode 55: 2025 Turkey Season Breakdown

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Turkey Talk: True or False Turkey Hunting Facts

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Friday Fuel: Resurrection Power (John 11:25)

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Episode 54: Wild Game Cooking with Ryan Pinkalla

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Turkey Talk: Turkey Hunting Decoy Strategy

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Friday Fuel: The Man in the Arena

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Episode 53: Lessons from the Turkey Woods with Shane Simpson

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Turkey Talk: Turkey Hunting a Brand New Piece of Property w/ Shane Simpson

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Friday Fuel: How to Keep Going When You Have Nothing Left (Isaiah 40)

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Episode 52: The Making of the Rogan Film

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Turkey Talk: Turkey Hunting Gear Breakdown

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Friday Fuel: Nothing Can Separate Us from God’s Love

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Episode 51: How to Turkey Hunt in the Woods vs Fields

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Turkey Talk: Woods vs. Fields Set-Up

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Friday Fuel: Overwhelmed? Let God Carry the Weight

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Episode 50: Turkey Hunting 101

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Episode 49: A Conversation w/ Sam Melton

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Episode 48: Adam from Thin Line Believers

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Episode 47: A Conversation with Mitch Brown

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Episode 46: 2025 Goals & Aspirations | Laying the Groundwork

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Episode 45: Squirrel Camp w/ Joe Francksen

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Episode 44: "Faith, Nature, and Surrender: Reflections on the Sermon on the Mount"

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Episode 43: Land Management with Jordan Yira: (Hunting, Conservation, and Real Estate)

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Episode 42: The "Redemption" Buck and Christmas Traditions

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Episode 41: Chasing Green w/ Jake Maxwell

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Episode 40: Late-Season Deer Talk, Chasing Pheasants, and the True Meaning of Christmas

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Chasing the Rut: Episode 7 | Late Season Tactics & Chasing the Rut Giveaway Winner

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Episode 39: South Dakota Rifle Opener and Late-Season Whitetail Strategies

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Chasing the Rut: Episode 6 | South Dakota Spot & Stalk Mule Deer with (Evan Bungum, Erik Bungum, Noah Timmons and Jordan Wolf)

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Chasing the Rut: Episode 5 | Minnesota Gun Opener & South Dakota Mule Deer Hunting

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Episode 38: Minnesota Whitetail Traditions

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Chasing the Rut: Episode 4 | Gun Season Prep, Strategies & The Fight for Hunting Rights

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Episode 37: A Conversation w/ Dan Johnson (Nine Finger Chronicles)

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Chasing the Rut: Episode 3 | Late October Bowhunting Strategies (Featuring: Cody Butler & Peter Coppola)

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Episode 36: Faith, Family, & Hunting w/ Cody Butler

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Chasing the Rut: Episode 2 | Pre-Rut Whitetail Strategies (Featuring: Aaron Wells, Andrew Murray, Nick Thompson)

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Episode 35: Freelance Duck Hunting w/ Elliott Snider

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Chasing the Rut: Episode 1 | Mid-October Whitetail Strategies

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Episode 34: Minnesota Pheasant Opener

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Episode 33: High Country Mule Deer to Farm Country Whitetails

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Episode 32: Saddle Hunting | Cold Fronts: | The Key to Hunting Success | Troubles in the Marsh

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Episode 31: Goose Fest (Early Season Goose Hunting)

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Episode 30: Minnesota Bow Opener (Early Season Bow Hunting)

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Episode 29: Hunting With My Brother (A conversation w/ Matt & Sam Baier)

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Episode 28: The Book of Proverbs

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Episode 27: A Conversation w/ Jordan Fromer (Duck Gun Chronicles)

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Episode 26: Minnesota Walleye, Bass, & Muskie Fishing w/ Tim Hanske

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Episode 25: A Conversation w/ Aaron Hebeisen

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Episode 24: The Beauty of Psalms

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Episode 23: Beast Mode Archery Challenge

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Episode: 22 Early Season Whitetails Strategies & Goals

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Episode: 21 Summer Adventures and Fall Hunting Plans

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Episode 20: Job's Encounter with God in Nature

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Episode 19: A Conversation w/ Brett Rousselle (Backcountry Bowhunter)

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Episode 18: RUT Holsters w/ Chance Skelton

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Episode 17: Midwest Flyways with Cal Ness: Hunting, Faith, and God's Guidance

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Special Announcement! (NEW website and apparel line now LIVE.)

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Episode 16: The Story of Elijah and Finding God in the Outdoors

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Episode 15: Wild Frontier with Tyler Krekling

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Episode 14: Off-Season Training and Conditioning

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Turkey Talk: Episode 9

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Episode 13: Guided By Faith (A Conversation w/ David Stover)

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Turkey Talk: Episode 8

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Episode 12: Exodus and the Wilderness Journey

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Turkey Talk: Episode 7

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Episode 11: Fishing Opener Family Traditions

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Turkey Talk: Episode 6

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Episode 10: Genesis and the Garden of Eden

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Turkey Talk: Episode 5

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Episode 9: Capturing Creation w/ Sam Melton

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Turkey Talk: Episode 4

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Episode 8: "A Conversation with Walleye Dan: Hunting, Faith, and the Great Outdoors"

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Turkey Talk: Episode 3

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Episode 7: Wilderness Photography as a Spiritual Practice

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Turkey Talk: Episode 2

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Episode 6: Hunting for Connection (Part II)

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Turkey Talk: Episode 1

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Episode 5: Holy Week Conversations

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Episode 4: Hunting For Connection (Part 1)

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Episode 3: Family Camping Traditions w/ Ron Murray

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Episode 2: Casting Faith

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Episode 1: The Faithful Outdoorsman's Journey