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Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper and Editor in Chief of the DeerCast app, Jim Richamn, as they discuss the Owensville Deer Classic, deer hunting, outdoor communications and much more. It’s an information packed episode that every deer hunter will enjoy. 

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper as he interviews MDC’s Cervid Program Supervisor Jason Isabelle about Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Isabelle discusses the history of the disease, its prevalence today, and the importance of controlling the disease. There is a lot of controversy about how MDC is managing CWD. Isabelle addresses those concerns and gives a scientific basis for their management policies. One can look to Wisconsin, Arkansas and now Kansas to see what lack of management of CWD brings. It’s not a pretty picture of deer herds.  There is a small element of people in Missouri who want to totally do away with our Missouri Department of Conservation. They would willingly destroy what has taken decades for Missouri citizens to build, the most respected conservation department in the nation. We set our MDC up through the initiative petition process and created it in 1936 as a part of the Missouri Constitution (Amendment 4) as a separate entity to be managed by professional biologists, thus removing it from the hands of politicians.   We all pay a 1/8th of 1 percent sales tax to support MDC. The per capita cost is roughly $30 per year. For $30/yr. every Missouri citizen has access to over 1 million acres of public MDC lands,enjoys incredible hunting and fishing opportunities, camping, hiking, and outdoor education programs through our schools and local communities. It is the best deal in conservation in the entire USA. Let’s keep it that way.  

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast Host Bill Cooper, who is a bit under the weather, and On the Fly South Online Magazine editors and Polly Dean and Jimmy Jacobs. Polly and Jimmy were guests of the #2025moolzarks fish camp held at Maramec Spring Park in the  Missouri Ozarks. They spent a day flyfishing for trout in the park and a day on the Meramec River with fly fishing guide Michael Collins of Misty Mountains Guiding Service in pursuit of rainbow and Brown trout and smallmouth and largemouth bass. Polly and Jimmy also dive into their world of reporting on flyfishing adventures across the southeastern United States and the Caribbean.    

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast Host Bill Cooper as he interviews leaders of the Missouri Baptist Healthcare Ministries Arcadia Valley Baptist Home neighbors (residents) deer hunt. These hunts take place across Missouri at six Baptist Homes. They each have land where deer and turkey roam. Dr. Rodney Harrison, Spencer Hutson and Pastor Justin Perry join Cooper to reveal the history of the Baptist Homes deer hunts and discuss the benefits of re-activating elderly deer hunters and introducing new elders to the sport of deer hunting. They also tell teh story of resident Judy Varner’s first buck.  

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper and Huzzah Hilton guests Dr. Rodney Harrison, Spencer Hutson and Rev. Tommy Miller. Campfires, deer hunting stories, camp cooked meals and love for hunting are the topics discussed from the front porch of the Huzzah Hilton, which sits on the banks of beautiful Huzzah Creek. It’s all surrounded by thousands of acres of Mark Twain National Forest deep in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri. You’ll wish you were there.

Garry Mason, owner of the Legends of the Outdoors National Hall of Fame leads a group of bird hunters to Legends of the Prairie Outfitters in Winner, South Dakota for three days of fabulous pheasant hunting. Members of the hunting group included: Jimmy Houston, of bass fishing fame, John Faber and Sandy Brady, of Migra Ammunitions, Steve Mosely, of Enviro Solutions, Randy Cobb, Darrell Hilyer, and Tom Berry, avid bird hunters from North Carolina, Landon Dean, cameraman from  Tennessee, Donnie Conway, board member of the Legends of the Outdoors, from St. James, Missouri, and Bill Cooper.If you love bird hunting,great dog work, and fun in the field with a bunch of fellow hunters, you will not want to miss this show. Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast can be heard on most social media platforms.    

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper and special guests Joe Hollingshad, owner of Devil’s Backbone Outfitters, and friend and avid hunter Rick Longnecker as they discuss bear hunting in Missouri, particularly Zone 1. Over the history of Missouri’s modern bear season, the majority have been taken from Zone 1, which lies along the Arkansas border in southwest Missouri. Additionally, the trio talks about their individual passions for the outdoors and their involvement in outdoor education efforts through a wide variety of organizations. It’s a fun and information packed episode of Living the Dream Outdoors podcast that you will want to hear. It can be heard on most social media platforms.   

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast hosts Justin Bruehl and Bill Cooper as they sit down at the National Wild Turkey Federation Annual Convention in Nashville with Isaac Pentecost of Wood Haven Game Calls and Phillip Vanderpool of Virtue TV and co-host of Legends of the Outdoors TV. It’s an action packed episode full of laughs and great outdoor information. You can catch it on most social media platforms.

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper for a rare occurrence. He is joined on this episode by two young men who at various times have served as co-hosts for the podcast.  Hunter Hindman and Justin Bruehl, both land agents with Living the Dream Outdoor Properties, and superb outdoorsmen, join Cooper for an amazing good time, as they discuss many things outdoors. It’s a fun filled show with lots of stories, laughs, and good outdoor information. You can find Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast on most social media platforms.

Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper visits a fly tying event at White Buffalo Fly Shop in Rolla, Missouri. Owner Dan Wynn sits down with Cooper, Donnie Conway and Billy Edgar to discuss all things fly fishing. From fly tying to fishing tactics, this is a program every fly fisherman will enjoy. And listening in is a great way  to learn more about fly fishing, fly tying amnd the myriad of places to fly fish in the Missouri Ozarks. 

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper and Missouri Department of Conservation Cervid Program Supervisor Jason Isabelle as they talk about everything deer and deer hunting. From the state of Missouri’s deer herd, to new regulations for the upcoming 2025-2026 deer seasons, to CWD, this program is a gold mine of information for deer hunters and outdoorsmen alike. Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast can be found on most social media platforms.    

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast hosts Bill Cooper and Hunter Hindman as they dive into the exciting world of upcoming fall seasons. Dove, teal, bow season for deer and turkey, and gigging for suckers all come in during September. It’s an exciting month for outdoorsmen. The weather is cooling, days are growing shorter, and there’s excitement in the air. Season dates, hunting tips, guns and ammo, and a few tall tales are all a part of today' s show.  

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast hosts Bill Cooper and Hunter Hindman as they discuss the adventures of going to Africa on a hunting safari. Hunter and his father, Darrell, traveled to Zimbabwe in search of Cape Buffalo, Leopard and other game. They spin the yarns about their grand adventure and discuss the importance of the hunter to conservation in Africa. It’s a special podcast you will want to hear. 

Join Justin Bruehl, Bill Cooper and Josh Krails of the National Shooting League, which runs programs for kids ages 6-12, high school and college students, as well as home school kids. Over 37,000 kids were served last year and there are 1,800 high schools involved. Let’s shoot!