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Join Alex Rutledge and Redbone on American Roots Outdoors as they welcome Missouri Conservation Agent Brad Hadley and Wise Eye Technologies CEO Harold Monk. Brad breaks down Missouri's hunting history from the first 1944 deer season to today's declining hunter recruitment, and debunks a viral fake MDC news release about fining drivers for hitting deer. Harold shares Wise Eye's latest trail camera innovations, including AI-powered picture filtering and the game-changing DC2 camera. The show wraps with a bonus segment on Cajun cooking — gumbo, roux, andouille sausage, and the perfect way to feed a hunting camp.

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This week on American Roots Outdoors, Alex Rutledge sits down with legendary whitetail hunter Spook Spann — a man with 22 Boone & Crockett bucks over 200 inches taken with a bow, and a hunting career spanning from Canada to Mexico. Spook shares the mental preparation and visualization techniques he learned as an athlete that translate directly to archery success, the incredible story of his greatest hunt (a 230-inch Kansas buck stalked at six yards), and surviving a helicopter crash while sheep hunting in Kyrgyzstan. Plus, conservation agent Brad Hadley joins to break down Missouri hunting regulations and the dangers of relying on AI for legal advice. The bonus segment features Spook and Marty's favorite venison recipes and the story of his latest mule deer kill. Whether you're a seasoned hunter or just love a great outdoor story, this episode is packed with passion, faith, and dedication.

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Alex Rutledge and Redbone kick off a special multi-part Archery Talk series as bow season opens across the Ozarks. This week: tuning fixed-blade broadheads, matching arrows and vanes, picking the right bow and getting properly fit, releases vs. finger shooting, trail camera scouting tips, and a practice routine to make you a more accurate shot. Plus current events — MDC's CWD landowner meetings, Chiefs and college football previews, and Friday Night Lights recaps — local event roundups (Mammoth Springs Car Show, Revival on the Current River), and a bonus recipe segment to close out the show.

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Alex Rutledge and Redbone kick off the season with Alex's tried-and-true food plot prep — soil testing, pH, timing your planting around rain, and the fertilizer tricks that make Eagle Seed blends explode. Along the way: Cardinals/Royals/Chiefs talk, local fishing tournament results, the Mammoth Springs Car Show, big changes to Missouri deer hunting regulations, Friday Night Lights previews, and a bonus segment with Alex's smoked deer rib and pulled pork recipes. Brought to you by Eagle Seed, Wiseye Trail Cameras, 12 Point Hunting Blinds, Hornady Ammunition, and Spandau Firearms.

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1. Intro: Food Plot Fertilizer Tips
2. Show Kickoff & Pop's Event News
3. Sports Talk: Cardinals, Royals & Chiefs
4. Fishing Tournaments & Car Show
5. Prepping Farms & Soil pH for Food Plots
6. Planting, Fertilizing & Liquid Fertilizer Tips
7. Eagle Seed, Wiseye Cameras & Friday Night Lights
8. Missouri Hunting Regulation Changes
9. Bonus Segment: Deer Ribs & Recipes
10. Closing Thoughts & Outro Song

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Alex Rutledge and Redbone kick things off with car-show stories from the Tri-Five Nationals and a look at the NFL preseason before welcoming turkey-hunting legend Eddie Salter, calling in from the hospital while supporting his wife Julie. Eddie shares decades of food-plot wisdom — soil testing, seed blends, and keeping deer from getting spooked off your property — plus the story behind his 18-year bow camp fundraiser for his church. The show wraps with a bonus segment of Eddie's smoked deer meat and grilled pizza recipes.

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• 0:00 Cold Open: Food Plot Tips & Eagle Seed
• 1:17 Show Intro
• 1:30 Tri-Five Nationals Car Show Story
• 5:13 NFL Preseason & Local Fishing Tournaments
• 8:40 Teasing Eddie Salter Interview
• 9:50 Eddie Salter Joins: Food Plot Basics
• 15:56 Eddie Salter's Bow Camp Fundraiser
• 20:18 Bow Camp Deer Management & Scouting Tips
• 28:24 Soil Testing & Food Plot Fertilizing Advice
• 38:23 Show Wrap-Up & Sign-Off
• 39:22 Bonus Segment: Eddie Salter's Recipes

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Alex Rutledge and co-host Mike Race sit down with Brad Doyle of Eagle Seed to break down everything you need to know about getting your food plots ready for fall — soil testing, crop rotation, battling johnsongrass, and Eagle Seed's brand-new Fieldcraft blend built for 2,4-D spraying. Plus fishing tournament results, an NFL/MLB check-in, a Ted Nugent conservation story from the Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame, and a bonus segment on cooking wild game with a pellet grill.

• 0:00 – Intro & Theme Song
• 1:01 – Show Open & Current Events
• 9:04 – Food Plot Interview with Brad Doyle – Part 1
• 18:18 – Food Plot Interview with Brad Doyle – Part 2
• 35:35 – Show Wrap-Up
• 36:35 – Bonus Segment: Cooking Wild Game
• 43:09 – Outro Song

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Host Alex Rutledge sits down with Harold Monk Sr., Daryl Monk, and Cole Eggemeyer of Wise Eye Technologies for a wide-ranging conversation covering the origin story of the family-run trail camera company — from a rundown warehouse to an old church to a growing 30-employee operation. They dig into the No Glow and DC2 camera lines, ranch/property monitoring uses, setup tips and camera placement strategy, plus current events (the Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame, the St. Louis Cardinals, and high school football season). The crew also recaps a smallmouth fishing trip on the Current River and trades fried fish and fish fry recipes to close out the show.

Chapters:

• 0:00 Intro (No Glow Camera & Eagle Seed ads)
• Show Open & Current Events
• Monk Family History & Fishing Recap
• Camera Tips & The Monk Story Continues
• Favorite Cameras & Camera Setup Tips
• Recipes & Wrap-Up
• Closing Theme

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Alex Rutledge and Redbone are live from K-Country 95 in Thayer, Missouri for a packed episode of American Roots Outdoors. In Segment 1, they cover local current events: King of the River tournament results, Cardinals and Royals baseball frustrations, high school football Jamboree prep, and a big conversation about Missouri potentially losing both its NFL teams. Segment 2 dives deep into strategies for locating mature bucks — food sources, water holes, Wiseye camera networks, glassing, and tapping local farmers for intel. Segment 3 covers pre-season preparations: food plot management, soil pH, no-till drilling, mineral sites, and getting your 12 Point Hunting Blinds placed early. Segment 4 wraps with Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame news (Tommy Garner & Ted Nugent), rifle practice tips using Hornady ammo, ethical shot placement, and archery prep. The bonus segment features Redbone's weekend BBQ smoker adventure and the Cave City Watermelon Festival. Powered by Wise Eye Technologies, Eagle Seed, 12 Point Hunting Blinds, Spandau Arms, and Hornady Ammunition.

Chapter markers added (24 total) and ♪ symbols placed before and after each music segment:

• ♪ Show Intro – 1:35
• Show Open & Segment 1: Current Events – 1:50
• King of the River Fishing Tournament Results – 3:18
• Cardinals & Royals Baseball Talk – 4:54
• High School Football & Local Sports – 6:51
• Missouri's Losing Its Pro Football Teams – 8:25
• ♪ Break 1 – 10:52
• Segment 2: How to Find Mature Bucks – 11:46
• Food & Water Sources for Deer – 12:26
• Scouting Techniques: Cameras, Glassing & Locals – 14:15
• ♪ Break 2 – 18:54
• Segment 3: Deer Season Preparations – 19:43
• Food Plot Management: Mowing, Spraying & Soil pH – 21:07
• 12 Point Hunting Blinds: Placement & Setup – 23:15
• Using Wiseye Cameras to Pattern Bucks – 25:07
• Deer Hunting Ethics & Property Respect – 28:07
• ♪ Break 3 – 29:01
• Segment 4: Rifle Prep, Legends Hall of Fame & Closing – 29:47
• Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame: Tommy Garner & Ted Nugent – 30:52
• Rifle Practice & Hunting Prep with Hornady Ammo – 33:31
• Bullet Placement & Harvesting Tips – 36:00
• Bonus Segment: BBQ Recipes & Cave City Watermelon Festival – 39:24
• River Masters Elite Series Tournament Preview – 45:45
• ♪ Show Outro – 47:19

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