About this 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.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 250 episodes
- Ep. 248 - The Old Ozarks - Booger Season (S2:E8) · 19 minWelcome to the Old Ozarks with Dr. Brooks Blevins... This week, in honor of the day before Halloween, we’re heading into the holler after dark to talk haints, boogers, and the…
- Ep. 247 - Brian Slane - The One Deer Feature BETTER than Rut Funnels, Rub Lines, and Bedding Areas · 1 h 0 min"I don't leave my truck until daylight" Together with... Vortex…
- Ep. 246 - Larry Dablemont - Stories from the Old Timers of the Big Piney River · 48 min"He hid in a cave for 8 months, stole bread to survive, and paid for it with mink furs" Together with... Visit Eureka Springs - plan your next Ozark adventure this fall…
- Ep. 245 - The Old Ozarks - The Boy That Knowed the Yiddish Curver (S2:E7) · 20 minWelcome to the Old Ozarks with Dr. Brooks Blevins... This week, it’s October, which means it’s baseball month on The Old Ozarks — a mystery box of Reggie bars in rural Arkansas…
- Ep. 244 - Larry Dablemont - The History of the Jonboat: Built for the Ozark Way of Life · 52 minThe Ozark jonboat wasn’t just a vessel, it was a way of life, and one man’s family built them from scratch. → Join other…
- Ep. 243 - Joe Massey - Black Bear Stories, Part 2: The Side of Hunting Nobody Talks About · 36 minHunting is emotional. → Join other Ozarkers in our Patreon - The Holler →…
- Ep. 242 - The Old Ozarks - Willie French Goes a-Hunting (S2:E6) · 21 minWelcome to the Old Ozarks with Dr. Brooks Blevins... This week, we're a-huntin' and a-fishin' through the diary of a Shannon County farm boy who came of age just as the Ozarks'…
- Ep. 241 - Joe Massey - Black Bear Stories, Part 1: 30-Day Bait Pile and Passing On a Third Bear · 45 min500 pounds of bait, 30 days of sweat equity, one week off work, and a shooter bear at full draw... → Join other Ozarkers in…
- Ep. 240 - Logan Huff & Morgan Guss - The Ozarks' Best Kept Secret is On the White River EVERY Fall · 60 minFall on the White River is the BEST time to catch a certain TROPHY fish. → Join other Ozarkers in our Patreon - The…
- Ep. 239 - The Old Ozarks - The Sweet Sounds of Big Sugar Creek (S2:E5) · 20 minWelcome to the Old Ozarks with Dr. Brooks Blevins... This week, we're boiling down sap and tuning up the shape notes — from the vanishing rituals of Ozark sugar camps to the…
- Ep. 238 - Ryan Walker - 40 Years on the James River: "We're Losing Smallmouth" · 31 minData could change how Missouri manages its best smallmouth creeks. → Join other Ozarkers in our Patreon - The…
- Ep. 237 - Ryan Walker - The 10% Rule: How to Find Smallmouth in Late Summer on Any Ozark Stream · 43 minThe best smallmouth guide in the Ozarks (voted on by YOU) just gave away his entire summer playbook (recorded from a raft on the river). →…
- Ep. 236 - The Old Ozarks - The Rurnt Day of Major Wolf (S2:E4) · 22 minWelcome to the Old Ozarks with Dr. Brooks Blevins... This week, we're talking milk gone bad, mythical giants, and one very "rurnt" 72 hours — a Confederate major's real-life…
- Ep. 235 - Spencer Daniels - Is There a Breeding Population of Mountain Lions in the Ozarks? (Plus: Black Panthers) · 48 minA breeding population of mountain lions just showed up 100 miles from the Arkansas border...that changes everything. → Join…
- Ep. 234 - Spencer Daniels - Bear Seasons Reg Changes for 2026 + Last Year's Fatal Bear Attacks Explained · 49 minArkansas Game & Fish Bear Program Coordinator Spencer Daniels sits down to address the two fatal black bear attacks that shocked the state last year (the first recorded…
- Ep. 233 - The Old Ozarks - On the Lookout for Ary New Deal Relics (S2:E3) · 21 minWelcome to the Old Ozarks with Dr. Brooks Blevins... This week, we head out looking for "ary" trace of the Great Depression left on the Ozark landscape — and it turns out, once…
- Ep. 232 - Ralph Meeker - Small Property Deer Hunting: The Summer Checklist for Success This Fall · 48 minThe deer you harvest this fall are being won right now. → Join other Ozarkers in our Patreon - The…
- Ep. 231 - Chad Johnson - The Hatch Gap: A Guide's Playbook for "Slow Times" on the White River · 39 minYou're fishing the White River, but there's no hatch...Now what? → Join other Ozarkers in our Patreon - The…
- Ep. 230 - The Old Ozarks - These Sticks are Made for Walkin' (S2:E2) · 21 minWelcome to The Old Ozarks with Dr. Brooks Blevins... This week, we start with a word that'll make any bush-hogger wince — "stob" — before hobbling our way into the true tale of…
- Ep. 229 - Chad Johnson - What is 'The Push' on the White River? The Guide Secret Most Anglers Don't Know About · 43 minMost anglers sit and wait on the White River. The best guides are always moving. → Join other Ozarkers in our Patreon - The…
