Mark Kenyon

It is.

Um, for people who may be hearing about this for the first time, which will not be many, but, but the few that are, can you talk about the partners, the, the different organizations and people you've partnered with? 'Cause that's one of the things I think makes this thing very, very special, and I'm thinking specifically about our mutual friend Mark Kenyon.

Kenyon.Yeah, absolutely.

You know, the, the, the mantra for me on this whole project has always been, "You do you, and I'll do me, but let's do it to- uh, together at the same time," right? And look, we do not all vote the same.

Garrett Peral has two, I think, two or three.

And Mark Kenyon from Wired Hunt with Meat Eater, he has several as well.

So there's 84 abbreviated kill stories in Wired

Hunt.

My name is Brian Hornbuckle, and I'm a professor of agronomy at Iowa State University, and this is the Prairie Farm Podcast.

[upbeat music] I'm Mark Kenyon.

I'm Dr. Julie Meachen.

I'm Steve Hanson.

Yeah, this is gonna...

This is crazy because everybody's like Midwestern Mark Kenyon whitetail hunter, right?

Yeah.

Michigan, Ohio, other states, uh, that you've hunted in, in the past, and now you're out west.

Yep

... are you going to be that non-resident who's coming back to experience the rut every year, or is that not happening anymore?

Midwestern Mark Kenyon will still be a thing.

Do not worry.

I think in the original podcast I had with you, I talked about like how I was setting trail cameras with rubber waders on and, you know, not, you know, spraying down the camera when I'm done with it.

And I don't know, I think that stuff maybe can help a teeny tiny bit, you know, I've heard Mark Kenyon say, you know, every little 1% matters and adds up.

But at this point, I just don't think those little things are worth all the extra time anymore.

I don't think they make as big of a difference.

And this is the Prairie Farm Podcast.

I'm Mark Kenyon.

I'm Dr. Julie Meechan.

I'm Steve Hansen.

Yeah, yeah.

So Mark Kenyon, and, you know, when I introduce myself, it's, it's kind of funny.

I never know exactly how to do it.

Um, you know, as, as like a person, I'm a dad, I'm a husband, I am an outdoorsman.

They have a lot of information up there.

I know Mark Kenyon over at MeatEater, he's been talking about it, trying to look at both sides and understand, you know, what this change could mean in a positive way and what it could mean in a negative way.

And looking at both sides is important.

Having these conversations are important.