# Rural Route Radio June 22, 2026 Hank Vogler why did we have 50 million sheep in 1940 and less than 5 million today?

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Podcast: [Trent Loos Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/trent-loos-podcast-520974)
Published: 2026-06-23T10:47:15+00:00
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## Resource

Hank Vogler started with 7 sheep he won in a porker game. He was flooded out of Harney County Oregon and now the government is trying to buy him out for his water in White Pine County Nevada. The Water War is real and coming of all of us next.

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