{"podcast":{"title":"Okayest Hunter ®","slug":"okayest-hunter-516302","podcast_index_feed_id":516302,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/WPCM9844282233","website_url":"https://www.okayesthunter.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/cf053b76-c292-11eb-bde5-8be4ec343a80/image/8074902dfa3a85c1052bbbba5bdc4339.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Okayest Podcast Network","episode_count":502,"summary":"Okayest Hunter Deer Hunting Podcast Putting an end to hunter shaming, returning to our roots as deer hunters, and having fun outdoors! Join us each week as we host a LIVE Listener Call-In Deer Hunting podcast every Tuesday, streaming to Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram at 6 PM CSD. We’re the Okayest hunting podcast in the Midwest. We keep it casual and drink bourbon and beer while chatting with known and unknown deer, elk, and other hunters around the country. Wisconsin-based deer hunting podcast. It's your tag; hunt how you want.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-24T14:20:18.960320+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/okayest-hunter-516302"},"episode":{"title":"Protecting Knowles-Nelson Now","slug":"protecting-knowles-nelson-now","published_at":"2026-02-25T04:27:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/okayest-hunter-516302/protecting-knowles-nelson-now","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/okayest-hunter-516302","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/OOEYR2292584059.mp3?updated=1773333154","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/OOEYR2292584059.mp3?updated=1773333154","summary":"If you hunt, fish, hike, bike, or take your kids to a local park in Wisconsin, there’s a good chance the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program helped make it possible. This week, we sit down with Charles Carlin of Gathering Waters and Team Knowles-Nelson to break down what the program actually does, why it’s wildly popular with voters, and why it’s on the verge of being completely defunded. We talk about matching grants, public access, trout streams, the Ice Age Trail, legislative gridlock, and what happens if funding hits zero on June 30. This is not abstract politics; moreover, it’s about access, habitat, and whether the next generation inherits more opportunity... or less. Take action here: https://action.knowlesnelson.org Learn more: https://knowlesnelson.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"If you hunt, fish, hike, bike, or take your kids to a local park in Wisconsin, there’s a good chance the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program helped make it…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3913,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/okayest-hunter-516302/episodes/protecting-knowles-nelson-now/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/okayest-hunter-516302/protecting-knowles-nelson-now.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}