Podcasts about Eastern Montana

Plans are in the making for another large wind energy venture proposed for eastern Montana. Former State Senator Ric Holden, from Glendive, joins the program to size up the project and the concerns being voiced by area residents. Heelstone Renewable […] The post Locals Question Another Wind Farm Project in Eastern Montana first appeared on Voices of Montana.

Elisabeth Krieger, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses her passion for sports, natural resources, and her research on elk in eastern Montana. 

Send us a textThis week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with Heath Headley, FWP Fisheries Biologist for Fort Peck Reservoir in Northeast Montana. When you listen to this podcast you will hear Rigger and Heath cover the Chinook, or King Salmon, egg collection effort that recently was completed as well as several other things about the mighty Kings of Fort Peck. In fact, one of the questions that Rigger was dying to get an answer to was why were the King Salmon that were caught in the reservoir this year so much bigger than they usually are? In fact, the State Record was broken this year and several other Kings that were caught were darn close to breaking the record as well. Do you think you know the answer to that question? Be sure and listen to this podcast right now to find out. Another major question that gets answered in this podcast is how many King Salmon eggs did Heath, and his crew collect and take to the hatchery in Fort Peck recently? Did they collect more or less that last year? How does that number compare to the largest number of eggs they have ever collected? Yeah you just have to listen to this one as not only did those questions get answered but many, many more did as well. All the secrets of what makes the King Salmon tick in Fort Peck Reservoir are revealed in this fascinating podcast!Links:To learn more about the Chinook or King Salmon in Fort Peck Reservoir, click here.To see a picture of and learn more about the new State Record King Salmon, click here! To what this monster get caught, click here!If you would like to learn more about the Fort Peck Hatchery, Click here . For additional information about this year's King Salmon egg collection along with some pictures, click here.To learn about the Fort Peck Reservoir Fisheries Management Plan click here. Click here to read the entire undated version of the "FORT PECK RESERVOIR FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PLAN" covering 2024 through 2033!Still have more questions about the King Salmon or anything else swimming around in Fort Peck Reservoir? Click here to email Heath Headley.What did you think of this Podcast? Click here to email Remember to tune in to our live radio show, The Montana Outdoor Radio Show, every Saturday morning from 6:00AM to 8:00AM. The show airs on 30 radio stations all across the State of Montana. You can get a list of our affiliated radio stations on our website. You can also listen to recordings of past shows, get fishing and and hunting information and much more at that website or on our Facebook page. You can also watch our radio show there as well.

Send us a Text Message.This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale sits down with the Chief Marketing & Communication Officer of the Montana Department of Commerce, Mitch Staley, to talk about the VisitMT.com website and all the amazing things it can do for Montanans and those outside of Montana that want to discover our great state. And believe us when we say they aren't just talking about the typical trip to Glacier or Yellowstone Parks. Rigger and Mitch get goin down Montana roads that for sure qualify as the “roads less traveled”! When you listen you will learn how to find a Montana adventure that is perfect for you! Have you ever had this discussion with your spouse, kids, partner or traveling buddy; “Where do you want to go?” “I don't know, where do you want to go?” “Well, what do you want to do?” “I don't know what do you want to do?”? VisitMT.com is the ultimate cure for that discussion! Mitch Staley explains how that website can even suggest a travel itinerary for you. For example, you can click on an area of the site labeled “Trip Ideas”. When you click on that it will give you ideas to click on like “5 Days in Eastern Montana” or “4 Days in Northwest Montana” or… Well, you just need to listen and learn about all the ways you can plan a trip on VisitMT.com. How about taking your kids on a Dinosaur Discovery Tour?! As Mitch explained there are all kinds of ways "To Montana" whether you love to fish, hike or…just listen to this podcast and find out “How You Can Montana”. If you are a business owner, you can promote your business on VisitMT.com for free! See the link below to get started! There are a few links in the article above to get you to some of the areas that Rigger and Mitch talk about in the Podcast. Below are a few other links you will also find helpful.Links:Again, here is the main link to get you started on VisitMT.com.Questions? You can call Visit MT at 1-800-847-4868 or click here for a live chat with the folks at Visit MT. Click here to learn more about promoting your business on VisitMT.com.Click here for many other related links that the Montana Department of Commerce and the Montana OfficeRemember to tune in to our live radio show, The Montana Outdoor Radio Show, every Saturday morning from 6:00AM to 8:00AM. The show airs on 30 radio stations all across the State of Montana. You can get a list of our affiliated radio stations on our website. You can also listen to recordings of past shows, get fishing and and hunting information and much more at that website or on our Facebook page. You can also watch our radio show there as well.

On this episode of the Ducks Unlimited podcast, Dr. Jerad Henson hosts Dr. Mike Brasher, senior waterfowl scientist, and Dr. Ellen Herbert, senior scientist for Sustainability and Nature-Based Solutions. They dive into the value of wetlands, discussing the importance of wetlands for waterfowl and sustainability. They highlight the significance of wetlands in the priority landscapes of the prairie pothole region and Mississippi River valley. Tune in to explore the vital role wetland ecosystems play in our world and the work being done at Ducks Unlimited to protect them.www.ducks.org/DUPodcast

Bryan Buerkle grew up on his families farm in Eastern Montana learning many valuable lessons about the struggle that farmers face trying create a sustainable business model in this world.  Working full-time on his families farm was not a viable option when he finished high school, and he had to look for other alternatives.  College and engineering was the path he chose, and it led him all around the world designing and building tractors for John Deere. Today, Bryan is back in Montana and he is devoting himself to helping farmers to create a business model that will see them through.  He and his partners have started Farm Pro, which is an online business designed to help small to medium sized farmers find available revenue that would otherwise be hidden from them.  Farm Pro is currently focused on farmers who have one to a few trucks capable of hauling commodities, and connecting them with farmers and businesses who need those commodities hauled. This is the beginning of this start up business, and it is moving towards a day that it connects farmers who can offer a wide array of services to people who need those services in their surrounding communities and regions.  If you are considering starting your own business as the method of creating your off-farm income, this is an interview that could prove very beneficial to you.  

When it comes to accessing public lands, the Bullwhacker Road dispute south of Havre has been one of the longest simmering and most contorted in Eastern Montana. For 18 years the public, agencies and landowners have jousted over motorized access into a section of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument via the road. It provides vehicle access to between 35,500 and 50,000 acres of public land, depending on how it’s counted. The rugged coulees peppered with pine trees is located north of the Missouri River, west of Cow Creek and south of the Bears Paw Mountains. Driving the Bullwhacker Road to reach the land, overseen by the Bureau of Land Management, requires traveling across almost 4 miles of private property. That’s where the dispute started. On this episode, Brett French, outdoors and natural resources reporter for the Billings Gazette newspaper, untangles the back and forth of public access into the Bullwhacker area.

Born and raised in Eastern Montana, the geographic center of nowhere in the United States, Todd McGovern admired his small town dentist who sat weekly in the front row of his Catholic church wearing a dapper blue blazer, surrounded by his camera-ready family. At age 26, along with his beautiful new wife Stacy & his apprentice dental degree from the University of Minnesota, they packed up his pickup and moved to South Dakota to become the neighborhood dentist he esteemed to be as youth. Two years later they resettled back in Minnesota vacation lakes country where Todd & Stacy are the parents to Matt, a business entrepreneur, and Dr. Lauren , one of Todd's partners in LifeSmiles Dental, a small group practice. Dr. Todd believes the fundamental keys to unlocking a career of dental happiness can be cataloged on a 3 X 5 index card. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Montana is forecast to be the hot spot in the United States for grasshoppers this summer. Officials forecast swarms of grasshoppers to hatch east of the Continental Divide.

We share tips on how to make easy recipes using the meats already in your freezer, foods that work with you rather than against you and a recap of top news headlines everyone should know about. This is Rebecca Wanner aka 'BEC' and Jeff ‘Tigger' Erhardt with the radio show The Bend Radio Show & Podcast, your news outlet for the latest in the Outdoors & Western Lifestyle! NEWS OPERATION VIPER: ILLEGAL SNAKE TRAFFICKING RING BUSTED Fox 35, Orlando, reported in January 2023 that Florida's Wildlife Officials had arrested eight people for illegal snake trafficking. Traffickers were bought and sold, hundreds of snakes, some venomous.  During the three-year investigation, called "Operation Viper, the Florida Fish and Wildlife commission said in a news release that nearly 200 snakes - consisting of 24 species from seven different regions of the globe - were purchased or sold by undercover FWC investigators to or from wildlife traffickers. Wildlife trafficking ranks fourth behind drugs, weapons and humans in global activity according to the FWC. The Wildlife Conservation Society estimates illicit wildlife trafficking to be between $7.8 billion and $10 billion per year. CANADIAN SUPER PIGS THREATEN TO INVADE US A new wild pig problem is on the horizon officials are warning. Wild pigs are nothing new to the United States, that is a 400-plus year history of dealing with invasive wild hogs. According to the University of Saskatchewan's Canadian Wild Pig Research Project, the wild pig issue is relatively new. "We didn't have any here until the early 1980s," says Dr. Ryan Book who leads their project. "There was a big push to diversify agriculture with species like wild boars and ostriches. Wild boars were brought in from Europe to be raised on farms across Canada."   Fast Forward. These pigs were crossbred with wild boars and domesticated pigs. The hybridization resulted in bigger "super pigs" capable of surviving cold climates. The market for these new hogs dropped out in the early 2000s, thus some escaped operations while others were simply let free as there was no one to sell them to. These pigs have an extraordinarily high reproductive rate and are predicted to now roam nearly 620,000 square miles of Canada, mostly in the Provinces of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Alberta. The states most affected by these Canadian Super Pigs are North Dakota, Eastern Montana and Northern Minnesota.   THREAT TO WILDLIFE, LIVESTOCK & HUMANS Wild boar, razorback, feral hog, wild pig. Those are just a few of the names for one of the most destructive, formidable invasive species in the United States. Tremendous damages from these animals currently cost the United States up to $2.5 billion annually to crops, forestry, livestock, and pastures. Feral swine present great risks to human health and safety as well as they can harbor and transmit dozens of parasites and diseases. Landowners or hunters who encounter feral pigs in North Dakota must notify the State Board of Animal Health immediately.  The shooting of feral pigs is illegal in North Dakota unless a person is protecting property or livestock. CALL Observe or suspect the presence of feral pigs, MAKE THE CALL. North Dakota Board of Animal Health at 701-328-2655, Game and Fish Department at 701-328-6300, or United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services at 701-250-4405.   FEATURE HOW TO IMPROVE FROZEN MEATS It becomes confusing in the store at times when you see meat nicely cut, looking fresh versus frozen. Often one assumes those may be the most nutritious or healthiest. That is not entirely true. Almost all meats are frozen at some point before put into the meat counter case, so the display is what looks nicer behind the meat counter than in the freezer aisle.   Don't be afraid to save a little money purchasing frozen meats. They too are very healthy and regardless if it meat you harvested or raised yourself, or meat purchased all can become nutritious meals for the family. The most important thing to watch for when cooking with meat that's been frozen is to watch when thawing for freezer burned areas. Those areas that have turned discolored from too long in the freezer. I won't break down how long is "too long" , that's for another day, but the first step is to dig in your freezer to pull out a package of meat and begin thawing.   Best practice for thawing is to do so in your refrigerator over a day or so, or however long it takes to become unfrozen. However we are all always in a rush so the use of a microwave or placing in a sealed plastic bag in hot water is too acceptable methods. If you fear the meat is at all a tougher cut, there are two major tricks to conquering the chewy toughness meat from beef to venison to chicken.   Once meat is not frozen, trim, place in a pan or sealed bag or container and graciously cover in a marinade. Simply purchase a pre-made marinade or google for some quick easy homemade marinades. Leave in the marinade for a minimum of an hour, but my best meats are when they can sit for 24 hours in the refrigerator.   Second tip is the actual cooking process. If you are wanting fall off the bone, consider using an instant pot for a quick turnaround time otherwise cook in your crockpot over the course of the day. If you want to fry quickly, turn your oven on at 400 degrees. Using an oven safe frying pan such as cast iron, heat the frying pan on the stove and make sure your pan is HOT. Sear all sides and then place the frying pan with meat in the oven, turning the oven down to 350. Using a meat thermometer check the meat temperature to ensure it is done to your liking.   Enjoy! Have questions on cooking or recipes for us to try, send them our way!   FIELD REPORTS & COMMENTS Field Report: Heather Krohe, Little Rack Taxidermy Call or Text your questions, or comments to 305-900-BEND or 305-900-2363 Or email BendRadioShow@gmail.com FOLLOW Facebook/Instagram: @thebendshow https://www.facebook.com/thebendshow SUBSCRIBE to The Bend YouTube Channel. Website: TheBendShow.com https://thebendshow.com/ #catchBECifyoucan #tiggerandbec #outdoors #travel #cowboys The Outdoors, Rural America, And Wildlife Conservation are Center-Stage. AND how is that? Because Tigger & BEC… Live This Lifestyle. Learn more about Jeff ‘Tigger' Erhardt & Rebecca Wanner aka BEC here: TiggerandBEC.com https://tiggerandbec.com/ WESTERN LIFESTYLE & THE OUTDOORS Tigger & BEC are News Broadcasters that represent the Working Ranch world, Rodeo, and the Western Way of Life as well as advocate for the Outdoors and Wildlife Conservation. Outdoorsmen themselves, this duo strives to provide the hunter, adventurer, cowboy, cowgirl, rancher and/or successful farmer, and anyone interested in agriculture with the knowledge, education, and tools needed to bring high-quality beef and the wild game harvested to your table for dinner. They understand the importance in sharing meals with family, cooking the fruits of our labor and fish from our adventures, and learning to understand the importance of making memories in the outdoors. Appreciate God's Country. United together, this duo offers a glimpse into and speaks about what life truly is like at the end of dirt roads and off the beaten path. Tigger & BEC look forward to hearing from you, answering your questions and sharing in the journey of making your life a success story. Adventure Awaits Around The Bend. References FWC: Illegal snake trafficking ring sends multiple people to jail in Florida Population Explosion of Canadian "Super Pigs" Could Spread Into the Northern U.S.  

Montana, the unparalleled embodiment of Western beauty, is an oasis that defies comparison, even to the most well-crafted TV dramas. Should you harbor a desire to cast aside the familiar and embrace the wild allure of this frontier, you must take a moment to truly grasp the daily realities that await you.In Montana, you'll discover more of everything. More wind, sweeping landscapes that stretch to infinity, untamed wilderness, and, of course, more expenses, as you endeavor to keep pace with the cost of living in Eastern Montana.In this captivating episode, we invite you to join us for an intimate conversation with Holly and Trent Stoltz, two souls who've bravely embarked on a journey to Eastern Montana, leaving behind their family's 98-year legacy in the foothills. They'll reveal the unfiltered truth about their new life, the highs, and the lows. If the notion of calling Montana home stirs within you, it's imperative that you lend an ear to their story before making your own leap into the unknown.

Daniel Kemmis has divided his public career between democratic theory and practice. He has been an active politician, author, and thought leader on the topics of community guided governance and decision making based upon citizens' rooted connection to place. Kemmis grew up on a small family farm in Eastern Montana, attended Harvard University, and the University of Montana's School of Law. Kemmis served in the Montana House of Representatives from 1974 to 1984, rising to be Speaker of the House. He went on to become the Mayor of Missoula from 1990-96. Utne Reader recognized Kemmis as one of its “100 Visionaries” in 1995, he was awarded the Charles Frankel Prize for “outstanding contribution to the field of the humanities” by President Clinton, and honored with the Wallace Stegner Prize from the Center of the American West. Kemmis has authored the books Community and the Politics of Place, The Good City and the Good Life, and This Sovereign Land. His most recent book, Citizens Uniting to Restore Our Democracy, was published in 2020. In this book, by examining the historical and current context of American society, Kemmis reminds us that when we bring our problem-solving skills to bear as engaged members of collaborative communities, we can rise above the divisive partisanship and polarization so common today, and move onto the truly democratic ground of the common good. We speak about these topics and more, and joining Daniel and I in this conversation is Bill Milton. Bill is a cattle rancher in the community of Roundup, Montana and is engaged in a variety of entities on a local, state, and national level, as an advocate for finding symbiotic relationships between people and the landscapes they're a part of.  LINKS: Citizens Uniting to Restore Our Democracy   This episode is part of the Life in the Land project, which is a series of films and podcasts produced by Stories for Action, which hears from folks that interact with the complexities of Montana's landscapes, speaking to the value of locally-led work and the holistic approaches needed for the health of communities and the ecosystems they're a part of. Find out more about the project and watch the films at LifeintheLand.org Stories for Action holds a mission to use the power of storytelling to create human connection and advance a thriving planet for all. Learn more at StoriesforAction.org  Instagram and Facebook: @StoriesforAction   #Montana #missoula #politics #bipartisan #nonpartisan #polarization #dividednation #collaboration #danielkemmis #mayor #howtoheal #howtoconnect #createcommunity

Eileen Joyce Donovan has  been a writer throughout her life. It was not until she had been an adult for many years that she began to pursue writing seriously. Until then, she never felt her stories were “good enough”.  It was her late husband who encouraged her to submit them for publication.  At heart, Eileen adores historical research, especially on an idea that captures her imagination. She notes, “You have to be fascinated by the subject to do a good job on it”. This approach allowed her to almost publish her 1st book about a Victorian fairytale, recreating the voice and language to make it interesting for today's audience.. She had the contract but the publisher did not bring it to fruition. The affirmation, however, gave her impetus to keep moving forward. Her 2nd novel, Promises, was fully written when she realized her manuscript was just one of many on the subject of World War II. Being so persevering, and loving the story line, she totally recreated it to capture the elements from an entirely different angle. Promises was the winner of the 2019 Marie M Irvine Award for Literary Excellence and will be reissued in September 2023. Writing is now a way of life for Eileen. Her third book, A Lady Newspaperman's Dilemma, is set in a newspaper office in Eastern Montana in 1926. A time when the American public was obsessed with newspaper horror stories of what most today would consider ordinary murders or other man-made catastrophes. Eileen's newest book, The Campbell Sisters, is scheduled for a March 2023 release. Eileen believes in joining, or starting your own writers' groups. They elevate her writing when others read her drafts and offer feedback. And by reading others' books and reviewing them she continues to hone her craft.  CONNECT WITH EILEEN:Email: Eileen Joyce Donovan7650@gmail.com  BooksA Lady Newspaperman's Dilemmahttps://www.amazon.com/Lady-Newspapermans-Dilemma-Eileen-Donovan/dp/195490715X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=IAYD2UQR62L9&keywords=eileen+joyce+donovan&qid=1672202593&sprefix=Eileen+Joyce+D%2Caps%2C287&sr=8-1The Campbell Sistershttps://www.amazon.com/Campbell-Sisters-Eileen-Joyce-Donovan-ebook/dp/B0BN2DV45Q/ref=sr_1_2?crid=IAYD2UQR62L9&keywords=eileen+joyce+donovan&qid=1672202593&sprefix=Eileen+Joyce+D%2Caps%2C287&sr=8-2

Hosts: TJ, Jason, Brett, & Krissy This week on the show: Segment One: Brett recounts his big hunting trip (Spoiler: the gopher population has been reduced in Eastern Montana. Krissy celebrates birthday shenanigans. TJ gets petty about bowling and pre-orders his latest obsession. Plus, an update on the latest issue of Enigma. Segment Two: FGS presents a new candidate robbing a bank with his finger gun and a follow-up as a Tickle Me Elmo violator gets conviction. HOT TAKES looks at a hat trick of celeb passings, DC cancels Bi-Superman, and it's GAME TIME as the gang plays Horror Movie Triva Segment Three: RIDDIT FUN gives us “Historical People Facts They Won't Teach You In School”. Plus, PICKS O' THE WEEK. It's not therapy for Elmo. It's THE QUAD M SHOW!

In 2001, American Prairie made an appearance in Montana with the goal to stitch together private and public lands in Eastern Montana to create a large grassland reserve. By buying ranches from willing sellers, the group – once known as the Prairie Foundation, American Prairie Foundation, and American Prairie Reserve – has become a lightning rod for criticism, legislation and political divisiveness. This is in part because it has stocked some of its land with bison. Recently, the Bureau of Land Management gave final approval to the group to alter grazing plans on federal lands to accommodate bison, reigniting the long simmering feud. On this week's episode Brett French, outdoors and natural resources reporter the Billings Gazette discusses the contentious history of American Prairie's attempt to create a native grassland prairie inhabited by bison.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Having now taken the lead at Protestia, David Morrill livestreamed a video on Thursday night answering the over 5-hour expose released the day prior by YouTube channel 'Servus Christi,' replete with first-hand testimony, police reports, and a chat transcript with a member of the leadership at FBC Sidney regarding the current situation there. Morrill, though, in the Protestia response titled 'Answering our Accusers' is understandably concerned about donors and supporters of the organization asking hard questions in the wake of Jordan Hall's removal from both the pastorate and Protestia, only all the more as it becomes clear he's being investigated for both embezzlement and domestic violence. But of course they didn't know about it, guys. They're all just volunteers. But they're doing exactly what JD would've wanted them to. And maybe that's why the small-town Eastern Montana church they were unofficially a ministry of didn't come to them first asking for their discernment ministry services before going to the police. Let's do be reasonable, though. Morrill couldn't have possibly known. He lives in Arvada, Colorado. That's a full 1 hour and 1 minute further south than I live in Greeley. And, yes, I knew about these things even though I also live in Colorado. But that extra hour makes a huge difference to the signal strength of our interwebs and phone connections out here in the Rocky Mountains, let me tell ya. Even if they had known, however, Morrill argues that the members of the staff at Protestia don't have a responsibility to hold one another morally accountable. They're too busy doing important stuff, like holding pastors, authors, singers and songwriters outside of Protestia accountable. Some discernment ministry. Providing accountability and investing in knowing about one another's private lives ought to have been a basic requirement of involvement at Protestia from the beginning. Hiding behind excuses about not belonging to the same local church really won't do if in fact all of the participants are together members of Christ's Church writ large. Or else what is their argument for calling balls and strikes on false teachers and blind guides across American Christendom if they couldn't or wouldn't even do it within their own organization? Morrill is all over the place here. His argument keeps moving the goalposts. He found out in the papers just like everyone else. He didn't know the police were involved and investigating. None of them did! They're all just unpaid volunteers here, and did he mention he lives in Colorado? Just definitely keep tuning in and lending financial support because their powers of discernment are selectively activated when dealing with the indiscretions of people whose doctrine they don't like, and who they don't consider friends. But riddle me this. How is it I knew more about the situation on the ground in Sidney, Montana than Morrill did when I also live in Colorado? The answer is simple. I have relationships with the people who are there. Those people know I care about not only them, but about the reputation and well-being of the Eastern Montana community I'm from. Morrill wants to chalk the whole business up to doctrine. It's their Reformed theology. They're being persecuted. The only trouble there is that you can't make that claim stick when the express reason many current and former members of FBC Sidney put up with Hall's abuse as long as they did was because they held in common his avowedly Reformed theology. And to answer the question of whether a false teacher should be just as accountable for bad doctrine taught as for persistently sinful and unrepentant behavior, we must look to the Scriptures. Jesus said of false prophets, "You will recognize them by their fruits." Dismiss that all you like by pointing out the sins of others, David. But God will judge between us. You see what you want to. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/garrett-ashley-mullet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/garrett-ashley-mullet/support

Jon Harris over at the Conversations That Matter podcast has done some fine work covering inroads by social justice advocates and those promoting CRT from within the Southern Baptist Convention in recent years. His episode yesterday touched on the situation with JD Hall, and I'd like to take some time to answer key points he makes about his engagement to this point. But first things first, be it known I have admired, respected, and appreciated Harris's engagement on the issues he's covered. Facts matter. More to the point, our handling of God's Word as Christians is crucial to our Christian life and thought. Insofar as Harris has championed sound doctrine and vigilance with a calm, measured voice, he's contributed not just to the substance of the debate in our day, but to the tone and tenor as well. He's to be commended for that, and I do commend him. Actually, it's for that reason especially, and out of familiarity with his body of work, that Jon would have been an excellent candidate for covering the situation in Sidney, Montana carefully and with grace. This is to say nothing of his platforming JD Hall, not once but twice. I agree with Jon's concern about accusations from some of guilt by association, here and elsewhere, and how those are carried too far to implicate relatively innocent parties. But the trouble is that for going on a decade, JD Hall has been skating by in the minds of many on a kind of innocence by association. That is to say, in Eastern Montana where I'm from, Jordan's ability to name drop powerful, high-profile names in American Christendom has given him an ability to bully and intimidate those in his local church and my home community. So please understand. When I hear almost only references to how we should pray for JD, and how hard this must all be for him, and hopefully JD is getting the help he needs, but hear not a word for nearly a decade looking into abuses by Hall in Eastern Montana where I'm from, it proves difficult to stomach. Jon says in his podcast episode yesterday, for instance, that he can't speak with confidence to what all has happened and is happening on the ground in Sidney, Montana. Yet to at least some extent, this must be admitted as due to Jon having not wanted to know, and having declined and passed up opportunities to investigate and cover this story using his platform. Unfortunately, here also, as with the recent F4F video by Rosebrough, Peters, and Johnson, I can't help but feel frustrated that the warnings given were private and to JD only all this time from influential men who speak out now, seemingly as much or more to protect their own reputations and influence as to comfort or inform any of the victims of physical and spiritual abuse which for a decade have lived in fear of their lives and livelihoods where I come from. Yet the stated reasons for not having gotten more involved, or for having platformed and endorsed Hall up until just now when he comes indefensible due to arrest and the filing of legal charges with the Sidney Police Department - these also make very curious saying anything at all now, or having platformed Jordan previously. I'm sorry to say, but once again a definite partiality seems apparent which is not godly, wise, or coherent. I reject it accordingly, and would encourage you to also. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/garrett-ashley-mullet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/garrett-ashley-mullet/support

Jordan “JD” Hall has been removed from office at Fellowship Baptist Church in Sidney, Montana. He is now under church discipline and has been separated from his pulpit, and also his platform at Protestia.com. Even as I talk about his downfall, I find myself not happy to be proven right about it. Actually, I am sad to see that so many continue following and embracing Hall to the last, and that so many others who knew better have preferred to keep quiet their concerns about him for fear of repercussions and blowback. The trouble with being proven right about Hall is that the thing I said would happen has happened, and will happen even more. That is, the causes Hall has associated himself with he has not brought credibility to, nor have they given him credibility in the minds of those who know better. But Hall has tarnished the validity and rightness of good causes he's touched. Plenty who know better have kept on allying themselves with him, and have called refusals to join in where they did so – like I stated before we moved to Montana – juvenile and childish. And for what? Because Hall “is a fighter.” Well, so is a mad dog. And that's what I told them he was for a long time. But they didn't want to hear it because he was their mad dog. Now he's bitten them. So you can see how well that worked out. But there is also a frustration I feel at the hypocrisy of those who were happy to sick Hall on their political opponents inside and outside the church, seizing on any loose bit of gossip about them, then inflating such through conjecture and hyperbole, then roundly pronouncing anathemas and sending them off to Hell and ill repute in the minds of his followers. Yet in moments like this where there is so much more a guarded treatment of the scandal about Hall, a very obvious partiality is apparent. And I sincerely do not understand how that inconsistency is supposed to be respectable. This man bullied the 15-year-old son of Ergun Caner to the point of suicide, and caused men and women I knew in Sidney when we lived there to literally fear for their lives. As my eldest son will be 15 next month, I shudder that Hall's time as pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church was not concluded years ago. His nature has been known a long time! But some didn't want to believe their eyes and ears. And others were simply too afraid to stop him. Or else they thought they needed him too much. This man caused a former co-worker of mine who attended his church – even moved his family across the country to attend Hall's church – to call me up on my way home from work one day to ask if I could meet him and his wife at their home. I'll never forget the fear in their eyes when they asked me to alert the FBI if they suddenly disappeared. Whether this was paranoia on their part, I don't know. But the church should be a place you can go to tell the authorities about out-of-control civil authorities. It should never be the other way around. The fact that more than one person I've known who attended Fellowship Baptist Church left on such terms that they sincerely expressed a fear for their physical safety disturbs me greatly - no less when I consider that other discernment ministry bloggers and celebrity pastors have associated themselves with Hall over the years, and lent him credibility by their association. But this here is what is broken in the American church today, as well as in too many pockets of American society. Unfortunately that includes rural Eastern Montana where many of the long-time inhabitants learned long ago that there can be a darker and more frightening aspect to living a long way from civilization. Don't misunderstand me. I like fighters. But without apology I prefer fighters who are fighting what is evil and defending what is good, not those who either cannot or will not distinguish between the two when their hubris and ambition get in the way. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/garrett-ashley-mullet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/garrett-ashley-mullet/support

My guest today is Kenny McDonald, third president and CEO of the Columbus Partnership, a civic organization of our city's top business leaders. His current day-to-day environment varies greatly from his early childhood experience, living on a ranch in Eastern Montana – which sounds like an episode straight out of Yellowstone. This small town upbringing, and his achievements playing team sports, shaped the man, and the leader, he is today. In this episode, we learn how he's translated those qualities to his career work as a community builder. In fact, he tells us of a recruiting trip he took here just before the Columbus Partnership came to be, where he and his family were introduced to the city on ComFest weekend – an important city event that just celebrated its 50th anniversary this past weekend in Victorian Village. I ask Kenny about how his role has changed, both after taking over as CEO, and since the beginning of our current period of social and economic upheaval. We also unpack the perfect circumstances, and incredible teamwork by hundreds across the region, it took to land the Intel development project for our city. Kenny's voice and perspective on the true viability and cultural health of Columbus is second to none. Even, and especially, as the larger civic foundation shakes under our feet, he and the community leaders he's taken on the role of “coach” for, represent as good a shot as any we have at coming out the other side as a stronger, more united people.  The only thing we can do now is come together. I'm proud to be part of Kenny's team and excited to share this important episode with you this week. What Brett asks: Kenny's early childhood on a sheep ranch Prioritizing sports over academics  Embracing leadership roles  Cultural experience going to grad school in the South Getting into economic development  Gaining a global perspective and building a network Moving from Charlotte to Columbus Hope for the future To learn more about intentional living, and for the complete show notes, visit: http://brett-kaufman.com/ (brett-kaufman.com) Resources: https://columbuspartnership.com/ (Columbus Partnership) https://columbusregion.com/ (One Columbus) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennymcdonald/ (Kenny McDonald) Gravity is produced and published by http://crate.media/ (Crate Media).

The book I recently read and reviewed in our last episode - ‘Finding the Right Hills to Die On' by Gavin Ortlund - has a certain ‘How To Guide to Ecumenism' feel to it throughout. As I think about ecumenism, an awareness dawns on me how much of it has marked my own Christian life as a 35-year-old American. My father was raised Mennonite, my mother attended Pensacola Christian and Bob Jones University. They both met at Cedarville University. In high school, my part-time job was at the Highland County Family YMCA in Hillsboro, Ohio. I also attended the ‘One Way' non-denominational Bible Study. What's more, First Baptist Church of Hillsboro, Ohio - where Lauren and I met, and she grew up, held joint-services with many of the other churches in town, irrespective of denomination, for Christmas Eve every year. Before moving back to Montana in 2012, I occasionally listened to K-Love for years. But come to think of it, pretty much any Contemporary Christian Music is like this. Stripped of most lyrical particulars which might aggravate doctrinal differences between denominations, the mass market appeal is also a kind of ecumenism. After we left FBC, Lauren and I attended Good News Gathering in Hillsboro, Ohio. Though affiliated with Willow Creek on some level, the church nevertheless emphasized sticking to the gospel and being seeker-friendly. I also participated in Kairos Prison Ministry in Southern Ohio once. The volunteers - clergy and laymen - hailed from diverse denominations. The point was to focus on the gospel, and primarily to make converts among residents of correctional institutes and prisons so as to make them Christians without stressing a certain tradition or confusing anyone with in-depth theology and doctrinal concerns. When we moved to Eastern Montana, we attended CMA churches in Glendive, Savage, and Sidney. At the root, the CMA sets aside many historical denominational distinctions in favor of the making disciples of all nations, preaching the gospel all over the world. Besides this, I have encountered more and more in recent years the increasing influence of The Gospel Coalition seemingly everywhere online, with it seeming to be the preferred resource for weblink shares from pastor friends and family members of mine all over the U.S. Yet all of this brings me to a question that came up in reading Gavin Ortlund's 'Finding the Right Hills to Die On' this past week, and in reading so much on theology and church history the past year. The more I study both Church History as well as Modern History, the more unusual, superficial, and disproportionate the ideal of Unity as it's been presented seems in comparison to the level of depth to discussion and debate which seems to have marked the faith and practice of the Church the past two millennia. All over the U.S., the more in-depth the study and subsequent discussion, the harder the pushback seems to be to embrace a kind of latent liberalism which is called humility and peace in the interest of the core gospel message. And yet the more peace and unity with liberalism is stressed, on liberalism's terms, the less recognizable many examples and ideals of the Bible and the historic Reformation feel. Is this just my imagination, or is there a history to the past century of what we call ecumenical that can explain what forces and influences gave rise to this emphasis today on setting aside disagreements as often as possible in favor of ready agreement and a forgoing of more rigorous researching? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/garrett-ashley-mullet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/garrett-ashley-mullet/support

Today on the Cam & Otis show we have Tamara Robertson. Business owner, entrepreneur, agriculture advocate, 13 years in healthcare, and a coin carrier.She is the owner of Wandering Acres and there mission is to use todays technology and yesterdays common sense to raise quality livestock, beautiful flowers and a growing sense of community around there products.Located in the beautiful plains of Eastern Montana,  Tamara's farms story began 4 generations ago and continues through passion, dedication and a never-ending love for the land.Currently Wander Acers product line includes:DIY floral event bucketsSeasonal floral designed bouquetsSeasonal special event bouquetsFloral SubscriptionsBeautiful fall pumpkins and cornsGifts and MerchandiseAs always this show is brought to you by Tribe and Purpose.  You've put the work in but you're not sure how to reap the rewards. It's time to focus on the success you have planned for yourself and your team.The Tribe + Purpose team can guide you to build on that success to have even more.Learn more at www.tribe-purpose.comand connect with Tamara on LinkedIn here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamara-robertsonOr her website: https://www.atwanderingacres.com/Youtube Link to Episode: https://youtu.be/mLs7O1pi1tQ

Paul Bechtel is an almost-centenarian, born 1923, whose family was lured to Eastern Montana by hopes of homesteading good land still free for the taking. Reality wasn't quite so gentle in the northern Great Plains in the rainshadow of the Rocky Mountains. He lived in Ekelaka in harsh conditions through the Great Depression and until he joined the U.S. Army in 1941, but his best memories of his entire life are from this era. It was a good place to be a free range child. In this episode, co-hosted with Mark Teske, a wildlife biologist, Paul reminisces about eating sage grouse, measuring dirt tanks, and earning creative car payments in a remote agricultural local economy. TRANSCRIPT AND PHOTO available at https://artofrange.com/episodes/aor-84-perspectives-memoirs-habitat-and-homesteading-eastern-montana-paul-bechtel. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE The book Paul refers to by an author who lived in Seattle for a time is "Bad Land: An American Romance", by Jonathan Raban, ISBN 0679759069. Homestead Act originally offered 160 acres, https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/homestead-act https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/homestead-act

This past week, we spent the week working in Eastern Montana. This is not the vision that comes to mind when thinking about hunting whitetails.  Most people envision an eastern U.S.  ridge top with oaks or fenceline rut hunts in Kansas. However, the adaptive nature of the whitetail deer and human intervention of agriculture in the river bottoms of East Montana create some great hunting opportunities. But, just because there is great hunting, that does not mean there is great habitat and we are about to explain why during this podcast! With that being said, the big 4 components of a whitetail's needs are explained in relation to the western landscape that receives only 14-15 inches of rain annually. Expansive river bottoms are where whitetails make their living. Most of these areas are suffocated by smooth brome and towering Cottonwoods. This combination drastically reduces cover and foraging opportunities. We however have a plan to remedy this! By sticking to our land management principles, we are going to put the cover and forage back where and how it needs to be placed. Be sure to follow along as we discuss improving the habitat for whitetails in a western landscape.  

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This week the lads finish up their Montana Breakdown with Eastern Montana. They give their tips on how to plan a trip to the Eastern Part of Montana, from where to fly into, sites to see, things to do, and what to expect when going. The conversation wanders into quick trips to NP's, spring is coming, native history, finding cougars, wind, and Astrology. Get your hands on some Wandering Ways Apparel at teespring.com/stores/wandering-ways Check out our instagram for the pictures discussed and more stories @Wandering_Ways_Podcast Love the podcast or want to be a possible guest email us at wanderingwayspodcast@gmail.com or quartzlakeproduction@gmail.com Check out even more Quartz Lake and Wandering Ways fun at https://linktr.ee/WanderingWays Sponsors: Check out Blue Ribbon Nets https://blueribbonnets.net/ and use the code Rugaru10 for 10% off Check out the Little Shell Tribe Store https://shopls574.com/shop/ and use the code Wanderingways to get a discount