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Gamekeeper Podcast

EP:412 | The Flooded Corn Issue

Gamekeeper Podcast

Mossy Oak

Land Management, Sports, Wilderness, Mossy Oak, Bottomland, Hunting, Mossy Oak Gamekeepers, Wild Turkey, Food Plot, Whitetail Deer, Gamekeeper

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

This week we are joined by Dr. Brad Cohen and Jim Ronquest to address the recent allegations by Louisiana State Senator, John Kennedy, that flooding standing corn in the certain central states like Missouri is short stopping ducks and preventing them from completing their migration. It’s a controversial argument that’s been going for a while but has recently gotten more attention. We find out what the science says. Listen and Learn. If you enjoyed this Gamekeeper episode, send the guys a mess...

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0:00.0

I have Jeff Foxworthy and welcome to Gamekeeper Podcast.

0:03.9

If you want to learn more about farming for wildlife and habitat management, then buddy,

0:08.5

you are in the right place.

0:10.4

Join the gamekeeper crew direct from Mawseo Clan Enhancement Studio as they discuss

0:15.2

the latest wildlife and habitat management practices, news, and of course, hunting.

0:20.6

There's no telling what you'll learn, but I'm going to tell you, I bet it's interesting.

0:24.8

Enjoy it.

0:25.9

We're live in three, two, one.

0:29.0

All right, everybody.

0:29.6

Welcome, West Point, Mississippi.

0:31.0

We're on the eve of, I mean, there's a huge historic winter storm coming this way.

0:36.5

That's got to affect waterfowl migrations or

0:39.6

movements. Yeah, I mean, I've always believed that. Yeah, well, it's, look, we hope

0:45.5

nobody, we hope everybody stays safe, but this thing looks rough coming across. So I'll be the first

0:50.7

to say, I wish I got holed up at a duck camp for like a whole week. Where everything was frozen except the water in front of me. Yeah, just eating ducks and eating out of cans and stuff, you know. Yeah, I'm with you. Just L-I-V-I-N. Della, you and I talk about that a lot. Yeah, he does. So look, guys, we've got some great guests today. We're going to talk about a real serious subject.

1:12.4

What are we talking about today?

1:13.8

Well, there's been in the news, Senator Kennedy from Louisiana is, he's like, you know, kind of trying to speak for the state of Louisiana that, hey, something's going on.

1:23.6

It's affecting our duck, our mallard harvest.

1:26.9

Yeah.

1:27.3

We're going to talk about that a little bit. We've got two great guys. We've got an expert in Dr. Brad Cohen. In the house. One of our favorites. Yeah. Yeah, Tennessee Tech. He's going to explain the science to us and what's going on. He's got a lot of answers to a lot of questions. He always does. We've also got Mr. Jim Ronquest. Our man, that's right. Uncle Jim. Yeah, he is the main man at Drake. Yes, he is. And fixing to be old Tom coming up here. We're going to turn the corner on. The turkey season. All right. Jimbo, y'all makes some great stuff. Thanks, partner. It kind of covers both my passions. Turkeys and ducks. Feathers. Yeah, that's good. And I've asked Rob to join us, Rob Kinney. Yeah. Wait, wait. He gets the kazoo. Richie, we talk about it. Hit the wrong button. I'm honored.

2:17.9

That's great.

2:18.3

Our people get the kazoo. Hit the wrong button there. Richard, make a note of that for your review. That's what we got coming up. So we, and we've asked Rob to come in and to read this letter to us. So just hang. A dramatic reading of the. You're going to read the whole thing? He's been...

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