The "Son of a Blitch" Podcast
Doug Duren - (podcast scheduled for August, 2022)
Doug Duren is a passionate hunter, farmer, land manager and conservationist. He is the owner of Lone Oak Interests, LLC, specializing in site and land management consulting and contracting services throughout Wisconsin and the Driftless Area.
In addition to his consulting and contracting work, Doug manages the Duren Family Farm near Cazenovia, Wisconsin where he has been working and hunting for over 45 years. The farm has been in the Duren family for 115 years. Current management includes acres enrolled in CRP and other conservation programs, raising grass fed beef, timber management for forest health, wildlife habitat and financial goals, as well as a variety of hunting, aesthetic and recreation objectives.
In addition to his individual clients, Doug has worked on a variety of projects with several public and private conservation organizations including American Forest Foundation, Aldo Leopold Foundation, Pheasants Forever, Wisconsin DNR and Wisconsin DNR Forestry, My Wisconsin Woods/Driftless Forestry Network, NRCS and FSA.
Duren is a frequent contributor to the Meateater television show, the Meateater podcast and The Meateater Guide to Big Game Hunting. Duren has also been a guest on the Joe Rogan Experience discussing hunting, land ownership issues and Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). He has been featured in various regional and national publications for his work in conservation. A list of his various media appearances is listed at the bottom of this page. We highly encourage you to check them out...
In addition to his consulting and contracting work, Doug manages the Duren Family Farm near Cazenovia, Wisconsin where he has been working and hunting for over 45 years. The farm has been in the Duren family for 115 years. Current management includes acres enrolled in CRP and other conservation programs, raising grass fed beef, timber management for forest health, wildlife habitat and financial goals, as well as a variety of hunting, aesthetic and recreation objectives.
In addition to his individual clients, Doug has worked on a variety of projects with several public and private conservation organizations including American Forest Foundation, Aldo Leopold Foundation, Pheasants Forever, Wisconsin DNR and Wisconsin DNR Forestry, My Wisconsin Woods/Driftless Forestry Network, NRCS and FSA.
Duren is a frequent contributor to the Meateater television show, the Meateater podcast and The Meateater Guide to Big Game Hunting. Duren has also been a guest on the Joe Rogan Experience discussing hunting, land ownership issues and Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). He has been featured in various regional and national publications for his work in conservation. A list of his various media appearances is listed at the bottom of this page. We highly encourage you to check them out...
Sharing the Land is a conservation cooperators network connecting landowners with hunters and private land access seekers. Building on the concept of the Riley Game Cooperative, STL is reinvigorating the Leopold Land Ethic through trade-based, bartering partnerships that develop relationships and exchanges access for work or other contributions to conservation.
FOUNDATIONAL PILLARS
CONNECTIVITY
Connecting people with the land and each other.
CONSERVATION ETHIC
Developing of a land ethic and teaching sustainable harvest.
COMMUNITY
Building a lasting support system.
DIVERSITY
Recognizing the differences of cultures and celebrating their relationships to the land.
ADVOCACY
Taking action for permanent change and support.
CONNECTIVITY
Connecting people with the land and each other.
CONSERVATION ETHIC
Developing of a land ethic and teaching sustainable harvest.
COMMUNITY
Building a lasting support system.
DIVERSITY
Recognizing the differences of cultures and celebrating their relationships to the land.
ADVOCACY
Taking action for permanent change and support.
Why Sharing The Land?
60 percent of land in the United States is privately owned. Nearly a quarter of that private land is owned primarily or leased for hunting. As access seeker numbers increase, so does the need to increase private land access. At the same time, the need for game and land management by communities is apparent. Land ownership requires a portfolio of labor, skills and knowledge. It's with this spirit that we invite landowners and access seekers to connect for the purpose of stewarding and enjoying healthier lands together.
How do I get started with Sharing the Land?
Step 1: Fill out the Conservation Resume fillable form on the Sharing the Land Website. CONSERVATION RESUME BUILDER. The Conservation Resume tells us more about you and where you are on your conservation journey. The Conservation Resume can be updated as needed.
Landowners interested in sharing their land will also fill out the Cooperating Land Profile Builder LAND PROFILE BUILDER. The Cooperating Land Profile tells us more about the landowner, their land and opportunities they are willing to consider for access of their property.
Step 2: Sharing the Land will use the information to provide Landowners with possible Access Seekers to consider for cooperatively sharing their land. Please understand that there may not be a property or access seekers that match your criteria.
Step 3: As Sharing the Land finds Land/Landowners and Access Seekers with like interests we will provide both with information (Conservation Resume and Cooperating Land Profile) about the other.
Step 4: From that point, the discussion and cooperation are up to the parties involved. Our suggestion/model is that an email exchange happens, a phone conversation and if all goes well, an in-person meeting to further the relationship. Sharing the Land will provide an agreement form that can be modified as needed.
Currently, there is no cost to either landowners or access seekers. Our sponsors are helping us to provide this service at no cost (so please consider their products when purchasing gear!). We do anticipate that as Sharing the Land grows a membership fee will eventually be needed and implemented for 2023. When that happens, we are working with sponsors to provide products, discounts and other value that will be included with membership.
Landowners interested in sharing their land will also fill out the Cooperating Land Profile Builder LAND PROFILE BUILDER. The Cooperating Land Profile tells us more about the landowner, their land and opportunities they are willing to consider for access of their property.
Step 2: Sharing the Land will use the information to provide Landowners with possible Access Seekers to consider for cooperatively sharing their land. Please understand that there may not be a property or access seekers that match your criteria.
Step 3: As Sharing the Land finds Land/Landowners and Access Seekers with like interests we will provide both with information (Conservation Resume and Cooperating Land Profile) about the other.
Step 4: From that point, the discussion and cooperation are up to the parties involved. Our suggestion/model is that an email exchange happens, a phone conversation and if all goes well, an in-person meeting to further the relationship. Sharing the Land will provide an agreement form that can be modified as needed.
Currently, there is no cost to either landowners or access seekers. Our sponsors are helping us to provide this service at no cost (so please consider their products when purchasing gear!). We do anticipate that as Sharing the Land grows a membership fee will eventually be needed and implemented for 2023. When that happens, we are working with sponsors to provide products, discounts and other value that will be included with membership.
Doug in the Media...
Doug Duren is often featured in episodes and podcasts of MeatEater.
To learn more about Doug and listen to his incredible contributions, please visit the links below.
Stars in the Sky: A Hunting Story
Doug Duren MeatEater Contributor
Doug Duren on MeatEater Available on Netflix
Back 40 Episode 5: Doug Duren Shows Up for Pre-Rut
Ep. 175: If Cabbages Had Legs, I’d Hunt Them Too
Ep. 070: Chronic Wasting Disease
Episode 068: Steven Rinella talks with “Buckman” Doug Duren.
Ep. 340: Mark Kenyon talks, Land Management ,Wisdom and the Coronavirus with Doug Duren
Joe Rogan, Bryan Callen and Doug Duren Shoot the Sh*t on MeatEater with Steven Rinella
Stars in the Sky: A Hunting Story
Doug Duren MeatEater Contributor
Doug Duren on MeatEater Available on Netflix
Back 40 Episode 5: Doug Duren Shows Up for Pre-Rut
Ep. 175: If Cabbages Had Legs, I’d Hunt Them Too
Ep. 070: Chronic Wasting Disease
Episode 068: Steven Rinella talks with “Buckman” Doug Duren.
Ep. 340: Mark Kenyon talks, Land Management ,Wisdom and the Coronavirus with Doug Duren
Joe Rogan, Bryan Callen and Doug Duren Shoot the Sh*t on MeatEater with Steven Rinella
It's Not Ours, It's Just Our Turn with Doug Duren — WildFed Podcast #078
Vortex Trailblazers: Doug Duren
Joe Rogan Experience #1154 - Doug Duren & Bryan Richards
Joe Rogan Experience #760 - Doug Duren & Nathan
Patrick Durkin: Cazenovia's Doug Duren leading citizens' fight against CWD
TRCP's in the arena with Doug Duren
Doug Duren-YouTube
Doug talks with Reid Bryant from the Hunting & Shooting Podcast about Stewardship of Private Land
Deer Dumpster Program Spurs Citizen Science on CWD
Vortex Trailblazers: Doug Duren
Joe Rogan Experience #1154 - Doug Duren & Bryan Richards
Joe Rogan Experience #760 - Doug Duren & Nathan
Patrick Durkin: Cazenovia's Doug Duren leading citizens' fight against CWD
TRCP's in the arena with Doug Duren
Doug Duren-YouTube
Doug talks with Reid Bryant from the Hunting & Shooting Podcast about Stewardship of Private Land
Deer Dumpster Program Spurs Citizen Science on CWD
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