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Speaker 1: So I grabbed Rick Strauss this morning. He is released

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Speaker 2: Hear. It's called Bluegrass, Woods.

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Speaker 1: And Waters and Rick, welcome to the Big outdoors Man.

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Speaker 3: Hey, thanks so much for having me on Chip.

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Speaker 2: I really appreciate it. Yeah, so what uh you know?

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Speaker 3: Yeah? Yeah, I think we've had three podcasts out so far.

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Speaker 1: That is a that is a nice fish for you know,

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Speaker 2: You know, they I gotta believe you know, they go deep.

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Speaker 3: Oh, totally protein, and just the amount of energy. If

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Speaker 2: For sure, absolutely.

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Speaker 1: So we're about out of time this morning, Rick, So

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Speaker 1: how best to find you on iHeartMedia app and you

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Speaker 1: know everywhere else but iHeart First.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, iHeart First definitely. But you can find me on

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Speaker 3: Check out the gallery's pictures and the outsitter corner where

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Speaker 1: Okay, great, well listen, hey, good luck to you. Stay

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Speaker 1: this winter. Give me a report on the fishing at

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Speaker 3: Okay, maybe we'll do all.

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Speaker 2: Right, Greg, but that we got to hit a break

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Speaker 1: And my guess has been Rick Strauss on The Big

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Speaker 1: Win News Radio seven hundred WLW, Cincinnati, fact the Big

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Speaker 1: Outdoors News Radio seven hundred WLW, Cincinnatia, Chippart And at

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Speaker 1: the bottom of the hour, Gary Jeff is next, and

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Speaker 1: let's see, uh, maybe you might be interested in operating

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Speaker 1: other Ohio divisional wildlife waters. They have a lottery and

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Speaker 1: So you have to find your lottery application. If you

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Speaker 2: All right?

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Speaker 1: This from the Cowboys State Daily. You know you talk

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Speaker 1: there's some dumb people out there. I mean, why, why hell?

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Speaker 1: Jeffer is next. So's Danny. He's out of here too.

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Speaker 1: The Big Outdoors News Radio seven hundred WLW, Cincinnati.

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Speaker 2: Be safe in the woods and safe on the water.