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Raised in the Woods

Joel Kleefisch and Ellie Lawton

Born in Waukesha, WI and making his adventuresome life in Wisconsin, Joel Kleefisch is Raised in the Woods! Join Joel and co-host Ellie Lawton weekly to hear their fresh perspective enjoying the great outdoors in the Midwest --and eating well afterwards. Joel served 14 years in the State Assembly, mingled with presidents, and has traveled the world on hunting and fishing adventures. Ellie Lawton is a lifelong Midwest farm girl whose love of the outdoors and eating what she harvests led to a career

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What It’s All About- the ABCs of the great Wisco...

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2025/02/01

It can be intimidating to start a new hobby. Especially if you don't know anyone who has the connections, equipment, and know-how to get you started. When that hobby is hunting, it can feel extra obstructed. And that's where Raised in Wisco comes in! We've got the people, we've got the experience, and we can absolutely help you get into the great outdoors of Wisconsin to enjoy all that our amazing state offers. This episode embraces the desire to try something new. Join hosts Joel and Danielle with

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Be Who You Wanna Be, For Real!

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2025/01/25

At long last, Danielle returns to the group! And thank goodness for that, we've been a little off track (do we ever really have one of those though?...) In addition, Shotgun Sarah Engel joins us, with Cheferee Ellie Lawton-Smoller rounding the ranks for the day. Sarah is the current President and a cofounder of Wisconsin's Women's Hunting and Sporting Association. WHSA is a movement focused on connecting women with each other and all of the incredible outdoor activities Wisconsin offers. Too many of

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All the Rest

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2025/01/18

Bonjour, Wisconsin! Danielle is still out this week, so Ellie Lawton-Smoller and Mike Kretschmer fill out the ranks. This week, it's all about treating Producer Jess, with two surprises from Joel! One of those surprises helps answer the question: what do you do with the non-meat part of a hunted animal? Also this week, we're catching up on some Weekly Wiscos and getting TWO fantastic recipes. Guests: Ellie Lawton-Smoller, Mike Kretschmer

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A Bone To Pick

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2025/01/11

Wisconsin, winter is truly upon us as the fall turkey season ended this past Sunday. However, there's plenty more hunting to be done this season and so much more to come in spring. This week, Danielle's off enjoying some well-earned vacation, so Ellie Lawton-Smoller is here to fill in. Joining us as well is Marty Simpson, a friend of the show-- normally. Today, he's got a few bones to pick with Joel and our absent Danielle. Don't worry too much, we all leave the show on more than just speaking

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47:07

Shut the Cluck Up!!!

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2025/01/04

Happy New Year, Wisconsin! We start off this new year of 2025 just like we finished t2024- talking about all the great things Wisconsin offers in her beautiful outdoors. A few days ago Joel, Danielle, and our friend Ellie Lawton-Smoller went turkey hunting. Now that's not surprising. But one thing was different- who secured the permission for them to hunt on the land, and who did the scouting. Usually, Joel takes care of these details. This time, Danielle did it all. All didn't go as expected- in

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Best of Wisco

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2024/12/28

Happy Holidays, Wisconsin! This week, we're revisiting some of our favorite moments from the past few months. First, highlights from our star-studded November 23rd episode with The Fowl Life crew. What brings together this disparate ragtag group? A love of the great outdoors and authenticity. Then, from October 26th, learn about the Gold Star Shoot with Matt Johnson and Jeremy Walker. Next, some highlights (and maaaaybe lowlights) of Joel, Danielle, Ellie, and Jessica Thielen's trip to

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47:07

Keeping Up with the Wiscos

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2024/12/21

Wisconsin, we've got another packed house for you for this episode! We've got First Hunt Wisconsin's state director Alex Ezell and deputy state director Megan Salazar. Also along for the ride is friend of the show, Gator Gal, and First Hunt Wisconsin's Share the HERitage representative Ellie Lawton-Smoller. From the shadows, friend of the show Rob Brennecke. All together, it's a recipe for laughs AND safety! Remember friends, you are NEVER too cool to brush up on safety! This week's recipe will

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47:07

Gator Gabbing

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2024/12/14

Helloooo Wisconsin! This week, Raised in Wisco takes a southern turn as Joel, Danielle, and Ellie Lawton-Smoller share their tales of hunting in central Florida. The team primarily journeyed south to hunt alligators. However while there, they figured they'd do their level best to help with the wild hog problem as well. Tune in for this episode to hear successful hunt stories from Danielle and our friend Ellie Lawton-Smoller. Guest: Ellie Lawton-Smoller

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What goes through a hunter’s mind

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2024/12/07

Wisconsin, we are currently spoiled for choice when it comes to hunting. Whatever species you're choosing to hunt or fish this week, bring us along for the ride! This week, Ellie Lawton-Smoller joins Joel and Danielle to talk about what it means to bring a new hunter (Producer Jess) into the fold. In just a few weeks, Joel will take Jess out for her very first hunt (turkey). We talk together about what goes through a hunter's mind when they're ready to pull the trigger. This week's recipe is a new

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47:08

Leaping Into Deer Season

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2024/11/30

Wisconsin, it's gun deer season and that's enough to keep Joel running on about 3 hours of sleep a night. He's been busy, so tune in for even more Joel tangents than usual, and try to keep up. He hosted some serious outdoor and culinary celebrities for the past week. Joel also interviewed Green Bay Packers icon Leroy Butler on how his excited leap into the stands after scoring a critical touchdown developed into the legendary Lambeau Leap. Tune in this week for a bunch of food talk as well with

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47:08

The Great Uniter: Mother Nature

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2024/11/23

What do a 6 time World Barbecue Grand Champion, a watermelon farming social media platform creator, a UFC Featherweight, and our two Raised in Wisco hosts have in common? A friendship with Chad Belding, national host of The Fowl Life tv series and a great love for the outdoors! Wisconsin, this is a jam-packed episode about making connections and being honest. Join Joel and Danielle as they talk with Tuffy Stone, Denny Reid, Cody Stamann, and Chad Belding about the common denominator amongst them:

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47:07

Ibex, youbex, we all bex for Beceite Ibex!

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2024/11/16

Hey there, Wisconsin! Joel's back from Spain, but his voice might still be across the Atlantic. In addition to sampling local cuisine that gets us salivating, Joel went hunting. Because of course he did. He hunted a Beceite Ibex, a truly remarkable animal with majestic horns. And an animal not typically hunted for food in Spain- at least not for humans. That is, until Joel went and made the best damn enchiladas his guides had ever tasted with the meat from the animal he killed. Now just wait,

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47:08

Spain Edition!

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2024/11/02

We're all Raised in Wisco, but this week Joel is in Spain! Through the wonder of modern technology, we're able to record a show across the Atlantic Ocean. It should surprise no one that one of Joel's primary reasons for being in Spain is hunting. Joel enjoys traveling the world to experience the many unique hunting cultures this world offers. He shares how much he learns and the appreciation he brings back for the ways in which people interact with their environments. He also brings hats. Four of

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47:07

Hey dude, let’s get together: Gold Star Shoot

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2024/10/26

Matt Johnson and Jeremy Walker join Joel and Danielle this week. Matt and Jeremy organize Gold Star Shoot, an annual charity event to support Gold Star families- those who have lost a family member to active duty military service. Both Matt and Jeremy served this country in our military. And they're not done serving this country. Now they do so as civilians, working to support our veterans and our Gold Star families. Next year's Gold Star Shoot will be on August 16th, 2025. Email Matt at

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Nilgais? Nah, they’re great guys!

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2024/10/19

Wisconsin, you are in for a treat of an episode. Joel seemingly invited an entire village for this one! We've got Jerry Valdez and Nando Gonzalez, two Texas hunters in town for a few days to experience everything incredible about Wisconsin. We've got Ellie Lawton-Smoller, fantastic baker and friend of the show. And we've got BOTH of Joel's mothers! In addition to Joel and Danielle, of course. Jerry and Joel met- as I'm sure will greatly surprise you- through hunting. Joel wanted very badly to

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46:19

Banding Together

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2024/10/12

Hey Wisconsin, are your ducks in a row? Well ya better get 'em, cause Taylor Finger needs to count and band them! Taylor, Wisconsin DNR State Game Bird ecologist, joins the show with Mike Kretschmer. When it comes to game birds, there's no one with a better finger on the pulse than Taylor. And when it comes to strange pronunciations, there's no one like Mike. Tune in for a great show with new hunting exploits from Joel and Danielle and a mouth-watering twist on the classic Philly cheesesteak

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Reeling in the Bass

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2024/10/05

Join Joel and Danielle as they talk with Adam Andler of the Midwest Kayak Bass Club. Yes, that is the correct arrangement of letters and words. And if those words lead you to as many questions as it did for us, tune in and hear all about it! Kayak Bass fishing is just one of so many innovative ways to enjoy the great outdoors. Each week on Raised in Wisco we feature the best ways to get outside and do stuff. Guest: Adam Andler

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(Field to) table politics we can all agree on

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2024/09/28

Bee Frederick, governmental liaison for Safari Club International joins the Raised in Wisco team to talk non-partisan advocacy for hunting and fishing. Finding common ground is easy when the ground is a table and there is food on that table for everyone. That's a guiding principle of Raised in Wisco. We may not all be hunters or fishers. We may not all be outdoor enthusiasts. One thing we all share in common though: each of us eats. And most of us enjoy eating. Whether you enjoy the whole food

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Some people meet in coffeeshops. Others meet in the...

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2024/09/21

Hunting isn't just a physical act. It more easily reduces to a social experience than to the act of potentially killing an animal. Jeff Prizl joins Joel, Danielle, and recurring guest Ellie Lawton-Smoller of First Hunt Foundation's Share the HERitage. Jeff is the deer program specialist at Wisconsin DNR. When you ask him to describe his job, he mentions the math involved in determining harvest number for the year. He'll also talk about learning the biology of the animals that we hunt. But the most

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45:30

Hey is it deer and turkey season yet? JUST BEARLY

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2024/09/14

Wisconsin, the Fall Turkey and Deer hunting seasons are active NOW! Ellie Lawton-Smoller of First Hunt Foundation's Share the HERitage division and Mike Kretschmer, a friend of the show, join Joel and Danielle to talk excitement for the open seasons. Joel and Ellie went goose hunting last week and had a great time. They share important reminds about safety- it's cool to be safe y'all! Mike shares his bear hunting story. He waited 11 years for his application for him to receive a tag. Even if he was

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