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Deer ye, deer ye: It's time to take to the stand

By Charlie Mitchell,
Heidi Holtan
Published November 6, 2026 at 12:29 PM CST
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A white-tailed deer buck stands among dried grasses, staring at the camera.
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Madi Maccani via iNaturalist
A white-tailed buck stands in a field in Aurora on Nov. 3, 2026.

Co-hosts Julia Schrenkler and Heidi Holtan chat about the traditions of deer camp, reverent hunting, and the surprising birds that eat meat.

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Have you herd? It's deer hunting season!

Co-hosts Julia Schrenkler (director of audience engagement, hunting latecomer) and Heidi Holtan (director of content and public affairs, non-hunter) chat about hunting traditions, various types of deer camps, and the surprising critters that feast on deer carcasses.

For more, check out an interview about the offal wildlife watching project here and venison recipes with Hank Shaw and Amy Thielen here.

Attributions

  1. Deer huff recorded by iNaturalist user Audrey McCollough.
  2. This episode was produced by Heidi Holtan and Charlie Mitchell.

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Charlie Mitchell
Charlie Mitchell creates the Season Watch Newsletter and Season Watch Podcast, produces the Phenology Talkbacks show, coordinates the Phenology in the Classroom program, and writes nature-related stories for KAXE's website. With a background in ecology and evolutionary biology, Charlie enjoys learning a little bit about everything, whether it's plants, mushrooms, or the star-nosed mole. (Fun fact: Moles store fat in their tails, so they don't outgrow their tunnels every time conditions are good.)
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Heidi Holtan
For more than two decades, Heidi Holtan has helped shape the sound of KAXE. Since joining the station in 2002 as a volunteer music programmer, she has worn many hats including the weekly book program, Realgoodwords, hosting the Morning Show, creation and host of the weekly call-in program Between You and Me, serving as Outreach Producer. Program Director, News Director and currently Director of Content and Public Affairs.
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