This week we have Nick Wetta, founder of @westmajor on the podcast. For the last few years Nick has been tackling a problem he found while trying to shop for clothes - not that many Western shirts were being made here in the United States. Launching West Major, Nick took his influences and passion for music, business, and storytelling to put a new spin on an American classic.

It was great getting to talk with Nick about the challenges of launching a business, especially in a market that makes production overseas so easy and against large players in the Western apparel market. Nick has a lot of great insights and lessons, but most of all has a contagious passion for building something around his home in Arizona. Be sure to visit West Major at https://westmajor.com/

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I'm so excited to have Clay Forst on this week's episode of the Tallgrass Podcast. Clay (@claysforst) is a sixth generation rancher at Oklahoma's Centennial Ranch: Stuart Ranch. Clay also heads up the ranch's outfitting services with Stuart Ranch Outfitters. Spending every day working on the land either with the cattle or guiding hunts, his photography shows a powerful connection with this lifestyle that few outside of growing up surrounded by it can truly capture.

In this episode I got to ask Clay about what it's like growing up on a 46,000 acre ranch, how the three divisions of Stuart Ranch work alongside each other in utilizing their property, what challenges a ranch of that size faces today, and how Clay has learned to work with the land to encourage more natural habitat for game while continuing to create opportunities for grazing with his cattle.

Be sure to check out Clay's photography at https://www.claysforst.com/

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This week we have Logan Rust with Roam Outdoors (@roamoutdoorsus) in the studio to talk about his work connecting hunters and outdoor recreations with the land through leases with farmers and ranchers across our state. A particularly challenging opportunity for Logan, but it turns out this unique approach is becoming more and more needed as outside visitors drive the rates up on hunting leases around Oklahoma.

In this episode we dive into everything from the the unique balance between hunting on private and public land, how both have to exist symbolically, and how important it is to build trust with people by meeting where they're at.

You can find more about Roam Outdoors at https://www.roamoutdoorsus.com

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This week we have Tanner Muse (@tannermuse) on the podcast. Tanner is an Okie and a super talented Western painter. As an artist, he blends and contrasts both classic Americana with modern, pop art to create unique pieces that paint incredible stories. From cowboys to mustangs, and all sorts of themes in between; his pieces make statements.

On this episode we dive into a bit of what it's like growing up in Oklahoma, how the story of this land has struggled to be captured and why that might be, and how the West is a melting pot of cultures and ideas itself.

Tune in and be sure to check Tanner's work out.

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