#341 | The Prairie Partnership: Ranchers, Wildlife, and the Grasslands We Stand to Lose
Birdshot Podcast5 Des 2025

#341 | The Prairie Partnership: Ranchers, Wildlife, and the Grasslands We Stand to Lose

In this episode of the Birdshot Podcast, Nick Larson welcomes back Ted Koch, for an important conversation on prairie grouse conservation, grassland loss, ranching, and the future of upland habitat across North America. Ted also shares unforgettable elk-hunting stories, ruffed grouse parallels, and urgent insights into habitat fragmentation and the decline of gamebird populations.

Ted Koch is a retired endangered species biologist and CEO of the North American Grouse Partnership. With decades of experience in western wildlife conservation, Ted works directly with ranchers, agencies, and conservation partners to protect prairie grouse species, including sharp-tailed grouse, greater prairie-chickens, lesser prairie-chickens, and sage-grouse.
Expect to Learn

  • Why prairie grouse populations are collapsing across North America

  • How grassland loss and fragmentation impact sharptails, prairie-chickens, and sage-grouse

  • Why ranching is essential to upland bird habitat

  • How public-land and private-land management affect upland hunting access

  • What hunters can do to support prairie conservation and rangeland stewardship


    Episode Breakdown with Timestamps

  • [00:00:00] - Introduction

  • [00:04:36] - What’s keeping Ted Busy

  • [00:19:20] - Storytelling, memory, and the hunt

  • [00:20:42] - Introduction to the North American Grouse Partnership

  • [00:25:18] - Private-land rangelands and public perception

  • [00:37:05] - How Conservation Practices Create Real Value for Wildlife and Habitat

  • [00:43:37] - Rangelands, Cattle Production and Food Output

  • [00:56:12] - Comparing The Approach with CRP

  • [01:00:50] - National Grasslands Conservation Act and Its Role in Farm Bill Funding

  • [01:04:40] - Learn More about The North American Grouse Partnership and Membership


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