Nevada Rancher Hank Vogler Talks Drought, Wild Horses, and Government Overreach
Hank breaks down why May is peak birthing season for calves and foals, and how brutal drought conditions have pushed sheep breeders to cut off lambing after July 15th. He shares dramatic firsthand accounts of nine straight days of thunderstorms and flash floods that wrecked roads, fences, and reservoirs — while surprisingly helping wild horse herds. The two dig into rodeo season attendance, dam safety concerns at Lake Mead, and the brutal labor shortage hitting agriculture, including Hank's firsthand struggles with the H2A visa program. The conversation turns political fast, tackling America's employment crisis, a failing education system, eroding work ethic, and Hank's own battles with the BLM over grazing permits and government subsidies. It's a raw, no-holds-barred look at the pressures facing today's ranchers.
