Birds, Booze, and Buds Podcast

Talkin Trapping, Hunting, and The Outdoors with Randy Newberg

Randy Newberg is the host of Fresh Tracks, the former president of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Conservationist, Hunter, Trapper, Fisherman, and a grouse killing on of a gun! On top of all of that he is one of the nicest people in the outdoor industry. 

Plus Sized Models Episode 2: Big Boy Problems!

Tim Brown and Myself go over listener Questions. Topics discussed include favorite shotguns, boots we wear, types of cloths, what we look for when scouting hunting spots, and more. We also talk about our recent fishing trips. Whats been working and how fishing has been. And we poke a little fun at our buddy, Travis Frank.

Stuff Seth Sees with Seth Owens

Seth and Myself chat about his love of not only hunting birds with a gun and a dog, but also with a camera. His instagram page is one of my favorite follows. Some of his pictures of wild grouse in wild places are incredible. Our conversation covers what goes into getting some of these pictures and also what makes each one of them special.

Plus Sized Models episode 1

This is episode 1 of the Plus Sized Models Podcast which is going to be a monthly bonus episode with Myself and Tim Brown AKA the Bearded Uplander. In these episodes we will answer any and all listener questions and share some stories and laughs. We will primarily be talking about the outdoors activities that we are doing during all seasons of the year. Fishing, hunting, dog training, picking mushrooms, and of course how we like to prepare our wild game meals.

Talking Supplements for our Hunting Dogs with Kevin

Bonus Episode! Turkey Camp

Hatchet Mike, Nate Burbach and Myself had an EPIC opening day! The 3 of us sat down the next day and chatted about the events that lead to us shooting 4 Turkeys by 9 am!

Outdoor Mentors with Brittany French

On todays episode I am talking with Brittany French. Brittany grew up on a cattle ranch by Dodge City Kansas and got into the outdooors at a early age. She has taken her passion for the outdoors and now helps run the Outdoor Mentors. Helping teach kids that are interested in the outdoors how to do things the safe and right way. 

Seth from Bird Dog of the Day!

Seth and myself go into the bird dog of the day bracket. We talk about our favorite dogs and some upsets in this years bracket. We also talk about the upcoming game bird bracket. Also, we talk about the upcoming B3 podcast collection in the Bird Dog of the Day store!

The Return of Josh Mills! Back Country Hunters and Anglers

Josh and I share some laughs and tell some stories. Go in depth on the happening known as BHA Rendezvous that will be taking place in Minneapolis Minnesota next month!

Shotgun Patterning with Pattern Pros

One of the things that we as bird hunters dont do a good job of doing is patterning our shotguns and shells. Ryan and myself discuss Pattern Pros. Pattern Pros provides packages of multiple brands of shotgun shells so you can figure out what patterns best out of your gun and choke combination.

Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock with Gabe and Kevin

The Ruffed Grouse Society and American Woodcock Society do so much good work in the woods across the country. On this episode we share a bunch of laughs and knowledge on these great birds.

Talking Chukar and more with Matt Hardinge

While at Pheasant Fest in Sioux Falls Matt and I took an hour out of an incredibly busy event to sit down and chat for an hour. We chat about him and his dogs, hunting upland birds in Hawaii, and much more. 

Tim Brown AKA The Bearded Uplander

Tim Brown is an iowa bird hunter. He spends lots of time in the field with his dogs across multiple states each fall. We chat about his trip to north dakota last fall, pheasant hunting techniques, turkey hunting and the wonders of social media.

Talking Dogtra with Pete Fischer

Pete is a former Lab trainer and knows the inner workings of dogtra collars better than anyone. He joins me on the podcast this week to talk about the products that he uses and why.

The BYU Chukar Study

Man! This one is interesting! They put 50 GPS transmitters of adult chukars last spring in Utah. The information they gathered was absolutly facinating! Hope you all enjoy!

Talking Gear and Hunting with Matt Davis and Final Rise!

I couldnt be happier to announce that Final rise is a new sponsor for the Podcast! Matt Davis is one of the best dudes Ive ever met and makes a badass product! We discuss all the products that they offer as well as his hunting season. enjoy!  Also visit Finalrise.com and check out their products!

Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Armed Forces Initiative with Trevor Hubbs

The Armed Forces Initiative is doing some amazing work getting veterans involved in the outdoors. It started back in 2019 and has been growing ever since. In the last year the hosted 2300 veterans at 146 events in 46 states across the US! Hope you guys enjoy this episode!  

Bobwhites and Good Friends with Scott Fransen and Fred McAdams

Last day in Kansas Scott, Fred and myself carved out a little time before we hit the road to give each other a hard time, share some laughs and tell some stories. 

Good Friends and Good Times

Man! this has been a wild ass trip! Me and all my friends sat down after our first day of hunting in kansas to talk about some of our favorite moments of the trip so far. We discuss the lower Mearns quail numbers, Old dogs and young dogs, and a significant amount of shit talking.

Chukar Hunting Part 1!

Yep, Chukar hunting is hard after all. Big surprise I know. After the first stop on our B3 cross country road trip we sat down to tell the tale. Bruce Potter, Nate Burbach, Nick Schade and myself recount the lessons learned and calories burned in pursuit of one of the most extreme upland bird hunts that there is.

Pros and Cons of Pay to Play Hunting

So, this one was a podcast i was worried about. The pay to play arguement is a real issue for me. Im not in favor of it, so I was uneasy with the idea of doing a podcast with a company called landtrust when they emailed me.  Im still not in favor of it and wont pay to hunt myself, but I did enjoy the debate with Nic. 

Pine Ridge Grouse Camp with Stephen Faust

My first trip to Pine Ridge Grouse Camp in Minnesota didnt disappoint! We moved lots and lots of Grouse and Woodcock. Ate some amazing food and shared stories and laughs.

Uncle Wess and Coach Macinstache

Wess and George join me to talk about some pheasant hunting, Dog trainers, and chasing sandhill cranes.

Wild Times with Katie Willis and Dylan Krause

Katie Willis is an abolute wild person! She travels the country with her camper and pack of dogs chasing wild birds in wild places with her pack of dogs. Hope you all enjoy it!

Legends Of the Fall with Travis Frank

Travis and Myself sat down after filming for a few days on a new episode of The Flush. We had a lot of fun and made tons of memories. 

Bird Dogs and Good Folks

The last day of the Sharptail Camp a group of us sat down to talk about our favorite moments from the week. Laughs were had and a few tears shed.

The Duck Ruck with Sam Soholt

100 mile hike for Duck Stamps? 100,000$ for habitat? Yup, thats what Sam is trying to accomplish. Go and help him accomplish this mission! Go to publiclandtees.com and donate today. We also chat about his turkey season, filming in the Yukon and more.

North Dakota Bird Report and Outlook

I give out my bird report and what to expect for the season that is finally here! 

Garhart Stephenson Snowcock and More

Garhart is a bird hunter and fly fisherman from Wyoming. He has chased birds all over the country with his australian shepard, Rusty. He tells us about his adventures in chasing snowcock in the high country of Nevada. Hope you enjoy.

August Training Camp!

For the last 3 days we have been running dogs, catching walleyes, and laughing. We have seen lots of birds...seriously, numbers look great. The guests that are joining me are Brad Armstrong, Jack Sudyak, and John Ulvin. We talk about their dogs and much much more. Thanks for my Patreon Patrons  patreon.com/b3podcast and thanks to my sponsors Boss Shotshells OnX Hunt Pyke Gear Dogtra  Waltons INC. Dakota 283 CZ USA

Kyle and Kellen from The Greenway Outdoors!

Kyle Green and Kellen Crow are my guests this week. They are part of a group of friends that made their dreams happen. They built a brand, started a show and now starting in September it will be airing on the History Channel every saturday for the month. We chat about Witches, catfish noodling, buffalo hunting and CWD plus a host of other topics! hope you all enjoy!  

BPRO Kennels with Ben Proctor

BPRO kennels first caught my attention at Pheasant Fest in Omaha. Today Ben  joins us on the podcast to chat about the road that lead to him to making these incredible kennels as well as his passion for friends, dogs and Bird Hunting.  check him out @bpro_kennels on instagram Thanks to the sponsors Boss Shotshells OnX Hunt Pyke Gear Dogtra Collars Walton's INC NutriSource Pet Food Dakota 283 CZ USA patreon.com/b3podcast

CRP Master Class with Pheasants Forever!

I learned a ton doing this podcast! Rachel Bush and Ron Leathers from Pheasants Forever joined us this week to educate us on the ins and outs of the CRP Program.  We discuss the different types of grass mixes that are used in CRP as well and the different types of programs that are offered and much much more.  Thank you to our Sponsors Boss Shotshells OnX Hunt Pyke Gear Dakota 283 Kennels CZ USA Waltons inc. Dogtra Collars patreon.com/b3podcast 

Walleye Fishing with The Pros!

Scotty and Pearl Gillespie are a excellent husband and wife fishing team with experience fishing across the country. On top of that they are two of my best friends and have taught me lots when it comes to fishing for the wily walleye. Daren and Heide Schneider might be THE BEST husband and wife fishing team there is! Lots of tournament wins in their resume. They are also the owners of HDS Custom Rods out of Bismarck North Dakota. 

Love Letter to Old Bird Dogs with Aaron Khaira

So, lets try this again! The podcast I did with Aaron last month had the last 19 mins that were lost. I asked Aaron to come back and finish our conversation.

Dylan Krause A.K.A "Little Kansas"

Dylan has helped me figure out the mystery that is Kansas. He spends lots of days each year on public land chasing everything from big kansas Bucks to Bobwhite Quail.

The Ballad of Jack Hedlund

Jack and I chat about the frustrations and the grind of hunting when things arent going your way. Jack just filled his Montana Bear tag after pounding the mountains for 22 days. We also talk about his salvage mission of a rather large critter off the side of the road last february and much more!

Chasin' Quail with Aaron Khaira

Aaron joins us this week on the podcast. We chat about his solo trip last year to Hell's Canyon, hunting sharptails and Huns with me in North Dakota, and a freak accident that happened to his oldest dog, Dallas. We talk about Dallas's road to recovery.

Bears and Braccos????

Dom Watts has been mentioned on the podcast several times, now he is here! Dom has been all over the world chasing everything from Sheep to birds and everything in between.    Check out patreon.com/b3podcast

Talkin Turkey and Spring Fishing

Just a little solo episode talking about my spring turkey hunts and spring fishing on lake Sakakawea here in North Dakota for Walleyes. Also discussed the event at The Boss Factory in Michigan Friday June 2nd.

Fred Bohm from Sage and Braker

Fred is the owner of Sgae and Braker and a avid outdoorsman. We chat about his move from Denver to the Heart of Mearns Quail country in Arizona. Tell some stories about our favoirte birds to chase. We also talk about his bird dogs. 

Wild Upland with Kali Parmley and Nathan Ratchford

Kali and Nathan join us this week to talk about their new show, Wild Upland. We talk about their path that led them to upland hunting. 

Talking Sub Gauges and Pointing Dogs

Brit is the owner of Skedaddle Setters out in California. In this episode we talk a lot about our mutual love of long tailed dogs, Sub Gauges, and watching them work big country. Hope you enjoy the conversation!

Talking Trash with Scott Fransen

Scott Fransen and I catch up about the last year of hunting season and tell some stories. We our day we got to spend in the field last year. Hunting plans for the coming season. As well as everything that goes into making a television show.

For Love of the Prairie

Steve joins us today to chat about the old days of hunting in North Dakota as well as talk about Leks and Sharptails and much more.  Steve started hunting in North Dakota back in the 1980's. He's seen a ton of changes over the years from the ups and downs of huns, oil boom, and loss of access. 

President of North American Pudelpointer Alliance

Mark joins me on the podcast this week to talk about the state of the alliance. Mark being a vet we also talked about everything from rattlesnake vaccine to common field injuries. 

Youtube and Bird Hunting

Eric is a hardcore bird hunter and YouTuber and dog breeder. Ive been watching his videos for years. In my mind he is the gold standard for self filmed hunts in the bird hunting space. He has great dogs and gets after them. Hope you all enjoy this one!

Freezer Dump Podcast!

Jon is the host of the Meatgistics podcast and a wealth of knowledge on all things meat. We went through all the different types of game meat in my freezer and chatted about what to do with it. 

Talking Fishing and Hunting

Long time TV host Jason Mitchell joins us this week. We chat about everything from perch fishing on Devils Lake to Sharptails in the Yukon. Hope you all enjoy!

Turning your Dreams into Reality

Two brothers from small town North Dakota sat down one day and said "Lets build a better duck call" and this is their story.  We have been trying to get together to do a podcast for a few months now but hunting season makes it hard for me to concentrate. So, we decided to wait until after season.  Hope you guys enjoy!