Duck Season Somewhere
868 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 378 ratingsYour go-to for exploring authentic duck hunting adventures WORLDWIDE! For 365 days per year, it really is duck hunting season somewhere. Host Ramsey Russell founded GetDucks.com over 20 years ago, spending most of the year in duck blinds among 6 continents. Meeting with real waterfowl hunters, conservationists, biologists, and storytellers encountered throughout North America and around the globe, Ramsey shares a duck hunting world much bigger than our own backyards.
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EP 465. US "Duck Factory" Productivity -- How Bad is It?
April 18, 2024 09:30 - 1 hour - 84.2 MBIt's all about supply and demand, huh? So in the US, are we killing too many ducks in past seasons? Or producing too few? Discussing continental "duck factory" production is complex, but Ducks Unlimited biologists Scott Stephens and Johannes Walker have the numbers--how many fewer continental mallards exist? What factors influence the US and Canadian prairies' ability to produce ducks? How does US habitat aceage compare to Canada? How dry is it, and how might this impact waterfowl productivi...
EP 464. Duck Hunting in Mazatlan Mexico
April 15, 2024 09:26 - 1 hour - 118 MBThe cat's out of the bag--duck hunting Mazatlan Mexico is lots of fun for both hunters and non-hunters, usually selling out well in advance. But why? What do customers have to say about this so-called "honeymoon duck hunt?" Whether curious about south-of-the-border duck hunting or possibly shopping your next shotgun-in-hand vacation, you (and your non-hunting spouse) will probably enjoy hearing what folks say about the hunting, species, local foods, lodging and other things to do. See li...
EP 463. Full Plume Photo
April 11, 2024 09:46 - 1 hour - 105 MBVeterinarian Jen Barton was introduced to duck hunting by her husband, who later gifted her a camera, setting her life into a completely new orbit. Whether swinging shotguns or lenses, Jen approaches duck hunting from a quality-versus-quantity perspective. Sharing her California hunting experiences, prefered ducks species for table fare and photography, favorite things about waterfowling, first magazine cover shot, Jen also describes growing up in middle-of-nowhere Illinois and introduces me...
EP 462. How Is Waterfowl Migration and Distribution Changing?
April 08, 2024 09:45 - 1 hour - 91.3 MBDeep South duck hunters, especially, have been saying it for years—ducks are short-stopping way north of historical wintering grounds. The migration is different. Distribution has changed. But is it true? And if so, how have waterfowl migration and distribution changed, does it differ among species, what are the causes? Importantly, how might it affect traditional, continental waterfowl conservation efforts—and duck hunting as we know it?! Armed with recent research findings (some based on...
EP 461. Wisconsin Waterfowl
April 04, 2024 09:22 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBWith 63,000 license holders, it's fair to say that waterfowl hunting is a pretty big deal in Wisconsin! Wisconsin Waterfowl Association was founded decades ago to address waterfowl and habitat conservation at the local level. Executive Director Bruce Ross describes habitat projects that keep them busy, mission-critical partnerships, and the increased importance of Wisconsin waterfowl hunters in an ever-changing landscape. Related Links: Wisconsin Waterfowl Association wisducks.org ...
EP 460. Going for the Gold
April 01, 2024 10:37 - 1 hour - 112 MBAmber English grew up around hunting and guns in Colorado, learning to shoot when she was only 6 years old. While her parents, uncle and aunt all shot competitively, it wasn't until after highschool gymnastics that she began doing so. Now a Captain in the US Army, she humbly describes choosing shotguns over rifles, shooting her way into international skeet shooting competitions, joining the Olypic Team, winning the gold (where she set a new Olympic record, by the way) and preparing to do it ...
EP 459. 50 Ducks
March 28, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 86 MBAnything can happen while duck hunting. Greer Smith probably isn't the only person the get stuck while hunting near Venice, Louisiana, but watching ducks fly overhead and wondering where they'd originated sent his life into a new orbit. "There's a growing need for awareness," says Greer, who grew up duck hunting in Georgia. Quitting his day job and putting plans into motion, he started 50 Ducks in hopes that he can spark an interest in waterfowl conservation among school children and the non...
EP 458. Outdoor Life Hunting Stories
March 25, 2024 10:33 - 1 hour - 106 MBWhile growing up on a farm in rural Missouri, his dad had predicted he'd become a newspaper reporter. Probably because he intuitively knows the value of a story. Sure enough, Andrew McKean's colorful career eventually took him to Outdoor Life, where as the long-time hunting and conservation editor, he's drilled into issues that affect wildlife, wildlands, and people. An incredible storyteller, McKean dives headlong into memorable hunting trips, like the time he recovered legendary Jim Corbet...
EP 457. BS'ing with Redbeard Between Roadtrips
March 21, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 91.1 MBBetween chasing waterfowl and promoting Voormi, my buddy Ryan Yarnell aka Tex aka Redbeard sees as much of North America through a truck windshield as I do each year. Every now again our paths cross and we even get to hunt ducks together. In between roadtrips, Yarnell and I catch up, talking about Voormi's new bibs and rain jacket, this past US duck season, driving the highways and byways, our hunting retrievers, snow geese, and duck hunting West Virginia. You know, pretty much the same noth...
EP 456. How Mallards Experience and Utilize the Landscape
March 18, 2024 10:36 - 1 hour - 128 MBWe all know duck habitat when we see it, but what do ducks "see"--how do our beloved mallards experience and utilize habitats at the landscale level before, during and after hunting season? Could understanding this make us more productive hunters, better habitat managers and long-time conservationsists? Nick Masto (that's Masto) is a duck hunter and recently completed his PhD at Tennessee Tech using the latest technologies. We do a deep dive into mallard habitat preferences on the wintering ...
EP 455. Need-To-Know Backyard Conservation and Hunting Topics
March 14, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 116 MBHow has hunting changed in the United States since yesteryear--and why? Whether private or public lands, is it as easy to gain access? And how does the increasingly non-hunting public view hunters and hunting? Award-winning writer, public speaker and recurring FOX News guest, Gabriella Hoffman and I race through a list of ongoing need-to-know topics from right here in our back yard: roadkill legislation, banning hunting dog events, how the famously publicized Hollywood Buck influences public...
EP 454. Duckboats Renaissance
March 11, 2024 10:21 - 1 hour - 117 MBBack in the internet stone ages way before social media platforms, old-school do-it-yourself duck hunters from around the world gathered in online communities known as duck hunting chatrooms--sharing local traditions, exchanging ideas, swapping hunts. It was almost like discovering fire! Decades later, Duckboats.net still exists and is thriving like a most-popular Smalltown, USA coffeeshop. "The best duck boats stand out at the boat ramp but vanish in the marsh," says duckboat.net founder E...
EP 453. Skelly Woods
March 07, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 100 MB"I'd known about it forever," says John Williams, speaking about a large, diamond-in-the-rough bottomland hardwood tract along a river in Oklahoma, "And dreamed of owning something like it one day." He cut his teeth duck hunting Oklahoma public lands and followed his father's footsteps into realty, forging his way into recreational properties before it was really even a thing. That dream property finally came for sell. He's since spent decades learning the property, developing it into the la...
EP 452. The Feather Thief
March 04, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 117 MBIs it true that "man is seldom content to witness nature...he must posess it?" What is it about beautiful feathers that so obsesses some of us? Truth is truly stranger than fiction, and some stories you couldn't contrive in a lifetime's worth of imagination. Kirk Wallace Johnson's The Feather Thief is prime example--a child prodigy flutist becomes a world-champion salmon fly tier, breaks into British Natural History Museum, stealing hundreds of rare bird skins worth millions of dollars in th...
EP 451. Cape Barren Goose Hunting in Tasmania
February 29, 2024 10:28 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBRare in terms of the extremely small geograpic area they can be hunted relative to earth--and trust me, it's one helluva long trip just getting there from here--Cape Barren geese are also regarded as among the world's largest goose species in the world. While the coals for lambchops are getting hot, our Tasmanian bucket-list host, Rockjaw, talks about growing up on remote Flynder's Island; Cape Barren Goose habits, agricultural conflicts and hunting techniques, ways to eat 'em; and about oth...
EP 450. Carter's Big Island: Location, Location, Location--and Commitment
February 26, 2024 10:34 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBAfter a mallards-galore Kansas timber hunt--and I'm talking mallard flocks spilling over the treetops like tossed dice into the coffee-colored opening surrounded by thick ice--Carter's Big Island father-son team, Roy and Drake, and I visit about their singular 74-day objective: to put fluttering greenheads in front of client guns. It doesn't happen by accident either. It's all about location, location, location and an unwavering, year-round commitent. Covering topics to include the season re...
EP 449. Old School Functionality That Fits Our Lifestyle and Lasts a Lifetime
February 22, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBForm or function? Because long before waterfowl hunting clothing became a conspicuous corporate camo fashion statement, generations of savvy duck killers chose practical, earth-toned natural materials that kept them warm, dry and concealed while lasting generations. And because history repeats itself, it seems that the entire hunting industry is suddenly trending from latest-greatest patterns to good old-fashioned solids again. Except for Tom Beckbe. They remained loyal to old school functi...
EP 448. Five Minutes: 300 Seconds That Changed My Life
February 19, 2024 10:40 - 1 hour - 102 MBFive minutes isn't much time. But 300 seconds probably seems like an eternity when your life depends on it happening. A duck hunter from Minnesota, Jack Zimmerman joined the Army to serve his country. Returning with no legs and damged arms after stepping on an IED, he has no regrets. Shaping himself into the best new version possible, he encourages others to do likewise through his actions-speak-louder-than-words approach to life. He continues waterfowl hunting with an appreciation like neve...
EP 447. Form Follows Function at Voormi
February 15, 2024 10:40 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBAfter a thousand-plus wears, Voormi's High-E Hoodie and other products like the 2-pocket hoodie and base layers, have become essential, must-pack staples while waterfowl hunting worldwide. Highlighting the many reasons that I now love and rely on Voormi gear, founder Butch English does dives deep into the substrate-driven functionality, meaningful design and purposeful innovativeness of their core technology. At the heart of it all? Yep. A duck hunter from Missouri that knew from experienc...
EP 446. Is the Mallard Migration Shifting? Or Is Something Else Possibly Happening?
February 12, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBIn December's "Where the Hell are the Mallards" (EP 434), Dr. Michael Schummer described waning migrations of "Halloween mallards," that subset of North American mallards that fly to their southern overwintering haunts in mid- to late-October regardless of wintry temps and snow cover. He promised to climb down that rabbit hole with Dr. Phil Lavretsky if given the chance. Today, Drrs. Shummer and Lavretsky go deep into that briar patch! See, while it's easy to explain weak migrations in the a...
Ep 445. Building MOJO
February 08, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 82.6 MB"All I knew is that nobody was going to outwork me," says Mojo founder Terry Denmon in describing his abrupt departure from federal government employment decades ago to become an engineering consultant that did not yet even have one single client. Many years later, a new fangled decoy concept dropped into his lap and while it'd be easy to say that the rest is history, it wouldn't tell the entire story. Today's episode is more about working hard, thinking outside the box and never quitting th...
EP 444. Making Smoke
February 05, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 77.3 MBBack in the Big D and met with my buddy Brandon Roy, who cooks the best damned steak in Dallas. Because he's posting sumptuous smoked meats daily, was surprised to learn how much he really cooks. We blaze through a bunch of good-to-know, expert griller topics including various meat selections and smoking the perfect brisket, covering differences among social media platforms and dealing with vegan trolls. We also talk about an upcoming Mexico hunt together. Related Link: https://ww...
EP 443. All Waterfowl Sanctuaries Are Created Equal--Or Are They?
February 01, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 93.4 MBWe all know that waterfowl sanctuary is an essential component to managing overwintering waterfowl, but is all waterfowl sanctuary created equal? What are the different sanctuary types? Which do mallards prefer? How quickly do mallards respond to Arkansas duck hunting disturbances, and how does their behavior change? How might private landowners and managers adapt to provide more hunting opportunities and still offer sanctuary? A recent graduate of University of Arkansas Monticello, Ethan Di...
EP 442. The TRUE Saga of Liver Eating Johnson
January 29, 2024 10:30 - 1 hour - 139 MBThe landmark 1972 movie Jeremiah Johnson featuring Robert Redford should be mandatory viewing for every red-blooded American, and was based on a book entitled "Crow Killer: The Saga of Liver Eating Johnson." But who was he really, and was his name even Johnson? From the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Nathan Bender tells us all about this part-man-part-myth historical figure. Where'd he come from, why'd he prefer Hawkins guns, what'd he do for money, why'd he fight the Crows and why'd he s...
EP 441. Hit-or-Miss Waterfowl Hunting in Wyoming
January 25, 2024 10:10 - 1 hour - 84.6 MBKind of hard to complain about killing Wyoming greenhead limits when the temperatures are in mid-60s, but that's not always the case. Seasonably warm weather made for hit-or-miss waterfowl hunting in Wyoming, but the show must go on--you don't know unless you go, right?! A waterfowl hunting guide for 35 years, JJ Randolph is also a world-class storyteller and human being. He talks about starting Wyobraska--y'all ain't going believe what he traded for his first blind--why he chose Wyoming, im...
EP 440. Reinvented in the Wild West
January 22, 2024 10:42 - 1 hour - 100 MBThe quote above door reads, "Back to the New West. The Wild West I leave to you." While many people have traveled since forever to Cody, Wyoming, to discover the Wild West, many came to disappear or to be reinvented. From the Buffalo Bill Center of the Wild West, Mckracken Research Library, Eric Rossborough provides entertaining accounts of some colorful personalities that did just that, explaining why back in the day locals never asked new folks' names or origins. An amazing storyteller, R...
EP 439. Goose Hunting in Minnesota
January 18, 2024 10:23 - 1 hour - 94 MBIt's a balmy 12 degrees outside, but inside a blind the size of some small homes, burning heaters have things toasty. We're fixing to throw steaks and eggs on the griddle, too! Hunting guide Duncan Abram talks about Minnesota goose hunting, describing how he got started honker hunting, why its a pretty big deal here, why they run such big blinds, what's his blind breakfast specialty, and much more. MOJO’s Duck Season Somewhere Podcast Sponsors: MOJO Outdoors Benelli Shotgun...
EP 438. The Real Minnesota Vikings
January 15, 2024 09:55 - 1 hour - 91.2 MBY'all can chalk today's episode up to interesting things I've never, ever before heard about in goose camp. Or anywhere. According to Elroy Belgaard, vikings--and we're talking real deal Lief Erikson stuff here--visited Minnesota more than a hundred years preceding Christopher Columbus's "discovery" of America. There's plenty evidence to include rune stones, moring stones, and other stuff. Why were they here, what evidence exists, what do 10 human skeletons have to do with anything, why are ...
EP 437. Pennsylvania Duck Hunting
January 11, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 86.4 MBWe're about 20 miles from the historic Gettysburg Battlefield, the waterfowl hunting has been tough even by Pennsylvania standards, but we got it done. Ramsey meets with long-time friend Nate Metcalf and Jason Cramer to talk about Pennsylvania duck and goose hunting. No differently than bs'ing in duck blinds the world over, we get into some interesting topics to include historic homes, indian sex stones, famous college classmates, and more. The things you hear while duck hunting, huh?! ...
EP 436. Mississippi River Diver Hunting
January 08, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 110 MBHunting from an open water blind wrapped in Christmas-smelling evergreens, we were surrounded by hundreds of longlined blocks to include many of Doc's hand-carved "Cleveland-style" decoys, lines worth of Pat's own functional art, and even Coop the Chicken Dog's urn decoy thrown in for good measure--because you can never have too many decoys hunting divers on the mighty Mississippi River! Picking off bluebills, canvasbacks, buffleheads and occaisonal redheads from a nearby miles-long raft of...
EP 435. Sam's First Duck Hunt
January 05, 2024 10:25 - 1 hour - 103 MBGrowing up deer hunting, dove hunting and fishing with a couple brothers in West Alabama, Sara Burkhalter was just one of the boys, which we talk about in depth. Inspired by her duck hunting husband, their first black lab, and what she percieves as a dramatic shift in the way our children are being influenced by modern technology, Sara interupted her day-to-day job as a contruction company owner to write a children's book. A powerfully articulate communicator, she describes why preserving ol...
EP 434. Where the Hell Are the Ducks?!
December 26, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBIt's the week of Christmas. Coast to coast, north to south, everyone seems frustrated while awaiting south-bound ducks, asking themselves where in the hell are the ducks?! Is the sky falling? Do we really even have ducks? Or is the answer a little more straight forward? Waterfowl migration guru Dr. Michael Schummer explains what we're seeing--or not! Using his proprietary forecast model, he even makes a prediction for the upcoming week. MOJO’s Duck Season Somewhere Podcast Sponsors: ...
EP 433. Waterfowl Eyesight: Seeing Things for What They Really Are
December 21, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBHow well do ducks and geese really see--and how can understanding this make you a more effective waterfowl hunter? Dr. Bradley Cohen from Tennessee Tech explains waterfowl eyesight to Ramsey, focusing on depth perception, field of view, color discernment and rapid "refresh rates." Citing many years of in-depth research, he paints a pretty clear picture. I mean, there's a reason they sell camo long handles and face paint, huh? Waterfowl's ability to hear and smell are worth mentioning, but t...
EP 432. Oregon Duck Hunt
December 18, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBRamsey scratches Oregon off the duck hunting list, leaving on Virginia and West Virginia remaining. He recounts his visit with host Brandon Potter, who describes waterfowl opportunities, waterfowl species, hunting styles, and what it's like living and raising family in close proximity to Portland, the most left-leaning, woke-assed city in America. *** Correction: In Oregon, dusky geese can only legally be hunted farther east than described in this episode. The dusky goose line is eas...
EP 431. Building a World Waterfowl Collection
December 14, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 96.3 MBBuilding a world waterfowl collection--and we're talking everything--is a daunting challenge. But for hunter-scientist-curator Andy Englis, it's just another day at the office. Why the collection and its importance, sure, but among the other interesting topics covered are his close-as-a-speartip encounter with a head hunting tribe and longest duck penises in the world. The things you learn, huh?! ***** Recorded during a recent hunter-scientist-conservation effort in Australia. Specia...
EP 430. Australia Outback Goose Camp
December 11, 2023 10:00 - 2 hours - 132 MBIt's as hot while goose hunting as when cutting summertime Mississippi grass, plus there's plenty dangerous critters in the field and water, but geese and ducks are flying! Australia's outback no different than goose camps elsewhere around the world--good eats and good times are had by all. Falling in with the motley assortment of Australian goose hunters that Ramsey considers friends, he learns their stories. Tune in for a conversation that's as likely familiar as it is entertaining and inf...
EP 429. Chasing Living, Breathing Waterfowl Fossils
December 07, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBWaterfowl geneticist, Dr. Phil Lavretsky, Ramsey and others hunting the Australia Outback for magpie geese, whistling ducks and other endemic duck species. What makes magpie geese so unique, how are they living fossils between chicken-like birds and duck-goose-swan-type waterfowl as we know them today, and what, if any, is their relationship to reptiles and dinosaurs? Describing the importance of sampling representative species worldwide to both institutional and applied sciences, Lavretsky...
EP 428. Family Duck Hunting Traditions Down Under
December 04, 2023 10:00 - 2 hours - 133 MBThree generations of Australian duck hunters--grandfather Ray, son Glenn, and granddaughter Kareena--describe their family's duck hunting traditions Down Under, emphasizing why it's important to each of them, how it has connected them to the waterfowl resource and to each other, and how they feel about its possible closure. They each share personal anti-duck hunting experiences, too! You'll likely be surprised at how familiar Australia duck hunting is to hunting in your own back yard despite...
EP 427. Washington Sea Duck Hunting Pioneers
November 30, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBWay back before trophy sea duck hunting went mainstream due to the internet and North American species contests--and in a region where the almighty mallard reigned supreme among local duck hunters--the Otto brothers began plying Washington State's Puget Sound for the beautiful waterfowl species that most duck hunters had only seen in bird books and largely ignored. Their youthful obsession spawned lifelong passion where continuously upping their own game, sharing their world with new friends...
EP 426. SPECIAL Into the Vault 2023
November 29, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBDU's Logan Nevins and I talk about Michigan waterfowl hunting, public land duck hunting here versus there, Memphis barbecue and more before jumping Into the Vault. Wow! From hard to find collectible shotguns and once-in-a-lifetime Terry Redlin original artwork to ready-to-hunt duck boats and antique decoys, Logan takes us on an amazing tour. My advice? Just buy it for your wife's Christmas gift--it's the thought that counts!
EP 425. A Pacific Paradise Duck Hunting Lifestyle
November 27, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBRetreating from fast-paced, frenetic Seattle to tranquil Olympic Peninsula settings seemed the perfect escape even though their friends thought they were crazy. And there was just one question--how in the heck would they make a living? Now decades later, Captain Dave and Tiffany Drewry recount building a life and the hugely successful Peninsula Sportsman guide service in their Washington State Pacific paradise, describing unique island culture, nearby Port Townsend, sea duck species, hunting...
EP 424. Hama Hama Oysters a 6th-Generation Family Tradition
November 22, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBLearned during a recent visit the Washington State leads the nation in oyster production--and I love oysters, ate them the entire week! Hama Hama Oysters has been operating for 6 generations. Over a huge sampler of oysters, clams and mussels, Adam James describes his family's history in oyster and timber production, telling how the two go hand in hand. He explains what it takes to produce great crops, the surprising origins of his bivalved crops, why there's an oyster renaissance underway th...
EP 423. Harlequin Ducks in the Balance in Washington State
November 20, 2023 10:00 - 2 hours - 112 MBWashington State's waterfowl resources are extremely diverse, and managing a full suite of dabblers, divers, seaducks and geese is a daunting task to say the least. The recent closure of the Harlequin duck season in Washington was extremely controversial. Washington State was for many years the only place in the continental United States that harlequin ducks could still be harvested. Prized by collectors as special trophies, it was a pretty big deal. Kyle Spragens is Washington State's water...
EP 422. "Taming the Wild West" of Guide and Outfitting Industry
November 16, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 88.7 MBShould waterfowl hunting guides and outfitters have licensing requirements? Is the waterfowl guiding industry really the Wild West?Should there be some form of professional oversight to weed out the worse from the best? What might those minimal requirements be? And how might a professional outfitter society benefit hunting, local and client hunters, habitat and waterfowl resources? Alberta Professional Outfitter Society's Corey Jarvis, Jeana Schuurman and Rob Reynolds answer these questions ...
EP 421. Shifting Baselines in Texas
November 15, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBA 7th-generation Baytown Texan, Shannon Tompkins was an outdoor journalist that highlighted Texas hunting and fishing for over 40 years. He recalls growing up duck hunting, describing his mentors and LeFour’s Model 12; places like the sprawling Barrow’s Ranch during its heyday, the infamous cardiac pond, Los Patos; bygone times like when Texas was the foremost US snow goose hunting destination. A self-described dinosaur in today’s duck hunting world, Tompkins cites several instances of "shi...
EP 420. Feed the Beast--Inukshuk Professional Dog Food
November 13, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 95.8 MBWhat won't our beloved retrievers do for us? To-the-horizon, full-blast retrieves across wide open fields or across frigid waters to recover downed waterfowl seem their singular life missive. Our ride-or-die duck hunting partners will do absolutely anything to live up to our expectations, requiring they be high-performance athletes instead of just pets. When Char Dawg's professional trainer, Alan Sandifer, made the switch to Inukshuk Professional Dog Food, we did, too. Rocket-fuel results we...
EP 419. Best-of-Best Alberta Canada Waterfowl Outfitter
November 09, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBFor 20 years, Rob Reynolds and his wife Lori have operated Ranchland Outfitters. Their reputation for delivering best-of-best Alberta waterfowl hunting experiences is unrivaled. But why? Rob describes the random events leading him into this business, his family's deep-seated roots in Alberta, how and why he's amassed hunting from Alberta's boreal forest clear down to the US border, what the waterfowl hunting's like in September-October and---get this--what its like in mid-December when hunti...
EP 418. Saskatchewan Goose Guides
November 08, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 77.4 MB"When Jake scouts, he always finds a great hunt. Always," says Northern Skies Outfitters Matt Schauer. Visiting between incredible fall hunts, he introduces me to a couple of his top goose guides, Jake Slimp and Jeremy Bolanbarker--who were inducted to the business at an extremely young age. How'd they find their way into a year-round waterfowl guiding gig, what do they like most about it, and what's their secrets for producing happy clients day in and day out? Real goose guide stuff. Enjoy....
EP 417. Oklahoma Waterfowl Hunting Guide
November 06, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 75.7 MBHailing from the Red River valley that forms the boundary between Texas and Oklahoma and only about an hour-and-a-half from downtown Dallas, Dakota Stowers is a long-time waterfowl guide. And when he's not guiding waterfowl hunts in Oklahoma? He guides deer, turkeys, wild hogs and doves. He and his wife, Summer, talk about getting into the business, lessons learned from an old outfitter mentor, what it takes to run a successful year-round business. Good stuff. Related Link: Waterfow...
EP 416. A Radical Sabbatical Lifestyle
November 02, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 73.8 MB"Find a job that interferes with your real life, not the other way around," someone once told Isaiah Bateel. And he did just that. He's now traveled through 50 states and several counties doing the things that matter most--hunting, fishing, hiking. Talking about how and why he crafted his lifestyle, he talks about some of his hunting and fishing adventures and shares his fairly unique take on the social media. MOJO’s Duck Season Somewhere Podcast Sponsors: MOJO Outdoors Benel...