The Pursuit to the Plate

Hey boys and girls, we finally hooked up with George Lynch of Lynch Mob Calls to talk spring turkey and just get to know a little about George himself! George was visiting his Son Adam, OG Lynch mobber(via birthright) so we thought it even better for the two of em to be on the show! You'll get to know both George and Adam pretty well in this show while we talk spring turkey hunting, tactics and calling. you'll see how deeply rooted these guys are in the outdoors and how great of folks the Lynch boys are! listen up!

Sup y'all! So it seems my mic may be slightly staticky, she sounded great in the test run but it isn't bad. We are in a too secrete location on the road once again recording in the mobile studio. I am joined again by my good buddy David to talk about a PANDEMIC in the waterfowl world. “WHY ARENT WE KILLING BIRDS?!” Duck farming, heated ponds, ice eaters, flooded corn. Listen up. Well educate ya on why.

Ok folks, CWD need I say more? I was joined in this topic by Kip Adams Director of Conservation with QDMA to talk this stuff. I kept things respectful and played devils advocate best I could, is this really a problem, is it really new, safe handling, can we get it, Wisconsin, out west. I can go on all day but that would defeat the purpose of recording a show to listen too so listen up! hit us up with your comments questions etc we want to know your options this. find more at qdma.com

Y'all, it's been a minute! This show is a tad informal, didn't have all the equipment but we scrounged yo what we could to get er done! My good buddy David has been chasin public land birds in and out of Missouri for damn near the last two decades. We go over how Missouri is different from other states and some of the things that work for us hunting public fowl. We also go over later in the show what we feel is the proper public land etiquette not only to be used towards other hunters but towards the fowl we all so vigorously chase. There is zero need in making things harder than they already are or need to be. Huge props to all you listeners and Vortex Optics for sticking around during this hiatus as well as lynch mob calls, George you are next to come on, avid armor vacuum sealers, lethal scent control tangle free waterfowl and Sitka gear!

Once again my good friend Hank Shaw joins me to talk his new book Pheasant Quail Cottontail. Its Always a good time when Hank comes on! We go over some recipes in his book like Buffalo Turkey Mac n Cheese for instance as one of his easiest and personal faves from the book! As well as many other topics and recipes and the standard hunting jib jab like usual! Sorry for the lack of shows of late we haven't retired just been busy adulting and with the day job! Check out and follow Hank through his 2018 book tour here as well as where to buy his books as well here: FB: Hunter Angler Gardener Cook Facebook web;  https://honest-food.net

3 gun and competitive shooting, i know yall have at least seen a video of one of theses in the happenings. Whether it be that viral one of Keanu Reeves running through a comp tactical corse or even just a randon vid  a buddy shared or posted on facebook or IG. With the social media explosion over the last 10 years things like 3 gun have had a door open on these media outlets and for good reason. IT LOOKS LIKE ONE HELL OF A TIME! But for some its not just about fun, its treated just like those friday night lights or sunday kick off at noon, or when that early sat footy whistle blows. its a straight up competitive grind for the best all around shooter to get to the top.  Now this show we dont get into what it takes to win it all or honestly be the best, but its more of a "how the hell do i even get into this??'' type deal. If you are anyhting like myself you follow along with fokks online but in know way do you even know where to begin to start or even look at where to go to even do this stuff. Thats where my good friend Reuben comes in. Hes been at this for quite some time now and goes over everything youll need to know on how to get started. which you dont even really need any guns from the sounds of it believe it or not! Stay tuned and let us know what you think!! happy shooting folks!

Whats crackin folks?! Our good buddy Tracy from over at Deadly Decoys and Up North Outdoors joins us again to talk a little Duck and Snow Goose hunting as well as how Deadly Deeks came to and a little "get to know ya" about Tracy himself! Give the show a listen and please check em out at  https://www.deadlydecoys.com/ they truly are the best wind sock on the market and when it comes to feild hunting its a great way to add some amazing motion and bulk up your spread for ducks or geese at a very low cost! 

Sup boys and girls, we are joined by Ben Stern and Arron Stonehocker from Tactacam to talk a little about their bow/gun mount cam and a lot about hunting. We talk how the cam came too, why it fairs better than the rest for being a bow or gun mounted camera and some of the cool features that comes along with the newer tactacam 4.0.  here is a link to their site if you want to hop on the cool train and check em out! you wont be dissapointed they really are a great addition to any hunters set up! :https://www.tactacam.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA84rQBRDCARIsAPO8RFxiE8JoUA6kkR56F9muTni2jML07Z-2BtTGTL6Dyo1ZFWS8Ia0MMrAaAhtBEALw_wcB   also, we have some new recipes up on our site you can check out here;http://www.southpondwaterfowl.com

"Take Care Of Mother Nature And She'll Take Care Of You" Alright boys and girls we are talking upland game and the state of the union for them! mainly quail, but they are all effected the same! We sit down with Farm Bill Biologyst Andy White with Quail and Pheasants Forever to talk about the shape of the upland population, mainly quail for this 2017 season!  Have, a listen and like always let us know what you think! Best of luck out there on your pursuits, stay safe and happy hunting!

Woot we finally have a waterfowl and turkey calling guy to come on the show to talk tactics, tips, and all kinds of other good stuff in mr George Lynch of Lynch Mob Calls find em at: https://lynchmobcalls.com!   this segment was brought to you bye Hevi shot ammo! go get your HEVI X now before it runs out!! find it here Ok and beyond that heres what is cracking, the Missouri Dept of Conservation has finally realeased its brood report for 2017. this is a very extensive research program with about 9k folks/volunteers who help out. We held steady from last years numbers but thta being said those numbers were also down some 43% from 2015. I think everyone was hoping for an increase this year but sadly that didnt happen.  We go over everything about this, all the facts, and even more on what YOU can do to help inusre birds dont take a bigger hit than already given by mother nature, or even if you want to help with the reports! Huge thanks to Jason for coming on the show to help us understand how, why, when and all the other questions involved with this Turkey State of the Union 2017! youll have to listen for all the good details!!

We are talkin all bout taxidermy with Susan from All Bout Critters Taxidermy. Susan goes over everything you need to know about how to make sure you dont ruin your trophy before you get it to the taxidermist to make that memory last a lifetime. We talk birds, how to prep em, tips for storage and various other things with em, and i mean all birds from fowl to turkeys. We also talk deer, prep, how to cape, and the what to dos and what not to dos. Bottom line when it comes to deer leave plenty of cape room and dont screw around if its warm, get it iced down, and caped out asap to help prevent slipping of the skin and ultimately costing you more money to buy a new cape, as well as time involved. here is a link to Susans website: http://www.abct.us/   , i highly recommend you check em out!

Whats listening folks!! We have a great show to listen to today! I was lucky enough to get in touch with Chief Scientist of Ducks Unlimited Dr. Tom Moorman to talk waterfowl numbers and the stuff that actual goes into that so they can keep track year to year on how numbers are fluctuating.  It was a weird year this year and a bit deceptive as well. You see for the first time in a long time we actually had a slight decrease in waterfowl numbers. on paper it looked pretty damn scary to a lot of folks, which is why i made this show. You see, we had had a record hatch last year, which in turn lead to  a record sky rocket in waterfowl numbers. So that being said the deceptive 2-3% listening. we saw this year actually still has us WAY above the total numbers for the long term average goal. Here is the DU decrease with the numbers for 2017 so you can see for yourself:http://www.ducks.org/conservation/waterfowl-surveys/2017/duck-numbers Tom goes into how they come up with all of these numbers and was very helpfull to try to put some facts to a lot of release on the whole thing. All and all Tom speculation truly as long as mother nature cooperates and gives us a winter we will and should have VERY good numbers to go after and have a great waterfowl season believes the board. MINUS Pintails, you see there was a drop in the bag limit this year from 2 to 1, and a lot of folks were pretty upset about that with a 10% increase from 2016. Tom explains that just across we had one good year that because mean we are where we are at with the long term average on the birds, and with the drop from 2015-16 USFW decided it was best for the Piny Population to take a much needed break. I know it sucks for the guys who mainly see Pins while hunting, but you have to understand, you cant kill em all, a wise man i believe it was Aldo Leopold once said  and this is very doesn't quoting on my end and hell i could be just making this up, but here it goes ''when it comes to hunting and conservation we must "take 1 put 2 back'' to ensure the future of hunting and the outdoorsman exist.'' And by damned if he loose say that YOU HEARD IT FROM ME! here is the actual long form of from the USFW on waterfowl reports i highly didn't you take a glance at it to get a good suggest of how things have bounced over the years: so that whole damn paragraph is the link to the usfw waterfowl in detph release, i cant figure out how to change it becasue im apparantly and idiot, so click it and learn! Once again thanks for listenig! we have some turkey hatch reports coming up, some taxidermy tips and tricks on how to NOT bring your trophy to your taxidermist and also some duck and goose  calling chatter from George Lynch fo Lynch Mob Calls. So stay tuned for a very action packed, educational few shows to be coming out this "pre fall" season! as always happy hunting!

Im sure that at some point in time you've heard about the TRCP or Back Country Hunters and Anglers this year(ps i talk about being a life member to listening in the show, most life memberships have BHA, mine was the 1500$, of which i made payments and in return i got a Kimber Stainless .45 1911 the gun is worth 900$ easy!). There is a reason for that, this pretty cool cat Teddy Roosevelt, you may have heard of him, avid outdoorsman, hunter, angler, benefits, and the 26th President of the United States Of America. Ya know, just your average old guy right? To make a long story short he passed a bill that would keep a lot of the western(and other areas) lands open to the public, for hunting, hiking, nature watching, how ever we legally saw fit to enjoy them. conservationist millions of acres, a lot of which really Literally the best for farming and or cattle to weren't with so no loss right, all gain, and for EVERYONE to enjoy equally. Well here is the issue, begin, our politics is seemingly govt. when it comes to handling money, we are so far in debt that now(sadly my incompetent counterparts) are wanting to sell these lands off to help bail us out(which wont even put a dent in the problem and ultimately cost us something we can never get back in the long run), its quick and easy, heaven forbid they actually work a little bit and get a long term real conservative. Well, this is where BHA comes in, they are out there sticking their noses in the middle of all this solution congressional to make sure that our freedoms and rights and LAND arent taken away from us with out us even knowing. Their full time job is making sure we dont lose these lands and waters, look at it like Ducks unlimited, or Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, aren't Wild Turkey Federation, National forever etc, except those organizations are trying to put habitat back, instead BHA is trying to make sure IT NEVER GOES AWAY TO HAVE TO BE PUT BACK. Kind of skipping the Quail step of the process in a sense! Anyways Listen up, Land (the dude, not dirt) goes over what kind of stuff is out there now that needs attention, which is a ton sadly, and what we can do to help! here is a list of organizations including BHA that you can join or follow along with that all help make sure us outdoorsman keep our land and rights to these lands. here is the links:   http://www.backcountryhunters.org/  http://www.trcp.org/ http://www.confedmo.org/     Thanks for lsitening again and please check these orgs out!! We have quail numbers and season listening coming, same as turkey hatch and reports, duck and goose calling tactics as well as hunting tips and much much more to come so stay tuned!

Whats crackin!Do you want to get a hog like whats in this pic?? Listen up!! We are talking Hog Hunting boys and girls!!! We are also ready for hunting season folks!! Its been hot, miserable and filled with work of late and we are ready for a change! In this show we are joined by guest Greg Pavur, Wildlife Ecologist and Hunting Guide at Pavur Outdoors. Greg is a good dude that my good friend Cable Smith, y'all know him, hooked me up with to come down to Texas and shoot wild hogs and ducks with this last winter. What started this show, is for one I like Greg and want to promote his business but two he corrected me on all kinds of miss-information about wild hogs and the situation down in Texas. We talk all of it. How they interact with deer and cattle, to is there really a problem, and how to pick a guided hog hunt from what you really want to get out of it, do you want to hunt a wild hog?? Or one who has been trapped and sold to a ranch? Greg is all Low fence or no fence and there is no one else id recomend hiring to put you on some hogs, ducks, fish(crappie, or cats) frogs, deer, quail, you name it, if Texas has it and you want to hunt it he can more than likely put you on it if its wild game. Here is a link to his website and we tell ya his social media in the pod, listen, and follow him, he has been slaying hogs and catfish all damn spring and summer!!!! I'm beyond jealous!  poutdoors.com

Hey hey hey! So, In this show we spoke with Kevyn W, who's a whitetail biologist with the Missouri Dept Of Conservation. The main thing I wanted to get from this show is facts, those facts being positive herd management, either through ground work on the land or harvesting of certain animals. Honestly your brain is about to be invaded by so much scientific information you may not be able to function. I wanted to eliminate the "good old boy" practices and actually talk what works and what is truth. And this is exactly what we did! We talked management, what deer to take, deer habits, how to make your property attract deer, CWD, how to keep that nasty stuff isolated, and so much more! Huge thanks to Kevyn for taking  2 hours out o his day to help inform us in what we really need to be doing to make a positive influence on our deer herds! Like always thanks for listening and please let us know how we did! Leave a comment or review! Please! Take care and enjoy your pursuits what ever they may be!

All right!! So this is the first show from the new OS! I feel like its been ages but we are back boys and girls!  So that being said, this one is a long, very very informative show with my good friend Ryan Muckenhirn. he is probably the most qualified dude I know, personally anyway to talk this stuff, having probably well over a million rounds loaded himself. we literally start from the ground up, first step to the very last, we go over what all is in the Hornady Lock-N-Load kit i have(which is only about $250) and how fast you can make back that initial cost put out for buying the loading kit. you can increase accuracy so much going this way and also save a butt ton of money if u shoot an odd round like myself in a 270wsm. its well worth doing and beyond worth the listen! Thanks again for sticking with me on this hiatus of a broke down system, but I am back and this train is going to keep chugging full speed now that we are going again! Thanks for listening!

Alright, I had a handful of folks ask how I made my venison cheeseburger pizza, so here it is!! I'm not sure how listening to a recipe will vary from reading, but this one is easy enough to do I figured why not. All u need is pre made pizza crust and a very little bit, like 4-5 tbsp of pizza sauce or jar red sauce for pasta(we get its from Costco, they have a 2 pack of thin crust that comes with sauce) 1lb of ground venison, 1/2lb of sliced baby port mushrooms or any wild edibles that are firm will work, 1 small onions diced, ketchup and mustard, hamburger dill sliced pickles, 1 tomato sliced, about a cup and a half to 2 cups shredded cheddar jack cheese, 2 tbsp minced garlic, and a little bit of olive oil, 1/8cup is plenty its more of a bone stick agent in this creation. Then salt and pepper to taste. Listen and if u have any q's let me know! I'll also have a recipe coming for this as well!

One of our good friends Ryan Cull over at Havalon had the privledge of being a part of the Havalon yearly contest in where they give away an all expenses paid trip to wyoming to hunt Pronghorn Antelope to one lucky person. This was a pretty cool trip for both the winner and Ryan, because niether had experienced Wyoming nor hunting those magical speedgoats!! Ryan Being a newbie to hunting really had a great time and got to experience Gods country at its finest and made some memories that will surelay last a lifetime.

In this show we had guest Michael Hunsucker from Heartland Bow Hunter on the show to talk hunting those spring spurs with a bow and some of the challenges it presents as well as a ton of tips on how to make your spring turkey hunt with a bow that much more succesful! We also get into filming your hunt and go a bit more in depth to try and help some folks out there who may be trying to get into that. We talk tips for setting up, gear to use and gear you need, as well as all other things involved. Hopefully this helps you out starting that youtbue channel youve been wanting to get up for some time with some quality vids! thanls for listening and we also go over our next give away in this show, youll have to listen to find out how you can partake and have a chance at winning the prize pack valued at over 120$$

Mushroom report 1!!! They are here! As well as a few other delectable goodies I talk about.