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Waterfowl, big game, small game, trapping, fishing, and conservation talk from across the country with new guests every week

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    • Feb 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 7m AVG DURATION
    • 145 EPISODES


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    #139: Billy Barnett- Turkey Hunting USA

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 91:56


    Billy joins the show to talk Turkey Hunting USA, his adventures last season, turkey with pistol, plans for next season, and more. Check out turkeyhuntingusa.com for all your turkey gear needs.

    #138: Jimmy Rehil - Coyotes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 63:17


    Jimmy Rehil comes back on the show to talk coyote hunting and tips for those starting out chasing coyotes

    #137: Sheds, Cold Weather, and Wildlife Legislation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 55:43


    Drew and Garrett talk about what's going on for them personally and around the country.

    #136: Joey Vasallo - Midwest Flyways

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 100:49


    Joey comes back on to talk about his recent BANDED cinnamon teal, last season's hunts, Minnesota's duck season problems, fly fishing, and much more. Go listen to the Midwest Flyways podcast and follow along on all the social medias.

    #135: Do You Want To Watch Us Record Live?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 2:26


    Do you guys want to watch live records of the episodes?

    #134: Riley Skone - Skone Ranch Outfitters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 79:43


    Riley Skone of Skone Ranch Outfitters joins the show to discuss waterfowl in central Washington, banded and GPS birds, what it's like getting started as a young guide, best hunts, and much more. To book a hunt you can call or text Riley at 509-750-0728 or send a message on Instagram to @skone_ranch_outfitters

    #133: Howl For Wildlife

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 108:43


    John and Charles from Howl For Wildlife join the show to discuss how and why you should join Howl and some upcoming bills and legislations outdoorsman need to keep an eye on and be vocal about this year.

    #132: Chris Hustad - Falling Through the Ice & 2024 ND Waterfowl Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 76:23


    Chris Hustad comes back on the show to talk about his recent unexpected swimming experience while ice fishing. We also go over his waterfowl season this year and ice fishing plans for this winter.

    #131: Zach Starcer - Wyoming Mountain Lion and Black Bear

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 67:35


    Zach Starcer calls in from Wyoming to discuss his recent mountain lion hunt, black bear hunting, deer, and elk

    #130: Garrett's Montana Buck and Pike Spearing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 61:12


    Drew and Garrett discuss wolves in Minnesota, Garrett's Montana buck and pike spearing, deer in South Dakota, and more

    #129: Chris Morgan - VP West MTA - Grizzlies, Wolves, and Trapping

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 95:40


    Chris Morgan is the VP West of the Montana Trapper's Association. He joins the show to talk trapping, legislation, why you should be involved in legislation that has to do with trapping or outdoor related, wolves, grizzlies, and much more.

    #128: Favorite Deer Stories & Drew's SD Deer Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 93:09


    Garrett and Drew discuss Drew's deer mystery and their favorite deer stories

    #127: Minnesota Bucks Hit the Ground

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 41:57


    Drew and Garrett go over Garrett's doe harvest and the bucks Drew, Don, and Tom shot in Minnesota

    #126: Fowl Play Productions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 100:12


    The boys from Fowl Play Productions join the show to discuss their giveaway, who they are, deer, waterfowl, and much more. Follow them on all socials at Fowl Play Productions

    #125: Antelope and Waterfowl Recap and Deer Season Outlook

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 81:01


    Drew and Garrett discuss Garrett's archery antelope and waterfowl hunt. We also discuss rut report and rifle deer season outlook for Montana and Minnesota

    #124: Natalie Spalding - Tracking with Timber - Blood Tracking Dogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 71:42


    Natalie Spalding joins the show to discuss the when and why you should contact a blood tracking dog after shooting a deer

    #123: Elk Hunt Recap with Blaise Detienne

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 83:18


    Blaise joins the show to give a recap on his and Garrett's archery elk hunt

    #122: Joe Heintz - North Line Calls

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 69:47


    Joe returns to talk geese so far this season, social media difficulties, his new call venture, breaking down how he would go about different hunting scenarios, and much more

    #121: EXPLICIT Reed "Water Swat" Renfro

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 97:07


    Reed Renfro joins the show from Arkansas to talk hunting, free squirrel dogs, life being a mechanic, eating anything you shoot and much more

    #120: Bear Hunt Recap and the Problem With OnX

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 65:40


    We're back with a recap from Drew's bear hunt. We also discuss how a misunderstanding through OnX could have ended bad for Garrett.

    #119: Blaise Detienne & Bryar Backman - Hunting Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 46:58


    Blaise Garrett and Bryar talk about elk camp plans, Bryar's plan for his trapping money. Blaise and Garrett also talk hunting stories from over the years.

    #118: Last Big Game Preseason Episode of 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 72:33


    Drew and Garrett discuss prep and tactics for Garrett's upcoming elk hunt and Drew's upcoming bear hunt. We also get into some random hunting stories from waterfowl to deer

    #117: Blake Lawrence - Waterfowl

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 140:24


    Blake Lawrence finally joins the show after 2 years to talk waterfowl tips and tricks along with a bunch of hilarious stories from over the years. Check him out anywhere you media socially and talk with him about trading hunts

    #116: Chase Thompson - Absolutely Amazing Archery Antelope Assassin

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 67:53


    Chase stops in to give the run down of his 2024 Montana archery antelope. We also talk gear, past antelope stories, deer scouting, deer stories, and a bunch more.

    #115: Jimmy Rehil - Coyotes, Mule Deer, Whitetail, and Ducks

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 66:49


    Jimmy Rehil joins the show to talk mainly coyote hunting tipas and tactics and his experience in switching from treestand whitetails to spot and stalk mule deer. We also touch on waterfowl

    #114: Taylor Strother - Fowl Play Productions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 60:34


    Taylor Strother from Southern Arkansas joins the show to discuss what Fowl Play Productions is, how he got started in the outdoors, dogs, crows, hunting, fishing, and everything in between

    #113: Ben Brickey- Africa, Catfish, Deer, Bear, and Much More

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 77:33


    Ben finally joins the show to talk catfish, his Hunt of a Lifetime trip to Africa, deer, turkey, and bear hunting. We also talk bobcat, wolf, coyote, and other predators. And Drew shows us a picture of what he thought was a wolf but is actually a wendigo that you can see on the Woods & Water Instagram.

    #112: Waterfowl Scouting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 74:36


    In this episode Drew and Garrett go over tips and tricks for scouting in the early waterfowl season

    #111: Summer Scouting pt.2 - Western Whitetail and Mule deer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 70:02


    Garrett and Drew discuss the differences between whitetail in the central part of the country vs out west, differences between mule deer and whitetail, and how to find bucks in the summer while out scouting.

    #110: Summer Scouting pt.1 - Central Whitetail & Western Antelope

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 78:33


    Drew and Garrett talk summer scouting starting with whitetail in Drew's area of Minnesota then antelope in Garrett's area of Montana.

    #109: The Gopher Episode - Chase Thompson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 62:56


    Garrett and Chase record an episode while gopher hunting. They discuss last year's elk and deer and this spring's bear. The audio in this episode is lower quality than usual but we make up for it in jokes.

    #108: Youth Trapper Camp and Deer Property Management

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 71:59


    Garrett and Drew discuss what they did and learned over the past week/weekend at the youth trapper camp Garrett and his son went to and the deer property management seminar that Drew and his father went to.

    #107: Ken Plourde - Upland Game Bird Biologist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 81:57


    Ken Plourde is the upland game bird and habitat biologist for Montana's region 6. We talk about what programs landowners can and do join to help out upland habitat, the 2024 upland outlook, grasshoppers, drought, climate change, sage grouse populations, and much mores.

    #106: Nikie Hussey - Wrestling Bighorns and Bats

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 57:27


    Nikie Hussey is the non-game wildlife biologist for Montana's region 6. She joins the show for a quick 20 minutes at the beginning to give us a quick overview of what her job entails and some of her adventures over the years. After that, Garrett and Drew discuss what's new and going on so far this summer.

    #105: Trevor Austin - Pacific Calls

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 63:10


    Trevor Austin joins the show to talk about the 2023 waterfowl season, the Pacific Calls Turkey Rodeo, his turkey season so far, and new products coming to Pacific Calls this year.

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    #104: Poaching a Record Whitetail

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 70:06


    Drew gives Garrett the run down on the Ohio record possibly poached whitetail deer and we give our opinions on it. We also discuss more off season plans and current events.

    #103: Colton Gilman - Bulls and Toms

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 97:06


    Colton Gilman joins the show again to give us a rundown on his elk from last season, turkey from this season, and a bunch of stick bow adventures about bear, mountain lion, and other four legged critters.

    #102: Governor's Tag Auctions & Offseason Plans

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 51:32


    Drew and Garrett talk about some current outdoor news and offseason prep and gear plans

    #101: John Breeze - Deer Sheds and Turkey BS

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 99:48


    John Breeze joins the show for a good old fashion BS session on turkey, deer, shed hunting, and the what nots.

    #100: Matt Lumley - Legislation, Wolves, Bears, and an African Safari

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 50:28


    Matt Lumley is the president of the Montana Tappers Association and the vice president of the National Trappers Association. He was once a federal trapper stationed across many parts of the country for many different species and is now one of the most well-known people in the trapping community. He joins us to go over current legislation, grizzlies and wolverines on the endangered species list, wolves in Colorado, his trip to Africa and what his family experienced there, and his trip to Alaska where he trapped wolves with a blown out ACL

    #99: Billy Barnett - Turkey Hunting USA

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 69:08


    Billy Barnett joins the show to talk about where he's going this season, his favorite states to chase turkeys, getting a four bird slam with a handgun, and just some general turkey talk. You can follow along with Billy on all social media and YouTube at Turkey Hunting USA. You can also get all your turkey hunting gear at turkeyhuntingusa.com

    #98: BONUS Crossover Episode with the Part Time Hunter Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 79:35


    Daniel and Garrett talk about this upcoming turkey season, OJ Simpson, turkey guns, chokes, and shells, deer and elk, and much much more. Check out the Part Time Hunter Podcast anywhere you're listening to this episode

    #97: Brothers of the Midwest - Blake and Wes Calvert

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 61:45


    Blake and Wes Calvert join the show to talk about their new joint venture of recording and making outdoor videos. We also talk turkey hunting stories, paddlefish snagging, funny brother stories, shotguns, and much more. You can follow along with Brothers of the Midwest on YouTube - Brothers of the Midwest, or on Instagram and TikTok - @brothersofthemw

    #96: How To Become a Juvie Snow Goose ASSASSIN (or something like that)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 62:30


    Drew and Garrett close out the snow goose 101 series for 2024 with the topic of juvie snows. We talk about how the juvie is different from an adult snow, decoy spread differences, flock differences, and some hunting tales from our numerous juvie hunts together.

    #95: Dustin Meattey - Biodiversity Research Institute - Sea Duck Research

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 72:38


    Dustin Meattey joins the show to answer our questions about sea ducks, banding, GPS tracking, wind towers, and much more

    #94: Blaise Detienne - Montana

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 91:52


    Blaise finally joins the show to talk about archery elk hunting with Garrett, turkey hunting, and multiple hunting stories from over the years

    #93: howlforwildlife.org - John Stallone & Charles Whitwam

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 83:34


    How For Wildlife president: Charles Whitwam, and vice president: John Stallone join the show to discuss what Howl For Wildlife is, how to get involved, why you should be involved, and what is going on in this current legislative session that we as outdoorsman and hunters should be worried about.

    #92: Morgan Cooney - Trophy Bucks and Bulls of Montana

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 64:48


    Morgan Cooney runs the Trophy Bucks and Bulls of Montana Facebook and Instagram pages. We discuss how the idea to start the pages came about, some of his favorite pics he's seen come in, the contests the page hosts, and some of the hunts and trophies he's been apart of. Go follow along on both Instagram and Facebook

    #91: Snow Goose tactics with James Ligda

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 92:54


    James Ligda joins Drew as they discuss different ways to hunt and kill snow geese!

    #90: Nick Johnson & Joe Heintz

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 102:47


    Joe and Nick join the show to answer listener questions, talk about the past season, and share some stories and experiences from over the years

    #89: Chris Hustad - Snow Goose 101 Season 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 57:02


    One of the Kings of North Dakota snow geese joins us back on the show to talk every thing snows!

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