Birdshot Podcast

Joined by Bob Owens of Lone Duck Outfitters, we discuss Bob’s journey into the world of gun dogs, training techniques, grouse hunting and more. Show Highlights: Lone Duck Outfitters & Kennels Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches! Bob’s love for gun dogs Common stumbling blocks for bird dog owners Setters and grouse Range, GPS, bells and more Southeastern Wildlife Expo FOLLOW | @loneduck WATCH | Lone Duck Outfitters & Kennels on YouTube ENTER to WIN | onX Hunt Pheasant Fest Giveaway SAVE 20% | Use code “birdshot” | Lone Duck Force Fetch CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joined once again by author Doug Stewart, we recap hunting seasons and dive into side by side shotgun conversation. Show Highlights: Hunting a variety of upland species What about damascus barrels? A perfect upland shotgun varies by individual Vintage Doubles - Kirby Hoyt What makes a Churchill side by side unique? Ammo availability for vintage guns Doug’s thoughts on various rib styles CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A solo episode with host Nick Larson answers some listener questions from the Birdshot Podcast inbox along with pondering winter conditions for ruffed grouse and more. Show Highlights: Pondering snow roosting conditions in sub zero temps Grouse of the North Shore - Gordon Gullion Do sharp-tailed grouse snow roost? Hunting grouse without dogs New England Grouse Shooting - William Harnden Foster Grouse & Woodcock: A Gunner's Guide - Don Johnson Grouse and Grouse Hunting - Frank Woolner Grouse Hunter’s Guide - Dennis Walrod Ruffed Grouse - Atwater Befond Bark Collar CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show Highlights: Using lighter payloads for upland hunting Getting into shotshell reloading Building and RFM Zeus shotgun Enjoying the 28 gauge Cold weather shooting gloves Dressing for the conditions Cooking upland birds with skin on CONNECT | @codyasimons CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joined by western upland hunter and staff member at Sitka Gear, Cody Simons, we discuss bird dogs, double guns and western upland hunting. Show Highlights: First bird dog trials and tribulations Running dogs together versus individually Cody’s first ruffed grouse An unusual use for 30” barrels… An interest in side by side shotguns A vintage Fox bargain! Hill Rod and Gun Co. - Bozeman, MT CONNECT | @codyasimons CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joined by Kyle Warren of Paint River Setters, we dive deeper into the grouse dog component of the equation and the excitement of hunting ruffed grouse. Show Highlights: Bird tracking ability in grouse dogs Tracking versus relocating… Does the pace of the dog influence how much a bird runs? Ideally, you work a track as fast as the dog can work it Thoughts on approaching points Grouse that don’t readily flush?! Kyle’s trip to Italy A new grouse hunting video series on the way CONNECT | @paintriversetters CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joined by Kyle Warren of Paint River Setters, we discuss some of the subtleties of hunting ruffed grouse and grouse cover as the season progresses. Show Highlights: El Nino late season conditions Cold weather scenting conditions Thoughts on grouse roosts and poop piles Exploring and scouting versus hunting known covers late season If you can see good grouse cover, you’re probably standing in grouse cover even if it doesn't look like it CONNECT | @paintriversetters CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joined by Tate Abler and Rich Wong, we discuss a trap encounter Rich had with his bird dog and gain insights into trapping and trap safety from Tate Abler. Show Highlights: Negotiating for additional hunt time with your significant other The Minnesota Wild are heating up! Rich’s preferred pheasant and quail loads Tate Abler of Sustained Outdoors Trapping The Boundary Waters Rich’s bird dog trap encounter “Good trappers know when and where not to set traps” Trap types Releasing animals from traps CONNECT | @wisc_me_nord / @tateabler / @sustainedoutdoors CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joined by the founders of Upland Gun Company, Dan LaFond and Jerry Havel, we discuss the concept of the business, the manufacturer (R.F.M Armi) and most importantly the handcrafted shotguns. Show Highlights: Meet the founders of Upland Gun Company A fortuitous meeting with R.F.M. Armi From your imagination to the field… Double guns for waterfowl hunting The all new SK Round Body Gun fit for women The new 3D gun builder The Wad Knocker CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a segment from a recent Patreon bonus episode we discuss a grouse pointing and tracking sequence from a recent hunt. Show Highlights: A couple Black Friday deals Tracking and relocating ruffed grouse One negative of 30” barrels… Truck birds Relocating ability versus development? When one is enough… Two grouse and a snowshoe hare?! CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fritz Heller returns to the show for a grouse season update and a listener Q & A session on all things grouse hunting and grouse dogs. Show Highlights: Size and confirmation preference in Frtiz’s labs “You’ve got to park the truck in the right spot!” First scent to flush, reading the dog Hunting more than one dog at a time Patterning ruffed grouse Time of the day and ruffed grouse Dude Wipes now get top recommendations - The Essentials Upland hunting pants CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fritz Heller returns to the show for a grouse season update and a listener Q & A session on all things grouse hunting and grouse dogs. Show Highlights: Stick in the eye… ouch! Ranger shooting glasses (Phantom 2.0) Should I get off the trail with my dog? How do I keep my flushing dog from ranging too far Functionally steady and whistle sits Don’t over handle your young grouse dog Can I slow my dog down? The American cocker CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Calfee and Nick Adair join the show for part two of our round table conversation from grouse camp. Show Highlights: @gundogityourself ‘s camper set-up Hitting mid-season form Woodcock versus grouse cover Developing woodsmanship Hunt logs and journals - Day One Journal App Hand loads and nickel plating CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Calfee and Nick Adair join the show from grouse camp to discuss southern grouse hunting, grouse dogs and more. Show Highlights: A grouse hunting mentor “Old Timer Bill” Bill’s first grouse Learning the habitat Tennessee ruffed grouse Sliding through Mountain-laurel Bill’s thoughts on grouse dogs CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shotgun Editor at Field and Stream, Phil Bourjaily, joins the show to discuss shotgun and wingshooting technology, innovation, history and more. Show Highlights: Dove hunting 101 How Phil became a shotgun writer 28 gauges are neat! Magic or myth… The joys of a lightweight 12 gauge - R.F.M. Venus Value in vintage 12 bores Phil loves late season pheasant hunting “As bore size increase, so does pattern efficiency” Shotgun noise / decibel study Thoughts on hearing protection Phil’s gun fitting with Del Whitman CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seth Patterson and Mike Yashko of Bird Dog of the Day join the show to discuss cultivating and inspiring a community of bird dog lovers. Show Highlights: Bells for the grouse woods A quick grouse woods report TPLO surgeries and recovery… A brief history of Bird Dog of the Day Fostering a community of bird dog lovers It’s all about the feeling behind the images… Picardy Spaniels FOLLOW | @birddogoftheday GEAR UP | www.birddogoftheday.com CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Neiduski returns to the show as the new owner of Ugly Dog Hunting to discuss the company and bird dogs, bird hunting and more. Show Highlights: Prairie chicken hunt on the horizon A quick grouse woods report Ruffed Grouse Society Grouse Camp Ugly Dog Hunting Company Even pretty dogs can be “ugly dogs”, a lesson on de-skunking your bird dog FOLLOW | @uglydoghuntingco and @mneiduski GEAR UP | uglydoghunting.com BUY | Nature’s Miracle Skunk Odor Control Shampoo CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ann Jandernoa joins the show for part two of our 7th annual grouse and woodcock habitat and hunting conversation. Show Highlights: Favorite memories from Ann Sizing aspen and stand variation Late season cover and food for ruffed grouse “Seeing” the soil type through the vegetation Rain and drought monitoring with VegDRI Binge listen to Ann on grouse and woodcock: 2017 - Episode #7 2018 - Episode #42 2019 - Episode #76 2020 - Episode #115 2021 - Episode #150 2022 - Episode #190 2023 - Episode #239 MAP | with Scout N Hunt CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ann Jandernoa joins the show for part one of our 7th annual grouse and woodcock habitat and hunting conversation. Show Highlights: Winter, spring and summer conditions for grouse Too many damn mosquitoes! A favorite episode for many listeners… Training dogs to handle running ruffed grouse Do your dogs self-relocate? Binge listen to Ann on grouse and woodcock: 2017 - Episode #7 2018 - Episode #42 2019 - Episode #76 2020 - Episode #115 2021 - Episode #150 2022 - Episode #190 MAP | with Scout N Hunt CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Acclaimed gun fitter and wingshooting instructor Chris Batha joins the show to discuss common reasons why upland hunters miss. Show Highlights: A poorly fitted gun delivers poor results Your gun mount is critical! Slow is smooth and smooth is fast Gauges and chokes? Practice, practice, practice LEARN MORE | Chris Batha Shooting Solutions READ | The Instinctive Shot - A Practical Guide to Modern Wingshooting CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Various ruffed grouse hunters join the show to recount their experience encountering wolves with their bird dogs. Show Highlights: Ted Koehler wolf encounter in Wisconsin Joe Parpala wolf encounter in Minnesota Mike Amman wolf encounter in Wisconsin Ted Sommer wolf encounter in Wisconsin A follow up interview coming next week on the GDIY podcast Special thanks to Keith Crowley, former guest of the show (Episode #218), for providing the photograph for this episode post. LEARN MORE | Wolves in Wisconsin WISCONSIN | Wolf Depredation Reports and Maps CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Brettingen of onX Hunt joins the show to talk bird dogs, scouting for sharptails, onX Hunt updates and more. Show Highlights: Favorite month in Minnesota? A new English setter pup… Cover dogs and cover dog trials onX Hunt updates Scouting for sharptails and huns WATCH | How To Find Sharp-tailed Grouse & Hungarian Partridge - onX Hunt FOLLOW | @benbrettingen and @onxhunt CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan Doughty, host of the A Break in the Action Podcast, joins the show to talk shotguns, solo camping adventures and more. Show Highlights: A Break in the Action Podcast Uncle Bob’s L.C. Smith The Toyota Landcruiser returns! The pros (and cons) of rooftop tents Ryan’s favorite upland hunting shotgun LISTEN | What is the best shotgun for grouse hunting? - ABITA Podcast FOLLOW | @abreakintheaction GET FIT | with Human Predator Packmule CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jordan Wilcher returns to the show to talk about a new bird dog addition and to continue our conversation fitness for upland hunting. Show Highlights: A new English setter Snakes and trail running Bird dog fitness The benefits of rucking What’s the deal with zone 2 heart rate training? FOLLOW | @thekidmule and @humanpredatorpackmule GET FIT | with Human Predator Packmule GIVE | Habitat & Harmony with Trampled by Turtles CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Noah Davis, a Montana-based bird hunter, joins the show to discuss the basics of hunting Dusky aka “blue” grouse in the western mountains. Show Highlights: Did you say Earwig?! Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP) Dusky, sooty, blue… what do we call these birds?! Where to find dusky grouse How to hunt dusky grouse FOLLOW | @n.davis21 GET FIT | with Human Predator Packmule GIVE | Habitat & Harmony with Trampled by Turtles CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy Moore of Dog Bone Hunter returns to the show for more setter talk along with his entry into the world of pointing dogs. Show Highlights: First pointing dog stuff GPS tracking your pointing dog The value of a bell beyond your GPS collar The setter’s first hunting season Some things we’ve learned from Jerry and Jerry! LEARN MORE | Dog Bone Hunter FOLLOW | @dogbonehunter WATCH | Dog Bone Hunter on YouTube GIVE | Habitat & Harmony with Trampled by Turtles CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy Moore of Dog Bone Hunter returns to the show to talk about his shared passion for ruffed grouse hunting and his entry into the world of pointing dogs. Show Highlights: Swim conditioning your bird dog Partridge hunting… A pair of Browning Citori Upland Specials Stepping into the world of pointing dogs… Northwoods Bird Dogs LEARN MORE | Dog Bone Hunter FOLLOW | @dogbonehunter WATCH | Dog Bone Hunter on YouTube GIVE | Habitat & Harmony with Trampled by Turtles CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this excerpt from a recent Patreon exclusive bonus episode, we talk shotguns and an exceptionally thrilling ruffed grouse contact with Nick Adair. PLEASE FILL OUT | Take the Birdshot Podcast listener survey! Show Highlights: Adjusting length of pull with slip-on recoil pads Turkey guns and Larson’s first grouse gun The trail bird debacle Approaching points in the grouse woods The thrill of hunting ruffed grouse WATCH | the clip @birdshot.podcast CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author and avid upland hunter Bret Wonnacott joins the show to discuss his novel A Millionaire’s Dream, English setters, shotguns and more. PLEASE FILL OUT | Take the Birdshot Podcast listener survey! Show Highlights: Fishing with English setters… More English setter talk Shotguns new and old Value in vintage 12 bores A Millionaire’s Dream READ | A Millionaire’s Dream FOLLOW | @bretwonnacott CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve Gould of the Target Focused Life YouTube channel joins the show to discuss shotguns, shooting and how we can all be more target focused. PLEASE FILL OUT | Take the Birdshot Podcast listener survey! Show Highlights: Native plants, pollinators and invasive species… “Where your focus goes, your energy flows” Living a Target Focused Life Steve’s shotgun fitting with Del Whitman Should I shoot a shotgun with both eyes open? WATCH | Upland Gun Company on TFL FOLLOW | @targetfocusedlife CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy Moore of Dog Bone Hunter joins the show to talk about his labrador retrievers and training flushing dogs for upland hunting. PLEASE FILL OUT | Take the Birdshot Podcast listener survey! Show Highlights: British and American Labrador retrievers “If I don’t F*** this up I won’t have to fix it” What Keith Richards taught us about dog training… Flushing dogs for upland hunting A flushing dog’s first year, building the foundation. LEARN MORE | Dog Bone Hunter FOLLOW | @dogbonehunter WATCH | Dog Bone Hunter on YouTube CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professional Trainer Sonny Piekarz joins the show to answer listener questions and introduce The Method dog training system. PLEASE FILL OUT | Take the Birdshot Podcast listener survey! Show Highlights: The Method bird dog training system “Start with the end in mind.” Developing calm and composed bird dogs A dog with boundaries and structure is more content Listener Q&A LEARN MORE | The Method Dog Training System ABOUT | Sonny Piekarz and Hay Creek Kennel CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shooting instructor Keith Coyle returns to the show to talk simulated driven shooting, shotgun shooting fundamentals and more. PLEASE FILL OUT | Take the Birdshot Podcast listener survey! Show Highlights: Simulated driven shoots What length barrels should I use? “A clever idea by a simple man…” A proper gun mount Shotgun shooting fundamentals SAVE 15% | Only Perfect Practice Makes Perfect - Use code: Birdshot15 CONTACT | Keith Coyle CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bird hunter and freelance filmmaker, Kevin Erdvig joins the show to talk English setters, Scandinavian upland hunting and more. PLEASE FILL OUT | Take the Birdshot Podcast listener survey! Show Highlights: Turkey talk… First bird dog and English setters Spring training and light bulb moments for bird dogs Bird hunting video games Upland hunting in Sweden WATCH | Through The Trees - A Project Upland Film FOLLOW | @kevinerdvig CONTRIBUTE | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Forest conservation coordinator with the Ruffed Grouse Society, Scott Johnson, joins the show to discuss current forest management projects, forest wildlife openings, pollinators and more. Show Highlights: Lots of grouse and lots of mosquitoes! Age class diversity in forests Forest stewardship agreements on national forests Log landings and forest wildlife openings Pollinator needs and habitat in the forest Learn more | ruffedgrousesociety.org Follow | @ruffedgrousesociety Survey | Take the Birdshot Podcast listener survey! Become a Patreon Support | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hall of fame clay shooter, Andy Duffy, returns to the show to discuss more shooting fundamentals, clays versus birds and much more. Show Highlights: The mental side of shotgun shooting Whiffing on the last pair… Action focus versus result focus What can we learn from rabbit style clay targets? Practice your shotgun mount! About | Andy Duffy “Andy began shooting sporting clays in 1983, like many other avid shotgun shooters, as a way to improve his wingshooting. Since that time he has been on the National Sporting Clays Association (NSCA) All-American Team 17 times, Team USA 20 times and has over 130,000 Lifetime Targets. He has claimed the NSCA National Championship title 3 times, winning it first in 1994, successfully defending the title in 1995 and claiming it again in 2002. In 2005, Andy was honored by being inducted into the NSCA Hall of Fame.” Listen | Andy Duffy on episode #62 Survey | Take the Birdshot Podcast listener survey! Become a Patreon Support | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rehan Nana and Sean Hayes, media specialist and engineering developer respectively at Garmin, join the show to introduce the latest and greatest in GPS track and train technology in the Alpha 300i handheld and TT 25 collar. Show Highlights: The evolution of dog tracking and training collars Battery power for days! USB-C what? A new one-size-fits-all GPS collar Dynamic tracking, field replaceable flexbands and more! Learn More | Alpha 300i and TT 25 Follow | @garminfishhunt Survey | Take the Birdshot Podcast listener survey! Become a Patreon Support | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Myers and Andrew Maxwell of The Southern Outdoorsman Podcast join the show to share some of their insights and experiences from the turkey woods. Show Highlights: Wolves, hogs and snakes oh my! Turkeys and topography I found a strut zone, now what? He’s gobbling behind me, what should I do? Thoughts on calls and calling turkeys Follow | @thesouthern_outdoorsman Watch | The Southern Outdoorsman Listen | The Southern Outdoorsman on Birdshot Podcast - Episode #196 Become a Patreon Support | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Berkley returns to the show to recap his upland season on the road hunting in Montana, Michigan and Arizona. Show Highlights: Michigan turkey hunting Do U.P. sharptails have an accent? Truck life 2.0 Highlights and lowlights Wild birds make a bird dog. Follow | @northern_forest_gundogs Watch | Northern Forest Gun Dogs Listen | Justin Berkley on Birdshot Podcast - Episode #187 Become a Patreon Support | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Keith Crowley joins the show to discuss The Story of an Old Duck Hunter, a biography on Gordon MacQuarrie. Show Highlights: Wisconsin sharptail grouse dancing on the lek Hybrid sharptail-prairie chicken The Story of an Old Duck Hunter “...and the stinging smell of nitro hanging in the hazelbrush” The life and adventures of Gordon MacQuarrie Read | Gordon MacQuarrie Books View | Keith Crowley Photography Follow | @keithrcrowley Become a Patreon Support | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The editor of Gun Dog Magazine, Kali Parmley, joins the show for plenty of bird dog talk and to preview a new show on The Outdoor Channel called Wild Upland. Show Highlights: Left handed girl living in a right handed world First pointing dogs… Starting with a flushing dog versus a pointing dog Caribou, ptarmigan, grizzly bears oh my! Wild Upland on The Outdoor Channel Listen | Kali Parmley on the Birdshot Podcast - Episode #154 Follow | @kaliparmley and @gundogmagazine Become a Patreon Support | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick Adair joins the show to discuss shotguns and shooting along with an upcoming collaboration with Upland Gun Company. Show Highlights: Setters can swim? Gun fitting 101 Side by side or over/under? Gauge versus payload What to do about barrel length? Watch | Gun Dog It Yourself on Youtube Follow | @gundogityourself Become a Patreon Support | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Idaho-based upland bird hunter, Levi Day, joins the show once again to cover a mix of topics ranging from blue grouse 101 to pellet counts and payloads. Show Highlights: Mental themes during the hunting season Who’s your king? 20-gauge and the ⅞ ounce payload Blue grouse hunting 101 Boots and gaiters Listen | Levi Day on the Birdshot Podcast episode #174 Follow | @backcountrylevi Become a Patreon Support | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Founder of Final Rise, Matt Davis, returns to the show to continue our conversation on new product launches, turkey vest updates and more… Show Highlights: Turkey vest updates and Mossy Oak Bottomland! TSS and sub gauges for turkeys The All Terrain Field Pant The Sonora Sun Hoodie Listener Q&A Buy | Limited Edition 40X Hat in support of Pheasants Forever Listen | Matt Davis on the Birdshot Podcast episodes #112, #145, #175 and #213 Follow | @final.rise Become a Patreon Support | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Founder of Final Rise, Matt Davis, returns to the show to recap his 2022 hunting season and provide an update on all things Final Rise. Show Highlights: Final Rise and onX Hunt 40X initiative 2022 season recap Matt’s new 410 pump shotgun Nickel plated 8’s for chukar! The new Summit XT vest from Final Rise Buy | Limited Edition 40X Hat in support of Pheasants Forever Listen | Matt Davis on the Birdshot Podcast episodes #112, #145 and #175 Follow | @final.rise Become a Patreon Support | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Doug Stewart returns to the show for listener Q & A on side by side shotguns and upland bird hunting. Show Highlights: R.F.M. Shotguns How heavy should my upland gun be? New guns versus vintage guns? Thoughts on instinctive wingshooting What’s the appeal for side by side shotguns? Read | dougstewartauthor.com Listen | Doug Stewart on the Birdshot Podcast episodes #39, #149 and #202 Become a Patreon Support | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A conversation with chukar hunter Jordan Wilcher about bird dogs and the legs feeding the wolf for upland hunters. Show Highlights: Shooting pointed birds versus bumped or ripped birds More regarding a pointing dog’s first season The legs feed the wolf Strength, mobility and endurance Do cardio you enjoy! Follow | @thekidmule and @humanpredatorpackmule Become a Patreon Support | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joined by Jimmy Lewis, of X Overland, in part two of our conversation we dive deeper into the vehicle and gear specific setups useful in overlanding adventures. Show Highlights: But wait, I don’t have a Toyota Land Cruiser! Overlanding essentials Truck or SUV? Campers, rooftop tents and more Solar panels, heat sources and cooking setups Follow | @jlewmt and @xoverland Become a Patreon Support | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joined by Jimmy Lewis of X Overland, we set the stage for a conversation about overlanding rigs and upland truck setups. Show Highlights: Jimmy’s western migration and upland origins X Overland Embracing winter conditions Blue grouse cast and blast What is overlanding? Follow | @jlewmt and @xoverland Become a Patreon Support | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joined by regional rep for Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, David Gutierrez, we discuss upland hunting the southwest, Pheasant Fest 2023 and more. Show Highlights: David’s intro to upland birds and bird dogs Hunting quail and chukar in the southwest and west Bird dog breed variety is the spice of life! National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic 2023 Bird Dog Trauma Training Follow | @pheasants_forever Contact | [email protected] Become a Patreon Supporter | patreon.com/birdshot Follow us | @birdshot.podcast Use Promo Code | BSP20 to save 20% with onX Hunt The Birdshot Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt, Final Rise and Upland Gun Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices