The Western Wingshooter Podcast

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Andrew and Rachael have jumped into the upland hunting world with both feet. Not only did they get their first pointing dogs this year, they got two! It might sound like pure madness but they may be on to something. We talk about the ups and downs of puppy season. Realistic expectations for young dogs, and where their adventures took them.

In this episode Travis and I chat about the ups and downs of last season. We discuss the advancement in his young dog. Good trips and lost footage and much more.

We sat down on Christmas Night, which happens to be my birthday, for a podcast, a few drinks, and a ton of laughs. We do talk about some helpful hints and opinions on young dogs, mearns quail tactics, and many other things.

Just a little extra content for you all. I talk about bird numbers in Arizona, Kansas and a weather report for North Dakota. Also Talk about mearns quail youtube video, Pheasant Fest and more.

My buddy Kenton is our guest today. Kenton is a singer/songwriter from Nashville. He trains and runs Setters and Pointers off horse back field trials as well as hunts and trains across the country. We talk about the difference between trial dogs and hunting dogs, training, hunting, and what its like trying to make a living in the music industry.

On this weeks epiosde I talk with Garrett Volk. Garrett is a local fur buyer and even makes hats, blankets and gloves out of fur from right here in North Dakota. We also discuss trapping, snaring, predator hunting, and much much more! Also discussed late season pheasant camp and weather and More! For the first week of december only use code TYLER15 for Pyke Gear and get 15% on top of all sale prices.

Ok, you all asked for it so here it is! How to hunt huns and sharptails with a flushing dog. Kyle Stokke is my guest and we talk about his road to bird hunting. We chat about his tips and tactics on how he manages to put limits of huns and sharptails in his bag consistently.

Travis and myself sat down after a few long days of hunting and recorded this podcast over coffee at my kitchen table. Travis has become a great friend over the last few years and I always look forward to spending a few days chasing birds with him. Also, a few pieces of advice for those folks lucky enough to be hunting North Dakota this year.

On todays Podcast i am joined by Jon from Walton's and my buddy Wess Larabee to chat about some favorite ways to prepare game. We also get into some ways to cook meat that maybe better left on the self for awhile.

I sat down with David Miller from CZ USA, Tom Nichols, and Evan from Wolf Creek Productions after a few days of chasing birds around the prairie. We talk about what all goes into making a show, some good hunts, and even some bad ones.

In this episode im joined by several friends with varying experience with chasing prairie birds. A.J DeRosa and Kevin Erdvig from Project Upland, Jon Yeager, George McNamara, and Klay Konrad and Mark. We discuss the evolution of their dogs over the time they have spent here.

Wess, Logan and Myself along with Cecilia Steel sit down to chat about our Montana trip. We also chat about the ins and outs of blood tracking with dogs. Also there is a C.J injury update!

Nate Akey joins Bruce and myself on the Mountain Quail part of our adventure. We chat about our time in Alaska, Mountain quail hunting, and a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT....

Seriously, the hardest Hunt I have ever EVER ever been on in my life! I hope you guys enjoy the story of me getting my ass handed to me by these two crazy guys.

Cliff from Uplandr and myself sat down to talk about their hunts that they film across the country. We also chat about his Britts and and camera gear and how he films. We chat about his first trip to Montana and Arizona for the Quail slam last year.

Last day in Michigan before starting the trip back to North Dakota. Then we start the very long trip. The Pyke Gear boys and myself and Bruce sat down to talk upland gear from socks to hats and everything in between. Enjoy! and be sure to check out Pykegear.com and also subscribe to the Birds, Booze, and Buds on Youtube to follow along with the adventures this season!

Bob and I sat down to talk about the state of the North American Pudelpointer Alliance. They have gone through some changes in the last few years to improve the breed even more! We also get into other breeds that are doing it right. Not to mention lots of hunting stories.

Connor and I chat about all things waterfowl hunting. From Michigan to Alaska and everywhere in between. Connor is a hardcore Michigan based guide. He spend many days each year chasing Honkers, Mallards, Turkeys, and all other manners of fowl!

Sam joins us this week to talk about an EPIC trip he is packing to take. We also cover lots of conversation topics such as Pittman Robertson, predator trapping, Turkey Hunting, and much much more!

A.J was good enough to jump on the podcast on short notice this week. We chat about the Project Upland Film that they did about little old me last fall. The film is on their YouTube channel and is titled A Love Letter to North Dakota.

It had a been a bit since I hate my good friend Nate Akey on the podcast. We chatted about what hes been up too as well as plans for a new puppy and for the upcoming season.

Its not often that I get the chance to hunt or chat with one of Americas Elite. The Army Rangers are exactly that. We shared a few fun days of hunting last year and lots of drinks and laughs. I hope you all enjoy it!

WARNING!!! A bottle of bear proof may have been injured in the making of this podcast! Its always good to sit down with old friends and talk about hunting trips. This one however is a bit different. We were happy to have Brent Kroll come down and have some beers with Bruce and Myself and ask him questions about the Alaska Trip that we have coming up.

Matt and I talked about the ins and outs of Nutri Source. My dogs LOVE their new food and are doing great on it. We also briefly talk about one of the great holidays in Minnesota....the walleye opener! Roger Schumann of Schumann Guide Service and I had one of the craziest days of fishing ive ever had! After words we were both tired but chatted a little bit about the day. I CAN'T sing his praises as a fisherman and a human in general highly enough. If you want to book a great fishing trip get ahold of him! Spots are filling fast!

The story you are about to hear is based on true events! Names and places were changed to protect the innocent. Just kidding, this is the podcast I did the day after shooting my first bear. A HUGE thanks to everyone at OnX Hunt for helping me with this. Jack and Andrew were awesome. I cant wait to go do this again next year.

I sat down with some buddies the night before CJs surgery do have a drink and swap war stories. Todd is the owner of Windy Sage Pudelpointers here in Billings and a buddy of mine. So we came over to play with some puppies and chat about the breed and some hunting stories. Bob is new to bird hunting but has dove in head first. He was a podcast listener then a Jamboree guest of mine last year in North Dakota.

Thank you all for the texts and messages on Instagram and facebook. This terrible experience has seriously been eye opening to me on many fronts. On one hand I feel like a dumbass for putting her in the situation to get hurt that I did. On the other hand the outpouring of well wishes and support from the B3 extended family has reminded me how amazing people are. Seriously, from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU ALL!

Ron Boehme is the host of the Hunting Dog Podcast and one of mentors and one of my favorite people I know. We chat about the OnX elite event The Upland Institute has coming up soon and catch up. Hope you all enjoy!