Duck Season Somewhere

PART 1/2.  Nevada may be the driest state in the Union, but Norman "Norm" Saake has spent a half century--and then some--turning dust bowls into duck country. In this episode, longtime NDOW waterfowl coordinator shares origin stories from the marsh, lessons from thousands of aerial surveys and federal wing bees, and hard-won insights on restoring desert wetlands like Toulon Lake and managing key Pacific Flyway stopovers. We connect...

Most duck hunters live off coffee--it's as natural as breathing. Jay Peterson and Buck Heath built a brand around it. They share how a couple hunting buddies turned an early morning ritual into a Dirty Duck Coffee lifestyle brand. From first ducks shot and mentors to the first roasts they sold, they spin stories of duck camp culture, campfires, how their blends have become part of the hunt itself, scaling, and new products in the p...

PART 3. THE FALL.  In a single, recent American generation, Coastal Texas snow goose hunting went from boom to bust--from a fabled hunting experience that drew hunters from around the world to a soon-to-be storied history book chapter. This 3-part series explores the rise and fall of snow goose hunting on the Katy Prairie--its boom, culture, decline, and lasting legacy. Legendary Texas outfitter Larry Gore--whose high school projec...

Early mornings. Long rides. Hard scouting. Greasy meals. High fuel costs. Wet. Cold, wind, sleet. Else too hot. But when it all comes together? Waterfowl give it up, presenting themselves right over the decoys.  But if your shotgun's not patterning right, you're probably missing more than you should! "It's where simplicity meets results," explains Pattern Pros' Ryan Burnett. We blast down range, covering chokes, truths from the pat...

PART 2/3 BOOM YEARS. In a single, recent American generation, Coastal Texas snow goose hunting went from boom to bust--from a fabled hunting experience that drew hunters from around the world to a soon-to-be chapter in history. This 3-part series explores the rise and fall of snow goose hunting on the Katy Prairie--its boom, culture, decline, and lasting legacy. Legendary Texas outfitter Larry Gore--whose high school project became...

Memphis barbecue? Beyond the smoke, rubs, sauce, and off-in-the-distance blues music there's craft. Culture. The kind of stories you get only if you ask the right person. Someone like Ernie Mellor--Hog Wild BBQ pitmaster and inventor of barbecue nachos. Mellor takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the real Memphis barbecue scene, peeling back the bark to reveal the people, places, art, inspiration and passion in America's barbecu...

EPISODE 1/3 GETTING STARTED. In a single, recent American generation, Coastal Texas snow goose hunting went from boom to bust--from a fabled hunting experience that drew hunters from around the world to another soon-to-be chapter in history. This 3-part series explores the rise and fall of snow goose hunting on the Katy Prairie--its boom, culture, decline, and lasting legacy. Legendary Texas outfitter Larry Gore--whose high school ...

How much effort are you really willing to put into going duck hunting? And why? Hayden Martin's answer: whatever it takes. Duck hunting keeps him grounded. As much for the everything else as for the trigger pulls. This episode reveals his grit and determination, and digs into an approach to duck hunting we might all do well remembering.

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Flooded green timber is distinctively the most iconic habitat in the duck hunting world--but unlike making instant coffee, managing green tree reservoirs involves more than just adding water. Way more. Joined by Ryan Askew and Brandon Bennett from Five Oaks, we break down what makes a true GTR, why bottomland hardwoods matter, the right way to flood and draw down, and the growing challenges—tree mortality, desirable red oak regener...

Think about it next time you're standing crotch-deep in ankle-grabbing swamps: there're some fascinating, rarely seen but real monsters lurking nearby.  Greg Brashear pulls back the shell on one of North America's oldest creatures. From campfire legends to alligator snappers the size of dinosaurs, Greg unpacks their hidden lives, astonishing longevity, life history--y'all won't believe the amazing crushing power they possess--and w...

Greg Homan doesn't quote textbooks—he builds duck habitat that works. With years on a tractor and a lifelong passion for waterfowl, he shares hands-on wisdom about moist-soil management, smart water control, and what hunters should watch this season to prepare their place for stacking birds next fall. No fluff. No theory. Just the kind of real-world advice duck hunters and landowners can use now.

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Pulling back the curtain on how Migra makes their ammo stand apart from the rest, engineer Ed Springer discusses his background, Migra's patented technology, the painstaking process of designing the ultimate 28-gauge round for yours truly--y'all aint going to believe the first 3 trigger pulls--WOW!--and explains the innovation, testing, and engineering vision that drive Mitra's reputation for performance. This e[sidoe blends techni...

Following the morning scouting trip where thousands of greylag, Canada, and barnacle geese were seen, we huddle in a Swedish man cave full of motorcycles, game heads, and Viking artifacts to talk geese. Sweden's goose hunting comes alive in this wide-ranging conversation--origins, landscapes, species, tactics, philosophies, public attitudes, food traditions, lodging, unforgettable hunts. A deep look at waterfowl hunting and culture...

A father. A daughter. Forty-one duck species. And quality t-i-m-e spent together. JJ and Addy French are chasing the full North American waterfowl collection together—but dad's doing it this time with a .410. From challenges and unforgettable hunts to the growing bond that's developing between them, this inspirational episode dives deep into what it really means to chase big dreams, together.

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From his carving bench, Corey Lucas transforms blocks of wood into floating testaments of our duck hunting heritage. From the floor of DUX in Memphis, we dive into his roots, signature carving style, and the Cedar Run decoys story. We discuss why this year's travel decoy--the first international species--is a collaboration among myself, Corey and Field and Game Australia brings, and how it brings tradition, function and conservatio...

Michael Lee's life reads like a Forrest Gump-style when-you-come-to-a-fork-in-the-road-take-it Southern novel. Except that it's all true. Starting out humbly enough as a shoeshine boy in his dad's smalltown Mississippi barber shop--where he was once invited to swim in a king's swimming pool--he later played champion-level college football, looped for years on the Mid-south Wresting circuit, worked his way through local law enforcem...

"Ducks came for the rice, hunters came for the ducks--they both converged on the Grand Prairie, and the rest is history," says renowned waterfowl historian Wayne Capooth. Tracing how/when rice arrived came to the Grand Prairie, and the sweeping changes it sparked--reshaping land, ducks, people and the culture of waterfowling forevermore--Capooth weaves history, habitat and hard-learned truths into an incredibly informative and ente...

A non hunter. A safari in Tanzania. A perspective forever flipped. Sue Tidwell talks about Cries of the Savanna, why she--a non-hunter--defends ethical hunting, a moment in the marsh that forever changed her views, and how the shocking footage she recently shared of eco-tourists harassing wildlife puts "non-consumptive use" on its ear! A must-listen on conservation, ethics, and what it really means to love wildlife--like only we h...