Bird Camp

A short solo episode and an announcment.

Just a quick reflection on this seasons start and how it most likely will end.

Stories with Swanky 26

After numerous attempts to put this in the Patreon feed and failing I've decided it will go here. Uncle Grouse and I mention these two chapters in the latest episode so n

Uncle Grouse, the season is finally here.

Dennis and I focus on the beginning of the season and end with a message for all of us to consider. Pine Hill Gun Dogs phkscllc@gmail.com Second Chance Bird dogs second

Jake Johnson, high school national skeet champion .

Jake and his dad Josey are back on BirdCamp talking about a great high school target career that ended with a 4 way shoot off. Thank you to our sponsors Aspen Thicket G

Stories with Swanky 25

Every 5th Stories with Swanky is published here for all to enjoy. This features Burton Spiller and William Tapply. Enjoy a small piece of upland legend. The other Stories

A Second Chance Bird Dogs unscripted conversation.

I added my microphones to a FaceBook live with Mike Mapes to record a little fun conversation. a little caffine later and we hit 2 hours and some possibly unpopular opini

Brad Birgy, a BirdCamp variety conversation.

Brad and I met briefly at an event a while ago and finally connected and recorded. Contact the podast at mi.birdcamp@gmail.com Thank you to our sponsors Aspen Thicket G

Scott Linden, a genuine birdcamp kind of conversation.

Scott and I talked barely long enough to get through the notes and could have really went longer but we did hit a number of topics of interest. Thank you to our sponsor

Tim Riley, managing our forests and much more.

Tim and I could talk longer but this is a good 2 hours. As a new Michigan DNR biologist we started right away with what he wants to see happen in his area. Thank you to

Lola Eaton, young trap shooter and her first time bird hunt.

Lola was the lucky youth who benefitted from my Axis Challenge at the 2025 SASSS Classic. A series of gentlemanly wagers raised some funds to take a young shooter out hun

Pheasant Fest walkthrough.

I was able to break away from pedaling shirts and pants to chat with some of the exhibitors and get some content for all of you listeners to enjoy. Thank you to our spon

Jes Flechsig, a lady of the uplands.

WARNING!! This may be my longest podcast yet. Jes and I talk quite a bit about the woman's perspective of the outdoors and a bit about bro cultures influence on the lady

Matt Gay, Pigeon shooting and more.

Matt and I get rabbit trailed early but finally get to the topic of pigeon shooting. Its a fascinating topic for me and this conversation only is a small beginning to the

John Westenbarger, hunting the grasslands.

John and I could obviously talk much longer but we kept it reasonable. He spends a good amount of time in the Dakota grasslands with his setters. Thank you to our sponso

Second Chance Bird Dogs open mic night.

Mike had me bring the microphones along to his open house at Haymarsh Hunt Club and recorded with a live audience. There were new and old friends taking a few minutes at

Stories with Swanky 20, Ruark and McManus

I publish every 5th Stories with Swanky here on the podcast. All the others are found on Patreon.com/BirdCamp I hope you enjoy The Old Man and the Boy and The Cat and th

The BirdCamp review, my musings from 2025 camps.

I didn't get the mics out during the October Birdcamp or at Grumpy camp this year but wanted to relay the experiences and observations. Thank you to our sponsors Aspen

Bob Ross, decades of grouse knowledge.

Bob is a long time grouse hunter, dog trainer, and mentor. We put together a good set of questions and I really like these kinds of podcasts. Thank you to our sponsor

John Holwell, British Doubles

John is here to help you shop for that fine English shotgun to fit your taste. It was a great conversation. Find him at britishdoubles.com Thank you to our sponsors As

An update, some out takes, and a story.

A quick update from the opening weekend of grouse season, some out takes from Pyke Upland Kickoff, and a story from Guy de la Veldene.