Duck Season Somewhere

EP 737. Claypool Caretaker: Feathers, Felonies and the Fine Art of Persuasion

A fabled Arkansas duck hole. A hard-knuckled caretaker. Outlaws, outrageous characters and enough wild stories to make you wonder how much is even legal to tell.  Johnn

EP 736. American Woodcock --the Louisiana Connection

Small, if-you-know-you-know migratory gamebird. Huge migration. And a conservation story every duck hunter will appreciate. Kean Jones and Louisiana biologist unravel the

EP 735. Idaho Greenheads--Whiskey Creek Ranch

Fat Idaho greenheads. Superior western habitat. And a hunting experience that's about more pulling the trigger. Joey D'Amico and Jeff Rosser take us inside a-league-of-it

EP 734. Just One More

What makes a man walk away from a life calling behind the pulpit to spend his days carving duck decoys? For Colorado Waterfowler Mike Marino, the answer runs deeper than

EP 733. California Public Hunting and Brown Spoon Duck Club Legends

California public-land duck hunting ain't for the faint of heart, but there are some that'd have it no other way.  Sky Chief Waterfowl's Aaron Visger remembers Sutter and

EP 732. Rethinking the Trophy Narrative

What determines "trophy"--a number, an animal, or the hunt effort? Boone and Crockett Club's Tony Schooner and Mike Opitz join Ramsey to challenge modern trophy culture,

EP 731: Called to Be Different--The Tekton Saskatchewan Experience

The Land of Living Skies, tornadoing mallards, waves of white, brown and gray geese lapping into the spread--Saskatchewan Canada waterfowl hunting is the stuff dreams are

EP 730. An Outdoor Appetite

Pulling the trigger is only half the experience. Outdoor Appetite's Romy Brant talks ducks, wild-game cooking, whole-bird use, alpha-gal, and turning hard-earned birds in

EP 729. The Million-Acre Plantation We Created: What's Next? (2/2)

(Part 2/2) More than a million acres of marginal Delta cropland were retired and planted in bottomland hardwoods. Thirty years later, those trees have grown and--if we wa

EP 728. Holding the Fort

What happens when some of America's most important waterfowl habitats no longer have the people, equipment and resources needed to make them work?  After a 33-year Servic

EP 727: The Million-Plus-Acre Plantation We Created: What's Next? (1/2)

(Part 1/2) More than a million acres of marginal Delta cropland were retired and planted in bottomland hardwoods. Thirty years later, those trees have grown and--if we wa

EP 726. Hunting Ducks a Different Man

What if having everything you thought you wanted actually took you somewhere you never intended to go? Shane Allen grew up hunting, dove headlong into heavy metal and a h

EP 725. Where's Your Raft?

Everyone wants more ducks. But when ducks disappear, where do you go looking for answers? As duck numbers continued declining around their Mississippi hunting grounds, Pe

EP 724. Finding Hope: Turning Pain Into Purpose

Life's storms leave scars. But sometimes those scars become lifelines for someone else. Ricky Matthews discusses the heart of his new book, Finding Hope: 25 Lifelines for

EP 723. Tradition Bearers--Last Marsh Voices

Traditions survive because someone carries them forward by sharing stories. Dale Bordelon grew up among Louisiana marsh men, unforgettable old-timers carrying generationa

EP 722. From Drag Strips to Duck Blinds

Most pretty girls don't grow up drag racing. Taylor Bright did. We sat down at DUX to talk about growing up at the drag strip, her dad's influence and learning to drive,

EP 721. The $10,000 Duck Call?

What makes an old piece of wood worth $10,000--or way more? Antique duck-call collector and broker Ryan Graves and I explore the fascinating world of collectible calls--l

EP 720. After Twenty Years Chasing Ducks Together

Terry Denmon and I have shared duck blinds for 20 years, chasing birds from Louisiana to Argentina and beyond. Sitting down live at DUX, we revisited hunts that we'd reli

EP 719. Wallace Claypool's Wild Acres

You've seen the iconic black-and-white photos—more mallards than you knew could possibly exist in one place. And you've heard the legendary name: Claypool's Reservoir. No

EP 718. A Country of Second Chances

Jeff Foiles has walked through nearly every chapter the waterfowl world offers--from growing up hunting the Mississippi River back in the good ol' days and building one o