Following several days fun waterfowl hunting together in Saskatchewan, Canada, Ramsey Russell meets with Joey D'Amico of Tekton Game Calls, who recently quit the 9-to-5 grind to chase his dreams. Where'd D'Amico grow up, how's hunting Canadian Prairies contrast with hunting South Carolina's Sparkleberry Swamp? What lead him to pursue his dreams full-time? Where's the name Tekton originate and what's it's importance to D'Amico? Like walking to the truck with a strap-full of ducks swaying on your ...
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 186
Your help is urgently needed. The "dusky duck" in Texas as experienced precipitous population declines in the mottled duck's traditional range, and management alternatives are being considered. Here's a chance for you the listener to possibly participate meaningfully in real-world waterfowl management and help avert catastrophe. Waterfowl Geneticist, Dr. Phillip Lavretsky, joins Ramsey Russell to discuss. They recap North American mallard-like genetics discussed in a previous episode ( Just a Ma...
Oct 28, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 185
From formidable spur-winged geese to driven guineafowl bolting from cover like shot cannonballs plus there's unique scenery, hunting styles, food and culture. The South Africa duck hunting combo is an incredible adventure that many guests rank foremost among lifetime hunts. But why? Today, GetDucks guests describe their South Africa duck hunting experiences, recalling their most memorable moments, comparing it to other destinations, and telling about why they'd even consider coming back again. C...
Oct 27, 2021•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 184
Juvenile gray birds are stretching their wings for the first time, usually diving into the decoys with reckless abandon, and even those savvy adult white birds seem to have forgotten the preceding hunting season, making autumn a great time for hunting snow geese in the Land of Living Skies. Ramsey Russell joins long-time friend Nova Scotian Brian Mason and his merry band of "newfies" for their annual week-long pilgrimage specifically targeting snow geese. Their round-table discussion covers the ...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 183
Ramsey Russell concludes the Texas blue-winged teal hunting portion of the 2021 North American Waterfowl Tour with a visit to long-time friend and USHuntList outfitter Steve Biggers's new lodge near El Campo Texas. Following a couple memorable morning hunts, they visit briefly about blue-winged teal, the migration, habitat, Steve's new lodge and retrievers. Related Links: Best Texas Blue-winged Teal Hunts Please subscribe, rate and review Duck Season Somewhere podcast. Share your favorite episod...
Oct 22, 2021•45 min•Ep. 182
The Blood River forms the headwaters of wetlands hunted in Kwazulu-Natal Province South Africa. Clayton Comins grew up in the South Africa wingshooting business. He and Ramsey discuss Zululand's habitats, unique species, waterfowl management, hunting styles, people and extra special considerations. Please subscribe, rate and review Duck Season Somewhere podcast. Share your favorite episodes with friends! Business inquiries and comments contact Ramsey Russell ramsey@getducks.com Podcast Sponsors:...
Oct 20, 2021•49 min•Ep. 181
Two-time World Champion Texas BBQ Pitmaster Grant Pinkerton explains real Texas BBQ to Ramsey Russell, setting him straight once and for all on why beef is indeed real BBQ. Pinkerton has been duck hunting for as long as he can remember, cooked his first steak in grade school, began smoking brisket before he could drive, and smokes what Ramsey describes as the bar-none very best BBQ he's ever eaten. When and how did Pinkerton get into the BBQ business? How'd Pinkerton become a world champion pitm...
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 180
Nevermind thermometer readings soaring beyond 90 degrees, it's blue-winged teal season and Ramsey Russell's 2021 North American Waterfowl Tour is underway when he swings through Joe Briscoe's JB Custom Calls shop to pick up some new teal calls. But there's no such thing as quick visits between these 2 buddies. Their conversation runs the gamut from teal hunting to moonshine, from Texas blues music to custom guitars to Briscoe's newest duck call invention that'll have gray duck back-flipping into...
Oct 15, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 179
Most of South Africa can be described similarly to parts of South Texas: sprawling, brush-covered properties teaming with game animals managed under endless miles of high-fence. While watching a sporty dove and rock pigeon shoot, professional game manager Weynand De Jager describes the arduous undertakings required in reconciling herd numbers with habitat availability, and an enormous industry of supplying venison and game animal by-products worldwide. What do game managers like Weynand do? What...
Oct 13, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 178
Ramsey Russell joins Texas waterfowl hunting historian and author Rob Sawyer for a fast-paced, Texas-style blue-winged teal hunt at the beautiful Spread Oaks Ranch in coastal Matagorda County. After an incredible breakfast that included platter-sized country ham steaks smoked on-site, their conversation starts briefly with blue-winged teal hunting and habitat management before channeling through and infusing past and present mindsets of American duck hunting. Has it always been a numbers game or...
Oct 11, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 177
Following an epic blue-winged teal hunt in Chambers County, Texas, Ramsey visits with Mr. Gene Campbell at Oyster Bayou Hunting Club. Gene's observations are based on more than a half-century of duck hunting and managing habitat in this fabled region. While good deal of their discussion pivots around habitat management practices (both moist-soil and submerged aquatics)--and y'all will want to hear this-- other topics include blue-winged teal migrational status, avian influenza, black-bellied and...
Oct 08, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 176
Waterfowl season is fast approaching the Deep South and preparing for the upcoming season is perfect timing to consider next year's habitat management. Natural Resources Conservation Services Wildlife Biologist, Kevin Nelms, joins Ramsey Russell for another highly informative Wetlands Management for Waterfowl discussion. Fall disturbances, how and when to flood, invertebrates and other seasonal topics are talked about. Scroll back to hear parts 1-3 of this ongoing series of you've not yet heard ...
Oct 07, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 175
Rianna Bösman manages the 7-room Highveld Splendour Boutique Hotel in South Africa, treating guests to her amazing South Africa hospitality. GetDucks hunters sure love this stop along their South Africa hunting tour! What notable South Africa dishes does she prepare guests? Where'd she learn to cook and how'd she get into the hospitality business? What does she mean by having her heart and hands in the right place? Any secrets for dealing with so many guests from around the world? What's South A...
Oct 06, 2021•50 min•Ep. 174
It's teal season! Alligator sauce piquant--and all kinds of other great stuff--are stinking the pot, the fish fryer and grill are going, there's a bouray game underway, LSU is on TV, cajun music is playing. Laughs and drinks galore. Just a typcial Saturday night in South Louisiana, but it's September so we've all been blue-winged teal hunting. The 2021 North American Waterfowl Tour is underway and Ramsey visits with friends John Hebert, Deneshia Larson, Brent Sawyer, Chris Meche and Dale Bordelo...
Oct 04, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 173
Born and raised in a small farming community in southwest Louisiana, Damon Hebert of Hebert's Custom Decoy Rigs, lives less than a mile from his family home. He moved due to recent storm damage. How'd he start duck hunting and hunt does he most remember with his dad? What's it like hunting in this region, what habitat types are hunted, what are prevalent species? How are crawfish farmed, what's the relation to rice farming? Why'd he swap to 28-gauge? Why did he patent his version of the Texas de...
Oct 01, 2021•52 min•Ep. 172
It's a chilly night in South Africa. Ramsey Russell and longtime Professional Hunter Mike Currie are huddled around a crackling fireplace with some of the best bird dogs on earth as their conversation about experiencing real South African wingshooting continues. Getting down to the nitty-gritty of a proper South Africa duck hunting combo, they run through a variety of fun subjects to include driven guineafowl, francolin, Currie's prized pointers and Ramsey's favorite, those big ol' spur-winged g...
Sep 29, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 171
Boudin is a south Louisiana cultural staple and everyone has their favorites. Find fresh-made boudin and you'll find all kinds of uniquely south Louisiana pork delicacies for which the region is truly famous. What is cajun boudin and how does it differ from place to place? How'd it become so deeply rooted in Louisiana culture? Where'd the recipe for one of Ramsey's favorites originate and why's it different than some others? How much boudin sausage is made daily in this rural farming community? ...
Sep 27, 2021•59 min•Ep. 170
Free spirit Tori Loomis grew up across the river from historical Natchez, Mississippi, where she now lives, plying her trade and paying her dues in the service industry. Formally trained in culinary arts, her lifestyle is an immersive combination of art, food and nature. How did culinary arts school conflict with her upbringings, and what valuable skillsets did she walk away with? What's her connection to food, what human connections influenced her? How does eating engage all of our senses? How ...
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 169
Long-time friend and Professional Hunter, Mike Currie, joins Ramsey for a fireside chat about South Africa wingshooting--and whole lots more! Africa hunting conjures images of stalking spiral-horned game animals or fending off charging lions. What was it really like growing up on a South African farm? When did Currie know he wanted to be a PH? What all goes into delivering South Africa hunting experiences? How does hunting the Cameroon jungle differ from South Africa, what is working with pygmie...
Sep 22, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 168
Long before BOSS Shotshells, Lee Kjos had established himself foremost among commercial photographers, working with a long list of the the hunting world's hottest brands. At lister's requests, today we explore this fascinating subject of meaningful influence. What is it an iconic photo and when do you really know it's great? What do such photos do? What photos most stand out in Kjos's career (bet you'll remember them too)? What's the difference in photo journalism and commercial art? Can truly i...
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 167
It's that special time of year again, the September blue-winged teal season is underway. Following a typical teal hunt at their South Delta Mississippi camp, Ramsey Russell, Mr. Ian and Forrest remember hunts together from the past 20 years, discussing likes and dislikes about blue-winged teal hunting in a deep south flyway state. Ramsey starts his 2021-22 North American waterfowl tour next week, stay tuned for upcoming stories from the road. Please subscribe, rate and review Duck Season Somewhe...
Sep 17, 2021•49 min•Ep. 166
In retirement, perpetually smiling Werner Böing helps orchestrate driven guineafowl and rock pigeon hunts, flipping South Africa's best hamburgers with catcher's mitt-sized hands. Formerly, he was for decades among South Africa's most elite environmental task force, the Green Scorpions. What drives someone like Böing, what lead him into this career path? What species kept them busiest, how were covert operation orchestrated, taking them at times into Southeastern Asia? What international agencie...
Sep 15, 2021•51 min•Ep. 165
To migratory bird hunters, Labor Day marks the real New Year. Summer temps are finally waning, cotton defoliant wafting on soon-to-be-autumn air. It's finally dove season. Everything else soon follows. Mississippi Delta native Chuck Cage has been guiding since the late '70s, only recently retiring. He and Ramsey discuss dove hunting, duck hunting and lots more in today's Duck Season Somewhere episode. How'd he accidentally get into guiding duck hunters in the Mississippi Delta, how big is his tr...
Sep 13, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 164
"Stinking da' pot." That's how Chris Meche describes making traditional South Louisiana gravy. His is best-of-the-best. World-class. After getting a duck and sausage gravy started, then prepping a mile-long countertop worth of sides, he describes growing up in South Louisiana, taking Ramsey on a cultural tour of good eats. How'd Meche get started hunting and what was his first "duck"? Where'd he learn to cook and why's it still important to him? What're "shoe-pick patties"? What's the proper way...
Sep 10, 2021•51 min•Ep. 163
Following an exciting day shooting driven guineafowl and "rockies" in Free State, South Africa, Pierre Aucamp and Ramsey Russell talk about South Africa bird hunting. What is South African hunting like for locals? In a country predominated by game animals, what attracted Pierre to bird hunting? How important is hunting tourism to South Africa and what's Pierre's business model? Any favorite guineafowl and dove recipes? Besides GSPs, any other interesting critters around his home? Stay tuned. Thi...
Sep 08, 2021•48 min•Ep. 162
There's X's etched onto the earth to which waterfowl have always flocked. Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, is one of them. Born and raised there, Catfish Flautt remembers when duck hunting wasn't the religion that it is today and describes the region to Ramsey Russell in colorful detail. Why has this part of Mississippi always attracted so many ducks, why are there 2 county seats, what are some of the famous Tallahatchie County landmarks? Who taught Catfish to duck hunt, what was the "firm" 3-d...
Sep 06, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 161
As prelude to soon-to-be-released Life's Short GetDucks South Africa duck hunting short-film, Jake Latendresse and Ramsey Russell reminisce about their epic South Africa wingshooting adventure together that included ducks, geese, upland game birds. They discuss the lasting impressions of people, food, landscape, hospitality, the works. From high-volume goose hunts and driven guineafowl to spot-and-stalk cherry-picking hard to find duck species, Jake's through-the-lense perspective combined with ...
Sep 02, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 160
Back in his adopted heart-of-the-Mississippi-Delta hometown of Greenwood, Ramsey Russell meets with 4th-generation Lusco's Restaurant owner Karen Pinkston. A true southern belle, her stories range from hilarious to heart-felt. How and why did the restaurant start? Who were the Banana Men, why are there private dining booths, who are the only people ever allowed in the kitchen, where'd the recipes originate? What are their famous sauces and signature dishes? What might be in the safe and why hasn...
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 159
From his Riceland Custom Calls studio in Hayes, Louisiana, Bill Daniels tells Ramsey Russell and growing up, his early introductions into waterfowling and how he got started in the call making business. He shares his thoughts on recent hunting seasons and how specklebelly behavior seems to be changing. Besides waterfowl, Bill Daniels and Ramsey Russell also share a mutual passion for certain unique gamebird. Bill tells about the time he got invited to Russia to hunt over live decoys. Soft-spoken...
Aug 26, 2021•47 min•Ep. 158
Whether fish bite or ducks fly is beside the point. As camp chef at Southern Way Charters' Sportsmans Lodge in Venice, Louisiana, Richard Young says he gets to see folks at their best while he's telling jokes we couldn't air and serving man-sized portions of cajun-creole inspired goodness that stretches belts and induces food comas. Whether feeding 4 people or 40, Chef Richard's self-taught style involves keeping it simple and measuring by personal taste. In todays episode, Chef Richard runs dow...
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 157
