Coffee-colored water teaming with colorful, hard-fighting fish was just the tip of the iceberg. From a floating fishing camp smack in the middle of the Amazon jungle, Ramsey meets with Acute Angling's Harold Regis to discuss his amazing bucket-list fishing adventure. Related Links: Contact Brent Moorland at www.AcuteAngling.com for more details about peacock bass fishing. Podcast Sponsors: BOSS Shotshells https://bossshotshells.com/ Benelli Shotguns https://www.benelliusa.com/shotguns/waterfowl-...
Feb 23, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 336
YOU'VE WON!!! Whopping 75% discount if you order today!!! Click Here to claim your prize! The list goes on and on and on. It's a sign of the times and social media platforms are the perfect environment - for fraud. And it's getting worse. Everyone's candidate for being scammed, and you don't have to be insta-famous for your account to be hijacked, either. Following a rash of run-ins, I reached out to Caleb McClain, Corsearch's Brand Protection Team Leader for insight. Fascinating discussion abou...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 335
The decoy that revolutionized duck hunting is back and better than ever! Mojo's Terry Denmon gives the low-down on the New Mallard Mojo. There's been lots of spinning-winged decoy designs come down the pipe in the decades since their inception, but for those duck hunters that regularly use them - like me - the New Mojo Mallard is the cat daddy of them all. What proven features were modernized and combined with what new patent-pending technologies to perfect them? Tune in to find out! Podcast Spo...
Feb 16, 2023•51 min•Ep. 334
Everything's BIG in Texas! Or so they say. But East Texas, duck hunting habitats are extremely narrow hardwood timber bottoms surrounded by an upland landscape predominated by pine and pecan plantations, cattle and pastures. Mallards are the name of the game. After hugging water oaks in shin-deep water for a couple mornings, hosts Brent Wood and Back Down South Clothing's Michael Simms describe the nuances of mallard hunting East Texas Timber. Podcast Sponsors: BOSS Shotshells https://bossshotsh...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 333
It's raining cats and dogs outside, but a lodge full of guests are beaming over the great duck hunts they've enjoyed the past few days. Following an amazing dinner and drinks, Ramsey visits with Harrison Banks about Arkansas duck hunting at Commander's Corner, covering of host of interesting topics. Related Topics: Arkansas Duck Hunting at Commander's Corner https://www.getducks.com/ushunts/arkansas-duck-hunting/ Podcast Sponsors: BOSS Shotshells https://bossshotshells.com/ Benelli Shotguns http...
Feb 09, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 332
While the best steak in Dallas, Texas, might be fighting words, I'll stand by them. I knew this was going to be the case while walking up to Brandon Roy's patio, seeing a deep bed of hot coals glowing in his custom parilla. "You have to respect first contact," he later says about grilling steaks perfectly. But way more goes into it. See, for Brandon Roy, the entire process of grilling and smoking meats is a labor of love. And it shows. Related Links: b.roys_bbq https://www.instagram.com/b.roys_b...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 331
A big front was underway and this part of Kansas would be locked up solid up tight by sunrise the following morning. Before hunting fat greenheads in one of the last remaining holes, Cory Niccum and I met in front of a roaring fire, talking about his life's trajectory pursuant to duck calling. Having called competitively since childhood, he mostly calls to live ducks from Canada to Kansas and beyond. But this ain't a how-to episode. It's mostly about real life. And really living it. Podcast Spon...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 330
Travel decoy carver Josh Hinson was my tour guide and duck hunting host smack in the middle of the modern-day Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma. Fascinating adventure. We got into the thick of things, regarding living and duck hunting on the reservation, his decoy carving style and cultural ancestry. Having driven through this part of Oklahoma many times while going elsewhere, visiting for a few days was makings for one of the most uniquely informative conversations in a long time. Podcast Sponsors: ...
Jan 30, 2023•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 329
"It's all about the show," explains Strait Lake Lodge owner Max Sharp about greenheads in the timber. Strait Lake is Sharp's build-it-and-they-will-come Arkansas duck camp, the culmination of a lifetime chasing ducks. We talk about his duck hunting origins to include old school outdoors, his vision for Strait Lake, what all goes into creating ideal habitat, and long-term conservation ideals. It really is all about the show. Podcast Sponsors: BOSS Shotshells https://bossshotshells.com/ Benelli Sh...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 328
Chef John Fearrington knows his way around hunting camp kitchens, that's for danged sure. A powerful and articulate storyteller, he describes strong family ties and mom's home-cooking nourishing his body, mind, and soul, giving him a profound sense of community and sending him on a colorful life journey from the deep inner city to Strait Lake Lodge, Arkansas-- and beyond. Great conversation fodder that you'll chew on for a good long while. Podcast Sponsors: BOSS Shotshells https://bossshotshells...
Jan 23, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 327
Towards the end of an epic, old school duck hunt in historic Beaver Dam Lake's Clover Hole, Mississippi, Ramsey chats with hunting companions Mike and Lamar Boyd, Dale Bordelon and John Gordon. What's the historical significance of this lake and duck blind location? What does hunting here mean to everyone and how'd they pay tribute to its storied past? And there's a first for everything, even while recording Duck Season Somewhere podcast. Tune in to find out! Podcast Sponsors: BOSS Shotshells ht...
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 326
Originally founded in 1883 as the Hennepin Duck Club, Willow Creek has a long-standing and storied history in the fabled Illinois River bottom. So does the camphouse. Preston Wagner, Pete Mangold and Adrian Erickson each describe their personal connections to this Illinois River duck hunting club. From habitat management to new and lifetime memories, their unique perspectives characterize a real sense of place. Podcast Sponsors: BOSS Shotshells https://bossshotshells.com/ Benelli Shotguns https:...
Jan 16, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 325
Following an action-packed Mississippi duck hunt and with black labs dozing contentedly at our feet, long-time friend and life-long waterfowler, Dr. Bill Sullivan, discusses the health and maintenance of our beloved duck dogs. Having practiced veterinarian medicine for decades covers a lot of need-to-know topics for ensuring our best friends' peak performance, long-term health and longevity while doing what they were born to do. Podcast Sponsors: BOSS Shotshells https://bossshotshells.com/ Benel...
Jan 12, 2023•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 324
Located on the river about half-way between Chicago and St. Louis, Peoria is the oldest European settlement in Illinois. Preceding the Migratory Bird Treaty Act market hunting thrived. Its history is seeped in Mississippi Flyway waterfowl hunting history as expressed by some of the most collectible decoys on earth. Zac Zetterburg, Curator of Art and the Center for American Decoys, Peoria Riverfront Museum, discusses the region's history and legendary carvers, explaining along the way how carving...
Jan 09, 2023•50 min•Ep. 323
Brian Terry grew up plying his family's fourth-generation oyster trade around Hog Island Bay, Virginia. Anything but easy work, he somehow managed to duck hunt, too, and that eventually lead to a related product development in response to his family's tough-love company hiring policy. Describing how and why his great-great-grandfather founded H.M. Terry Company, he gives us a salty crash course in clamming and oystering, explaining once and for all why you never, ever eat oysters in months endin...
Jan 05, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 322
Charlie Pierce has been among hand-sawn woodpiles, sawdust, oil paints since the day he was born, and grew up sharing duck blinds with some of the region's most esteemed carvers. Naturally, it's in his blood. A colorful storyteller, Pierce describes growing up in this unique environment, telling how and what they hunted, the decoys used, and how those old school influences lead him to carrying on a family tradition. Podcast Sponsors: BOSS Shotshells https://bossshotshells.com/ Benelli Shotguns h...
Jan 03, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 321
Ramsey meets with Chesapeake Bay waterfowling historian and preservationist, C. John Sullivan, at the Waterfowl Festival in Easton, Maryland to larne about this region's fabled history. From market hunting tools-of-the-trade to legendary carvers, we gain insights into why the Chesapeake Bay's history is so well preserved and, in a sense, who we are as duck hunters. Related Links: Waterfowl Festival https://waterfowlfestival.org Podcast Sponsors: BOSS Shotshells https://bossshotshells.com/ Benell...
Dec 29, 2022•51 min•Ep. 320
He's an absolute living legend. Jim Pierce has been carving decoys and hunting ducks near Havre de Grace, Maryland for 75 years of his 88 years. In a candid then-versus-now conversation in his decoy painting room, he talks about his lifetime duck hunting the Chesapeake Bay, describing the legendary watermen that taught him to hunt and to carve, the "good old days," old shotguns, plastic versus wooden decoys, how hunting techniques and other things have changed for better or for worse. But best I...
Dec 27, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 319
Duck season is somewhere between hitting a fevered pitch to come and gone, depending on where you live in the US. But south of the equator, duck hunting season south is May through July. In today's episode, hear how avid US duck hunters--that are likely duck hunting right this very minute somewhere in North America-- describe their Argentina Duck hunting experiences. It's never to soon to start dreaming about something to do after January 31 because remember, it really is duck season somewhere 3...
Dec 22, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 318
Through the door and out of the biting autumn wind I quickly follow Captain Reilly McCue's past mountainous decoy rigs with countless origins and configurations used for puddlers, divers, sea ducks; past a bench of ornate hand-tied streamers underneath dangling wildfowl, catalogued feathers and patterns; past chest-high stacks of colorful moth collections painstakingly labeled. Beyond the ginormous custom-built sea duck hunting and striper fishing boat are even more decoy rigs, a taxidermy stati...
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 317
The North American Waterfowl Tour winds it's way through Vermont and Maine, where Ramsey finally scratches off duck hunting these 2 new-to-him states. Thanks to host Steve Caron and friends, it was a memorable visit despite warm, Indian Summer weather. With their belts still stretching after a steamed lobsta' and mussels dinner, Ramsey and Caron talk about waterfowl hunting Maine and Vermont, recounting memorable highlights where waterfowl were only a gateway to best experiencing this corner of ...
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 316
The back of the green jacket hanging over the chair reads, "Goose Control." That jacket belongs to Rob Hall, who explains why the Toronto greater metropolitan area has long held tremendous numbers of Canada geese, and how goose control upbringings later lead him into recreational hunting. And plenty of it! Despite an incredible goose abundance--and no matter how much fecal matter each Canada goose generates daily--hunting here where rural lifestyles increasingly collide with big city ideals pres...
Dec 12, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 315
It's a pretty big deal: Canada recently modernized its migratory birds regulations to include critical possession and transportation rules pertaining to waterfowl hunters. Jim Leafloor, Head of Aquatic Unit for Environment and Climate Change Canada, explains what important rules were changed--and why (link to updated Canada Migratory Birds Regulations provided below). He and Ramsey also discuss Canada's relatively liberal bag limits (8 mallard, 8 pintails, etc); the important role of resident an...
Dec 08, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 314
While passing through during a road-trip, Ramsey meets with friends Brandon Cerecke and Zach Meyer at the new BOSS Shotshells HQ. A lot sure has happened during the past couple years since BOSS Shotshells turned the no-tox ammo industry completely on it's ear! What are the most popular BOSS loads, and how does shooters' load preferences usually evolve over time? What's driving the sub-gauge revolution? Beyond the perfect pattern, what else is BOSS researching--and why? Any hints as to any new in...
Dec 05, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 313
Paddling quietly into an expansive marsh, setting longlines, hunting canvasbacks, and almost stepping back in time as winter approaches, Ramsey joins Scott Stephens, Ducks Unlimited Canada, for an immersive tour of iconic Delta Marsh. The long-time friends discuss the region's history and importance, wonder aloud how one of the long-standing traditions would apply in parts of the Lower 48, and other topics. Podcast Sponsors: BOSS Shotshells https://bossshotshells.com/ Benelli Shotguns https://ww...
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 312
Long before the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, a former market hunter named Jack Miner was the very first person in Canada--and likely anywhere in North America--to attach metal leg bands to migratory waterfowl. And the leg bands he attached to his "flying preachers" were very unique. Known as Wild Goose Jack, many famous American celebrities were among his closest associates. But who was Jack Miner really? Have you ever even heard of him? What did he mean especially to locals in the souther...
Nov 28, 2022•2 hr 40 min•Ep. 311
"The sounds of wild geese set me free," explains Ian Kilpatrick, who's spent most of his life hunting very near his home in Manitoba. From a cozy basement room adorned with bear, deer, antlers, furs, feathers and other sentimental reminders of their lifestyle, he and son, Cole, describe memorable times, special people, by-gone retrievers. While hunting styles and technologies have changed since the father was the son's age, their then-and-now stories explain that what it is really all about rema...
Nov 23, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 309
Where else in the world might one find 4-gauge and 8-gauge shotguns, hard-to-find Winchester Model 12s, one-of-a-kind sports memorabilia, famous prints and other hard-to-find treasures unavailable elsewhere on the internet?! And whether shopping for that hard-to-buy-for special someone that has everything--or for yourself--just in time for Christmas! David Schuessler, Ducks Unlimited's Chief Event Fundraising Officer, takes Ramsey "Into the Vault" at DU Headquarters, describing unique collectibl...
Nov 21, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 309
From ginormous Giants to mallard-sized cacklers, Canada Goose subspecies express tremendous size and color variability. Ever wondered why? Once lumped as 11 subspecies, they're now classified as 7 Canada Goose subspecies and 4 Cackler Goose subspecies--but it was once proposed that there be 200 subspecies! Confused? Don't be. Jim Leafloor is Head of Aquatic Unit for Environment and Climate Change Canada. A recognized authority, Leafloor's spent a considerable portion of his extensive career rese...
Nov 18, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 308
Paul Conchatre's Birdtail Waterfowl in Manitoba isn't just another guided waterfowl destination. It's a whole 'nuther level experience. And it's all by design. Whether you're talking the best goose decoys money can buy, customized a-frame blinds, hand-carved diver rigs or even they efficient layout of the resort-like facilities, it's all about delivering superior experiences; it's all in the details. And details are Conchatre's specialty. Related Links: Birdtail Waterfowl, Best Manitoba Canada D...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 307
