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The Fowl Life

Chad Beldingthefowllife.com
As Chad chases the waterfowl migration, each new episode, brings you a behind-the-scenes experience at different Duck Hunting Camps across the U.S. Here you’ll get to hear from industry leaders, expert waterfowl hunters, professional athletes and folks that are just as obsessed as you are about waterfowl hunting. You’ll find advice on choosing the right gear, learn new hunting strategies, duck calling techniques, how to prepare wild game and so much more. So, join the conversation and subscribe to the podcast so you’ll get future episodes downloaded directly to your computer, phone or tablet.
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Episodes

E209 - How The Pandemic has Impacted Gun and Ammo Companies

We're at snow goose camp in Nebraska with hunting industry professionals George Thompson, Brian Kelvington and Rob Roberts We get an inside perspective from this crew on how the pandemic has impacted the gun and ammo companies like Benelli, Federal Premium and Rob Roberts Custom Gun Works.

May 17, 20221 hr 2 min

E206 - Dave Nelson - Wisconsin State Goose Calling Champion - MidWest Series with Joel

Dave Nelson is the 2019 Wisconsin Goose Calling Champion. Dave talks about how to blow a goose call and the notes you need to practice to sound as "goose" as possible. The guys also discuss how well the Jargon Goose Call works in most situations. The host Joel Kleefisch heads up the Wisconsin / Midwest Fowl Life team and brings a bit of a different perspective than Chad Belding.

Apr 23, 202243 min

E205 - Remi Warren - MEAT Your Maker Discussion

Remi Warren is a bit of a do it all type of guy. He's a hunting guide, outfitter, outdoor writer, photographer, videographer, and TV personality. We get to talking about his most recent hunt on a big mature 7x7 elk and the MEAT Your Maker equipment we use to process wild game meat while on the road at hunt camps or at home. Remi also shares some of his favorite wild game recipes.

Apr 19, 202251 min

E204 - Mark Boardman with Vortex Optics

Mark Boardman, the director of marketing for Vortex joins the podcast to recap a hunt Chad and Mark had in November up in Wisconsin, Mark and Chad also share some scouting tactics they use on duck hunts with their Vortex Optics.

Apr 17, 20221 hr 5 min

E202 - Kyle Clouse - Liberty Safe

Kyle Clouse is Digital Marketing Director at Liberty Safe. Liberty Safes are heavy duty gun safes made in America. Kyle talks about keeping up with the demand being the #1 made safe in the United States. The guys also go over the durable features of the safe.

Apr 12, 202239 min

E199 - Natalie Fox - Cleaning Birds with Fowl Habits Wyoming

After hunting with Wyobraska Waterfowl we meet up with Natalie Fox of Fowl Habits who runs a professional shop that helps hunters clean and pluck birds after successful hunts. Natalie talks to us about her process of cleaning birds and her education background.

Mar 29, 20221 hr 13 min

E198 - Ted Nugent

We explore Ted Nugent's passion and obsession for the the outdoors. Ted Nugent carved out a permanent place in the rock & roll history but more recently Ted has become an influential advocate for our 1st and 2nd Amendment Rights. He's united hunters to work together and stand up for their rights to preserve the hunting heritage for future generations.

Mar 19, 20221 hr

E197 - On the Road Hunting with Axl the Duck Dog - Fueled by Eukanuba

While on the road hunting in Nebraska, we found a break to gather around to discuss Axl, our favorite hunting duck dog and team member of The Fowl Life. Chad is joined by Anna V and her daughter Tater. Anna is a prominent dog trainer, competitive shooter and hunter. We are also joined by our camera guys Jack Orlandi and Eli Neeley who are avid hunters and talents keeping the camera on the birds and hunting dogs charging out on retrieves. This episode is brought to you by Eukanuba Premium dog foo...

Mar 18, 20221 hr 28 min

E196 - Todd Schaller Wisconsin Chief Game Warden - MidWest Series with Joel

Todd Schaller was the Wisconsin's DNR Warden for nearly 30 years and serval of those years he served as the Chief Game Warden. Joel Kleefisch host the discussion as part of our new podcast series that focuses on Midwest waterfowl hunting topics. Todd and Joel talk about some of the rules and regulations of waterfowl hunting in Wisconsin.

Mar 15, 202244 min

E195 - Mallard Hunting In Hagerman Idaho

Hagerman Idaho is a Mecca for duck hunters and we're hunting with John Shaw who's operates his hunting outfit, Hagerman Wings Farm, in the heart of it. In between hunts Chad sat down with his brother Clay Belding, Alex Crosby, Les Naisbitt and John Shaw to talk about their hunts and equipment used.

Mar 08, 202248 min

E194 - JJ Randolph WyoBraska Waterfowl Hunting

Jason 'JJ' Randolph grew up hunting geese and ducks on the beautiful Platte River in Nebraska and the Missouri River on the Nebraska and South Dakota border. This area has some of the best spots for mallard and Canada goose hunting in the country. Condition are perfect as Chad and The Fowl Life crew seem to be hunting at the right time and comment how they've seen more waterfowl in the area than any other hunts, which is saying a lot.

Mar 02, 20221 hr 17 min

E193 - A Duck Hunter’s Life with Buck Gardner

Buck Gardner, a legend in the duck call maker world joins us to dicuss the process of making duck calls, duck calling contests and how duck hunting is used as therapy for many.

Feb 25, 202250 min

E192 - Defunding The Police is a Bad Idea - Piece of Mind Series by Sig Sauer

We're discussing the current state of society, policing and our safety here in the United States. Jared Woodword, a police officer joins the conservations to talk about ideas about defunding the police and how it affects the safety of our communities. Plus, the politics surrounding the 2nd Amendment.

Feb 23, 20221 hr 7 min

E191 - Tyler Grethen with MEAT!

Tyler is the Brand manager for MEAT!, a food processing equipment company that make some of the best graders, dehydrators and sealers for the hunting community.

Feb 16, 202244 min

E190 - Unreal Waterfowl Hunting in Nebraska

We're hunting in Nebraska with Larry Frimann of Black Goose Outfitters and his guide Ryan Zegers. Based out of the eastern and central part of Nebraska, Larry and his team get us on some unreal Canada goose hunts. Larry explains why they choose to build his waterfowl outfitting business in Nebraska and some of the hunting tactics used on our successful hunts.

Feb 10, 202241 min

E189 - Cody Cannon, Rob Roberts & Bryan McGeHee in Oklahoma

We are hunting waterfowl up in Oklahoma / Kansas with Cody Cannon, lead singer and guitarist of Whiskey Myers, Rob Roberts who makes some of the best extended choke tubes for waterfowl shotguns and Bryan McGeHee of Gatr Coolers, definitely our favorite hunting cooler that keeps ice for days! We hunting ducks with Flatline Outfitters.

Feb 06, 20221 hr 19 min

E186 - A Hunting Lifetime with John & Robin Lomonaco and Les Naisbitt

We are excited to hear the stories from 3 individuals with nearly 200 years of combined hunting experience. They have traveled all over the world to hunt and all share the same passion in waterfowl hunting and preserving the hunting heritage. Les Naisbitt is a lifetime member of Safari Club International and has completed the North American Super Slam harvesting 29 Boone and Crockett Big Game Animals. John Lomonaco also has an impressive resume in hunting and you can learn more in his book biogr...

Jan 27, 20221 hr 28 min

E185 - Russ Higbie with Law Dawg Hunting Lodge Oklahoma Part 2

Part 2 discussion of Oklahoma hunting. We are hunting in the heart of Oklahoma's prime waterfowl hunting ground at Law Dawg Hunting Lodge. We are talking with the Lodge owner Russ Higbie, a core waterfowl hunter and ex-law officer with a ton of great stories to tell.

Jan 20, 202258 min

E184 - Russ Higbie with Law Dawg Hunting Lodge Oklahoma Part 1

We are hunting in the heart of Oklahoma's prime waterfowl hunting ground at Law Dawg Hunting Lodge. We are talking with the Lodge owner Russ Higbie, a core waterfowl hunter and ex-law officer with a ton of great stories to tell.

Jan 18, 202244 min

E183 - Good Waterfowl Hunting in Wisconsin

The waterfowl hunting was good in Wisconsin but the camaraderie with the good people of Wisconsin was even better. Chad is joined by Walker Buehler, Anna V and Joel Kleefisch to discuss the day's hunts and other things duck hunters talk about.

Jan 05, 202255 min
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