Final Approach Podcast

You are going to learn a lot of tips and tactics about turkey hunting in this episode. We sit down with Duke Turnage and Jeff Scott from Woodhaven Custom Calls and talk turkey tactics from start to finish. Duke has been chasing turkeys for over 50 years and Jeff about 30 years. This is a combination of knowledge that you cannot just tap into. These guys have seen it all and Mario guides you throug...

If you have joined the heated conversation of is the amount of Flooded Corn ponds holding up all the ducks north of us, all the guys with properties and money and the outfitter in Missouri and all that other talk. We are here to give you straight facts, not hearsay or some report from someone in muck boots that hunts twice a year, and he has not shot anything. We have over 150 years of combined hu...

Mario talks with a true goose killer, Missouri's own Byron Hahn about late season goose tactics. He specializes in shooting tons of honkers over water, whether it is frozen or open. They keep the generator and ice ripper companies in business with several going on different properties. Somehow all the talk about late season geese sends Mario and Byron down the rabbit hole of the whole flooded corn...

You are going to learn absolutely nothing on this podcast so tune in for the fun. LOL This FA Podcast features Steve Hawkinson, owner of Cupped Custom Duck Straps, and professional baseball player Nick Mears. Steve discusses his custom leather duck straps business, including their recent switch to higher grade materials and a lot more innovation into that market. The conversation covers waterfowl...

All choke tubes are the same aren’t they? Hell no they are not! This episode we dig deep in the science of shot and talk Patternmaster tubes, not choke tubes as that is different. Tune it to find out why. If you have questions like; What is a wad stripper and what does it do?, what is your shot string?, what is constriction?, what do you mean all choke tubes are not the same. What you are going to...

What you are going to get out of this podcast is where the coolest birds are to chase in the world. Is it Sweden and the Baltic sea for Eurasian Wigeon, Greenland for King Eiders or New Zealand for Paradise Shell Ducks. Mario is joined by “THE VIKING” Kjartan Lorange from Iceland and Juho Ristikankare from Finland. Mario has hunted with both of them all over the world and between them they have hu...

Mario is joined by Tanner Whitley and Jeb Hartnell from the Blind Chatter Podcast. We dive right into waterfowl season but are quickly turned back to Big Game season for Jeb as he tells us how many deer and elk his camps have harvested this year. Incredible start with big animals, then we move into waterfowl hunting and what makes the Pacific Northwest such a different place to hunt. We even break...

Mario is joined by Adam DeMarchi from Archer Film Co. out of Minnesota. Adam has been filming with Mario and the FA crew going on 6 years. Adam shoots and edits all the Last Pass YouTube series webisodes for FA as well as short content and a ton of still pictures. Adam has some great tips about starting out, taking your photo or video game to the next level and if you want to have a job in the out...

Mario is joined by previous guests Pete Fischer from Dogtra and David Bingham an MLS Soccer goalie who Mario trains dogs with to talk about how to properly use your E-Collar. You are going to learn a ton of tips from dog trainers with a ton of experience on how to use your collar, when to use your collar and what will get the most out of your dog by using your collar. This is a direct focus on thi...

HOW TO EASILY TURN YOUR WATERFOWL DISH INTO A 5 STAR MEAL? Mario is joined by Brad Fenson from Alberta Canada. Brad is a world known outdoor writer and culinary master chef. Brad hosts the Harvest Your Own podcast and also posts tons of content there about hunting gear, tips and of course recipes. He can take any animal or bird and turn it into something you cannot believe, and guess what you can...

Mario is joined by Josh Vickers from Federal Ammunition. Josh is the Shotshell Product Line Manager for Federal Ammunition so he handles everything from Speek Shok, Black Cloud, UltraSteel, he has control of it all. We talk picking the right shell for you and what you are chasing. We also go down the rabbit hole about chokes, loads, and guns and finding that right combo. Cheat code is to practice,...

Mario is joined by Chris Ingram the Publication Manager for the Untied Kennel Club. Chris handles all the publications that the UKC owns which includes the Hunting Retriever and American Field Sportsman’s Journal and more. We talk dogs of course and what the UKC is up to as an organziation and how the times have changed since the organization was founded in 1898............yes 1898. They are all a...

Mario is joined by long time friend Paul Wait, the Senior Communications Manager at Delta Waterfowl. This is one of the best breakdowns of the duck numbers in all my time of seeing them every year. Paul talks about how technology has made counting ducks more efficient and more accurate. We talk about going to a 3 Pintail limit this year and how we are in a good place for this. Lots of myths and in...

Mario is joined by Pete Fischer from Dogtra and David Bingham who Mario trains dogs with to talk about getting your duck dog ready for the season. We talk simple things to keep your dog in shape, keep them safe and ready for the upcoming season. Pete Fischer has over 30 years of experience training hunting dogs. His knowledge is very wide and has a lot to offer on this podcast. He has done it all...

In the third and final episode of this podcast we discuss Pat making the Field and Stream List of 25 most influential waterfowlers of all time. We discuss the list and what Pat has done in his life to be a part of this list. Pat goes into details about what he did in his past that was wrong and how he changed his ways and what he has done to put more back into our sport than to take from it. Pat t...

In the second episode of talking to Pat Pitt (and Tilly) we go into waterfowl mentors, growing the sport and how we all got to where we are now in the waterfowl world. Joining us is Kjartan Lorange (the viking). He is a close friend of all of us at FA and he has been chasing waterfowl for 40 years. This is a look back in the past and who mentored all of us, what they did and why we are all so cons...

In this episode we talk Arkansas duck hunting with duck hunting legend Pat Pitt (and Tilly). Pat goes deep into Arkansas duck hunting past and present as well as Claypool’s reservoir. Joining us is Kjartan Lorange (the viking). He is a special friend to FA and our brand and is also our distributor for our products in Iceland. You have seen the famous Claypool Reservoir pictures and videos of about...

Mario sits down with Jeb Hartnell and Steve Frketich about hunting waterfowl in the Pacific NW and how challenging it is. Rain, flooding, not being able to drive into any field ever for geese, pushing a cart a mile to hunt them and more. The thing that was new to me when I moved her is permission on a hunt. Have you ever hunted a property where there are 3 potential hunting groups all with permiss...

Mario sits down with two of the most dialed in turkey managers he has ever come across. Notice we did not say killers, hunters, or any other title. Kyle Powell and Cody Reeves from Washington state are different kinds of turkey hunters. Mario has known Cody since he was 9 years old from the calling contest circuit in the West and met Kyle just a few years ago. These guys are so dialed in with each...

Mario sits down on a video call with Kyle Killen of Weatherby, Tyler Mann of Saskatchewan Goose Company and David Bingham professional soccer player and waterfowl nut.  We talk about the “GOAT ROPE” which is what we called this past season. The migration or lack of, the lack of birds, the issues of traveling and challenges to film our Last Pass YouTube series. Why the weat...

This episode Mario sits down with 6 Time World Decoy Carving Champion Tom Christie. We talk about Tom's love for hunting and all of Tom's decoys that he has carved for us at Final Approach. He talks about how he started carving and why he started carving as well as his challenges and what it's like carving a decoy that he has never carved before. We also touch on the tradition of carving and how w...

In this epic episode, we sit down with Mike Miller from Colorado, who’s been hunting big water since his childhood on the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania—just like Mario. They learned the tough lessons of big water hunting early, and those skills have stuck with them through the years. But that’s not all! We’re also joined by MLS soccer goalie David Bingham and his trusty dog Nitro , bringing so...

Mario talks about a Field and Stream article that was out a few weeks ago. If you did not see it go over to their website or social pages to read it. It was called “The 25 Greatest Waterfowl Hunters of all time”. Their list has call makers, decoy carvers, dog handlers, conservationists and more on it. Mario sits down with Tyler Mann from Saskatchewan Goose Company and Kjartan Lorange “The Viking”...

Join us as we talk to Elliot Snider from Freelance Duck Hunting about content creation in the waterfowl scene, and how the season is going!

Join us as we talk to Colby Martin, Miss Jesse and Miss Kylie from Black Warrior Gun Dogs in Alabama. We take time to talk about training a duck dog and how far you want to go with it. What are some things to look for in a dog before picking one from a trainer or a breeding. Tons of info on this podcast. If you are a dog person or want to be this is one to start with.