FowlWeather Podcast

The FowlWeather Podcasts talks diversifying land management for waterfowl in Arkansas. What does it take to attract and hold ducks? What does it take to attract and hold a diversity of duck species? That and much more on this week’s episode with waterfowl habitat manager Ryan Dulaney of Wildlife Strategies and land agent with The Farmland Group.

In this series we are going to provide context about why actively managing restored wetlands is 100% necessary, actually critical. We are really excited to bring you this wetland management 101 cook book for your private lands or lease, but we will also highlight why the public hunting grounds that you visit should be actively managing their wetlands for waterfowl.

In this series we are going to provide context about why actively managing restored wetlands is 100% necessary, actually critical. We are really excited to bring you this wetland management 101 cook book for your private lands or lease, but we will also highlight why the public hunting grounds that you visit should be actively managing their wetlands for waterfowl.

In this episode of The FowlWeather Podcast we break down in easy to understand terms why hunting at the current levels doesn’t drive most waterfowl populations. Plain and simple language from DrMike, a scientist and duck hunter, brought to all our friends across duck country.

What makes a good duck call? What natural woods sound more like a duck than others? Single-reed or double-reed, what works best to fool those ole greenheads? We talk duck migration and lack of ducks this winter at James Callicutt’s camp in Mississippi, but we cover a-lotta ground about duck habitat management and duck calling. James Callicutt is kinda a big deal!

Where were the ducks last season? How does hunting disturbance redistribute ducks?  USFWS Waterfowl Biologist Dr. Heath Hagy joins The FowlWeather Podcast. Heath tells us about how he stole all Dr. Mike’s best research ideas, and that we agree on duck science about 10% of the time, but we agree on the most important thing that matters and that is a love for the resource and the conservation and ma...

The bootheel of Missouri is named for its state boundary line that looks like a boot heel. Here the Mississippi Alluvial Valley begins and is rich in waterfowling culture. Known for quality public land hunting we meet with good friend and long-time bootheel duck hunter, Chad Fisher and talk about hunt draws at Duck Creek, Otter Slough, and Ten Mile Pond. We also reminisce about our earlier days as...

At the North American Ducks Symposium Dr. Mike meets with Stephen Sowell who manages Delta Waterfowl’s University Hunt Program – a way to introduce university students to waterfowl hunting, Dr. Mike and Stephen talk about the need to train the next generation and that definitely includes ensuring they have an understanding of waterfowl hunting culture across duck country USA.

Empty skies for everyone this season, but not all – find out where the ducks were at and how the weather stacked up for the 2023 – 2024 duck season compared to normal.

At the 9th North American Duck Symposium Dr. Mike meets with Ben Luukkonen and Dr. Phil Lavretsky about how mutt mallards may be affecting mallard migration to southern latitudes. Information presented for the first time just days before, PhD student Ben Luukkonen explains how mallards with game-farm genetics just act differently. Dr. Lavretsky outlines how mallard genetics have drastically change...

Corn is neither the solution nor the problem – THE CORN EPISODE – The FowlWeather Podcast team breaks it all down.

Duck season 2023-2024 was frustrating and disappointing to many but there is optimism too.

Warm and rain return to the south as we enter the final days of duck season 2023-2024.

In this episode we meet with, John Simpson, Executive Director of the Winous Point Shooting Club and Winous Point Marsh Conservancy in the duck cleaning, pluckin’ room. Towards the end we continue our discussion, as part of our In the Marsh Series with some good shooting, a quick chat about flooded corn and a nice flight of gadwall for some sporty shooting.  Thanks for joining us for another episo...

The big freeze and the future of ducks and duck hunting this January.

Clearing the clutter from the chatter, host DrMike takes a deep dive into the paper ducks controversy and this year’s historic El Nino and drought that has so many frustrated with duck season 2023-24.

Dr. Mike sits down w/ local waterfowling legends Matt Frackleton and Mike Bard over a platter of roast duck, venison, and pickled duck hearts and gizzard to talk ducks. They fancy themselves as the merganser kings of North America, but we talk duck hunting pressure, favorite hunting weather, and alternative uses for seagull carcasses. Join us for the inaugural episode of the Kitchen Conversations.

A vision like no other; to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever, Ducks Unlimited is a true conservation champion.

Santa’s got a bag o’ ducks for y’all. But where are they and when will they migrate?

Around since 1911, Delta Waterfowl continues to be a strong advocate for duck conservation and duck hunters.

Shooting etiquette in the marsh – or not – we examine the art of sky busting in detail.

Gentleman, welcome to Gumbo - The first rule of Gumbo is Don’t Burn the Roux, the second rule of Gumbo is Don’t Burn the Roux.

Climate has always changed, but has it changed for the mallard? Has the weather that mallards see really changed that much across the last two generations of duck hunters? That, more and your late-November ducks migration forecast!

If you set the decoys right they will come? Maybe, or maybe you have to call just right, or not look at them when the pass over, or maybe they are just ducks being ducks. Find out today on The FowlWeather Podcast – plus your Monday duck migration forecast.

Believe it or not, when the duck population is greater, you shoot more ducks! Further, duck harvest at southern states is often linked to colder weather to the north. Plus your mid-November duck migration forecast. All this week on The FowlWeather Podcast – don’t miss it!