Highballs & BS

Lake Pickle , waterfowl marketing manager for OnX , joins this episode of Highballs & BS presented by Gundog Outdoors . We discuss how he started hunting and then working in the outdoor industry, the evolution of OnX as a digital resource for hunters and land managers, plus some of the favorite trials and errors (i.e., the steep learning curve) of hunting.    Educational Articles via the OnX B...

Matt Ferry, Ducks Unlimited volunteer with the Pentagon chapter, joins this episode of Highballs & BS presented by Gundog Outdoors . We discuss how he started working the wood duck nesting box program in Virginia, variables in location selection and usage, what to consider if you place nesting boxes, and some of the crazy things he’s seen over the years.   Ducks Unlimited Wood Duck Box Plans L...

Lifelong outdoorsman, 2006 World Duck Calling Champion, and a great mentor, Jim Ronquest of Drake Waterfowl joins this episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors . We discuss how the season is going, differences in duck calls, what is involved with being the Vice-President of Development for Drake, what he loves about the timber, and a lot more!   This Is The Mallard   World Cutdo...

Competitive calling champions and best friends Forrest Carpenter and Kile Jones episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors . We discuss calling competitions with Kile coming off winning his third World Goose title a few months ago, mentors in calling and the hunting world, raising the next generation of hunters and outdoorsmen, plus mallard migrations and Senator Kennedy’s letter...

Award-winning decoy carver Luke Costilow joins this episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors . We discuss all things decoys and carving, the multi-generational projects in the shop, managing their hunting property, and the places decoy carving has taken them.   Coffee Creek Cork   Maggie Williams for OnX “The Woods Remember: The Life & Legacy of Gail Camp”   MeatEater Sheds:...

Nicole Belke joins this episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors. She is a professional photographer, mother, wife, hunter, and lover of good dogs. We discuss a recent memorable hunt on a refuge draw, her travels hunting from the north slope of Alaska to axis deer in Hawaii, the fun in getting their son outdoors, and of course, dogs.   APEX Ammunition Zee Short Film Freedom Hunt...

Companion gundog trainer Grayson Guyer of Lost Highway Kennels and award-winning writer Worth Parker join the Thanksgiving week episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors . We talk about our shared love of good dogs, the challenging pleasure of working and training our four-legged companions, and the unexpected way connections in the outdoor world happen. Enjoy and happy Thanksgiv...

Chefs Jesse Griffiths and Wade Truong join this episode of Highballs & BS presented by Gundog Outdoors . We discuss how difficult it is to select your favorite ‘go-to’ recipe (but what makes great ones at camp), handling and processing wild game, sausage making, differences in curing and aging meat, and memorable hunts.  Jesse’s The Pedernal Project Wade’s Curing Chamber Tutorial Blind Safety...

The first episode of season three of Highballs & BS presented by Gundog Outdoors starts with guests, eastern shore taxidermist Billy Hardesty and Brett Shaffer of Grumpy Duck Co . Brett and Billy discuss how they met each other and how their friendship has taken them on waterfowling adventures along the DelMarVa peninsula over the years. We also talk gun dogs, handling birds for taxidermy, upc...

Call maker, RNT Owner, duck calling 3x World Champion and Champion of Champions John Stephens along with waterfowling historian and collector Ryan Graves joins this episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors . Ryan and John talk about how they got into call collecting, the history, along with some of the places it has taken them, plus how their seasons went, memorable hunts, and e...

In this episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors we discuss...gundogs! Dr. Matt Ryan joins the podcast to talk his journey becoming a sporting dog veterinarian, memorable duck hunts, and tips to take care of your gundog in the cold weather and through the offseason. Dr. Matt Ryan with the Animal Clinic of Oxford Ramsey Russell Duck Season Somewhere episode with Dave Smith of DSD...

Two native Long Islanders join this Christmas episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors . Max Finazzo, Ducks Unlimited Board member , and Ryan Preuss, owner of EZ Dekes , talk all things waterfowling on Long Island. From fishing, learning the marshes, favorite ducks and first members hunting, we cover it all. Find some of the latest projects undertaken by Ducks Unlimited and join...

Chef John Fearrington of Arkansas' Strait Lake Lodge joins this episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors . He shares his journey to some of the best camps across the country, what his 'go-to' is after those cold & rainy hunts, how prepares some of the his favorite proteins, plus more stories from the lodge. Hear John's interview with Ramsey Russell . A wi...

The second annual "Thanksgiving Week" episode guest is artist, writer, fly fisher, and wing shooter Bob White . Growing up in southern Illinois, Bob's adventures have taken him from the wilds of Alaska, to the remoteness of Argentina, and back to his home in Minnesota. Highballs & BS is presented by Gundog Outdoors , who is also doing a big giveaway with the grand prize of hunti...

Jessi Cole Walters, editorial content lead for Mossy Oak , and Amy Hall of Her Wild Outdoors joins this episode of Highballs & BS presented by Gundog Outdoors . We discuss our different paths to outdoors, the state of women hunters in the marsh or turkey woods, pink camo, and how to retain women partaking in the past time. You can connect with Amy on Instagram here . You can also connect with...

Bobby Hayes of Duck Lander Call Co. joins this episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors . Bobby just returned from his annual free-lance trip to Canada and reports back on successes, the changing pressures on hunting north of the border, along with hunting in his area of Kansas, and the frustrating fun of making duck and goose calls. Tom Beckbe & Ducks Unlimited Duck Lander...

Mike Callian of Dave Smith Decoys (DSD) and Kelly Warren, regional biologist for Ducks Unlimited in western Oregon, join this episode of Highballs & BS presented by Gundog Outdoors . We talk everything about hunting the Willamette Valley, changes in goose population dynamics, ongoing Ducks Unlimited research, conservation efforts DSD is supporting through the limited run decoys, and more. Oreg...

Welcome back to Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors , with the first episode of the second season! Videographer and waterfowler Grant Sinclair along with Alex Johns of Brown Water Leather Lanyards joins me to discuss what we are looking forward to this season, what it is like freelancing in Canada, hunting in Arkansas, and more. Ramsey Russell Duck Season Somewhere podcast with guest...

On the final episode in season one of Highballs & BS, I'm joined by Dr. Ryan Askren of Five Oaks Ag Research and Education Center and Alex Langbell, founder and owner of Gundog Outdoors . Between outdoor industry trade shows, Alex and I talk about his professional background as a first responder and training, the days behind the camera and producing outdoor shows, and how both those exper...

Call maker Josh Raggio and friend Chase Williams join this episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors . The native Mississippians and I discuss waterfowling in the Magnolia State area, hunting with our dads and kids, the big freeze and thaw of this season, wood vs acrylic calls, and more! Josh's Raggio Mercantile located in Raymon, MS The Pappy Van Winkle - Raggio calls in Ga...

In this episode of Highballs & BS presented by Gundog Outdoors , Wildfowl Magazine's Associate Editor, competition goose caller, and good friend Ryan Barnes joins the show to talk hunting in the Great Basin area of Utah, calling geese, favorite outdoor books and writing, along with what is the latest and greatest from SHOT Show 2024. Editor's Note: Dave Coleman is the correct name of...

In “The Promised Land” episode, guests Brent Birch , Cloud Jacobs and I talk about what makes Arkansas so special to the waterfowling community and its history, why it’s called the “Grand Prairie” area, what got all of us into call making, and the hopes for the rest of the season. Where to get your copy of the book The Grand Prairie . Greenhead: The Arkansas Duck Hunting Magazine Signs of hypother...

In the ‘Big River’ episode of Highballs & BS presented by Gundog Outdoors , I am joined by call maker Travis Ward ( Makers Call Company ) and Bill Cooksy ( Vanishing Paradise ). We talk about the unique area and history that is west Tennessee along the Mississippi River, the ecology and habitat of that region and the Mississippi River Delta, call making and calling the blind.  The Standard Spo...

In this episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors , Stump of RM Custom Calls and Joey D'Amico of Tekton Game Calls join me to talk call making, hunting in Canada, the changing Atlantic Flyway landscape, cormorant seasons, and things that are "simple, not easy". APEX Ammunition's short film The Archipelago . Split Reed's short film DEACON . Gundog Outdoors...

In this Thanksgiving episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors ,  I’m joined by photographer Phil Kahnke and waterfowl historian Ryan Graves. We talk about everything from contest calling, waterfowling history and collecting, hunting the midwest and western Kentucky, how to take better photos while hunting, and how we feel about mud motors! A list below of some of the things we m...