Midwest Flyways Podcast

This week on the podcast Cal and Gavin talk about a bunch of different topics starting with wild game meat and what’s the best wild game to eat. Gavin claims antelope but we’ve heard mixed reviews. We also talk about predator hunting, wolf populations in Minnesota and how those things have an effect on our favorite types of hunting. Thanks for listening and be sure to subscribe and review! New Wat...

This week we play a new game called “Say What?!” where Carter reads off crazy duck stories and stats and Joey and Cal try to make sense of what’s true and what’s false. We discuss the possibilities. Then we draft the best worst movies of all time. Thanks for listening and be sure to subscribe and review!   New Waterfowl Film out now! Snow Geese in SD! Go to OnXHunt to be better prepared for your h...

Joey and Cal chat about pigeon hunting and why it’s the perfect off season hunting to get you ready for duck hunting. We talk benefits of pigeon hunting and some tips as well that will crossover from pigeon to waterfowl. Thanks for listening and be sure to leave a review!   New Waterfowl Film out now! Snow Geese in SD! Go to OnXHunt to be better prepared for your hunt: OnX Learn more about better...

This week we’re joined by our friend, Ben Brettingen from onX. We talk about who has been instrumental in Ben’s passion and success in both hunting and his professional career in the outdoors. We also talk about Ben’s MEA weekend trips with the boys hunting birds and more hunting stories and memories. Things get wild for The Draft “Worst Guys To Drink With” and we recap the current political clima...

Ben Brettingen, upland hunting aficionado and one of our favorite guests, joins us to give you an update on upland hunting, changes that have happened and how bird numbers are looking. For all you upland guys and girls out there you won’t want to miss it. Ben has tons of knowledge and experience hunting upland birds. Thanks for listening and be sure to subscribe and review! New Waterfowl Film out...

Getting closer and closer to season being here and we’re all fired up. We talk about the changes to current Canadian laws and how they alter schedules for guides and hunters. We also draft the things people worry too much about while hunting and Carters soul is crushed as certain states aren’t loving anglers using live scopes to find fish. Is it an unfair advantage? Thanks for listening and be sur...

We’re getting ready for things to kick off and for us that means early goose and molt migrators. We talk about early goose season, what makes it so special and cool and why it can be some of the best hunting of the year. Just looking for the right wind and buckle up! It’s almost hunting season. Thanks for listening and be sure to subscribe and review!   New Waterfowl Film out now! Snow Geese in SD...

This week Joey and Cal debate whether they would rather be feed hunting or traffic hunting. They discuss the pros and cons to both! We also Draft our best hunter. Essentially we make up the different characteristics that would make up a great hunter and we draft those things to create the ultimate waterfowler. As season approaches we’re also discussing a lot of calling stuff as well as what we’ve...

This week Cal and Joey talk about waterfowl taxidermy including some of the coolest mounts we’ve ever seen. People get creative when considering the coolest ways to display their birds that they get mounted. Tailgates, wood mounts, logs, the list goes on and on. What the coolest mounts you’ve ever seen? We wanna see your mounts at home! Tag us and we’ll share them! Thanks for listening and be sure...

Joe Heintz has been dreaming of a lanyard so long it drags on the ground beneath him since he was just a kid. Now an accomplished goose hunter, he’s getting closer to achieving that dream than many ever imagined he would. Joe hangs out with us to talk about some of his favorite hunts and stories from chasing banded birds around the country. He also shares with us some useful information to help yo...

This week, Joe Heintz breaks down what you need to practice and work on to kill more geese using your call. He goes through the rough basics for how you can become a goose caller that never aspires to make a stage appearance but wants to be better at working geese in the field. For the most part, he talks about your clicks and moans and how effective they can be when you know how to call geese. He...

Special guest Micah Ness joins this week and we discuss a multitude of different topics. From getting into trouble and some stupid stuff the boys did growing up to what Micah’s been up to lately including his recent elk hunting adventures along with other outdoor pursuits. Always way too much fun when Micah is in town and we’re super pumped we were finally able to get him on the podcast! Thanks fo...

This week we’re joined by Cal’s brother, Micah who is an avid hunter and outdoorsman. We draft our favorite ways to prepare wild game and we lay out how to make it. We’ve had a chance to eat so many types of wild game and have learned to make some of our favorites. Is waterfowl your favorite wild game to cook? What’s your go to recipe? Send a DM and let us know! Thanks for listening and be sure to...

Joey and Cal fire things up with a great debate this week about band hunting. We debate whether or not it’s okay to be out hunting birds specifically looking for and waiting for bands. We also touch on guys that travel to different locations just in the hopes of shooting bands. Then we draft our favorite hunt day feelings. Pretty much any feeling you get on the day of a hunt before or after. Life’...

This week Joey and Cal discuss which flyway they would hunt if they could only hunt one for the rest of their lives. This one may be a little dependent on where you grew up and what you’re used to but we had a couple different answers here! Each flyways presents different challenges as well as different types of waterfowl and it really comes down to preference! Which flyway would you hunt if you c...

This week Joey and Cal kick things off by drafting their best reasons to miss or not take a shot when a bird comes through the spread. We’ve all got a hundred excuses! Then we have a special podcast for you because we’ve put together a bunch of the funniest and best clips so far this year to wrap things up! Thanks so much for listening and if you wanna help us out, send your favorite podcast to a...

This week for TMT, we discuss a listener suggestion we got on Instagram. If you could choose any time period to go back to and hunt for a few days, which would it be? Joey and Cal both talk about taking a trip back in time to when “the skies were black”. Carter shares his ideal time to go back and hunt as well and we talk pros and cons of hunting in that time as well as what we’d hope to see. Than...

This week Ben Marleau, Brand manager at Beavertail/DOA joins the podcast and talks with us about a bunch of different topics. We talk about the ins and outs of competition calling and get Ben’s perspective as a calling judge as well. Ben tells us an unbelievable band story and we talk about getting old. Tons of great info and a great podcast. Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review! Thanks for...

Joey and Gavin are joined by Ben Marleau from Beavertail/DOA to draft their favorite hype songs for before the hunt. Send us your favorite hype songs for our playlist this year! Thanks for listening and be sure to leave a review and subscribe for more waterfowl content! New Waterfowl Film out now! Snow Geese in SD! Heirloom Goods for generations to come: RW Coolidge Go to OnXHunt to be better prep...

This week we took the chance to get out of the studio and do a little fishing beforehand so we did the podcast on the pontoon from the lake. We had a good old fashioned fish off between Joey and Carter and debated our asses off about whether you’d rather hunt solo or with a group all the time. Tough to imagine only being able to do one but for the sake of the argument we present our cases. We also...

This week Joey reveals he’s started to eat healthier to get back to his true form. We talk about some off season fun we’ve been having fishing and we draft our favorite outdoor activities besides duck hunting. We talk about little smack and this pod is straight shenanigans. Thanks for listening and be sure to subscribe! New Waterfowl Film out now! Snow Geese in SD! Heirloom Goods for generations t...

This week for TMT we shake things up with a debate topic: if you could only hunt private land or public land for the rest of your life, which would you choose? Joey and Cal each argue different sides and through that it becomes obvious that having to only choose one would really suck. However, lots of hunters only hunt one or the other. Of course, many of us dip our feet in both! What do you mostl...

Gear Guy Gavin Kolles joins this week and Cal and Gavin have a debate about the impact of social media on hunting. Positive or negative? There are for sure two sides to the argument pretty much everywhere you go. We also talk about our scouting essentials in the draft (what you don’t leave the house without before you start scouting and Gavin claims we won’t be buying any more gear this year which...

Scouting ducks and geese is one of the most important things you can do to help drive success in the field. Gear Guy Kolles joins us for this weeks TMT talking all things scouting but especially where to start looking and how to go about your scouting habits. Gavin gives his thoughts on how to find em and follow em to be on the X or at least on a good flight line to set up a traffic hunt. Thanks f...

Cal, Gavin and Carter review the NFL draft and make bold predictions for how well each of the QB’s will perform with their new teams. Gavin and Carter bicker like children and Cal tries his best to hold it all together. Gavin believe JJ McCarthy will be a stud and claims Caleb Williams won’t be. There’s major disagreement. Kyler Murray is a topic again since Carter thinks he’s the best quarterback...