The Big Honker Podcast

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Lucas Belanger to run through all of the games from Week 3 the NFL. They choose their winners from each matchup and they also pick an upset from the weekend of games.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Andrew Talamo from the great New York City and he runs the Field to the Fork Instagram page. Andrew showcases different ways of preparing wild game for the table. He stays close to his rich Italian heritage in the way he creates each dish. The guys discuss the old school ways of Italian cooking, living in New York City during 9/11, favorite dishes, ma...

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Karla Marriott from the Marriott Hunt Club in Macon, Georgia. Karla has stepped into a leadership role in the hunt club that her father started around 40 years ago. She is a lifelong whitetail hunter but has recently found a passion for waterfowl hunting and chasing longbeards in the spring. They discuss being brought up in the outdoors with her singl...

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Tony Stanfield to run through all of the games from Week 2 the NFL. They choose their winners from each matchup and they also pick an upset from the weekend of games.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Arliss Reed from Habitat Flats. The guys discuss how the September teal season has been at Habitat Flats, building their new lodge, the immense amount of prep that goes into running a hunting operation, and they look at the encouraging news of more ducks being in this years bird count. They also remember 9/11 and reflect back on where they all were wh...

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver look back at last nights debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. The two share their opinion on how they saw the debate play out and the impact it could have on the upcoming election.

Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series. This episode, Jeff shares facts about Mackinac Island and an amazing story about an early investor in Apple. Andy looks at the tale about one of America’s oldest patriots, Samuel Whittemore, and the heart wrenching story about the ending of the movie ‘All Dogs Go to Heaven’. T...

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver discuss the do’s and don’ts of hunting with an outfitter. They look at some common questions that most hunters should ask before booking with an outfitter and they talk about what can be expected while you’re on your stay with the hunting outfitter.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Blake Poppe to run through all of the games from Week 1 the NFL. They choose their winners from each matchup and they also pick an upset and a lock from the weekend of games.

Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series. This episode, Jeff shares an under-told history about the worlds first billionaire, and Andy give mind bending facts about the small number of men with a 6 pack after the age of 35 and when the world will once again be one big super-continent. This series is presented to you b...

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by pastor and family friend, Tex Cox. Tex has been a preacher in Knox City for the past 20 years and he has done an excellent job leading his community and congregation through many challenging times. They discuss Noah’s Ark, angels and demons, spreading the Gospel, and what the growth of Christianity.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by the Senior Waterfowl Scientist for Ducks Unlimited, Dr. Mike Brasher. The guys dive into the numbers from the recently released Waterfowl Population Status Report.  Mike shares some of his positive takeaways from reading the report and offers his insight as to what led to the first increase in total duck numbers since 2015. They also look at specific...

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Josh Taylor & Morgan Nabors of the Oklahoma Fowl Company. The guys at the Oklahoma Fowl Company specializes crafting items that help waterfowl guides in every flyway keep their trailers and blinds organized during the chaotic waterfowl season. They talk about the start of the Oklahoma Fowl Company and how they continue to improve product and devel...

Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series. This episode, Jeff shares some unsavory facts about lithium batteries and he tells how dolphins use pufferfish to get stoned, and Andy outlines the correlation between GDP and air conditioners, and the reason the amount of people behind bars has doubled in the last 25 years. T...

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by the owner of Alberta’s Fall Flight, Andrew Dath. The guys discuss how things are shaping up in Alberta for the upcoming waterfowl opener, the challenges of selling hunts on an election year, how Covid shook the landscape of guide services in Canada, and Andrew shares one crazy story about one usual group of hunters.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver look at some of the headlines from the past week including, RFK Jr’s endorsement of President Trump and how that could be the move that seals the election for President Trump, and the guys speculate about the role RFK Jr will have in a Trump administration. They discuss the astronauts stranded in space, sound waves being used in cancer treatments, and the sinking o...

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver share advice, tips, and strategy for how they approach a Super-Flex fantasy football draft. They look at where they agree and disagree with consensus rankings; discuss their differing views on roster construction, and give their favorite value picks. They also pick their winners from each division and give early Super Bowl picks.

Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series. This episode, Andy shares wild random facts, he tells the story of the disappearance of an Inuit village, and which generation has held the most money. Jeff lists the unusual ways some well known things have been invented. This series is presented to you by the great folks ove...

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver joined by retired paramedic and the owner Eason Cajun Calls, Kent Eason. They discuss Kent’s extensive career as a first responder, including, some of the more heart wrenching calls he had to make, how the job has advanced, and safety precautions everyone can take in case of emergency.  They also talk about Kent’s transition into turning duck calls, and how the NWT...

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver joined by the owner of Northern Prairie Outfitters in Alberta and former Texas A&M offensive tackle, Travis Schneider. The guys talk about the renewal of one of college footballs greatest rivalries, the Texas/Texas A&M game, and Travis tells about his experience going into that special game.  They discuss the hysteria surrounding youth sports, and Travis sh...

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver joined by the Associate Editor of Wildfowl magazine, Ryan Barnes. They discuss many hours and extensive research that are put into each Wildfowl magazine, and how digital and print versions of the magazine vary in content and style. The also discuss the potential impact of AI and Chat GPT in the editorial space, raising young children in the outdoors, the life of a...

Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series. This episode, Jeff gives the history of breakfast and the different food variations from across the world, and Andy looks at stats from how the healthcare system is ran in the United States vs the rest of the civilized world. This series is presented to you by the great folks...

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver joined by one of the treasures of the waterfowl world, Dale Bordelon. Dale has made it his mission in life to follow the rich origins from waterfowl hunters of the past and produce duck calls the same way the old timers did in the 1800’s and 1900’s. The guys discuss his method to producing duck calls, the lack of mallards in southern Louisiana and the decline in th...

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver joined by World Champion Goose Caller and the host of RNT-V, Shawn Stahl. They discuss Shawn’s career in front of a camera while filming RNT-V and some of the memorable places he has chased after ducks and geese, winning the Goose Calling World Championship, changes in the hunting industry, bucket list hunts, and they all relive stories from the glory days in water...

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver joined by the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Madison Sheahan.  They discuss her path to this position, which began working for South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem in various leadership positions, before being pick by Louisiana Governor, Jeff Landry, to lead the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.  They look at the shortag...