The Fowl Life

KERSHAW Product Specialist and Senior Designer Jim MacNair joins the show to discuss the world of knives! From vision to drawings to software to machining to sharpening to the final product! KERSHAW has set themselves apart from the competition by staying on the cutting edge and always keeping America and the World Sharp!

It all comes together on another new episode of Benelli's The Fowl Life this week with our episode 'Man of Steal.' President and CEO of SCI Laird Hamberlin and MLB Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson jump in the blind with Chad, Clay, Roc, Ryley, Rico and the entire Merlo Waterfowl Crew! From Provider recipes to unbelivebale snow goose and specklebelly goose action, this episode steals the show!

Jason returns for part three of our ongoing discussion of his military career, life after his Army Sniper experiences, his family life, and how he approaches life on a daily basis. This man is a different kind of human being and we are honored to have Jason back on the show. Be on the look for part four coming soon!

Team Realtree travels to California to join The Fowl Life crew and members of Merlo Waterfowl to go to work on the brand new Realtree Max-7 waterfowl pattern. When the weather does not cooperate, the crew is forced to adapt to put some birds on the ground. Ducks to specks to snows to recipes to awesome dogs to Benelli's to Black Cloud to Corning Ford, we are Taking It To The Max!

Russ Kelley, M.S. is the Service and Working Dog Research Manger for Royal Canon and Eukanuba. Russell discusses duck dog nutrition in the summer months when not in duck season. Russ also discusses the benefits of why Eukanuba dog food is beneficial to all types of dogs from a puppy to a nursing female to a working dog.

Chris Cifreo is a master duck call maker out of Arkansas who started Jargon Game Calls along with Chad Belding. The Jargon team has developed some of the best sounding duck calls on the market including the new Live Duck Call. Recently Jargon has crafted a Live Duck in a Realtree Max-7 camp pattern made to help raise money at the Little Rock Arkansas Delta Waterfowl National Convention. Listen to...

Bobby Heim is one of the top competition duck callers in the country having won several competitions. Bobby is also an accomplished dog trainer for Country Retrievers in Maryland. Chad and bobby discuss techniques, like using your diaphragm to improve your duck calling.

4 Wheel Parts is an Offroad parts and accessories company that we've come to rely on for our hunting rigs. We're excited for our partnership and to show our audience just how key they can be for a hunter. Chad also covers his experiences in the field using Ridged Lights and Bodyguard bumpers on his duck hunting rigs. Chad also announces his partnership with MF Waterfowl in North Texas and the hard...

Joel gives his take on the Duck Vortex Season 14 episode 3 that is airing on the Outdoor Channel. The guys get a tour of the Vortex Optics facility in Wisconsin and they also manage to get in a strong duck hunt.

Chad recaps the Season 14 episode 3 Duck Vortex episode where the team gets a tour of the Vortex Facility in Wisconsin and how they manage to get in a good duck hunt with Mark Boardman and Joel Kleefisch.

Joel Kleefisch recaps the great Wisconsin goose hunting in Eagle Eye - Season 14 episode 2 of The Fowl Life. Watch on The Outdoor Channel

Mitch Petrie is The VP of Programming for Outdoor Sportsman Group. Mitch shares stories of his 1 year old black lab, Luna and the bond they formed which you see with many outdoorsman or outdoorswoman.

Andrew Skluzacek owner of Wild Acre Kennels is one of the top dog trainer and handlers out of Minnesota. Chad and Andrew discuss working dogs and where Chad’s lab Slash is at in his training. Andrew talks about drills and techniques he uses to train dogs especially during the hot summer days.

Before we head out to Wisconsin for giant geese, see why vision is so important in our lives as Dr. Matt Mills performs cataract surgery on Chad. Then we join Jack Daniels for the World Championship Invitational Barbecue.

Chad introduces Season 14 of Benelli’s The Fowl Life airing on The Outdoor Channel. Episode 1 takes place at Close Zone Farm with the CWA in California.

Wisconsin Duck Calling Champion Mark Kakatsch joins the Joel Kleefisch our Midwest host of The Fowl Life to discuss all things waterfowl. The guys cover everything from living the Provider lifestyle to dog training, the best duck boats and decoy spreads techniques. Whether you're a novice or a seasoned hunter this episode is full of valuable information.

Joel Kleefisch is joined by good hunting buddy Eric Jensen, who also happens to be the on-counter announcer for the 2021 NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks. The guys discuss how Wisconsin has a wide variety of game that you can hunt as well as how to get new people into the outdoors and hunting. Topics also include how to take your hunting harvest and make a wide variety of fantastic meals. The host Joe...

Continuing the Sig Series, Chad brings back Jason St John, a retired Military Veteran. Jason and Chad discuss some of the personalities and characteristics of a US Sniper and how that correlates with how a soldier responds in action. Jason gives us some insight on how post military career plays a role in his life now.

Bone Collector host Michael Waddell joins the podcast to discuss turkey hunting and offseason farming and planting prepping for next season's deer and turkey hunting. Waddell and Belding also share their experiences working in the hunting industry and hunting tv.

Michael Lee is co-host of Backwood Life, a big game hunting tv show airing on The Sportsman Channel. Michael and Kevin Knight have built a loyal following as a trusted source of big game hunting info and awesome footage of charging bucks and hunting lifestyle. Chad and Michael share their experiences making hunting TV and the challenges in today's social media environment. This episode is brought...

Dominic Aiello, Marketing Manager at Kershaw Knives joins the podcast to discuss hunting knives and how Kershaw arguably makes some of the best hunting knives one can buy. From their high-end steel blades for constant use, and guaranteed quality, Kershaw Knives are made for the outdoorsman.

Chad gets into the meaning of Jargon and how different wild animals all have their jargon to communicate with each other. Learning this jargon and speaking it through different calling techniques can greatly benefit your duck, geese, turkey or even big game hunting.

Chad Belding demonstrates some duck calling tips and tricks.

Alex Crosby joins Chad to talk about their recent turkey hunts with Merlo Waterfowl Guides in Northern California and Chad's hunts in the southeast. The also go over how to prepare wild turkey for a delicious meal.

Travis T-bone Turner is co-host of Michael Waddell's Bone Collector TV show on the Outdoor Channel, he is a certified professional archer on the pro-staff of Realtree and is one heck of a human being! Travis has been battling cancer and he shares with us how much love the outdoor community has shown him and how he’s coping and looking forward to getting back in the outdoors as well as developing a...