The Fowl Life

An investment in a custom choke and quality of loads can help fill your tote on a more regular basis. We have Dan Compton, Product Line Manager for Federal Premium and Rob Roberts, maker of custom chokes for waterfowl shotguns. This is #8 in the podcast series that covers the Wildfowl Giant Gear Issue Review.

All shotguns are not created equal. They are engineered for different purposes and in this podcast we discuss what goes into the making of a great waterfowl hunting shotgun. These shotguns need to withstand the harshest environments and they need to operate smooth and be accurate. Our guests include George Thompson, Director of Product Management for Benelli and Chad Mendes, owner of a Finz and Fe...

There are a lots of things that make waterfowl hunting so special, but none rank quite as high as the dogs. They deserve good gear. From crates to vests to training bumpers and you name-it, not only do quality retriever accessories help our hunts run more smoothly, they help our dogs become better hunters. We have pro duck dog trainer Pete Fischer to discuss the accessories for your hunting partne...

A solid boat fitted with a good motor instantly makes any waterfowl endeavor cooler. We have Kyle Broussard co-founder and mechanical engineer of Gator Tail Motors to discuss duck boats and motors. This is part 5 of the 2021 Wildfowl Giant Gear Issue Podcast series hosted by Chad Belding and Skip Knowles.

The sole purpose of a waterfowl call is to act as an instant translator that turns a hunter's breath into the language of their feathered prey. This podcast covers Duck Calls in part of the Wildfowl Magazine Giant Gear Issue. Our special guest, Chris Cifreo of Jargon Game Calls discusses what goes into making a good duck call and some of the techniques to produce realistic duck sounds.

With his companies Zink Calls, Avian X decoys and his hunting television show, Avian-X TV, Fred Zink has been a leader and pioneer in the waterfowl hunting industry. After Zink won the 1990 Ohio State Goose Calling Championship, Zink went on to develop a line of goose calls that performed very well. We're excited to listen to Fred talk about goose hunting and the goose call technology advancements...

Tony Vandemore is a hunter, conservationist and owner of Habitat Flats, North America's #1 Waterfowl Lodge Network. Tony has a lot of experience with setting up concealment for waterfowl hunters. Tony shares his thoughts on today's selection of hunting blinds and the role they play in a successful duck or goose hunt. This is part 2 of 11 in the WILDFowl Magazine Giant Gear Issue Podcast series.

We kick off the highly anticipated 2021 Wildfowl Gear Podcast Series on the topic of Decoys with decoy pioneer and professional hunter Terry Denmon. Terry has been involved in Outdoor Television for over 10 years having hosted or co-hosted and produced a number of shows included Hunting Across America and the various MOJO Outdoors TV Series. Terry is President & CEO of the cutting edge outdoor pro...

Sig Sauer makes a quality firearms. The reliability, functioning and accuracy gives you the peace-of-mind knowing your gun will do what its meant to do. Jared is an experience police officer and self-defense instructor who's used many different firearms but explains why he uses Sig Sauer as his firearm.

Keith Mark is a family man that has a deep passion for the outdoors and the Founder of Hunter Nation. An attorney by trade, he hosted MacMillan River Adventures on Outdoor Channel for a decade. Keith owns MRA Outfitters in the Yukon, and recently received an appointment in the US Department of the Interior. He is now the host of "Great American Tales", a television show that promotes Traditional A...

Ted Nugent is a Hunter Nation national spokesman, an organization who's aim is to unite American Hunters to protect the sport, lifestyle and heritage of hunting. Ted shares his thoughts on conservation, politics and his love and spirituality for hunting.

Chad goes solo to share his thoughts on what it means to be a hunter, our responsibilities and the fight to have the privilege of hunting. This episode is brought to you by Safari Club International, an organization composed of hunters dedicated to protecting the freedom to hunt.

Anna is a mother, competition dog trainer and sporting clay tournament shooter. She grew in an outdoor/hunting family in Georgia. Anna has a strong and growing social media influence where we promotes a positive image of women in hunting and conservation. Follow her on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/annavoutdoors/. Anna also works with conservation organizations like SCI and more. This...

We have Adam Hood playing live for us in this podcast. Adam is a talented singer-songwriter and the other guest is Josh Dokken from Banded Gear, who also has a talent and passion for waterfowl and the two of them collaborate on a cool song about duck hunting and more.

Dave Stanley is a great friend and mentor to all things hunting and fishing. He's the type of person you want to share the duck blind with. Dave's 40+ years of fly fishing, hunting western big game and calling in waterfowl has earned him a wealth of knowledge and experience. Dave opened the Reno Fly Shop, which prospered many years under his ownership and continues to do well after he passed the b...

Jordan Mallicote is owner of Mallicote Farms Waterfowl and they offer some of the best waterfowl hunting in Northern Texas, consisting of flooded corn and green timber.

We're hunting waterfowl down in the Butte Sink of Northern California with Olympic Freestyle Skier Medalist David Wise, SoloHunter Remi Warren and Scott Mueller with California Waterfowl.

Great How-To podcast to help you learn and master duck calling with Chris Cifreo of Jargon Game Calls.

A good waterfowl hunting shotgun should be durable, water-resistant, accurate and cycles fast. Benelli shotguns is a favorite of serious duck hunters everywhere and for good reason. We have the Director of Product Management of Benelli USA, George Thompson to share details about the workings of the Super Black Eagle 3 Shotgun.

Francis is the Fleet Manager for Corning Ford in California. Chad and Francis compare the different brands of trucks but come back to why they like the durability of Ford Trucks and why they make the best work trucks and best trucks to get you to and from the duck blind. They guys also talk about the new Ford Super Duty and a beginner lesson on how diesel trucks work.

Tony Vandemore is owner of Habitat Flats, which some consider North America's #1 waterfowl hunting lodge. Tony has built a strong reputation and brand around his ability to hunt and has become a bit of a leader in the waterfowl hunting industry and community.

Jim Shockey joins the podcast to talk hunting about reopening the borders for travel and excursions, especially to Canada. Jim is a professional big game outfitter, outdoor writer and television producer for many hunting shows. Jim is host of Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures and Jim Shockey's Uncharted on Outdoor Channel and the Professionals on Sportsman Channel.

Jim has been a leader in the duck calling and waterfowl hunting industry. Jim is co-host and producer of RNT TV. Jim is also the 2006 World Champion Duck Caller and it a wealth of knowledge of how to hunt ducks right.

Ben Cassidy is the Director of Government Affairs at Safari Club International. Ben talk about what SCI is all about and how the help in hunting rights.

This episode is all about duck calling. Chris Cifreo, Jargon Duck Call Maker demonstrates a number of different style of duck calls like Hunting Hail Call, Greeters, Feed Chatter, Quacks and more. Chris and Chad gives detail tips on how to produce those ducky sounds. This episode is brought to you by Jargon Duck Calls and Leer Toppers