The Fowl Life

Chad shares his experiences with the transition of his champion duck dog Axl returning home from the professional dog trainers at Mossy Pond Retrievers in Georgia. It's all about consistency and up keep to be sure Axl is ready for duck season. From running drills to keeping his health and nutrition up with Eukanuba Sporting Dog food we know Axl will be ready for the big show!

Joseph is responsible for heading up Benelli USA's strategic marketing, advertising and communications initiatives within the U.S. for the family of brands-Benelli, Franchi, Stoeger, Uberti and Stoeger Airguns-to maintain their position as brand leaders in existing and emerging markets. With more than 25 years of experience, Joseph has had much success in multi-channel marketing with notable compa...

Duck and goose calling is just plain fun. Nothing is more satisfying to a duck hunter than fooling hard-hunted wary birds with effective calling. And the tools used to lure those birds, the calls, have only gotten better and cooler over the years. Special guest Chris Cifreo duck call maker with Jargon Game Calls joins hosts Chad Belding and Skip Knowles of Wildfowl Magazine to talk about all the d...

The original GunDogDoc, Dr. Joe Spoo is a veterinarian of small animal medicine with a special passion for sporting dogs and, more specifically, the gundog breeds. This passion led him to pursue specialization in sports medicine and rehabilitation.

Brad Arington with Mossy Pond Retrievers and Josh Dokken of Banded join hosts Chad and Skip to talk Waterfowl Dog Accessories from the 2020 Giant Gear Issue. Taking care of a duck dog properly is a lot of work and there is a ton of canine gear available to get your dog at the top of his game.

E80 - Les Naisbitt - Duck Dogs Fueled by Eukanuba by Chad Belding

This episode covers the Boats and Motors section of the 2020 Wildfowl Giant Gear Issue. Our guests include Marty Hesch, an Arkansas duck hunter that uses his boat and motor through out the duck hunting season. Our other guest is Kyle Broussard, owner of Gator Tail Outboard Motors, maker of one of the best surface-drive boats a motors for waterfowl hunters.

Tony Vandemore, co-owner and operator of Habitat Flats and George Thompson with Benelli join Chad and Skip to talk about Shotguns from the 2020 Wildfowl Giant Gear Issue. Tony Vandemore has spent most his life outdoors hunting waterfowl, turkey and deer, as well as fishing. Tony has a wealth of knowledge and experience in waterfowling and he shares what he looks for in a waterfowl shotgun. George...

A lifelong outdoorsman, McCauley has always had a close connection and special place in his heart for the outdoors and retrievers. Ira is a veterinarian by vocation and an entrepreneur in spirit. Ira is a partner in Missouri's Habitat Flats hunting lodges, founder of Momarsh waterfowl products, and co-owner of two veterinary offices, he's a die-hard retriever man.

Drew Keith and Jared Mophett, head guides at Honey Brake Experience out of Louisiana, join Chad and Skip to help lead us through the Hunting Accessories section of the 2020 WILDFOWL Gear issue.

Laden is a young careerman of the outdoor industry, now working as the publisher of North American Whitetail, Gun Dog and Wildfowl Magazine, as well as the Producer/Co-host of North American Whitetail TV. Raised on his family farm in northern Missouri, he cut his teeth on hunting white-tailed deer, eastern turkeys, waterfowl and quail. Laden is an avid outdoorsman that thrives on pursuing game wit...

In this episode we talk about concealment and the usecover all sorts of blinds used in waterfowl hunting. From field blinds, dog blinds, layout blinds, waterfowl pit blinds, A-Frame

Shannon Nardi has a rich history in the Outdoor TV production world. Her farther, Jerry McKinnis created and hosted The Fishin' Hole on ESPN for many years. Shannon naturally got pulled into the filming and production world and was chosen to produce the sporting dog segments of an ESPN Olympic-style competition series. From there her fascination in the sporting dog world grew and she eventually cr...

E72 - Loads & Chokes - WILDFOWL 2020 Giant Gear Issue Series by Chad Belding

Fred Zink joins Chad and Skip to discuss duck and goose decoys and which ones work best for pulling a visual ruse on sharp-eyed fowl.

Andrew Skluzacek is owner/trainer of Wild Acre Kennels located just south of the Twin Cities in Minnesota. Andrew talks to us about his duck dog training program and shares some of his advance techniques he uses for steadiness, taking hand signals, and more. Andrew also shares why he using Eukanuba Sporting Dog food for optimal performance.

The guys cover top notch clothing, waders and camouflage meant to work in your chosen hunting environments. Special guests include Josh Dokken, Director of Marketing at Banded and Kelley Powers of Final Flight. Co-host Skip Knowles, Editor and Chief of WILDFOWL magazine

WILDFOWL and The Fowl Life are teaming up for an exciting podcast celebration and exploration of WILDFOWL'S GIANT GEAR ISSUE. Topics include: Calls, Ammo & Chokes, Decoys, Apparel, Boats and Motors, Retrievers Accessories, Hunting Accessories, Blinds and Shotguns. Chad is joined by co-host Skip Knowles, Editor and Chief and Brand Manager of WILDFOWL Magazine. Plus, Laden Force publisher of WILDFOW...

We kick off our Duck Dogs Podcast Series with one of the most accomplished dog trainers in the country, Chris Akin. Chris and his Web Footed Kennels has produced more than 350 Hunting Retriever Champions, 175 Master Hunters and 35 Grand Hunting Retriever Champions! Akin's personal titles include two Super Retriever Series Championships and an ESPN Great Outdoor Games Gold Medal. The Fowl Life Duck...

Josh Tichenor the owner and operator of Mallard View Outdoors which makes the Power House Ice Eater, a vital tool for waterfowl hunters to manage icy conditions to keep the hunting zone open. Check them out at mallardviewoutdors.com

Brian Keller is an unlikely waterfowl hunter that lives in Long Beach California but has a big passion for waterfowl hunting. Brian travels to all the hot spots around California to chase the migration. Brian talks about the challenges he faces to get to the waterfowl and also how he got into Snow Goose hunting and eventually creating the Ya Ya Snow Goose Call Company. This episode is brought to y...

John Paul Fischer is the Director of Sales and Channel Management at Benelli USA. JP plays a big role in keeping the Benelli brand at the top. JP talks to us about the culture at Benelli and the drive to innovate and with the new Super Black Eagle 3 BE.S.T system that coats and protects the best waterfowl shotgun ever made got even better!

Kile Jones is the 2018 and 2019 World Goose Calling Champion. Kile is a humble competitor but don't be fooled as he is a hard worker and driven to be the best. Kile shares his experiences getting into goose calling competitions and meeting his predecessors and learning from them. Episode is brought to you by Gerber Knives and Jargon Game Calls.

Kile Jones is the 2018 and 2019 World Goose Calling Champion. Kile is a humble competitor but don't be fooled as he is a hard worker and driven to be the best. Kile shares his experiences getting into goose calling competitions and meeting his predecessors and learning from them. Episode is brought to you by Gerber Knives and Jargon Game Calls.

Kelley Powers has little left to prove in the waterfowling world. Using Tim Grounds calls, he has already won the World Goose Calling Championship and the World Goose Champion of Champions forcing him to retire from this pinnacle-calling event. In Jan. of 2003 he won the International followed by the Masters, World Open and later the Worldwide which collectively of all major contests, is a feat th...