The Upland Rookie Podcast

On part one of my conversation with Kelli Aitken ( quantonas_irish ) we get to know her a bit more and her upbringing and turning point into the world up upland dogs. We unpack more about Irish Setters and start diving into more about trials and what challenges Kelli has faced over the years. Also Kelli and her husband have a YouTube channel where they fiim some field trials. For newcomers this is...

On this episode I talk with Cory Arola about photography and what steps we can all take to capture better photos in the field and tell a story through the photos we take. We chat about his day job of training dogs with behavior modification and rehabilitation which is fascinating to hear about. We chat big game, bird dogs (GWP's) and a whole lot more. Outback Outdoors   ------------ Subscribe to t...

Episode 71 I chat with my friend Chris Midgette ( The Hunting Traveller )and we catch up life and our 2022 seasons so far. Chris updates us on his dogs health and some of what he has been up too and shares some highlights from this year.  ------------ Subscribe to the Upland Rookie  YouTube Channel by clicking here .  As a reminder, if you are enjoying the podcast, please go leave a rating and rev...

Episode 70 with Bob Owens from Lone Duck Gun Dog Chronicles - we chat a ton of training tips and learn a lot more abotu force fetch / trained retreive. We hear more of Bob's story and learn where his passion for gun dogs and training comes from. Talk Labs and a bunch more.  Sign up for the brand new force fetch course  from Lone Duck  here and learn how to force fetch your dog at home. A great res...

On episode 69 I talk with my good buddy Jody Funk and get his take and learnings on being a new upland hunter and see what he is learning first hand out in the frozen foelds of Canada.  ------------ Subscribe to the Upland Rookie  YouTube Channel by clicking here .  As a reminder, if you are enjoying the podcast, please go leave a rating and review on whichever podcast platform you listen on. Much...

On episode 68 I sit down and chat dogs with Bayley Taylor from Steelfork Kennels and learn more about her journey into upland hunting and bird dogs.  ------------ Subscribe to the Upland Rookie  YouTube Channel by clicking here .  As a reminder, if you are enjoying the podcast, please go leave a rating and review on whichever podcast platform you listen on. Much appreciated.   ----------- *TITLE S...

On episode 67 I chat with my buddy Mike Thompson from Upland Knife CO and cover a bunch of topics as he shares his story of his upland hunting journey with us.  ------------ Subscribe to the Upland Rookie  YouTube Channel by clicking here .  As a reminder, if you are enjoying the podcast, please go leave a rating and review on whichever podcast platform you listen on. Much appreciated.   ---------...

On episode 66 I talk trials, setters, wild birds and much more with Mike Moss and Marc Zandell from Team No Fly Zone on part two of this three part series.  ------------ Subscribe to the Upland Rookie  YouTube Channel by clicking here .  As a reminder, if you are enjoying the podcast, please go leave a rating and review on whichever podcast platform you listen on. Much appreciated.   ----------- *...

On episode 65 I talk with Steve Snell of Gun Dog Supply Co. We chat histoty of some of Steve's dogs, some learnings over the years, training and tracking collars and a bunch more.  ------------ Subscribe to the Upland Rookie  YouTube Channel by clicking here .  As a reminder, if you are enjoying the podcast, please go leave a rating and review on whichever podcast platform you listen on. Much appr...

On episode 64 I talk with Gary Shaw (the unhip uplander) from Kansas and talk more about traveling to hunt, Setters, prairie grouse and awhole lot more. Enjoy!  ------------ Subscribe to the Upland Rookie  YouTube Channel by clicking here .  As a reminder, if you are enjoying the podcast, please go leave a rating and review on whichever podcast platform you listen on. Much appreciated.   ---------...

On episode 63 I chat with David Torres and Preston McKelvey, two Colorado boys who are getting after it chasing wild birds and kicking ass in trials. This is part 1 of a 3 part series with the entire No Fly Zone Team. More episodes to come. Stay tuned! ------------ Subscribe to the Upland Rookie  YouTube Channel by clicking here .  As a reminder, if you are enjoying the podcast, please go leave a...

On this episode I chat with Ben Proctor of BPro Kennels . We dive into Ben's journey with upland hunting and his company. We chat more abotu the custom dog box designs and brought him to this point.  ------------ Subscribe to the Upland Rookie  YouTube Channel by clicking here .  As a reminder, if you are enjoying the podcast, please go leave a rating and review on whichever podcast platform you l...

On this episode I talk with Brennan Landry, owner of Cable Gangz and we dive into the importance of using a tie out system for your dogs. Some common miustakes and tips and tricks to introducing a young dog to one. Really fun chatting with Brennan about his upland journey too. Links: Cable Gangz ------------ The podcast fall kick off giveaway is still going on and prizes are up for grabs for Augus...

On this episode I sit down with my friend Alan Higham who has mentord me in the NSTRA events this past year. We dive into his Shorthairs and what he looks for in dogs to make both great wild bird dogs and NSTRA dogs. Alan has a great outlook on hunting wild birds and helping those newcomers along the way as they navigate the world of hunting, trialing and the vast world of bird dogs.    Links: NST...

On episode 59 of the Upland Rookie Podcast I sit down with Josh Tatman and dive into his upland journey and upland bird conservation and habitat restoration as well a hunter recruitment and much more... Including sage grouse, blue grouse, pointing dogs, non typical hunting dogs etc.  Links: Josh's instagram Some blogs Josh has written:  Hunt to Eat Gun Dog Mag Articles mentioned in episoe:  Outdoo...

This is part two of Reach Out Your Hand with Scott Kinnane. Be sure to check out the episaode 57 for part one of this c onversation about mentoring new hunters.   Links: Scott's Facebook ------------ The podcast fall kick off giveaway is still going on and prizes are up for grabs for August, Sept and Oct. Become a patron supporter to get entered. There are some incredible prizes from comapny's suc...

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On part 1 of this 2 part series I talk with Scott Kinnane about mentoring new hunters and what this looks like. We dive deeper intop walking alongside someone new to bird hunting for an extended pierod of time and what it means to be a good mentor and mentee.  Stay tuned for PART TWO! Links: Scott's Facebook ------------ The podcast fall kick off giveaway is still going on and prizes are up for gr...

On this episode I talk with Jeff Ruiter from Trinity Bretons and do a deeper dive into breeding, COI vs Line Breeding, training and development and a whole lot more.  Links: Trinity Bretons Episode 24 with Josh Ruiter from Trinity Bretons ------------ The podcast fall kick off giveaway is still going on and prizes are up for grabs for August, Sept and Oct. Become a patron supporter to get entered....

On this bonus episode of Tailgate Talk with Jeremy, we are joined by our buddy Tres Garcia from Upland Arizona. We catch up on summer and talk more about some common mistakes we all have made with our bird dogs.  ------------ The podcast fall kick off giveaway is still going on and prizes are up for grabs for August, Sept and Oct. Become a patron supporter to get entered. There are some incredible...

On this episode I catch up with my good friend Matt Davis from Final Rise. Matt just picked up a new puppy recently and has some big hunts ahead for this fall. We dive into the growth and development of his company and look ahead to what's in the future.  Links: FinalRise. Com ------------ The podcast fall kick off giveaway is still going on and prizes are up for grabs for August, Sept and Oct. Be...

On this episode I talk with Ronnie and Susanne Smith from Ronnie Smith Kennels . We do a deep dive into training bird dogs, unpack the "Smith Method" and learn awhole lot more from them. It's packed with tons of great info for all upland hunters, no matter your experience level.  Links: YouTube Facebook ------------ The podcast fall kick off giveaway is still going on and prizes are up for grabs f...

Tailgate Talk with Jeremy. North Dakota, Setters, marriage advicve and so much more.  ------------ The podcast fall kick off giveaway is still going on and prizes are up for grabs for August, Sept and Oct. Become a patron supporter to get entered. There are some incredible prizes from comapny's such as,  Final Rise, Cable Gangz, Upand Knife Company and Gunner Kennels.  Subscribe to the YouTube Cha...

On this episode I talk with my new friend Kenton Bryant. Kenton has quite the journey, from country music singer and soungwriter to bird dog lover, trainer and much more. Kenton has put in the work and learned from some of the best in the buissness and shares some knowlage with us on raising and training your own bird dogs.  Links: We Point Birds Instagram   Kenton Bryant Music  Instagram --------...

On this episode get the chance to talk with Shawn Wayment, DVM. Shawn has been practing Veterinary Medicine for well over 20 years and he breaks down some common qustions and concerns we may have with running and owning bird dogs. We get to hear about some of Shawn's most memorable hunts and a little more about his upland hunting journey.  Links: Bird Dog Doc Upland Ways Blog ------------ Consider...