Last week's election results signaled big wins for hunting, conservation and the 2nd Amendment. We say goodbye to Deb Halaand's dumpster fire regime as Secretary of Interior. Florida passes Amendment 2 - the Right to Hunt and Fish, anti gun gubernatorial [...]
Dove season is finally here! For my family that means the start of the best time of year. My old friend Hunter Colbert of Kent Cartridge joins the show this week to talk doves, ducks, geese, cranes and more. I've shot [...]
Randall Cole serves as the Regional Vice President of Ducks Unlimited for Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. The lifelong Oklahoma native was also part of the 15 member coalition responsible for making sure the recent price increases to non resident hunters [...]
If you haven't heard by now, The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation has raised the rent on non-resident hunters, and the rent went up substantially. A deer tag for archery only was $300 last year. That same experience in 2024 will [...]
When I got wind that Texas Parks and Wildlife was considering cancelling the long standing spring snow goose conservation season (you know, the one where you take the plug out of your shotgun and there's no daily bag limit) I was [...]
Brant MacDuff has an interesting story. The Brooklyn, NY native and self described animal lover who's always wrestled with eating meat. The economic environmentalist/taxidermy historian and now author joins me on this week's show. We talk about the mental gymnastics of [...]
When I first saw the video of thousands upon thousands of snow geese frozen solid on a lake, I was initially shocked. Then I immediately wondered, what happened? It turns out the video I saw is actually one of many like [...]
Ducks Unlimited Senior Waterfowl Scientist Mike Brasher makes his return on this installment of Campfire Conversations. We take an in depth look at the 2023-2024 Waterfowl season. What was the general consensus from duck hunters? Where certain regions still lights out? [...]
Jake Schumann and Micah Cano have been best friend since kindergarten. I've known Micah for a couple years as he manages the gym I go to. We often share trail camera images and talk about the big bucks we hope to [...]
Henry just turned 11 and if you ask him how long he's been hunting with his old man, he'd tell you "my entire life". Which is true considering there are photos of him and Belle in a dove patch where he's [...]
This one is all ducks all the time. Our old friend and Ducks Unlimited Senior Waterfowl Scientist Mike Brasher makes his return to the show. We discuss some changes in puddle duck populations based off the recent 2023 Annual Waterfowl Survey. [...]
Beau Saucier and I have been friends for a long time. We seen some good duck dogs come and go, kiddos born, careers blossom and without fail each fall we end up chasing birds together each fall. Whether it's in a [...]
District of Conservation Host Gabriella Hoffman makes her return to the show this week. She recently appeared on FOX News to help spread awareness on hunting's role in conservation. We discuss that and the counter movement by anti hunting factions and [...]
Ducks Unlimited's big event takes place in North Texas this weekend! DUX 2023 kicks off Friday and runs through Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. The entire waterfowl community converges for 3 days celebrating this passion we all love. DU's National Director [...]
SCI Foundation Large Carnivore Program Leader Maria Davidson has spent her career working with bears. After retiring from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the SCI Foundation brought her on to head up their large carnivore team. Maria and I [...]
Is there anything more exciting for the duck hunter than when the retriever brings back an unexpected rare specimen, or perhaps a banded bird? While I have seen thousands of ducks brought back to the blind personally, I'd never seen a [...]
My longtime friend Jeff Barry - VP Marketing for Kent Cartridge recently met me in the Texas Panhandle for a couple days of sandhill crane hunting. We discuss that experience and whether it exceeding his expectations. Also, what loads did we [...]
I first became aware of the issue concerning Atlantic Right Whales through the American Sportfishing Association's social media outlets. Instantly I realized we needed to get to the bottom of a movement that would systematically ruin the entire Atlantic Coast fishing [...]
After hearing through the grapevine that Texas Parks and Wildlife could be intentionally infecting axis deer with CWD I figured we had to do some digging. Longtime Exotic Wildlife Association Executive Director Charly Seale was happy to join the conversation and [...]
How is the 2022 fall flight shaping up for duck hunters? Duck's Unlimited National Director of Fundraising and R3 Programs David Schuessler joins the show to break down what the 2022 Waterfowl Survey numbers reveal. Which species are thriving vs which [...]
Three Curl Outfitters' Brett Jepsen and I have been hunting together for a long time. Our friendship predates both of our careers in the hunting industry. Regardless of whether the hunt was a barn burner or a skunking, the laughs and [...]
William Clark Green has been a staple on the Red Dirt scene for nearly 15 years now, and subsequently has joined the show a handful of times over the years. One of my favorite singer/songwriters, he also is a die hard [...]
How was your 2021-2022 waterfowl season? Did the ducks show up for your crew? DU's head waterfowl scientist Dr. Mike Brasher makes his return to the show on this episode of Campfire Conversations. We take a look at Ducks Unlimited's recently [...]
