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3x World Champion: Goose Calling, Competition & Craft with Chance Wadsworth (Ep 770)
Becoming a world champion doesn’t happen by accident — it happens through discipline, repetition, and an unrelenting desire to improve.In this episode, host Matt Harri...
RELOADED EP219 - Waterfowl Harvest Management Series, Part 9: An Intro to Adaptive Harvest Management
Concern for waterfowl populations and frustration with the status quo of duck harvest management in the late 80s stimulated new ideas for setting annual regulations an...
Water, Nature & Community: Inside DU’s Evolving Partnership with Dow (Ep 769)
Ducks Unlimited and Dow have partnered for decades to deliver real conservation outcomes — but this relationship is now entering a new and innovative phase.In this epi...
Southern Region Conservation: Wetlands, Water Control & the Future of Duck Habitat (Ep 768)
Ducks Unlimited’s work in the Southern United States is complex, diverse, and more critical than ever.In this episode, host Dr. Mike Brasher continues the regional con...
RELOADED EP217 - Waterfowl Harvest Management Series, Part 8: Adapting to Change, 1970s to the 1990s
The ideas of “fair” and “equitable” in harvest distribution have been a challenging undercurrent for regulatory decisions over the years. Dale Humburg and Ken Babcock ...
DU’s National Convention: Tampa, Celebration & a $3 Billion Milestone (Ep 767)
CONVENTION SPONSORS: Bird Dog Whiskey and Cocktails, Benelli, & Raymond James.The Ducks Unlimited National Convention is more than a meeting — it’s a celebration of pe...
Water in the West: Snowpack, Alaska, and Duck Conservation (Ep 766)
Water drives everything in the western United States — and right now, it’s increasingly scarce.In this episode, Ducks Unlimited's senior waterfowl scientist, Dr. Mike ...
RELOADED EP216 - Waterfowl Harvest Management Series, Part 7: Stabilized Harvest Analyses & The NAWMP
The 1970s and 80s brought a flurry of activity, including early teal seasons, stabilized regulations, foundational analyses of compensatory vs. additive mortality, new...
ASCEND: Training a Hunting Dog While Raising a Family (Ep 766)
Can you raise a hunting dog without sacrificing your family or your sanity?Bethany Beathard sits down with professional dog trainer Destiny Thomasson of Hund + Soul to...
Gun Dogs Done Right: Training, Patience & Passion (Ep 765)
Great gun dogs aren’t built overnight — they’re shaped through patience, consistency, experience, and mentorship.In this episode, host Jimbo Robinson sits down with Ad...
RELOADED EP210 - Waterfowl Harvest Management Series, Part 6: Biology, People & Debates Produce Solid Foundations
Threats of a closed season in the Mississippi Flyway in 1968 led to intense disagreement, restrictive regulations, and amplified the challenges of managing the resourc...
Inside One of the Greatest Decoy Assemblies Ever Sold: The Jim & Diane Cook Collection (Ep 764)
One of the most important events in the history of decoy collecting is about to unfold.Host Katie Burke sits down with Jon Deeter of Guyette & Deeter Auction Company t...
ASCEND: Women, Wilderness, and the Will to Provide: Homesteading & Gator Wrangling (Ep 763)
Discover how modern women are reclaiming ancestral skills—from raising and processing their own meat to handling unexpected encounters with Florida gators.Host Bethany...
RELOADED EP209 - Waterfowl Harvest Management Series, Part 5: Conventional Wisdom Gives Way to Data
With growing band recoveries and a newly implemented Breeding Population and Habitat Survey, waterfowl managers in the 1950s sought a more science-based understanding ...
Spring Land Management Primer: What to Do Now for a Better Duck Season (Ep 762)
Spring is one of the most critical — and overlooked — periods for creating great duck hunting in the fall. In this episode, host Matt Harrison is joined by experienced...
ASCEND: Carrying in the Field: How Women Stay Safe, Confident, and Prepared Outdoors (Ep 761)
Learn how women are taking safety, confidence, and responsibility into their own hands—both in the field and everyday life.Professional shotgun shooter and DU Ascend h...
RELOADED EP205 - Waterfowl Harvest Management Series, Part 4: Post War Pioneers & Flyway Information
World War II brought global upheaval in the 1940s and caused a redirection of national priorities and placed a temporary pause on regulatory and conservation momentum ...
Prairie Habitat Update & Spring Migration Timing with Dr. Scott Stephens (Ep 760)
Ducks are heading north, and we’re getting the first hints of what breeding habitat may look like this spring.DU's senior waterfowl scientist, Dr. Mike Brasher, sits d...
Early Season Turkey Talk: Weather, Tactics & Stories from the Spring Woods (Ep 759)
Spring turkey season has arrived — and while the weather has been unpredictable and the gobblers uncooperative at times, that won’t stop host Matt Harrison, his brothe...
RELOADED EP204 - Waterfowl Harvest Management Series, Part 3: Growing Pain & Progress
Into the 1920s, the Federal government endured growing pains in its new-found regulatory responsibilities for waterfowl harvest. Then, the 1930s brought a Dust Bowl, G...