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Ep. 233 – Jean-Paul Bourgeois Introduces His New Project “Duck Camp Dinners”
Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois rejoins the DU Podcast to share the stories behind his recently launched video project, “Duck Camp Dinners”. This new show details duck camp l...
Ep. 232 – (Bonus) Delaware Mid-winter Survey, Hunting Report, and Tundra Swans
Like most states in the eastern U.S., the 2020-21 waterfowl season has been a rocky road. Dr. Justyn Foth, the waterfowl, turkey, and upland game bird program leader f...
Ep. 231 – Waterfowl Harvest Management Series, Part 14: Sex-specific Regs and Farewell to the Point System
Dr. Jim Dubovsky, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service central flyway representative, rejoins the DU Podcast to provide nostalgic reflection as he share insights on the role...
Ep. 230 – Waterfowl Harvest Management Series, Part 13: Remembering the Point System
Mathematics was once a required practice in the duck blind, courtesy of the point system of the 70s and 80s. Dr. Jim Dubovsky, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service central f...
Ep. 229 - (Bonus) Minnesota Season Recap and Input Sought from Waterfowlers
Steve Cordts, waterfowl staff specialist for Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, joins Dr. Mike Brasher to provide a recap of the 2020-21 waterfowl season and s...
Ep. 228 – A Visit to the Northeastern U.S. – Waterfowl, Habitats, and Conservation
The northeastern U.S. provides habitat for waterfowl throughout the annual cycle, making it a critical region for DU’s conservation work on breeding, migration, and wi...
Ep. 227 – Decoys, Not Just Something You Shoot Over
Mallori Murphey and Katie Burke welcome back Colin McNair, Decoy Specialist for Copley Fine Art Auctions. In this episode, Mallori must endure Katie and Colin nerding ...
Ep. 226 – Life of a Professional Decoy Specialist
Mallori Murphey and Katie Burke are joined by Colin McNair, Decoy Specialist at Copley Fine Art Auctions. In this episode, Colin talks about his life growing up carvin...
Ep. 225 – New Product Launch: What’s New from Benelli USA for 2021
With the Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Tradeshow canceled for 2021, the DU Podcast is excited to be able to introduce a new waterfowling product to the market with Bene...
Ep. 224 – Waterfowl Harvest Management Series, Part 12: AHM – Learning, Legacy, and Influence
In this concluding episode about the implementation of Adaptive Harvest Management, Dr. Jim Nichols and Dr. Mike Brasher discuss the importance of population data, ban...
Ep. 223 – Waterfowl Harvest Management Series, Part 11: AHM – Alternative Hypotheses and Optimal Decisions
Is duck harvest mortality additive or compensatory? Is duck production strongly or weakly density dependent? Which habitat features most influence duck production? And...
Ep. 222 – (Bonus) Great Lakes Region Hunting – Last-Chance Ducks, Late-Season Goose Opportunities
As regular duck seasons wind down, Jay Anglin, Great Lakes Region migration editor, joins the show to talk about weather, habitat, and late-season goose hunting opport...
Ep. 221 – Arkansas Mid-Winter Waterfowl Survey Results with Luke Naylor
Luke Naylor, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission waterfowl program coordinator, joins host Chris Jennings to discuss the current state of habitat and hunting conditions ...
Ep. 220 – Waterfowl Harvest Management Series, Part 10: AHM – Champions, Objectives, and Regulations
Dr. Jim Nichols rejoins the DU Podcast to share stories about early champions of Adaptive Harvest Management and how they promoted it as a better way of setting harves...
Ep. 219 – 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...
Ep. 218 – (Bonus) A Challenging Outlook for Spring 2021 Wetland Conditions
With the 2020-21 duck season winding down, we look ahead at how spring wetland conditions may be shaping up. Dr. Scott Stephens, DU Canada’s director of regional opera...
Ep. 217 – 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 ...
Ep. 216 – Waterfowl Harvest Management Series, Part 7: Stabilized Regulations, Harvest Analyses, and 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...
Ep. 215 – Duck Salad: A Deep Dive into Aquatic Vegetation with Dr. Tom Moorman
Dr. Tom Moorman, former DU Chief Scientist, shares in-depth information about certain aquatic vegetation ducks prefer over others. Host Chris Jennings and Moorman disc...
Ep. 214 - Harvest Regulations for Duskys and other White-cheeked Geese in the Pacific Northwest
Kyle Spragens and Brandon Reishus rejoin Dr. Mike Brasher to expand their discussion about harvest management for Canada and Cackling geese in Oregon and Washington. T...
Ep. 213 - Abundance and Distribution of White-cheeked Geese in the Pacific Northwest
Kyle Spragens, waterfowl section manager for Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, and Brandon Reishus, migratory game bird coordinator for Oregon Dept. of Fish and W...
Ep. 212 - Introduction to Geese and Goose Hunting in the Pacific Northwest
Kelly Warren, DU regional biologist in western Oregon, joins Dr. Mike Brasher for an introduction to geese and goose hunting in the Pacific Northwest. We learn about t...
Ep. 211 – (Bonus) Low Waterfowl Abundances and Habitat Conditions in the Klamath Basin
Building from earlier discussions in episodes 41, 42, and 43, Dr. Mike Brasher visits with John Vradenburg, USFWS supervisory biologist for the Klamath Basin National ...
Ep. 210 – Waterfowl Harvest Management Series, Part 6: Biology, People, and 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...
Ep. 209 – 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 ...
Ep. 208 – Brook Richard with Higdon Outdoors Discusses Tactics for a Tough Season
Facing difficult hunting conditions in the early portions of the season, Richard talks about how he used certain techniques to overcome stale ducks. He discusses how h...
Ep. 207 – (Bonus) Missouri Migration and Habitat Update
The DU Podcast is joined by Dr. Andy Raedeke, migratory game bird coordinator for Missouri Department of Conservation, for a Christmas week update on habitat condition...
Ep. 206 – (Bonus) Washington and Oregon Report Stale Birds but Potential Christmas Change
The DU Podcast is excited to welcome Brandon Reishus, migratory game bird coordinator for Oregon Dept of Fish and Wildlife, and Kyle Spragens, waterfowl section manage...
Ep. 205 – Waterfowl Harvest Management Series, Part 4: Post-War Pioneers and Flyway Formation
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 ...
Ep. 204 – Waterfowl Harvest Management Series, Part 3: Growing Pains and 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...
