Duck Season Somewhere
Episodes
EP 352. How Does Hunting Pressure Affect Duck Hunting Success? Or Does It?
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How does pressure affect duck hunting success? Or does it? Is it just the shooting, or do other related disturbance factors affect hunting success? Ho...
EP 351. Thy Marvelous Works
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To hear old school Mississippi wildlife photographer Stephen Kirkpatrick tell it, the passion began while duck hunting with his father in Louisiana sw...
EP 350. Minnesota Duck Camps: 160 Years of History and Tradition
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You'd about have to figure that "The Land of 10,000 Lakes" likely has tremendous waterfowl hunting history. It sure does! One hundred sixty years wort...
EP 349. Making Music at Dockery Plantation
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Established in 1895, Dockery Plantation was a sprawling 25,000-acre property in the primeval Mississippi Delta, employing 2,000 laborers and now deepl...
EP 348. Pursuit-Based Hearing Protection
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listen up, folks! Lucas Mashtare has been with Tetra Hearing since the very beginning. And in the world of pursuit-based hearing protection, they're n...
EP 347. See, Try and Buy at DUX at Texas Motor Speedway May 5-7
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Duck Unlimited's David Schuessler is back in the studio! We recap the past duck season, agreeing that for many reasons it was the best its been in alo...
EP 346. Hidden War: Reclaiming America's Wildlands from Drug Cartels
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lt. John Nores, Jr. (now retired) grew up duck hunting in California. He was still a young game warden when accidentally stumbling into his first ille...
EP 345. Birds of a Feather Together: Mazatlan Mexico Duck Hunting
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hunting destinations attract certain hunter mind-sets. During a recent Mazatlan Mexico duck hunting adventure, guests came from all walks of life, a r...
EP 344. Mallard Rockstars
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mallard ducks, absolute rockstars of duck hunting universe. Found throughout Northern Hemisphere, they're prized for their beauty, size, and succulenc...
EP 343. Legacy of the American Duck Call
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Howard Harlan lives on the outskirts Nashville, where he grew up duck hunting and has been a hunting memorabilia collector for as long as can be remem...
EP 342. Setting the Record Straight
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hunting is conservation, and we all preach its merits. Unfortunately, too oftentimes we're mostly just preaching to our own choir members. Introdu...
EP 341. "Real Ramsey Shit" in Guatemala
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guatemala is a new up-and-coming, work-in-progress GetDucks hunt. It'll eventually get there, but while visiting recently, was reminded of just how ch...
EP 340. A Sportsman's Culture
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A lifelong Virginian, 22 year-old Chris Lacativa cut his teeth hunting with his dad and was first introduced to Safari Club International at age 10. H...
EP 339. Azerbaijan Duck Hunting Report
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last year's plans were derailed when we received positive test results on the way, but we finally made it to Azerbaijan happen. Meeting with father an...
EP 338. Great Rivers Habitat Alliance
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Great Confluence is North America's largest, occurring just outside of St. Louis, Missouri, and comprised of the Missouri, Illinois and Missouri r...
EP 337. The Azerbaijan Duck Hunting Experience
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The world's a whole lot bigger than our own back yards, and about half-way around the world nestled right up against the Caspian Sea is Azerbaijan. Fi...
EP 336. A Rio Negro Adventure
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Coffee-colored water teaming with colorful, hard-fighting fish was just the tip of the iceberg. From a floating fishing camp smack in the middle of th...
EP 335. Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! Nope!
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
YOU'VE WON!!! Whopping 75% discount if you order today!!! Click Here to claim your prize! The list goes on and on and on. It's a sign of the times and...
EP 334. New Mallard Mojo Is Old School Made Right
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The decoy that revolutionized duck hunting is back and better than ever! Mojo's Terry Denmon gives the low-down on the New Mallard Mojo. There's been ...
EP 333. East Texas Timber Duck Hunting
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Everything's BIG in Texas! Or so they say. But East Texas, duck hunting habitats are extremely narrow hardwood timber bottoms surrounded by an upland ...
EP 332. Arkansas Duck Hunting Commander's Corner
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's raining cats and dogs outside, but a lodge full of guests are beaming over the great duck hunts they've enjoyed the past few days. Following an a...
EP 331. Best Steak in Dallas, Texas
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While the best steak in Dallas, Texas, might be fighting words, I'll stand by them. I knew this was going to be the case while walking up to Brandon R...
EP 330. A Duck Calling Life
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A big front was underway and this part of Kansas would be locked up solid up tight by sunrise the following morning. Before hunting fat greenheads in ...
EP 329. Duck Hunting the Rez, Oklahoma
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Travel decoy carver Josh Hinson was my tour guide and duck hunting host smack in the middle of the modern-day Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma. Fascinatin...
EP 328. All About the Show at Strait Lake
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"It's all about the show," explains Strait Lake Lodge owner Max Sharp about greenheads in the timber. Strait Lake is Sharp's build-it-and-they-will-co...
EP 327. Breaking Bread with Chef John
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chef John Fearrington knows his way around hunting camp kitchens, that's for danged sure. A powerful and articulate storyteller, he describes strong f...
EP 326. While Duck Hunting Beaver Dam Lake, Mississippi
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Towards the end of an epic, old school duck hunt in historic Beaver Dam Lake's Clover Hole, Mississippi, Ramsey chats with hunting companions Mike and...
EP 325. Illinois River Duck Hunting Club
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Originally founded in 1883 as the Hennepin Duck Club, Willow Creek has a long-standing and storied history in the fabled Illinois River bottom. So doe...
EP 324. Retriever Health
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Following an action-packed Mississippi duck hunt and with black labs dozing contentedly at our feet, long-time friend and life-long waterfowler, Dr. B...
EP 323. Illinois River Decoys
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Located on the river about half-way between Chicago and St. Louis, Peoria is the oldest European settlement in Illinois. Preceding the Migratory Bird ...
EP 322. Eastern Shore Waterman, Brian Terry
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Terry grew up plying his family's fourth-generation oyster trade around Hog Island Bay, Virginia. Anything but easy work, he somehow managed to ...
EP 321. Chesapeake Decoy Carving Family Tradition
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie Pierce has been among hand-sawn woodpiles, sawdust, oil paints since the day he was born, and grew up sharing duck blinds with some of the reg...
EP 320. Chesapeake Bay Lore and Legends
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ramsey meets with Chesapeake Bay waterfowling historian and preservationist, C. John Sullivan, at the Waterfowl Festival in Easton, Maryland to larne ...
EP 319. Old School Havre de Grace Decoy Carver, Jim Pierce
27 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
He's an absolute living legend. Jim Pierce has been carving decoys and hunting ducks near Havre de Grace, Maryland for 75 years of his 88 years. In a ...
EP 318. Las Flores Argentina Duck Hunting
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Duck season is somewhere between hitting a fevered pitch to come and gone, depending on where you live in the US. But south of the equator, duck hunti...
EP 317. Touring a New England Experience Collector's Living Museum
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Through the door and out of the biting autumn wind I quickly follow Captain Reilly McCue's past mountainous decoy rigs with countless origins and conf...
EP 316. Down-easter Duck Hunting
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The North American Waterfowl Tour winds it's way through Vermont and Maine, where Ramsey finally scratches off duck hunting these 2 new-to-him states....
EP 315. The Toronto Pipeline
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The back of the green jacket hanging over the chair reads, "Goose Control." That jacket belongs to Rob Hall, who explains why the Toronto greater metr...
EP 314. Canada's "Modernization" Rules, and More
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's a pretty big deal: Canada recently modernized its migratory birds regulations to include critical possession and transportation rules pertaining ...
EP 313. Unleaded
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While passing through during a road-trip, Ramsey meets with friends Brandon Cerecke and Zach Meyer at the new BOSS Shotshells HQ. A lot sure has happe...
EP 312. From Fabled Delta Marsh, Manitoba
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Paddling quietly into an expansive marsh, setting longlines, hunting canvasbacks, and almost stepping back in time as winter approaches, Ramsey joins ...
EP 311. Who Was "Wild Goose Jack" Miner?
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Long before the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, a former market hunter named Jack Miner was the very first person in Canada--and likely anywhere in...
EP 310. Manitoba Canada Father-Son Hunting and What It's Really About
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"The sounds of wild geese set me free," explains Ian Kilpatrick, who's spent most of his life hunting very near his home in Manitoba. From a cozy base...
EP 309. Into the Vault!
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Where else in the world might one find 4-gauge and 8-gauge shotguns, hard-to-find Winchester Model 12s, one-of-a-kind sports memorabilia, famous print...
EP 308. Canada Goose Deep Dive
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From ginormous Giants to mallard-sized cacklers, Canada Goose subspecies express tremendous size and color variability. Ever wondered why? Once lumped...
EP 307. The Birdtail Manitoba Experience
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Conchatre's Birdtail Waterfowl in Manitoba isn't just another guided waterfowl destination. It's a whole 'nuther level experience. And it's all b...
EP 306. A Goose Camp Somewhere In Canada
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From a private goose camp somewhere in Canada, Scott Richard describes hunting ducks and geese in the Atlantic Flyway, going at it so hard that he mig...
EP 305. My Amazon Fishing Outfitter
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Deep in the remote equatorial Amazon River basin, virginal black coffee-colored waters are seething with toothed, rod-bending fishes to include not on...
EP 304. Northern Skies Outfitters in Saskatchewan Canada
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mat Schauer's Northern Skies Outfitters in Saskatchewan, Canada exemplifies top-shelf hunting for ducks, Canada geese, snow geese and cranes. Taking t...
EP 303. The Wildest Hunt: Game Warden Stories
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A seasoned veteran wildlife conservation officer from BC, Randy Nelson compiled game warden stories from all U.S. and Canadian jurisdictions for his b...
EP 302. Snow Goose Conservation Past, Present and Future
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Let's talk snow geese past, present and future. As long-time wildlife research scientist for Environment Canada, Dr. Ray Alisauskus's expertise is arc...
EP 301. Prairie Limits Outfitters, Saskatchewan, Canada
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Following 3 incredible days of waterfowling, Ramsey meets with Prairie Limits Outfitters partners Brian Cramer and Ben Webster. Located in Saskatchewa...
EP 300. Keeping it Real: Food Connections
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chef Ric Rosser plies his local-sourced, field-to-table culinary art among sprawling live oaks at the impressive Spread Oaks Ranch in coastal Texas. R...
EP 299. Texas Market Hunting, Game Laws, and Outlaws Part 2: Outlaw Gunners and Stings
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Following the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which outlawed commercial sale of wildlife, the American public's demand for wild-harvested tablefare continu...
EP 298. Interlake Religion
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sandwiched between the massive lakes Winnipeg and Manitoba, the vast region colloquially known as the Interlake forms a giant migrator funnel for "Chu...
EP 297. BS'ing at Briscoe's Shop
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ramsey swings through Joe Briscoe's call shop to get an update on Briscoe's new gadwall call and find out what in the world is taking him so long to c...
EP 296. Texas Market Hunting, Game Laws, and Outlaws Part 1: Waterfowl Was Big Business
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Preceding the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, waterfowl hunting was a huge industry in Texas and throughout the civilized United States. Everyday Americans...
EP 295. Blue-winged Teal and More at Oyster Bayou
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Back to Oyster Bayou Hunting Club in Chambers County, Texas, Ramsey meets with Gene Campbell during an annual blue-winged teal hunting visit. Gene h...
EP 294. D.I.'s Cajun Restaurant Reflects Local Way of Life
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
D.I.'s Cajun Restaurant is an unassuming building out in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by Tee Mamou Prairie rice fields in Acadia Parish, Louisian...
EP 293. Louisiana Culture in a Bottle: Tabasco Sauce Story
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 1868, in the remote backwater reaches of south Louisiana's Avery Island, Edmund Mcllhenny invented Tabasco Sauce. While no one is sure how or wh...
EP 292. Blue-winged Teal Hunters
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While chasing September blue-winged teal through coastal Louisiana and Texas, Ramsey meets hunters that take this special time of year very seriously....
EP 291. Outside the Levees
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For Jared Serigne, returning home to Chalmette, Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina was an awakening. He didn't grow up duck hunting, but newfound aware...
EP 290. Louisiana Lures and Legends
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Southeast Louisiana duck hunting spawned some of the most collectible decoy folk art in America. Fashioned from nearby natural materials, they were or...
EP 289. Red Hots and Blues Where Cultures Collided
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Back in the day, describes Billy Johnson, Leland, Mississippi swelled to 4x its present population on Saturday nights. Live music and food carts on ev...
EP 288. Duck Queen of a Vanishing Paradise
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Albertine Kimble has lived in Carlisle, Louisiana (population 1) for her entire life. From her stilted home a lofty 23 feet above the ground (for go...
EP 287. Boweevil Then and Now
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Now 80 years old, Sid "Boweevil" Laws has only been away from his Lake Washington home in the Mississippi Delta home for 8 years of his life. The rive...
EP 286. South Africa on the Hoof
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There's more to South Africa than ducks, geese and guineafowl. Way more. Way bigger. Following an action-packed wingshooting spree in South Africa, Ra...
EP 285. Of Moonshiners, River Rats, and Tugboats on the Mississippi River
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From the Levee Board headquarters in Washington County, Mississippi, legendary storyteller and historian Hank Burdine tells about lifestyles and livin...
EP 284. What About South Africa Duck Hunting?
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Most folks might think spiral-horned beauties and dumbo-sized tuskers when the Dark Continent is mentioned, but South Africa surprisingly represents s...
EP 283. The Explorer's Club and Other Adventures
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Founded in 1904, The Explorer's Club is a professional society dedicated to scientific explorations and field studies. The pinnacle of human achieveme...
EP 282. Back to South Africa: You Can't Eat Pygmies and Other Topics
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"..and then in the mid-80s they officially made it illegal to eat pygmies!" exclaimed our host during a post-hunt discussion over coffee. Back in Sout...
EP 281. The Golden Age of Waterfowling
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Wayne Capooth was "blooded into" small game hunting while a young Tennessee boy, remembers later gaining permission from swamp angels to duck hunt...
EP 280. Duck Hunting Beaverdam Lake, Mississippi
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Immortalized in Nash Buckingham's De' Shootinest Gent'man and Other Stories, Mike and Lamar Boyd have lived and hunted Beaverdam Lake (what Nash refer...
EP 279. Mississippi Wildlife Heritage Museum a Collection of Old School Stories
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the sleepy Mississippi Delta hamlet of Leland, walking through the front door and onto the creaking, century-old hardwood floors of the Mississippi...
EP 278. How's La Paz Argentina Duck Hunting Combo Like a Box of Chocolates??
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As if pre-dawn gaucho horseback rides into the duck hunting marsh, countless black clouds of doves flying back to roost, teal-sized picazuro pigeons c...
EP 277. Big Honker, The First Family of Waterfowling
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Boom! And welcome to The Big Honker Podcast's Jeff Stanfield and the World-famous Andy Shaver (who's the side-kick is still open to debate). The pitfa...
EP 276. Swamp Witch Attitude
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's all about attitude. Whether galloping sidesaddle behind wailing foxhound packs or paddling quietly through cypress-studded swamps with he powerfu...
EP 275. Hunting Between the Rivers, Argentina
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Argentina's Entres Rios Province lies between the Uruguay and Parana rivers, its flat topography covered with interspersed wetlands, woodlands, agricu...
EP 274. Smithgall's 4 Life Rules
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Really no telling what interesting characters you'll meet in the middle of a remote swamp, the incredible stories you'll hear before a cozy fireplace....
EP 273. Old School Trader, Keeper of American Traditions
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the front porch of a rustic, swamp-encompassed, little red camphouse, hunters gathered around fedora-topped, pipe-smoking Destry Hoffard, admiring ...
EP 272. From Behind the Boudin Curtain
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chef Jean Paul Bourgeois grew up behind the boudin curtain, south of I-10 in Lousiana, always only minutes from the marsh. He remembers killing his fi...
EP 271. Secret to Life: "Just Do it, You Know What I'm Saying?"
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Life ain't fair. While hanging deer stands near the Tex-Mex border on a scorching hot day, an otherwise welcomed breeze suddenly kicked up. The very l...
EP 270. Why Remote Rio Salado Argentina Duck Hunting Attracts Birds of a Feather
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Located in a massive wetland prone to natural water fluctuations that greatly affect waterfowl density and diversity--and so inconveniently far from B...
EP 269. A MILLION MORE DUCKS?!
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At the first-annual Delta Waterfowl Hunters Expo this past weekend, Delta Waterfowl announced their Million Duck campaign. That's right. Forever a duc...
EP 268. Waterfowl Banding and Citizen Science
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Delta Waterfowl Scientist Chris Nicolai has been "ringing and slinging" for decades pursuant to career waterfowl research, placing bands on every Nort...
EP 267. Jeff Watt, A Man of the People
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For over 30 years, Jeff Watt a.k.a. "The Mayor" has been the foremost manufacturers rep in the hunting and fishing industry, connecting iconic name br...
EP 266. Kjos, Then and Now
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
During their long-awaited return to the fabled Rio Salado swamp, Lee Kjos and Ramsey visit on the little red estancia's front porch. Their conversatio...
EP 265. Home-cooked Argentina Goodness and Adventure
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's no secret that Ramsey spends lots of travel time in kitchens visited, because that's usually the best place to get true tastes of local culture a...
EP 264. Why Las Flores Argentina Duck Hunting?
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
So named for the rosy-billed pochards that darken the sky at times, Las Flores is in Ramsey's opinion hands-down the most consistent Argentina duck hu...
EP 263. Recreational Chef Respects the Game
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Self-taught chef Nathan Judice began cooking his own meals soon after moving to college. He grew up hunting small game in Southeast Louisiana, remembe...
EP 262. Argentina Duck Hunting Without Excuses
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"We don't sell excuses," says Diego Munoz, "We sell good duck hunts." That's certainly been the case for the nearly 15 years that Ramsey has offered t...
EP 261. Of Ancient Indian Mounds, All But Forgotten Prehistoric Mississippians
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ramsey recalls that while growing up in the Mississippi Delta the only notable topography was in the form of ancient indian mounds scattered about an ...
EP 260. The Old School Way - Lifetime Hunting Experiences For Fun
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up hunting waterfowl and small game in Southwest Louisiana, William Newlin first introduced his wife Carolyn to duck hunting while they were s...
EP 259. Gaining Perspective From Half-Century "Studying Ducks" [Part 2]
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Things get serious as Dr. Richard Kaminski and Ramsey, his former student, address the question, "What happened to US duck hunting during the past 25 ...
EP 258. Mississippi Wild Hog Hunting Traditions
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Traditional black bear hunting ceased when Mississippi Delta's ancient hardwood forests were cleared long ago, but while the bears are no longer hunte...
EP 257. Gaining Perspective From Half-Century "Studying Ducks" [Part 1]
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A self-started Wisconsin duck hunter, Dr. Richard Kaminski left dental school to "study ducks." And study ducks he did--for about a half-century. Begi...
EP 256. The Best Hunting Partners Are the Ones Raised
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Going into Father's Day weekend, Ramsey is joined by father-daughter hunting buddies Chris and Grace Nicolai for a truly memorable conversation about ...
EP 255. Rice & Ducks: The Surprising Convergence That Saved the Carolina Lowcountry
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Originating in enslaved people's meager personal belongings when brought to South Carolina's remote coastal plains during the 1600s, the long grains e...
EP 254. Waterfowl Habitat Management: Good Intentions, Bad Ideas, Mismanagement
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ramsey and Kevin Nelms conclude this year's 4-part duck habitat series discussing cypress brakes and bad habitat management ideas they've seen along H...
EP 253. A Noah's Ark for World Waterfowl Species: Pinola Conservancy
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Meaningful waterfowl conservation comes in many forms. A life-long Louisiana duck hunter, Paul Dickson's backyard waterfowl aviary seems like a natura...