Duck Season Somewhere

EP 383. Why the La Paz Argentina Combo

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Following an action-packed week shooting ducks, doves, decoying pigeons and catching golden dorado, Ramsey gathers round the supper table to hear what...

EP 382. Cooking Up Real Conservation in Cordoba, Argentina

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When you come to a fork in the road, take it. Today's conversation proves the point. John Odell was Arizona's Migratory Game Bird Coordinator when, 20...

EP 381. As Viewed Through the Lens

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Justin Mueller grew up on a central Minnesota dairy farm and recalls the time his mother broke out a map to figure out where his first videography ass...

EP 380. Duck Hunting Argentina's Wild, Remote Parana River Delta

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Argentina's Parana River Delta is second only to the Amazon River in size. But as viewed from a floating duck camp located tens of miles from even the...

EP 379. Argentina Duck-Dove-Pigeon-Dorado Combo Couples Trip

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This Argentina duck hunting combo has been a long-time client favorite, but besides hot-barrel action for ducks, doves, and decoying wild pigeons, wha...

EP 378. Story-Driven Scientist

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

American evolutionary biologist Shane Campbell-Staton is host of the 6-part PBS documentary Human Footprint. He recounts some of the most interesting,...

EP 377. "Making Turtle Soup"

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"Making turtle soup," is how today's guest, Douglas Spale from Kansas City describes a round-about conversation of topics like the one we enjoy in tod...

EP 376. Failproof Argentina Duck Hunting

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Argentina's ongoing drought is the worse since 1901, and in a landscape predominated by ephemeral wetlands, that's a really big deal. Unless you've go...

EP 375. New Wildlife Management Paradigm: Remove Hunting-related Funding?

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hunting generates gazillions of dollars for wildlife conservation, and everyone in society benefits from wildlife conservation, right? Then why are an...

EP 374. Sport of Kings-style Duck Hunting

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Falconry, an ancient sport dating back thousands of years, has been called the Sport of Kings. Casey Everett's passion for falconry started humbly whi...

EP 373. Something About Snows

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There's just something about snow geese---and what better way to muster through scorching hot summer days than talking about cooler weather while watc...

EP 372. The Pintail Paradox

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

These are interesting--and challenging--times.  Especially for northern pintails and us duck hunters that hold these sprig-tailed, chocolate-headed b...

EP 371. Full Steam Ahead: Making Ducks or Geese Happen

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Like many others, Nick Johnson began waterfowl hunting with his dad, soon becoming the most skilled caller in the blind. And like many others, as he g...

EP 370. Giving Wildlife a Voice: A Retired Federal Game Warden Viewpoint

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"Wildlife dies without a sound; the only voice is yours," says retired US Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent Rich Grosz in reference to soul-shap...

EP 369. Prairie Update Is Food for Thought

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Delta Waterfowl's John Devney and Ramsey run through a flurry of interesting waterfowl-related topics.  Now-versus-then habitat conditions, pintail p...

EP 368. Human Footprint

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Evolutionary biologist turned film producer Nate Dappen describes "Human Footprint," an upcoming 6-part documentary, as a profound exploration of how ...

EP 367. Gimme Shelter---Is Waterfowl Sanctuary Important? Or Not?

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"Storm is threatening my life today. If I don't get some shelter. ooh yeah I'm gonna fade away" sing The Rolling Stones. But regards duck hunting succ...

EP 366. Manitoba's Controversial New Foreign Resident Waterfowl Regs--Tip of the Iceberg?

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Whether hunting as a freelancer hunter or with an outfitter,  Manitoba's new waterfowl hunting regulations affects all foreign resident hunters inten...

EP 365. The Call Collector

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"Times have changed and I'd not be able to do it again," says Ryan Graves in speaking of his impressive antique duck call and duck hunting memorabilia...

EP 364. Training Retrievers--and Their Owners

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From a Mississippi hilltop overlooking Gator Point Kennel's incredible technical pond and proven training grounds, Ramsey and long-time retriever trai...

EP 363. Great Lakes Declining Mallard Mystery

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From a 1.1 million peak in the late-1990s, the Great Lakes mallard population has declined to about 700 thousand. Meanwhile, there's been increased ge...

EP 362. Wild New World

29 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In his legendary book Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals & People in America, Dan Flores spins an incredible, historically-based yarn about Nor...

EP 361. Practicing Lost Art, Living Old Ways

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Urban sprawl exists a half-hour drive away. But Greg Harkins's lifestyle is embodied by hand-crafting wooden rockers from personally selected, start-t...

EP 360. Hunting in the Big Apple---R.A.T.S.

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"No one in Manhattan is ever further than 30 feet from a rat," explains Richard Reynolds, a long-time associate of the Ryders Alley Trencher-fed Socie...

EP 359. Collector of Untamed Stories

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ridr Knowelton grew up in New York's Catskill Mountains, cutting his teeth on small game like the rest of us.  He's since spent the past 30 years fis...

EP 358. The Infamous "Jerry Lee" and Other Local Legends

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dave Gaston Custom Calls' origin is a winds-like-a-snake duck hunting story that begins with western Alabama childhood, meanders through memorable fri...

EP 357.Waterfowl of the World Stories and Perspectives

12 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Renown waterfowl photographer Gary Kramer is back with lots of amazing new stories gleaned while putting together his legendary Waterfowl of the World...

EP 356. An End to Duck Hunting Down Under? Why Should We Care?

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nearly 9,500 miles away from the US, the heated battle between Australian duck hunters and anti-hunters has hit a fevered pitch. Sustainable duck hunt...

EP 355. Just Buy the Damned Trip Insurance!

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Here's the deal: You plan the absolute hunt-of-a-lifetime many months in a advance and then--BAM--when you least expect it, expect it. Life happens! Y...

EP 354. Bird Hunters, Bird Dogs, and Bygone Days

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"There's hardly been a day in my life I've not owned a bird dog," says 100-years-old Garrett Lockee while telling about chasing wild quail for most of...

EP 353. Duck Hunting in the New World

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Waterfowl historian Dr. Wayne Capooth describes duck hunting in America way back in the 1600-1700s when the first colonists arrived to a real-life Gar...

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...