The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field

Cheers to Volunteers!

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Wayne Trapp is a bird hunter, Pheasants Forever member, high school teacher, and diehard volunteer that has found a way to introduce thousands of kids...

Retriever Roadmap (Part 2)

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Miller, owner of River Stone Kennels, joins the show for episode #2 of our 2-part series on training flushing and retrieving dog breeds using his...

Retriever Roadmap (Part 1)

21 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Miller, owner of River Stone Kennels, joins the show for a 2-part series on training flushing and retrieving dogs using his “Retriever Roadmap....

Traveling Hunting Family

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fred Bohm, owner of Sage & Braker, joins the show to share stories from a hunting season spent traveling the country with his family while living ...

Behind the Camera Lens

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We go behind the camera lens with photojournalists and editors of The Flush TV show to share memorable moments, exciting adventures, life lessons lear...

A Millionaire’s Dream

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bret Wonnacott and Travis Frank discuss dog training, field trials, conservation in a classroom, impacting non-hunters, and Bret’s book “A Million...

Bird Dog Development 101

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After a long day of bird dog training, George Lyall, Ben Brettingen & Travis Frank sit down to talk in-depth about training, puppy development &am...

Questions for a Hunting Dog Veterinarian

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Jay Brekke DVM, owns and operates Brekke Veterinary Clinics in Colorado.  Jay and Travis Frank discuss a variety of hunting dog-related medical t...

Live in Omaha!

12 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Travis Frank, Scott Fransen, and Tyler Webster host our first live podcast at Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic at the Brickway Brewery in Omaha, Nebras...

Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic *Bonus Episode!

09 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Travis Frank previews Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever’s 2022 Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic. Join us for a quick guide through America’s ...

Fighting for Wild Birds

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Tatman is a dedicated upland bird hunter that lives in Wyoming and invests his time, money, and efforts into protecting wildlife habitat and upla...

Follow Your Dreams

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nate Akey joins the show from America’s northwest Chukar country.  Nate shares about his hunting journey from Michigan to Oregon, training his firs...

Don’t Take My Dog

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Who stole Travis’ dog? Travis shares the odd story.  Then, Matt Morlock, Pheasants Forever’s North & South Dakota state coordinator provides ...

Mother-Daughter Hunt

12 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

From the high of a “four-legged” family reunion to the text you never want to get.  Dan Berglove joins the show to talk about the hunt we filmed ...

An Epic Snipe Hunting Adventure

04 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bill Sherck joins the show to discuss his epic snipe hunting adventure in Florida.  First, we discuss the mythical hunt for snipe, then dig into the ...

Become a More Confident Bird Hunter

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Brettingen joins the show to discuss a successful season in the field and explain ways to become a more confident bird hunter.  Ben and Travis br...

Bird Hunting Mailbag

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Travis Frank dives into our Flush emails and social media pages to answer listener questions and cover a variety of bird hunting topics.  Topics rang...

Mixing Business with Bird Hunting

21 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brett Walton is President & CEO of Walton’s Inc.  He’s also a big-time bird hunter.  Brett & Travis talk about Kansas quail & pheasa...

Quail Explosions

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler Webster from the Birds, Booze & Buds Podcast joins the show to help Travis break down a week in Arizona’s quail country. Travis and Tyler ...

Live with our Listeners

23 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We take bird hunting stories from the field to a whole new level on this special episode of The Flush podcast.  Our podcast listeners from around the...

Hank’s Hunt

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Fransen just returned from hosting a special “Hank Hunt” at Brown’s Hunting Lodge in central South Dakota. Scott explains why he chose to ...

Dakota Dream Hunts

10 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hunter Schwind joins the show along with Renee Tomala & Emily Spolyar from Pheasants Forever during a 3-day upland bird hunting road trip in weste...

First Time Flushers

03 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tony Jones “The Reverend Hunter” and Brandon Morton join the show to talk about bird hunts gone right & wrong.  We break down a failed pheasa...

Upland Road Trips & Hunting Lessons

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bob St. Pierre from Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever joins the show to discuss his mid-season review and look ahead to late-season hunting. Bob &...

Iowa, South Dakota & Minnesota Pheasants

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Brown “The Bearded Uplander” lives in western Iowa. Tim joins Travis on the first two legs of a 3-state pheasant hunting road trip. Tim and Tr...

That Dog Will Hunt

12 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Fransen joins the show to discuss back to back successful upland bird hunts in North Dakota.  Scott and Travis also talk about hunting with you...

Upland Ammunition

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Kelvington works for Federal Ammunition.  Brian and Travis take a break from pheasant hunting to talk about America’s current ammunition supp...

Upland Adventures & North Shore Grouse

28 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bill Sherck joins the show to recap his recent ruffed grouse hunt on Minnesota’s North Shore.  Plus, Bill and Travis talk about life in outdoor tel...

Upland Cowboys

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Fruge & Aaron Martin join the show to help us break down our prairie chicken and sharptailed grouse hunt in the Sandhills of Nebraska.  We d...

America’s 2021 Quail Hunting Forecast

14 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Caughran & Andy Edwards from Quail Forever join the show to help us break down the 2021 quail hunting forecast across America. Drought, fires,...

Mayhem in the Mountains

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dylan Waller joins Travis Frank to break down their ptarmigan and dusky grouse hunt in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.  Blizzard conditions in the h...

America’s 2021 Pheasant Hunting Forecast

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Carpenter from Pheasants Forever joins the show to help us break down a state-by-state outlook for the 2021 pheasant hunting season.  How bad did...

North Dakota’s 2021 Upland Forecast

17 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Jensen works for the state of North Dakota.  Mike joins the show to break down North Dakota’s updated 2021 bird counts and their upland bird h...

The Flush Pheasant Hunt Invitation

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Fransen joins this week’s show to invite listeners on a wild bird pheasant hunt this fall at Browns Hunting Ranch in South Dakota.  Scott wil...

Montana’s Upland Opener

07 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We’re back in the field, celebrating Montana’s upland opener.  George Lyall joins the show to help us relive our opening week successes and failu...

Opening Day Countdown

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Brettingen from OnX Hunt joins the show to help us count down the last remaining hours before America’s first upland openers kick-off.  We’ll...

Pass it On!

26 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Brittany French works for Pass it On – Outdoor Mentors.  Brittany explains how the organization began, their mission, and how they successfully tak...

Gun Care, Mountain Birds, Family Road Trip

12 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Fred Bohm is a diehard upland bird hunter that owns the company Sage & Braker.  Fred joins the show to talk about the importance of gun cleaning ...

NoDak Birds & Planning a Dream Season

05 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler Webster joins the show to give us his up-to-date view from the prairie in North Dakota.  We talk about current pheasants, sharp-tailed grouse, ...

Idaho Grouse

29 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Wayment is the author of the book Idaho Ruffed Grouse Hunting: The heartbeat of the Woods.  We talk about grouse hunting in Idaho, chasing 9 d...

Goodbye Hank

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Fransen joins the show to help us say goodbye to Hank, his beloved Labrador retriever.  Hank unexpectedly died from cancer at the age of 5 year...

Nebraska’s Upland Hotbed

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Houser is a Senior Wildlife Biologist at Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever.  Andy gives us his view of Nebraska’s upland bird populations ...

Outdoor Obsessions

08 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Erik Vrbas operates a year-round outfitting business called Outdoor Obsessions based out of Downs, Kansas.  We dig into Erik’s life as a full-time ...

Terry Ides the Grouse Guide

01 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Terry Ides operates Ides Guides in the Ruffed Grouse Capital of the World - Park Falls, Wisconsin.  Terry shares a wealth of grouse hunting knowledge...

Guns. Guns. Guns.

24 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Joseph is the Vice President of Marketing for Benelli USA.  Tim gives us an inside perspective into America’s surge in firearm demands & ex...

Flushing 1,000 Wild Pheasants

17 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Johannsen operates Johannsen Farms near Aberdeen, South Dakota.  Eric’s passion revolves around proper land, habitat & wildlife management...

A New Season

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Fransen joins host Travis Frank to discuss the launch of a new season of The Flush television show. They also discuss a new bird dog joining the...

The Hunting & Fishing Comedian

03 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Daren Bulow is “The Hunting & Fishing Comedian.”  His comedy is about hunters, fishermen, crazy dog people, and the spouses who put up with t...

Upland Institute

27 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ron Boehme is a NAVHDA judge and host of The Hunting Dog Podcast.  Ron joins Travis Frank to discuss his new online dog training program called the U...

NoDak Field Rep

20 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Renee Tomala is a Pheasants Forever Field Representative in North Dakota.  Renee explains her love for bird hunting, why she chooses to hunt when her...

Chief Upland

13 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jake Lindemann is a driven hunter and a driven business owner that launched his own line of upland gear called Chief Upland.  Jake explains his entre...

Develop a Positive Foundation for Your Hunting Dog

06 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sonny Piekarz has more than 20 years of dog training experience as the lead guide and owner of Hay Creek Kennel in Gilman, Wisconsin.  Sonny trains b...

Preserving a Trophy of a Lifetime

29 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Manuel is a full-time taxidermist, operating Jim’s Lakeland Taxidermy since 1981. Jim specializes in North American & African mammals, birds...

Field to Fork Tips & Tools

22 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jonathon Tremblay joins the show to talk in-depth about wild game cooking and the equipment that can take your meals from average to extraordinary.  ...

Ruffed Grouse & Woodcock Banding & Biology

16 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bailey Petersen is a wildlife biologist for Minnesota’s Department of Natural Resources.  Bailey shares fascinating ruffed grouse and woodcock biol...

Flush Roundup for Habitat

08 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Flush television hosts, Ron Schara, Bill Sherck & Scott Fransen join Travis Frank for an upland bird hunting roundup.  We answer listener questio...

Upland Bird Hunting in Hawaii

01 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dean Snelling is a lifelong resident of Hawaii and a diehard upland bird hunter. He joins host Travis Frank to discuss upland bird hunting opportuniti...

North Country Grouse

25 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

North Country guide, Matt Breuer joins the show to share about his life growing up in Minnesota’s sharp-tailed grouse country and how witnessing the...

Upland Clubhouse

18 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Keng Yang is an anti-hunter turned hunting mentor. Keng joins the show to discuss how he’s using social media to find and recruit new hunters, plus ...

The Flush: Ep 56 – Goshawks, Gundogs & Quail

11 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler Sladen joins host, Travis Frank, to discuss his bird hunting passion, hunting quail with a goshawk, the art of falconry, quail hunting with dogs...

Call of the Uplands

05 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Vavra & Joe Long join the show to discuss Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever’s massive new campaign “Call of the Uplands.”  We di...

How to Gain More Hunting Land Access

25 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Brettingen joins the show to recap his hunting season and explain his methods for finding productive public hunting grounds.  Then we discuss pro...

Buying Hunting Land with Buddies

18 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the age-old question- “What would it be like to have my own hunting land?”  Jeff Striker and Rob Beyer have asked and answered that questi...

Robert Jones

11 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Robert Jones is a dedicated upland bird hunter that’s driven by good dog work.  Robert hunts upland birds from California’s mountains to North Da...

Deep South Quail

04 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Keith Pass operates Deep South Guide Service & Kennels.  He guides upland bird hunters on public lands in North Carolina and America’s deep sou...

One-legged Bird Hunter

21 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Randy Herlein grew up hunting in the forests and fields of Michigan.  He walked miles each hunting season following his bird dog, until the day he co...

Iowa’s Bird Chaser

14 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Martin hunts birds on public lands in Iowa.  He’s on a personal mission to bag a rooster pheasant in each of Iowa’s 99 counties.  We’ll f...

Celebrating a Year of Flush Podcasts

07 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Travis Frank celebrates the first year of The Flush podcasts with a look back at where we’ve been and a look ahead to where we’re going.   We rem...

DIY South Dakota Late Season Public Land Pheasants

24 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Tiedge joins the show to discuss DIY late season public land hunting in South Dakota and across the pheasant belt after returning from an epic h...

Building a Wildlife Paradise

16 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Darwin Weeldreyer has turned his family farm into a wildlife paradise.  He shares his story growing up on the farm, his evolution as a hunter, learni...

KAMO

10 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Trent Leichleiter is a trick shooting dog trainer that operates Pheasant Bonanza Hunt Club in Nebraska.   He also founded an organization called KAMO...

How to Become a Better Shot

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Expert shotgunner, Scott Carlson, from Carlson’s Choke Tubes joins the show to talk about becoming a better shot in the field.  Scott gives candid ...

Hunting Dog Nutrition

24 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Matt King from NutriSource Pet Foods joins the show to talk about hunting dog nutrition. Matt provides sound wisdom to help hunters get the most out o...

Tips to Fool Pheasants

17 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Carpenter is the editor for the Pheasants Forever Journal. When he’s not writing about upland birds, he’s in the field hunting them. Tom share...

2020 Quail Hunting Forecast

10 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Caughran is the Director of Field Operations for Quail Forever.  We break down America’s quail hunting forecast heading into the start of 2020 ...

The Reverend Hunter

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tony Jones is an outdoorsman, hunter, writer, podcaster and theologian that finds meaning in life through experiences in the outdoor world. Tony joins...

Rooster Road Trippin’

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Bob St. Pierre from Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever joins the show to break down the impressive pheasant numbers across America’s bird country...

Montana Bird Camp

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Brettingen from OnX Hunt joins our crew in Montana for a Big Sky Country pheasant opener explosion.  We set up our bird camp on the open prairie,...

Daisy Hunts The Badlands

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Travis Frank is joined on the prairie by Rhett Hall to break down their bird hunt in North Dakota’s Badlands. Daisy goes on her first hunt, Travis l...

Wyoming Upland Slam

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Fransen joins the show fresh off of a bucket list upland bird hunting adventure in Wyoming.  He breaks down his pursuit of a grouse hunting sla...

Terror Strikes on the Prairie

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Bathke hunts the Fort Pierre National Grasslands each year, camping in a modified ambulance with his fleet of Gordon Setters.  We joined Josh fo...

UPCHUKAR

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Travis Warren might best be described as a “Bird Hunting Athlete,” hunting birds in high elevations.  We discuss his unique journey to become a h...

Iowa’s Rooster Rebound

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Pheasants Forever’s, Jared Wiklund, joins the show to discuss Iowa’s rooster rebound.  Jared shares his journey through PF’s organization, Iowa...

Preseason Primer

08 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The entire Flush crew, Ron Schara, Bill Sherck & Scott Fransen join the podcast to answer viewer questions and look ahead to an unusual hunting se...

A New Bird Dog

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler Webster joins the show to help Travis introduce a new bird dog to The Flush team. Plus, we relive a special hunting season and look ahead to wha...

Planting Seeds in Souls

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Kinnane never had a father.  He grew up seeking a male role model and a teacher.  One day in 1972, his neighbor invited him to shoot clay pige...

Beyond the Shot

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kelsi Wehrman has worked for Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever for nearly 15 years.  She recently helped launch a hunting group called “Beyond ...

North Dakota Public Land Pheasants

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Babinchak joins the show to discuss public land bird hunting opportunities in North Dakota, breaking down our hunt on Mallard Island in the cent...

Upland Jitsu

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jorge Ramirez, creator of “Upland Jitsu – The Art of Upland Hunting” joins the show to discuss his unique hunting mission, creating an inclusive...

COVID’s Effects on Conservation

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Howard Vincent is the President and CEO of Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever.  We discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on his conservation...

Ode to Izzy

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Fransen, and his wife, Jean, join the show to recap their husband & wife North Dakota pheasant hunt, giving an “Ode to Izzy” their belov...

Great Lakes Grouse Hunting

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ron Boehme joins the show to break down our epic Lake Michigan Beaver Island grouse hunting adventure.    Check out Ron’s podcast at: https://theh...

Upland Hunting in Alaska

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jim McCann is a dedicated upland bird hunter, world renowned wildlife photographer, writer, and author of the book, “Upland Hunting in Alaska.”  ...

Tinker Kennels

30 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Gillaspie operates Tinker Kennels near Pierre, South Dakota.  He guides hunters to wild birds on South Dakota’s rolling short grass prairie. ...

DIY Bucket List Bird Hunts (Part-2)

23 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Bird dog trainer & public land hunter, George Lyall, joins the show to discuss part-2 of our DIY bucket list bird hunting destinations.  We break...

Hunting For Change

09 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Durrell Smith, host of the Gun Dog Notebook Podcast, shares about his journey into the world of hunting.  He broke through color barriers to find hun...

Bird Tales

02 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sabin Adams is a wildlife biologist and program director for Pheasants Forever.  He explains what’s happening on the ground right now in his region...

Casey Weismantel

26 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Casey Weismantel lives and works in the pheasant rich country of Aberdeen, SD.  He’s a tourism director that makes bird hunters his top priority. ...

Jim Millensifer

19 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Millensifer spent his career working in the hospitality industry.  His love for bird hunting led him to encourage businesses to support hunters, ...

Sam Daly | Believet

12 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Daly is a hunter, a dog trainer, and a hero.  Sam trained dogs that saved lives, leading soldiers in battle on the frontlines in Afghanistan.  T...