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EP 590. An Adventurous Life of Snowboards, Steelheads and Sitka

Release Date: 06/12/2025

EP 648. McKinney Run: Marsh Duck Hunting--and Living--in Louisiana

Duck Season Somewhere

After some action-packed duck hunting with buddy Jay Prather--because it's pure full-steam-ahead, pedal-to-the-metal adventure anytime he's around--we kick back at his camp to talk about the Louisiana duck hunting, why the marsh is in such excellent shape this season, controlling giant salvania, the vanishing paradise, viral instagram posts, more. But the name McKinney kept resurfacing. This camphouse used to be their home. "Liked by some and respected by all," they carved out livings on the wild 15,000 acre swamp our back. Lived forgotten ways. Weathered the region's legendary...

EP 647. Faith at Float Road Duck Camp, Arkansas

Duck Season Somewhere

DO NOT listen to this episode unless you can handle big boy topics. While chasing ducks on Arkansas public lands, Jeremy Brown and I huddle for a pre-meal discussion, covering everything from bacon grease to hand-made custom duck straps to conversations enjoyed while hunting ducks together in Arkansas--because where better to talk about the most things in life? And then the conversation took a turn. For the better. ********** MERRY CHRISTMAS! "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is...

EP 646. Willamette Valley Waterfowling Traditions, Habitat, Conservation

Duck Season Somewhere

After pouring post-hunt cups of hot coffee, Western Oregon Ducks Unlimited Biologist and lifelong Willamette Valley hunter, Kelly Warren, provides an insightful, been-there-done-that tour of Oregon duck hunting traditions and ongoing conservation sustaining them. Explaining how his grandfather's duck-blind lessons ignited his interests, he talks about what Alaska banding seasons taught him about waterfowl and migrations, how-private lands partnerships anchor Pacific Flyway waterfowl habitat, Willamette valley restoration wins, coastal wetland habitat insights, Dusky Canada and myriad other...

EP 645. Wild Ride Down Oregon's Columbia River a Huge Adventure

Duck Season Somewhere

Hang on, boys and girls--here's a fast-moving, story-rich conversation about chasing ducks on Oregon's amazing Columbia River with a couple diver diehards--retired Migratory Bird Chief Brad Bortner and decoy carver Pat Gregory--and long-time Oregonian outdoor writer M.D. Johnson. The Columbia River shapes everything about duck hunting coastal Oregon--weather, water, ducks and even the people chasing them. And we get into it all--the mighty river itself, open-water spreads and river tactics, a-little-something-for-everyone opportunities, hair-raising dangers, hand-carved decoy traditions,...

EP 644. Waterfowl Hunting Gear Reimagined: Staying Warm, Dry Like Never Before

Duck Season Somewhere

Sitka doesn't just make camo gear--they've pioneered a system for staying dry, warm and hidden when ducks do duck things in ducky weather. John Smolke traces the trail from his hunting roots to the leading edge of waterfowl innovation at , unpacking optifade camo origins, why-and how skin-to-surface systems work, then plunges chest deep into the new --how they're built differently than any other wader that's ever before existed and why this new technology changes the game. Whether tired of repairing leaky waders, shopping for the ultimate last-minute gift, or just wondering what all the buzz...

EP 643 How-To: Protect and Enhance Your Hearing While Duck Hunting

Duck Season Somewhere

Protect--and enhance--your hearing while duck hunting without breaking the bank. HUH?! Hearing-technology insider Wes Christ, of SoundGear, grew up duck hunting in Minnesota; talks about the real damage shotgunning causes, the early warning signs most hunters miss, and why "toughing it out" costs you way more than you think. Wes breaks down SoundGear's Instant Fit, Custom Fit, and Phantom models--how they crush gunfire in milliseconds while boosting wings, calls, conversations and honeybun wrappers--so that you can stay sharp now and still hear it all decades from now. Save 25% off your...

EP 642. Dex the Wonder Dog

Duck Season Somewhere

Y'all've probably heard the same thing: "If you're lucky, you get one really good dog in your life." It's true. There'll probably be a standout among all the rest. Such was Dexter to pro retriever trainer Curtis Lindsay. Y'all ain't going to believe this story. You've got to hear it to believe it. Curtis talks about traits that matter most, what you can train, what can't be trained, and how our beloved hunting retrievers differ from hunt-test and field-trial dogs. And then we get into the story of Dexter. Dex the Wonder Dog--an all-heart Labrador pup that defeated all odds, became a real-deal...

EP 641. Currituck County Cadences and Traditions

Duck Season Somewhere

Currituck County, North Carolina shaped Chandler Sawyer long before he followed his family's tradition of shaping wooden blocks into trational decoys. Growing up in the cadence of tide, wind, and waterfowl flights, his is an 11-generation story rooted in Currituck traditions to include an old-time carver named Bob Morse. Now the director of the Currituck Maritime Museum, Chandler explains why Currituck decoys have bold silhouettes, favored woods, life-shaping facts of island life. Drifting into waterman culture, we discuss changes that threaten it and the stubborn hopes keeping it alive; into...

EP 640. Paddling Pirogues Deep Louisiana's Past---and Present

Duck Season Somewhere

Our 6-part Acadiana roadtrip concludes on a bayou bank, the waft of chicken-wing smoke, fresh sawdust and wood varnishes lingering in humid air: 2 men, 2 crafts, 1 disappearing way of life. Keith Dupuy brings ancient Louisiana pirogues and dug outs back from the brink--painstakingly restoring ancient boats that once transported hunters, trappers and families throughout Louisiana's ancient marshlands. Dale Bordelon lives these traditions in real time, using ancestral old-school methods to carve dugouts and cane calls for himself and others to ensure that the tradition remains unbroken. This...

EP 639. Scotland Goose Hunting on Windswept Orkney's Wild Edge

Duck Season Somewhere

Ancient history, agricultural lifestyle and wild geese collide on a windswept island in the North Sea. Born and raised further south, in England, it was wild geese in this relatively wild, remote place that pulled Nick, and later Alex, northward. In back-to-back conversations, they paint Orkney as it really is, talking heritage, family ties, life-shaping wild fowling traditions, and how geese rewired their lives as guides and hunters. ------ More: GetDucks Scotland Goose Hunt -- For both hunters and adventurous couples groups. ----- Visit the Legendary Brands That Make...

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Snowboard professional, steelhead junkie, and born-to-hunt late bloomer—Eric Jackson didn’t take the usual route to duck hunting. He tells about his Mom introducing him to boards about the time most kids learn to ride bicycles, how his older brother was a huge life influence, and why his Dad swapped shotguns for fishing rods. But fate had other plans. We dive into how ducks led to elk, why chasing steelhead is therapy, and how snowboarding’s fearless rebel soul now meshes seamlessly with Sitka camo. Don't miss his stunning films ALIGNMENT and RIVER—raw portraits of what drives him.

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