Birdshot Podcast

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#199 | Bird Dog Q & A with Justin McGrail of the Upland Institute Nov 18, 2022

Show notes

Pro trainer and co-producer of the Upland Institute video series, Justin McGrail, joins the show for listener Q & A.

Show Highlights:

Justin’s season recap so far
What Justin looks for in early bird dog development and natural ability
When a dog hunts for itself versus hunting for the hunter
What to do when the desire to chase outweighs the desire to point…
My dog won’t retrieve dead birds?

Train with Justin | Upland Institute

Listen | #151 - Bird Dog Training and the Upland Institute with Justin McGrail

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#198 | November Hunt Update and Birdshot Podcast Inbox Nov 11, 2022

Show notes

Show Highlights:

Weathercast - late season transition
An out of state trip and November grouse hunting
Digital hearing protection
Grouse and woodcock overlap
To hunt the trails or not…?

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#197 | Prairie Upland Birds and Ptarmigan with Dave Sheley Nov 04, 2022

Show notes

Dave Sheley, gun shop manager at the Corner Store in Backus Minnesota joins the show to recap a trip to Alaska and talk about prairie upland birds.

Show Highlights:

Dave’s beginnings in the outdoors
Hunting Hungarian partridge, sage grouse and sharp-tailed grouse
A friend of Ben O’Williams
An upland hunting trip to Alaska
Double guns with Dave

Follow | @dsheley63

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#196 | Wisconsin Grouse Camp Round Table with GDIY and Southern Outdoorsmen Oct 28, 2022

Show notes

Nick Adair of the Gun Dog It Yourself Podcast and Andrew Maxwell and Jacob Myers of the Southern Outdoorsmen Podcast join the show to recap a few days of bird hunting in the Wisconsin northwoods.

Show Highlights:

Is it “sowna” or “sahna” ?!
Does the ruffed grouse live up to the hype?
Andrew and Jacob’s first ruffed grouse!
The Wisconsin northwoods
Hunt stories and high fives

Listen | Gun Dog It Yourself Podcast

Listen | The Southern Outdoorsmen Podcast

Follow | @gundogityourself and @thesouthern_outdoorsmen

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#195 | Happy October! Grouse Hunting with Fritz Heller Oct 21, 2022

Show notes

Fritz Heller joins the show to celebrate the best time of year and share some of his thoughts and insights on grouse hunting.

Show Highlights:

A life changing purchase recommendation from Fritz
2021 recap and 2022 grouse season lead-up
An unusually slow start to the year
Identifying and hunting patterns
Grouse hunting Q & A

Watch | “Flushing Grouse” with Fritz Heller

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#194 | From the Grouse Woods with John Prescott and Stephen Faust Oct 14, 2022

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Show Highlights:

Pineridge Grouse Camp trip winner John Prescott
John’s bird dogs and upland pursuits
My first shot with a Dickson Round Action
Getting shots off in the grouse woods
Soil type and its impacts on vegetation and bird distribution

Watch | Woodcock Hunting with Gordon Setters

Hunt with Stephen | stoneybrookgordonsetters.com

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#193 | Grouse and Woodcock Hunting Q&A with Brady Martin Oct 07, 2022

Show notes

Listener Brady Martin joins the show for a grouse and woodcock hunting question and answer session with the host.

Show Highlights:

E-scouting with onX hunt and how it translates to “boots on the ground”
Woodcock and ruffed grouse habitat overlap
What the heck is hazel brush?
Should you walk trails or bust brush?
What kinds of edges should I focus on?

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#192 | Spaniels and Skeet Shooting with Ron Ausman Sep 30, 2022

Show notes

Ron Ausman joins the show on his way to the World Skeet Championship to talk about bird hunting with his spaniels and competition skeet shooting.

Show Highlights:

How many Basset hounds to a pack?
Running rabbits and scent theory
Ron’s first bird dog, Robbie the wonder dog!
100,000 registered skeet targets
Skeet World Championship

WATCH | Re-loading .410 shells with Ron

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#191 | Reflecting on and Recapping the Prairie Hunt with Ted Sommer Sep 23, 2022

Show notes

Ted Sommer joins the show to recap and reflect on our annual September prairie hunting trip for sharp-tailed grouse.

Show Highlights:

Ted’s opening day in the ruffed grouse woods
Sharp-tailed grouse cover and what we saw this year
Hunting the topography
Shooting slumps
Pointing on the edge of the world

Instagram | @ted.the.surveyor

Episode #119 | DIY Trip Planning and Sharp-tailed Grouse Hunting with Ted Sommer

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#190 | 6th Annual Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock Chat with Ann Jandernoa Sep 16, 2022

Show notes

Ann Jandernoa joins the show for our 6th annual preseason grouse and woodcock habitat and hunting conversation.

Show Highlights:

Ann’s weather and conditional observations
Listener Q & A
Comparing and contrasting sand and clay soils
What are the grouse eating?
What’s the deal with hazel brush?
What does escape cover look like
Ann’s resource list for additional reading and analysis:
The Ruffed Grouse, its Life Story, Ecology and Management - Edminster
The Ruffed Grouse Life History, Propagation and Management Bump, Garner, Darrow, Edminster, Crissey
Grouse of the North Shore - Gordon Gullion
Appalachian Region Study of the Ruffed grouse population ecology
Precipitation Analysis
Binge listen to Ann on grouse and woodcock:
2017 - Episode #7
2018 - Episode #42
2019 - Episode #76
2020 - Episode #115
2021 - Episode #150