Duck Season Somewhere

It's really duck season somewhere for 365 days per year. Follow Ramsey Russell's worldwide duck hunting adventures as he chases real duck hunting experiences all year long:

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EP 191. "I Punched a Polar Bear" Nov 10, 2021

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There's no telling what surprising topic the next duck blind conversation will entail. Today's episode is proof. Before becoming a full-time Canadian hunting and fishing guide, Jason Hamilton was a marine mammal biologist in remote reaches of the Canadian Arctic. What was it like growing up in Canada, how'd he get started hunting, and what inspired him to such a career path? What's it like working in that part of the world and what critters did he work? Why did they have to handle process polar bears within 20 minutes? What made this line of work dangerous, what were some memorable close calls and when did he decide to pursue other career avenues? Life is full of surprises, especially in a country as big as Canada.

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EP 190. Texas Blue Goose Legends Nov 08, 2021

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It began on the Garwood Prairie. The famous Blue Goose Hunting Club was brainchild of colorfully legendary waterfowl hunting guide Marvin Tyler and spawned Texas's once world-famous snow goose hunting industry. Mike Lanier was only 13 years-old when his dad dropped him off at the Blue Goose Hunting Club to work. In this special episode of Duck Season Somewhere, he describes hunting snow geese back in the good ol' days before ATVs, e-callers, full-body decoys, telling stories about the salty pioneers that made it happen, why it became famous and what became of it. Like a collared blue goose fluttering slow-motion over old-school rags at only 15 yards, this is an episode you'll definitely not want to miss!

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EP 189. All In in Manitoba Nov 05, 2021

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Paul Conchâtre owns and operates Birdtail Waterfowl in Manitoba Canada, served as President of Manitoba Lodges and Outfitters Association for 10 years, and remains extremely active in Manitoba tourism. When he says, "I'm all in," what's he mean? How'd he get started, what were his influences? How does he distinguish his program as very best? What advice does he offer to hunters shopping for hunts, and to those considering guide or outfitting careers? How important is hunting tourism to Canada? What was the pandemic's economic impact to Canada--and how are returning hunters behaving differently? Fantastic episode that digs into what it's like to be truly "all in" as a guide or outfitter. Or anything else really.

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EP 188. How Waterfowl Hunting Brought Her Full Circle Nov 03, 2021

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Alberta, Canada born-and-raised, Kerra Nisbet is a young, professional wildlife biologist that's been tagging snakes near major hibernaculars. Having developed a profound passion for ducks pursuant to volunteer banding activities, she explains how her recent duck hunting introductions brought her full circle as a biologist and, importantly, as a human being. How and why did she pursue a career in wildlife biology and how'd she find renewed life purpose handling ducks? How'd duck hunting complete Kerra's circle, why is it important to her to understand both sides of the coin? What was her first duck hunting experience like, what compelled her to go, what areas will she try to improve? How'd it influence her career and personal life? What advice does she have for dads, and for women considering a wildlife career or hunting? Kerra is an amazing person, the kind of people that waterfowl hunting and management truly needs, living proof that when one comes to a fork in the road, they should definitely take it!

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EP 187. Alberta Mixed Bag Kings Nov 01, 2021

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Known to their buddies as "the mixed bag kings," Jake Dahl and Spencer Podgurski have forsaken traditional big game hunting pursuits most popular among Canadian hunters for feathered fowl. They're a couple of young, savvy heavy-hitters that put in the miles and time scouting, playing for keeps while hunting. Snow geese are their passion. What was it like growing up in Canada, how many of their classmates hunted waterfowl, and what lead them to waterfowl over big game? What's the power hour? What is it about "high risk, big reward" snow geese that excites them most? How long is their season? What do they do with all of those birds, anyways? How does hunting in Canada differ from most parts of the United States, and how's it becoming increasingly similar? Like watching snow geese back-flipping into the decoys eye-ball high to your layout blind, this episode offers excellent perspective of what it's like to be a genuine waterfowl hunter north of the border.

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EP 186. A Tekton in Saskatchewan Oct 29, 2021

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Following several days fun waterfowl hunting together in Saskatchewan, Canada, Ramsey Russell meets with Joey D'Amico of Tekton Game Calls, who recently quit the 9-to-5 grind to chase his dreams. Where'd D'Amico grow up, how's hunting Canadian Prairies contrast with hunting South Carolina's Sparkleberry Swamp? What lead him to pursue his dreams full-time? Where's the name Tekton originate and what's it's importance to D'Amico? Like walking to the truck with a strap-full of ducks swaying on your shoulder, this episode leaves you feeling good.

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