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Ep. 476 – Jim Ronquest Joins to Talk New Drake Waterfowl Products Jun 08, 2023

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Host Chris Jennings is joined by Jim Ronquest, vice president of development for Drake Waterfowl, to chat about exciting new gear for duck and goose hunters from Drake. Ronquest touches on his duck season last year, the rumor mill of duck production, and the two chat about some changes in product design and launch from Drake Waterfowl and McAlister.

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Ep. 475 – Art and Nature: A Conversation with Gigi Hopkins Jun 06, 2023

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Gigi Hopkins is the author of Massachusetts Masterpieces: The Decoy as Art and a guest on the Ducks Unlimited podcast. She grew up in a family of birders and hunters in Dover, Massachusetts. Through Philip de Normandy, she was introduced to the world of decoys. Gigi is now a respected restorer, historian, and connoisseur.

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Ep. 474 – Houston Waterfowling: East vs. West with Doug Pike Jun 01, 2023

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In this episode of the Ducks Unlimited podcast, host John Gordon interviews Doug Pike about the Houston waterfowling culture. Throughout the podcast, Doug shares stories of hunting the East and West sides of Houston, dives into the people and places of the region, and tells the story of his father’s inadvertent hunting in a game reserve. Doug also recounts his own journey of becoming a professional writer with the Houston Chronicle, and explains why hunting geese was always special to him.

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Ep. 473 – Prairie Habitat Conditions: An Early Read May 30, 2023

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Dr. Scott Stephens, DU Canada, makes his return to the DU Podcast as he and host Dr. Mike Brasher discuss habitat conditions and duck observations across the Prairies. After a late spring, ducks are breeding, surveys are underway, and habitat conditions are trending in the right direction. Also revealed is a new schedule for the DU Podcast, and Mike shares the story of how cleaning out a woodshed led to the discovery of 30-year old fox urine!

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Ep. 472 – Pacific Northwest Season in Review 2022-23 Feb 28, 2023

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Kyle Spragens of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife joins the podcast for a look back on the 2022-23 season in the Pacific Northwest and a wide-ranging discussion about the hidden gems that Washington offers to waterfowl hunters. Items discussed include drought, 2022 duck production, important geographies and duck species across Washington, avian flu, the pace of migration, hunter success, and the diverse goose hunting opportunities available in the state.

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Ep. 471 – Season in Review: Great Lakes Region Feb 24, 2023

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Hosts Chris Jennings and Dr. Mike Brasher are joined by Jay Anglin, who covers the Great Lakes Region throughout the waterfowl season for DU’s highly popular Migration Alerts. Anglin details Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio hunting and habitat conditions as the season progressed through the fall. The trio discuss the storms that played out across the region and how precipitation, temperatures, and habitat variance impacted waterfowl migrations and hunting.

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Ep. 470 – 2022-23 Waterfowl Season in Review Feb 22, 2023

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Hosts Dr. Mike Brasher and Chris Jennings are joined by Dr. Heath Hagy, waterfowl ecologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, for a deep dive into how this waterfowl season shaped up for Mississippi and Central Flyway hunters. The trio discuss the timeline of events from spring breeding habitat all the way through January and how changing conditions impacted specific regions. Hagy provides an in-depth perspective from the National Wildlife Refuges he surveyed throughout the season and points out key weather patterns that impacted waterfowl distribution.

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Ep. 469 – Early Look at the Prairies with Dr. Scott Stephens Feb 17, 2023

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Hunting seasons are winding down, ducks and geese are gearing up for breeding, and it’s never too early to think about prairie habitat conditions. Dr. Scott Stephens joins the show in glorious fashion to share insights on late winter snowpack, prairie moisture, and what needs to happen to improve wetland conditions prairie-wide. We also discuss winter trapping, ice fishing, and learn about Scott’s favorite walleye lure. Spoiler alert, it’s not nightcrawlers!

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Ep. 468 – New Insights on Avian Flu Feb 15, 2023

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In recent weeks, avian flu has received increasing media coverage as new infections have been documented in mammals. Following from conversations with wildlife disease experts, observations from waterfowl managers, and new data from the field, this episode provides the latest on our understanding of how the disease unfolded across North America this past fall, its impacts on waterfowl populations, and what the continued risks and uncertainties are for hunters, waterfowl, poultry, and beyond.

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Ep. 467 – Does Moonlight Affect Duck Movements? Jan 31, 2023

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We’ve all heard the stories or experienced it ourselves…bright moonlit nights affecting duck behaviors and making for tough hunting the next day. But what does science tell us about this phenomenon? Do ducks really move more during bright nights and less the next day? Starla Phelps, graduate student at University of Arkansas-Monticello sits down with Dr. Mike Brasher to discuss her recently completed research and share what she learned by marking and tracking over 200 ducks.

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