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Ep. 436 – Once Upon a Hunt… HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Nov 23, 2022

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Every hunt has its own unique set of challenges, blunders, and highlights that create the perfect conditions for camaraderie, belly laughs, and lifelong memories. This Thanksgiving, the DU Podcast crew invite you to hang out and share our pain as we recall our first waterfowl hunt as a team.

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Ep. 435 – Meet Ducks Unlimited President Chuck Smith Nov 22, 2022

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Ducks Unlimited President Chuck Smith shares his volunteer journey from working the door at a DU event to becoming president. He also discusses his plan to lead the organization moving forward.

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Ep. 434 – Mossy Oak’s Gamekeeper Kennels Nov 21, 2022

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Bill Gibson, Director of Gundogs for Mossy Oak's Game Keeper Kennels, shares his training methodology and discusses the history of the kennel. If you're looking to add a gundog to your family, you won't want to miss this episode.

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Ep. 433 – California Check-In: Selected Refuges Opening for Hunting after Recent Rains Nov 18, 2022

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Limited water and fewer hunting opportunities continue to be the story in the California Central Valley, but a recent weather system has improved water supplies and delivered much needed mountain snow. Virginia Getz, DU’s director of conservation programs, offers an update on habitat conditions, waterfowl migration, and hunter success in the Central Valley. We also learn of several National Wildlife Refuges that will be opening for hunting in response to recent rains and new water.

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Ep. 432 – Arkansas Game and Fish Provides a Pre-Season Update Nov 17, 2022

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Trey Reid, Assistant Chief of Communications for Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, discusses Arkansas' upcoming waterfowl season, ongoing Greentree Reservoir conservation efforts, and the WRICE program benefitting waterfowl and making more public land available to hunters in the Natural State.

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Ep. 431 – Picture-Perfect Gun Dog Photography Nov 16, 2022

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Taking a great photo of your gun dog is priceless. In this episode, professional outdoor photographer Mark Atwater shares his insights on how to capture these picture-perfect moments with your gun dog in and out of the field. We also discuss the golden retriever, its breeding history, and why it holds a special place in Mark's life.

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Ep. 430 – RNT Calls: A Life in Call Making and Collecting Nov 14, 2022

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Returning guest Ryan Graves joins John Stephens, owner of RNT calls and J. Stephens Calls, to discuss the resurgence of modern call-making, vintage call collecting, and the importance of their personal call-collecting mentors. Stephens also shares his unique story of growing up in one of the most historic waterfowl areas in the country and how that influence shaped his career and his passion for collecting. www.ducks.org/DUPodcast

Ep. 429 – Bitter Cold Adds to Already Difficult Season in Nebraska and Kansas Nov 12, 2022

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Across the southern great plains, extreme drought has produced a parched landscape and caused iconic wetlands such as Cheyenne Bottoms to go dry, leaving few options for migrating waterfowl and hunters. Dr. Mark Vrtiska, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Tom Bidrowski, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, join the podcast to discuss how an unseasonably warm fall and now an extended arctic air mass will bring further challenges to waterfowl hunters of their states.

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Ep. 428 – A Deadly Day for Duck Hunters: The Armistice Day Storm of 1940 Nov 11, 2022

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As three major weather systems clash in the Upper Midwest, duck hunters clamored to get to their hunting spots. Temperatures went from the mid-60s to single-digit blizzard conditions and trapped many hunters on shorelines and islands throughout the Midwest. Chris Madsen, DU Magazine freelance contributor and author of the feature A Deadly Day for Duck Hunters, shares his insights into the horrific tales of survival many hunters faced as the storm pummeled the region. Madsen discusses safety lessons learned from the Armistice Day Storm of 1940 and how the tragic story has stuck with generations of waterfowl hunters.

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Ep. 427 – Plummeting Temps in Prairie Canada to Freeze Wetlands and Trigger Migration Nov 09, 2022

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With subfreezing temperatures and wintery weather descending across the Mid-Continent, the 2022 duck season is quickly closing for hunters in the U.S. and Canadian prairies as wetlands freeze and birds make major moves southward. In this episode, Dr. Scott Stephens gives an update on the likely effect of this early November weather system and recaps what was a largely successful hunting season on the prairies. We close with a discussion of Scott’s newfound decoy tactic…the song dog displacement.

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