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Minnesota Pheasants, Inc Oct 16, 2025

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Eric Anderson & David Ewel of Minnesota Pheasants, Inc. join the show to discuss the state of their unique habitat organization, how they work alongside Pheasants Forever and other wildlife groups to acquire land and turn it into publicly accessible wildlife habitat, raising money and putting it into the soil, how farmers view hunters, building trust & relationships, how to start your own habitat organization, joining other hunters on a mission, celebrating a great Minnesota pheasant opener, looking ahead at Minnesota’s pheasant hunting season, and so much more.

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2025 Quail Hunting Forecast Oct 09, 2025

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Ryan Sparks, Quail Forever editor, published the 2025 Quail Hunting Forecast and joins the show to break it all down. Travis and Ryan discuss areas where quail production saw huge spikes and places where numbers took a hit this year. We cover nearly 30 states throughout America’s quail country to give hunters a glimpse at what they might find when they hit the fields this season. @quailforever

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Bird Dog Field First Aid Oct 02, 2025

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Clair Maples, DVM joins the show for a refresher course on first aid for hunting dogs using Paradigm Sporting Dog field kits. Clair and Travis walk through Clair’s handmade field kit & truck kits, discussing the tools in each kit and how to use them. They also discuss several topics like rattlesnake bites & Benadryl, removing porcupine quills, stapling a dog in the field, mean seeds, when to go to the vet, tailgate checks, how & when to use Hunt.Vet, and being prepared with a plan for emergencies in the field. @paradigmsportingdog

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September Field Reports Sep 25, 2025

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Travis Frank talks with upland bird hunters in the field to get real-time reports on bird numbers, habitat, moisture, food sources, hatch results, and highlights. Tyler Webster gives us his views from Montana and North Dakota. Joe Lesmeister shares his Montana report along with hunt information from North Dakota & the Sandhills region in Nebraska. Bailey Peterson provides a Northwoods Minnesota ruffed grouse & woodcock report along with tips to find early season birds. Jake Perry checks in from a ruffed grouse hunt in the UP of Michigan to provide reasons for optimism on their ruffed grouse & woodcock. George Lyall closes our show with a prairie grouse report from South Dakota, and we close with reasons to get excited about pheasant season… @western.wingshooter.podcast @upland_xpress @baileyo1 @superior_upland @g.lyall66

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2025 Pheasant Hunting Forecast Sep 19, 2025

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Jared Wiklund from Pheasants Forever joins the show to break down America’s 2025 pheasant hunting forecast. We explain where pheasant populations saw a dramatic increase this year, and places that have been knocked down by storms. Overall, the picture looks pretty good if you’re a pheasant hunter. Travis & Jared explain why this season is a great one to hit the fields while sharing habitat news that lingers on the horizon… @pheasantsforever

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Big Sky Adventure Sep 11, 2025

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Ben Brettingen from OnX Hunt joins Travis Frank in Big Sky Country to kick start the new season of The Flush television show. The two discuss their do-it-yourself Montana bird hunting adventure for sharp-tailed grouse & Hungarian partridge mixed with fishing for big lake trout, salmon and walleyes. The duo discusses planning a wild adventure, scouting online and in person, putting the pieces together to find more birds, dealing with heat, maximizing time in the field, grouse numbers, hail damage, OnX Hunt features to read terrain, making goals for the season, and a whole lot more… @benbrettingen

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Prairie Grouse Preview Sep 04, 2025

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Tom Carpenter from Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever joins the show to break down the 2025 prairie grouse primer presented by Sportsman’s Guide. We break down sharp-tailed grouse, sage grouse, Hungarian partridge, and prairie chicken hunting expectations by region, from Idaho to Minnesota and places in between. We discuss factors that raised bird counts in some places, and lowered counts in others. We share details that can make or break your next hunt on the prairie and throw in a few tricks to outsmart those wild birds. It’s a full prairie grouse primer, with even more information @pheasantsforever

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Preseason Bird Dog Tune-Up Aug 28, 2025

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Ben Fretz from North Country Sporting Dogs joins the show to discuss preseason tune-ups for our bird dogs. We talk about getting yourself and your bird dog into hunting shape and fine-tuning your bird dogs with bird work for puppies and veteran dogs. We explain how to set a positive scenario for puppies to succeed in the field, training dogs on wild birds vs pen raised birds, thick habitat vs open fields, tips to make sure pigeons fly, when to launch pigeons, roading dogs & running on treadmills, proper nutrition and supplements, building prey drive, overcoming a gun shy dog, and most importantly having fun with your dog in the field... @northcountrysportingdogs

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Counting Pheasants Aug 21, 2025

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Tim Brown (aka: The Bearded Uplander) joins the show to discuss his yearly pheasant counts in northwest Iowa and southeast South Dakota. Travis & Tim talk through changing factors that contribute to bird numbers, brood sizes & bugs, insane nitrates, staying dry in wet grass, having fun with hunting buddies, hunting solo, & making goals for the season. We also talk upland bird hunting gear head to toe, and have fun heckling each other along the way... @thebeardeduplander

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E-Collars & Bird Hunting Tech Aug 14, 2025

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Travis Frank & Tyler Webster talk with Rehan Nana & Patrick Bowman from Garmin about E-collars and the world of hunting technology. The crew breaks down a variety of hunting and training dog collars and remotes, watches that sync up with collars, training remotes vs hunting remotes, Garmin InReach, GPS communication during emergencies, emergency insurance, hunting without GPS, and we answer listener questions... @garminfishhunt

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