Episode 39 – Counting Ducks at 200 Miles per Hour – Flying the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers with Josh Osborn of Forbes Biological Station Aerial Waterfowl Survey
Hang on to your pants folks – in this episode we fly with Josh Osborn, observer for the Forbes Biological Station aerial waterfowl survey. Forbes Biological Station has been part of aerial inventories of waterfowl along the Illinois and Mississippi rivers since 1948. Come fly with us for an engaging interview with Josh who has a bird’s eye view of duck migration in a pretty cool part of duck country, USA!
Episode 38 - If You Got Em’… You Shoot Em’ – Waterfowl Hunt Management on Private and Public Lands – The FowlWeather Podcast 2024 Wetland Management Series - Part 4
The concluding episode of The FowlWeather Podcasts 2024 Wetland Management Series digs into the science of what makes a satisfied duck hunter and the techniques used on public and private lands to manage hunting disturbance. That, brief highlights of hot crops and more in this episode.
Episode 37 – “Diversity is the Only Free Lunch” w/ Waterfowl Habitat Manager Ryan Dulaney of Wildlife Strategies and Land Agent with The Farmland Group – Wetland Mgmt Series Part 3
The FowlWeather Podcasts talks diversifying land management for waterfowl in Arkansas. What does it take to attract and hold ducks? What does it take to attract and hold a diversity of duck species? That and much more on this week’s episode with waterfowl habitat manager Ryan Dulaney of Wildlife Strategies and land agent with The Farmland Group.
Episode 36 – Why Manage Wetlands? Drawdown Timing And the Emergent Marsh Cycle – The FowlWeather Podcast - Wetland Management Series: Part 2
In this series we are going to provide context about why actively managing restored wetlands is 100% necessary, actually critical. We are really excited to bring you this wetland management 101 cook book for your private lands or lease, but we will also highlight why the public hunting grounds that you visit should be actively managing their wetlands for waterfowl.
Episode 35 – Ducks are Short! – The FowlWeather Podcast - Wetland Management Series: Part 1
In this series we are going to provide context about why actively managing restored wetlands is 100% necessary, actually critical. We are really excited to bring you this wetland management 101 cook book for your private lands or lease, but we will also highlight why the public hunting grounds that you visit should be actively managing their wetlands for waterfowl.
Episode 34 – Where have all the mallards gone?
In this episode of The FowlWeather Podcast we break down in easy to understand terms why hunting at the current levels doesn’t drive most waterfowl populations. Plain and simple language from DrMike, a scientist and duck hunter, brought to all our friends across duck country.
Episode 33 – The Kitchen Conversations – What makes a duck call sound like a duck? James Callicutt – Mississippi native, duck call maker, and waterfowl biologist teaches us how to sound like a duck.
What makes a good duck call? What natural woods sound more like a duck than others? Single-reed or double-reed, what works best to fool those ole greenheads? We talk duck migration and lack of ducks this winter at James Callicutt’s camp in Mississippi, but we cover a-lotta ground about duck habitat management and duck calling. James Callicutt is kinda a big deal!
Episode 32 – Dr. Heath Hagy, The Waterfowl Guru Spills the Beans – Where were the ducks? Have the ducks figured us out?
Where were the ducks last season? How does hunting disturbance redistribute ducks? USFWS Waterfowl Biologist Dr. Heath Hagy joins The FowlWeather Podcast. Heath tells us about how he stole all Dr. Mike’s best research ideas, and that we agree on duck science about 10% of the time, but we agree on the most important thing that matters and that is a love for the resource and the conservation and management of the habitat on which ducks rely. Point is, discussion and debate drive learning, especially between Dr. Mike and Dr. Hagy.
Episode 31 – Kitchen Conversations – Talking Ducks with Salt of the Earth – Chad Fisher in The Bootheel of Missouri
The bootheel of Missouri is named for its state boundary line that looks like a boot heel. Here the Mississippi Alluvial Valley begins and is rich in waterfowling culture. Known for quality public land hunting we meet with good friend and long-time bootheel duck hunter, Chad Fisher and talk about hunt draws at Duck Creek, Otter Slough, and Ten Mile Pond. We also reminisce about our earlier days as duck hunters.
Episode 30 – Kitchen Conversations – Delta Waterfowl’s University Hunt Program with Stephen Sowell – Ensuring the Future of Duck Hunting Through Well-Trained Hunter-Conservationist
At the North American Ducks Symposium Dr.Mike meets with Stephen Sowell who manages Delta Waterfowl’s University Hunt Program – a way to introduce university students to waterfowl hunting, Dr.Mike and Stephen talk about the need to train the next generation and that definitely includes ensuring they have an understanding of waterfowl hunting culture across duck country USA.
