RETAY Nation Podcast

On this week's episode of the RETAY Nation Podcast, we're back in North Dakota with the crew and the Dr.Duck team decided to meet up with us! While the duck hunting faired to be pretty slow, we chased pheasants and had some decent luck. We talk about the heritage of doing annual hunting trips, some awesome giveaways, and tips if you want to head to North Dakota hunting!

This week on the podcast we welcome on Chance Wadsworth of Quill Creek Calls and 3 time World Goose Calling Champion. We apologize for our little hiatus as we have been BUSY! Chance talks about the in's and outs of a call, how to tune a call, how he translates competition calling to the field and much more!

On this week's episode we are LIVE from the DUX expo in Memphis, TN joined by Elliot Snider from Freelance Duck Hunting, Brain Halbleib from Migration Waterfowl and Jordan Fromer from Duck Gun Chronicles. Getting this group of content creators from the waterfowl world we dive into the differences of hunting across the country, their favorite species to hunt and cool stories on how they got their start!

On this weeks episode of the RETAY Nation Podcast we welcome on Brad Heidel of the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association. Brad talks about WWA and how they raise money to stick back into the conservation ad habitat improvements of Wisconsin waterfowl habitat. WWA also does a lot to get new hunters into the sport of waterfowling to grow that community. Additionally, we talk about legislature and how politics and policies affect funding for wildlife habitat.

On this week's episode of the RETAY Nation podcast we welcome on Mason Norman, who is not only one of the RETAY Ambassadors but also a contest caller and guide for Arkansas County Guide Service. We talk about how to get your foot in the door within the outdoor industry and the qualities you need to be successful, we also talk about his gear MUST HAVE's to be a confident in the field.

On this week's episode of the RETAY Nation podcast we welcome on Kevin Erdmier of Southern Pine Kennels! Kevin is on our Pro staff team here at RETAY and has owned and trained dogs out of his personal kennel for over 10 years. We talk about dog training basics from obedience, to daily tasks. It's important to start working with your dogs months in preparation for hunting season. We also talk about our Dog Days of Summer giveaway where Kevin will be giving away a trained black lab female puppy, and a TON of other great prizes! Link here - www.gleam.io/WmBaA/dogs-days-of-summer-giveaway

On this week's episode of the RETAY Nation podcast we bring in special guests Dennis Loosier and Billy Campbell from Dr.Duck! Dennis and Billy are in town to do a little turkey hunting in Wisconsin but we wanted to bring them into the studio to do a podcast. We talk about their start with RETAY, some of their favorite features and the troubling trajectory of our public lands and youth hunters.

On this weeks episode of the RETAY Nation podcast we welcome on Ed Springer VP of Operations for MIGRA Ammunition. Ed is a shotshell scientists and breaks down exactly what goes into a shell, how it works, what makes one better than the other and how the increase shell costs are more than just the price of shot.

On this weeks episode of the RETAY Nation podcast we talk about turkey shells and shotgun patterning! With the recent shortage of TSS, many people are wondering what kind of ammo to transition to for turkey hunting. Between choke technology and modern shotgun engineering, we are seeing some of the best patterns ever, lets dive into it!

On this weeks episode of the RETAY Nation podcast we welcome on Kaitlyn Maus! Kaitlyn is a new member of team RETAY and she will be running a Gamelander and Gordion this turkey season. We talk about what makes a successful turkey hunter across the country and how the set up and calling changes state by state.

On this week's episode of the RETAY Nation Podcast, we welcome on Hunter Wallis, who is the host of Rouge Hunts, and won 2026 NWTF Grand National Senior Division Champion. He's also won Nine Grand National Calling Titles (across various divisions), Two World Championships, Two U.S. Open Events, 10 Pennsylvania State Championships and Seven-time youth champion. So yeah you could say he's good. We talk calling tips and techniques, types of mouth calls and just some good turkey hunting talk!

On this weeks episode of the RETAY Nation Podcast we welcome on Andy Fondrick of Pheasants & Quail Forever to talk about the initiatives of PF and QF and also the lifestyle and culture of upland hunting! We talk about bird dogs, habitat work and how you can make great impacts by volunteering or working on your property for the betterment of habitat work.

On this week's episode of the RETAY Nation Podcast we are down in sunny Las Vegas, Nevada in the RETAY booth at the 2026 SHOT Show. We talk about and present some of our new products for 2026 including the Gamelander shotguns, straight walled cartridges, ACE Wood, RA15-22 Pistol and more!

On this week's episode of the RETAY Nation Podcast we bring on JP Fischer, who is the Vice President of Sales for Banshee Brands. JP has been working in the gun industry for his whole life and has a ton of cool stories from humble beginnings to where he is at today! He talks about his current time at RETAY and the pillars and values he lives by to have himself and others he works with to be successful.

On this weeks episode of the RETAY Nation Podcast we welcome on Courtney Williamson from We Do This Too Outdoors! "We Do This Too Outdoors!" shines a spotlight on the often overlooked presence of people of color in the outdoor world. Their mission is to challenge stereotypes and break down barriers by showcasing diverse voices and experiences in hunting, fishing, and all things outdoor. Courtney talks about how he came up with the name, what is means to really "Hunt - Hunt" and how he's been a RETAY believer for many years! Hunter and Mike talk about some new products for 2026 and how their duck season wrapped up, and is field or water hunting better?

Welcome back to another episode of the RETAY Nation Podcast! This week Michael and Hunter are back talking deer season! We unveil the brand new RETAY Gordion slug gun! We talk about deer camp, trying to spend more time in the woods and much much more!

Welcome back to the RETAY Nation podcast! This week we are on the road in North Dakota at the duck camo Tiki Bar! We joined a group of guys who's been coming out here for 25+ years to share. week of fun and great hunting. We bring on some of the original team members who've been here since the beginning to talk about tips, and how things have changed over the years. If you've wanted to go to Nodak on a DIY trip, you gotta listen!

Welcome back to episode 8 of the RETAY Nation Podcast! This week on the podcast we announce the winners of our Argentina Dove Hunt Giveaway, and we bring George Parker of Bluebird Waterfowl on as a guest! George is the inventor of the "Animator", which is an attachment to your spinning wing decoy to create water movement and realistic sounds. He has also launched his new wings for spinning wing decoys and explains the science behind waterfowls ocular triggers!

Welcome back to another episode of the RETAY Nation Podcast! This week we talk to Ryan Burnett of PatternPros! PatternPros is a veteran owned company that sells various packages of small amounts of different ammunition for Waterfowl and Turkey hunting to pattern your shotgun. Instead of purchasing entire boxes and not using the ones that don't pattern well, just get yourself a PatternPros package! We talk about how patterning your shotgun has a trickle down effect of conservation, how it saves you money and much more!

Welcome back to episode 6 of the RETAY Nation Podcast! On this week's episode we welcome on Bruce Ross, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association. Bruce talks about the Wisconsin Waterfowl Expo, updates on a Wisconsin Sandhill Crane hunt, and how the WWA is getting more women into the outdoors! To find out more about WWA please head over to http://www.wisducks.org/ The WWA's goals, vision and mission is... Mission: - To restore and conserve Wisconsin’s waterfowl and wetland resources - To educate state waterfowlers during their progression from natural resource consumer to steward - To promote governmental policies that protect Wisconsin’s resources and promote the rights of citizens to hunt. Vision: - The Midwest’s premier state-based waterfowl hunting organization, ensuring quality waterfowling experiences. Goals: - Conserve Wisconsin lands important to waterfowl and waterfowlers. - Advance waterfowler progression along the ‘Waterfowler’s Arc’. - Ensure waterfowler perspectives are respected by Wisconsin policy makers.