The Western Wingshooter Podcast

This season was expected to be good. But this is better than I ever imagined! The last few weeks have been some of the best pheasant hunting that Ive ever seen!

In this episode I do a reccap of the first few weeks of the North Dakota pheasant season.

I talk about Rusty's new role and how the old dog is still finding ways to help contribute to the bird count in my final rise.

I tell my version of events for the second annual Long tail tournament.

And last but not least....I shot a North Dakota unicorn today! I got a Woodcock!

I usually try to keep politics out of the podcast, but the time has come to discuss some of the issues that we face as hunters today. Try to keep an open mind.

Sam and myself break down some of the issues that have come up in the last few years.

Parker and Sam and Myself sat down after getting our butts kicked for a few days while filming a Flush episode.

We also talk about the stresses that go into filming a hunting show.

We also got to spend some time in the new Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library and IT WAS AWESOME!

For the last few years Ive had this thought in my head....Let me give you a little back story. I had a buddy a few years ago that had a dog that was 8 years old jump up on the tailgate after a pheasant hunt. His feet were wet and there was some snow on the tailgate. The dog slipped when it hit the tailgate and tore its ACL. Sure it was a freak accident but ive seen my own dogs slip and tweak things.

So, for the last few years ive been thinking about some sort of a tailgate cover to help prevent it. I contacted the guys from Aqua Traction here in North Dakota with my idea and they came up with a soulution!

We also spend a good bit of time talking about running the missouri river in search of giant walleyes!

On this weeks podcast George and Wess from the Prairie Tails Podcast join me to talk about bird numbers in our area.

We also talk about the Sharptail Ridge 2026 Golf Championship.

And we wish Rusty a Happy Birthday and tell a few stories about the Old Boy.

In this episode of The Method Men we talk alot about overlooked small things that we do with young dogs that helps set them up for the future!

We talk about using paint rollers with puppies for retrieving, the downside of letting dogs chew on tennis balls, and how to interupt bad decisions in training.

This one was fun! Michael joins me this week to talk about his new bird dog and his new found love for chasing upland birds with his dog, Juniper.

We talk alot about chasing birds in Montana including huns, blue grouse, and pheasants and sharptails.

We then switch gears and talk fishing!

This is the first installment of a monthly episode series that we will be recording together to talk about dog training. In this one we dig into puppy "training" including crate training, the importance of being on a tie out, and much much more. If you all have any questions for these guys for the next episode please send them to westernwingshooter@yahoo.com

Tomorrow at 3:30 CT on the Outdoor Channel a very special episode will air. Saying Goodbye to Rue. This will be the first episode that yours truly will be hosting. But way more importantly we will be sharing the field with my good friend Tim Bown for a hunt that means way more than how many birds we got. We went to Tim's favorite place on earth to spread the ashes of his Girl, Rue. Be sure to have your tissues close by for this one.

Its time to get back on the podcasting horse sorta speak! Wess and George joing me to talk about what we have been observing on the landscape for broods, My plans and hopes for my trips to Key West coming up this week, We discuss our plans to have the guys from the Method Dog training system joining us for monthly podcasts and much much more!

After alot of uncertainty the new BOSS Copper CuProx has been APPROVED by the USFWS! Brandon (the owner of Boss) joins us to talk about what all went in to finally getting this revolutionary shot approved.

Sioux Falls native Nate Gerry joins us on this weeks podcast to talk about feeding Raw dog food and football. Nate played for the Philladelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, and the San Fran 49ers. We talk about his company RAWLY and the benefits that our hunting dogs can get from a raw wholefood diet. THIS IS A GOOD ONE!

Trevor joins us to talk about the Ellie Project. Get the tissues ready.

Ive literally gotten hundreds of texts, DMs, and emails wanting to know whats going on with Boss Copper and the USFWS memo that came out last month. This is a overview of what we know so far, what we expect to happen, and a hopeful time frame.

George and I talk about our EPIC Golf battle.

Nesting conditions and more!

Bret and Dan host Fish Hunt Forever and Prairie Sportsman. They join me to talk some spring fishing, Live Scope, chasing roosters with .410 and much more!

Emily is one of the hardest core hunters I know and she happens to work for Pheasants Forever! She joins us this week to talk about a host of very exciting projects for habitat and access programs here in the state. Pheasants Forever was lucky enough to get one of the allotted tags from the North Dakota game and fish agency for Elk. This is the only way a non- resident could ever hunt elk here in ND. 100% of the money raised through this raffle with go back into the ground! Give it a listen and get your raffle tickets today to help the birds and hopefully win a elk tag!

Tim is a 4-time member of the USA Olympic Team. He joins us this week to talk about his dogs and his love of bird hunting.

One of the wildest things that has happened through this podcast is the people I have got to meet. A few years ago I got a Instagram message from Paul Schommer I later found out after talking to him that he was a member of the USA Olympic Team. Now, I am thankful to call him a friend!

He has literally been back in the states from his second trip to the Olympics this winter. His second stop after being back from Italy was here in North Dakota for spring turkey season. We spend some time recapping his hunts this week. Spoiler alert.....he tagged out!

We really spend a lot of time digging into the mental side of shooting.

This weekend was absolutly AWESOME! It was great to be out exploring the Badlands with some great friends and oh yeah you bet we got a few birds!

I apologize for the audio on yesterdays podcast. There was something going on with Jordan's mic george and I could hear a little bit of it at times but the recording came out pretty rough. We didnt rehash much of the podcast from yesterday. Today we talked alot more about bird hunting, fly fishing with a little binocular and spotting scope talk sprinkled in. If you have questions check out Mavenbuilt.com or give them a call at 1800-307-1109.