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Introducing "For the Fowlers," a new waterfowl hunting podcast based in Northern California. Our goal is to dive into every aspect of this sport we're so passionate about.
We aim to create a valuable resource for new hunters, helping them get into the sport, while also engaging experienced fowlers with our stories and those of our guests.
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Send us a text A season can feel long until the last decoy hits the bag. We wrap a wild ride across public land and rice country with honest grades, clean takeaways, and a few unforgettable moments: a Scotch triple on teal, specks finishing over water with six decoys, and a retriever turning chaos into calm. We talk about why the 20 gauge clicked this year, how fog and flooding scattered ducks into new pockets, and the simple habits that helped us beat refuge averages more often than not. Ca...
Send us a text A century-old duck club, a family ranch under the big sky, and a season that swings from teal swarms to a 360-class elk—this conversation with Clay is a full tour of a hunter’s year. We kick off at Newman Gun Club in California’s grasslands, where cabins ring a well-kept marsh and members measure time by the migration. Clay shares how he grew up in the blind, earned his own membership, and why even a down duck year can feel rich when the roads are graveled, the water’s right, a...
Send us a text The trailer rocks, the coffee’s too strong, and the alarms are set for a time no one sane would choose—perfect conditions to get honest about duck season. We invited Pete back to camp to trade stories, argue about draws, and unpack what keeps us chasing birds when January feels long and warm. We start with the heart of it: camaraderie and craft. From picking a refuge spot to building a spread that makes mallards stall at 15 yards, there’s joy in the process. But we don’t dodge...
Send us a text A high school shop class turned into a conservation engine, and the results are changing a community. We sit down with Zach Smith, an ag mechanics teacher from California’s Central Valley, whose students built 70 wood duck boxes, partnered with California Waterfowl, and headed into the Grasslands to install and maintain them alongside refuge staff. What started as a woodworking unit became a hands-on lesson in habitat, stewardship, and the power of public lands. Zach walks us ...
Send us a text Storms don’t just change the forecast; they rewrite the hunt plan. We kick this check-in off with a rain-soaked run to Sassoon’s Petrero Ranch and a surprise favorite: a rock-solid floating blind that changed how we think about concealment and approach. From there, we widen the lens. Caeton breaks down the difference between being near birds and being on the X in rice country, and why blind structure and access can matter more than a louder call. He also shares the humble truth...
Send us a text Desert levees, crowded sweat lines, and glassy water don’t sound like a recipe for great duck hunting—until you hear how Colin makes it work. We brought him back to explore the real SoCal playbook: go lighter, hide smarter, move sooner, and add motion the right way. From San Jacinto to Wister to Kern, he lays out what actually matters when 300 people chase 50 spots and the birds have seen it all. We start with this season’s curveballs—fog domes up north, odd weather windows, a...
Send us a text Holiday season meets duck season, and we’re leaning into both. We invited our buddy Pete to swap honest hunt stories, share the gear that actually earns pack space, and weigh in on the unspoken rules that keep a crowded marsh from melting down. From car-camping at refuge lots to slow-burn grassland days and a rice pit that exposed bad habits, we connect the dots between smart motion, better setups, and the mindset that turns “average” conditions into steady birds. We build a p...
Send us a text A great duck dog isn’t born in the blind—it’s built with smart timing, simple habits, and a plan you can actually follow. We sit down with Richard Gebhart of Royal Gun Dogs to map the path from roly-poly puppy to safe, steady retriever. Richard shares the milestones that matter: crate comfort and socialization, a leash the pup can drag to learn pressure, and early bird exposure that creates desire before any formal pressure begins. Then he opens the playbook on his two-week pup...
Send us a text On this episode, I sit down with Anthony “Houn” Calhoun, the voice behind Fowl Mouth TV, to unpack a season that’s short on easy limits but rich with lessons about motion, mindset, and the power of community. We trace Houn’s start from turkey woods to flooded fields, the Grey Lodge storm that hooked him for good, and the crew dynamics that make a hard season bearable. You’ll hear how a dozen coot decoys and a last-minute YOLO resi turned into a seat in a blind, why blades can ...
Send us a text Cold mornings, fog breaks, and the first real push of birds set the stage for a statewide check-in that connects Shasta and Modoc to Kern and the Salton Sea. We trade opening-week optimism for practical tactics: when to leave work early, how to read those fickle mid-morning flights, and why rice flood-ups are quietly reorganizing the whole game. You’ll hear why mallard-focused hunts demand a different plan, what GPS-banded birds reveal about short-hop movements, and how a simpl...
Send us a text The mid-season gear creep is real. We cracked open our blind bags to find out why they feel like cinder blocks, then rebuilt them around what actually matters on real-world waterfowl hunts: safety you’ll use, tools that solve problems, and comfort without the bloat. From headlamps and a trustworthy handheld to a compact medical plan, we separate must-haves from “nice until you carry them a mile.” We also get honest about tourniquets, when to stash a proper med kit in the boat o...
Send us a text The wind is up, the birds are moving, and your shotgun is about to get tested. We sit down with gunsmith Grayson Katka of Field and Range Solutions, located in the back of Kittle’s Outdoor in Colusa to unpack what actually keeps a duck gun safe, reliable, and deadly when the weather turns and the hunts get real. From quick, same-day fixes to full tear-downs, Grayson explains how he diagnoses “my gun won’t cycle” the right way—firing, extraction, ejection, and feeding—so you sto...
Send us a text Live from Slough House Social in Colusa CA, For The Fowlers is joined by the Filthy Spoon Podcast. We sit with John and Robert of Filthy Spoon to chart how a local-first Northern California podcast found its voice, its audience, and its staying power without trading honesty for hype. From rice club mishaps to refuge politics to why wind beats rain, the conversation blends fieldcraft, storytelling, and a healthy dose of humor. We pull back the curtain on building a waterfowl po...
Send us a text The season’s on, the weather’s weird, and the refuges are a mixed bag. We kick off with real-world reports across the Sacramento Valley and Grasslands—warm temps, thin water, slow averages—then map out why the next storm could be the turning point for flights and success in public land hides. From there, we get to the heart of it: the unspoken code that keeps refuge hunts safe, fair, and actually fun. We unpack the social media cycle—reservation flexing, vague screenshots, and...
Send us a text We’re at California Waterfowl’s Sanborn Slough in the Butte Sink—surrounded by private clubs but sitting in a blind you can actually draw or win at a banquet. Boats are ready, blinds are brushed, decoys are out. That’s by design, because when the logistics are handled, you can focus on birds, dogs, and the kind of stories that keep you in the marsh. We meet George who shares the joy of taking his father-in-law on a first duck hunt and getting a young dog on its first retrieve,...
Send us a text The season’s opener finds us at duck camp in Calusa with blinds to brush, dogs at our feet, and a full tank of optimism. We didn’t hunt opening day—and that’s exactly why this conversation matters. We unpack the real work behind a good season: how you earn access, build relationships, and prepare a blind that performs on the slow days, not just the hero days. Chuck joins to share a decade of lessons moving from Los Banos refuges to the Sacramento Valley’s rice. We break down h...
Send us a text The alarm hits at 3:00 a.m., coffee is lukewarm, and the marsh is still black. That’s where our story starts—just a couple of guys from Northern California launching a show by fowlers, for fowlers, with zero pretense and a lot of real talk. We share how late-start hunters find their footing without a built-in mentor: first hunts in ballooning bargain waders, heavy pump guns, and the mix of nerves and joy that comes with walking into a refuge in the dark. From there we map the ...
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