Lars Anderson from Crispi USA and his buddies were kind enough to invite me along on their trip to Montana for the opener for Sharptails and Huns. We had a great time even though the bird numbers werent what we had hoped for. We talk about our hunt and the new Upland Pro boots from Crispi USA, which were a passion project for Lars.
Joe Palmer is the Owner of Bird Hunter Supply Company. He joins us on the podcast to talk about how and why he started his business. We also talk about hunting in his home state of Idaho, his dogs, and more!
Wess and George join me to chat about the Waterfowl Production Areas right here in our neighborhood that are being drained by oil companies to frac their wells. After contacting the Game and fish and the state water commission we decided this was a matter that the hunting public should know about.
Hank Shaw is one of the most interesting people I know. Hes a hunter, fisherman, forager, oh yeah.... and a hell of a cook! While I was in Minneapolis we met up for a few drinks and a podcast about his new book, Borderlands: Recipes and Stories from the Rio Grande to the Pacific. We also talk about our time up in Alaska a few years ago and have some laughs.
Jim Shockey is a LEGEND in the Outdoor world! He is a world traveler, Big game hunter, Author and Outfitter. He has taken over 360 different wild game species and has been in some of the most dangerous counties in the world.
On this weeks episode we continue our Masterclass series on the Quail of Arizona! We dig deep into the Mearns Quail. From habitat to tips and tricks to help you find more of these little birds and hopefully put some in your Final Rise vest at the end of the day.
South West Quail Master Class! In this episode we talk about different tips and techniques for chasing these notorious little birds. Also check out the Patreon page at Patreon.com/b3podcast to watch the full video with hunting clips.
Since this episode was recorded we won. After hundreds of thousands of phone calls, emails, and letters written by sportsmen and women Mike Lee from Utah finally admidded defeat for now and ppulled the public land sale out of the budget bill.
In this epiosde we talk about the little things that we can do to help insure that our bird dogs can stay running at a higher level! Kevin Bauer is the owner and man that created Furvor. Furvor is a bone broth supplement that help keep our dogs motors running at a high level.
The United States Senate has included in the "Big Beautiful Bill" a land sale of YOUR Public Lands. The time to fight is right now! They are planning on voting on this bill in the next few weeks. Now its not the 1.5 million acres that was included in the House version of this bill, now its 3.5 million acres of BLM land and forest service land. Call your Senator TODAY! 202-224-3121
On this episode we continue our species specific series. Mountian Grouse in Montana is this weeks focus. Primarily we talk about Blue Grouse but we do talk about both Spruce and Ruffed grouse also. George hasnt hunted them before but is very interested in them, so he asked Wess and Myself the questions that he was curious about and Wess and I did our best to answer.
About 7pm last night they removed the Public Land sale from the reconsiliation bill! This is a big win for those of us that enjoy hunting on this land. A HUGE thanks goes out to everyone that did their part in this fight. OnX Hunt deserves a huge thanks for putting their post out yesterday where they discovered it wasnt 500,000 acres set to be sold, but 1.5 million acres.
Randy Newberg is a life long Hunter, trapper, and fisherman. He also has a long history of being one of the most outsporken public land advocates that we have. We talk about the history of public land and previous attempts to sell it off. We spend alot of time talking about the polititians that are pushing this agenda aswell as their previous voting records on this topic. We also talk about fishing on Fort Peck in Montana.
Roger is one of the best fisherman I know! Hes the Owner of Schumann Fishing Guide Service based out of Minot North Dakota. When he called me and asked if I wanted to jump in the boat with him to go pitch jigs and place with his forward facing sonar I jumoed at the chance. Sadly, the fish werent as cooperative as they were the previous day. Fun was had anyway! The walleyes werent active but we caught enough Northern Pike and Smallmouth Bass tp keep us entertained.
Warning! This episode is going to contain some adult content! Bray is a local rancher here in North Dakota and one of my good buddies. We talk about hunter/ land owner relations from the land owner perspective. We try to figure out why nearly all of the private land is posted, unlike 20 years ago. We also discuss some Do's and Don'ts as to how and when to approach a landowner to get permission.
Tim, Wess, George and Myself sit down to tell some lies and share some laughs after the first few days of the 2025 turkey season!
The MOST asked question we get is what kind of boots do I wear....The answer is Crispi! So, we asked Lars from Crispi to join us for a poscast to chat about the new models they have coming out as well as some changes to their standbys. We also spend a good bit of time talking about chasing chukars and other birds that are still on Lars's bucket list.
Ryan is the Director of conservation at Meateater, a public lands advocate, and on the board of directors of BHA, and host of Cal's Week In Review Podcast. Ryan and myself dive in to alot of the issues that we are facing in relation to public lands. Cal does a great job of breaking down all the issues that are going on. Then we switch gears and start talking about bird hunting and his dog, Snort.
Patrick Berry is the new President and CEO of Back Country Hunters and Anglers and a life long outdoorsman. For those of you that are unfamiliar with BHA ( one of my favorite conservation groups) they are a passionate public land advocate and do a great job of tracking anti public land legislation. They also work on things that benifit all of us on a more local level. Such as stream clean up, fence removal, and habitat projects. I really hope you all enjoy this episode. Im sure I am not alone in struggling with the confusion that is going on right now in the political arena. Trying to figure out what is real and what isnt is a full time job. Thats why I was thrilled to sit down and talk some of it through with Patrick.
Travis joins Wess and Tyler to chat about all of the events coming up at Pheasant Fest in Kansas City! We talk about the live podcast the Flush is doing and explain the trivia game that Travis hosts. Tyler and Scott Fransen will be trying to stop George Lyall from the hat trick! We also talk a little Twins Baseball!