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The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field

Ron Schara Productions

The Flush Podcast hunts down the greatest upland bird hunting stories ever told. Award-winning television host & producer, Travis Frank, goes behind the camera lens of the bird hunting TV show, The Flush, to share stories from inspiring characters, incredible hunting adventures, and lovable bird dogs. This is an open mic experience to talk about life through the eyes of a bird hunter. We’ll discuss wild birds, guns, hunting gear, dogs, conservation, hunting secrets, and the ones that got away.

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01:26:20

Virtual Reality

The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field ·

2025/06/05

We are giving away a GAIM Virtual Shooting Simulator! Phillip Jones from GAIM joins the show to discuss their virtual reality hunting and shooting simulator. The conversation begins with Phillip’s journey beginning as a hunter in the U.K, serving in the Royal Navy, moving to America & working in the firearm industry, falling in love with bird dogs and bird hunting, launching GAIM, how the system works for hunters, shooters & firearm safety training. We fire up the GAIM and shoot through

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01:05:06

Superior Upland

The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field ·

2025/05/29

Jacob Perry operates Superior Upland in the U.P of Michigan. Jacob shares his journey in the outfitting business, hunting for ruffed grouse & woodcock behind his Gordon Setters. We discuss Michigan’s strong bird numbers, ideal spring hatch conditions, summer dog training, leaving a teaching career to operate his business full-time, making the most of our time, sharing wild experiences, and so much more. Plus, Travis begins the show by sharing a list of Father’s Day gift ideas that are sure to

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Public Lands For Sale

The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field ·

2025/05/22

Travis Frank reads a letter from a listener and then discusses the recent news about public land sales in Nevada & Utah before asking the obvious question, what can we do about it?Presented by: Walton’s (waltons.com/) OnX Maps (onxmaps.com/) Aluma Trailers (alumaklm.com) Hoksey Native Seeds (hokseynativeseeds.com) GAIM Hunting & Shooting Simulator (gaim.com/) Aberdeen (HuntFishSD.com) & Compeer Home (compeerhome.com)

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01:37:43

In the Line of Fire

The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field ·

2025/05/15

Bailey Petersen is a wildlife biologist for the Minnesota DNR and a passionate upland bird hunter. Bailey explains what’s happening right now with the North Shore wild fires in Minnesota, then we discuss current work projects in our forests that include her ruffed grouse drumming counts, woodcock banding projects, grouse and woodcock numbers heading into the hatch, weather factors that can help or hurt the hatch, timely & untimely rains, habitat projects, wood ticks, spruce grouse, ruffed

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01:41:25

Hoksey Boys

The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field ·

2025/05/08

Nicolas Lirio & Kent Boucher from Hoksey Native Seeds are in studio to discuss their unique view of prairie farm life, growing seeds for habitat, most commonly asked grass and pollinator questions, quality of life, simple pollinator projects, hands on habitat, going back in time, our footprint on this earth, making healthy choices, being difference makers, using chemicals on our landscape, a lack of suffering, and so much more …@theprairiefarmPresented by: Walton’s (waltons.com/) OnX Maps

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01:22:10

Bird Dog Field Training

The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field ·

2025/05/01

In Part 3 of our bird dog training course with Sonny Piekarz, Jordan Wells and George Lyall, we discuss in the field bird dog field training. The step-by-step conversation begins with transitioning “The Method” course work into field work, transitioning the point of contact from a command lead to E-collar, using a flank collar to apply breaks and whoa training steadiness. We also discuss finding the right fields and situations to run dogs, training on wild birds vs pen-raised birds and which ones

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01:20:23

Bird Dog Development & Obedience Training

The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field ·

2025/04/24

In Part 2 of our bird dog training course with Sonny Piekarz, Jordan Wells and George Lyall, we discuss bird dog foundation & obedience training. We begin at the kennel and work dogs through an obstacle course to help them overcome challenges and gain confidence in themselves and their owners. We discuss how to properly use a lead, developing a point of contact, introducing the E-collar & verbal commands, recall, and running the dog off leash for the first time. @haycreekkennel

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01:27:59

Bird Dog Training – Puppy Development

The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field ·

2025/04/17

Puppy Development training is the foundation for every bird dog. We walk step by step through “The Method” training process with puppies from the moment you start looking for a bird dog to the day you introduce them to birds and gun fire for the first time. We bring two dogs into the show with three highly qualified dog trainers, Sonny Piekarz, Jordan Wells, & George Lyall, to discuss why it’s important to come up with a 2-year plan, picking up your puppy and bringing it home, kennel training,

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01:43:40

Inside the Mind of a Dog

The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field ·

2025/04/11

When dog owners struggle, that’s when they call trainers for help. On this episode, we sit down with dog owners that share their struggles and the trainers that helped them overcome them. Sonny Piekarz, Jordan Wells & George Lyall explain how to understand the mindset of dogs and the power that comes with it. @haycreekkennel @jwellskennelsPresented by: Walton’s (https://www.waltons.com/) OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/) Aluma Trailers (https://www.alumaklm.com) Hoksey Native Seeds

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01:18:44

Hands on Habitat

The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field ·

2025/04/03

Bird hunters unite to get their hands dirty working on habitat. John Wartman, president of the Carver County Pheasants Forever chapter explains why his chapter won the 2024 Forever award, why adding opportunities for chapter members to work together has given his chapter renewed life, the value and bond created by volunteering, Hands on Habitat day, stories introducing kids to hunting and wild places, plus a whole lot more…@pheasantsforeverPresented by: Walton’s (https://www.waltons.com/) OnX

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01:10:11

Dog Training Backfires

The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field ·

2025/03/27

*LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED* Adam Thomas shares his horrifying story of a bird dog training drill that backfired and sent him on a helicopter to the closest ER. Adam relives the events leading up to the explosion, explains why it happened, how his body and mind reacted to it, his hope for a full recovery, lessons learned, and maintaining his goal of training his bird dog, Charlie, to compete in the NAVHDA Invitational this fall. Adam’s story serves as a reminder of the dangers in the field and

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01:10:03

Stories from our Listeners (Part 2)

The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field ·

2025/03/20

Listeners share their real-life stories while at the 2025 Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic in Kansas City, MO. This is an open mic episode where Travis Frank & Scott Fransen hear from guests sharing their own experiences in the field, from epic success to unexpected heartbreaks, this episode takes us on a wild journey with bird dogs, habitat heroes, laughs, tears, inspiration, and a whole lot more.Presented by: Walton’s (https://www.waltons.com/) OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/) Aluma

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01:13:21

Stories from our Listeners (Part 1)

The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field ·

2025/03/18

Listeners share their real life stories while at the 2025 Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic in Kansas City, MO. This is an open mic episode where Travis Frank & Scott Fransen hear from guests sharing their own experiences in the field, from epic success to unexpected heartbreaks, this episode takes us on a wild journey with bird dogs, habitat heroes, laughs, tears, conservation, inspiration, and a whole lot more. Presented by: Walton’s (https://www.waltons.com/) OnX Maps

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01:53:38

Upland Trivia LIVE in KC

The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field ·

2025/03/11

Join us for our 3rd annual Upland Trivia game hosted LIVE at Border Brewing Co. in Kansas City at Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic. Will George Lyall continue his dominance? Will Tyler Webster rebound from his disappointing finish last year? Play along with a packed house of listeners that came to cheer on the crew, heckle the hosts, and take home prizes. @western.wingshooter.podcast | @g.lyall66 | @fransenscottPresented by: Walton’s (https://www.waltons.com/) OnX Maps

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41:19

Let’s go!

The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field ·

2025/03/06

Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic is finally here! We count down the final hours before the show opens to preview our schedule of events in Kansas City. Plus, we share a listener story that won’t soon be forgotten. We’ll see you at the largest upland gathering in the world!Presented by: Walton’s (https://www.waltons.com/) OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/) Aluma Trailers (https://www.alumaklm.com) Hoksey Native Seeds (https://hokseynativeseeds.com) & Marsh Wear Clothing

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02:09:18

In The Woods With Dogs

The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field ·

2025/02/27

Ben Brettingen from OnX Hunt & Hannah Petersen from Mud Lake Kennels join the show for a spring dog training episode that dives into the mindsight of raising bird dogs and honing their natural skills. The episode begins with a brief game of upland trivia, followed by a Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic preview, then dives into Hannah’s journey into dog training, canine obedience training, introducing a puppy to wild birds, gaining confidence through experience, trusting the process, reading

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01:27:31

In-Depth Quail Research

The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field ·

2025/02/20

Ryan O'Shaughnessy, Executive Director of Rolling Plains Quail Research Foundation joins the show for an in-depth conversation on America’s wild quail. Ryan and Travis discuss the RPQRF mission, biology & behavior of quail, quail research projects, parasites in quail, eye worms & cecal worms, Quail Gaurd, quail mating and nesting, quail habitat and timely rains, grazing for quail, preserving quail hunting in America, predation, winter survival, and so much more …@rpqrf |

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01:44:29

State of the Union

The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field ·

2025/02/13

Marilyn Vetter, Bob St. Pierre, & Ron Leathers of Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever join us for an in-depth “State of the Union” habitat conversation. We discuss the health of the organization, conservation partnerships and what they mean for wildlife, internal strengths and opportunities, members are growing, Federal Farm Bill & DC happenings, habitat heroes & leaders, looking inward, celebrating 20 years of Quail Forever, Hands on Habitat, bird biology, Pheasant Fest & Quail

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01:39:54

What Will You Remember?

The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field ·

2025/02/06

Scott Fransen, Tyler Webster, Tim Brown & our loyal listeners join us to celebrate 250 episodes of The Flush podcast and help us answer the question, “what will you remember from this hunting season?” Join us as we relive incredible moments and unforgettable stories from the uplands. From skunk retrieves to porcupines, first hunts to last hunts, epic misses to perfect shots, amazing dog retrieves to the ones that got away, and so much more. It’s a special story time episode in “The

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01:22:35

A Hunter’s Journey

The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field ·

2025/01/30

Scott & Hannah Fransen join the show to provide an update to Hannah’s journey into hunting. Hannah shares the steps she took to finally harvest her first bird, the struggles she overcame, the mental game a first-time hunter must endure, missing birds, breaking through, learning how to read habitat, becoming one with her bird dog, appreciating wild places, and future goals as a hunter that’s hooked. Plus, Scott gives a father’s perspective of this journey, pheasant updates from the last week of

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