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Duck Season Somewhere

Your go-to for exploring authentic duck hunting adventures WORLDWIDE! For 365 days per year, it really is duck hunting season somewhere. Host Ramsey Russell founded GetDucks.com over 20 years ago, spending most of the year in duck blinds among 6 continents. Meeting with real waterfowl hunters, conservationists, biologists, and storytellers encountered throughout North America and around the globe, Ramsey shares a duck hunting world much bigger than our own backyards.

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01:09:29

EP 322. Eastern Shore Waterman, Brian Terry

Duck Season Somewhere ·

2023/01/05

Brian Terry grew up plying his family's fourth-generation oyster trade around Hog Island Bay, Virginia. Anything but easy work, he somehow managed to duck hunt, too, and that eventually lead to a related product development in response to his family's tough-love company hiring policy. Describing how and why his great-great-grandfather founded H.M. Terry Company, he gives us a salty crash course in clamming and oystering, explaining once and for all why you never, ever eat oysters in months ending

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01:18:03

EP 321. Chesapeake Decoy Carving Family Tradition

Duck Season Somewhere ·

2023/01/03

Charlie Pierce has been among hand-sawn woodpiles, sawdust, oil paints since the day he was born, and grew up sharing duck blinds with some of the region's most esteemed carvers. Naturally, it's in his blood. A colorful storyteller, Pierce describes growing up in this unique environment, telling how and what they hunted, the decoys used, and how those old school influences lead him to carrying on a family tradition. Podcast Sponsors: BOSS Shotshells https://bossshotshells.com/ Benelli Shotguns

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EP 320. Chesapeake Bay Lore and Legends

Duck Season Somewhere ·

2022/12/29

Ramsey meets with Chesapeake Bay waterfowling historian and preservationist, C. John Sullivan, at the Waterfowl Festival in Easton, Maryland to larne about this region's fabled history. From market hunting tools-of-the-trade to legendary carvers, we gain insights into why the Chesapeake Bay's history is so well preserved and, in a sense, who we are as duck hunters. Related Links: Waterfowl Festival https://waterfowlfestival.org Podcast Sponsors: BOSS Shotshells https://bossshotshells.com/

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01:34:48

EP 319. Old School Havre de Grace Decoy Carver, Jim...

Duck Season Somewhere ·

2022/12/27

He's an absolute living legend. Jim Pierce has been carving decoys and hunting ducks near Havre de Grace, Maryland for 75 years of his 88 years. In a candid then-versus-now conversation in his decoy painting room, he talks about his lifetime duck hunting the Chesapeake Bay, describing the legendary watermen that taught him to hunt and to carve, the "good old days," old shotguns, plastic versus wooden decoys, how hunting techniques and other things have changed for better or for worse. But best I can

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01:16:04

EP 318. Las Flores Argentina Duck Hunting

Duck Season Somewhere ·

2022/12/22

Duck season is somewhere between hitting a fevered pitch to come and gone, depending on where you live in the US. But south of the equator, duck hunting season south is May through July. In today's episode, hear how avid US duck hunters--that are likely duck hunting right this very minute somewhere in North America-- describe their Argentina Duck hunting experiences. It's never to soon to start dreaming about something to do after January 31 because remember, it really is duck season somewhere 365

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01:27:02

EP 317. Touring a New England Experience Collector's...

Duck Season Somewhere ·

2022/12/19

Through the door and out of the biting autumn wind I quickly follow Captain Reilly McCue's past mountainous decoy rigs with countless origins and configurations used for puddlers, divers, sea ducks; past a bench of ornate hand-tied streamers underneath dangling wildfowl, catalogued feathers and patterns; past chest-high stacks of colorful moth collections painstakingly labeled. Beyond the ginormous custom-built sea duck hunting and striper fishing boat are even more decoy rigs, a taxidermy station,

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01:13:06

EP 316. Down-easter Duck Hunting

Duck Season Somewhere ·

2022/12/15

The North American Waterfowl Tour winds it's way through Vermont and Maine, where Ramsey finally scratches off duck hunting these 2 new-to-him states. Thanks to host Steve Caron and friends, it was a memorable visit despite warm, Indian Summer weather. With their belts still stretching after a steamed lobsta' and mussels dinner, Ramsey and Caron talk about waterfowl hunting Maine and Vermont, recounting memorable highlights where waterfowl were only a gateway to best experiencing this corner of the

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01:02:14

EP 315. The Toronto Pipeline

Duck Season Somewhere ·

2022/12/12

The back of the green jacket hanging over the chair reads, "Goose Control." That jacket belongs to Rob Hall, who explains why the Toronto greater metropolitan area has long held tremendous numbers of Canada geese, and how goose control upbringings later lead him into recreational hunting. And plenty of it! Despite an incredible goose abundance--and no matter how much fecal matter each Canada goose generates daily--hunting here where rural lifestyles increasingly collide with big city ideals presents

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01:08:31

EP 314. Canada’s “Modernization” Rules, and More

Duck Season Somewhere ·

2022/12/08

It's a pretty big deal: Canada recently modernized its migratory birds regulations to include critical possession and transportation rules pertaining to waterfowl hunters. Jim Leafloor, Head of Aquatic Unit for Environment and Climate Change Canada, explains what important rules were changed--and why (link to updated Canada Migratory Birds Regulations provided below). He and Ramsey also discuss Canada's relatively liberal bag limits (8 mallard, 8 pintails, etc); the important role of resident and

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01:25:51

EP 313. Unleaded

Duck Season Somewhere ·

2022/12/05

While passing through during a road-trip, Ramsey meets with friends Brandon Cerecke and Zach Meyer at the new BOSS Shotshells HQ. A lot sure has happened during the past couple years since BOSS Shotshells turned the no-tox ammo industry completely on it's ear! What are the most popular BOSS loads, and how does shooters' load preferences usually evolve over time? What's driving the sub-gauge revolution? Beyond the perfect pattern, what else is BOSS researching--and why? Any hints as to any new

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01:07:57

EP 312. From Fabled Delta Marsh, Manitoba

Duck Season Somewhere ·

2022/12/01

Paddling quietly into an expansive marsh, setting longlines, hunting canvasbacks, and almost stepping back in time as winter approaches, Ramsey joins Scott Stephens, Ducks Unlimited Canada, for an immersive tour of iconic Delta Marsh. The long-time friends discuss the region's history and importance, wonder aloud how one of the long-standing traditions would apply in parts of the Lower 48, and other topics. Podcast Sponsors: BOSS Shotshells https://bossshotshells.com/ Benelli Shotguns

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02:40:12

EP 311. Who Was "Wild Goose Jack" Miner?

Duck Season Somewhere ·

2022/11/28

Long before the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, a former market hunter named Jack Miner was the very first person in Canada--and likely anywhere in North America--to attach metal leg bands to migratory waterfowl. And the leg bands he attached to his "flying preachers" were very unique. Known as Wild Goose Jack, many famous American celebrities were among his closest associates. But who was Jack Miner really? Have you ever even heard of him? What did he mean especially to locals in the

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01:27:46

EP 310. Manitoba Canada Father-Son Hunting and What...

Duck Season Somewhere ·

2022/11/23

"The sounds of wild geese set me free," explains Ian Kilpatrick, who's spent most of his life hunting very near his home in Manitoba. From a cozy basement room adorned with bear, deer, antlers, furs, feathers and other sentimental reminders of their lifestyle, he and son, Cole, describe memorable times, special people, by-gone retrievers. While hunting styles and technologies have changed since the father was the son's age, their then-and-now stories explain that what it is really all about remains

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01:10:29

EP 309. Into the Vault!

Duck Season Somewhere ·

2022/11/21

Where else in the world might one find 4-gauge and 8-gauge shotguns, hard-to-find Winchester Model 12s, one-of-a-kind sports memorabilia, famous prints and other hard-to-find treasures unavailable elsewhere on the internet?! And whether shopping for that hard-to-buy-for special someone that has everything--or for yourself--just in time for Christmas! David Schuessler, Ducks Unlimited's Chief Event Fundraising Officer, takes Ramsey "Into the Vault" at DU Headquarters, describing unique collectibles

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01:11:09

EP 308. Canada Goose Deep Dive

Duck Season Somewhere ·

2022/11/18

From ginormous Giants to mallard-sized cacklers, Canada Goose subspecies express tremendous size and color variability. Ever wondered why? Once lumped as 11 subspecies, they're now classified as 7 Canada Goose subspecies and 4 Cackler Goose subspecies--but it was once proposed that there be 200 subspecies! Confused? Don't be. Jim Leafloor is Head of Aquatic Unit for Environment and Climate Change Canada. A recognized authority, Leafloor's spent a considerable portion of his extensive career

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01:03:16

EP 307. The Birdtail Manitoba Experience

Duck Season Somewhere ·

2022/11/16

Paul Conchatre's Birdtail Waterfowl in Manitoba isn't just another guided waterfowl destination. It's a whole 'nuther level experience. And it's all by design. Whether you're talking the best goose decoys money can buy, customized a-frame blinds, hand-carved diver rigs or even they efficient layout of the resort-like facilities, it's all about delivering superior experiences; it's all in the details. And details are Conchatre's specialty. Related Links: Birdtail Waterfowl, Best Manitoba Canada

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01:15:19

EP 306. A Goose Camp Somewhere In Canada

Duck Season Somewhere ·

2022/11/14

From a private goose camp somewhere in Canada, Scott Richard describes hunting ducks and geese in the Atlantic Flyway, going at it so hard that he might even have influenced changing Maryland's blind draw system. But that was before 1995 when he discovered Canada. He now seasonally spends lots of time entertaining friends and family at his long-time goose camp away from home. How does the goose hunting compare to back home, what are some interesting camp traditions, how have habitat conditions--and

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01:21:22

EP 305. My Amazon Fishing Outfitter

Duck Season Somewhere ·

2022/11/10

Deep in the remote equatorial Amazon River basin, virginal black coffee-colored waters are seething with toothed, rod-bending fishes to include not only colorful peacock bass and piranha, but even "a fish with ribs like a pig." Sounds like a paradise as described by my buddy Brent Mooreland of Acute Angling. An avid and well-travelled duck hunter himself, Brent tells about a world-famous associate he used to shotgun with before wading off chest-deep into Amazon peacock bass fishing adventures in one

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01:13:58

EP 304. Northern Skies Outfitters in Saskatchewan Canada

Duck Season Somewhere ·

2022/11/07

Mat Schauer's Northern Skies Outfitters in Saskatchewan, Canada exemplifies top-shelf hunting for ducks, Canada geese, snow geese and cranes. Taking time from his hectic fall schedule, he shares a few interesting things he's learned along the way to include mallard field feeding behaviors, snow goose inebriation, important client considerations, community involvement and lots more. Related Links: Saskatchewan Canada goose and Duck Hunting Podcast Sponsors: BOSS Shotshells

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01:29:45

EP 303. The Wildest Hunt: Game Warden Stories

Duck Season Somewhere ·

2022/11/04

A seasoned veteran wildlife conservation officer from BC, Randy Nelson compiled game warden stories from all U.S. and Canadian jurisdictions for his book, The Wildest Hunt. The scale of poaching in modern-day North America is hard to comprehend. Describing why and how he wrote the book, Nelson shares some interesting stories involving polar bears, salmon, eels, raptors, cacti, whooping cranes, waterfowl and deer. I'll bet some of these stories and facts are going to shock you, too! Podcast

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