The Western Wingshooter Podcast

Welcome to Science Class with your professors Katie Willis and Kevin Bauer! This is a deep dive podcast talking about the study that was finally released by the university of Alaska. We discuss the results...and they are SHOCKING! Grab a pencil and take notes!

On this weeks episode we are joined by my buddy Gabe Stone. We chat about RGS and AWS and what those orginizations have been working on.  We also spend alot of time talking about ticks and how to keep them off the bird dogs while chasing grouse and woodcock. Finally, we talk about some of the things that they have planned for Pheasant Fest.

On this episode me and the boys from The Prairie Tails Podcast we talk about some of the things that we are the most excited about for Pheasant Fest coming up in just a few weeks in Minneapolis.  We discuss the Mill City Upland Social Club, Karaoke for Conservation, TurnPike Turbador concert, and much more. We also talk about the new Legacy Program that was just announced here in North Dakota.

Matt Davis returns!  We talk about some big news coming from Final rise. New products are coming! We preview the YouTube video that we recorded back in September.   

Wess and I talk gear! We go over some of our favorite pieces of gear from the 2025 season. Some sponosors some not. We talk about the BIG changes coming to the patreon page. Including Ad free episodes, gear give aways, additional content and much more. To close out the show we talk Pheasant Fest. 

Ryan and Jace Newmarker are a father/son Chukar hunting duo that hunt as hard for these Wild birds as anyone I know! Jace is now 12 and his smack talk has really reached a fever pitch! He loves giving the other guys in camp a hard time if they missed, but no one more than his uncle Todd. We talk about the Chukar hunting in Nevada this season compared to last season. Talk theories on what happened to the hatch across Chukar country. We also discuss general hunting tricks and tips to help put more birds in your bag.

Man! Chukar hunting in Nevada is a WILD adventure! Sure, the bird numbers arent what they were last year but they are still pretty good! On this weeks episode I am joined by two of my most adventurous hunting buddies, Dom Watts and Brent Kroll. Dom is a New Mexico native that lives in Alaska. He is a sheep hunting and bird hunting addict and is always down for an adventure in a new place.  Brent is a NAVHDA judge and hard core wild bird hunter. He spends most of his year in the forests of Michigan chasing ruffed grouse, but really wanted to get out of the woods and do some climbing for his first wild chukar hunt. We discuss our hunts while in Nevada. Huns, Valley Quail, and Chukar. We also talk about sheep hunting, back country ATV riding, and even archery hunting for Musk Ox in Alaska. This is part one of the 2025 Nevada Trip. Stay tuned for part two with Ryan and Jace Newmarker and Todd (last name unknown) 

It has been a very long road to get to this place with Rusty. He and I have spent countless days and more miles than I care to think about chasing birds from the artic circle to the mexican border and everywhere in between. But finally we have done it. Rusty and Me together have both managed somehow to hunt and harvest every upland bird species in north america TOGETHER.  Katie Willis and Kirk Adams helped make this possible.  In this episode we discuss how amazing valley quail are as a game bird. Covey dynamics, mountain lions, chukar and much much more.  

Man! 2025 has certainly been the year of the Pheasant in North Dakota! Wess, George and Myself recap our favorite moments of the season. We also chat about an EPIC hunt to finish off the season in style!

Im 4 days away from the start of my big winter trip so I asked George to join me on the podcast to talk about all the gear and planning that goes into a trip like this.  We also talk about the last few days of our pheasant hunting....spoiler alert! Its been AWESOME!!!