Highballs & BS

Gary Kramer joins the first episode of season 4 of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors! Gary is a wildlife biologist, award-winning photographer, and author with his latest book, 'Highways in the Sky', out now. We talk about his travels and the hurdles in making this comprehensive book possible, along with his other books, such as Waterfowl of the World, and his time as a biologist and refuge manager with the US Fish & Wildlife Service for 26 years.Highways in the SkySplitReed: Pacific Black BrantMeatEater: Brewer’s Duck, the Odd DuckCheck out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. Thank you to the podcast series sponsor Gundog Outdoors! 

Lake Pickle, waterfowl marketing manager for OnX, joins this episode of Highballs & BS presented by Gundog Outdoors. We discuss how he started hunting and then working in the outdoor industry, the evolution of OnX as a digital resource for hunters and land managers, plus some of the favorite trials and errors (i.e., the steep learning curve) of hunting.   Educational Articles via the OnX BlogDelta Waterfowl’s Wood Duck Box Program in LouisianaCheck out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. Thank you to the podcast series sponsor Gundog Outdoors! 

Matt Ferry, Ducks Unlimited volunteer with the Pentagon chapter, joins this episode of Highballs & BS presented by Gundog Outdoors. We discuss how he started working the wood duck nesting box program in Virginia, variables in location selection and usage, what to consider if you place nesting boxes, and some of the crazy things he’s seen over the years.  Ducks Unlimited Wood Duck Box PlansLee Kjos on the Standard Sportsman Podcast‘A Quest for Cacklers’ in the latest DU Magazine Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. Thank you to the podcast series sponsor Gundog Outdoors! 

Lifelong outdoorsman, 2006 World Duck Calling Champion, and a great mentor, Jim Ronquest of Drake Waterfowl joins this episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors. We discuss how the season is going, differences in duck calls, what is involved with being the Vice-President of Development for Drake, what he loves about the timber, and a lot more! This Is The Mallard World Cutdown Calling Championship The Standard Sportsman episode w/Brad Cohen & Doug OsborneCheck out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. Thank you to the podcast series sponsor Gundog Outdoors! 

Competitive calling champions and best friends Forrest Carpenter and Kile Jones episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors. We discuss calling competitions with Kile coming off winning his third World Goose title a few months ago, mentors in calling and the hunting world, raising the next generation of hunters and outdoorsmen, plus mallard migrations and Senator Kennedy’s letter to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Forrest Carpenter’s Faithful Migration Outdoors Youtube SeriesThe Standard Sportsman PodcastForrest and Kile in the pit for Front Range Guide Service Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. Thank you to the podcast series sponsor Gundog Outdoors! 

Award-winning decoy carver Luke Costilow joins this episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors. We discuss all things decoys and carving, the multi-generational projects in the shop, managing their hunting property, and the places decoy carving has taken them. Coffee Creek Cork Maggie Williams for OnX “The Woods Remember: The Life & Legacy of Gail Camp” MeatEater Sheds: Dave Smith The Standard Sportsman PodcastCheck out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. Thank you to the podcast series sponsor Gundog Outdoors! 

Nicole Belke joins this episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors. She is a professional photographer, mother, wife, hunter, and lover of good dogs. We discuss a recent memorable hunt on a refuge draw, her travels hunting from the north slope of Alaska to axis deer in Hawaii, the fun in getting their son outdoors, and of course, dogs.  APEX Ammunition Zee Short FilmFreedom Hunters FoundationGod Bless Gun Dogs™ Chene Gear Presents: Get Down, Cover UpHunt41 Episode 13: MarylandCheck out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. Thank you to the podcast series sponsor Gundog Outdoors! 

Companion gundog trainer Grayson Guyer of Lost Highway Kennels and award-winning writer Worth Parker join the Thanksgiving week episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors. We talk about our shared love of good dogs, the challenging pleasure of working and training our four-legged companions, and the unexpected way connections in the outdoor world happen. Enjoy and happy Thanksgiving!Garden & Gun Article on Grayson by WorthDU Podcast #718 on DuckDNA Project w/ Dr. LavretskyTom Beckbe 10th AnniversaryAndy Quattlebaum Warrior Hunt 2026 InformationGarden & Gun Article on Bobwhite Quail by WorthCheck out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. Thank you to the podcast series sponsor Gundog Outdoors! 

Chefs Jesse Griffiths and Wade Truong join this episode of Highballs & BS presented by Gundog Outdoors. We discuss how difficult it is to select your favorite ‘go-to’ recipe (but what makes great ones at camp), handling and processing wild game, sausage making, differences in curing and aging meat, and memorable hunts. Jesse’s The Pedernal ProjectWade’s Curing Chamber TutorialBlind Safety and Etiquette Talk by Kile JonesCheck out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. Thank you to the podcast series sponsor Gundog Outdoors! 

The first episode of season three of Highballs & BS presented by Gundog Outdoors starts with guests, eastern shore taxidermist Billy Hardesty and Brett Shaffer of Grumpy Duck Co. Brett and Billy discuss how they met each other and how their friendship has taken them on waterfowling adventures along the DelMarVa peninsula over the years. We also talk gun dogs, handling birds for taxidermy, upcoming projects of Grump Duck, and the Atlantic Flyway. Tom Beckbe DU CollectionStandard Sportsman Podcast on Imprinting DucksCheck out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. Thank you to the podcast series sponsor Gundog Outdoors!