Episode 847: Waterfowl Survey Results, Duck Hybridization & Do Hunters Truly Impact Duck Numbers?

I recently came across an Instagram clip of a guy slowly kayaking towards a big boar that was sound asleep on the creek bank. He then cleanly dispatched the pig with an open site rifle of some kind. I don't know why it stuck with me, but I was immediately interested in seeing more. A [...]

Western Justice Legislative Fund founder Dave Duquette joins the conversation this week. When I asked Dave what purpose Western Justice served, he replied, "think NRA, but for the Western lifestyle and all that encompasses." His organization is the leader in advocating for ranchers and subsequently hunters as well. In addition to their lobbyist work, they've [...]

Robert Perez makes his return to the show this week. The former Texas Parks and Wildlife Director of Hunter Education and lifelong Texan has some hot take on the Trump Administrations recent Reinvigorating America's Hunting Heritage executive order 14429. Highlights and takeaways from today's discussion and how the executive order should positively impact hunters include: [...]

The USFWS recently released the findings from the 2026 annual waterfowl survey. Our old friend Dr. Mike Brasher (Ducks Unlimited Chief Waterfowl Scientist) makes his return to discuss the results and they mean for ducks and duck hunters alike for the foreseeable future. Mike and I have developed a solid report over the years, so [...]

I had the chance to sit down with Brandon McDow of Tejas Hunt Club at the recent Texas Trophy Hunters Extravaganza in Fort Worth recently. While Brandon and I had met previously at other trade shows, this was the first time we had the opportunity to shoot the breeze for an extended period of time. [...]

We've all battled it out, chasing ducks or big bass on public water. Of course, those successes are absolutely worth celebrating. However, as we enter different seasons of life our goals often change. Maybe we have less free time than we once did. Maybe we want to make the experience all about our kiddos, or [...]

"How bad do you want it?" - that was the question my outfitter Mike Young of Lonesome Mountain Outfitters asked me on the first day of our 9-day British Columbia mountain goat hunt. On this episode I am joined by my friend and hunting buddy of 20 plus years (and Justified Pursuit Podcast co-host) Chisum [...]

Matt Stoll is eaten up with chasing big whitetail bucks with his bow. His passion for whitetail deer ultimately led him to start creating some insane whitetail art. The self-taught welder and I sat down at the recent Texas Trophy Hunters Extravaganza in Fort Worth to talk big bucks and his awesome steel whitetail european [...]

Jeremiah Doughty is one of the most respected wild game chefs in the game. Oddly enough, it was an adult-onset allergy to bovine fat that led him to into a career in the hunting industry that he never imagined. Our old friend and the man behind 'From Field to Plate' makes his return this week [...]

Justin Bowerman has a gift.  No singer/songwriter I know can match his talent for telling a hunting or fishing story through a country song. We've been friends for the better part of two decades and have shared duck blinds and turkey camps in that time span. Justin's place in the Lone Star Outdoor Show's history [...]