Duck Production with Matt Chouinard and Mike Buxton | ep. 62

Welcome back to Delta Waterfowl’s “The Voice of the Duck Hunter” podcast with host Joel Brice.Today, we have an exciting episode lined up because my guests are two men I’ve collaborated with for years on one of Delta’s most well-known, popular, and effective initiatives: enhancing duck production on breeding habitat through targeted predator management and Hen House programs. Mike Buxton, a waterfowl biologist with extensive expertise in the effects of predators on nesting ducks, focuses on making predator management more efficient, effective, and widely implemented.And then there’s Matt Chouinard, our expert in optimizing and expanding Delta’s thousands of strategically placed, elevated cylindrical nesting structures known as Hen Houses. You won’t want to miss his insights on why Hen Houses provide hen mallards the best chance of success, how Delta continually works to maximize ducks produced per dollar invested, and essential considerations if you’re thinking about building and installing your own Hen House.Together, Mike and Matt form the backbone of our efforts to get a huge number of ducks into the fall flight. In our conversation, we discuss why Delta’s work is increasingly vital, how Hen Houses, predator management, and habitat conservation support one another, and what the future of large-scale duck production looks like as Delta ramps up its Million Duck Campaign. Guests:Mike BuxtonWaterfowl Programs DirectorInnovator—continues pushing PM’s efficiency and effectiveness to new heights.Matt ChouinardWaterfowl Programs DirectorKnown as Delta’s Hen House guruKyle WintersteenDelta Waterfowl Magazine Editor Delta Waterfowl:  https://deltawaterfowl.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeltaFans/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deltawaterfowl/Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeltaWaterfowl/