All Episodes

Ep. 123 – How to Introduce a Gun Dog to…Guns, Water, Blinds, Decoys, and More

Ep. 122 – (Bonus) Update on Breeding Habitat Conditions Across U.S. Prairies

Ep. 121 – (Bonus) Mid-July Prairie Canada Habitat Update

Ep. 120 – Jim Ronquest Talks Duck Calls, Hunting, and Puppies

Ep. 119 – Impacts on Waterfowl, Hunters if Canadian Border Doesn’t Open this Fall

Ep. 118 – An Innovative Study of Avian Brood Parasitism in Wood Ducks

Ep. 117 – Unsanctioned Childcare: Brood Parasitism in Birds

Ep. 116 – Breaking News: Eastern Screech Owl Hatches a Pair of Wood Ducks

Ep. 115 – Summer Retriever Training Focus

Ep. 114 – Shotgunning Safety in the Field with Phil Bourjaily

Ep. 113 – (Bonus) Results from the 2020 North Dakota Breeding Duck Survey

Ep. 112 – Wetland Conservation in the ACE Basin, South Carolina

Ep. 111 – Are Snow Geese Competing for Winter Duck Foods?

Ep. 110 – (Bonus) Habitat Conditions Updates from the Dakotas and Eastern Montana

Ep. 109 – Off-Season Duck and Goose Calling

Ep. 108 – Texas Prairie Wetlands Project – A Flagship Conservation Program

Ep. 107 – Mike Stewart, Wildrose Kennels Joins the Show

Ep. 106 – (Bonus) Update on Wetland Conditions in Alberta

Ep. 105 – The Super Cool and Expanding Role of Drones in Waterfowl Research

Ep. 104 – (Bonus) Update on Wetland Conditions in Southwestern Manitoba

Ep. 103 – Using Cameras to Study Duck Nesting Ecology

Ep. 102 – Conserving Playa Wetlands to Benefit Birds, People, and Water Supplies

Ep. 101 – (Bonus) Cancellation of the 2020 Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey

Ep. 100 – Introduction to Innovative Solutions for Playa Wetland Conservation

Ep. 99 – (Bonus) Early Spring Wetland Conditions in Saskatchewan

Ep. 98 – Waterfowl Settling and Nesting

Ep. 97 – (Bonus) Breeding Habitat Conditions: Dr. Scott Stephens Gives a Spring Habitat Update from Canada

Ep. 96 – Off-Season Shotgunning w/ Phil Bourjaily (Part 2 of 2)

Ep. 95 – Off-Season Shotgunning w/ Phil Bourjaily (Part 1 of 2)

Ep. 94 – A Conversation with Jerry Holden, Director of DU’s Southern Regions (Part 3 of 3)

Ep. 93 – A Conversation with Jerry Holden, Director of DU’s Southern Regions (Part 2 of 3)

Ep. 92 – A Conversation with Jerry Holden, Director of DU’s Southern Regions (Part 1 of 3)

Ep. 91 – What’s the Deal with Birds? A Lesson on Predatory Journals

Ep. 90 – Ducks Nesting in your Backyard? Learn what to do

Ep. 89 – Introduction to Season 2: The Off Season

Ep. 88 – Wrap Up on Season 1; Looking Forward with the DU Podcast

Ep. 87 – What Happened to Texas’ Light Goose Hunting

Ep. 86 – Overall Duck Numbers Increasing in Texas, Why and Where?

Ep. 85 – Growing DU’s Conservation Footprint: A Discussion with DU’s Director of Conservation Strategy

Ep. 84 – Update on the Pace of the Light Goose Migration with Tony Vandemore

Ep. 83 – New Opportunities on the Canadian Prairies & A Sneak Peek at Wetland Conditions

Ep. 82 –  Introduction to DU Canada Conservation Efforts in the Prairies

Ep. 81 – Using Research to Understand Waterfowl Hunter Dynamics

Ep. 80 – Estimating Annual Waterfowl Harvest, Part 3

Ep. 79 – (Bonus) Light Goose Conservation Order Update

Ep. 78 – Estimating Annual Waterfowl Harvest, Part 2

Ep. 77 – Estimating Annual Waterfowl Harvest, Part 1

Ep. 76 – Texas Mid-winter Waterfowl Survey

Ep. 75 - (Bonus) Indiana and Illinois Hunting Update

Ep. 74 –  DU Conservation in the SONEC

Ep. 73 – (Bonus) Update on 2019-20 Weather and Duck Migration in the Eastern U.S.

Ep. 72 – Secrets to a Successful Youth Hunt

Ep. 71 – Snow Geese, Polar Bears, Poop Genetics, and Learning from the Animals

Ep. 70 – Snow Goose Ecology at La Perouse Bay

Ep. 69 – Legacy and Future of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan

Ep. 68 – An Unprecedented Plan for Conserving North American Waterfowl

Ep. 67 – (Bonus) Mississippi’s December Aerial Waterfowl Survey

Ep. 66 – How Fast Can They Fly and Other Insights from GPS Telemetry

Ep. 65 – Radio Telemetry in Waterfowl Research

Ep. 64 – Reairing of Urban Mallard Research w/ Dr. Ben O’Neal

Ep. 63 – (Bonus) Double-Barrel Migration Update – Missouri and Illinois

Ep. 62 – Introducing DU’s Western Region

Ep. 61 – DU’s D.C. Office Joins the Show to Talk NAWCA

Ep. 60 – DU California Regional Biologist Joins the Show

Ep. 59 – Scott Leysath Discusses Non-Waterfowl Game Recipes

Ep. 58 – Introduction to DU’s South Atlantic Field Office in Charleston, South Carolina

Ep. 57 – Attack of the Vagabond Fleas (2 of 2)

Ep. 56 – Flea Season: Not Just a Concern for Canines (1 of 2)

Ep. 55 - (Bonus) Arkansas Waterfowl Program Coordinator Discusses Survey, Ducks, Habitat

Ep. 54 - (Bonus) Habitat and Hunting Update in the Great Lakes Region (IN, IL, OH, MI)

Ep. 53 - (Bonus) Habitat and Hunting Update in South Atlantic Region

Ep. 52 – Do Ducks and Geese Mate for Life?

Ep. 51 – Are Geese Shot Over Decoys in Poor Condition?

Ep. 50 – Sides to the Front

Ep. 49 – Myth of the Northern Mallard

Ep. 48 – Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois Shares a Must-Try Duck Recipe

Ep. 47 - (Bonus) Thanksgiving Narrative: "Duck Blind Intervention"

Ep. 46 - (Bonus) Habitat and Migration Update from Montana

Ep. 45 – Data Collection and Updates on 2019 Arctic Goose Production (2 of 2)

Ep. 44 – (Bonus) Louisiana Mid-November Waterfowl Survey Recap

Ep. 43 – Challenges of Studying Waterfowl in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic (1 of 2)

Ep. 42 – (Bonus) Missouri Department of Conservation Mid-November Waterfowl Survey

Ep. 41 – Whole Duck Cooking Options from Scott Leysath

Ep. 40 – Band Reporting and Band Targeting

Ep. 39 – Waterfowlers Play an Important Role in Citizen-Science Programs

Ep. 38 – Dr. Fritz Reid Shares DU’s Boreal Conservation Efforts

Ep. 37 – Talking Waterfowl Brines with Scott Leysath, DU Magazine Cooking Columnist

Ep. 36 - (Bonus) Migration Alert: Hunting and Habitat Update for Illinois

Ep. 35 - (Bonus) Migration Alert: Hunting and Habitat Update for Wisconsin

Ep. 34 – Dr. Fritz Reid Breaks Down the Importance of the Boreal Forest for Waterfowl Populations

Ep. 33 – Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois Shares His Best Day in the Duck Blind

Ep. 32 – Do Ducks and Geese Learn?

Ep. 31 – Scott Leysath Shares his Five Favorite Waterfowl Recipes

Ep. 30 – (Bonus) Migration Alert: November Aerial Waterfowl Survey in Coastal Louisiana

Ep. 29 – Scott Leysath Joins the Show to Talk Waterfowl Recipes

Ep. 28 – (Bonus) Migration Alert: Real-Time Hunting and Habitat Update for Michigan & Indiana (Nov. 7)

Ep. 27 – Introducing a Science-Based Approach to Duck Migration Forecasts (Part 2 of 2)

Ep. 26 – (Bonus) Migration Alert: Reports of Massive Concentrations of Redheads Along Texas Coast (Nov. 6)

Ep. 25 – Introducing a Science-Based Approach to Duck Migration Forecast (Part 1 of 2)

Ep. 24 – Elevated Great Lakes Levels in 2019