The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field

In-Depth Quail Research

Ryan O'Shaughnessy, Executive Director of Rolling Plains Quail Research Foundation joins the show for an in-depth conversation on America’s wild quail. Ryan and Travis discuss the RPQRF mission, biology & behavior of quail, quail research projects, parasites in quail, eye worms & cecal worms, Quail Gaurd, quail mating and nesting, quail habitat and timely rains, grazing for quail, preserving quail hunting in America, predation, winter survival, and so much more …@rpqrf | www.quailresearch.org
 
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State of the Union

Marilyn Vetter, Bob St. Pierre, & Ron Leathers of Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever join us for an in-depth “State of the Union” habitat conversation.  We discuss the health of the organization, conservation partnerships and what they mean for wildlife, internal strengths and opportunities, members are growing, Federal Farm Bill & DC happenings, habitat heroes & leaders, looking inward, celebrating 20 years of Quail Forever, Hands on Habitat, bird biology, Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic preview, listener questions, season highlights, and so much more…@pheasantsforever | @quailforever
 
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What Will You Remember?

Scott Fransen, Tyler Webster, Tim Brown & our loyal listeners join us to celebrate 250 episodes of The Flush podcast and help us answer the question, “what will you remember from this hunting season?” Join us as we relive incredible moments and unforgettable stories from the uplands. From skunk retrieves to porcupines, first hunts to last hunts, epic misses to perfect shots, amazing dog retrieves to the ones that got away, and so much more. It’s a special story time episode in “The Roost.”
 
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A Hunter’s Journey

Scott & Hannah Fransen join the show to provide an update to Hannah’s journey into hunting. Hannah shares the steps she took to finally harvest her first bird, the struggles she overcame, the mental game a first-time hunter must endure, missing birds, breaking through, learning how to read habitat, becoming one with her bird dog, appreciating wild places, and future goals as a hunter that’s hooked. Plus, Scott gives a father’s perspective of this journey, pheasant updates from the last week of hunting in South Dakota, The Flush Podcast now has video, and we begin sharing hunting stories from our listeners.
 
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Chasing Goals

Nick Martin is known as the Iowa Bird Chaser.  Nick is on a mission to harvest a wild pheasant on public land in every county in Iowa.  We discuss the goal Nick set for himself and the value of setting goals, the struggles that have come trying to find birds on some public properties, what he’s learned about himself, grading Iowa’s public lands, celebrating success, breaking down a property, the ones that get away, achieving goals, finding a hunting balance in life, and so much more...@iowa_birdchaser
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Hogs, Bird Dogs & Roosters

Steve Hall is a farmer, bird hunter, dog breeder, family man, and volunteer PF chapter member from central Iowa.  Steve and Travis discuss life on the farm, balancing agriculture farming with wildlife habitat, breeding bird dogs, checking the boxes to breed dogs, falling in love with a dog breed, experiences & lessons learned raising puppies, finding the right homes for bird dogs, hunting accidents, grading this hunting season, upland bird hunting in Iowa, balancing family time with hunting, positive attitude in life, laughing off a scary hunting accident, and more @castironkennels
 
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Oklahoma Covey Rise

David Thionnet is a lifelong quail hunter from Oklahoma.  David and Travis share stories from their action-packed bobwhite quail hunt, David explains the quail hunting tradition that hooked him as a young child and his love of the covey rise, why numbers are up this year, habitat that helps and hurts quail populations, hunting with 6 bird dogs at one time, OLAP public access program, Quail Coalition, sharing in the hunting traditions, more stories from Beadie the blind bird hunter, and plenty more!
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A Blind Bird Hunter

Beadie Brown is a blind bird hunter that lost his eyesight during a tragic hunting accident at the age of 12.  Beadie relives the story when he was shot in the field and then explains how he continues to hunt today with the help of his nephew Kaleb Curry.  Beadie discusses how he navigates terrain in the field, training and hunting with his own bird dogs, experiencing the power of the flush, holding each bird in hand, learning patience, the importance of hunting safety, overcoming your own obstacles to reach your goals, attitude is everything, helping others leads to greater rewards, fishing solo without eyesight, never let anything stop you in life, and so much more.
 
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Loving the Land

Kurt Swenson is a North Dakota landowner and hunter that makes his working land work for wildlife.  Kurt helps us understand what it’s like to be a landowner on the other side of the door when hunters stop and ask permission to hunt his land.  He explains when and why he lets people hunt, sharing the land program, building relationships, how to ruin private access for others, what landowners think about out-of-state hunters, what goes into building habitat, pheasant tattoos spark conservation conversations, all habitat is not created equal, working with ND state agencies, culling roosters, role playing hunter and landowner conversations, and so much more.
 
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Late Season South Dakota Roosters

Darwin Weeldreyer is a dedicated South Dakota pheasant hunter, Pheasants Forever volunteer, and habitat champion.  We discuss pheasant populations in South Dakota, late season hunting tactics, enjoying the big flush during the late season, creating habitat, growing the upland bird hunting community, working together to make the land better, enjoying hunts with friends and strangers, and culling roosters before nasty winter weather hits and hurts the birds.  We also share a list of Christmas wishes from our bird hunting listeners.
 
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