The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field

Justice for Ellie

While chukar hunting in Idaho, Trevor Henderson’s bird dog, Ellie, went on point and was then shot and killed by a coyote hunter.  Trevor relives the horrific story from that hunt, and describes the events that followed when officers arrived on the scene and told him there was no crime committed.  Trevor shares his mission to seek Justice for Ellie, explains what he’s learned about hunting laws in Idaho and around the country that pertain to bird dogs, what he’s doing to protect all dogs, why he started “The Ellie Project”, and what he wants bird hunters to know about the next time they step into the field.  www.theellieproject | FB: @The Ellie Project
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Wild in the Kitchen

Ali Walton & Jon Tremblay join the show to help us get wild in the kitchen.  We laugh and share stories from special moments shared together, talk tools to help your wild game cooking, share recipes, share more stories, heckling friends and having fun, social media tips and viral videos, field reports from pheasant country, the big one that didn’t get away, Walton’s grows, from Nashville music to Kansas meat, and so much more. @waltonsinc
 
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America’s 2024 Quail Forecast

Is this the year of the quail?  It might be! Ryan Sparks from Quail Forever joins the show to preview America’s upcoming quail hunting season.  Find out where quail numbers are up, where quail have rebounded from drought, where timely rains have dramatically raised quail numbers, stories from the covey rise, growing up in quail country, and all things quail from north to south, east to west.  Plus, we recap Minnesota’s pheasant opener, talk dry conditions, and so much more. @qualforever
 
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Northwoods Bird Camp

In a 100-year-old church-turned hunting camp we share stories from our bird hunt in Minnesota’s Northwoods. Brian Kelvington, Ted Anderson, Chris Christy join the show to talk about flushing big numbers of ruffed grouse and woodcock, hunting only the best cover, when to pull the plug on a spot and when to stay, finding perfect habitat, hunting camp traditions, wolf encounters with bird dogs, hunting gear updates, and so much more…
 
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Sunset Channel Grouse Adventure

After a week in Canada’s bush country, Ben Brettingen & George Lyall sit down with Travis Frank to share stories from their remote wilderness ruffed grouse hunting adventure based out of Sunset Channel Outpost on Lake of the Woods.  The trio share laughs, struggles, lessons learned, success stories, tips to find ruffed grouse in the upper Midwest, going remote, catching walleyes from shore, hunting waterfowl between grouse flushes, recipes from camp, reasons to plan a true adventure, and so much more… @benbrettingen @g.lyall66
 
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2024 Pheasant Hunting Preview

Jared Wiklund from Pheasants Forever joins the show to preview the 2024 pheasant hunting season.  We break down each state to discuss where upland bird hunters will flush more roosters this fall, areas that were hit hardest by spring rain, where the hatch exceeded expectations and where it fell short, pheasant facts, build a wildlife area week, rain & habitat updates, be bear aware, and so much more…  @pheasantsforever
 
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North Dakota’s Fall Hunt Preview

Jeb Williams is the Director of North Dakota Game & Fish.  Jeb & Travis preview North Dakota’s bird hunting season by discussing bird counts for pheasants, sharp-tailed grouse, Hungarian partridge & waterfowl.  The two also talk about the impact of non-resident hunting in ND, expanding public access, gaining permission on private ground, electronically posted lands, habitat, water levels, new areas to hunt, and so much more. @ndgameandfish
 
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Wyoming Blues

Travis Frank joins Josh Tatman & Dan Towsley in the mountains of Wyoming in search of blue grouse & cutthroat trout. At 10,000 ft above sea level the crew takes a break from the adventure to share stories from the hunt, discuss blue grouse hunting in-depth, hunting in high elevations, preparing for wild west terrain, camping on top of the mountain, sharing hunting grit, Wyoming wildfires & habitat, a first bird for a young pup, plus so much more!  @josh_tatman | @dtowsley
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Opening Day Checklist

Ben Brettingen from OnX Hunt and Travis Frank go through their opening day checklist to prepare for the new hunting season.  The two talk hunting gear head to toe, new gear for this season, setting personal goals for the season, tips to be more successful in the field, breaking down cover & understand birds, planning for long roadtrips, new OnX Hunt features, Ben’s sunglasses, and so much more!  @benbrettingen
 
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Grousemas

Julia Schrenkler & Mercedes Akinseye join the show to discuss their annual opening day bird hunting tradition called “Grousemas.” The duo of dedicated bird hunters also share about their passion for conservation, their path to the uplands, learning together at their own pace, starting a tradition vs waiting for an invite, the gifts of giving back, being polite & respectful hunters, and so much more.  @juliaschrenkler
 
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