The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field

Iowa Dream Hunt

Jared Wiklund & Josh Divan from Pheasants Forever join the show along with Jim Damnehy, the highest bidder in this year’s pheasant hunting road trip auction.  The crew share stories from the field after an epic pheasant hunt in Iowa, they also discuss Iowa’s pheasant numbers statewide, talk about how this “dream hunt” came to be, habitat success stories, fertile soil, long-term concerns, heckling hunters, and so much more!Next live show is Wednesday, November 30, 7 pm at Bear Cave Brewing in Hopkins!Presented by North Dakota Tourism (https://www.legendarynd.com/,) Federal Premium Ammunition (https://www.federalpremium.com/,) Aluma (https://www.alumaklm.com,) Walton’s (https://www.waltonsinc.com/,) OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/,) Nutri Souce (https://nutrisourcepetfoods.com/,) & Bear Cave Brewing (https://bearcavebrewing.com)

Legends Lodge Pheasant Hunt

The Flush team hunts pheasants in western Minnesota at Scott Fransen’s new bird hunting camp he calls “EP Legends Lodge.” Scott explains how his hunting camp came about, what he’s learned partnering with hunting friends, and why hunting camps are so special. We also discuss Ron Schara’s 12 years of service on the Lessard Sams Council and give an updated pheasant hunting report from the field chasing wild birds in hot, dry conditions.Next live show is Wednesday, November 30, 7 pm at Bear Cave Brewing in Hopkins!Presented by North Dakota Tourism (https://www.legendarynd.com/,) Federal Premium Ammunition (https://www.federalpremium.com/,) Aluma (https://www.alumaklm.com,) Walton’s (https://www.waltonsinc.com/,) OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/,) Nutri Souce (https://nutrisourcepetfoods.com/,) & Bear Cave Brewing (https://bearcavebrewing.com)

2022 Quail Hunting Forecast

Chad Love & Andy Edwards from Quail Forever join the show to provide an extensive quail hunting forecast for the 2022 hunting season.  We also talk about where to find quail in different habitats around the country, sleeper spots, drought impact, and so much more…Next live show is Wednesday, November 30, 7 pm at Bear Cave Brewing in Hopkins!Presented by North Dakota Tourism (https://www.legendarynd.com/,) Federal Premium Ammunition (https://www.federalpremium.com/,) Aluma (https://www.alumaklm.com,) Walton’s (https://www.waltonsinc.com/,) OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/,) Nutri Souce (https://nutrisourcepetfoods.com/,) & Bear Cave Brewing (https://bearcavebrewing.com)

Home on the Prairie

Travis Frank joins Tyler Webster from the Birds, Booze & Buds podcast at his home on the prairie in North Dakota.  Travis and Tyler relive their best and worst hunting stories from this year, discuss hunting behind a variety of dog breeds and what to do when the wheels fall off in the field, recap their week hunting together, under-reported North Dakota bird numbers, and so much more…Next live show is Wednesday, November 30, 7 pm at Bear Cave Brewing in Hopkins!Presented by North Dakota Tourism (https://www.legendarynd.com/,) Federal Premium Ammunition (https://www.federalpremium.com/,) Aluma (https://www.alumaklm.com,) Walton’s (https://www.waltonsinc.com/,) OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/,) Nutri Souce (https://nutrisourcepetfoods.com/,) & Bear Cave Brewing (https://bearcavebrewing.com)

Train To Reach Goals

Nathan Freshour is a dedicated upland bird hunter that trained his own bird dog and achieved his own personal goal, harvesting 10 different species of birds in Minnesota.  Find out why he set a goal, how he achieved it, what he learned along the way, and why setting your own hunting goals can make you a better hunter.Next live show will be Wednesday, November 30, 7 pm at Bear Cave Brewing in Hopkins!Presented by North Dakota Tourism (https://www.legendarynd.com/,) Federal Premium Ammunition (https://www.federalpremium.com/,) Aluma (https://www.alumaklm.com,) Walton’s (https://www.waltonsinc.com/,) OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/,) Nutri Souce (https://nutrisourcepetfoods.com/,) & Bear Cave Brewing (https://bearcavebrewing.com)

Cheers to Pheasant Hunting Season!

Live from Bear Cave Brewing in Hopkins, MN the Flush crew celebrates the start of a new pheasant hunting season, shares stories from Northwoods grouse hunting camps, discusses a grizzly bear attacking a bird hunter, answers questions from listeners, sips drinks with a live audience of hunters, and so much more.Presented by North Dakota Tourism (https://www.legendarynd.com/,) Federal Premium Ammunition (https://www.federalpremium.com/,) Aluma (https://www.alumaklm.com,) Walton’s (https://www.waltonsinc.com/,) OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/,) Nutri Souce (https://nutrisourcepetfoods.com/,) & Bear Cave Brewing (https://bearcavebrewing.com)

Leaving Your Comfort Zone

Emily Spolyar, a Precision Ag & Conservation Specialist for Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever, lives, works and bird hunts on the land in western North Dakota. Emily gives a NoDak bird hunting report and then shares about her journey into the world of upland bird hunting & conservation.  She also opens up about her experiences traveling across the country on solo bird hunts, leaving her comfort zone, and overcoming obstacles to achieve success.Live at Bear Cave Brewing in Hopkins, MN at 7 pm on October 13!Presented by North Dakota Tourism (https://www.legendarynd.com/,) Federal Premium Ammunition (https://www.federalpremium.com/,) Aluma (https://www.alumaklm.com,) Walton’s (https://www.waltonsinc.com/,) OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/,) Nutri Souce (https://nutrisourcepetfoods.com/,) & Bear Cave Brewing (https://bearcavebrewing.com)

2022 Pheasant Hunting Forecast

Jared Wiklund from Pheasants Forever joins the show to review America’s 2022 pheasant hunting forecast.  Jared and Travis give a state-by-state and region-by-region break down of pheasant numbers, habitat and drought conditions, as well as provide a few sleeper spots for pheasant hunters to check out this fall. Presented by North Dakota Tourism (https://www.legendarynd.com/,) Federal Premium Ammunition (https://www.federalpremium.com/,) Aluma (https://www.alumaklm.com,) Walton’s (https://www.waltonsinc.com/,) OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/,) Nutri Souce (https://nutrisourcepetfoods.com/,) & Bear Cave Brewing (https://bearcavebrewing.com)

LIVE Start To Hunting Season

Live from Bear Cave Brewing in Hopkins, MN the entire Flush crew celebrates the start of a new hunting season answering questions from viewers and listeners, while sippin’ drinks with an audience of hunters.Presented by North Dakota Tourism (https://www.legendarynd.com/,) Federal Premium Ammunition (https://www.federalpremium.com/,) Aluma (https://www.alumaklm.com,) Walton’s (https://www.waltonsinc.com/,) OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/,) Nutri Souce (https://nutrisourcepetfoods.com/,) & Bear Cave Brewing (https://bearcavebrewing.com)

Early Season Success

Ben Brettingen from OnX Hunt joins the show to talk through early season success strategies from prairie grouse to pheasants, ruffed grouse to quail.  Plus, Travis and Ben relive their first upland bird hunts of this season in opposite parts of the world, bird numbers to be excited about, new OnX features, Ben’s controversial “kennel divided” article, learning with and laughing at friends, and so much more...Join The Flush for a LIVE podcast at 7pm on September, 21 at Bear Cave Brewing in Hopkins, MNPresented by North Dakota Tourism (https://www.legendarynd.com/,) Federal Premium Ammunition (https://www.federalpremium.com/,) Aluma (https://www.alumaklm.com,) Walton’s (https://www.waltonsinc.com/,) OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/) & Nutri Souce (https://nutrisourcepetfoods.com/)