The Flush Podcast - Stories from the field

Upland Ammunition

Brian Kelvington works for Federal Ammunition.  Brian and Travis take a break from pheasant hunting to talk about America’s current ammunition supply, millions of new gun owners, Federal’s acquisition of Remington & Hevi-Shot, trying to keep up with ammunition demands, new upland bird hunting loads, Prairie Storm, Bismuth & TSS loads, plus Federal Ammunition celebrates 100 years in business. Presented by North Dakota Tourism (https://www.legendarynd.com/,) Chief Upland (https://chiefupland.com/,) Federal Ammunition (https://www.federalpremium.com/,) & OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/)

Upland Adventures & North Shore Grouse

Bill Sherck joins the show to recap his recent ruffed grouse hunt on Minnesota’s North Shore.  Plus, Bill and Travis talk about life in outdoor television, wild adventures behind the camera lens, leaving news to produce outdoor television, missing birds on camera, favorite hunts, and least favorite hunts.  Bill shares about his personal hunting journey, being a color-blind bird hunter, living an outdoor lifestyle, and looking ahead to a Florida snipe hunt. Presented by Grain Belt Beer (https://www.grainbelt.com/,) North Dakota Tourism (https://www.legendarynd.com/,) Chief Upland (https://chiefupland.com/,) Federal Ammunition (https://www.federalpremium.com/,) & OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/)

Upland Cowboys

Matt Fruge & Aaron Martin join the show to help us break down our prairie chicken and sharptailed grouse hunt in the Sandhills of Nebraska.  We discuss the ups and downs of hunting on horseback, getting bucked from a horse, hunting rugged terrain, prairie chicken history & habits, gaining access to private ranch lands, an upland bird hunting outlook for the rest of this season, mixed bag hunting in Nebraska, and a few Nebraska hot spots to target for pheasants, sharptails, bobwhite quail & prairie chicken. Presented by Grain Belt Beer (https://www.grainbelt.com/,) North Dakota Tourism (https://www.legendarynd.com/,) Chief Upland (https://chiefupland.com/,) Federal Ammunition (https://www.federalpremium.com/,) Huron Chamber & Visitor’s Bureau (http://www.huronsd.com/,) & OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/)

America’s 2021 Quail Hunting Forecast

Tim Caughran & Andy Edwards from Quail Forever join the show to help us break down the 2021 quail hunting forecast across America. Drought, fires, & arctic winter blasts had an impact on bird numbers, but prospects for this season are still good across much of the country.  We break down each state and highlight hot spots to help you plan for your hunting season. Presented by Grain Belt Beer (https://www.grainbelt.com/,) North Dakota Tourism (https://www.legendarynd.com/,) Chief Upland (https://chiefupland.com/,) Federal Ammunition (https://www.federalpremium.com/,) Huron Chamber & Visitor’s Bureau (http://www.huronsd.com/,) & OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/)

Mayhem in the Mountains

Dylan Waller joins Travis Frank to break down their ptarmigan and dusky grouse hunt in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.  Blizzard conditions in the high mountain terrain had a major impact on this hunt.  Dylan and Travis explain their journey, the hunt through brutal conditions, disappearing birds, alpine tundra habitat, a bird most hunters avoid, preparing your body for high altitude hunting, first aid, dogs, bird biology, and the success of bagging all 10 species of Colorado’s upland game birds. Presented by Grain Belt Beer (https://www.grainbelt.com/,) North Dakota Tourism (https://www.legendarynd.com/,) Chief Upland (https://chiefupland.com/,) Federal Ammunition (https://www.federalpremium.com/,) Huron Chamber & Visitor’s Bureau (http://www.huronsd.com/,) & OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/)

America’s 2021 Pheasant Hunting Forecast

Tom Carpenter from Pheasants Forever joins the show to help us break down a state-by-state outlook for the 2021 pheasant hunting season.  How bad did the drought hurt pheasant numbers?  Which areas saw an increase in bird numbers?  Are there locations to avoid this year?  We’ll answer those questions, and share a few sleeper pheasant hunting spots. https://www.pheasantsforever.org/Presented by Grain Belt Beer (https://www.grainbelt.com/,) North Dakota Tourism (https://www.legendarynd.com/,) Chief Upland (https://chiefupland.com/,) Federal Ammunition (https://www.federalpremium.com/,) Huron Chamber & Visitor’s Bureau (http://www.huronsd.com/,) & OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/)

North Dakota’s 2021 Upland Forecast

Mike Jensen works for the state of North Dakota.  Mike joins the show to break down North Dakota’s updated 2021 bird counts and their upland bird hunting outlook for this season.  We dig into the roadside counts for pheasants, as well as sharptailed grouse, and Hungarian partridge.  We also talk about the waterfowl numbers across the state and the effects of the drought on the landscape.  Mike explains North Dakota’s new trespass laws and the steps hunters must take this season to stay on the right side of property boundaries.  Plus, Mike shares a few of his sleeper spots in North Dakota and under the radar ruffed grouse hunting haunts. Presented by Grain Belt Beer (https://www.grainbelt.com/,) North Dakota Tourism (https://www.legendarynd.com/,) Chief Upland (https://chiefupland.com/,) Federal Ammunition (https://www.federalpremium.com/,) Huron Chamber & Visitor’s Bureau (http://www.huronsd.com/,) & OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/)

The Flush Pheasant Hunt Invitation

Scott Fransen joins this week’s show to invite listeners on a wild bird pheasant hunt this fall at Browns Hunting Ranch in South Dakota.  Scott will host a group of hunters at camp while filming the hunt for a future episode of The Flush television show.  Scott explains why losing his dog to cancer inspired him to host this hunt, plus we talk about the excitement around opening days and a new season with a young puppy. Sign up at https://www.brownshuntingranch.com/ or (605) 765-9150. Presented by North Dakota Tourism (https://www.legendarynd.com/,) Chief Upland (https://chiefupland.com/,) Federal Ammunition (https://www.federalpremium.com/,) Huron Chamber & Visitor’s Bureau (http://www.huronsd.com/,) & OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/)

Montana’s Upland Opener

We’re back in the field, celebrating Montana’s upland opener.  George Lyall joins the show to help us relive our opening week successes and failures.  We’ll talk bird numbers, drought conditions, dog’s point, porcupines, public lands, big sky country, losing a dog in the field, blue-green algae, first aid in the field, cowboy hats train bird dogs, and are bird dogs selfish, or do they have the biggest hearts? Presented by North Dakota Tourism (https://www.legendarynd.com/,) Chief Upland (https://chiefupland.com/,) Federal Ammunition (https://www.federalpremium.com/,) Huron Chamber & Visitor’s Bureau (http://www.huronsd.com/,) & OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/)

Opening Day Countdown

Ben Brettingen from OnX Hunt joins the show to help us count down the last remaining hours before America’s first upland openers kick-off.  We’ll discuss new features just released on the OnX Hunt app that will help you become better hunters in the field this fall, plus we’ll talk about hunting with young bird dogs, do-it-yourself bird hunts, and so much more. Presented by North Dakota Tourism (https://www.legendarynd.com/,) Chief Upland (https://chiefupland.com/,) Federal Ammunition (https://www.federalpremium.com/,) Huron Chamber & Visitor’s Bureau (http://www.huronsd.com/,) & OnX Maps (https://www.onxmaps.com/)