Corey Lucas and Clayton Beaird hit the road to the idyllic town of Seneca, Illinois to talk with Drake Stuedemann about the finer things in life... waterfowling tradition and high-end craftsmanship.

We talk about how an interest and passion for woodworking and building things as a young child has led Drake down a path to becoming a custom luxury furniture builder. His story is fascinating in that his family's tradition for waterfowling intertwines all of his life experiences, like how coaching from his grandfather and trudging through muck to retrieve ducks may have led to him being a Division I college athlete.

Listen to how duck hunting tradition and etiquette has been passed down for generations through Drake's family cabin on the Mississippi River. A fascinating story rich with memories and keepsakes (check out the photos on Instagram @coreykajpodcast or @cedarrundecoys).

You can learn more about Drake Woodworking here:
IG: @drake_woodworking
Website: www.drakewoodworking.com

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Corey Lucas and Kaj Carlson sit down with Heath Hoogerhyde to talk about something seemingly unrelated to waterfowl...supercars. Listen as we connect the two topics as they make up a large part of "Hoogs" life outside of his family.

Hoogs Customs specializes in detailing some of the finest cars in the region and beyond. We discuss how the business grew and talk about some of the highlight cars his crew has worked on.

We cover his chase for the 41+ species of huntable waterfowl in North America, as well as his love for hand-carved decoys.

We finish it up with what always seems to sneak into our conversations... turkey hunting.

You can learn more about what Hoogs Customs here:
IG: @hoogs_customs
Website: https://hoogscustoms.com/

You can follow Heath's hunting adventures here:
IG: @hhoogs

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Corey Lucas and Kaj Carlson are joined by Mike Clements and Wally Schalau to talk dog training and the Super Retriever Series.  These guys are working hard to provide an awesome experience for trainers and their dogs to test their retrieving skills at Brandon Cerecke's (BOSS Shotshells) "duck farm" in White Pigeon, Michigan.

Mike guides us through the background, agenda, and culture of the Super Retriever Series. He also introduces us to the Cerecke (BOSS Shotshells) duck farm, where Mike manages the wildlife habitat and seems to be born to build a duck wonderland there.

We then settle into a lengthy discussion with one of the hardest working dog trainers in the business, Wally Schalau from Southern Oak Kennels - North.  We get a ton of our questions answered and Wally provides us some clarity on some main training topics such as; force fetching, e-collars, etc.

We could have sat there all day asking those guys dog training questions...but we kept it under two hours for y'all!

Come check out the Super Retriever Series event July 14 -16, 2023. 
19490 Haybridge Rd.
White Pigeon, MI 49091
 (https://www.facebook.com/events/1637735700015306/?active_tab=discussion)

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Visit their website at https://www.southernoakkennels.com/

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Corey Lucas and Kaj Carlson are joined by Jay Hathaway from Vanguard to talk about optics. Jay gives us the skinny on the optics industry, and as usual Corey and Kaj take him down a rabbit hole to talk "the band life" and the reputation punk rock bands have to throwdown,

Vanguard's origin story is unique and their dedication to providing quality glass (ie. binoculars, digiscopes, spotting scopes, monoculars), stands, and shooting sticks are definitely worth looking into... no pun intended.

This enjoyable conversation we have with Jay is topped with a "bad band photo" of the men dressed in black.

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Visit their website at https://www.vanguardworld.com/

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Corey Lucas and Kaj Carlson are joined by Dr. Pete (Philip VanVranken) and Molly VanVranken to discuss all things dogs. Dr. Pete talks about how he established the Dickman Road Veterinary Clinic, what motivates him to continue to practice vet medicine, and guides us through a laundry list of questions about hunting dog injuries, pet care, food selection, and some interesting "finds" over the years.

Dr. Pete has also founded a new dog food company, The Scoop (soon to be rebranded as Voyager Dog Food Co.). We talk about how copper additives (chelated coppers or copper sulfate) in dog food are leading to a rise in copper storage disease, which causes cirrhosis of the liver. Molly VanVranken helps unpack why their dog food is a wise choice and the reasons behind the rebranding to Voyager Dog Food Co.

This episode will give you an inside "Scoop" on hunting dog health care and get you thinking about what we are feeding our hard-working companions. It's a great discussion that we could have continued long into the night... full of great stories, vital information, and trustworthy guidance.

Follow The Scoop Dog Food on Instagram (@the_scoop_dog_food)
Visit their website at www.safedogfood.com
Visit the Dickman Road Veterinary Clinic website at www.dickmanroadvet.com

Learn more about Copper Storage Disease
https://www.safedogfood.com/copper-storage-disease/
Information on copper and liver disease in dogs
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/104063870001200201

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Corey Lucas and Kaj Carlson are joined by Clayton Beaird and Zack Bouzas after a day filming the new Cedar Run Decoy Company micro-doc here in Michigan. Zack has an incredible talent for captivating an audience through video content and talks us through his methods from pacing videos to mixing audio tracks.

Zack is currently filming for Loaded Timber Waterfowl (www.loadedtimber.com) in Oklahoma and shares his stories from this past season as well as his vision for the future as he's quickly making a name for himself in the waterfowl world.

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Check out Loaded Timber Waterfowl's Youtube channel to see more of Zack Bouzas work (https://www.youtube.com/@loadedtimberwaterfowl6965)

Keep a lookout for the new Cedar Run Decoy Company micro-doc video to be released soon!

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Corey Lucas and Kaj Carlson sit down with recently retired National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) R3 Coordinator and Regional Director Steve Sharp to kickoff the spring turkey season. Steve's stories are always entertaining and we take the opportunity to tap into his wealth of knowledge on the wild turkey.

We dive deep into the history of wild turkey restoration, turkey behavior and biology, Steve's U.S. Royal Slam,  and the NWTF's Learn to Hunt  (LTH) programs.

You can learn more about the NWTF's Learn to Hunt programs: http://www.minwtf.org/pager3

Find a Learn to Hunt event in your area: https://your.nwtf.org/members/events/

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Corey Lucas and Kaj Carlson sit down with Michigan State University waterfowl research scientist Ben Luukkonen to discuss new research being conducted on the "movement, survival, habitat selection, and productivity of Great Lakes mallards". This conversation is "wild" as we learn about how game farm mallard genetics may be influencing breeding and survival success.

You're going to want to listen (...and maybe even re-listen) to this podcast to be that guy in the blind that actually knows what's going on, getting it right from the source.

We hope to have Ben back on the podcast at the conclusion of his research in 2024 to update us on the project's conclusions.

View Ben's previous research on "Canada Goose Survival and Recovery Rates in Urban and Rural Areas of Iowa, USA"
https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jwmg.21987

Ben comes from good stock as his dad was also an accomplished waterfowl researcher with over 20 publications including this enlightening research on the molt migration of Canada geese.
https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2193/2007-029

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Corey Lucas, Kaj Carlson, and Clayton Beaird sit down with Zach Brawley to recap his year of adventures. The conversation covers Zach's near death experience, in-depth philosophical discussion on churches, baptisms, and the purpose for what we do... chasing ducks. And yes, we eventually get to talking about the National Wild Turkey Federation Annual Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. 

As expected, lots of laughs were had with Zach on this kickoff to our Season 2 episodes. 

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*This episode contains explicit language... y'all can thank Zach

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Corey and Kaj are joined in the Cedar Run Decoy Co. studio by friend Clayton Beaird to recap Season 1 of The Corey & Kaj podcast, discuss the plans for Season 2, and share the hunting season highs and lows.

Get ready for Season 2 by listening to this podcast!

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