In this episode Brenden Gallagher and Max Inchausti sit down with James Callicutt, Waterfowl & Upland Gamebird Specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Gamebird Program about declines in Mallard numbers, flooded corn and waterfowl habitat. Follow along as the crew also chats about new gear, invasive swans in California and some hot takes on their top waterfowl species and pursuits in the first ever episode of the Split Reed podcast.