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On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with avid outdoors women, coach, state champion, nationally ranked professional sporting clays shooter, Amber Brown! 

Amber shares her story of how she was raised doing outdoor activities, how she got started in shooting sports and where it's taken her today. She digs into the different trap, skeet, 5-stand, sporting clays, different shooting styles, what it's like to compete at a professional level, shotgun options, the importance of mindset, numbers behind the growing sport, youth opportunities, tips and tricks to improve at both clay targets and bird hunting, stance, shotgun weights, recoil, aiming and followthrough, practice, coaching, safety, ammo choice, and much more!

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On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with avid outdoorsman, woodsman, forager, Chris Thalman! 

Over the past 25+ years Chris has dedicated every April and May to hunting for morel mushrooms and then continues into the remainder of the year being what he refers to as a Mushroomer. As a student of the woods and mushroom foraging in general, Chris shares the specifics he has learned along the way when it comes to the elusive morel mushroom. From ideal environments, the 4 main settings where morels can be found, perfect soil temperatures, how winters, night temps and thunderstorms effect morel growth, different phases, trees and vegetation to look out for, soil chemistry, how to correctly harvest, tips & tricks to spotting morels, what not to do, mushrooms not to eat, best practices for collecting and transporting mushrooms, different ways to save morels and enjoy months later, a few wild stories of filling coolers up after finding "honey holes", great preparation and cooking ideas, and much more!

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On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with turkey hunting guide, network pro-field staff member, owner of Last Light Guide Service, Gary Berger! 

Gary hunts multiple states himself and takes several clients out each year to harvest long beard wild turkeys. He shares successful strategies when using a compound bow, recurve bow, shotgun, decoy setups, weather conditions, no decoy "run & gun" methods, reading the woods, turkey calling sequences, scouting and roosting strategy, a great story about using a black powder shotgun, a huge triple beard rio grande harvest, and much more! 

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On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with avid outdoors women, NWTF Hunting & Fishing R3 Coordinator of Michigan, Jen Davis! 

Jen shares her story of how she went from not hunting and being intimidated by firearms to now dedicating her career working full time with the National Wild Turkey Federation heading Hunting & Fishing R3 (Recruitment, Retention, Reactivate) programs all over the state of Michigan. She dives into how investigating where her store bought food came turned into learning about hunting, shooting sports, foraging, processing and cooking wild game, non-profit work, conservation efforts, hunter education for women, youth programs and getting parents involved, multi-state collaboration efforts, on the ground wild turkey habitat work, fundraising for specific programs, a wild out of state hunting story, subspecies behaviors and terrain usage, and much more!

You can find more about the work NWTF is doing or get involved by visiting www.minwtf.org. 

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On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with charter fishing captain and owner of Karen Ann Charters, Vinnie Calabro! 

Captain Vinnie has been fishing Jamaica Bay, Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Eastern Shores of New York for decades. Every single day he and his crew go out to scout or catch bait hours before clients show up to make their charter experience like no other. On this podcast Vinnie shares all that goes into fishing for stripers. He discusses using live bait, season changes, weather patterns, fish behavior depending on the different bait fish, spawning, and water conditions, some artificial lures to use, rod, reel, and rig setup, some awesome fishing stories, and much more!

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On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with avid outdoorsman, professional angler, and Bassmaster Elite Series Champion, Brock Mosley! 

Brock has spent a number of years coming up the ranks as a professional bass angler, qualified for the Elite Series in 2015 and in 2023 was Bassmaster Elite Series Champion! He shares what it's like to be on tour, how it felt to win, competing across the country, strategies he takes in different weather conditions, reading the water, feeding patterns, lures to use and when, rod and real choice, bait caster reels, spin reels, some awesome fishing stories, and much more!

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On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with Outdoor Channel host of Man Eats Wild, Mario Kalpou!

Mario takes everything he does to the next level and has a deep passion for promoting people to experience the outdoors. Mario travels the world hunting, fishing, foraging, and exploring some of the most remote places possible, but takes the time to learn the local culture, survival techniques, traditions, hunting methods and culinary techniques. He shares wild stories of his time living with native tribes just discovered in the amazon rainforest 30 years ago, big game hunting elk, scuba diving, getting poisoned by tree frogs, cooking underground, near death experiences, some delicious ways to prepare wild game, the importance of connecting with the wilderness, strengthening your mind, body and spirit, a number of real wild stories, and much more!

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On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with avid outdoor adventurer, emergency room physician, educator, and owner of Wild Med Adventures, Dr. Ben Mattingly, MD!

Ben and his wife, Jenni, started this company based on their passion for traveling the world and the great outdoors. From mountain climbing, scuba diving, duck hunting, biking, off roading, or fishing the amazon river - this educational concept for medical personnel covers all wild adventures. Ben shares how the wilderness medicine educational program works, what to expect while on a trip, some of the extreme scenarios people encounter while out in the elements and how to handle them, some very cool opportunities, family fun, a few wild stories, and much more!

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On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with Professional Angler, Major Thornton! 

Major has come up fishing from the banks to crushing tournaments all over the United States targeting many species in both salt and fresh water. Major LOVES fishing, passionate about getting others out on the water, creates awesome entertaining online content and on this podcast he discusses how he finds fish in new bodies of water, running different electronics, red fish in the shallow waters, their seasonal patterns, eating behaviors, different baits and tackle to use depending on time of day, season, water conditions, rod & reel setup, tournament fishing, different fishing styles in different states, some excellent stories on the water, and much more!

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On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with Professional Angler and Owner of Bros Guide Service, Brian Brosdahl! 

Brian is dialed in when it comes to fishing walleye all over the country. Whether it's summer or winter you can find him on the water in northern Minnesota on Cass Lake and Lake Winnibigoshish. Brian shares with us his strategy of covering water to find fish, ideal water and weather conditions, walleye breeding behavior, how the feeding patterns change over the seasons, different baits to use, rod and reel setups, boat operating strategies, vertical jigging on the Detroit River in Michigan and Canada, Mississippi River fishing, some excellent stories on the water, and much more!

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