North American Waterfowl

The first season of the North American Waterfowl Show features some of the craziest band stories we’ve heard. We’ve got a series of episodes coming from finding rare bands, to the origination of banding to the longest migration on record. We recorded them in 2021, but are finally getting around to releasing them. These episodes will available to download, stream and watch.

This podcast is about a banded bird that flew for 10 straight days!

When we recorded this podcast in 2021, the longest bird migration record had just been broken and it sat at 10 days. It was broken again in 2022 (11 days) by a bird of the same species after this podcast was done.

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Ok, this might be one of the craziest band stories I’ve heard. It started out as just an interview with Todd Van Langen. Todd is from Trigger Time TV and is retired Special Forces. Todd was with the hostage rescue group, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Group. We filmed an episode of Prairie Sportsman with him as well and the stories he shared will stop you in your tracks. Todd talks about his time in the service as well as a crazy band story that is unlike any I’ve ever heard.

The first season of the North American Waterfowl Show features some of the craziest band stories we’ve heard. We’ve got a series of episodes coming from finding rare bands, to the origination of banding to the longest migration on record. We recorded them in 2021, but are finally getting around to releasing them. These episodes will available to download, stream and watch. 

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If you’ve ever shot a band in Minnesota – or anywhere along the Mississippi Flyway, you might recognize the name Bruce Davis. Bruce is the head of the banding program with the Minnesota DNR. In recent years he started putting gps transmitters, or “backpacks” on mallards to learn their habits from when they migrate out of state, how far they go, what time they feed and what type of fields they’re using. We talked to Bruce about what he’s learned so far.

The first season of the North American Waterfowl Show features some of the craziest band stories we’ve heard. We’ve got a series of episodes coming from finding rare bands, to the origination of banding to the longest migration on record. We recorded them in 2021, but are finally getting around to releasing them. These episodes will available to download, stream and watch. 

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Brian Huber, known as “Birdyologist” on Instagram, is a waterfowl biologist with California Waterfowl. Brian joins us to talk about the banding program on the west coast, what they’ve learned, what they’re methods are and what kind of crazy experiences they’ve had.

The first season of the North American Waterfowl Show features some of the craziest band stories we’ve heard. We’ve got a series of episodes coming from finding rare bands, to the origination of banding to the longest migration on record. We recorded them in 2021, but are finally getting around to releasing them. These episodes will available to download, stream and watch. 

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NAWP | Episode 3: Full Circle Speck with Nick Docken. The first season of the North American Waterfowl Show features some of the craziest band stories we’ve heard. We’ve got a series of episodes coming from finding rare bands, to the origination of banding to the longest migration on record. We recorded them in 2021, but are finally getting around to releasing them. These episodes will available to download, stream and watch. Here is episode 3: Nick Docken is working on banding and collaring waterfowl in Alaska, then heads off to hunt in Arkansas that fall. The odds of what happened next are astronomical. Listen/Download/Watch below:

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The first season of the North American Waterfowl Show features some of the craziest band stories we’ve heard. We’ve got a series of episodes coming from finding rare bands, to the origination of banding to the longest migration on record. We recorded them in 2021, but are finally getting around to releasing them. These episodes will available to download, stream and watch. Here is episode 2: This is less about one band in particular, but how Jack Miner pioneered the banding process.

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The first season of the North American Waterfowl Show features some of the craziest band stories we’ve heard. We’ve got a series of episodes coming from finding rare bands, to the origination of banding to the longest migration on record. We recorded them in 2021, but are finally getting around to releasing them. These episodes will available to download, stream and watch.

Here is episode 1: This episode is about finding a band from the 80’s and tracking down a unique band from an Argo dealership in Iowa.

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Peeps has become an overnight sensation. The Canada goose from Prior Lake, Minnesota has his own Facebook page, Tik Tok account and has been featured on the news and in newspapers all over the state. The nondescript black and white bird has captured the hearts and minds of hunters and nonhunters alike.

There’s only one problem: his ownership is technically illegal.

Ronnie Hendrickson knows that he was taking a risk, but when the goose was found orphaned, he used his background of raising domestic ducks and geese, (and rescuing wild animals) to raise the bird as his own.

Peeps quickly learned to follow Ron everywhere, flying alongside his jet ski, walking in the front door and inadvertently becoming a service animal for people suffering from debilitating illnesses.

Peeps was soon joined by another rescue, Puddles. Puddles was brought to Ron by someone else who rescued the goose and thought they would make a great pair.

Recently, Peeps fly a few miles from home, which they’re both free to do. Only this time, he didn’t come home. He tried to climb into a pickup for a ride home and that person, not knowing who Peeps was, called Animal Rescue. The authorities are now holding Peeps and have no intention of giving him back to Ron.

Right or wrong, this is a sad story about a lovable goose who had changed the lives of those it came in contact with. If you’d like to help, there is a petition for his return on his Facebook page here.

We have a short film about Peeps coming soon. In the meantime, here is our interview with Ron on 5/9/21 as he tells us more about the saga of Peeps and what the future might hold.

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Our brand new waterfowl podcast is coming soon! If you like to chase the migration up and down the flyways of North America, then subscribe to this podcast! We’ll talk ducks, geese, migration news, research data, tips and more on this show. Here’s a sample of what you can expect. Share this podcast with other friends that like to hunt ducks and geese.

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