Everett Headley is an outdoor writer and educator who grew up hunting and fishing in Montana. He is the host of Venery and Veritas Podcast which focuses on the peripherals of hunting; elevating your hunt, wild game, cooking, ethics, conservation, philosophy, controversy and education. In this episode we discuss his choice of bird dogs, falconry, and ways to elevate your hunt and tastefully share the story.

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5:00 Conversations around hunting ethics 9:45 Growing up hunting 18:00 Providing wild game for family, friends and neighbors 19:00 2021 Hunting season 25:40 Labs to Chessies 39:00 Falconry 56:00 Wild caught vs captive bred falcons 1:01:50 Venery and Veritas Podcast 1:09:40 Talking points on ethics in hunting 1:13:15 Hunting for food or sport 1:20:15 Are we getting better or worse 1:23:00 Staying informed 1:32:40 Share of the story 1:33:30 Covey concerns 1:35:00 Resources to help elevate your hunting 1:37:30 Lightning round Books: Meditations on Hunting Grinnell Gear: Darn Tough Socks Snack: Cliff Bars Fig Newtons

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It's that time of year when many of us are planning out the amount of gamebirds for this dog training and testing season. Unless you raise and keep your own birds, chances are you're at the mercy of the bird availability of your club or organization. If you have the time and space, rearing chicks on your own is a helpful option. April, a manager at MacFarlane Pheasants, walks us through the advantages of buying eggs vs chicks vs mature birds, as well as basic rearing and husbandy tips.  

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4:15 Meet April of MacFarlane Pheasants 6:50 Ideal time to order chicks 7:40 Age start flying 8:40 Buying eggs vs chicks 10:25 Cost of feed considerations 11:45 Ideal setup for chicks 12:20 Heat lamps 12:50 Water supply 13:30 Electrolytes MacFarlane Vitamin Pack 16:00 Shipping mortality rate 16:45 Recommended chick feed 18:25 Importance of enough space 19:30 Ideal temp 20:25 Medications 21:05 Moving to flight pen 21:40 Ideal enclosure 22:10 Peepers and bits 22:40 Mixing species 23:30 Corn 24:40 Flight pens Flight Pen Manual 25:35 Good vs bad flyers 27:30 Chukar 28:50 Predator control 30:30 Breeding pheasants 33:00 Soil considerations 33:50 Nutrition 35:15 Pheasant Management Seminar 37:25 Videos 38:10 Current availability 39:15 Favorite pheasant recipes 40:25 Pheasant Fest 42:25 Pricing

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Katie Willis joins us for a bonus episode to share the story about 'The Great Raccoon Wars of 2010'.

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Michelle Dunn is a massage therapist and owner of True North Massage in Seeley Lake and Missooula, MT. She is also an adult onset hunter and recent graduate of the Montana Master Hunter Program. She joins me today to discuss the benefits of being outdoors and how massage therapy will increase the quality of your hunt and your performance.

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4:30 Meet Michelle 6:30 Importance of self care 8:00 Career change as a masseuse 9:30 Becoming a hunter 10:50 Taking kids hunting 12:45 Montana Master Hunter 16:50 Taking care of yourself through hunting season 20:20 Cupping method 22:15 Stones 23:00 Rock Tape 24:00 When to start massage therapy before season 26:00 Signs you could benefit from massage 26:50 Pre-hunt recommendations 28:00 Post-hunt recommendations 31:30 Mental health and social benefits of hunting 33:10 Sleep recommendations 35:40 Diet considerations 39:20 Routine care recommendations Connect with Michelle True North Massage Facebook

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Kat Pippitt leads a busy, yet organized schedule while she and her husband Ethan, continue to growth their business, raise toddlers and focus on personal health. As we kick off the new year, we consider what we have planned for our resolutions. Research shows that 80% of New Year's resolutions fail within the first month. Kat explains how making goals, rather than resolutions, with an action plan that is specific, measurable and time-bound are more attainable.

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4:30 Meet Kat

6:45 Resolutions vs Goals

9:00 Writing down goals

11:30 Make it special and fun

15:05 Making weekly goals and task list

16:30 Reward your progress

17:35 Tonal

24:20 Breaking down categories

25:30 Kat's typical day

28:15 Cellphone, a necessary distraction

30:30 Reading more

Kat's currently reading:

Let Dogs Be Dogs

The Art of Raising a Puppy

35:30 Keep learning

36:00 Reading and meditation

36:40 Cold showers

39:00 Raising puppies

43:15 YAWA

46:00 Outlander

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48:15 Podcasts

51:30 A few of Kat's top goals for the year

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Social media has become the most common place to buy and sell a puppy, choose a stud dog, breeder, and trainer. Are the marketing skills of breeders and owners taking precedence over pedigree, achievements, temperament, and health screenings? Kelly Schur, a second-generation breeder of merit and bird dog enthusiast, provides insight on this topic and shares tips and recommendations to help make decisions beyond what's on the 'gram.

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8:50 Meet Kelly Schur

13:30 Getting started in shooting and hunting

19:15 Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

30:00 Manipulating photos

32:15 Filters

34:20 Breeders becoming marketers

38:15 See dogs in person

40:05 If there isn't a picture, did it really happen

41:50 Do titles make a difference

47:30 Do your research

50:55 Popular sire syndrome as a result of media

55:00 Availability and appearance allure

56:15 Fad and odd color markings

1:02:00 Creative advertising

1:02:45 Negative outcomes

1:06:20 Tips for researching credible sources

1:10:30 Importance of health tests

1:14:00 Genetic testing vs health testing

1:16:00 Breed Club Resources

1:17:15 Advantages of social media

1:21:55 Realistic expectations

1:25:15 Appreciation for a functional bird dog

1:29:30 Tips for your first dog show

1:33:30 Favorite game bird recipe

1:34:50 Favorite hunting gear

1:36:00 Shotgun

1:38:30 Connect with Kelly

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Katie Willis joins us for a bonus episode to share the soft side of Bird Dog, in addition to a couple extra epic short stories.

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William and I discuss late season hunting. The weather has changed and the birds have been getting pressured and educated for months. We discuss travel considerations, gear, chokes and shot size, ideal dogs, as well as the cover, diet and behavior different upland species. To share their expertise insight, biologists and avid hunters Bailey Petersen and Ken Plourde weigh in on bird specific considerations.

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7:50 Winter Gear

11:00 Orange Buff

11:15 42" Wildrag

12:10 Boot Dryer

12:25 DrySure

13:10 YakTrax

14:35 Sleep Accommodations

iKamper

National Forest Cabins

16:20 Ruffed Grouse

22:30 Bailey Peterson weighs in on late season ruffed grouse hunting

28:00 Pheasant

31:15 Sharptail

34:00 Ken Plourde weighs in on late season pheasant, sharptail and hun hunting

43:28 Chokes and Ammo

44:40 Dog considerations: coat, paws, hypothermia

48:40 Gun care

51:10 Late season plans

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Jaelee Schwartz is the owner of Green Gable Gundogs and winner of the 2021 US Open Cocker National Championship. She has been training and competing with Spaniels since she was 8 years old alongside her father, Jeff Schwartz, a professional trainer at Rock River Kennels.  Jaelee placed in her first licensed AKC Springer trial at 10 years old, and now a professional trainer herself, is the youngest person to win the Open National Cocker Championship. Despite all of Jaelee's accomplishments, she claims failng was a big part of her journey. She believes anything is possible with hard work and dedication.

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12:45 Horicon Marsh

13:15 2021 US National Cocker Championship

14:45 Ike, the Champ

16:30 Trialing and Testing

17:30 Springers to Cockers

20:00 Growing up raising puppies, training and traveling

23:00 Starting a training business

24:00 Growing up in the business

27:25 Accomplishments as a kiddo

31:00 Training professionally

34:15 Relationship with each dog

34:55 Placeboard training

37:00 Teaching steadiness with cheeseballs

40:15 Overcoming obstacles

46:00 Early characteristics of the National Field Champion

47:45 What it takes to get to the National

48:10 Requirements at the National

53:00 Ike's National Run

56:50 The Moment

1:02:10 Ike's future

53:00 Importance of pedigree

1:05:20 Hunt tests

1:08:10 Evaluating puppies

1:12:00 Finding a breeder

1:13:15 Cocker Health Clearances

1:17:00 Fieldcockers.com

1:17:40 Favorite piece of gear

Green Gable Gundogs

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It's that time of year when we are all thinking about Christmas ideas and what would be nice to add to our gear list to enhance next year's hunting season. Since 40% of the listeners of this podcast are men, I wanted to get some input from the guys. So I sit down with my husband William Bastian and our friend Jeff Quigley to discuss the hunting gear that we've put through the test for ourselves, our dogs, and truck setups that work for each of us. While it only takes a gun, comfy clothes, shoes, and preferably a dog to get out and hunt, we mention items that help make the hunting experience a bit more efficient.

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3:30 Meet Jeff Quigley

8:30 Pant options

Men's Orvis Hunting Pant

Men's First Lite Sawbuck Pant

Men's Prana Stretch Zion Pant

Women's First Lite Obsidian Pant

Women's First Lite Alturas Pant

Fjallraven Keb Trousers

Prois

Nite Lite Chaps

Nite Lite Briar Bibs

Dovetail Workwear Pants

Dovetail Bibs

Kuhl Pant

Gaiters

19:00 Hunting Tops

Patagonia Orange Puffer Jacket

Men's DriRelease Shirt

Women's DriRelease Shirt

Prois Puffy Vest

24:00 Hunting Vests

Wingworks

Final Rise

Chief Upland

Hunt Redi

Leather Garmin Holster

35:30 Socks

Darn Tough

Smart Wool

40:00 Boots

Kenetrek

Dubarry

49:30 Gloves

Prois Glove Liner

First Lite Aerowool Touch Liner Glove

First Lite Talus Fingerless Merino Glove

First Lite Shale Touch Hybrid Glove

Geier Kangaroo Gloves

53:10 Glasses

53:30 Hearing Protection

55:00 Backup Gear

Helly Hansen Rain Gear

57:00 Chokes

Briley Chokes

Briley Speed Wrench

59:30 Shotguns

Orvis Fabarm Elos D2

Syren Elos D2

CZ Bobwhite

1:04:30 Bird Strap

1:06:00 Boss ammo bag

1:07:15 Go-to Snacks

1:08:25 Truck Setup

Decked

iKamper

Mr Heater Little Buddy

Leitner Active Cargo System - Forged

RSI Smartcap Truck Topper

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Mud River Crate Cover

Primo Pads

Headlamp

Magnet Gun Caddy

1:23:10 Knives

Havalon

Victorinox

Meglio Knives

Upland Knives

1:28:45 Extras

Puffin Drinkwear

Go Pro

1:31:00 Dog Items

Dog Comb

Horse Comb

Hemostat

Ultra Paws Dog Boots

Lewis Boots

Rex Specs

Garmin Alpha 200i

Garmin Pro 550 Plus

OnX Hunt

Stakeout Line

Purina Fortiflora

Superman Cape

Purina Pro Plan

Dog Food Storage Travel

Momarsh Versa Vest

Collapsible Dog Blind

1:54:00 Gamechangers

William – Darn Tough

Jeff – Teva Moccasins

Courtney – Garmin Fenix Watch and iKamper

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