Bailey Petersen is a wildlife biologist for Minnesota’s Department of Natural Resources. Bailey shares fascinating ruffed grouse and woodcock biology, her role as a woodcock banding mentor, training dogs to safely find birds on nests, what biologists are learning about woodcock, grouse habitat restoration projects in the north woods, timber harvest vs non-timber harvest, ruffed grouse drumming counts, and how volunteers can help during a catch & release season.

Flush television hosts, Ron Schara, Bill Sherck & Scott Fransen join Travis Frank for an upland bird hunting roundup. We answer listener questions, discuss hunting dog breeds, training advice, dream bird hunts, first hunts, Canada hunting opportunities, and we share favorite stories from the field.

Dean Snelling is a lifelong resident of Hawaii and a diehard upland bird hunter. He joins host Travis Frank to discuss upland bird hunting opportunities that are open to the public on the islands of Hawaii.

North Country guide, Matt Breuer joins and discusses Minnesota’s Sharp-Tailed Grouse Society's mission, how and where to watch the spring mating ritual of dancing sharp-tailed grouse on leks, and the outlook for Minnesota’s grouse species in a sleeper region of bird country. Plus, spring turkey hunting talk and foraging for wild mushrooms.

Keng joins the show to discuss how he’s using social media to find and recruit new hunters, plus he shares the importance of 1-on-1 time in the field with first-timers, real-life hunting experiences with rookies, lessons he’s learned as a mentor, & why he invests so much of his time to help others.

Tyler Sladen joins host, Travis Frank, to discuss his bird hunting passion, hunting quail with a goshawk, the art of falconry, quail hunting with dogs and falcons, how he learned to train falcons to hunt with his dogs, and what it’s like to hunt with and without a shotgun.

Andrew Vavra & Joe Long join the show to discuss Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever’s massive new campaign “Call of the Uplands.” We discuss how they plan to raise $500 million for conservation, their vision for the mission, where the money will go, how they plan to get there, and how we all can help answer the call.

Ben Brettingen joins the show to recap his hunting season and explain his methods for finding productive public hunting grounds. Then we discuss proven tactics to gain permission to hunt on private grounds and form lasting relationships with landowners.

It’s the age-old question- “What would it be like to have my own hunting land?” Jeff Striker and Rob Beyer have asked and answered that question for themselves. They join us today to tell us what it is like to own hunting land with friends as well as on your own.

Robert hunts upland birds from California’s mountains to North Dakota’s prairies & public access places in between. He explains how his love for the hunt has evolved and why he shares his hilarious relationship with his hunting dogs on social media for all to see.