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Mackinaw is the dog that built the Wingmen brand. Sadly, he has passed on and Wingmen Podcast host, Todd Helms commemorates Mackinaw in this candid episode as he talks about Mack's life. It's a behind the curtain episode that every dog lover will understand. Gone but never forgotten, Mackinaw will always hold a special place in the hearts of those who hunted with and knew him.

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Wingmen host Todd Helms sits down, once again, with his Wingman, Josh Lancaster of Red Flats Retrievers to discuss correcting and mitigating dog issues while on a hunt. Todd's Labrador Hondo, is an excellent duck dog but proned to "breaking" when Todd shoots. The guys devise a plan for helping Hondo to be steadier and then they get into different dog breeds and applications for each as Todd is exploring the idea of getting a pointing dog to increase his upland bird hunting opportunities.

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50 DUCKS is a website and App that follows waterfowl fitted with GPS telemetry devices across North and Central America, allowing real-time migration updates from specific birds across the entire range of flyways. The brainchild of Greer Smith, an avid waterfowler, 50 DUCKS was created as an educational tool for teachers, kids and of course hunters but its application is broader. Host Todd Helms sat down with Greer to take a deep dive into the program and a specific look at some individual birds amazing migrations. A Wigeon stopping in the high desert of Wyoming, a Northern Shoveler who migrated at 17,000 feet and of course theres the snow goose who has visited the Yucatan Peninsula and the Atlantic seaboard in the same year! 50 DUCKS houses fascinating information, you can access the website through this link. https://50ducks.com/ Use the code: WINGMEN for a discounted price.

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Wingmen host Todd Helms breaks down the Top 5 most important waterfowl hunting skills. From scouting and shooting to hides, decoy placement and calling, Todd uses his 30+ years of waterfowl hunting experience to help you hone your waterfowling skills in this episode of Eastmans' Wingmen Podcast.

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Wingmen host Todd Helms sits down for a solo podcast deep dive into shotgun chokes. He discusses what chokes are, how they work and which ones to use for different types of hunting. This episode was recorded in response to a YouTube question about shotgun chokes and Todd goes down the rabbit hole into everything related to shotgun chokes. Todd also wrote a blog about this topic which can be found at the link below where you can also sign up for the monthly Wingmen newsletter, Wingbeats so you'll never miss an episode of Eastmans' Wingmen Podcast plus you'll be entered to win tons of free gear! https://eastmans.com/wingmen/

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Todd Helms and Josh Lancaster of Red Flats Retrievers sit down for another laugh-filled, knowledge loaded podcast about dogs, hunting and life. Josh has had a busy fall of big game hunting and just took his first bull elk. The fellas chat about focused intensity leading to success in life; whether it's on hunts, at home or on the job. Josh dives into dog training during hunting season and how it's not about running big drills but doubling down on the little things like obedience and steadiness. In the end this episode is a fun listen, filled with insights and tips to get the most of your hunting season.

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Devin Mellars of Platte Basin Outdoors and Host Todd Helms sit down to catch up since their last hunt together. They pair discuss the pros of hunting with an outfitter and breakdown the keys to success PBO has nailed down. Devin is a fireman by trade and he dives into what got him into that line of work and how well it melds with a hunt-driven lifestyle. Another great episode of the Wingmen Podcast.

Todd Helms and new Wingmen Podcast cohost, Josh Lancaster of Red Flats Retrievers sit down to recap and analyze their first hunt of the season where Josh took his first sandhill crane and the guys put together a 13 bird pile of geese and ducks as well. They talk dog work, shooting, decoy strategy and Todd give his thoughts on the new Weatherby SORIX shotgun as well as announces the new Wingmen and Weatherby partnership.

Full Color Waterfowl was born from a love for waterfowl and capturing ducks and geese doing what they do through top notch photography and graphic design. Justin Adamski is a creative who also love to hunt and capture his passion to share with others for education and entertainment. A visit to Full Color Waterfowl's website, fullcolorwaterfowl.com or his social media pages reveals his top-level talent in his merchandise that makes great gifts for any die-hard duck hunter in your life. This is another awesome podcast episode and you just might walk away with some Christmas ideas.

Weatherby is famous for its rifles but the company has been offering shotguns for almost as long and they are some of the best you can buy. Host Todd Helms sit down with Weatherby front man, Adam Weatherby to chat about the history of the Weatherby brand, its shotguns. Todd and Adam are expecially excited about the new Weatherby SORIX autoloader. Weatherby built this intertia-driven duck slayer from the ground up to outperform expectations and Todd's experience shooting the SORIX proves it to be a homerun! This is a killer episode and one you don't want to miss.