Woods & Water Podcast

Woods & Water Podcast episodes:

• 06.26.2024

  #109: The Gopher Episode - Chase Thompson

  Garrett and Chase record an episode while gopher hunting. They discuss last year's elk and deer and this spring's bear. The audio in this episode is lower quality than usual but we make up for it in jokes.

  
• 06.19.2024

  #108: Youth Trapper Camp and Deer Property Management

  Garrett and Drew discuss what they did and learned over the past week/weekend at the youth trapper camp Garrett and his son went to and the deer property management seminar that Drew and his father went to.

  
• 06.12.2024

  #107: Ken Plourde - Upland Game Bird Biologist

  Ken Plourde is the upland game bird and habitat biologist for Montana's region 6. We talk about what programs landowners can and do join to help out upland habitat, the 2024 upland outlook, grasshoppers, drought, climate change, sage grouse populations,...

  
• 06.05.2024

  #106: Nikie Hussey - Wrestling Bighorns and Bats

  Nikie Hussey is the non-game wildlife biologist for Montana's region 6. She joins the show for a quick 20 minutes at the beginning to give us a quick overview of what her job entails and some of her adventures over...

  
• 05.29.2024

  #105: Trevor Austin - Pacific Calls

  Trevor Austin joins the show to talk about the 2023 waterfowl season, the Pacific Calls Turkey Rodeo, his turkey season so far, and new products coming to Pacific Calls this year.

  
• 05.22.2024

  #104: Poaching a Record Whitetail

  Drew gives Garrett the run down on the Ohio record possibly poached whitetail deer and we give our opinions on it. We also discuss more off season plans and current events.

  
• 05.15.2024

  #103: Colton Gilman - Bulls and Toms

  Colton Gilman joins the show again to give us a rundown on his elk from last season, turkey from this season, and a bunch of stick bow adventures about bear, mountain lion, and other four legged critters.

  
• 05.08.2024

  #102: Governor's Tag Auctions & Offseason Plans

  Drew and Garrett talk about some current outdoor news and offseason prep and gear plans

  
• 05.01.2024

  #101: John Breeze - Deer Sheds and Turkey BS

  John Breeze joins the show for a good old fashion BS session on turkey, deer, shed hunting, and the what nots.

  
• 04.24.2024

  #100: Matt Lumley - Legislation, Wolves, Bears, and an African Safari

  Matt Lumley is the president of the Montana Tappers Association and the vice president of the National Trappers Association. He was once a federal trapper stationed across many parts of the country for many different species and is now one...

  
• 04.17.2024

  #99: Billy Barnett - Turkey Hunting USA

  Billy Barnett joins the show to talk about where he's going this season, his favorite states to chase turkeys, getting a four bird slam with a handgun, and just some general turkey talk. You can follow along with Billy on...

  
• 04.12.2024

  #98: BONUS Crossover Episode with the Part Time Hunter Podcast

  Daniel and Garrett talk about this upcoming turkey season, OJ Simpson, turkey guns, chokes, and shells, deer and elk, and much much more. Check out the Part Time Hunter Podcast anywhere you're listening to this episode

  
• 04.10.2024

  #97: Brothers of the Midwest - Blake and Wes Calvert

  Blake and Wes Calvert join the show to talk about their new joint venture of recording and making outdoor videos. We also talk turkey hunting stories, paddlefish snagging, funny brother stories, shotguns, and much more. You can follow along with...

  
• 04.03.2024

  #96: How To Become a Juvie Snow Goose ASSASSIN (or something like that)

  Drew and Garrett close out the snow goose 101 series for 2024 with the topic of juvie snows. We talk about how the juvie is different from an adult snow, decoy spread differences, flock differences, and some hunting tales from...

  
• 03.27.2024

  #95: Dustin Meattey - Biodiversity Research Institute - Sea Duck Research

  Dustin Meattey joins the show to answer our questions about sea ducks, banding, GPS tracking, wind towers, and much more

  
• 03.20.2024

  #94: Blaise Detienne - Montana

  Blaise finally joins the show to talk about archery elk hunting with Garrett, turkey hunting, and multiple hunting stories from over the years

  
• 03.13.2024

  #93: howlforwildlife.org - John Stallone & Charles Whitwam

  How For Wildlife president: Charles Whitwam, and vice president: John Stallone join the show to discuss what Howl For Wildlife is, how to get involved, why you should be involved, and what is going on in this current legislative session...

  
• 03.06.2024

  #92: Morgan Cooney - Trophy Bucks and Bulls of Montana

  Morgan Cooney runs the Trophy Bucks and Bulls of Montana Facebook and Instagram pages. We discuss how the idea to start the pages came about, some of his favorite pics he's seen come in, the contests the page hosts, and...

  
• 02.28.2024

  #91: Snow Goose tactics with James Ligda

  James Ligda joins Drew as they discuss different ways to hunt and kill snow geese!

  
• 02.21.2024

  #90: Nick Johnson & Joe Heintz

  Joe and Nick join the show to answer listener questions, talk about the past season, and share some stories and experiences from over the years

  
• 02.14.2024

  #89: Chris Hustad - Snow Goose 101 Season 2

  One of the Kings of North Dakota snow geese joins us back on the show to talk every thing snows!

  
• 02.07.2024

  #88: Connor Nikkola - Washington

  Connor Nikkola is on the waterfowl advisory group in Washington state and is the founder and leader of the Delta Waterfowl chapter in his area. We discuss all sorts of waterfowl from coast to coast, sea duck hunting, Arkansas timber,...

  
• 01.31.2024

  #87: EXPLICIT! The Gar Hole Podcast Reunion

  Justin Baumann, Reed "The Road Lizard" Renfro, Wesley Calvert, and Scoty "Goggles" Mcknight join the show to discuss very little of the previous hunting season. Reed does give us a quick rundown on how to shoot crows and which roadkill...

  
• 01.24.2024

  #86: Shed Hunting 101 and Training a Shed Dog - Natalie Spalding

  Natalie Spalding joins the show to give the run down on how to turn your 4-legged friend into a shed hunter. We also talk about when, why, where, and how to find sheds to get you ready for this coming...

  
• 01.17.2024

  #85: Josh Carney - Nashville, TN

  Josh Carney and Alex Harper join the show to talk about Josh's hunting accident that resulted in his paralysis, turkey, waterfowl, and big game hunting, how he gets around with his track chair to chase critters, past and future hunts,...

  
• 01.10.2024

  #84: Drew Bajumpaa pt.2 - MN Deer season

  Drew is back again to discuss deer season 2023 in Minnesota, what management practices they've started using there, the differences between hunting prairie and big woods, and plans for this coming season.

  
• 01.03.2024

  #83: Drew Bajumpaa pt.1 - SD Deer season

  Drew joins the show to discuss his 2023 archery season in South Dakota, his first archery buck, and what he learned from hunting a new area

  
• 12.20.2023

  #82: Natalie Spalding - Tracking with Timber - Central Kentucky

  Natalie Spalding joins the show to talk about tracking deer with dogs, the training process, tracking stories, a fawn attacking her dog, different trails for different shot placements, the do's and don'ts if you think you need to call in...

  
• 12.13.2023

  #81: Alex Harper - Creek Farms Hunting Club- Western Kentucky

  Alex Harper of Creek Farms Hunting Club joins the show to discuss waterfowl hunting, a planned road that will go through a local marsh, hunting North Dakota, different hunting styles in different parts of the country, and much more. Find...

  
• 12.06.2023

  #80: Cam and John Breeze - 4 Archery Deer in 2 Months

  Cam and John Breeze join the show to give a rundown of their incredible 2023 archery seasons. We start with 12-year-old Cam's first vertical bow buck and end with John's drop tine buck. You can see more pics of the...

  
• 11.29.2023

  #79: Donald Backman - Wilmot, SD - 86 years in the outdoors

  My grandpa Donald Backman joins the show to give a very quick overview on how he got started in the outdoors, making bows, hunting before there was archery seasons, and a couple quick stories. I really hope you guys enjoy...

  
• 11.22.2023

  #78: VPA Broadheads

  Alex and Brian from Vantage Point Archery join the show to talk about how VPA got started, what's new, single bevel, double bevel, and single double bevel broadheads, sharpening, hunting stories, and much more. If you're looking for something sharp...

  
• 11.15.2023

  #77: Landon Reed - Dark Water Customs

  Landon Reed of Dark Water Customs joins the show to talk about how he got started making lanyards, what sets Dark Water Customs apart, how people can go about ordering a lanyard or hauler, waterfowl hunting, migration, bands, and much...

  
• 11.08.2023

  #76: Ryan Risher - One Tree Outfitters llc - Black Ducks and Atlantic Brant

  Ryan Risher returns again to talk black ducks, Atlantic brant, turkey, greater snow geese, dogs, guiding, and a bunch more. If you're looking to knock some birds off your bucket/slam list be sure to get ahold of Ryan at www.huntoto.com...

  
• 11.01.2023

  #75: Theresa Dighans - Getcha Outdoors - 2023 Big Game Recap (So Far)

  Theresa comes back on the show to give a recap of her 2023 season so far which includes spring black bear, bull elk, buck and doe antelope, Chad's mule deer buck, and the remaining tags they have. We also discuss...

  
• 10.25.2023

  #74: Scotty and Rachel - Turning Point Outrdoors llc

  Scotty and Rachel from Turning Point Outdoors llc join the show to talk waterfowl in New Jersey, how they got started, waterfowl and upland elsewhere in the country, deer hunting, dogs, and more. If you're looking for a waterfowl hunt...

  
• 10.18.2023

  #73: Wes Calvert - North Dakota Waterfowl Trip Recap

  Wes comes back on the show to give us a recap of his waterfowl ND trip, upland, the official Williston stop light grade, what he learned there, and much more.

  
• 10.11.2023

  #72: Elk Hunt Recap and 2023 Season So Far

  Wasn't able to get schedules lined up with guests to get an episode recorded for this week. So instead, you're getting the treat of me rambling about elk, Blaise trying to dehydrate himself to death on the prairie, my wife's...

  
• 10.04.2023

  #71: Blake Boland - Boland Decoys

  Blake Boland of Boland Decoys joins the show to give us a rundown on what Boland Decoys are, how he got started, what the kits include, the process of going from bird to decoy, and much more. You can check...

  
• 09.27.2023

  #70: Cole Stevens - When a Grizzly Claims Your Deer

  Cole Stevens joins the show to talk archery, deer, bear, a grizzly claiming his deer last week, Montana vs Kentucky deer, and much more. Go check out the pictures from his bear encounter on Instagram @cole.308

  
• 09.20.2023

  #69: Bob McEachern - squirrelwarriors.com

  Bob joins the show to give us the run down on how it got started on squirrel taxidermy, how it got so big so quick, the process, brain tanning, stone knapping, and much more. You can find him and his...

  
• 09.13.2023

  #68: Al - Big Al's Decoys

  Al from Big Al's Decoys joins the show to talk decoys, waterfowl hunting, big game hunting, how the company got started, and future products. If you're looking for decoys from waterfowl to turkey check out Big Al's Decoys at www.bigalsdecoys.com

  
• 09.06.2023

  #67: Mike Langeluttig - dukszn.com

  Mike from dukszn.com joins the show to discuss dukszn.com, waterfowl hunting around the country, big game hunting, and much more. Hop onto dukszn.com today to get signed up for traded hunts around the country

  
• 08.30.2023

  #66: Trevor Bennett - Lessons From a Waterfowl Guide

  Trevor Bennett joins the show to discuss snow geese, guiding, ducks, clients, canada geese, tips and tricks, dogs, and so much more. If you want to get on a hunt with Trevor you can ask for him with Crooked Wing...

  
• 08.23.2023

  #65: Chris Sekol and Schafer Magnant- Broken Arrow Podcast

  Chris and Schafer from the Broken Arrow Podcast join the show to talk hunting, fishing, traditional archery, and a range of other topics. To hear more from the Broken Arrow boys, listen to their podcast anywhere you listen to this...

  
• 08.16.2023

  #64: Jesse Highling - Retay USA

  Jesse from Retay USA joins the show to talk the history of Retay, different Retay shotgun models, forcing cones, barrels, hunting, shooting, and everything else shotgun related.

  
• 08.09.2023

  #63: Colton Gilman & Bob Smith

  Colton and Bob come on to discuss spring bear, the hunting offseason, inert bear spray shenanigans, hunting Australia, bow fishing, and much more. Go follow Colton on Instagram @stick_bum and Bob @bigstickarchery and if you're looking for a new longbow...

  
• 08.02.2023

  #62: Scot McKnight AKA Scoty Goggles AKA The Spoonbill Assassin Episode Numero Dos

  Scot Mcknight comes back on the show to discuss what he's been up to in the off season, being a first-time dad, his journey into archery, baseball, college football, waterfowl hunting, the Retay new product launch, Dirty Duck Coffee, and...

  
• 07.26.2023

  Trevor Austin - Pacific Calls - Offseason Ramble

  Trevor Austin of Pacific Calls comes back on to talk the new shop, how waterfowl season ended last year, turkey season, coyote hunting, crops and grasshoppers, dumb decoy spreads, show season, and plans for the upcoming season. If you're looking...

  
• 07.19.2023

  Lane Knudsen - Antelope, Waterfowl, Archery, and a Rough Morning to Ride Dirtbikes

  Lane joins the show to talk waterfowl, getting into archery hunting, his first antelope with the bow, some elk hunting, and the morning of dirtbike wrecks that landed us in the hospital back to back.