Highballs & BS (Shawn Swearingen)
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| Date | Titre | Durée | |
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| 20 Sep 2023 | Getting the Podcast Feet Wet with Wade & Worth | 01:00:14 | |
This inaugural episode, join my discussion with duck hunting friends Russell Worth Parker and Wade Truong. To get me used to podcasting, we discuss hunting the Atlantic Flyway, the magic of duck hunting, sciences behind cooking wild game, favorite recipes, and this year's travel duck call. Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. | |||
| 13 Oct 2023 | The PPR [Prairie Pothole Region] with Dr. Nicolai & Corey Mulhair | 00:57:04 | |
With seasons underway in Canada and the Dakotas, join me in talking with Dr. Chris Nicolai of Delta Waterfowl Foundation and Corey Mulhair with Split Reed. We discuss the current conditions of the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR), the ongoing work and research of Delta Waterfowl, the status of pintails and arctic birds, what Split Reed is doing this year, and both of their adventures this season so far! Delta Waterfowl’s Habitat Conservation The “Mike Mallard Camps” at Five Oaks Ag Research and Event Center. Wetland habitat restoration with Isaac Neal and Habitat Influencer Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. | |||
| 07 Nov 2023 | Roots in the PNW with Kile Jones, Jordan Rash, and Travis Millsap | 01:01:04 | |
In this episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors, I'm joined by longtime friends (going all the way back to high school!) Jordan Rash and Travis Millsap who live in Washington and Alaska, respectively, with their families. We discuss what it is like learning to waterfowl hunt in new areas, how it compares to when we started hunting together in Oregon, how we get our kids involved in the outdoors, as well as a few other tales of hunting karma. Kate Hunt of The Duck Huntress updated website! Ducks Unlimited’s Duck DNA project with University of Texas El Paso. Dr. Laversky interview with Ramsey Russell on Mojo’s Duck Season Somewhere podcast. Tom Beckbe Waterfowl Strap Vest Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. | |||
| 22 Nov 2023 | Thanksgiving Week with Ryan Graves & Phil Kahnke | 00:59:58 | |
In this Thanksgiving episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors, I’m joined by photographer Phil Kahnke and waterfowl historian Ryan Graves. We talk about everything from contest calling, waterfowling history and collecting, hunting the midwest and western Kentucky, how to take better photos while hunting, and how we feel about mud motors! A list below of some of the things we mentioned during our conversations. You can find Phil’s photography for sale on his website here. Here is a video from Ducks Unlimited on Ryan’s call collection on display at the Waterfowling Heritage Center. Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. | |||
| 06 Dec 2023 | Going to Carolina with Stump and Joey D'Amico | 00:51:42 | |
In this episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors, Stump of RM Custom Calls and Joey D'Amico of Tekton Game Calls join me to talk call making, hunting in Canada, the changing Atlantic Flyway landscape, cormorant seasons, and things that are "simple, not easy". Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. | |||
| 19 Dec 2023 | Big River with Travis Ward and Bill Cooksey | 01:04:55 | |
In the ‘Big River’ episode of Highballs & BS presented by Gundog Outdoors, I am joined by call maker Travis Ward (Makers Call Company) and Bill Cooksy (Vanishing Paradise). We talk about the unique area and history that is west Tennessee along the Mississippi River, the ecology and habitat of that region and the Mississippi River Delta, call making and calling the blind. The Standard Sportsman Podcast interview with Jim Ronquist. Coastal areas and marsh loss along Louisiana. The Makers Podcast with Travis’ call making and contest background. Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. | |||
| 11 Jan 2024 | The Promised Land with Brent Birch & Cloud Jacobs | 00:59:45 | |
In “The Promised Land” episode, guests Brent Birch, Cloud Jacobs and I talk about what makes Arkansas so special to the waterfowling community and its history, why it’s called the “Grand Prairie” area, what got all of us into call making, and the hopes for the rest of the season. Where to get your copy of the book The Grand Prairie. Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. | |||
| 26 Jan 2024 | Great Basin Birds with Ryan Barnes | 00:39:05 | |
In this episode of Highballs & BS presented by Gundog Outdoors, Wildfowl Magazine's Associate Editor, competition goose caller, and good friend Ryan Barnes joins the show to talk hunting in the Great Basin area of Utah, calling geese, favorite outdoor books and writing, along with what is the latest and greatest from SHOT Show 2024. Editor's Note: Dave Coleman is the correct name of the past calling champion, who we mistakenly called 'Gary Coleman', apologies Dave! Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. | |||
| 08 Feb 2024 | Down in the Delta with Josh Raggio and Chase Williams | 00:53:15 | |
Call maker Josh Raggio and friend Chase Williams join this episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors. The native Mississippians and I discuss waterfowling in the Magnolia State area, hunting with our dads and kids, the big freeze and thaw of this season, wood vs acrylic calls, and more! Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. | |||
| 23 Feb 2024 | The Offseason with Dr. Ryan Askren & Alex Langbell | 01:06:40 | |
On the final episode in season one of Highballs & BS, I'm joined by Dr. Ryan Askren of Five Oaks Ag Research and Education Center and Alex Langbell, founder and owner of Gundog Outdoors. Between outdoor industry trade shows, Alex and I talk about his professional background as a first responder and training, the days behind the camera and producing outdoor shows, and how both those experiences came together in Gundog Outdoors. Dr. Askren discusses the importance of waterfowl research, duck habitat, banding and tracking data, and helping the waterfowl biologists of tomorrow! Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. | |||
| 17 Sep 2024 | On the Road Again with Alex Johns & Grant Sinclair | 01:12:50 | |
Welcome back to Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors, with the first episode of the second season! Videographer and waterfowler Grant Sinclair along with Alex Johns of Brown Water Leather Lanyards joins me to discuss what we are looking forward to this season, what it is like freelancing in Canada, hunting in Arkansas, and more. Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. | |||