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Bear Grease

Ep. 36: Ducks - The Duck Hunting Capital of the World (Part 1)

Bear Grease

MeatEater

Wilderness, Sports

4.87.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of the Bear Grease Podcast, we’ll be exploring the ancient migration of mallard ducks and why the place they choose as a primary wintering ground -- Arkansas -- is called the “Duck Hunting Capital of the World.” We're exploring why this reputation has lasted the test of time. We’ll talk with the lead waterfowl biologist of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Luke Naylor, and the new director of the agency, Austin Booth. We'll get a good lesson in waterfowl biology and the Mississippi flyway. We’ll go into the flooded timber and hunt with a world-champion duck caller, Jimbo Ronquest, and lastly, we’ll talk with ornithologist and author, Scott Wiednesal about the mystery of migration. We’ll even hear from Sean Weaver of MeatEater. The lineup is stacked, the knowledge drop will be thick, and we’ll be getting an introduction to how the Green Tree Reservoirs -- the flood prone hardwood bottoms of Arkansas are in jeopardy, and what the plan is to save them. It would not be possible for you to intentionally want to miss this one.


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0:00.0

Hey, I'm Janice Patelis.

0:01.4

And I'm Jordan Bud.

0:02.5

Jordan and I have spent our lives in the outdoors, both as hunters and professional guys.

0:08.6

And on Meet Eaters newest podcast, Gear Talk, we're taking the ultimate deep dive into the tools and gear we rely on in the field,

0:15.9

seeing the natural season.

0:17.1

We're talking classic, don't leave home without it,

0:20.2

staples, to the cutting edge and outdoor equipment.

0:23.3

Listen to Gear Talk on the iHeart radio app on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast.

0:36.5

My dad, he thought he was unique even at that time to have a camouflage boat and a black dog in South Central Kansas.

0:43.5

And then he comes out here to visit me and hunt here and it's nothing exceptional at all.

0:49.7

I mean, there's a camouflage boat and a black dog at every other house it seems.

0:55.6

On this episode of the Bear Geese podcast will be exploring the ancient migration of mallard ducks

1:02.8

and how a place they chose as a primary wintering ground is called the Duck Hunting Capital of the world.

1:11.0

I'm talking about my home state of Arkansas and I want to understand why this reputation has lasted the test of time.

1:19.5

I like the boldness and passion of such labels.

1:22.8

We'll talk with the lead waterfowl biologist of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and the new director of the agency.

1:30.8

We'll go into the flooded timber and hunt with a world champion duck collar, Jimbo Ron quest and we'll talk with ornithologist and author Scott Whiden saw about the mystery of the migration.

1:44.5

We'll even hear from Sean Weaver of Mediter.

1:48.1

The lineup is stacked. The knowledge drop will be thick and we'll use this info in part two of the podcast.

1:55.8

Yep, already talking about part two to learn how the green tree reservoirs, the flood prone hardwood bottoms of Arkansas are in jeopardy and what the plan is to save them.

2:08.4

It would not be possible for you to intentionally want to miss this one duck hunting in Arkansas with something I was obsessed with.

2:18.1

As a kid because there was a romance that all duck hunters had like across the country no matter what you look to Arkansas and your envious of them shooting green heads coming through the trees.

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