Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Midwest Flyways Podcast

Midwest Flyways

Sports, Wilderness

4.9 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Cal, Joey, and Carter dive deep into waterfowl culture, breaking down the truth about goose calls, why gear matters (and when it doesn’t), and how different regions shape the way hunters hunt. But this one goes way beyond hunting. The guys get real about chasing passions, building Midwest Flyways over the past decade, and what it actually takes to balance family, work, and an obsession with the outdoors. From hilarious stories and industry insights to a raw conversation about dream lifestyles—owning land out west, building cabins by hand, and refusing to give up the things that make life worth living—this episode hits on what it means to build a life you’re proud of. If you’ve ever felt the pull to hunt more, create more, or just live differently… this one’s for you. Plus: gear talk, giveaways, and why a $20 goose call might be holding you back. Thanks so much for listening and be sure to subscribe and review! Join Flyways Hunt Club and get 1 month free! Flyways Hunt Club New Waterfowl Film out now! Out West | Waterfowl Hunting in Montana Stay comfortable, dry and warm: First Lite (Code MWF20) Go to OnXHunt to be better prepared for your hunt: OnX Learn more about better ammo: Migra Ammunitions Weatherby Sorix: Weatherby Support Conservation: DU (Code: Flyways) Stop saying "Huh?" with better hearing protection: Soundgear Live Free: Turtlebox Add motion to your spread: Flashback Better Merch: /SHOP

Transcript

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0:00.0	Bien.
0:02.4	Welcome to our Midwest Flyways podcast.
0:06.8	I am your host, Cal Ness.
0:09.9	And with me, we have Joey Vassallo and Kwabiko.
0:14.8	Bienn-Varmovis podcast.
0:16.6	Thank you so much for coming here today.
0:18.7	We love you so much.
0:20.6	Guys, this podcast is brought to you by Migra Ammunition.
0:23.8	If you guys have not checked out Migra Ammunition, please do it.
0:26.8	The originator of the stacked load, the OG stacked load, 2-4.
0:31.4	That's what I run all year, 12 and 20.
0:34.0	So go check it out.
0:35.1	Also, if you're not members of Flyways Hunt Club, please go and join. You can find that in the description of this podcast or anywhere else that we have any information, I think pretty much, right, Carter? Yes, sir. Got in our Instabio, we got in our link trees on our other social media pages. Yeah. Come on with it. All the bios. Carter, do you have a song that we could play you thing right now?
0:55.6	Yeah.
0:59.8	Oh, yeah.
1:01.1	There it is.
1:01.8	You can also get this as a ringtone in our link tree.
1:04.8	There it is.
1:05.7	And Carter has crazy specific instructions how to get it on your phone.
1:10.0	It's a pain.
1:10.7	But yeah, all the instructions are in there.
1:15.2	That was fun time, wasn't it?
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