The Western Wingshooter Podcast

On this weeks podcast George and Wess from the Prairie Tails Podcast join me to talk about bird numbers in our area. We also talk about the Sharptail Ridge 2026 Golf Championship. And we wish Rusty a Happy Birthday and tell a few stories about the Old Boy.

In this episode of The Method Men we talk alot about overlooked small things that we do with young dogs that helps set them up for the future! We talk about using paint rollers with puppies for retrieving, the downside of letting dogs chew on tennis balls, and how to interupt bad decisions in training.

This one was fun! Michael joins me this week to talk about his new bird dog and his new found love for chasing upland birds with his dog, Juniper. We talk alot about chasing birds in Montana including huns, blue grouse, and pheasants and sharptails. We then switch gears and talk fishing!

This is the first installment of a monthly episode series that we will be recording together to talk about dog training. In this one we dig into puppy "training" including crate training, the importance of being on a tie out, and much much more. If you all have any questions for these guys for the next episode please send them to westernwingshooter@yahoo.com

Tomorrow at 3:30 CT on the Outdoor Channel a very special episode will air. Saying Goodbye to Rue. This will be the first episode that yours truly will be hosting. But way more importantly we will be sharing the field with my good friend Tim Bown for a hunt that means way more than how many birds we got. We went to Tim's favorite place on earth to spread the ashes of his Girl, Rue. Be sure to have your tissues close by for this one.

Its time to get back on the podcasting horse sorta speak! Wess and George joing me to talk about what we have been observing on the landscape for broods, My plans and hopes for my trips to Key West coming up this week, We discuss our plans to have the guys from the Method Dog training system joining us for monthly podcasts and much much more!

After alot of uncertainty the new BOSS Copper CuProx has been APPROVED by the USFWS! Brandon (the owner of Boss) joins us to talk about what all went in to finally getting this revolutionary shot approved.

Sioux Falls native Nate Gerry joins us on this weeks podcast to talk about feeding Raw dog food and football. Nate played for the Philladelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, and the San Fran 49ers. We talk about his company RAWLY and the benefits that our hunting dogs can get from a raw wholefood diet. THIS IS A GOOD ONE!

Trevor joins us to talk about the Ellie Project. Get the tissues ready.

Ive literally gotten hundreds of texts, DMs, and emails wanting to know whats going on with Boss Copper and the USFWS memo that came out last month. This is a overview of what we know so far, what we expect to happen, and a hopeful time frame. George and I talk about our EPIC Golf battle. Nesting conditions and more!

Bret and Dan host Fish Hunt Forever and Prairie Sportsman. They join me to talk some spring fishing, Live Scope, chasing roosters with .410 and much more!

Emily is one of the hardest core hunters I know and she happens to work for Pheasants Forever! She joins us this week to talk about a host of very exciting projects for habitat and access programs here in the state. Pheasants Forever was lucky enough to get one of the allotted tags from the North Dakota game and fish agency for Elk. This is the only way a non- resident could ever hunt elk here in ND. 100% of the money raised through this raffle with go back into the ground! Give it a listen and get your raffle tickets today to help the birds and hopefully win a elk tag!

Tim is a 4-time member of the USA Olympic Team. He joins us this week to talk about his dogs and his love of bird hunting.

One of the wildest things that has happened through this podcast is the people I have got to meet. A few years ago I got a Instagram message from Paul Schommer I later found out after talking to him that he was a member of the USA Olympic Team. Now, I am thankful to call him a friend! He has literally been back in the states from his second trip to the Olympics this winter. His second stop after being back from Italy was here in North Dakota for spring turkey season. We spend some time recapping his hunts this week. Spoiler alert.....he tagged out! We really spend a lot of time digging into the mental side of shooting.

This weekend was absolutly AWESOME! It was great to be out exploring the Badlands with some great friends and oh yeah you bet we got a few birds!

I apologize for the audio on yesterdays podcast. There was something going on with Jordan's mic george and I could hear a little bit of it at times but the recording came out pretty rough. We didnt rehash much of the podcast from yesterday. Today we talked alot more about bird hunting, fly fishing with a little binocular and spotting scope talk sprinkled in. If you have questions check out Mavenbuilt.com or give them a call at 1800-307-1109.

On this weeks show we are joined by Jordan Belser. Jordan is a product manager with Maven Optics out of Lander Wyoming. Jordan breaks down what scope I should get for my personal rifle. He explains to me which model and why. We discuss the ultra high quality and customer service Maven is known for. Then, we switch gears and talk about Jordan's bird hunting and his dogs chasing chukars, huns and pheasants in Wyoming.

In this episode we talk about HR 5017 " The Greyhound Protection Act" which just got voted out of commitee in the house to add this to the Farm Bill. This Ammendment was written purposly vague and could make it illegal to train with live birds and outlaw dog trials.

Wess and I had what felt like a good old fashined Birds, Booze, and Buds talk. We talked alot about what we are excited about in the upcoming weeks. We discuss my Dog power problem. Also, the new Youtube video that I put up on sunday.

We are joined by The Mad Scientist, Brandon Cerecke. Brandon is the owner and founder of Boss Shotshells and is also the brains behind the new CuProX Copper pellets. We did deep into the science of how and why they are patterning tighter and penetrating deeper than any Boss Shotshell before it. We also discuss the all new Boss Chokes. Yes, they are now making their own choke tubes! Sit down, take notes, and get ready to send your orders in!