Meg Hodgson grew up in a traditional sporting family. She mostly hunted upland birds and waterfowl with her father, brother, and uncles as a kid; spending weekends at a family camp her great grandparents purchased after WWII. Although she enjoyed hunting, what she later realized was the time together, hearing the same "old" stories time and time again, was what she truly loved. Meg is a hard working professional, wife, mother, and firearms instructor. As a wife to a non-hunter and mom to a six year old daughter, Meg is passionate about introducing her daughter to the outdoors. Through the year ..read more

Sam Soholt is the co-owner of Public Land Tees with his brother Josh. Together they continue to find new and unique ways to help fund the future of conservation. Over the past 3 years, through conservation initiatives and sales on their website, they have donated over $100,000 to access, habitat, and conservation projects.  ..read more

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In this episode, Fred sits down with Cliff Cadet, host of, When the Hunt Calls, podcast, and the founder of Urban Archery NCY. Cliff is a native New Yorker growing up in Brooklyn and a life long admirer of classic literary archers. In this important and powerful episode, Cliff and Fred discuss the obstacles Cliff has had to overcome as a black man from the city as he pursues his hunting goals. What is is like to set up the logistics of the hunt when your ground isn't close? What do you do for transportation out of the concrete jungle when your household has one family vehicle? What do you do w ..read more

In this episode, Fred and guest, Phil Ferrare of the National Wild Turkey Federation discuss shotgun set ups, patterning, and turkey optics in an in depth look at getting ready for the coming season. Phil is a 30 year turkey hunting veteran with a wealth of knowledge and is an ardent turkey shotgun setup enthusiast. Phil also provides a brief update on the NWTF and what the organization has endured during the pandemic, the upcoming NWTF Convention going virtual, and more ..read more

Greg Kretschmar is a 30 (plus) year radio talk show veteran in the New England market and host of the, Greg and the Morning Buzz morning show based in NH, heard by millions across the nation. As Greg says he's, "just a normal guy in an abnormal job." An avid photographer of nature and wildlife, Greg and Fred discuss his passion for the outdoors, Greg's first turkey hunt, The Morning Buzz's Lend A Helping Can radio-thon, and how turkey hunting played a roll, growing up in a hunting family, and a brief discussion of who in "the biz" enjoys getting after it in the wild. Greg and the Morning Buzz ..read more

Welcome to the Morning Thunder podcast Launch! Join host, Fred Bird, as he discusses the goals for the newest podcast to join the Northwoods Collective family of podcasts. The host covers a bit about himself, his experiences, general wonderings about the wild turkey and big picture upland conservation ..read more