Hunting YouTuber Thomas Hoke ( @HokeOutdoors  ) joined us on Sporting Journal Radio the last two weeks to tell us some of his cool stories about filming hunting videos. Here we have his full conversation with us. He talks about his wildest and most memorable moments he’s captured. Thomas also tells us about his time hunting this year in Minnesota, how it’s different from other states he’s hunted and filmed in, and how he’s enjoying life making calls for the DRC Call Company. (Scroll down for the podcast player and to subscribe) Please support our sponsors. Learn how you can be a ..read more

On this podcast, Chris Sebastian from Ducks Unlimited has some duck reports. Bret Amundson asks Chris what he’s seeing in the Mississippi Flyway, and the two talk about duck hunting in Alaska. Be sure to follow/subscribe to this podcast and leave a rating if you like what you’re hearing! Chris talks about how ducks are doing across the country, but specifically in the Mississippi Flyway. He and Bret discuss what might be causing a shift in migration patterns this year, especially with certain drought conditions. Pintail populations are also talked about, as some hunters feel there’s more sprig ..read more

On this show, we’re joined by Ben Brettingen from OnX Maps. He has some tips and tricks for using OnX to be more successful when hunting geese this early season, including using different map layers to find wheat fields and other areas that early season honkers will gravitate to. He also talks about how you can use OnX to deal with electronically posted land in North Dakota. Ben and Bret discuss some of their most memorable August goose hunts along with the struggles that go into the season. It will all help you shoot more early season geese. OnX also has a new map layer to help out grouse hun ..read more

On this show, we’re joined by Trent Marsh and Tanner Cherney from Spypoint Trail Cams. They tell us all about the new Spypoint Flex Trail Cam and why you need to add it to your arsenal. It has some new features that will help you shoot bigger deer. We also learn about keeping cameras in the woods nearly year-round and how they’re a big management tool. Then Trent and Tanner tell us about some of the coolest trail cam pics they’ve been sent. (Scroll down for the podcast player and to subscribe) Please support our sponsors. Learn how you can be a sponsor here: On X Hunt |OTTER TAI ..read more

On this show, we’re joined by Aaron Hebeisen, Tim Brass and Matt Lee from Backcountry Hunters & Anglers. They tell us about a few of their current projects and why they’re important, including fighting for the protection of the Boundary Waters from mining. They also talk about the importance of public lands and recap the 2022 Rendezvous. (Scroll down for the podcast player and to subscribe) Please support our sponsors. Learn how you can be a sponsor here: On X Hunt |OTTER TAIL LAKES COUNTRY |  LAKE OF THE WOODS TOURISM  | TAZIN LAKE LODGE  HAYBA ..read more

On this show, we’re joined by Dr. Bill Rawls. He’s spent time helping others recover and treat Lyme Disease and he even overcame Lyme himself. He tells us what he knows about the nasty disease and why he thinks ticks are linked to every chronic illness out there, including cancer. He also tells us why not everyone gets sick from ticks, and then lets us in on his secrets for treating those that do. (Scroll down for the podcast player and to subscribe) Please support our sponsors. Learn how you can be a sponsor here: On X Hunt |OTTER TAIL LAKES COUNTRY |  LAKE OF THE WO ..read more

On this show, we’re joined by Cory Loeffler, as he and Bret Amundson recap their turkey hunting trip to Nebraska, Missouri and Kansas. How’d it go? Were they successful? How’s the new Sitka Equinox Guard system? Then we talk to Parsifal Smith who hunts turkeys with a long bow and wears a kilt. We talk to him and find out why he does what he does and why he likes it. (Scroll down for the podcast player and to subscribe) https://sportingjournalradio.com/feed/findingfurandfeathers/ Please support our sponsors. Learn how you can be a sponsor here: On X Hunt |OTTER TAIL LAKES COUNTR ..read more

This podcast brings us back in time to the story of the famous Jim Jordan buck. What made this giant whitetail so famous. Is it a Minnesota or Wisconsin deer? Why is that even a question? Bret Amundson talked to Mike Kornmann back in 2014 for an episode of our main program Sporting Journal Radio and today we bring you the story here to the Finding Fur and Feathers podcast. (Scroll down for the podcast player and to subscribe) https://sportingjournalradio.com/feed/findingfurandfeathers/ Please support our sponsors. Learn how you can be a sponsor here: On X Hunt |OTTER TAIL LAKES ..read more

On this show, we’re joined by Vijay Patil. Vijay is a biologist studying waterfowl in Alaska. Recently he’s been researching a fairly new colony of snow geese that’s been growing. He tells us why they’re studying them, where these geese are coming from and why the population is doing so well. He also happens to be the one who put the tarsal band on the bird Dan’s group shot a few weeks ago. (Scroll down for the podcast player and to subscribe) https://sportingjournalradio.com/feed/findingfurandfeathers/ Please support our sponsors. Learn how you can be a sponsor here: On X Hunt  ..read more

On this show, we talk to Doug Leier from the North Dakota Game and Fish Department about the recent outbreak of the Avian Influenza, or bird flu. What do we know about it right now? What do you do if you find a sick bird? Doug tells us. He also gives us an update on how Snow Goose numbers are looking in North Dakota, and what he’s hearing from other people as well. Then we chat with Erik Osberg from Ottertail Lakes Country about the Maple Syrup Festival in Vergas, Minnesota, where they serve maple syrup milkshakes. Sounds like it’s something worth checking out. (Scroll down for the podcast pla ..read more