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I created this podcast three years ago to find and connect with other women interested in upland hunting and all things bird dogs. I was, and continue to be, eager to learn and be inspired. In the process, I've been listening and understanding what women want. My goals and mission are now focused on that; making opportunities available for like-minded women to connect and get started and involved more easily. In this closing episode, I share my gratitude for everyone who has inspired and supported me on this journey. Continue the journey with me and so many others over at HerUpland! HerUpland.com
HerUpland Podcast #18| HerUpland's New Beginnings
HerUpland Podcast #19| 2023 Pheasant Fest/Quail Classic
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Andy and Amanda Doak live and love all things bird dogs, hunting, conservation, and NAVHDA (North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association). For those that have experienced the friendships made through your involvement in NAVHDA, you can relate to this conversation about the personal gain that comes not only from those relationships with other people but also with your dogs. Andy and Amanda's gratitude inspires them to give back to the organization at the local and national levels. Andy shares more about why he is currently running for the vice president position of the NAVHDA International board. Voting ends on Nov 16, get your votes in!
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OnX Hunt6:00 Andy’s start into hunting
11:20 Amanda’s start into hunting and bird dogs
14:45 Pudelpointers
17:25 Getting active at a local level
22:00 Amanda’s journey in NAVHDA testing
28:07 English Setters
30:00 Hunting and training with your spouse
36:00 Judging for NAVHDA
41:15 Women in NAVHDA
49:30 Creating habitat
53:15 Running for NAVHDA International VP
55:00 NAVHDA youth program
56:30 Reaching goals and looking forward to the future
1:11:50 Apprentice Support Program
1:13:45 Putting into an organization that you get so much out of
1:20:00 Hunting season plans
1:21:35 Favorite piece of gear
1:23:25 Favorite gamebird recipe – woodcock
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In this episode guests Sam 'the slayer' Snyder, Katie Willis, Stephanie Walton Filicipzak, and Chloe Nostrant join me to discuss our hunt with 4 senior bird dogs in the sea of sage this past September. This episode, and this hunt, is a tribute to my dearly beloved, late Bisto, whom we lost this past spring.
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Rachel Willard and her husband, Andrew, rely on wild game meat to fill their freezer and feast on year-round. This year they acquired two bearded baby bird dogs and their active lifestyle has led them to become active volunteers for their local NAVHDA Chapter and avid upland hunters. Rachel shares her story of getting into big game and upland hunting, the love of beards, and the learning and adventures that come with bird dogs. Rachel and Andrew have become very dear friends of my husband and me this past year, and we absolutely love and cherish every moment we spend with them. Both stepped up to the plate as mentors this past weekend at HerUpland Grouse Camp and did an amazing job. Enjoy this episode and hear from an amazing, beautiful person inside and out that Rachel Willard is
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OnX Hunt6:45 Intro to hunting
11:20 Big Game
17:50 Getting started in upland
20:55 Squirrels and rabbits
24:15 Bird Dogs
26:00 Pudelpointers
27:30 Choosing a breeder
35:00 NAVHDA
40:55 First NAVHDA NA Test
54:05 Releasing dog for the track
59:30 HerUpland Pointing Dog Camp
1:04:30 Pigeons
1:07:15 Hunting plans
1:10:15 Invasive quail
1:12:15 Future dog training plans
1:14:00 The latest bearded addition
1:18:15 Shared dog training duties
1:21:50 Providing structure for active bird dogs
1:28:55 Breed differences
1:30:00 Women’s Gear
1:36:40 Favorite Game Bird Recipe
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In this episode my good friend, and frequent guest of the podcast, Katie Willis, joins me as we discuss a crazy summer, all things building HerUpland, future plans, and just some dang good conversation.
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OnX Hunt10:00 All the puppies
16:00 Training and testing first NAVHDA UT dog
27:00 NAVHDA Invitational
44:20 HerUpland Dog Training Camp recap
1:04:50 Building HerUpland
1:32:00 HerUpland Hunting Camp
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Dr Amanda Inman joins me to discuss one of my favorite bird dog breeds, and the 200th breed to gain AKC recognition, the Bracco Italiano! Amanda is a long time Bracco enthusiast, President of the Bracco Italiano Club of America and a Veterinarian that has made the major health concerns of the breed her personal passion project with research being recognized around the world.
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Use Promo Code: BirdDog10 for 10% off8:30 Meet Dr Amanda Inman
15:10 Bracco Italiano breed history
19:30 Trot, Gallop, Braga
27:30 Bracco vs Spinone
34:10 The long road to AKC breed recognition
57:30 Characteristics of the Bracco Italiano
1:09:30 NAVHDA and AKC field stats for the breed
1:33:00 Who should and shouldn’t own a Bracco
1:39:10 Health concerns of the breed
1:58:35 The Drool!
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Register for 12 week 'Upland Ready Program
Dr Kristina Mott and Bill Koepke join me to share our collaborating efforts that created a 12 week program for both people and their dogs, designed specifically to prepare for your hunting adventures this season.
A portion of the proceeds from this program will be donated to Access Ability Wisconsin
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Use Promo Code: BIRDDOGBABE for 5% off13:20 Meet our trainers
22:15 About the program
26:30 Human Conditioning
33:20 Dog Conditioning
39:20 Equipment
45:05 Consult with physician and veterinarian
47:40 Injury prevention
52:20 Diet
1:03:00 PriceConnect with Dr. Kristina Mott
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In this episode I am joined by 4 awesome ladies throughout the country. For different reasons, each of them traveled to Omaha, NE for Pheasant Fest/Quail Classic March 11-13, an annual convention that is often described as the Super Bowl of Upland Hunting. Whether you’re a hunter, landowner, bird dog lover, wild game cooking enthusiast, or wildlife habitat conservationist, there is something for everyone at this event. But what isn’t advertised for this incredible weekend, are the lifelong friendships and connections made when you’re surrounded by likeminded people that share your passion. We sit down and talk about all of those things, in addition to, the people that inspired us throughout the weekend and all those in the Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever Organizations that worked so hard to host this incredible event, and all things they’re doing for the birds, wildlife, and habitat.
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Amanda Ponti shares her story of how her German Shorthaired Pointer and German Wirehaired Pointer, along with some welcoming men started her on a journey into upland hunting. She shares some hard lessons learned on that journey, what she’s doing now to help other women get started, and how conservation efforts have become an integral part of the journey for her.
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4:30 Becoming an upland hunter
5:40 First bird dog
16:30 Second bird dog
17:30 GSP vs GWP
23:00 NAVHDA training goals
23:45 Hunting plans and experiences
28:50 Learning about habitat and ideal locations
33:30 Memorable sage grouse hunt
42:50 Panko Quail Nuggets
43:30 Pigeons and training birds
46:30 Pheasant Fest
58:50 Women’s events
1:03:30 Getting more involved in conservation
1:07:00 Pink
1:13:00 Lightning Round!
1:19:30 Advice
1:27:00 No shot is worth the riskFollow Amanda Ponti on Instagram @mspontilovespointers
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Everett Headley is an outdoor writer and educator who grew up hunting and fishing in Montana. He is the host of Venery and Veritas Podcast which focuses on the peripherals of hunting; elevating your hunt, wild game, cooking, ethics, conservation, philosophy, controversy and education. In this episode we discuss his choice of bird dogs, falconry, and ways to elevate your hunt and tastefully share the story.
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5:00 Conversations around hunting ethics
9:45 Growing up hunting
18:00 Providing wild game for family, friends and neighbors
19:00 2021 Hunting season
25:40 Labs to Chessies
39:00 Falconry
56:00 Wild caught vs captive bred falcons
1:01:50 Venery and Veritas Podcast
1:09:40 Talking points on ethics in hunting
1:13:15 Hunting for food or sport
1:20:15 Are we getting better or worse
1:23:00 Staying informed
1:32:40 Share of the story
1:33:30 Covey concerns
1:35:00 Resources to help elevate your hunting
1:37:30 Lightning round
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It’s that time of year when many of us are planning out the amount of gamebirds for this dog training and testing season. Unless you raise and keep your own birds, chances are you’re at the mercy of the bird availability of your club or organization. If you have the time and space, rearing chicks on your own is a helpful option. April, a manager at MacFarlane Pheasants, walks us through the advantages of buying eggs vs chicks vs mature birds, as well as basic rearing and husbandy tips.
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Use Promo Code: birddogbabexPDW for 10% off4:15 Meet April of MacFarlane Pheasants
6:50 Ideal time to order chicks
7:40 Age start flying
8:40 Buying eggs vs chicks
10:25 Cost of feed considerations
11:45 Ideal setup for chicks
12:20 Heat lamps
12:50 Water supply
13:30 Electrolytes MacFarlane Vitamin Pack
16:00 Shipping mortality rate
16:45 Recommended chick feed
18:25 Importance of enough space
19:30 Ideal temp
20:25 Medications
21:05 Moving to flight pen
21:40 Ideal enclosure
22:10 Peepers and bits
22:40 Mixing species
23:30 Corn
24:40 Flight pens Flight Pen Manual
25:35 Good vs bad flyers
27:30 Chukar
28:50 Predator control
30:30 Breeding pheasants
33:00 Soil considerations
33:50 Nutrition
35:15 Pheasant Management Seminar
37:25 Videos
38:10 Current availability
39:15 Favorite pheasant recipes
40:25 Pheasant Fest
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Michelle Dunn is a massage therapist and owner of True North Massage in Seeley Lake and Missooula, MT. She is also an adult onset hunter and recent graduate of the Montana Master Hunter Program. She joins me today to discuss the benefits of being outdoors and how massage therapy will increase the quality of your hunt and your performance.
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Use Promo Code: BIRDDOGBABE for 12% off4:30 Meet Michelle
6:30 Importance of self care
8:00 Career change as a masseuse
9:30 Becoming a hunter
10:50 Taking kids hunting
12:45 Montana Master Hunter
16:50 Taking care of yourself through hunting season
20:20 Cupping method
22:15 Stones
23:00 Rock Tape
24:00 When to start massage therapy before season
26:00 Signs you could benefit from massage
26:50 Pre-hunt recommendations
28:00 Post-hunt recommendations
31:30 Mental health and social benefits of hunting
33:10 Sleep recommendations
35:40 Diet considerations
39:20 Routine care recommendations
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Kat Pippitt leads a busy, yet organized schedule while she and her husband Ethan, continue to growth their business, raise toddlers and focus on personal health. As we kick off the new year, we consider what we have planned for our resolutions. Research shows that 80% of New Year’s resolutions fail within the first month. Kat explains how making goals, rather than resolutions, with an action plan that is specific, measurable and time-bound are more attainable.
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4:30 Meet Kat
6:45 Resolutions vs Goals
9:00 Writing down goals
11:30 Make it special and fun
15:05 Making weekly goals and task list
16:30 Reward your progress
17:35 Tonal
24:20 Breaking down categories
25:30 Kat’s typical day
28:15 Cellphone, a necessary distraction
30:30 Reading more
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35:30 Keep learning
36:00 Reading and meditation
36:40 Cold showers
39:00 Raising puppies
43:15 YAWA
46:00 Outlander
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48:15 Podcasts
51:30 A few of Kat’s top goals for the year
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Social media has become the most common place to buy and sell a puppy, choose a stud dog, breeder, and trainer. Are the marketing skills of breeders and owners taking precedence over pedigree, achievements, temperament, and health screenings? Kelly Schur, a second-generation breeder of merit and bird dog enthusiast, provides insight on this topic and shares tips and recommendations to help make decisions beyond what’s on the ‘gram.
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8:50 Meet Kelly Schur
13:30 Getting started in shooting and hunting
19:15 Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
30:00 Manipulating photos
32:15 Filters
34:20 Breeders becoming marketers
38:15 See dogs in person
40:05 If there isn’t a picture, did it really happen
41:50 Do titles make a difference
47:30 Do your research
50:55 Popular sire syndrome as a result of media
55:00 Availability and appearance allure
56:15 Fad and odd color markings
1:02:00 Creative advertising
1:02:45 Negative outcomes
1:06:20 Tips for researching credible sources
1:10:30 Importance of health tests
1:14:00 Genetic testing vs health testing
1:16:00 Breed Club Resources
1:17:15 Advantages of social media
1:21:55 Realistic expectations
1:25:15 Appreciation for a functional bird dog
1:29:30 Tips for your first dog show
1:33:30 Favorite game bird recipe
1:34:50 Favorite hunting gear
1:36:00 Shotgun
1:38:30 Connect with Kelly
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William and I discuss late season hunting. The weather has changed and the birds have been getting pressured and educated for months. We discuss travel considerations, gear, chokes and shot size, ideal dogs, as well as the cover, diet and behavior different upland species. To share their expertise insight, biologists and avid hunters Bailey Petersen and Ken Plourde weigh in on bird specific considerations.
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7:50 Winter Gear
11:00 Orange Buff
11:15 42” Wildrag
12:10 Boot Dryer
12:25 DrySure
13:10 YakTrax
14:35 Sleep Accommodations
iKamper
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16:20 Ruffed Grouse
22:30 Bailey Peterson weighs in on late season ruffed grouse hunting
28:00 Pheasant
31:15 Sharptail
34:00 Ken Plourde weighs in on late season pheasant, sharptail and hun hunting
43:28 Chokes and Ammo
44:40 Dog considerations: coat, paws, hypothermia
48:40 Gun care
51:10 Late season plans
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Jaelee Schwartz is the owner of Green Gable Gundogs and winner of the 2021 US Open Cocker National Championship. She has been training and competing with Spaniels since she was 8 years old alongside her father, Jeff Schwartz, a professional trainer at Rock River Kennels. Jaelee placed in her first licensed AKC Springer trial at 10 years old, and now a professional trainer herself, is the youngest person to win the Open National Cocker Championship. Despite all of Jaelee’s accomplishments, she claims failng was a big part of her journey. She believes anything is possible with hard work and dedication.
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12:45 Horicon Marsh
13:15 2021 US National Cocker Championship
14:45 Ike, the Champ
16:30 Trialing and Testing
17:30 Springers to Cockers
20:00 Growing up raising puppies, training and traveling
23:00 Starting a training business
24:00 Growing up in the business
27:25 Accomplishments as a kiddo
31:00 Training professionally
34:15 Relationship with each dog
34:55 Placeboard training
37:00 Teaching steadiness with cheeseballs
40:15 Overcoming obstacles
46:00 Early characteristics of the National Field Champion
47:45 What it takes to get to the National
48:10 Requirements at the National
53:00 Ike’s National Run
56:50 The Moment
1:02:10 Ike’s future
53:00 Importance of pedigree
1:05:20 Hunt tests
1:08:10 Evaluating puppies
1:12:00 Finding a breeder
1:13:15 Cocker Health Clearances
1:17:00 Fieldcockers.com
1:17:40 Favorite piece of gear
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It’s that time of year when we are all thinking about Christmas ideas and what would be nice to add to our gear list to enhance next year’s hunting season. Since 40% of the listeners of this podcast are men, I wanted to get some input from the guys. So I sit down with my husband William Bastian and our friend Jeff Quigley to discuss the hunting gear that we’ve put through the test for ourselves, our dogs, and truck setups that work for each of us. While it only takes a gun, comfy clothes, shoes, and preferably a dog to get out and hunt, we mention items that help make the hunting experience a bit more efficient.
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3:30 Meet Jeff Quigley
8:30 Pant options
Men’s Orvis Hunting Pant
Men’s First Lite Sawbuck Pant
Men’s Prana Stretch Zion Pant
Women’s First Lite Obsidian Pant
Women’s First Lite Alturas Pant
Fjallraven Keb Trousers
Prois
Nite Lite Chaps
Nite Lite Briar Bibs
Dovetail Workwear Pants
Dovetail Bibs
Kuhl Pant
Gaiters
19:00 Hunting Tops
Patagonia Orange Puffer Jacket
Men’s DriRelease Shirt
Women’s DriRelease Shirt
Prois Puffy Vest
24:00 Hunting Vests
Wingworks
Final Rise
Chief Upland
Hunt Redi
Leather Garmin Holster
35:30 Socks
Darn Tough
Smart Wool
40:00 Boots
Kenetrek
Dubarry
49:30 Gloves
Prois Glove Liner
First Lite Aerowool Touch Liner Glove
First Lite Talus Fingerless Merino Glove
First Lite Shale Touch Hybrid Glove
Geier Kangaroo Gloves
53:10 Glasses
53:30 Hearing Protection
55:00 Backup Gear
Helly Hansen Rain Gear
57:00 Chokes
Briley Chokes
Briley Speed Wrench
59:30 Shotguns
Orvis Fabarm Elos D2
Syren Elos D2
CZ Bobwhite
1:04:30 Bird Strap
1:06:00 Boss ammo bag
1:07:15 Go-to Snacks
1:08:25 Truck Setup
Decked
iKamper
Mr Heater Little Buddy
Leitner Active Cargo System - Forged
RSI Smartcap Truck Topper
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Mud River Crate Cover
Primo Pads
Headlamp
Magnet Gun Caddy
1:23:10 Knives
Havalon
Victorinox
Meglio Knives
Upland Knives
1:28:45 Extras
Puffin Drinkwear
Go Pro
1:31:00 Dog Items
Dog Comb
Horse Comb
Hemostat
Ultra Paws Dog Boots
Lewis Boots
Rex Specs
Garmin Alpha 200i
Garmin Pro 550 Plus
OnX Hunt
Stakeout Line
Purina Fortiflora
Superman Cape
Purina Pro Plan
Dog Food Storage Travel
Momarsh Versa Vest
Collapsible Dog Blind
1:54:00 Gamechangers
William – Darn Tough
Jeff – Teva Moccasins
Courtney – Garmin Fenix Watch and iKamper
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Katie Willis grew up big game hunting in Montana, then found herself in the wetlands and uplands with the addition of her first bird dog 13 years ago, a German Wirehaired Pointer, affectionately referred to as Bird Dog. BD was there by her side through undergrad and PA school, and during those long nights studying, Katie continued to remind Bird Dog of her promise to take him rooster hunting in North Dakota. A four week trip with a loyal best bird dog and two exuberant puppies, made some unforgettable memories for Katie and her crew.
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5:45 Meet The Northern Brown-Haired Wanderer
13:30 Growing up Montana
20:05 Start in bird hunting
22:30 First Bird Dog
32:00 Puppy’s first day
34:00 Training Bird Dog
40:35 NA Test
41:30 Getting a handle on independence
45:45 UT Test
47:00 Embrace the wildness
53:50 The Muppets
58:10 Senior dog adjusting to puppy addition
100:00:13 Promise for North Dakota Roosters
1:09:15 Road kill appreciation
1:11:00 North Dakota Hunt
1:16:00 Montana Hunt
1:26:20 Idaho Hunt
1:45:20 Bucket list hunt
1:50:00 Aspirations to be a crazy cocker lady
1:50:30 Chukar Pot Pie
1:56:00 Connect with Katie
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Lauren Dirkschneider is an avid marathon runner that sought out a dog breed to be her running partner. She quickly learned her dog needed more than a run, it needed a job. She found herself on an unexpected path into the uplands. This is one of the most raw and detailed discussions I’ve ever heard from a perspective of a novice learning to hunt. Lauren shares her fears, doubts, and what motivates her to overcome them. These are things many of us have struggled with but don’t talk about often enough.
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5:15 Meet Lauren
11:15 GWP Running Buddy
13:30 Choosing a breeder
16:10 Unintentional opportunity
21:05 NAVHDA experience
23:45 Overcoming ‘killing’ and handling birds
25:00 Getting started
26:45 ‘Oh Hell No!’
29:00 Learning all the things
34:00 How women’s discussions around hunting are different
37:00 Exchanging stories and experiences with all levels
40:00 First solo hunt
45:30 Putting newly acquired knowledge to the test
47:45 Becoming a team
49:00 Future plans
52:30 Bird dog addict
55:20 Advice for a novice
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Tamara Champagne has trained dogs for over 20 years for obedience, protection work, tracking, scent detection, IGP, conformation and service dogs.. and six months ago she got her first bird dog, a German Shorthaired Pointer. Her commitment to allowing her dogs to do what they were bred to do, has got her diving deep into the bird dog World! Tamara recently published ‘Training With A Purpose Journal’ to help dog trainers and owners outline and follow their goals.
The Bird Dog Babe Podcast is Presented By:
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Boss Shotshells
5:45 Meet Tamara
8:28 First bird dog and hunt testing experiences
9:23 GSP’s
12:08 NAVHDA experience
17:13 Adult-onset hunter
21:08 Training dogs to do it all
25:08 Tamara’s crew
26:58 Canine Development and Testing
29:03 Training with a Purpose Journal
33:48 Dream, Plan, Train, Succeed
43:08 Writing goals
45:23 SMART
45:08 Celebrating your success
52:08 Review
Canine Development and Testing
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