Sidney Smith joins us on behalf of Disabled Outdoorsman for November's GDIY Spotlight company.  Their mission is to create an inclusive hunting program for people with disabilities.  They prioritize trying to help people take their minds off...

Joe and I finally had a chance to catch up for the first time since I got back from the MN trip and he had a lot more questions about the trip that weren't covered already.  Instead of just catching up by ourselves we turned on the mics and went...

GDIY Profiles are bonus episodes that feature your average DIY dog trainer and hunter.  All dog owners have a story of what got them involved and the main lessons learned along the way.  Hearing numerous people’s stories along with their...

Bob Owens from Lone Duck comes on this week for a fun conversation that spans a lot of topics.  We discuss retrievers, versatile dogs, NAVHDA, building retrieving drive, transitioning into handling drills, and a lot more.  We really enjoyed...

Animal behaviorist, David Kurlander, joins us again but this time we are discussing aggression.  Where, how, and why does it show up in our dogs?  Is it sometimes a one off scenario or is it a recurring challenge?  Interesting...

GDIY Profiles are bonus episodes that feature your average DIY dog trainer and hunter.  All dog owners have a story of what got them involved and the main lessons learned along the way.  Hearing numerous people’s stories along with their...

This week on the podcast, Nick and Adam recap their Minnesota hunting trip. They were joined by friends Adam, and Bud and discussed the highs and the lows of the trip. Grab a drink and enjoy the episode! Our partner's links can be found at and our...

Scott Caldwell was swinging through town and so we through a little Q & A session together to answer some of the listener questions.  The questions range through a number of different topics so theres a little something for everyone on this...

SDRI rescues abused, abandoned, and surrendered hunting dogs  and places them with permanent loving homes.  While the US continues to decrease in their number of "kill shelters," other countries don't operate in the same manner.  SDRI...

Pete Aplikowski joins us again to talk about the methods of getting your dog steady to flush.  Its the first step in transitioning from your dog's point into the cooperation and obedience to flush the bird.  For most hunters, this is the...

This week we have a fun conversation of where each of us are at heading into the hunting season.  We discuss everything from where Adams at in regards to being prepared for the UT test next week and his nerves going into it.  Our goals for...

GDIY Profiles are bonus episodes that feature your average DIY dog trainer and hunter.  All dog owners have a story of what got them involved and the main lessons learned along the way.  Hearing numerous people’s stories along with their...

Dove season is the kickoff to hunting season for most!  We aren't die hard dove hunters by any means but it does afford us some benefits with our dogs as we inch our way towards the other seasons.  From steadiness to retrieving work to even...

We are joined by the NAVHDA judging coordinator Mark Whalen this week.  Mark has a lot of time and experience within NAVHDA and offers a unique insight to testing and training.  Give it a listen for some quick training and testing tips, some...

GDIY Profiles are bonus episodes that feature your average DIY dog trainer and hunter.  All dog owners have a story of what got them involved and the main lessons learned along the way.  Hearing numerous people’s stories along with their...

There are a bunch of different ways to go about planting your training birds and, conversely, flushing your birds.  This week we go over how we plant based on the type of training we are wanting to do and also provide some tips on working with...

We've talked about what to focus on when getting your first bird dog but haven't really touched on when your planning the next dog.  While obviously similar, we do get the question a lot if there are other considerations when planning on having...

GDIY Profiles are bonus episodes that feature your average DIY dog trainer and hunter.  All dog owners have a story of what got them involved and the main lessons learned along the way.  Hearing numerous people’s stories along with their...

Nick Larson from Project Upland joins us to discuss his new puppy and what he's doing different with this one based on the lessons he learned from his first.  We also discuss Grouse hunting in MN, hunting in wolf country, good grouse cover, and a...

This week we have Andrew & Jacob from The Southern Outdoorsman talking about their very first impressions of a NAVHDA training day and the numerous different dogs they got to watch.  They are just starting the journey of getting their first...

Jess McGuire and Noah Smith of Quail Forever joins us this month to talk about some of the programs and initiatives within the organization to try and develop good Quail habitat!  You'll hear a quick overview of how their programs help both...

Have you ever thought about raising your own pigeons for training?  We are joined by "Pigeon Nick" this week who explains that anyone can raise their own pigeons.  You dont have to have a ton of land or space to make it happen and they...

GDIY Profiles are bonus episodes that feature your average DIY dog trainer and hunter.  All dog owners have a story of what got them involved and the main lessons learned along the way.  Hearing numerous people’s stories along with their...

Just like everything in dog training, there are many different methods to train a specific task.  This episode we discuss and break down numerous methods to train the NAVHDA Duck Search.  We cover what a duck search is, when and where to...

This week we cover everything retrievers with Bill Mattes of River Ridge Kennels.  We discuss a number of topics including the importance of simulating realistic hunting scenarios in your training as well as why hunt testing your dogs is...