Scar Posted August 25, 2019 A friend has convinced me to start an upland hunting podcast. It has been quite the adventure but I've got some episodes up and available for download. You can find them at The Wandering Wingshooter Podcast as well as on iTunes, Stitcher and GooglePlay. Please give them a listen and I hope you enjoy the conversations. I'm open to positive criticisms and advice about future interviews. Please keep in mind podcasting is NOT my day job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike da Carpenter Posted August 25, 2019 I’ll check these out when I get to work tomorrow. Always looking for something different to listen to since no matter what station you tune the radio to, they all play the same songs in a loop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RayB Posted August 25, 2019 Great videos, don't you know you're supposed to edit out the misses 🤣 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joel S. Posted August 26, 2019 I like your Wagoneer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scar Posted August 28, 2019 On 8/25/2019 at 7:01 PM, Joel S. said: I like your Wagoneer Thanks! '83 model and is for sale if you're looking. I just put up an episode with Brent Pike of Pyke Gear. It's pretty interesting. So far Episode 1 is my favorite. New England grouse hunting should be right up the alley of a bunch of folks on here. I've got interviews with Craig Jones, a cancer survivor and upland hunter, and Gavin West, camp cook extraordinaire, coming up soon. Plus I have an interview planned with the guru of Oklahoma quail in September. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scar Posted August 31, 2019 Episode 1 - John McGranaghan (a UJ member) talks about New Hampshire grouse and woodcock hunting. Episode 2 - Weston Storer talks about the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation efforts to create and improve quail habitat on public lands in NW Oklahoma Episode 3 - Brent Pike (also a UJ member) talks about Upper Peninsula grouse hunting and how it compares to Oklahoma quail hunting. He also discusses his new clothing line. In addition to the interviews with Craig Jones and Gavin West I talked about above I just finished an interview with Edgar Castillo (@hunt_birdz) about Kansas public land hunting that I'm pretty excited about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Quindt Posted August 31, 2019 I've listened to parts of the first 2 episodes; look forward to hearing more. Here are two things I'd offer, and I would have offered them before I listened to a minute of yours: Let the guest speak! Don't let them ramble but keep things on track with short questions and plenty of time to respond. I routinely will start a podcast by skipping forward :30 at a time until I hear the guest's voice and then back up a bit; today I had to skip forward 19 minutes in one before I caught the guest speaking! Now, he clearly started before that but it's an indicator of a host who likes to hear himself speak (I'm looking at you Marty Fischer). Want to make yourself unique in the hunting podcast space? Find the people who are NOT on social media and interview them. Social media is turning podcasting into an echo chamber. There are small businesses (think dog trainers) who are paying staff just to focus on posting content. And guess what? They are all over podcasts. The problem is these folks are not nearly as experienced as other trainers literally down the road from them, bit those folks spend their time training not posting. JMO, Dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scar Posted August 31, 2019 Great advice Dave! I've worked to try to keep my mouth shut. I'm a talker and it's hard for me. Hopefully I'll continue to improve as an interviewer. I love interviewing some of the IG personalities I follow. Especially when they live in places I think of as exotic. It lets me put a voice and personality to their posts. Obviously most podcasts are just hour long advertising anyway but it's the meat in between that makes them fun. I appreciate your input. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scar Posted September 1, 2019 Episode 4 is live. This guy is great. Ex-Marine turned camp cookie. I can attest to his skills. Plus, he's a funny guy who made for a great interview. Give him a listen! Episode 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dogrunner Posted September 2, 2019 Episode 3 was ok. Haven’t listened to any others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scar Posted November 6, 2019 With the Oklahoma quail opener Saturday I'd encourage anyone who is interested to go listen to Episode 2 with Weston Storer, Episode 9 with Dwayne Elmore and Episode 13 with Alan Peoples. Those guys know a ton about quail and quail hunting and there are some real gems in the conversations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scar Posted December 13, 2019 I'm getting ready to post my 20th episode. Brent gave me a discount code to share with listeners and I thought I'd make it available here as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScottGrush Posted December 16, 2019 I know that Episode 15 is near the top of the hit list. 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scar Posted December 23, 2019 On 12/16/2019 at 7:17 AM, ScottGrush said: I know that Episode 15 is near the top of the hit list. 😉 Scott, You may not have the most downloads of my 20 episodes but I can say I've not had as much fun talking to any other guest. You are, and were, great! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dogrunner Posted December 24, 2019 I got informed that the guy from episode 15 is retiring from Rgs and they are looking for a new person. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
