The Flush Podcast hunts down the greatest upland bird hunting stories ever told. Award-winning television host & producer, Travis Frank, goes behind the camera lens of the bird hunting TV show, The Flush, to share stories from inspiring characters, incredible hunting adventures, and lovable bird dogs. This is an open mic experience to talk about life through the eyes of a bird hunter. We’ll discuss wild birds, guns, hunting gear, dogs, conservation, hunting secrets, and the ones that got away.
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Josh Lizer is the Chief Scientific Officer at MG Biologics, the manufacturer of Rattler Antivenom. Josh and Travis discuss the evidence-based science and methods to treat rattlesnake bites in bird dogs. We discuss rattlesnake avoidance training, what to do when a snake bites, how antivenom helps your dog, does Benadryl help or hurt your dog, rattlesnake vaccinations, costs of antivenom, finding a…
Dr. RuthAnn Lobos & Dr. Chris Frye from Cornell University of Veterinary Medicine join the show to discuss sporting dog nutrition and sports medicine. Dr. Frye shares his work towards the future of sporting dog care in the medical world, ultrasound technology that helps properly identify injuries in joints & ligaments, rehabilitation strategies, genetic effects on sporting dogs, studying internal…
Friends in the field give mid-summer brood reports from MN, ND, SD, IA, WY, MT & KS. We discuss areas where drought has had an impact on chicks and regions where pheasants, quail, partridge and grouse numbers appear to be rising. These field reports offer optimism as we head into this season and provide a glimpse into what hunters may see this fall. We also discuss the petition to save the prairie…
Avery Aalfs' annual BWCA fishing trip changed when a wildfire broke out near their camp, forcing an unexpected evacuation. Avery explains how quickly the situation turned and the fire forced them to take a new route out of the wilderness. Avery relives the journey out of the BWCA and the challenges that made their trek out difficult; including extreme heat, high winds, no map, no water filter, too…
George Lyall & Sonny Piekarz join the show to answer the most commonly asked dog training questions they receive. George & Sonny have a combined 70+ years of dog training experience working with dogs and handlers around the country. Travis asks the questions and they provide in-depth answers to help you learn more about your own bird dogs and how to help them reach their best in the field.…
Scott Fransen joins the show to announce Hank Hunt #6. Now is the time to sign up to be a part of this annual hunt celebrating your favorite bird dogs and the people that you share them with. Scott shares all the details for this “couples hunt” at Browns Lodge & Hunting Ranch in Gettysburg, SD in pursuit of wild pheasants while raising money for PF & QF’s habitat mission. To sign up call –…
Jim Wooley was Pheasants Forever’s third full-time employee and first wildlife biologist. Jim shares the story of his career in conservation and the role he played decades ago in the growing the Habitat Organization from the ground up. Jim explains why he took a risk and accepted the job, how fast PF grew, why the mission worked then and still does today, and why every one of us leads to success.…
Marc Musselman from Alclair joins the show to help us understand hearing protection for shooters and hunters. We discuss how shotgun blasts slowly steal your hearing, how frequencies work in hearing protection, how your brain adjusts to hearing protection, how to get the audio settings right, how today’s hearing protection technology works in different hunting scenarios, hearing protection options…
Scott Fransen & Tyler Webster join Travis to celebrate the start of another season of The Flush television show. The trio share behind the scenes moments that make the season great, adventures that rise to the top, characters worth watching, and helpful tips that lead to success. We also discuss the current pheasant hatch, answer listener questions, and look ahead to our next season of The Flush…
We’ve partnered with OnX Hunt to launch a brand-new television show called OnX Hunt Gameday. Ben Brettingen from OnX Hunt joins us to reveal this television show, how it came to be, what makes it different from other hunting shows, and how the panel of experts will take you into their minds during each hunt to read terrain, overcome obstacles and achieve success. Ben & Travis break down multiple…
John Laux is the Permanent Habitat Protection Manager at Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever. John & Travis discuss recent news in the upland world, USFWS to open up 92 million acres of land to public hunting, a new PF land acquisition in MN, a Farm Bill update, PATH program updates and optimism for more acres, a once-in-a-lifetime hunting opportunity creates more habitat in ND, more Build a…