Wood Ducks & Nesting Boxes with Matt Ferry

Going Digital with Lake Pickle

Lake Pickle [https://www.instagram.com/lakepickle/], waterfowl marketing manager for OnX [https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt/app?&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=PERF_HUNT_US_NATION_GOOGLE-SEARCH_WEB_ACQ_ALL_CoreCompanyName_6.8.2025&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1613090628&gbraid=0AAAAADtX6CCoYJHNO0PWZMfV1cgXq1te6&gclid=CjwKCAjwyYPOBhBxEiwAgpT8P1EVYbM4Ya3fUI_EVzlyo6WthRqaxCNqJymn5GlD-HtcaRCF86orlRoClXwQAvD_BwE], joins this episode of Highballs & BS presented by Gundog Outdoors [https://gundogoutdoors.com/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=12409570701&gbraid=0AAAAABmQf8285Zualmq08QMj5VntfLCAC&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9-PNBhDfARIsABHN6-09BZ0Uk02HofPTZ2iPC4luDWCezKmstombKfXJkrEo6X7PR-0O4CsaAkwFEALw_wcB]. We discuss how he started hunting and then working in the outdoor industry, the evolution of OnX as a digital resource for hunters and land managers, plus some of the favorite trials and errors (i.e., the steep learning curve) of hunting.    Educational Articles via the OnX Blog [https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt/blog/] Delta Waterfowl’s Wood Duck Box Program in Louisiana [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMUzEHutKL8] Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/b.s.calls/] and website [https://www.bscalls.net/] for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. Thank you to the podcast series sponsor Gundog Outdoors [https://gundogoutdoors.com/]!

Wood Ducks & Nesting Boxes with Matt Ferry

Matt Ferry, Ducks Unlimited [https://www.ducks.org/] volunteer with the Pentagon chapter, joins this episode of Highballs & BS presented by Gundog Outdoors [https://gundogoutdoors.com/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=12409570701&gbraid=0AAAAABmQf8285Zualmq08QMj5VntfLCAC&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9-PNBhDfARIsABHN6-09BZ0Uk02HofPTZ2iPC4luDWCezKmstombKfXJkrEo6X7PR-0O4CsaAkwFEALw_wcB]. We discuss how he started working the wood duck nesting box program in Virginia, variables in location selection and usage, what to consider if you place nesting boxes, and some of the crazy things he’s seen over the years.   Ducks Unlimited Wood Duck Box Plans [https://www.ducks.org/conservation/waterfowl-research-science/build-a-wood-duck-box] Lee Kjos on the Standard Sportsman Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lee-kjos-what-really-matters/id1702195856?i=1000747247960] ‘A Quest for Cacklers’ in the latest DU Magazine [https://www.ducks.org/hunting/waterfowl-hunting-destinations/a-quest-for-cacklers]  Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/b.s.calls/] and website [https://www.bscalls.net/] for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. Thank you to the podcast series sponsor Gundog Outdoors [https://gundogoutdoors.com/]!

Timber Talk with Jim Ronquest

Lifelong outdoorsman, 2006 World Duck Calling Champion, and a great mentor, Jim Ronquest [https://www.instagram.com/jimronquest/] of Drake Waterfowl [https://www.drakewaterfowl.com/] joins this episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors [https://gundogoutdoors.com/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=12409570701&gbraid=0AAAAABmQf82HvSCCCEaM0bubeeEZhZDrN&gclid=Cj0KCQiAoZDJBhC0ARIsAERP-F9UuEVNZMupzBtY-eDcGU5K_in_Pith_BH4T6CV9U-MvggE9dW6UGwaAkNmEALw_wcB]. We discuss how the season is going, differences in duck calls, what is involved with being the Vice-President of Development for Drake, what he loves about the timber, and a lot more!  This Is The Mallard [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOpW3Z9sVNg]  World Cutdown Calling Championship [https://www.instagram.com/worldcutdown_llc/]  The Standard Sportsman episode w/Brad Cohen & Doug Osborne [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brad-cohen-doug-osborne-the-bonafide-truth-of/id1702195856?i=1000745278366] Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/b.s.calls/] and website [https://www.bscalls.net/] for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. Thank you to the podcast series sponsor Gundog Outdoors [https://gundogoutdoors.com/]!

Mentors & Mallards w/Forrest Carpenter & Kile Jones

Competitive calling champions and best friends Forrest Carpenter [https://www.instagram.com/forrest_carpenter/] and Kile Jones [https://www.instagram.com/_kilejones/?hl=en] episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors [https://gundogoutdoors.com/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=12409570701&gbraid=0AAAAABmQf82HvSCCCEaM0bubeeEZhZDrN&gclid=Cj0KCQiAoZDJBhC0ARIsAERP-F9UuEVNZMupzBtY-eDcGU5K_in_Pith_BH4T6CV9U-MvggE9dW6UGwaAkNmEALw_wcB]. We discuss calling competitions with Kile coming off winning his third World Goose title [https://unitedcallworks.com/products/kile-jones-signature-call-latitude-x] a few months ago, mentors in calling and the hunting world, raising the next generation of hunters and outdoorsmen, plus mallard migrations and Senator Kennedy’s letter to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service [https://www.wildfowlmag.com/editorial/Louisiana-senator-calls-for-formal-study-of-flooded-corn-and-mallard-habits/543551].  Forrest Carpenter’s Faithful Migration Outdoors Youtube Series [https://www.youtube.com/@forrestcarpenterFMO/videos] The Standard Sportsman Podcast [https://www.thestandardsportsman.com/] Forrest and Kile in the pit for Front Range Guide Service [https://frontrangeguideservice.com/]   Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/b.s.calls/] and website [https://www.bscalls.net/] for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. Thank you to the podcast series sponsor Gundog Outdoors [https://gundogoutdoors.com/]!

Christmas Week with Luke Costilow

Award-winning decoy carver Luke Costilow [https://www.instagram.com/costilowdecoys/] joins this episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors [https://gundogoutdoors.com/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=12409570701&gbraid=0AAAAABmQf82HvSCCCEaM0bubeeEZhZDrN&gclid=Cj0KCQiAoZDJBhC0ARIsAERP-F9UuEVNZMupzBtY-eDcGU5K_in_Pith_BH4T6CV9U-MvggE9dW6UGwaAkNmEALw_wcB]. We discuss all things decoys and carving, the multi-generational projects in the shop, managing their hunting property, and the places decoy carving has taken them.  Coffee Creek Cork [https://coffeecreekcork.com/]  Maggie Williams for OnX “The Woods Remember: The Life & Legacy of Gail Camp” [https://www.onxmaps.com/hunt/blog/gail-camp]  MeatEater Sheds: Dave Smith [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNDa0XSy7fo]  The Standard Sportsman Podcast [https://www.thestandardsportsman.com/] Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/b.s.calls/] and website [https://www.bscalls.net/] for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. Thank you to the podcast series sponsor Gundog Outdoors [https://gundogoutdoors.com/]!