Nick Larson is the host and creator of the Birdshot Podcast. He and his family, which includes a pair of English setters, reside in Minnesota where he grew up and fell in love with the outdoors. Naturally, his favorite pursuit is upland bird hunting dating back 25+ years from his humble beginnings as a “partridge” hunter. Today, he chases adventure across the uplands wherever his bird dogs and the people he connects with inspire him to go.
Ron Ausman joins the show on his way to the World Skeet Championship to talk about bird hunting with his spaniels and competition skeet shooting. Show Highlights: How many Basset hounds to a pack?Running rabbits and scent theoryRon’s first bird dog...
Ted Sommer joins the show to recap and reflect on our annual September prairie hunting trip for sharp-tailed grouse. Show Highlights: Ted’s opening day in the ruffed grouse woodsSharp-tailed grouse cover and what we saw this yearHunting the...
Ann Jandernoa joins the show for our 6th annual preseason grouse and woodcock habitat and hunting conversation. Show Highlights: Ann’s weather and conditional observationsListener Q & AComparing and contrasting sand and clay soilsWhat are the...
Jim McCann, author of Upland Hunting in Alaska, joins the show to talk about his Alaskan adventures including plenty of sharp-tailed grouse hunting. Show Highlights: Jim’s 2018 appearance on the podcastWhen Jim blew out his knee hunting grouse in...
Andy Wayment, author of Idaho Upland Days, joins the show to talk about Idaho upland hunting and share a bonus sharp-tailed grouse focused reading list. Show Highlights: Upland hunting in IdahoEarly season blue grouse tips and tacticsSharp-tailed...
Shop Birdshot Podcast t-shirts, sweatshirts and hats, including original artwork from Jay Dowd for a limited until September 12th. After many inquires from listeners over the past year, I have decided to launch our first ever Birdshot Podcast pop-up...
Justin Berkley aka @northern_forest_gundogs joins the show to talk about life on the prairie and his plans for a season-long upland adventure this fall. Show Highlights: First dogs and upland origins in MichiganTruck Life – Upland StyleGrouse...
Avid upland hunter Pete Hanebutt joins the show to talk about his recent gun fitting with Del Whitman, prairie bird hunting and more. Show Highlights: Pete’s upland roots in IndianaPete’s gun fitting exit interviewShotshell reloadingPlated shot and...
Co-Creator of Tailgate Tails, Erik Petersen joins the show to discuss the launch of the new upland film series along with his inspiration and future plans for it. Show Highlights: Erik’s background in film and huntingThe spark for Tailgate...
Kyle Daly of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service joins the show to talk about woodcock banding, research and wildlife conservation. Show Highlights: Wildlife Refuges in MinnesotaWoodcock ResearchThe Minnesota Woodcock Banding ProgramPittman Robertson...