The Bird Dog Babe
Join Courtney Bastian as she explores all things Bird Dogs; hunting, training, competing, testing, breeding, nutrition, and health. This podcast also focuses on conservation efforts for birds and public land, ethical and responsible hunting, gear options, and getting more women and children involved in the outdoors. Courtney's intense curiosity drives her to take a vulnerable, honest approach with her guests to provide educational and inspirational content in each episode.Podcasts
Episode 099: When One Chapter Ends, Another Begins
Published: Feb. 7, 2023, 9:41 p.m.Duration: 15 minutes 6 seconds
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Episode 098: Service, Leadership, and Proven Performance w/Andy & Amanda Doak
Published: Nov. 1, 2022, 9:30 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 59 seconds
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Episode 097: Seniors In The Sage
Published: Oct. 18, 2022, 11 a.m.Duration: 2 hours 26 minutes 50 seconds
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Episode 096: Ready To Slay All Day!
Published: Oct. 6, 2022, 4:35 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 43 minutes 43 seconds
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Episode 095: Where Ya Been?!
Published: Sept. 21, 2022, 3:23 a.m.Duration: 2 hours 4 minutes 26 seconds
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Episode 094: AKC's 200th Breed, The Bracco Italiano w/Dr Amanda Inman
Published: July 6, 2022, 9:54 p.m.Duration: 2 hours 11 minutes 33 seconds
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Episode 093: Are You 'Upland Ready?'
Published: May 29, 2022, 4:02 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 24 seconds
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Episode 092: Pheasant Fest 2022 - Fun, Friends, and Festivities
Published: March 29, 2022, 11:33 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 16 seconds
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Episode 091: Lessons Learned w/Amanda Ponti
Published: March 25, 2022, 12:55 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 38 minutes 35 seconds
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Bonus - Whiskey & Wildhairs: If It Doesn't Get You Arrested, It Might Get You Killed
Published: March 8, 2022, 2:07 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 45 seconds
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Episode 090: Elevate Your Hunt w/Everett Headley
Published: March 2, 2022, 1:41 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 46 minutes 57 seconds
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Episode 089: Tips For Rearing Your Own Gamebirds
Published: Feb. 16, 2022, 6:27 p.m.Duration: 46 minutes 57 seconds
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Bonus - Whiskey & Wildhairs: The Great Raccoon Wars of 2010
Published: Feb. 5, 2022, noonDuration: 57 minutes 2 seconds
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Episode 88: Paying Attention To Your Body Pre and Post Hunt w/Michelle Dunn
Published: Jan. 27, 2022, 10:51 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 8 seconds
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Episode 087: Making A Plan Of Action For The New Year w/Kat Pippitt
Published: Jan. 4, 2022, noonDuration: 1 hour 13 minutes 48 seconds
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Episode 086: Social Media Sway on Dog Decisions w/Kelly Schur
Published: Dec. 28, 2021, 6:33 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes 41 seconds
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Bonus - Whiskey and Wildhairs: The Soft-Sided Wildhair
Published: Dec. 27, 2021, 1:23 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 30 seconds
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Episode 085: Late Season in the Uplands
Published: Dec. 16, 2021, 7:22 a.m.Duration: 55 minutes 17 seconds
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Episode 084: Defying The Odds - On Winning The National Field Championship w/ Jaelee Schwartz
Published: Dec. 8, 2021, 4:30 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 5 seconds
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Episode 083: Gear and Gift Guide To Help Enhance Your Hunt
Published: Nov. 30, 2021, 11:39 p.m.Duration: 2 hours 4 seconds
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Bonus - Whiskey and Wildhairs: How To Gain Respect From A Wildhair
Published: Nov. 27, 2021, noonDuration: 20 minutes 36 seconds
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Episode 082: The Promise To Bird Dog w/Katie Willis
Published: Nov. 23, 2021, 10:35 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 59 minutes 53 seconds
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Episode 081: Grouse Camp? 'Oh Hell No!' w/Lauren Dirkschneider
Published: Nov. 16, 2021, 6:54 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 9 seconds
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Episode 080: Training With A Purpose w/ Tamara Champagne
Published: Nov. 9, 2021, 4:17 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 18 seconds
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Episode 079: Sporting Lead-Free w/ Hannah Leonard
Published: Nov. 2, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 4 seconds
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Episode 078: The Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla w/ Zsofia Miczek
Published: Oct. 21, 2021, 5:14 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 51 minutes 50 seconds
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Episode 077: Creating Ethical, Educated and Effective Hunters w/Sarah Tilt
Published: Oct. 13, 2021, 2:35 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 19 seconds
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Episode 076: Pass or Fail, You Have The Best Dog w/Bridget Nielsen
Published: Oct. 5, 2021, 5:39 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 2 seconds
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Episode 075: Hunt, Point, Retrieve... Field Trialing and Hunting on the Grouse Moors w/Una Russell
Published: Sept. 15, 2021, 12:35 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes 18 seconds
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Episode 074: The Mental Games of Shooting and Hunting w/ Dawn Grant
Published: Sept. 8, 2021, 4:25 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 3 seconds
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Episode 073: Know What's Fueling Your Bird Dog w/Dr Lauren Stump
Published: Aug. 31, 2021, 4:31 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes
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Episode 072: Unleash Your Dog's Potential w/ Alex Brittingham
Published: Aug. 24, 2021, 3:10 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 35 seconds
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Episode 071: Creating Opportunities in the Outdoors w/Amy Ray
Published: Aug. 18, 2021, 3:40 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 18 seconds
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Episode 070: Contracts, Guarantees and Disputes w/Jen Amundsen
Published: Aug. 10, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 48 seconds
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Episode 069: The Five Stages of a Bird Dog Owner w/Nancy Anisfield
Published: July 28, 2021, 4:50 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 31 seconds
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Episode 068: Speaking "Dog", Not Human w/ Sharon Potter
Published: July 21, 2021, 3:05 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 7 seconds
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Episode 067: Choosing A Bird Dog Breeder
Published: July 14, 2021, 5:58 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 58 seconds
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Episode 066: Choosing Your Next Bird Dog Breed
Published: July 6, 2021, 9:42 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 9 seconds
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Episode 065: Training All Working Dogs Individually w/Jeff Lemmenes
Published: June 30, 2021, 12:03 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 14 seconds
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Episode 064: Encouraging Women to Train, Test, and Hunt w/Stacy Horst
Published: June 22, 2021, 10:55 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 50 seconds
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Episode 063: Get Out of the House and Into the Outdoors w/Jessica White
Published: June 15, 2021, 10:10 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 46 seconds
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Episode 062: Bonding With Your Bird Dog w/Aleah Marcoe
Published: June 8, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 7 seconds
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Episode 061: The NAVHDA Invitational Test w/Angie Coenen & Tracy Harmeyer
Published: June 1, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 2 hours 19 minutes
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Episode 060: What The Heck Is A Lek? w/ Ken Plourde
Published: May 25, 2021, 9:10 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 14 seconds
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Episode 059: Shed Hunting - Pursuit in the Off Season w/Tierney Rae Schneider
Published: May 18, 2021, 4 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 36 seconds
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Episode 058: Irish Setter - The Aristocratic Bird Dog w/ Kelli Aitken
Published: May 11, 2021, 5:47 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 47 seconds
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Episode 057: The NAVHDA Utility & Utility Prep Tests w/Angie Coenen & Dan Wittman
Published: May 4, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 2 hours 10 minutes 11 seconds
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Episode 056: The Urban Uplander w/Melinda Benbow
Published: April 27, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 3 seconds
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Episode 055: Providing A Way Forward w/ Kate Ahnstrom
Published: April 20, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 16 seconds
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Episode 054: The NAVHDA Natural Ability Test w/Angie Coenen & Lisa Pehur
Published: April 13, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 2 hours 1 minute 21 seconds
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Episode 053: Talk Turkey To Me! w/ Linda Hinz
Published: April 6, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 43 seconds
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Bonus #6 - Bird Dog eAcademy: Teaching You How To Train Your Bird Dog w/ William Bastian
Published: April 4, 2021, 5:38 a.m.Duration: 37 minutes 44 seconds
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Episode 052: Our Forests. Our Future. w/Ashley Peters
Published: March 30, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 6 seconds
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Episode 051: Find, Flush, Retrieve w/ Jordan Horak
Published: March 23, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 35 seconds
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Episode 050: The Birds and The Bees, & Butterflies w/Elsa Gallagher
Published: March 16, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes
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Episode 049: Outdoor Mama Lauren Stamm
Published: March 10, 2021, 1:39 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 43 seconds
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Episode 048: Understanding How Dogs Learn w/ Robin MacFarlane
Published: March 2, 2021, 8:29 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 57 seconds
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Episode 047: The WON-The Resource For All Things Women Outdoors w/Barbara Baird
Published: Feb. 23, 2021, noonDuration: 1 hour 24 seconds
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Bonus #5: A 6 Year Old's Perspective w/ Burke Bastian
Published: Feb. 20, 2021, noonDuration: 8 minutes 30 seconds
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Episode 046: Doing All Things Dad & Dogs w/ The Guys
Published: Feb. 17, 2021, 3:43 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 16 seconds
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Episode 045: Live The Life You Love, Part 1 w/The Girls
Published: Feb. 9, 2021, noonDuration: 1 hour 37 minutes 42 seconds
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Episode 044: Spay and Neuter Considerations w/ Dr Marty Greer
Published: Feb. 2, 2021, noonDuration: 52 minutes 46 seconds
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Episode 043: Chasing Mutha Chukars w/Carla Gibson
Published: Jan. 26, 2021, noonDuration: 1 hour 33 minutes 23 seconds
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Episode 042: Smile Outside: Educate, Engage, Conserve w/ James Jubran
Published: Jan. 20, 2021, 12:55 a.m.Duration: 56 minutes 30 seconds
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Episode 041: It's Never Too Late To Start w/ Susan Jasmann
Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 7:37 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 32 seconds
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Episode 040: Harvesting with Strategy w/ Jennifer Dums
Published: Jan. 5, 2021, 9:02 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 53 seconds
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Episode 039: Bird Dog Paw Care w/ Dr Meg
Published: Dec. 29, 2020, noonDuration: 1 hour 8 minutes 7 seconds
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Bonus #4 - Patreon Patron Episode
Published: Dec. 26, 2020, 10:55 p.m.Duration: 59 minutes 29 seconds
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Episode 038: Falconry, Bird Dogs and a Baby with Laura of Arabia
Published: Dec. 22, 2020, 5:18 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 11 seconds
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Episode 037: For the Birds, Conservation, and BossMen with Lee Kjos
Published: Dec. 15, 2020, noonDuration: 1 hour 33 minutes 45 seconds
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Episode 036: Dakota283: Unparalled Protection for your Bird Dog
Published: Dec. 8, 2020, 12:30 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 32 seconds
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Episode 035: Here For The Birds! - Aberdeen, SD w/Casey Weismantel
Published: Dec. 1, 2020, noonDuration: 1 hour 16 minutes 37 seconds
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Episode 034: I Am A Hunter! w/ Amy Hall
Published: Nov. 24, 2020, noonDuration: 1 hour 32 minutes 40 seconds
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Episode 033: Improving Your Odds Through Testing w/ Cortney Schaefer
Published: Nov. 17, 2020, noonDuration: 1 hour 41 minutes 38 seconds
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Episode 032: Helping Future Generations of Dogs with Dr Sharon Albright of AKC/CHF
Published: Nov. 10, 2020, noonDuration: 1 hour 18 minutes 17 seconds
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Episode 031: Making Learning Fun For Humans and Dogs with Jane Ardern
Published: Nov. 3, 2020, noonDuration: 1 hour 15 minutes 46 seconds
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Episode 030: Connecting Moments that Matter to you Most in the Outdoors with Reid Bryant of Orvis
Published: Oct. 27, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes 5 seconds
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Episode 029: Backcountry Chef Margie Nelson of Wyld Gourmet
Published: Oct. 20, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 44 seconds
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Episode 028: How To Take Harvest Photos with Sonya Smith
Published: Oct. 13, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 53 minutes 47 seconds
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Bonus #3 - Season Opener recap and Dog Training Q&A
Published: Oct. 11, 2020, 5:39 a.m.Duration: 43 minutes 34 seconds
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Episode 027: Dr Callie Harris - Senior Dog Nutrition
Published: Oct. 6, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 36 seconds
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Episode: 026 - For The Love of Dogs & Duck Hunting, Tina Dokken
Published: Sept. 29, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes 33 seconds
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Episode 025: Girl's Grouse Camp
Published: Sept. 22, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 47 seconds
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Episode 024: Stephanie Wottrich - Dove Hunting
Published: Sept. 15, 2020, 4:31 p.m.Duration: 50 minutes 56 seconds
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Episode 023: Meg Eden - Bird Dogs Can Do It All
Published: Sept. 8, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 16 seconds
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Episode 022: Hannah Nikonow - Sagebrush Guru
Published: Sept. 1, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 38 minutes 27 seconds
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Episode 021: Montana Master Hunter
Published: Aug. 25, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 36 seconds
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Episode 020: Kali Parmley - DIY Hunt Enthusiast and Gun Dog Magazine Editor in Chief
Published: Aug. 18, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 58 seconds
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Bonus #2- Puppy's 1st Hunting Season & Importance of Bonding
Published: Aug. 15, 2020, 10 a.m.Duration: 59 minutes 58 seconds
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Episode 019: Chokes, Ammo & Gun Cleaning with Lynne Green
Published: Aug. 11, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 44 seconds
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Episode 018: The Beauty of Hunting Alaska w/ Christine Cunningham
Published: Aug. 4, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 53 seconds
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Episode 017: Bird Dog First Aid with Dr. Meg
Published: July 28, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 43 minutes 29 seconds
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Episode 016: In Alignment with DocJackie
Published: July 21, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 56 minutes 56 seconds
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Episode 015: Let's Talk Taxidermy with Nikki Scheer
Published: July 14, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 58 minutes 33 seconds
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Bonus: Building A Better Bird Dog
Published: July 11, 2020, 8 a.m.Duration: 58 minutes 17 seconds
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Episode 014: A Passion With Purpose, Tracy Kienitz of Xcel Shooting Sports
Published: July 7, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 53 seconds
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Episode 013: Good Friends, Good Dogs & Grouse Hunting with Adam Delude and Wiliam Bastian
Published: June 30, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 49 seconds
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Episode 012: Lanny Barnes, 3-Time Olympian & Professional 3-Gun Competitor
Published: June 23, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 43 seconds
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Episode 011 - Let's Talk Stud Dogs with Heidi Hartman
Published: June 16, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 28 seconds
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Episode 010 - The Pros of Canine Probiotics: FortiFlora, Calming Care & Formula Additives with Dr Taylor Francis
Published: June 9, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 57 minutes 43 seconds
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Episode 009 - Women On The Wing: Marissa Jensen of Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever
Published: June 2, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 19 seconds
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Episode 008 - Girls Talkin' Gear with Kirstie Pike of Prois Hunting
Published: May 26, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 56 minutes 45 seconds
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Episode 007 - Meredith Mays: Top of Her Game - Wrangler, Competitor, Scout, Judge, Mom
Published: May 19, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 39 seconds
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Episode 006: Homing Pigeons - Starting & Maintaining Your Healthy Flock with Calvin Harpe
Published: May 12, 2020, 11:30 a.m.Duration: 40 minutes 11 seconds
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Episode 005 - Let's Talk Dewclaws with Dr Sarah Shull
Published: May 5, 2020, 11:30 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 39 seconds
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Episode 004 - Puppy Considerations During Covid19 with Brenda Belmonte of 2 Paws Up Dog Training
Published: April 28, 2020, 11:30 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 2 seconds
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Episode 003: Lauren Hays - Part 2 - 2019 National Open Retriever Championship
Published: April 21, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 49 seconds
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Episode 002 - Lauren Hays - Part 1 - 2019 AKC National Open Retriever Championship
Published: April 14, 2020, 11:11 p.m.Duration: 54 minutes 52 seconds
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001 - Structure of the Bird Dog with Laura Reeves
Published: April 14, 2020, 2 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 59 seconds
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Episode 000 - About The Podcast
Published: April 14, 2020, 1:30 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 58 seconds
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