The Midwest Flyways Podcast is an authentic take on waterfowl hunting from Midwest Flyways. Duck and goose hunting has continued to evolve throughout the years and we aim to connect duck hunting traditions with the future of waterfowling. If you’re passionate about ducks and geese then come hang with Joey Vassallo, Conor Olstad and Cal Ness as they talk duck hunting, goose hunting and everything else in between.
This week Cal and Joey talk about waterfowl taxidermy including some of the coolest mounts we’ve ever seen. People get creative when considering the coolest ways to display their birds that they get …
Joe Heintz has been dreaming of a lanyard so long it drags on the ground beneath him since he was just a kid. Now an accomplished goose hunter, he’s getting closer to achieving that dream than many e…
This week, Joe Heintz breaks down what you need to practice and work on to kill more geese using your call. He goes through the rough basics for how you can become a goose caller that never aspires t…
Special guest Micah Ness joins this week and we discuss a multitude of different topics. From getting into trouble and some stupid stuff the boys did growing up to what Micah’s been up to lately incl…
This week we’re joined by Cal’s brother, Micah who is an avid hunter and outdoorsman. We draft our favorite ways to prepare wild game and we lay out how to make it. We’ve had a chance to eat so many …
Joey and Cal fire things up with a great debate this week about band hunting. We debate whether or not it’s okay to be out hunting birds specifically looking for and waiting for bands. We also touch …
This week Joey and Cal discuss which flyway they would hunt if they could only hunt one for the rest of their lives. This one may be a little dependent on where you grew up and what you’re used to bu…
This week Joey and Cal kick things off by drafting their best reasons to miss or not take a shot when a bird comes through the spread. We’ve all got a hundred excuses! Then we have a special podcast …
This week for TMT, we discuss a listener suggestion we got on Instagram. If you could choose any time period to go back to and hunt for a few days, which would it be? Joey and Cal both talk about tak…
This week Ben Marleau, Brand manager at Beavertail/DOA joins the podcast and talks with us about a bunch of different topics. We talk about the ins and outs of competition calling and get Ben’s persp…
Joey and Gavin are joined by Ben Marleau from Beavertail/DOA to draft their favorite hype songs for before the hunt. Send us your favorite hype songs for our playlist this year! Thanks for listening …
This week we took the chance to get out of the studio and do a little fishing beforehand so we did the podcast on the pontoon from the lake. We had a good old fashioned fish off between Joey and Cart…
This week Joey reveals he’s started to eat healthier to get back to his true form. We talk about some off season fun we’ve been having fishing and we draft our favorite outdoor activities besides duc…
This week for TMT we shake things up with a debate topic: if you could only hunt private land or public land for the rest of your life, which would you choose? Joey and Cal each argue different sides…
Gear Guy Gavin Kolles joins this week and Cal and Gavin have a debate about the impact of social media on hunting. Positive or negative? There are for sure two sides to the argument pretty much every…
Scouting ducks and geese is one of the most important things you can do to help drive success in the field. Gear Guy Kolles joins us for this weeks TMT talking all things scouting but especially wher…
Cal, Gavin and Carter review the NFL draft and make bold predictions for how well each of the QB’s will perform with their new teams. Gavin and Carter bicker like children and Cal tries his best to h…
This week Joey and Cal discuss whether or not water swatting is good practice. There’s always two sides to this conversation and some people believe in it and some people think it’s not very sporting…
This week Joey and Cal talk about what they want to improve during the off season and hope it gets your brain going about what needs to be done before season starts again. We always wait til the last…
Our good friend Logan Webster joins us this week for an in depth conversation. We talk about his upbringing chicken farming and what he’s doing to help chicken farmers. This leads us to chicken feet …