EPM#185 Dove Season Eve: Secrets from Duck Ranger

On Dove Season Eve the hosts run through sponsor shout-outs (Willow Creek Custom Calls, Tule Creek Hunting Outfitters, G&T Truck Repair, 818 Inspections, Shannon J. Kelly, SCI Sacramento) and then sit down with Derek Shewick, Wildlife Habitat Manager for the Upper Butte Basin. The conversation covers dove habitat work, planting safflower and sunflowers, banding, refuge management, and practical scouting and hunting tips.

They also discuss veterans programs (VHP/SenDaVet), the value of conservation groups like SCI Sacramento, personal Ranger/Military stories, gear and ammo preferences, and local hunting plans and events leading into opening day.