Today we chat with our friend, author, podcast host, father and man who knows his way around the woods... Tony Peterson. Here's a few highlights from the show: How did Tony grow up and get into the outdoor industry Why is it so important to spend time in nature, no matter what the adventure is Filling tags vs enjoying a hunt Hunting alongside good dogs is better than anything else Support the Lone Duck Podcast | patreon.com/loneduckoutfitters Follow us on social media | Youtube and Instagram Use Promo Code | LDGD15 to save 15% on Marshwear Clothing Use Promo Code | LD10 to save 10% on Trulock Chokes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we chat with our good buddy Ben Brettingen from onX while he and Bob were down in South Carolina for the 2025 SEWE event. We dig into all sorts of good stuff in this show and I think you'll enjoy the conversation. Cheers! Here's a few highlights from the show: Get unlost with onX Versatile dogs vs bird dogs vs retrievers Cover Dog Trials How to judge a grouse dog when you can't even see it Stories of old dogs and singin' to them in the woods dogs with style and dogs that suit your hunting, goals and family Support the Lone Duck Podcast | patreon.com/loneduckoutfitters Follow us on social media | Youtube and Instagram Use Promo Code | LDGD15 to save 15% on Marshwear Clothing Use Promo Code | LD10 to save 10% on Trulock Chokes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's nothing better than the adventure you find when you travel somewhere for a hunting trip. It's tough to explain but there's always something new and exciting, whether it's how you're hunting birds, the food, the city, the language, decoys, etc., it's just wild. Today we talk with our friend, Ramsey Russell, from GetDucks, about his dog and chasing ducks all over the world. Here's a few highlights from the show: Ramsey shares stories of hunting ducks over in Azerbaijan, Mexico, Russia, Argentina and all over the world. We chat with Ramsey about his dog and how the training is coming along and how he travels with his dog. Ramsey's philosophy is "it's always duck season... somewhere" and I think he is onto something. Get out, find some adventure and chase ducks. Support the Lone Duck Podcast | patreon.com/loneduckoutfitters Follow us on social media | Youtube and Instagram Use Promo Code | LDGD15 to save 15% on Marshwear Clothing Use Promo Code | LD10 to save 10% on Trulock Chokes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we get to hear from our good buddy, Kevin Cheff, The Retriever Coach with his advice for building memory with younger dogs. Kevin works through the fine details of how you can get younger dogs (puppies too) to look out and develop memory on multiple marks. Here's a few highlights from the show: Holding younger dogs during marks and facing them in the correct direction Each mark should be 5-6 yards at most Get the dog to think there's always another mark out there and to be excited about it Don't forget to use short grass, white bumpers with the sun behind you and use a long lead. Be sure to check out Kevin's Fetch Program, which is open right now. You can find the details for this here. The enrollment closes March 12, 2025 Support the Lone Duck Podcast | patreon.com/loneduckoutfitters Follow us on social media | Youtube and Instagram Use Promo Code | LDGD15 to save 15% on Marshwear Clothing Use Promo Code | LD10 to save 10% on Trulock Chokes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The weather seems to be slowly getting warmer and the hunt test season is nearly upon us. You know what that means? It's time to tighten up the loose ends created from duck season. Bob and Kevin also talk through the latest with Lone Duck puppies. Here's a few highlights from the show: Short grasses with good visibility can help rein things in with your dog, especially after duck season. Various dog training drills to reinforce good habits and set the foundation for the rest of the year. PUPPIES! We discuss buying puppies and building strong litters of healthy dogs. Support the Lone Duck Podcast | patreon.com/loneduckoutfitters Follow us on social media | Youtube and Instagram Use Promo Code | LDGD15 to save 15% on Marshwear Clothing Use Promo Code | LD10 to save 10% on Trulock Chokes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boy, are we lucky. Today we sat down with Bob and Nick Adair, our buddy from the GDIY Podcast, to hear about their weekend judging the St. Hubert's Trials in South Carolina. How would your dog have handled this sort of trial? Here's a few highlights from the show: Bob and Nick review their hunting-specific trials with dogs and handlers that performed well and why What did the set ups look like and could their dogs have handled it well? Why is St. Hubert's a great event for anyone who is considering running dogs in some sort of testing environment Support the Lone Duck Podcast | patreon.com/loneduckoutfitters Follow us on social media | Youtube and Instagram Use Promo Code | LDGD15 to save 15% on Marshwear Clothing Use Promo Code | LD10 to save 10% on Trulock Chokes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we sit down with our good friend, Kevin Cheff, The Retriever Coach. If you haven't heard our previous shows with Kevin, then do your dog a favor and listen them... then come back to this episode. Anytime Kevin joins the show, we always have extremely detailed conversations about dog training, dog psychology, coaching handlers and more. Well, today is no different. Here's a few highlights from the show: Building a young retriever into a team player Choosing puppies Noise and composure issues and how Kevin deals with them. In this part of the discussion, we reference a previous episode with our friend, Randy Bohn. Setting and holding boundaries with dogs Proper physical corrections Support the Lone Duck Podcast | patreon.com/loneduckoutfitters Follow us on social media | Youtube and Instagram Use Promo Code | LDGD15 to save 15% on Marshwear Clothing Use Promo Code | LD10 to save 10% on Trulock Chokes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin sits down to catch up with Bob and Blaine to chat about the latest excitement during Bob's winter training trip. Every year, Bob moves his whole operation south for a few months because it's too cold and snowy to properly work tons of dogs each day. As you can imagine, he gets into a little fun when he's down there working. Plus, we're having puppies! Here's a few highlights from the show: Bob and Blaine learn to trap muskrats and Kevin doesn't know music Updates from Bob's winter training trip: what he is working on, why and how you can do it, too Puppy Update! Advice for training dogs in heat or while they're newly pregnant Prerequisites for handling dogs on water Support the Lone Duck Podcast | patreon.com/loneduckoutfitters Follow us on social media | Youtube and Instagram Use Promo Code | LDGD15 to save 15% on Marshwear Clothing Use Promo Code | LD10 to save 10% on Trulock Chokes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with good quick hitter..... often times, we hear buddies mentioning "they have a real special dog and should breed it." Well, we aren't here to argue whether or not your dog is special but you SHOULD think about a few things before committing to something very serious like breeding a dog. Support the Lone Duck Podcast | patreon.com/loneduckoutfitters Follow us on social media | Youtube and Instagram Use Promo Code | LDGD15 to save 15% on Marshwear Clothing Use Promo Code | LD10 to save 10% on Trulock Chokes Lone Duck's Gun Dog Chronicles is presented by onX Hunt, Purina Pro Plan, Gunner Kennels, DT Systems and Kent Cartridge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we chat with our good friends from First Lite about all things related to dog food and properly fueling your dog. Here's a few highlights from the show: How much to feed puppies and what kind of kibble? What do you look for in your dog feed for a mature hunting dog? How often should you feed a puppy vs a house dog vs a working dog? Why do people "float" their dog food? Support the Lone Duck Podcast | patreon.com/loneduckoutfitters Follow us on social media | Youtube and Instagram Use Promo Code | LDGD15 to save 15% on Marshwear Clothing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've NEVER done this before! Today, we are sharing a podcast we recorded a ways back with our good friend, Barton Ramsey, from Southern Oak Kennels and The Lab Podcast. Here's a few highlights from the show: Running a business during covid and how dog behavior and dog training adjusted Genetics: how the demeanor of a dog translates to tests, trials, the hunting blind and the house. We do a brief overview of British trials and how they differ from ones here in the US "Ferrari dogs" vs "minivan dogs" and producing the type of dog you want to have yourself Dogs handling pressure and what that means Compulsion training and force fetch Having a steady dog and what that means for the hunting blind. Support the Lone Duck Podcast | patreon.com/loneduckoutfitters Follow us on social media | Youtube and Instagram Use Promo Code | LDGD15 to save 15% on Marshwear Clothing Use Promo Code | BS10 to save 10% on Trulock Chokes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of Lone D's Gun Dog Chronicles, we chat with our good friend, Marie Madaras, from Silver Lion Kennels in NH. If you thought Bob's hunting trip out west was interesting, then saddle up for this one. Marie started her hunting season on the east coast in New Hampshire and then went north to chase grouse in Maine where she was mentoring students and running her dogs. Then she went west to the prairies with a group of women and their dogs and holy smokes, they got on some birds. If you haven't done it, it's always tough to load up and point your truck west in search of birds-- for tons of reasons. It's even more difficult to be successful with it; wellllllll Marie was. You know what you need for Christmas? Some time on our patreon to get 1:1 coaching for you & your dog, talk DIRECTLY with Bob and join our happy hour hang outs. You can meet other training buddies you didn't know were in your area, trade a few stories and just kick back. Need some training gear or want to support the Lone D? Check out our website for anything you need like heavy duty collars, easy leads for obedience, bumpers, shirts, hats and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight we have the absolute pleasure of trading a few stories with our buddy and fantastic hunting & fly fishing guide, Joe Heusinger from Covert Creek Outfitters. If you like hunting with your dog, weathered shotguns and bird hunting stories from the ol' days by some of the outdoor writing greats... then this show is for you. Joe is an extremely hard working hunting guide and travels every day searching for birds, whether its a guiding day or not. He is super knowledgeable about the history of chasing birds in some nostalgic areas to any ruffed grouse hunter and his dogs are second to none. If you'd like to have yourself a real good time chasing birds through rock wall-lined covers you've read about in Field n Stream... then give him a shout here. Check out our patreon to get 1:1 coaching, talk directly with Bob and join our happy hour hang outs. Need some training gear or want to support the Lone D? Check out our website for anything you need! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back for another good show. Tonight, Bob and Kevin sit down to recap Bob's most recent hunting roadtrip out west. Bob traveled from NY to Wisconsin for some grousing around and had the pleasure of hanging with our buddy, Ben, from onX. Then he went and hunted with Nick Larson from the Birdshot Podcast. What a treat to spend time with each of these guys and watch their dogs work some cover. Then Bob went even further west to look for ducks with a group of friends. What a lucky son of a gun, right? Check out our patreon to get 1:1 coaching, talk directly with Bob and join our happy hour hang outs. Need some training gear or want to support the Lone D? Check out our website for anything you need! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we had the pleasure of hanging out with Will Newell from Project Upland. We kick off the show hearing about how Will got into hunting as a young man and how impactful dogs have been on his life. We transition into some discussion about Project Upland, their projects they're working on and SEWE, which we've spoken about before on Lone Duck. One of the coolest parts of our conversation with Will is when we discuss the trial Bob is helping to judge down in South Carolina called St. Hubert's Field Trial at H. Cooper Black. If you run bird dogs or if you love hunting, then you should check it out! A big shout out to Will for jumping on our show and sharing a few laughs. Do yourself a favor and follow all the awesome work Project Upland is doing and tell Will we sent ya. Check out our patreon to get 1:1 coaching, talk directly with Bob and join our happy hour hang outs. Need some training gear or want to support the Lone D? Check out our website for anything you need! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's mini episode is from our chat with good friends Cody and Michael at First Lite. In this show, Michael asks about spaying and neutering dogs and what Bob thinks. It's important to note that this is not a vet's opinion but it's good info to consider if you're looking to do the best for your dog. *Fun fact: this was the first "7 minutes" we did! The holidays are coming up and your spouse doesn't know what to get you. Well, tell them you want some pro tips and tricks from uncle bob through patreon. Check out our patreon to get 1:1 coaching, talk directly with Bob and join our happy hour hang outs. Need some training gear or want to support the Lone D? Check out our website for anything you need! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back for another good ol' time with Uncle Bob. Today's quick hitter is from our friend, Jeff Coats, from Pitboss Waterfowl (check him out on instagram and youtube!). Jeff is a great trainer hunting guide and is asking Bob and Michael Demmer about bugging and getting your dog to have a nice, straight line on water blinds. Listen in for a few good tips. Check out our patreon to get 1:1 coaching, talk directly with Bob and join our happy hour hang outs. Need some training gear or want to support the Lone D? Check out our website for anything you need! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show, we chat with our good buddy, Michael Demmer, about training dogs with a purpose: hunting, training or ...... both? Check out our patreon to get 1:1 coaching, talk directly with Bob and join our happy hour hang outs. Need some training gear or want to support the Lone D? Check out our website for anything you need! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show, Bob and Kevin sit down over a beer to discuss the 2024 hunting season. You might be thinking "it just started, how have you had two hunting trips already... who has time for this?" Bob somehow does and what a son of a gun. Bob, Nick, Huey and the Setter girls put some miles in looking for grouse up here in NY for a weekend. Bob talks through his weekend hunts, meeting some cool new people, marking new spots on the ol' onX map, training his Setter pup and a whole lot more. Then we dig into Bob's quick trip for a three day hunt in Canada for ducks and geese and a little bonus hike for upland birds, too. Bob and the group he went with saw so many birds each day it'd be hard to believe if there weren't pictures. This is an awesome episode, enjoy. Check out our patreon to get 1:1 coaching, talk directly with Bob and join our happy hour hang outs. Need some training gear or want to support the Lone D? Check out our website for anything you need! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What a treat. Today we had Michael Demmer back on the show AND he was in person. If you haven't heard the first episode with him, please check out episode 181. We get into all sorts of great dog training conversations as we talk through SRS and field trials and raising dogs to be excellent. We then jump into some good Q&A from patreon friends and discuss the following: raising puppies to be great field trial dogs, building successful dogs, quality training vs quantity, corrections during popping, how dog training evolves, poison birds and KRD drills and when and how Michael prepares for The Grand and what his set ups are like. Check out our patreon to get 1:1 coaching, talk directly with Bob and join our happy hour hang outs. Need some training gear or want to support the Lone D? Check out our website for anything you need! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices