Most duck hunters want to know what happened in the olden and golden days when the old timers pursued their love of duck hunting, but not everyone has the time nor patience to read through a bunch of books and outdoor journals. So, sit back and relax as a passionate duck hunter of 60 years, Wayne Capooth, author of eleven historical waterfowling books and outdoor writer, recaps from his 40 years of research the hidden riches and treasures of duck hunting by the old timers, who sadly have all passed away! The podcast will cover all facets of duck hunting.
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Most duck hunters want to know what happened in the olden and golden days when the old timers pursued their love of duck hunting, but not everyone has the time nor patience to read through a bunch of books and outdoor journals. So, sit back and relax as a passionate duck hunter of 60 years, Wayne Capooth, author of eleven historical waterfowling books and outdoor writer, recaps from his 40 years of research the hidden riches and treasures of duck hunting by the old timers, who sadly have all passed away! The podcast will cover all facets of duck hunting.
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May 15, 2026
E70 THE COBB FAMILY, COBB'S ISLAND, AND THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA
<p><strong>Hundreds of wildfowlers have left their mark on the history of wildfowling on the Atlantic coast after having given us many historical narratives, but one family, the Cobb family, stands out as having left us with their everlasting narratives and most of all with their decoy carvings, which set the trend at the time and which were intended to document waterfowl and shorebird behavior.</strong></p><p><strong>The story of the Cobbs is a great American tale about uprooting oneself and family, finding a new home, and through sheer determination and perseverance, through tragedy and setbacks, ultimately thriving in a new place. The Cobbs took a big, empty sandbar and created a vibrant working community for nearly 100 years. So, perhaps it is time to re-introduce them and tell their story.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><br></p>
April 1, 2026
E-69 WALLACE CLAYPOOL'S WILD ACRES, PARADISE OF DUCKDOM
<p><strong>It was an extraordinary, exceptional paradise tucked away in the super-funnel of the Mississippi Flyway that Wild Acres came to represent and often described in newspapers and hunting lore as the “Paradise of Duckdom.” Here, year after year, gravel-throated voyagers, migrating down from the north, interrupted their journey to linger on Wallace Claypool’s 1,350 acres of greentree reservoir, where they fed in the nearby rice fields and feed-filled sloughs, rivers, marshes, bayous, and lakes along with feeding on acorns in his greentree-timbered area.</strong></p><p><strong>Wallace Claypool was a firm believer in physical fitness, exercising every day. He could perform stunts of strength that amazed younger men. Golf was his game back in the 1920s. Then in 1925, he ventured into a sport that would lead him to receive national recognition as a conservationist. He was famously quoted as saying that “if the wild duck is to avoid the fate of the passenger pigeon, somebody must furnish it with food, water, and a place to rest.”</strong></p><p><strong>Claypool acquired 5,000 acres in 1942 by forfeiture from the state due to unpaid taxes, by Quitclaim Deeds from two Drainage Districts, and land from two different individuals. He immediately built a 1,350-acre reservoir, 800 of which would be under water controlled by levees once completed in 1943. After 1943, the duck population increased steadily to about 200,000 ducks, but duck hunting was severely limited due to WWII.</strong></p><p><strong>From 1945 onward until the drought years began in1959, which lasted through the first half of the 1960s when hunting on Wild Acres was limited to hunting only three days during the week, Wild Acres’ duck population ranged from 250,000 to half a million. It was a spectacle like no other, bewildering wildlife biologists who traveled to Wild Acres to observe. Even as late as December 8, 1960, newspapers such as the F</strong><strong>ort Worth Star Telegram </strong><strong>were still calling it the “New Duck Capital of the World."</strong></p><p><strong>For it was here at Wild Acres that hungry hordes gathered in tremendous numbers in the low, lush wintering grounds. It was here where the hunting was the very best, when the walnut stock was sweat-wet against the hunter’s cheek.</strong></p><p><strong>It was indeed the "Paradise of Duckdom."</strong></p><p><br /></p>
January 29, 2026
E68 REELFOOT LAKE THE PARADISE OF SPORTSMEN
<p>To some, Reelfoot Lake,nestled in the far northwestern corner of Tennessee, was known as the “Paradiseof Sportsmen.” Others referred to it as the “Eighth Wonder of the World,” whileWalt Disney called it “Mystery Lake.” But most referred to it as the“Chesapeake Bay of the South.” With wintery winds sweeping from the north overthe broad breast of the Mississippi River, it looked, at times, like all theducks of North America had gathered to feast along its shallowbanks.</p><p>After having beenthe home to mankind for more than 12,000 years, Reelfoot became the most-usedaerial highway of migratory waterfowl during the spring and autumn—ducks,geese, swans, sandhill cranes, and shorebirds. Historically, in its early years, the lake wasmost famous for the canvasback which was often referred to as the "King ofDucks,” as their flight through the lower-middle Mississippi Valley saw themain body stop at Reelfoot where wild celery grew.</p><p></p>
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