The Split Reed Podcast is the podcast for waterfowl & turkey hunters everywhere. From the latest news and gear breakdowns to conservation talk and unforgettable stories in the field, we're your voice in the world of waterfowl hunting.
Ep. 11 Widgeon Tactics, Grouse Camp & Duck Season So Far
On this episode the Split Reed crew catches up on how duck season so been so far. Widgeon hunting in Oregon, small water shoots in Montana and grouse hunting camp in the northeast. They dive into tactics for targeting widgeon, how logging can make room for grouse hunting and introducing new hunters to waterfowl hunting.
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14 Sept 2026
Ep. 10 Mallards Are Overrated and Educating Birds With Spinners
On this episode the Split Reed crew recaps their favorite stories from Dog Week and dig into this years Duck Survey. The team also talks about the recent trouble in the Duck Factory, why mallards are an overrated duck, why game farm mallards are bad for duck hunting and how spinning wing decoys are educating birds. Stay tuned at the end of this episode as the team circles up for another round of Show & Tell.
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25 Aug 2026
Ep. 9 The Lab Who Completed The Waterfowl Slam + and MORE!
The Split Reed crew sits down with Luke Ballam to talk about chasing waterfowl across North America with his dog, Widgeon. Luke takes us through their journey to completing the North American Waterfowl Slam, the hunts that got them there and some of the stories and memories that made the journey one to remember.
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24 Aug 2026
Ep.8 Hunting Dogs, Nutrition and The Stories We Remember
In this episode the Split Reed crew sits down with Sam Holcomb from Field & Stream Pack Provisions for the launch of Dog Week. A week that celebrates the heritage, stories and dogs we all know and love. The crew talks about Pack Provisions latest performance dog food, sporting dog nutrition and some of their most memorable moments in the field with their four-legged companions. Pack Provisions 31/23 Peak Performance: https://www.packprovisionspet.com/3123?utm_source=SplitReed&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=dogweek&utm_id=content Follow Us For More and Checkout All Our Channels and Content Below https://linktr.ee/splitreed
16 Jul 2026
Ep. 7 Waterfowl History & The Return Of Copper Shotshells
In this episode Brenden and Max (https://www.instagram.com/east_coast_fly_fishing/) are joined by a new co-host Zach Rutledge. The crew dives into waterfowl history in the wake of America's 250th birthday and the return of Boss's Copper Shotshells. The Split Reed podcast is now available to watch and listen to on YouTube.
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- Art Ducko Calls (https://artduckocalls.com/)
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26 Jun 2026
Ep. 6 Hunting Bans, Conservation Wins and Duck Surveys
In this episode Brenden and Max talk about the North Dakota duck breeding survey, Oregon's proposed ban on hunting and fishing, the copper shot-shell situation, conservation funding wins and much more.
2 Jun 2026
Ep. 5 Million Dollar Decoys & Turkey Season Wrap
In this episode Brenden and Max (https://www.instagram.com/east_coast_fly_fishing/) recap Split Reed's Turkey Week (https://splitreed.com/turkey-week/)and the Pacific Calls Turkey Rodeo (https://www.instagram.com/pacificcalls/). They also discuss vintage duck decoys that are worth millions (https://splitreed.com/two-collectible-duck-decoys-shatter-records-at-recent-auction/), whooping crane poaching cases (https://splitreed.com/poachers-cited-after-shooting-2-5-of-louisianas-endangered-whooping-crane-population/) and off-season prep for duck season.
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15 Apr 2026
Making Hens Angry With Sam Soholt | Turkey Week Part 2
It's TURKEY WEEK still here at Split Reed! On this episode we sat down with Sam Soholt (https://www.instagram.com/samsoholt/) a photographer, outdoorsman and dedicated turkey hunter. We talk about turkey hunting tactics, why turkey hunters are the way they are, getting hens fired up to pull in wary gobblers and a bit about Sam's turkey hunting show and podcast with his good friend Ben O'Brien (https://www.instagram.com/bennyob301/) called The Roost. (https://roostshow.com/)
WATCH: The Roost Turkey Hunting Show (https://www.youtube.com/@ROOSTShow)
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14 Apr 2026
Understanding Turkey Genetics with Dr. Mike Chamberlain | Turkey Week Part 1
Its TURKEY WEEK here at Split Reed! A week dedicated to all things about the wild turkey and turkey hunting. On this exclusive Turkey Week episode Brenden & Max sit down with Dr. Mike Chamberlain (https://www.instagram.com/wildturkeydoc/?hl=en). A researcher at the University of Georgia who helps lead a variety of applied field studies and, most notably for many of us, a lead researcher on the Wild Turkey DNA project (https://wildturkeydna.com/). We dig into a variety of topics such as genetic diversity, wild turkeys vs heritage turkeys, population trends, habitat loss and other interesting information that Dr. Chamberlain has learned over his career and through the Wild Turkey Project.
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13 Apr 2026
Do Strutter Decoys Belong on Public Land? | Road Dog Radio Ep. 1
Welcome to Road Dog Radio, the partner podcast to the Road Dog Tour hunting vlog series. This podcast aims to tell authentic stories and experiences everywhere from the duck blind to the turkey woods. On this episode Zach sits down with Mike Callian (https://www.instagram.com/mikecallian/) from Dave Smith Decoys (https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&pf=1&ai=DChsSEwjptveMzuaTAxUHFa0GHfpVJq4YACICCAEQABoCcHY&co=1&ase=2&gclid=CjwKCAjw4ufOBhBkEiwAfuC7-fN0G70mlfnJ8b9_ics2iqJ_GVh807sjl9b_tHwLHurBiIXonFpbphoCbboQAvD_BwE&cid=CAASZuRoRJBWKPU9GDwMI1sOi5Ax11JKqDkN2xpDIgtUzBHKKMa5HR87V-vWOzHntoA3zLEwZ9J8U4YFY3MLp1Jx1J_ZYsbRPMzHrRlGu2jSXBgQ9N24o8zfskHbU8pflKWterE-wTVNAw&cce=2&category=acrcp_v1_32&sig=AOD64_3IeK8HyoJ3O-pntwmV2eaaeGOlNQ&q&nis=4&adurl=https://www.davesmithdecoys.com/decoys/turkey-decoys/?gad_source%3D1%26gad_campaignid%3D22284336185%26gbraid%3D0AAAAACdpOMyPM0bGH2o5V0AZYUNccFYBQ%26gclid%3DCjwKCAjw4ufOBhBkEiwAfuC7-fN0G70mlfnJ8b9_ics2iqJ_GVh807sjl9b_tHwLHurBiIXonFpbphoCbboQAvD_BwE&ved=2ahUKEwil3fCMzuaTAxX5xuYEHQegG6IQ0Qx6BAgvEAE) to talk about turkey season, turkey decoys, social media impacts to the hunting world, overrated gear in turkey hunting and more.
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27 Mar 2026
Ep. 2: Is Freelance Hunting In Saskatchewan Dead?
In this episode Brenden (https://www.instagram.com/grease.photography/) and Max (https://www.instagram.com/east_coast_fly_fishing/) talk about Split Reed's upcoming Turkey Week, regulation changes for non-resident hunters in Saskatchewan (https://splitreed.com/saskatchewan-moves-to-restrict-nonresident-bird-hunting/) and price increases in TSS (https://splitreed.com/bye-bye-tss-for-now/). They also discuss their March Madness bracket for the Best Gas Station of All Time (https://splitreed.com/split-reeds-march-madness-best-gas-station-of-all-time/), some favorite gear picks (https://splitreed.com/our-most-used-waterfowl-gear-of-the-year/) from this past waterfowl season and gear they're excited to use this turkey season.
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MRB Decoys Challenge Coins (https://www.mrbdecoys.com/)
5 Mar 2026
Ep. 1: Is Flooded Corn Impacting Waterfowl Migration?
In this episode Brenden Gallagher and Max Inchausti sit down with James Callicutt, Waterfowl & Upland Gamebird Specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Gamebird Program about declines in Mallard numbers, flooded corn and waterfowl habitat. Follow along as the crew also chats about new gear, invasive swans in California and some hot takes on their top waterfowl species and pursuits in the first ever episode of the Split Reed podcast.
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