The Standard Sportsman
Lifelong Arkansas waterfowlers Brent Birch and Cason Short discuss duck hunting's past, present, and future with various thought-provoking leaders in the duck-hunting community. The guys will discuss days afield, waterfowl conservation, and stewardship with the goal of leaving the sport of duck and goose hunting better than they found it.
Presented by Yeti, Tom Beckbe, Lile Real Estate, Sitka Gear, Purina Pro Plan, and Ducks Unlimited.
Episodes
111 episodes
Ronnie Ritter, Hunters Feed the Hungry
Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Famer Ronnie Ritter joins the show to share the powerful story behind Hunters Feeding the Hungry. What started as a venison-driven effort has grown into a lifeline for thousands of Arkansans, especially in a state ranke...
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Season 2
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Episode 41
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The Ultimate Pre-Duck Season To Do List
Cooler weather is finally rolling into the South, and you know what that means...duck season is right around the corner. The guys break down a must-do preseason checklist so you’re ready to be successful when the first flights arrive.Plu...
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Season 2
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Episode 40
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Late Summer's Stuff You Need to Know Before Duck Season
As summer fades and the first whispers of the fall flight stir in the north, the waterfowling world is already buzzing. Before the season kicks off, Cason and Brent tackle some of the most pressing and fascinating topics shap...
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Season 2
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Episode 39
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Live from DUX 2025 with Special Guests
This past weekend at the wildly successful and well-attended Ducks Unlimited Expo (DUX) held in Memphis, The Standard Sportsman hosted a live podcast in the DU Duck Den booth. Joining us on the show were Kyle Broussard of GatorTail, Dr. Jared H...
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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Jimbo Robinson Previews DU Expo 2025
On this episode, we’re joined by Jimbo Robinson, Ducks Unlimited’s Director of Event Marketing & Field Support, for an inside look at the 2025 Ducks Unlimited Expo. Happening August 1–3 at the Renasant Convention Center in Downtown Memphis,...
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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Suppressed Shotguns for Duck Hunting
The technology regarding suppressed shotguns is advancing, but how long will it take to become useful afield? Host Cason Short knows a ton about the subject from a layperson's standpoint and shares where the industry is headed. The passage of t...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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Duck Band Discourse
Waterfowl bands are the most coveted trophies in waterfowling, while providing essential data to Adaptive Harvest Management (AHM). With the recent news of proposed budget cuts that could impact bird banding, the guys sift through some of the h...
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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Jason Smith, Arkansas Rice Farmer/Waterfowler
Southeast Arkansas farmer and passionate waterfowler Jason Smith joins the show to sift through the hurdles farmers are facing in the current economy and how that impacts the ducks. He also shared intimate knowledge of Cutoff Creek Wildlife Man...
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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John Barklow, Sitka Gear
Retired U.S. Navy Diver John Barklow joins the show to share his remarkable story that led him to his current position as Senior Product Manager for the Big Game product line at Sitka Gear. He connects the dots on how his time as a diver and th...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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Stephen Findley, Vertical
Stephen Findley is a passionate waterfowl hunter with a deep respect for the sport's heritage. Based in Alabama, he owns Vertical, a marketing firm that serves some of the biggest brands in the outdoor industry. For over a decade, Stephen has w...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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Scott Perry
Scott Perry is a consummate Arkansas duck hunter who respects the sport's traditions and heritage. Along with his twin brother, Jason, he started the iconic McAlister brand from the 1990s, the premium outdoor brand Mountain Khakis, and dusted t...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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Chris Sprangers, North House Outdoors
Chris Sprangers is the Managing Partner and Director of Outdoor Brands for North House Outdoors. They are one of the bigger players in the outdoor marketing space, and Chris has spent a few decades in the outdoor industry, including a stint as ...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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Talking Season - Early Summer Hot Topics
There's nothing to hunt, so might as well talk about it. Despite being at the front end of summer, plenty of things are going on that impact waterfowl. In this week's episode, the guys share some intel about the May Pond conditions, planting se...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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Dave Duncan, Canadian Wildlife Service (Ret.)
Dave Duncan, Ph.D. (retired), worked across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, focusing on pintails. Throughout his professional career, he’s shown a true passion for this particular duck and how to turn the tide on its decline. Duncan joins ...
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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Lorne Scott, Saskatchewan Farmer/Conservationist/Politician
Lorne Scott has spent a lifetime invested in conservation in Saskatchewan while seeing an inordinate amount of change on the landscape. The family has farmed in the Prairie Pothole Region since 1915 and has seen it all. Scott pulls back the cur...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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Matthew Cagle, Rig 'Em Right Outdoors
Waterfowler Matthew Cagle created a groundbreaking decoy weighting system that revolutionized the waterfowl industry. Fast forward to today, and his company is one of the leading gear companies in the game. Cagle joins the show to talk about ho...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 1998 and Hunting Over Unharvested Crops
Duck hunters are skilled at finding scapegoats as to why their seasons don’t go so well. One of the hotter topics is the amount of and the ability to hunt over flooded crops. Namely corn. Is it legal? Should it be legal? When was it allowed? Wh...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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Tim Willis, Ducks Unlimited
Tim Willis has spent nearly 25 years conserving his home state of Arkansas’s flooded timber legacy and numerous Ducks Unlimited habitat projects throughout the country. Willis and his team help state agencies with consulting strategies and maxi...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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Bradley Cohen, Cohen Wildlife Lab (FULL VERSION)
There were Technical Difficulties with the early AM upload, so please ignore that version and listen to this one for the full interview.Bradley Cohen, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology and heads the Cohen...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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AGFC Commissioners Talking Turkey Zones, Pressure on Ducks and WMA Overcrowding
If you’re wondering what’s on the minds of the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission regarding turkey zones, the future of Arkansas duck hunting as it relates to private land, public land, non-residents, unruly behavior on the WMAs, habitat, and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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Spring Update
Despite all the duck seasons in North America being closed, plenty is going on within the world of waterfowling. Brent & Cason look at the impact the recent storms will have on this coming duck season, game warden access to private ground w...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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Levi Pillow: The Past, Present and Future of Arkansas's Famed Dave Donaldson Black River WMA
Levi Pillow has over 50 years experience hunting the famed Dave Donaldson Black River WMA in Northeast Arkansas. Going from gentlemen’s agreeement to who hunted where with permanent decoy spreads to today’s chaotic overcrowding, he’s seen it al...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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Hunter Johnson
A diverse background ranging from dirt work to duck guide led Hunter Johnson to managing habitat for a pair of top-notch Arkansas duck clubs. With one on the famed Grand Prairie and the other in the Cache River Bottoms, Johnson employs diverse ...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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Post Season Survey Results-Part 2
Cason and Brent analyze the rest of the post-season survey responses on numerous issues heavily discussed amongst Central and Mississippi Flyway waterfowlers: spinning wing decoys, season frameworks, pintail limits, outfitters, conservation ord...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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Post Season Survey Results-Part 1
In February, The Standard Sportsman podcast conducted a post-season survey covering various hot topics within the duck hunting community. After collecting responses from hunters across 41 states, the guys are ready to share the results with som...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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