Kaci & Cory Gillen decided to purchase and remodel an upland hunting lodge in her home state of South Dakota.  The only catch was that it was all Kaci's to manage, guide, and occasionally mop the floors too!! Podcast listeners came from as far away as Florida to experience White Lake Hunting Lodge. We came away with a feeling of meeting family. WLHL is a gold star lodge with a blue-collar heart.

 Christy, and company jump on the line to give us a peek into their South Dakota DYI adventure. They loaded up their dogs, guns, and ammo. left the kids with the husbands and headed north until they found wild roosters and wild places.

Lisa Williams was given the challenge to FIX the problem. The PA game commission has been working day and night to get the answer that we all have been waiting for. Were not out of the woods but.... There's science-based mapping that is going to give us the edge on West Nile and what we can do to work around it!! Don't skip any of this episode!!

Tom Cooper chats with me about one of my favorite birds. The American Woodcock/Timberdoodle/Mudbat. Whatever you call it, it's the most interesting upland game bird in North America. We talk tailgate biology and science-based data about this mysterious bird.