This Life Ain't For Everybody

Chris is the lead biologist for the Nevada Waterfowl Association, he has a wealth of knowledge on waterfowl species, waterfowl hunting and other wing shooting. Chad and Chris discuss conservation efforts by state agencies and federal organizations.

John has over 70+ years of waterfowling, wing shooting, and big game hunting experiences across the globe. His hunting travels and experiences in the remote parts of earth make for some great stories, so settle in and enjoy.

Hunting waterfowl just isn't as fun without a good duck dog. We have professional dog trainer Brad Arington from Mossy Pond Retrievers and Brett Volmert, the PRO Development Manager at Royal Canin/Eukanuba on to discuss everything to getting your hunting dog ready for the hunting season to the nutrition to keep him performing at his best.

Gabby is a young powerhouse athlete with a ton of accomplishments already under her belt! She grew up playing sports in Sparks, Nevada and as gone on to play for the 1-ranked Connecticut women’s basketball team UCONN and has captured 2 NCAA championships. She was also a first-team All-American and voted nation defensive player of the year. In addition to basketball, she also participated in track and field as a high jumper in which she qualified as an alternate for the 2012 London Olympics.

Bryan McGehee brings his Louisiana Cajun perspective on hunting, cooking, football and outdoorsman lifestyle of living in that part of the world. Bryan is owner of GATR Coolers, a company based out of Louisiana and have a reputation of building tough, durable and unique style coolers. We bring GATR coolers on the road with us keeping our drinks cold as we travel across the country chasing the waterfowl migration.

Part 3 of our conversation with Brett Cannon who's earned the Billfish Royal Slam award talks about his experiences fishing and hunting. Follow him https://www.instagram.com/brett_cannon

Part 2 with our conversation with Brett Canon. We get into some of the details of our experiences building a outdoor lifestyle brand and working with industry partners.

Brett credits his Dad and Grandfather who introduced him into the world of being an outdoorsman. Brett was born in Texas and now resides in South Florida where saltwater competition fishing and spending time in the woods hunting takes up most of his time.

We're excited to have our good friend Jared on the show to bring his unique perspective as a police officer to discuss some of the current issues our community faces.

Jim is a hunter, fisherman, griller and a true provider. Jim joins Chad to discuss life as it is when you live off of the land.

After a great few days of chasing mallards, Canadas, and pheasants across South Dakota and North Dakota, Chad sits down with Tyler Stark and Hjalmar Hedman of Traeger Grills. Tyler and Hjalmar work in Marketing for Traeger which is one of the fastest growing companies in the country. Traeger has built their brand on innovative product design and focused marketing initiatives. The guys discuss the passion and love that fills duck camps all over the country with hunts and food and music and memories and how they are proud of the role that Traeger plays in these camps. Chad is humbled to be part of Team Traeger and was excited to have these two bad asses in camp.

Long time friend and team Fowl Life member, Alex Crosby, joins us in the studio to talk about their circle of friends who hunt and Alex’s recent waterfowl hunting experiences at the Canvasback Duck Club, Nevada.

Getting these two together at the same time isn't easy with all the traveling and guiding they do. JD is a fishing guide up in Alaska and a waterfowl guide in Texas. Dave also travels all over the country and international guiding fishing and waterfowl. The conversation goes into getting your kids into hunting from the perspective as the father and as the kids. Plus the group gets into their experiences as hunting guides.

Dave Stanley is a crafty outdoorsman who has a wealth of knowledge as a guide for waterfowl hunting and fishing. Dave and Chad talk about the state of waterfowl hunting in North America and into Canada.

Live from Canada—Chad is joined by Grant Kuypers and Barcley Fisher of Buck Paradise Outfitters as well as his brother Clay Belding. The four discuss their friendship, history, past hunts and memories, predator hunts, and how they have seen the ups and downs of hunting at its finest. Join them as they dog into the archives for a memorable conversation. Today’s show is brought to you by Buck Paradise Outfitters and Benelli Shotguns.

Matt Pendola is a professional training coach who’s had success as an athlete himself and coaching other athletes or individuals just looking to improve their fitness and strength. Chad and Matt get into what goes into pain free living and how to set and reach fitness goals. https://www.pendolatraining.com/

Chad is joined with Mitch Petrie to talk hunting, barbecue, wild-game cooking at the American Royal BBQ in Kansas City. Mitch’s wealth of knowledge, passion and experience in the outdoor industry gives the listeners great insight into the world we love.

Bart Steven Oates (born December 16, 1958) is a former American football player in the National Football League for the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers. He played center for the Giants from 1985–93 and with the 49ers from 1994-95. He was a member of the Giants teams that won Super Bowls XXI and XXV and the 49ers team that won Super Bowl XXIX. He now serves as the President of the NFL Alumni. Bart sits down with Chad to discuss topics ranging from the NFL, youth football, and BBQ. Bart is a man’s man and Chad is humbled to have him on the show! Today’s episode is brought to you by Traeger Grills and Whiskey Bent BBQ.

Matt “Meat Church” Pittman is a BBQ Champion and a Team Traeger Pit Master! He hails from the BBQ Capital...Texas, U.S.A. He has a flare for creating BBQ grub with a personality unlike no other. His brand flourishes not only in Texas but across the country. Whether he is competing, cooking for a celebrity, or making his family and friend’s mouths water in the backyard, Meat Church knows how to make a Traeger talk! Join Chad as he sits down with Matt and discusses BBQ as well as other topics live from the American Royal in Kansas City! Listen for the familiar voice of the one and only Leith Loftin as he joins in on the conversation and trust us, his guitar and clever country music is in there as well! Today’s podcast is brought to you by Traeger Grills, Meat Church BBQ, and Whiskey Bent BBQ Company!

Kirk Naisbitt is a family man, a businessman, and a duck hunting man. With so much going on in his daily life, he will be the first to tell you that his true passion in life out sporting dogs. Kirk is considered an amateur dog trainer but when it comes to skills and theories, there are not many better. Kirk sits down with Chad to discuss his stance on puppies and gun dogs and hunting over a strong dog and how these dogs truly set the tone for any hunt. He might not get paid to train dogs, but his knowledge is worth a ton of money. This episode of This Life Ain’t For Everybody is brought to you by our friends at Boss Drives and Edge Duck Boats.