The Fat Bird, Ugly Dog Podcast
The goal of this podcast is to present alternate viewpoints on falconry. Topics covered range from training philosophy, husbandry, and health of birds and bird dogs to conservation and management of raptors, their main prey species, and the respective habitat that they rely on. In addition, I’ll cover-off themes related to hunter ethics, fair chase, and access to public and private land. I’ll outline efforts that falconers can make to contribute to all of these topics of conversation.
Episodes
53 episodes
53. Game Hawker Edition with Heath Garner (Part 1)
Heath Garner joins me to tell us about his season thus far with the passage tiercel peregrine that he trapped in 2023. Heath starts the episode telling us why he had to hawk snipe without the assistance of his two German short-haired poin...
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Episode 53
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24:34
52. Game Hawker Edition with Dale Guthormsen (Part 1)
In this episode of Game Hawker Edition, my guest is Dale Guthormsen. After introducing himself, Dale explains why he is in the process of simultaneously starting two new falcons this season. Dale then describes his hawking ground and his ...
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Episode 52
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30:34
51. Game Hawker Edition with Simon Tyers (Part 2)
Simon Tyers returns to the show to update us on how his season is going thus far. We begin the episode talking about similarities and differences among the falconers that have already contributed to Game Hawker Edition, Simon then updates us wi...
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Episode 51
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22:16
50. Game Hawker Edition with Jeff Broadbent (Part 1)
Jeff Broadbent joins me for this weeks episode of Game Hawker Edition. After introducing himself, his birds, and his dogs, Jeff tells us the back story that led up the acquisition of his current bird. Part of that back story includes a descript...
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Episode 50
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19:23
49. Game Hawker Edition with Corey Roelke (Part 1)
Corey Roelke, President of the Texas Hawking Association, joins me on this episode of Game Hawker Edition. Corey gets us started by telling us about the birds he has in his possession, and his English springer spaniel, “Hela”.
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Episode 49
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20:01
48. Game Hawker Edition with Steve Chindgren (Part 1)
In this episode of Game Hawker Edition, I welcome Steve Chindgren (author of “The Art of Hawking Sage Grouse), back to show to talk to us about his season to date. Steve gets the conversation rolling by telling us about the birds he is flying a...
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Episode 48
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24:58
47. Game Hawker Edition with Simon Tyers (Part 1)
Welcome to the first episode of the "Fat Bird, Ugly Dog Podcast Game Hawker Edition”. With the season well underway in northern latitudes of North America and Europe, I have pivoted from my regular long-form format to a short...
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Episode 47
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22:07
46. The Archives of Falconry with John Goodell.
In this episode, I am joined by John Goodell, Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Archives of Falconry located in Boise, Idaho. After introducing himself, John provides listeners with a timeline of the way that the Archives was establis...
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Episode 46
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1:04:44
45. Mullenix, Garner, & Millsap on falconry in the context of the NAM & WVR (Part III)
In this episode Matt, Heath, and Brian return to the show to continue our conversation, this time to discuss the ways in which America's Wildlife Values intersect with the way that North American falconers practice their sport. In...
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Episode 45
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1:06:47
44. Mullenix, Garner, & Millsap on falconry in the context of the NAM & WVR (Part II)
In this episode Matt, Heath, and Brian return to the show to continue our conversation regarding the ways in which the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (NAM) intersects with the way that North American falconers practice their spor...
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Episode 44
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1:12:10
43. Mullenix, Garner, & Millsap on falconry in the context of the NAM & WVR (Part I)
In this multi-episode series, I am joined by Matt Mullenix, Heath Garner, and Brian Millsap to discuss their views of falconry in the context of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (NAM; see Episode 33) and the Wildlife Values Rep...
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Episode 43
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1:08:20
42. Thomas Baumeister on Fair Chase and Ethics in Hunting
In this Episode I talk to Thomas Baumeister of "Access WILD" and "Orion - The hunters Institute" about the question of hunting and the way in which hunters can develop an ethical framework. We begin our conversation with a brief re...
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Episode 42
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46:04
41. Ted Koch on the North American Grouse Partnership
In this episode Ted Koch joins me to discuss prairie grouse conservation and the North American Grouse Partnership (NAGP). After introducing himself, Ted describes the falconry-related legacy of the NAGP, and gives us an overview of...
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Episode 41
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39:37
40. Ralph Rogers on "Falconry's Three-legged Stool"
In this Episode, my guest is former NAFA President, Ralph Rogers. Ralph argues that the practice of falconry hinges of three prerequisites (i.e., the legs of his metaphorical stool); legal access to the raptors with which we hunt, a fair regula...
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Episode 40
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37:29
39. Kent Carnie on "The Twelve Turbulent Years" (Part 2)
Kent Carnie, Curator Emeritus of the Archives of Falconry, joins me for Part two of his two-part series to discuss an account he has written which he refers to as an “eventful period during which American falconry evolved” and our sport “...
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Season 2
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Episode 39
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29:19
38. Kent Carnie on "The Twelve Turbulent Years" (Part 1)
In this episode Kent Carnie, Curator Emeritus of the Archives of Falconry, joins me to discuss an account he has written which he refers to as an “eventful period during which American falconry evolved”, and our sport “came of age”. That ...
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Episode 38
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32:00
37. Arnaud Van Wettere on Avian Influenza
Arnaud Van Wettere, falconer and veterinarian, joins me to talk about avian influenza. After introducing himself, Arnaud reminds us of the definitions of some basic terms associated with immunology, and describes the manner in which diffe...
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Episode 37
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48:19
36. Tim Williams on "The Falconry Journal App"
In this episode I welcome Tim Williams to the show. Tim is the developer of the Falconry Journal App that he describes as a digital replacement for the pen and paper journals that many falconers use to maintain records associated with keeping f...
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Episode 36
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26:39
35. Heath Garner on Arkansas Snipe Hawking
After talking to me about trapping of passage peregrine in Arkansas (Episode 24), Heath Garner returns to the show to talk about snipe-hawking. To set the stage for the conversation, Heath reminds us of his falconry background, the group ...
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Episode 35
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47:06
34. Tony Wasley on "America's Wildlife Values"
In this episode my guest is Tony Wasley, President of the Wildlife Management Institute (WMI). We begin the episode talking about the Institute itself, what is does and when it was established. I am interested in the way that wildlife val...
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Episode 34
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1:00:16
33. John Organ on the "North American Model of Wildlife Conservation"
In this Episode I am joined by John Organ, Chief Emeritus of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Program, to discuss the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. John begins by tellin...
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Episode 33
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54:13
32. Jeremy Bradshaw on "The Passage Merlin" (Part 3)
In this final episode of my three-part series discussing passage merlins with Jeremy Bradshaw, author of "The Passage Merlin", Jeremy shares his views on having a merlin share the comings and goings of one’s home, his views on weight mana...
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Episode 32
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58:51
31. Jeremy Bradshaw on "The Passage Merlin" (Part 2)
In this episode Jeremy Bradshaw author of the "The Passage Merlin" returns to me to talk about his love affair with the passage merlin. We begin this episode with Jeremy recollecting the events surrounding the first Merlin he trapped with, and ...
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Episode 31
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1:02:23
30. Jeremy Bradshaw on "The Passage Merlin" (Part 1)
In this episode Jeremy Bradshaw author of the "The Passage Merlin" joins me to talk about his love affair with small raptors, in particular, the passage merlin. Jeremy begins the episode giving us some insight into the three sub-species o...
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Episode 30
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1:10:16
29. Vickie Joseph on developing a "Raptor Wellness" Program
Vickie and I begin our conversation discussing her "Wellness Program" in recently-trapped birds, which for obvious reasons, the falconer has no medical history and there is the potential that a recently captured raptor is carrying a sub-clinica...
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Episode 29
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1:15:19