Network Outdoors

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with avid outdoors women, coach, state champion, nationally ranked professional sporting clays shooter, Amber Brown! Amber shares her story of how she was raised doing outdoor activities, how she got started in shooting sports and where it's taken her today. She digs into the different trap, skeet, 5-stand, sporting clays, different shooting styles, what it's like to compete at a professional level, shotgun options, the importance of mindset, numbers behind the growing sport, youth opportunities, tips and tricks to improve at both clay targets and bird hunting, stance, shotgun weights, recoil, aiming and followthrough, practice, coaching, safety, ammo choice, and much more! Thank you so much for listening and for your support! If you or someone you know finds value in connecting with other outdoors men & women, please drop us a line and we will get you plugged in. Be sure to follow us on social @networkoutdoors and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpCfJXk0eoo0oKiEFPmWIA To stay up-to-date on events, trips and networking opportunities sign up for our email list at our website www.NetworkOutdoors.com. Until next time - signing off!

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with avid outdoorsman, woodsman, forager, Chris Thalman! Over the past 25+ years Chris has dedicated every April and May to hunting for morel mushrooms and then continues into the remainder of the year being what he refers to as a Mushroomer. As a student of the woods and mushroom foraging in general, Chris shares the specifics he has learned along the way when it comes to the elusive morel mushroom. From ideal environments, the 4 main settings where morels can be found, perfect soil temperatures, how winters, night temps and thunderstorms effect morel growth, different phases, trees and vegetation to look out for, soil chemistry, how to correctly harvest, tips & tricks to spotting morels, what not to do, mushrooms not to eat, best practices for collecting and transporting mushrooms, different ways to save morels and enjoy months later, a few wild stories of filling coolers up after finding "honey holes", great preparation and cooking ideas, and much more! Thank you so much for listening and for your support! If you or someone you know finds value in connecting with other outdoors men & women, please drop us a line and we will get you plugged in. Be sure to follow us on social @networkoutdoors and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpCfJXk0eoo0oKiEFPmWIA To stay up-to-date on events, trips and networking opportunities sign up for our email list at our website www.NetworkOutdoors.com. Until next time - signing off!

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with turkey hunting guide, network pro-field staff member, owner of Last Light Guide Service, Gary Berger! Gary hunts multiple states himself and takes several clients out each year to harvest long beard wild turkeys. He shares successful strategies when using a compound bow, recurve bow, shotgun, decoy setups, weather conditions, no decoy "run & gun" methods, reading the woods, turkey calling sequences, scouting and roosting strategy, a great story about using a black powder shotgun, a huge triple beard rio grande harvest, and much more! Thank you so much for listening and for your support! If you or someone you know finds value in connecting with other outdoors men & women, please drop us a line and we will get you plugged in. Be sure to follow us on social @networkoutdoors and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpCfJXk0eoo0oKiEFPmWIA To stay up-to-date on events, trips and networking opportunities sign up for our email list at our website www.NetworkOutdoors.com. Until next time - signing off!

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with avid outdoors women, NWTF Hunting & Fishing R3 Coordinator of Michigan, Jen Davis! Jen shares her story of how she went from not hunting and being intimidated by firearms to now dedicating her career working full time with the National Wild Turkey Federation heading Hunting & Fishing R3 (Recruitment, Retention, Reactivate) programs all over the state of Michigan. She dives into how investigating where her store bought food came turned into learning about hunting, shooting sports, foraging, processing and cooking wild game, non-profit work, conservation efforts, hunter education for women, youth programs and getting parents involved, multi-state collaboration efforts, on the ground wild turkey habitat work, fundraising for specific programs, a wild out of state hunting story, subspecies behaviors and terrain usage, and much more! You can find more about the work NWTF is doing or get involved by visiting www.minwtf.org. Thank you so much for listening and for your support! If you or someone you know finds value in connecting with other outdoors men & women, please drop us a line and we will get you plugged in. Be sure to follow us on social @networkoutdoors and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpCfJXk0eoo0oKiEFPmWIA To stay up-to-date on events, trips and networking opportunities sign up for our email list at our website www.NetworkOutdoors.com. Until next time - signing off!

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with charter fishing captain and owner of Karen Ann Charters, Vinnie Calabro! Captain Vinnie has been fishing Jamaica Bay, Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Eastern Shores of New York for decades. Every single day he and his crew go out to scout or catch bait hours before clients show up to make their charter experience like no other. On this podcast Vinnie shares all that goes into fishing for stripers. He discusses using live bait, season changes, weather patterns, fish behavior depending on the different bait fish, spawning, and water conditions, some artificial lures to use, rod, reel, and rig setup, some awesome fishing stories, and much more! Thank you so much for listening and for your support! If you or someone you know finds value in connecting with other outdoors men & women, please drop us a line and we will get you plugged in. Be sure to follow us on social @networkoutdoors and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpCfJXk0eoo0oKiEFPmWIA To stay up-to-date on events, trips and networking opportunities sign up for our email list at our website www.NetworkOutdoors.com. Until next time - signing off!

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with avid outdoorsman, professional angler, and Bassmaster Elite Series Champion, Brock Mosley! Brock has spent a number of years coming up the ranks as a professional bass angler, qualified for the Elite Series in 2015 and in 2023 was Bassmaster Elite Series Champion! He shares what it's like to be on tour, how it felt to win, competing across the country, strategies he takes in different weather conditions, reading the water, feeding patterns, lures to use and when, rod and real choice, bait caster reels, spin reels, some awesome fishing stories, and much more! Thank you so much for listening and for your support! If you or someone you know finds value in connecting with other outdoors men & women, please drop us a line and we will get you plugged in. Be sure to follow us on social @networkoutdoors and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpCfJXk0eoo0oKiEFPmWIA To stay up-to-date on events, trips and networking opportunities sign up for our email list at our website www.NetworkOutdoors.com. Until next time - signing off!

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with Outdoor Channel host of Man Eats Wild, Mario Kalpou! Mario takes everything he does to the next level and has a deep passion for promoting people to experience the outdoors. Mario travels the world hunting, fishing, foraging, and exploring some of the most remote places possible, but takes the time to learn the local culture, survival techniques, traditions, hunting methods and culinary techniques. He shares wild stories of his time living with native tribes just discovered in the amazon rainforest 30 years ago, big game hunting elk, scuba diving, getting poisoned by tree frogs, cooking underground, near death experiences, some delicious ways to prepare wild game, the importance of connecting with the wilderness, strengthening your mind, body and spirit, a number of real wild stories, and much more! Thank you so much for listening and for your support! If you or someone you know finds value in connecting with other outdoors men & women, please drop us a line and we will get you plugged in. Be sure to follow us on social @networkoutdoors and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpCfJXk0eoo0oKiEFPmWIA To stay up-to-date on events, trips and networking opportunities sign up for our email list at our website www.NetworkOutdoors.com. Until next time - signing off!

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with avid outdoor adventurer, physician, educator, and owner of Wild Med Adventures, Dr. Ben Mattingly, MD! Ben and his wife, Jenni, started this company based on their passion for traveling the world and the great outdoors. From mountain climbing, scuba diving, duck hunting, biking, off roading, or fishing the amazon river - this educational concept for medical personnel covers all wild adventures. Ben shares how the educational program works, what to expect while on a trip, some of the extreme scenarios people encounter while out in the elements and how to handle them, some very cool opportunities, family fun, a few wild stories, and much more! Thank you so much for listening and for your support! If you or someone you know finds value in connecting with other outdoors men & women, please drop us a line and we will get you plugged in. Be sure to follow us on social @networkoutdoors and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpCfJXk0eoo0oKiEFPmWIA To stay up-to-date on events, trips and networking opportunities sign up for our email list at our website www.NetworkOutdoors.com. Until next time - signing off!

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with Professional Angler, Major Thornton! Major has come up fishing from the banks to crushing tournaments all over the United States targeting many species in both salt and fresh water. Major LOVES fishing, passionate about getting others out on the water, creates awesome entertaining online content and on this podcast he discusses how he finds fish in new bodies of water, running different electronics, red fish in the shallow waters, their seasonal patterns, eating behaviors, different baits and tackle to use depending on time of day, season, water conditions, rod & reel setup, tournament fishing, different fishing styles in different states, some excellent stories on the water, and much more! Thank you so much for listening and for your support! If you or someone you know finds value in connecting with other outdoors men & women, please drop us a line and we will get you plugged in. Be sure to follow us on social @networkoutdoors and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpCfJXk0eoo0oKiEFPmWIA To stay up-to-date on events, trips and networking opportunities sign up for our email list at our website www.NetworkOutdoors.com. Until next time - signing off!

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with Professional Angler and Owner of Bros Guide Service, Brian Brosdahl! Brian is dialed in when it comes to fishing walleye all over the country. Whether it's summer or winter you can find him on the water in northern Minnesota on Cass Lake and Lake Winnibigoshish. Brian shares with us his strategy of covering water to find fish, ideal water and weather conditions, walleye breeding behavior, how the feeding patterns change over the seasons, different baits to use, rod and reel setups, boat operating strategies, vertical jigging on the Detroit River in Michigan and Canada, Mississippi River fishing, some excellent stories on the water, and much more! Thank you so much for listening and for your support! If you or someone you know finds value in connecting with other outdoors men & women, please drop us a line and we will get you plugged in. Be sure to follow us on social @networkoutdoors and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpCfJXk0eoo0oKiEFPmWIA To stay up-to-date on events, trips and networking opportunities sign up for our email list at our website www.NetworkOutdoors.com. Until next time - signing off!

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with Wild Turkey Researcher, Author, Hunter, Mike Chamberlain! Mike is an unbelievable wealth of knowledge coming at us from both a scientific and hunting perspective. He has dedicated his life's work to studying wild turkey populations across the United States. He works out of the University of Georgia and has been researching all things wild turkey for over 30 years. Mike shares insight to turkey population changes, environmental effects, turkey predators, feeding behaviors, natural tendencies, roosting patterns, birth rates, hen behavior, turkey hierarchy, group behaviors, home ranges, sub-species, eye sight, hearing capabilities, sense of smell, nesting, hunting tactics, some excellent stories, and much more! Thank you so much for listening and for your support! If you or someone you know finds value in connecting with other outdoors men & women, please drop us a line and we will get you plugged in. Be sure to follow us on social @networkoutdoors and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpCfJXk0eoo0oKiEFPmWIA To stay up-to-date on events, trips and networking opportunities sign up for our email list at our website www.NetworkOutdoors.com. Until next time - signing off!

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with Bravo Top Chef Finalist, Michelin Guide Stars, MeatEater Resident Chef, Hunter, and Avid Outdoorsman, Kevin Gillespie! Kevin takes food and restaurant experience to the next level. He is the owner of Red Beard Restaurant Group which has multiple restaurants listed on the Michelin Guide in the greater Atlanta, Georgia area. His Scottish family roots influence his pursuit of wild game, growing food, and making magic happen in the kitchen. Kevin shares his experiences operating the family garden, upland hunting wild pheasant, sea ducks, waterfowl, big game hunting, preparing wild game, fishing, elk hunting, some excellent stories, and much more! Thank you so much for listening and for your support! If you or someone you know finds value in connecting with other outdoors men & women, please drop us a line and we will get you plugged in. Be sure to follow us on social @networkoutdoors and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpCfJXk0eoo0oKiEFPmWIA To stay up-to-date on events, trips and networking opportunities sign up for our email list at our website www.NetworkOutdoors.com. Until next time - signing off!

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with public land hunting professional, Shane Simpson! Shane dedicates his time traveling around the United States hunting public land and hunts almost every single day of the spring turkey hunting season starting off in Florida. His "spring turkey tour" hunting schedule is dead serious and he shares so much insight to how he scouts unfamiliar areas, locating gobblers, moving spot to spot, calling technics, owl hooting, coyote calling, finding areas with least amount of hunting pressure, harvesting turkey's without using decoys, reading the terrain, filming hunts, turkey behavior as the season progresses, some great stories, and much more! Thank you so much for listening and for your support! If you or someone you know finds value in connecting with other outdoors men & women, please drop us a line and we will get you plugged in. Be sure to follow us on social @networkoutdoors and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpCfJXk0eoo0oKiEFPmWIA To stay up-to-date on events, trips and networking opportunities sign up for our email list at our website www.NetworkOutdoors.com. Until next time - signing off!

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with avid river angler and owner of Chrome City Guide Service, Trevor Torppa! Trevor is dialed in to the migratory fishing scene and spends most of his time "chasing chrome" on the rivers of Washington state. He shares how he got into becoming a fishing guide, his college baseball playing days, digs into his river boat setup, getting stealthy walk 'n wading, different baits he uses, fly fishing, steelhead, chinook salmon, reading the river, some great stories, and much more! Thank you so much for listening and for your support! If you or someone you know finds value in connecting with other outdoors men & women, please drop us a line and we will get you plugged in. Be sure to follow us on social @networkoutdoors and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpCfJXk0eoo0oKiEFPmWIA To stay up-to-date on events, trips and networking opportunities sign up for our email list at our website www.NetworkOutdoors.com. Until next time - signing off!

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with Outdoor Channel host of WildFed, Daniel Vitalis! Daniel has the outdoor lifestyle dialed in and dedicates his life to turning wild ingredients into delicious meals by hunting, fishing, and foraging. Daniel shares his journey from trying many different diets over the years and even being vegan for 10 years to now cooking and eating wild game meat on a daily basis. He discusses hunting and fishing methods, food science, foraging for many "overlooked" delicious ingredients many of us can find easily in the wild, seasonal strategies, gardening, meal prep technics, some wild stories of his journey, insight to behind his tv show, and much more! Thank you so much for listening and for your support! If you or someone you know finds value in connecting with other outdoors men & women, please drop us a line and we will get you plugged in. Be sure to follow us on social @networkoutdoors and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpCfJXk0eoo0oKiEFPmWIA To stay up-to-date on events, trips and networking opportunities sign up for our email list at our website www.NetworkOutdoors.com. Until next time - signing off!

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with fly fishing angler, fly tyer, owner of Maine Fly Guys, Greg LaBonte! Greg has been fishing his whole life and has turned a lovely hobby into a successful business. He digs deep on this conversation discussing how he successfully targets and catches large muskie, different fly patterns to use depending on season, weather changes, time of day, and muskie feeding behaviors. He discusses how he approaches and reads a body of water, different casting techniques, how much time to spend on each section, brook trout water, predator fish, rods and reels, line setup, what goes into tying certain fly patterns, beautiful and productive rivers to fish around Maine, excellent stories, and much more! Thank you so much for listening and for your support! If you or someone you know finds value in connecting with other outdoors men & women, please drop us a line and we will get you plugged in. Be sure to follow us on social @networkoutdoors and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpCfJXk0eoo0oKiEFPmWIA To stay up-to-date on events, trips and networking opportunities sign up for our email list at our website www.NetworkOutdoors.com. Until next time - signing off! Share Ep. 108: Asking Landowner Permission & Waterfowl Hunting With Michael McNeal

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with avid outdoorsman, DIY waterfowl hunter, Michael McNeal! Michael hunts different states all year depending on the season and where the birds are. He discusses the art of finding hunting spots and how he has a very high success rate getting permission from landowners, leaving a good impression with landowners and building relationships in the off season, decoy spreads, the importance of setting up the blind or place to hide, hunting dogs, hunt strategies changing throughout season, being successful with high pressured birds, a few great stories, and much more! Thank you so much for listening and for your support! If you or someone you know finds value in connecting with other outdoors men & women, please drop us a line and we will get you plugged in. Be sure to follow us on social @networkoutdoors and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpCfJXk0eoo0oKiEFPmWIA To stay up-to-date on events, trips and networking opportunities sign up for our email list at our website www.NetworkOutdoors.com. Until next time - signing off!

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with avid outdoors women and host of Winchester Deadly Passion, Melissa Bachman! Melissa shares the thrill of filming hunts, how she got into the TV business, challenges that come along with capturing the perfect shot, getting the whole family involved, youth hunting, deer hunting, doe management, moose hunting, wild game processing, big game tags, hunting many states around the country each year, a few great stories, and much more! Thank you so much for listening and for your support! If you or someone you know finds value in connecting with other outdoors men & women, please drop us a line and we will get you plugged in. Be sure to follow us on social @networkoutdoors and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpCfJXk0eoo0oKiEFPmWIA To stay up-to-date on events, trips and networking opportunities sign up for our email list at our website www.NetworkOutdoors.com. Until next time - signing off!

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with Founder of the Ultimate Waterfowlers Challenge, Dan Wennerlind! Dan is a life long waterfowl hunter from Minnesota and has built up a membership community of hunters across the world who are all in pursuit to harvest all 41 waterfowl species that can legally be hunted. He shares the names of all 41 species, how the categories came about, prizes to win and levels of hunters, the importance of getting youth involved, migration patterns, some states to focus on to get most production, preparing for waterfowl trips, the "Great 8", strategies to get the 41 complete, some great hunting stories, and much more! Thank you so much for listening and for your support! If you or someone you know finds value in connecting with other outdoors men & women, please drop us a line and we will get you plugged in. Be sure to follow us on social @networkoutdoors and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpCfJXk0eoo0oKiEFPmWIA To stay up-to-date on events, trips and networking opportunities sign up for our email list at our website www.NetworkOutdoors.com. Until next time - signing off!

Send us a text On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with destination fishing concierge and lodge owner, John Hunt! John fishes all over the world each year and runs a business helping other individuals and groups do the same! We took a handful of destinations inside the U.S. and outside, broke down how the planning process goes for each trip, estimated costs, what to expect upon arrival, meals you’ll eat, fish you’ll catch (or hunt!), equipment you should bring (or borrow if you choose to go guided), and some wild stories. A few of the places we discussed were several fisheries in Argentina, Amazon River, New Mexico’s San Juan River, a number of rivers in Colorado, Mongolia, and New Orleans. Fish discussed ranged from 30” brown trout, peacock bass, golden dorado, red fish, and more! Thank you so much for listening and for your support! If you or someone you know finds value in connecting with other outdoors men & women, please drop us a line and we will get you plugged in. Be sure to follow us on social @networkoutdoors and subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpCfJXk0eoo0oKiEFPmWIA To stay up-to-date on events, trips and networking opportunities sign up for our email list at our website www.NetworkOutdoors.com. Until next time - signing off!