Summary: You know, we don’t do a tone of bird hunting podcasts. My first ever podcast was a turkey hunting, but we don’t do a ton of them. I think like most people the hunts I look forward to each year tend to ebb and flow a bit. This year I am looking forward to doing a bit of turkey hunting. Last year I was after bears a lot and only spent a day or two chasing long beards. This year I am pretty pumped to explore Montana in search of a true mountain bird. In this episode, I am joined by a good friend Chad Harvey who is actually a regional rep for Pheasants Forever. Chad does a ton of bird hunting and tends to punch a few turkey tags every year. The thing I appreciate about Chad is that he likes to hunt birds like I do, in elk country. There are probably easier birds to harvest but I love hearing a gobble on the next ridge and having to run him down.<br> This might be the only podcast to cover turkey hunting and Pheasant hunting in the same show, but since Chad works at Pheasants Forever it only makes sense that we talk about some upland birds as well. I have been trying to get chad to take me pheasant hunting for a couple of years now, as it is one of those things I would like to do but just do not really know where to start. We talk about Pheasant populations, habitat, and a bit about getting into hunting them. Hope you guys enjoy this conversation with Chad Harvey on mountain turkeys and Prairie Pheasants.<br> Show Notes: <br><br> Introduction – 0:02:57<br><br> Chad’s Background – 0:07:51<br><br> Struggles Early On Locating Toms – 0:10:52<br><br> Terrain & Choosing a Starting Point – 0:15:20<br><br> Mountain Bird Tactics – 0:19:39<br><br> Covering Ground & Chasing Birds – 0:26:01<br><br> Working with Hens & Paranoid Birds – 0:33:35<br><br> Advice for New Hunters & Calling – 0:36:13<br><br> Chad’s 2019 Oregon & Montana Hunts – 0:38:56<br><br> Cooking Birds & Recipes – 0:41:43<br><br> Pheasants Forever & Conservation – 0:47:10<br><br> Pheasant Population & Planted Birds – 0:57:27<br><br> Pheasants in Montana – 1:02:16<br><br> Info & Memberships to Pheasants Forever – 1:04:41<br> Today’s podcast is brought to you by On X the best freaking mapping system out there.<br> I am blown away at how many people still don’t have it. This time of year I spend hours upon hours scouting with my On X maps. With tag draws in full swing it is 100% about getting a good tag and a big piece of getting a good tag is figuring out if you can find a hidden gem. Finding that spot where you can get away from people. That’s why I spend hours combing through the maps. My favorite feature this time of year besides the public-private mapping is the ability to switch form topo to satellite view, or even hybrid. I find certain features are more noticeable when I switch back and forth. I have also set about 10,000 waypoints on my maps marking everything that even remotely looks interesting. The cool part about that is that when I scout with my desktop all of those spots are automatically on my iPhone so when I go to the field I can save my maps and have all of that info. If you don’t have On X you are missing out check it out wherever you get your apps and use the TRO code to get 20% off your membership.<br> <br> Today’s podcast is brought to you by <a href="http://www.backcountryfuelbox.com/">Backcountry Fuel</a>. It is that time again, time to start stocking up the food stash in prep for hunting season. If you have been thinking about signing up now is the time there are only 5 or 6 boxes between now and archery season. So if you plan to stock up the time to start preparing for season is now not the week before season. I may be biased because it is my box but I love getting the box because first and foremost I now always have snacks and bars ...
