On The Wing Podcast by Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever
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Bird dogs, habitat, and upland miles.
On The Wing Podcast follows the practical world of upland bird hunting, from pheasant and quail habitat to dog training and western road trips. The conversations are loose and lived-in, but they keep circling back to birds, land, and the people trying to improve both.
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On The Wing Podcast is a long-running upland hunting and conservation show with mud on its boots and a working knowledge of bird dogs. It is practical first. Recent episodes cover science-driven habitat planning for pheasant and quail populations, the naming of favorite hunting spots, western quail travel, guide life, young dog e-collar introductions, and public land access. The show can get technical, but it rarely sounds academic for long. A discussion of research and monitoring turns into talk about hunter satisfaction, landscape connectivity, staff training, and getting a neighbor involved so habitat work matters beyond one parcel. That is the show’s basic strength. It connects policy, biology, and on-the-ground hunting in the same breath. The pace is conversational and often funny. People wander into stories about apple trees, grouse food, dogs on point, logging roads, steep hills, stage panels, convention booths, and the strange permanence of a nickname for a piece of cover. Those stories are not filler. They are how the show explains why place matters. Bird dogs are a constant thread, from safety at the end of a hard day to step-by-step training conversations for new owners. Conservation is just as steady. Episodes return to habitat, public access, state agency work, science committees, and the shared effort behind better pheasant and quail country. The hunting talk is specific, sometimes insider-ish, and usually grounded in lived experience rather than polished instruction. It assumes the audience can keep up. At the same time, it stays approachable because the conversations are relaxed and human. Guests are allowed to tell the long version. The result is a show for hunters who like the ride as much as the shot, and for conservation-minded listeners who understand that birds, dogs, neighbors, weather, and memory all belong in the same story.
Made for: Best for upland bird hunters, bird dog owners, habitat-minded conservation supporters, and road-trip hunters who enjoy detailed field stories. It also fits newer bird dog owners looking for practical training context without a classroom tone.
What sets it apart: The show blends conservation science with tailgate-level hunting talk, so habitat strategy and dog work feel connected instead of separate. Its strongest episodes turn specific places, people, and bird encounters into usable field wisdom.
Welcome to the On the Wing Podcast with Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever. On the Wing is your destination for conversations about upland bird hunting, wildlife habitat, public lands, bird dogs, wild game cooking and epic adventures in search of pheasants, quail and grouse. These are the stories of Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever’s 145,000 members, volunteers, team of professional wildlife biologists and experts in the field. Our shows are recorded in person and often on the road from the end of tailgates, backs of horse trailers and after a day in the field chasing birds.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Bob St. Pierre turns bird hunting, habitat science and field stories into practical conversations with a strong sense of place.
On The Wing Podcast follows bird hunting from uncertain first steps on public ground to the choices that shape healthy habitat. Bob St. Pierre gives guests room to recount missed coveys, productive cover and dogs learning unfamiliar birds, then presses for the practical judgment…
A covey erupts before your gun is loaded, and Bob St. Pierre lets the field-day chaos breathe.
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A clear look at how research gets translated into practical habitat work.
This hour follows Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever as they launch their first science advisory committee and try to turn research, tools, and monitoring into conservation work that actually holds up in the field.
A warm field conversation about how hunted places earn names and keep them.
This episode turns hunting ground into a private atlas of named places, from a warm south-facing slope to Mercy Row, and uses that map to frame a grounded Upper Peninsula grouse story.
A practical quail hunt centered on dog work, terrain, and when to keep moving.
Bob St. Pierre and Hunter Cam use the Alaska ptarmigan trip as a quick lead-in, then move into western quail hunting across mountains, California valleys, and desert country.
A messy Kansas walk turns into a clear case for protected habitat.
Rooster Road Trip finds its footing in the lived-in middle of a Kansas bird hunt: coffee, fence lines, slow walkers, and the kind of small delays that make the first flush feel earned.
A practical holiday quail recipe with enough field talk to make it feel earned.
A holiday-ready quail cookery discussion sits at the center, with hunting season, holiday shopping, and the Passalacqua and Quail Forever wine collaboration all folded in around it.
Waterfowl talk with field-level patience.
Nature writing for the contemplative hour.
Native plants, field talk, practical ecology.
Ecology papers, explained by their researchers.
Body science, explained one question at a time.
On The Wing kicks off 2026 by introducing the organization's first science advisory committee.
The show opens with a spring-edition essay about the names hunters give to places they return to again and again.
Bob opens with Alaska.
This episode features an interview with bird hunting guide Brian Vandermazen, discussing his experiences with scaled quail hunting, grouse, dogs, and the life of a professional guide.
This episode provides a step-by-step guide for introducing electronic training collars to young bird dogs, especially for first-time owners.
A panel discussion on planning an upland bird hunting road trip, featuring experts and influencers.
This episode discusses epinobritones and how eating cookies helps create better habitat and public hunting access, featuring a father-daughter duo at National Pheasant Fest.
Live recording at the Iowa Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever annual meeting with guests discussing upland game biology.
Preview of the National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic event with co-workers discussing new attractions and events.
Preview of the Quail Classic event at the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, featuring an interview with Ryan Sparks.
This episode recaps the Kansas quail adventure of the annual Rooster Road Trip, featuring partner acknowledgments and hunting stories.
The hosts discuss the naming of their upcoming quail hunting trip in Kansas for the podcast series.
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This episode covers a rooster road trip in Kansas focusing on hunting wild pheasants and quail on public lands.
This episode previews the 2026 National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic, featuring a new Grouse Camp attraction and interviews with conservation partners.
An episode discussing upcoming state-level conservation legislation for 2026 with the director of government affairs.
Bob Sapier and Ryan Sparks turn a holiday meal into a quail cook that feels useful and a little celebratory.
This episode features a recipe for pretzel crusted pheasant cutlets with apple cream sauce and spaetzle, paired with a collab wine.
An interview with outdoors editor Dennis Anderson, previewing his keynote at National Pheasant Fest and discussing the history of pheasant hunting.
An interview with Hunter Cam about his Alaska hunting adventures, shared via social media.
This episode discusses the 2025 quail hunting forecast and provides tips for hunting desert quail species.
This episode previews the 2025 ruffed grouse and woodcock hunting seasons with tips and insights from the Ruffed Grouse Society.
This episode previews the upcoming prairie grouse and pheasant seasons in South Dakota, featuring discussions on habitat, public access, and interviews with wildlife experts.
This episode discusses a study on crippling loss of bobwhite quail during hunting season, with insights from a quail biologist.
The episode handicaps the race for a new farm bill before 2025 and covers federal policy topics relevant to wildlife conservation.
This episode features an interview with Minnesota DNR's Wildlife Section Manager Dave Trauba about the annual August roadside wildlife survey, focusing on pheasant populations and seasonal changes.
This episode features Travis Frank and Jared Wickland discussing bird hunting, family time, and the upcoming season in a casual, conversational format.
Hosts discuss upland bird hunting, habitat conservation, and related topics from the Federal Ammunition Clubhouse.
The episode announces the opening of the Conservation Reserve Program and explains its importance for wildlife habitat and hunting access.
This episode explores the Swanson Lake Wildlife Area in Washington's Columbia Plateau, a unique sagebrush ecosystem home to at-risk species like the Colombian sharptail grouse, and discusses a habitat restoration project led by volunteers after a devastating event.
This episode discusses careers in conservation, featuring a biologist from Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever.
This episode features an interview with Will Primos and Anthony Matarese Jr.