
Duck Hunting and Goose Hunting is in our blood and we live it everyday! The Midwest Flyways Podcast is an authentic take on waterfowl hunting from Midwest Flyways. Duck and goose hunting has continued to evolve throughout the years and we aim to connect duck hunting traditions with the future of waterfowling. If you‘re passionate about ducks and geese then come hang with Joey Vassallo and Cal Ness as they talk duck hunting, goose hunting and everything else in between.
Episodes

Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Band Hunting Debate, Life Changes
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Joey and Cal fire things up with a great debate this week about band hunting. We debate whether or not it’s okay to be out hunting birds specifically looking for and waiting for bands. We also touch on guys that travel to different locations just in the hopes of shooting bands. Then we draft our favorite hunt day feelings. Pretty much any feeling you get on the day of a hunt before or after. Life’s been a little crazy lately as well so we chat a bit about what’s new and what has all happened in our lives since waterfowl season ended. Thanks so much for listening and be sure to subscribe everywhere! Also leave a review!

Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
One Flyway Forever
Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
This week Joey and Cal discuss which flyway they would hunt if they could only hunt one for the rest of their lives. This one may be a little dependent on where you grew up and what you’re used to but we had a couple different answers here! Each flyways presents different challenges as well as different types of waterfowl and it really comes down to preference! Which flyway would you hunt if you could only hunt one? Let us know in the comments or on Instagram! Thanks for listening and be sure to subscribe and leave a review!
New Waterfowl Film out now! Snow Geese in SD!
Heirloom Goods for generations to come: RW Coolidge
Go to OnXHunt to be better prepared for your hunt: OnX
Learn more about better ammo: Migra Ammunitions
Stop saying "Huh?" with better hearing protection: Soundgear
Stay comfortable, dry and warm: First Lite
Real American Light Beer: Outlaw Beer
Better Merch: /SHOP

Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Best Of Podcast Moments
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
This week Joey and Cal kick things off by drafting their best reasons to miss or not take a shot when a bird comes through the spread. We’ve all got a hundred excuses! Then we have a special podcast for you because we’ve put together a bunch of the funniest and best clips so far this year to wrap things up! Thanks so much for listening and if you wanna help us out, send your favorite podcast to a buddy and be sure to subscribe!
New Waterfowl Film out now! Snow Geese in SD!
Heirloom Goods for generations to come: RW Coolidge
Go to OnXHunt to be better prepared for your hunt: OnX
Learn more about better ammo: Migra Ammunitions
Stop saying "Huh?" with better hearing protection: Soundgear
Stay comfortable, dry and warm: First Lite
Real American Light Beer: Outlaw Beer
Better Merch: /SHOP

Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Back In Time, When the Skies Were Black
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
This week for TMT, we discuss a listener suggestion we got on Instagram. If you could choose any time period to go back to and hunt for a few days, which would it be? Joey and Cal both talk about taking a trip back in time to when “the skies were black”. Carter shares his ideal time to go back and hunt as well and we talk pros and cons of hunting in that time as well as what we’d hope to see. Thanks for listening and be sure to suggest some other topics for us as well! Subscribe and review!
New Waterfowl Film out now! Snow Geese in SD!
Heirloom Goods for generations to come: RW Coolidge
Go to OnXHunt to be better prepared for your hunt: OnX
Learn more about better ammo: Migra Ammunitions
Stop saying "Huh?" with better hearing protection: Soundgear
Stay comfortable, dry and warm: First Lite
Real American Light Beer: Outlaw Beer
Better Merch: /SHOP

Thursday May 30, 2024
Ben Marleau; Band Draws and Father Time
Thursday May 30, 2024
Thursday May 30, 2024
This week Ben Marleau, Brand manager at Beavertail/DOA joins the podcast and talks with us about a bunch of different topics. We talk about the ins and outs of competition calling and get Ben’s perspective as a calling judge as well. Ben tells us an unbelievable band story and we talk about getting old. Tons of great info and a great podcast. Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review! Thanks for listening!
New Waterfowl Film out now! Snow Geese in SD!
Heirloom Goods for generations to come: RW Coolidge
Go to OnXHunt to be better prepared for your hunt: OnX
Learn more about better ammo: Migra Ammunitions
Stop saying "Huh?" with better hearing protection: Soundgear
Stay comfortable, dry and warm: First Lite
Real American Light Beer: Outlaw Beer
Better Merch: /SHOP

Tuesday May 28, 2024
Hype Me Up with Ben Marleau
Tuesday May 28, 2024
Tuesday May 28, 2024
Joey and Gavin are joined by Ben Marleau from Beavertail/DOA to draft their favorite hype songs for before the hunt. Send us your favorite hype songs for our playlist this year! Thanks for listening and be sure to leave a review and subscribe for more waterfowl content!
New Waterfowl Film out now! Snow Geese in SD!
Heirloom Goods for generations to come: RW Coolidge
Go to OnXHunt to be better prepared for your hunt: OnX
Learn more about better ammo: Migra Ammunitions
Stop saying "Huh?" with better hearing protection: Soundgear
Stay comfortable, dry and warm: First Lite
Real American Light Beer: Outlaw Beer
Better Merch: /SHOP

Thursday May 23, 2024
Podcast From the Pontoon; Group Vs. Solo Hunting
Thursday May 23, 2024
Thursday May 23, 2024
This week we took the chance to get out of the studio and do a little fishing beforehand so we did the podcast on the pontoon from the lake. We had a good old fashioned fish off between Joey and Carter and debated our asses off about whether you’d rather hunt solo or with a group all the time. Tough to imagine only being able to do one but for the sake of the argument we present our cases. We also draft our best reasons for being late to a hunt! Thanks for following along and be sure to subscribe for more waterfowl content!
New Waterfowl Film out now! Snow Geese in SD!
Heirloom Goods for generations to come: RW Coolidge
Go to OnXHunt to be better prepared for your hunt: OnX
Learn more about better ammo: Migra Ammunitions
Stop saying "Huh?" with better hearing protection: Soundgear
Stay comfortable, dry and warm: First Lite
Real American Light Beer: Outlaw Beer
Better Merch: /SHOP

Thursday May 16, 2024
Outdoor Activities, Shenanigans Only
Thursday May 16, 2024
Thursday May 16, 2024
This week Joey reveals he’s started to eat healthier to get back to his true form. We talk about some off season fun we’ve been having fishing and we draft our favorite outdoor activities besides duck hunting. We talk about little smack and this pod is straight shenanigans. Thanks for listening and be sure to subscribe!
New Waterfowl Film out now! Snow Geese in SD!
Heirloom Goods for generations to come: RW Coolidge
Go to OnXHunt to be better prepared for your hunt: OnX
Learn more about better ammo: Migra Ammunitions
Stop saying "Huh?" with better hearing protection: Soundgear
Stay comfortable, dry and warm: First Lite
Real American Light Beer: Outlaw Beer
Better Merch: /SHOP

Tuesday May 14, 2024
Private or Public For the Rest of Your Life | The Great Debate
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Tuesday May 14, 2024
This week for TMT we shake things up with a debate topic: if you could only hunt private land or public land for the rest of your life, which would you choose? Joey and Cal each argue different sides and through that it becomes obvious that having to only choose one would really suck. However, lots of hunters only hunt one or the other. Of course, many of us dip our feet in both! What do you mostly hunt? Thanks for subscribing and be sure to leave a review!
New Waterfowl Film out now! Snow Geese in SD!
Heirloom Goods for generations to come: RW Coolidge
Go to OnXHunt to be better prepared for your hunt: OnX
Learn more about better ammo: Migra Ammunitions
Stop saying "Huh?" with better hearing protection: Soundgear
Stay comfortable, dry and warm: First Lite
Real American Light Beer: Outlaw Beer
Better Merch: /SHOP

Thursday May 09, 2024
Social Media Impact, Scout Essentials with Gear Guy Kolles
Thursday May 09, 2024
Thursday May 09, 2024
Gear Guy Gavin Kolles joins this week and Cal and Gavin have a debate about the impact of social media on hunting. Positive or negative? There are for sure two sides to the argument pretty much everywhere you go. We also talk about our scouting essentials in the draft (what you don’t leave the house without before you start scouting and Gavin claims we won’t be buying any more gear this year which we all know is a lie. Thanks for listening and be sure to subscribe!
New Waterfowl Film out now! Snow Geese in SD!
Heirloom Goods for generations to come: RW Coolidge
Go to OnXHunt to be better prepared for your hunt: OnX
Learn more about better ammo: Migra Ammunitions
Stop saying "Huh?" with better hearing protection: Soundgear
Stay comfortable, dry and warm: First Lite
Real American Light Beer: Outlaw Beer
Better Merch: /SHOP