The Big Honker Podcast

Jeff Stanfield and Andy Shaver are joined by Logan Pyeatt, co-host of the Looking Glass Podcast on Patreon.

The guys go off the deep end looking at weather modification and manipulation, the infamous Menendez case, why the JFK files have not been declassified 60 years later, and Logan tells a story about leaving a mess in his neighbors yard.

Jeff Stanfield and Andy Shaver are joined by Greer Smith from 50 Ducks. Greer has made it his mission to recruit a new generation of waterfowl hunters by exploring ducks' and geese's migratory patterns via GPS tracking units.

Through the 50 Ducks website, hunters can log in and track geo-tagged ducks and geese in almost real time. Waterfowl enthusiasts can also explore an interactive map that compiles a variety of waterfowl migration movements from different banding agencies.

The guys discuss Greer’s trip to help band birds at the Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary, what’s next for 50 Ducks, his goal to get these interactive maps into more classrooms across the country, and they check in on some of the birds that were banded during Greer’s last trip to Canada.

Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series.

This episode, Andy shares the story of the boy in the walls, Daniel LaPlante, that terrorized a family for weeks before they discover he had been inside of their house for weeks, and Jeff tells about the most hazardous bridges that have been constructed in America

This series is presented to you by the great folks over at Mallard Bay. 

Whenever you are looking to book your next outdoor adventure, head over to Mallard Bay and search through their verified outfitters to remove the guess work when booking.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Michelle Stanfield to run through all of the games from Week 6 the NFL. They choose their winners from each matchup and they also pick an upset from the weekend of games.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Jeff’s brother, Tony Stanfield, to discuss the massive destruction from Hurricane Helene and whether or not these severe weather events can be controlled by the government.

They also talk about how things are shaping up in the final month before the 2024 Presidential election and what will come from the bombings in Israel.

Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series.

This episode, Jeff talks about the origins of sayings we use everyday, and Andy gives you a fool proof way to make $1 billion dollars, and he shares a lesser known story about Winston Churchill escaping prison in South Africa.

This series is presented to you by the great folks over at Mallard Bay. 

Whenever you are looking to book your next outdoor adventure, head over to Mallard Bay and search through their verified outfitters to remove the guess work when booking.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Nate Coldiron to run through all of the games from Week 5 the NFL. They choose their winners from each matchup and they also pick an upset from the weekend of games.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by country music artist, Andrew Beam, who has just releases his brand new single, “Don’t California My Carolina”.

They discuss the writing process that Andrew uses to come up with new music, fighting the social media algorithms, the resurgence of country music, secrets of the music industry, and the power struggle between artists and recording labels.

You can find his music on most streaming platforms, including, Spotify and Apple Music.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Bassmaster Elite Angler, Matt Robertson.

Matt is one of the most recognizable fishermen on the fishing circuit and also the most hilarious.

The guys discuss memorable pranks and Jeff shares a few of his pranks that went too far, Matt calling bars in South Dakota hoping to find an Indian medicine woman to remove a hex from him, ghost experiences, and where all Matt plans to hunt this fall and winter.

Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series.

This episode, Andy tells about the biggest masonry structure in the Western Hemisphere, Fort Jefferson, and some of the conspiracies about its odd placement, and Jeff delivers unknown facts about make-up.

This series is presented to you by the great folks over at Mallard Bay. 

Whenever you are looking to book your next outdoor adventure, head over to Mallard Bay and search through their verified outfitters to remove the guess work when booking.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by three time World Goose Calling Champion, Hunter Grounds.

Hunter is an icon in the waterfowl world and one of the greatest goose callers to ever step on the contest stage, and he has taken up the helm at Tim Grounds Championship Calls since the passing of his father, Tim Grounds.

The guys discuss Hunter’s illustrious career as a contest caller, growing up in the calling industry and hunting in heyday of the famed Southern Illinois. They also talk about changes to the migration patterns, the infiltration of speckle belly geese in almost every flyway, and the legacy of Tim Ground Championship Calls.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Jay Peterson, from Dirty Duck Coffee, to run through all of the games from Week 3 the NFL. They choose their winners from each matchup and they also pick an upset from the weekend of games.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Kayla, who is a paramedic in a highly populated city in Texas. Recently, her boyfriend, Nolan, who was also a paramedic, committed suicide after dealing with mental health issues.

They discuss Kayla’s career as paramedic and some of the tougher calls she has been apart of. She also opens up about the day that Nolan ended his life as she was frantically trying to get to his apartment and hopefully save him.

Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series.

This episode, Jeff shares facts about modern day cereal and the Post family, while Andy looks at some of the worst investment mistakes from the last century.

This series is presented to you by the great folks over at Mallard Bay. 

Whenever you are looking to book your next outdoor adventure, head over to Mallard Bay and search through their verified outfitters to remove the guess work when booking.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Daniel Corbett, who served as an elite Navy SEAL, making his way onto the prestigious SEAL Team 6, and later becoming a mercenary.

While on a job in Serbia, Daniel was arrested and imprisoned for 18 months over a fraudulent gun charge. After a lengthy trial and a year and a half in a Serbian prison, Daniel was found innocent and set free.

Daniel has since written a book, American Mercenary, detailing his time as a contractor and his extensive battle with the Serbian legal system.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Lucas Belanger to run through all of the games from Week 3 the NFL. They choose their winners from each matchup and they also pick an upset from the weekend of games.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Andrew Talamo from the great New York City and he runs the Field to the Fork Instagram page.

Andrew showcases different ways of preparing wild game for the table. He stays close to his rich Italian heritage in the way he creates each dish.

The guys discuss the old school ways of Italian cooking, living in New York City during 9/11, favorite dishes, making wine, and what wild game dishes Andrew is preparing next.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Karla Marriott from the Marriott Hunt Club in Macon, Georgia.

Karla has stepped into a leadership role in the hunt club that her father started around 40 years ago. She is a lifelong whitetail hunter but has recently found a passion for waterfowl hunting and chasing longbeards in the spring.

They discuss being brought up in the outdoors with her single father and how she is raising her son in the outdoors as a single mother, finding a passion in waterfowl and turkey hunting, and all the destinations she plans on hitting up this hunting season.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Tony Stanfield to run through all of the games from Week 2 the NFL. They choose their winners from each matchup and they also pick an upset from the weekend of games.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Arliss Reed from Habitat Flats.

The guys discuss how the September teal season has been at Habitat Flats, building their new lodge, the immense amount of prep that goes into running a hunting operation, and they look at the encouraging news of more ducks being in this years bird count.

They also remember 9/11 and reflect back on where they all were when the towers fell and look at how much our nation has changed in 23 years.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver look back at last nights debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

The two share their opinion on how they saw the debate play out and the impact it could have on the upcoming election.

Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series.

This episode, Jeff shares facts about Mackinac Island and an amazing story about an early investor in Apple. Andy looks at the tale about one of America’s oldest patriots, Samuel Whittemore, and the heart wrenching story about the ending of the movie ‘All Dogs Go to Heaven’.

This series is presented to you by the great folks over at Mallard Bay. 

Whenever you are looking to book your next outdoor adventure, head over to Mallard Bay and search through their verified outfitters to remove the guess work when booking.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver discuss the do’s and don’ts of hunting with an outfitter. They look at some common questions that most hunters should ask before booking with an outfitter and they talk about what can be expected while you’re on your stay with the hunting outfitter.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Blake Poppe to run through all of the games from Week 1 the NFL. They choose their winners from each matchup and they also pick an upset and a lock from the weekend of games.

Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series.

This episode, Jeff shares an under-told history about the worlds first billionaire, and Andy give mind bending facts about the small number of men with a 6 pack after the age of 35 and when the world will once again be one big super-continent.

This series is presented to you by the great folks over at Mallard Bay. 

Whenever you are looking to book your next outdoor adventure, head over to Mallard Bay and search through their verified outfitters to remove the guess work when booking.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by pastor and family friend, Tex Cox.

Tex has been a preacher in Knox City for the past 20 years and he has done an excellent job leading his community and congregation through many challenging times.

They discuss Noah’s Ark, angels and demons, spreading the Gospel, and what the growth of Christianity.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by the Senior Waterfowl Scientist for Ducks Unlimited, Dr. Mike Brasher.

The guys dive into the numbers from the recently released Waterfowl Population Status Report. 

Mike shares some of his positive takeaways from reading the report and offers his insight as to what led to the first increase in total duck numbers since 2015.

They also look at specific species of ducks like the Mallard and Pintail, which both saw a decrease in numbers, and discuss what is leading to the dip in their numbers also looking at the Widgeon count being up 55% and Mike outlines different scenarios that could account for that massive increase. Mike also shares some of the areas where he is concerned about a few key factors that are vital to more baby ducks each year.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Josh Taylor & Morgan Nabors of the Oklahoma Fowl Company.

The guys at the Oklahoma Fowl Company specializes crafting items that help waterfowl guides in every flyway keep their trailers and blinds organized during the chaotic waterfowl season.

They talk about the start of the Oklahoma Fowl Company and how they continue to improve product and development... they also share a few of the products that have flopped.

Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series.

This episode, Jeff shares some unsavory facts about lithium batteries and he tells how dolphins use pufferfish to get stoned, and Andy outlines the correlation between GDP and air conditioners, and the reason the amount of people behind bars has doubled in the last 25 years.

This series is presented to you by the great folks over at Mallard Bay. 

Whenever you are looking to book your next outdoor adventure, head over to Mallard Bay and search through their verified outfitters to remove the guess work when booking.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by the owner of Alberta’s Fall Flight, Andrew Dath.

The guys discuss how things are shaping up in Alberta for the upcoming waterfowl opener, the challenges of selling hunts on an election year, how Covid shook the landscape of guide services in Canada, and Andrew shares one crazy story about one usual group of hunters.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver look at some of the headlines from the past week including, RFK Jr’s endorsement of President Trump and how that could be the move that seals the election for President Trump, and the guys speculate about the role RFK Jr will have in a Trump administration.

They discuss the astronauts stranded in space, sound waves being used in cancer treatments, and the sinking of a super yacht.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver share advice, tips, and strategy for how they approach a Super-Flex fantasy football draft.

They look at where they agree and disagree with consensus rankings; discuss their differing views on roster construction, and give their favorite value picks.

They also pick their winners from each division and give early Super Bowl picks.

Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series.

This episode, Andy shares wild random facts, he tells the story of the disappearance of an Inuit village, and which generation has held the most money. Jeff lists the unusual ways some well known things have been invented.

This series is presented to you by the great folks over at Mallard Bay. 

Whenever you are looking to book your next outdoor adventure, head over to Mallard Bay and search through their verified outfitters to remove the guess work when booking.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver joined by retired paramedic and the owner Eason Cajun Calls, Kent Eason.

They discuss Kent’s extensive career as a first responder, including, some of the more heart wrenching calls he had to make, how the job has advanced, and safety precautions everyone can take in case of emergency. 

They also talk about Kent’s transition into turning duck calls, and how the NWTF call makers competition took his side business to new level.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver joined by the owner of Northern Prairie Outfitters in Alberta and former Texas A&M offensive tackle, Travis Schneider.

The guys talk about the renewal of one of college footballs greatest rivalries, the Texas/Texas A&M game, and Travis tells about his experience going into that special game. 

They discuss the hysteria surrounding youth sports, and Travis shares his thoughts being a former athlete in one of the nations top collegiate programs, they look at how far dog training technology has advanced over the decades, and they debate what the future will hold for the snow goose conservation order in America.

Travis is getting ready to head north of the border to chases waterfowl for the next few months and he outlines some of the new laws that have passed in Alberta, and how the preparation for this season will be different after having surgery earlier this summer to repair a torn pec muscle.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver joined by the Associate Editor of Wildfowl magazine, Ryan Barnes.

They discuss many hours and extensive research that are put into each Wildfowl magazine, and how digital and print versions of the magazine vary in content and style.

The also discuss the potential impact of AI and Chat GPT in the editorial space, raising young children in the outdoors, the life of a waterfowl guide, and where most young hunting guides get it wrong.

Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series.

This episode, Jeff gives the history of breakfast and the different food variations from across the world, and Andy looks at stats from how the healthcare system is ran in the United States vs the rest of the civilized world.

This series is presented to you by the great folks over at Mallard Bay. 

Whenever you are looking to book your next outdoor adventure, head over to Mallard Bay and search through their verified outfitters to remove the guess work when booking.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver joined by one of the treasures of the waterfowl world, Dale Bordelon.

Dale has made it his mission in life to follow the rich origins from waterfowl hunters of the past and produce duck calls the same way the old timers did in the 1800’s and 1900’s.

The guys discuss his method to producing duck calls, the lack of mallards in southern Louisiana and the decline in the mallard population as a whole, chasing gators and snakes away so he duck hunt, and an incredible piece of history that he found in an old shotgun.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver joined by World Champion Goose Caller and the host of RNT-V, Shawn Stahl.

They discuss Shawn’s career in front of a camera while filming RNT-V and some of the memorable places he has chased after ducks and geese, winning the Goose Calling World Championship, changes in the hunting industry, bucket list hunts, and they all relive stories from the glory days in waterfowl hunting.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver joined by the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Madison Sheahan. 

They discuss her path to this position, which began working for South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem in various leadership positions, before being pick by Louisiana Governor, Jeff Landry, to lead the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. 

They look at the shortages all law enforcement agencies across the nation are facing and their plan to encourage more recruits, her passion for the outdoors, her time at Ohio St. where she led her rowing team to multiple Big 10 championships and now seeing the intrusion of men into women’s sports, and her goals as she continues her career.

Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series.

This episode, Andy lists the professions that have the most infidelity, and Jeff tells of interesting tidbits about the state of Hawaii.

This series is presented to you by the great folks over at Mallard Bay. 

Whenever you are looking to book your next outdoor adventure, head over to Mallard Bay and search through their verified outfitters to remove the guess work when booking.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver run through some of the craziness going on today, including, the massive stock market dip, the RFK Jr. bear story, Kamala’s VP pick, and they react to the latest details that have come out surrounding the assassination attempt on former President Trump. 

Jeff tells about his new favorite obsession, Redneck Brawls, and Andy recaps his weekend in DFW. 

At the end of the episode they are joined by Andy’s son, Reese, to further sort out the world.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by David Schuessler & Jimbo Robinson from Ducks Unlimited.

The guys discuss everything going on around Ducks Unlimited, including, the $100 million gift from Cox Enterprises that will go to help conserve North America’s prairie region, how they all see this coming waterfowl season playing out, stories from hunting with multiple generations of family, and what the duck numbers could look like when the report releases later this month.

Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series.

This episode, Jeff shares facts about the Olympics and Andy tells about the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and other time the governments around the world experimented on humans.

This series is presented to you by the great folks over at Mallard Bay. 

Whenever you are looking to book your next outdoor adventure, head over to Mallard Bay and search through their verified outfitters to remove the guess work when booking.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Cody Allen & Deonta Howard.

They deliver the rundown on all things solar… pro, cons, and when it’s feasible. They also share close calls they’ve had with electricity and meth heads stealing from the solar sites.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by the owner of Cloud 9 Outfitters in Alberta, Ben Commodore.

Ben enjoys some of the best waterfowl hunting that North America has to offer, seeing an abundance of giant Canada geese, specklebellies, and the many different species of ducks that pass through Alberta during the fall migration.

The guys discuss the difference between British and American labradors, Ben’s unique training methods, the phasing out of the spring snow goose conservation season, the pintail numbers, and what Ben expects to see when waterfowl season fires back up.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by one of the greatest goose and duck callers to ever step on a stage, Robbie Iverson.

Robbie is a 3 time World Goose Calling Champion and he recently won both the Duck’s Unlimited Regional Duck contest and the Open Goose at SquadFest.

They discuss Robbie’s many achievements on the calling circuit, where he sees contest calling going in the future, becoming a master of his calling routine, and Packer football.

Jeff & Andy deliver useless facts, myths, forgotten stories and weird truths in the episodes to follow in this series.

This episode, Jeff shares facts about the most dangerous cities in America, the horrifying Unit 731 from World War 2, and Andy looks at times investments failed miserably and boomed wildly.

This series is presented to you by the great folks over at Mallard Bay. 

Whenever you are looking to book your next outdoor adventure, head over to Mallard Bay and search through their verified outfitters to remove the guess work when booking.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver are joined by Roy Carter, owner of Carter’s Big Island in Kansas.

Roy started guiding duck hunts as a teenager on his families land in 1986. Ever since then, Roy and the team at Carter’s Big Island Hunt Club have been putting resources back into the land to ensure the ducks keep coming back to their area.

They discuss Roy’s start in the hunting industry, the changes to the ducks migration patterns, the challenges that come with wetland management, the ups and downs of being in the hunting industry, and his decision to get sober back in 2017.

Jeff Stanfield & Andy Shaver discuss the craziness from this past weekend… from their time in St. Louis with Boss Shot Shells for the 4th Annual SquadFest by Dive Bomb Industries, to Biden dropping out of the Presidential race and what the Democrats do next, and to the start of NFL training camps and some of the headlines to keep an eye out for there.