ECWM Podcast: Recent Episodes
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On this weeks episode we sit down with Tony Huckins from SSW to talk about our annual February sea duck hunting trip to Grand Manan New Brunswick.
Matt and Steve go over some plans for the 2026 season! be sure to share and subscribe!!
Jim Pickunka and Steve McGuire join me this week to talk about there hunting trip, here in NB!
Barton Ramsey, Owner of Southern Oak kennels, Joins me today. We cover breeding, common retriever training problems, e collars and more. check out the SOK website for more information on Ramsey and his outstanding Field Bred British Labs. www.southernoakkennels.com
Lorn Langevin joins me this week. Lorn has won multiple Canadian National retriever championships and open all age field trials. Lorn is a pro trainer and has been a student of the game for over 40 years. this won't be one you want to miss!!
Im pleased to have Kevin on the podcast this week! in this episode we go over training late transition/early advanced and advanced dogs. If you own a retriever you won't want to miss this one!! check out Kevin's FETCH program on his website www.theretrievercoach.com
Join brothers Scott & Matthew Wilson as they go over their turkey hunt from the 2025 NB season!! the provinces 5th season
it was an absolute pleasure to have Rob on the show, Rob was the CEO of the NWTF for 30 years (1978 -2008) winner of several major turkey calling contests and conservation awards. He has hosted several outdoor tv shows and podcasts and is the current conservation and hunting chair for Bass Pro Shops. he has a true passion for conservation and promoting all things turkey hunting!!
Scott is a Waterfowl biologist renowned for his extensive research on Sea ducks, with a passion for Eiders. Now retired from CWS he is still very involved in Eider research projects. This is the third part of the series with CWS. Enjoy
in this episode I'm joined by Ted Barney Waterfowl Biologist for the Canadian Wildlife service. We cover many topics surrounding the Atlantic flyway!
This is the start of a series with some of the guys from CWS Atlantic. We cover geese, Eiders, black ducks and so much more. This is not a series you will want to miss. Ryan is a wealth of knowledge on everything waterfowl and shares a great story about his history in the industry.
In this episode the boys talk about the last few days on their hunt for sea ducks during the special season in February!
ECWM originals Matthew and Julien talk about hunting in SW Nova . History, hunting tactics and more!!
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In this episode I'm pleased to have a couple ECWM originals on to talk deer. Scott Wilson and Jason McLean are an absolute wealth of knowledge on big game hunting, but their passion is the white-tailed deer
Matthew, Rowan, Steve & Brad take a 4 day trip to Grand Manan New Brunswick to hunt Eiders. This is a round table discussion about the hunt and the state of the current Eider population
Matt and Steve test out the new gear and go over upcoming hunts as well as what they have been up to.
Join host Matthew Wilson, Jeff Coats of Pitboss Waterfowl and long time waterfowl hunter Paul Mackinnon as they cover everything waterfowl.
Matt, Wesley, Ryan & Rowan talk about what they have been doing to pass the time as we impatiently wait for hunting season to get here.
In this episode Wesley, Dave & Andrew talk about bird dogs, from training testing & hunting with versatile gun dogs.
Matt, Wesley & Ryan talk about the upcoming spring bear season, tips & tricks to hunting them & what to expect if you go on a guided bear hunt.
Matt, Wesley, Ryan & Steve shoot the shit with Shawn Stahl from RNT about all sorts of topics, from calling contests, hunting season, hockey, fishing & more!
DISCLAIMER We had some audio issues about half way through but did manage to get it sorted out. Apologies for the quality issues!!!
In this episode, Wesley, Matt, Ben & Lori have a chat with minister of natural resources, Mike Holland. We discuss his recent announcement to not run for another term this fall, accomplishments while in office & future plans.
It has been an absolute pleasure to watch our good friend do so much for the outdoors men & women of the Provence of New Brunswick.
Thank you for everything you've done & good luck in your future endeavours brother.
Wesley & Matthew, Waterfowl East
Wesley, Matt, Steve, Julien & Rowan talk about the new changes for waterfowl season & go through some listener topics & questions.
Something we've wanted to do for a while now is record a podcast live from the blind & we finally did it, let us know if you love it or hate it, may do more in the future.
Wesley, Matt, Julien, Brad, Steve, Andrew & Rowan talk about the upcoming season, what we've been up to & everything else in between.
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In this episode Wesley, Ryan, Keaton & Terry Smith from CWTF talk about everything turkey. Season is right around the corner, good luck to all NB residents lucky enough to draw a tag & to those that get to chase them abroad.
Matt, Wes & Rowan have a good talk with New Brunswick's Minister of Natural Resources, Mike Holland.
On this episode of the Waterfowl East Podcast we have island boy himself, Paul Mackinnon. Paul is a visor wearing champion, enjoys a nice pair of slacks & occasionally partakes in the act of waterfowl hunting.
Matt, Wes & Paul cover all kinds of topics from the waterfowl scene on the island, the good ole days & of course, dogs!
In this episode Matt & Wes talk with Damien Pittman from Punisher Waterfowl. They talk about Waterfowl East name change, keyboard warriors & as usual, dogs.
Had the pleasure of hunting over a couple of Robert's pointers & sat down for a podcast after. As you can imagine, this podcast is all about the dogs!
Matt & Wes sit down for a recap on the boys deer season among other things, this was the first time in a long time this crew has been in the same room together. A time was had...
Wesley, Matt, Ryan & Julien sit down & shoot the shit with Shawn Stahl & Phil Holloway.
Wesley, Matt & Julien just shooting the shit, what we've been up to, pre-season dog prep, calling, decoys & the good times to come!
In this episode of the ECWM Podcast, Matt, Wesley & guest, Jim Pickunka dive deeper into basic retriever training.
In this episode we sit down & have chat with eastern Canadian Sitka Gear rep, David Bishop.
He shares some insight to Sitka as. a company, how he got started with them, some old stories from the past, our favourite pieces, some technology that goes into Sitka Gear & lots more!
This is a great episode with lots of information & lots of laughs! Enjoy!
In this episode we talk to Alisha Hines about being a woman in a predominantly male hobby, how she got started, what she's up to & how good it feels to completely dummy her husband at sporting clays! Haha
In this episode, Wesley, Lori, Brad & Ryan tell their stories from the inaugural turkey season in New Brunswick.
Join Wesley, Matt, Ryan & guest Walt Vessey talking about the basics of gun dog ownership. This will be a multi part series that covers gun dogs from the beginning purchase, to advanced retriever training. We will also have episodes covering pointing dogs & versatile dogs as well.
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Join Wesley, Matt, Ryan & guest Jason McLean, former conservation officer, farmer & land owner as they discuss hunting ethics.
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In this podcast join Wesley, Matt Ryan & Julien as they talk about gear, from what we started with, to what we are using now & why.
Here it is! Episode 1 of the ECWM Podcast! Join Wesley & Matt as they discuss the future of East Coast Waterfowl Mafia & our plans for 2021.