Highballs & BS

Shawn Swearingen
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Follow the adventures of the BS Calls’ travel duck call around the four flyways. We’ll talk with guides, weekend warriors, photographers, and others that enjoy hunting ducks through eight episodes. Presented by Gundog Outdoors. 

  1. JAN 27

    Timber Talk with Jim Ronquest

    Lifelong outdoorsman, 2006 World Duck Calling Champion, and a great mentor, Jim Ronquest of Drake Waterfowl joins this episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors. We discuss how the season is going, differences in duck calls, what is involved with being the Vice-President of Development for Drake, what he loves about the timber, and a lot more!  This Is The Mallard  World Cutdown Calling Championship  The Standard Sportsman episode w/Brad Cohen & Doug Osborne Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. Thank you to the podcast series sponsor Gundog Outdoors!

    1h 1m

  2. JAN 15

    Mentors & Mallards w/Forrest Carpenter & Kile Jones

    Competitive calling champions and best friends Forrest Carpenter and Kile Jones episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors. We discuss calling competitions with Kile coming off winning his third World Goose title a few months ago, mentors in calling and the hunting world, raising the next generation of hunters and outdoorsmen, plus mallard migrations and Senator Kennedy’s letter to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.  Forrest Carpenter’s Faithful Migration Outdoors Youtube Series The Standard Sportsman Podcast Forrest and Kile in the pit for Front Range Guide Service   Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. Thank you to the podcast series sponsor Gundog Outdoors!

    1h 7m

  3. 12/22/2025

    Christmas Week with Luke Costilow

    Award-winning decoy carver Luke Costilow joins this episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors. We discuss all things decoys and carving, the multi-generational projects in the shop, managing their hunting property, and the places decoy carving has taken them.  Coffee Creek Cork  Maggie Williams for OnX “The Woods Remember: The Life & Legacy of Gail Camp”  MeatEater Sheds: Dave Smith  The Standard Sportsman Podcast Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. Thank you to the podcast series sponsor Gundog Outdoors!

    58 min

  4. 12/16/2025

    Behind the Lens with Nicole Belke

    Nicole Belke joins this episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors. She is a professional photographer, mother, wife, hunter, and lover of good dogs. We discuss a recent memorable hunt on a refuge draw, her travels hunting from the north slope of Alaska to axis deer in Hawaii, the fun in getting their son outdoors, and of course, dogs.   APEX Ammunition Zee Short Film Freedom Hunters Foundation God Bless Gun Dogs™  Chene Gear Presents: Get Down, Cover Up Hunt41 Episode 13: Maryland Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. Thank you to the podcast series sponsor Gundog Outdoors!

    1 hr

  5. 11/24/2025

    Thanksgiving Week w/Grayson Guyer & Worth Parker

    Companion gundog trainer Grayson Guyer of Lost Highway Kennels and award-winning writer Worth Parker join the Thanksgiving week episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors. We talk about our shared love of good dogs, the challenging pleasure of working and training our four-legged companions, and the unexpected way connections in the outdoor world happen. Enjoy and happy Thanksgiving! Garden & Gun Article on Grayson by Worth DU Podcast #718 on DuckDNA Project w/ Dr. Lavretsky Tom Beckbe 10th Anniversary Andy Quattlebaum Warrior Hunt 2026 Information Garden & Gun Article on Bobwhite Quail by Worth Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. Thank you to the podcast series sponsor Gundog Outdoors!

    56 min

  6. 10/19/2025

    Butcher Blocks & Kitchen Talk with Jesse Griffiths and Wade Truong

    Chefs Jesse Griffiths and Wade Truong join this episode of Highballs & BS presented by Gundog Outdoors. We discuss how difficult it is to select your favorite ‘go-to’ recipe (but what makes great ones at camp), handling and processing wild game, sausage making, differences in curing and aging meat, and memorable hunts.  Jesse’s The Pedernal Project Wade’s Curing Chamber Tutorial Blind Safety and Etiquette Talk by Kile Jones Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. Thank you to the podcast series sponsor Gundog Outdoors!

    57 min

  7. 10/08/2025

    Back East with Brett Shaffer & Billy Hardesty

    The first episode of season three of Highballs & BS presented by Gundog Outdoors starts with guests, eastern shore taxidermist Billy Hardesty and Brett Shaffer of Grumpy Duck Co. Brett and Billy discuss how they met each other and how their friendship has taken them on waterfowling adventures along the DelMarVa peninsula over the years. We also talk gun dogs, handling birds for taxidermy, upcoming projects of Grump Duck, and the Atlantic Flyway.  Tom Beckbe DU Collection Standard Sportsman Podcast on Imprinting Ducks Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. Thank you to the podcast series sponsor Gundog Outdoors!

    58 min

  8. 02/19/2025

    Call Collectors Anonymous with John Stephens & Ryan Graves

    Call maker, RNT Owner, duck calling 3x World Champion and Champion of Champions John Stephens along with waterfowling historian and collector Ryan Graves joins this episode of Highballs & BS, presented by Gundog Outdoors. Ryan and John talk about how they got into call collecting, the history, along with some of the places it has taken them, plus how their seasons went, memorable hunts, and events we should be looking forward to.  The Standard Sportsmen's Podcast Duck Survey Ramsey Russell's Duck Season Somewhere Punt Gun Part 1 and Part 2 RNT's Callapalooza is May 29 through 31 Check out B.S. Calls via Instagram and website for custom made hand turned duck and goose calls. Thank you to the podcast series sponsor Gundog Outdoors!

    1 hr
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Follow the adventures of the BS Calls’ travel duck call around the four flyways. We’ll talk with guides, weekend warriors, photographers, and others that enjoy hunting ducks through eight episodes. Presented by Gundog Outdoors. 

Information

  • Creator
    Shawn Swearingen
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Highballs & BS
  • Show Website
    Highballs & BS

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