• #80: The Magazines

    Florida Sportsman.  Field and Stream.  Garden and Gun.  Modern Huntsman. We’ve taken on the herculean task of ranking our top 9 outdoor magazines – hear our list, and let us know what we missed! Here’s the piece Travis discussed in his release, regarding the unmanaged growth our state is facing . . . Here’s the article about the 10 year old squaring off with the shark! Here’s the link to Brene Brown’s website . . . Check out our new “Conservation Isn’t Convenient” T-shirt . . . Follow Cast and Blast Florida: Instagram – Twitter – Facebook – Website Want to experience a world class duck hunt or fishing charter? E-mail Travis to book today . . .…

  • #79: Happy Hour on Drafts

    This week, we tackle two drafts for the price of one! First up, what is your favorite sandwich? Then we tackle our favorite apps for hunting and fishing . . . Tides, Weather, Accessibility, Licensing, and . . . Music? Check out our new “Conservation Isn’t Convenient” T-shirt . . . Follow Cast and Blast Florida: Instagram – Twitter – Facebook – Website Want to experience a world class duck hunt or fishing charter? E-mail Travis to book today . . . Connect with the gang on social media: Travis Thompson – @travisthompson – Instagram – Twitter – Facebook Nathan Henderson – @nhenderson77 – Instagram – Twitter – Facebook Emily Thompson – @lovedaloca – Instagram Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

  • #78: the Incongruity of Politics

    This week, a listener asked us to weigh in on a heady post about the border wall, it’s impacts on the environment, and how hard it is to be multi-faceted in 2019. Plus, we address the omission of Field of Dreams from our Sports Movie Draft, another marriage (possibly) saved, and Blake Shelton as Nickelback. Links: Here’s the NBC video Tim Connolly tagged us in Here’s Nate’s release article on the bears being killed by poachers Blake Shelton’s new song? The Florida Skiff Challenge Check out our new “Conservation Isn’t Convenient” T-shirt . . . Follow Cast and Blast Florida: Instagram – Twitter – Facebook – Website Want to experience a world class duck hunt or…

  • #76: Superlatives

    Remember high school?  Cutest couple, most likely to succeed, getting your head shoved in a locker? 2 outta 3 ain’t bad. This week, we take a shot at our favorite outdoor superlatives, including beef jerky, Power-poles, and Joyce’s Dock! Links: Sand County Almanac – by Aldo Leopold Nate’s Bino purse/harness Come hear Travis at Salt Pines in Tampa on April 9th (free – register here) Follow Cast and Blast Florida: Instagram – Twitter – Facebook – Website Want to experience a world class duck hunt or fishing charter? E-mail Travis to book today . . . Connect with the gang on social media: Travis Thompson – @travisthompson – Instagram – Twitter – Facebook Nathan Henderson – @nhenderson77 – Instagram – Twitter – Facebook Emily Thompson – @lovedaloca – Instagram…

  • #75: March Madness

    We don’t actually discuss basketball this week – instead, we chat about Duck’s Unlimited’s new CEO, Adam Putnam; what white butterflies have in common with tarpon; hats; and, turkeys. Plus, Em worries about hemispheres, Nate and Travis crush on Rinella, and we save a marriage before it even starts. Here’s the link to the article Travis discusses in Keep and Release. Wanna join our Cast and Fat Blast Challenge? Click here. Follow Cast and Blast Florida: Instagram – Twitter – Facebook – Website Want to experience a world class duck hunt or fishing charter? E-mail Travis to book today . . . Connect with the gang on social media: Travis Thompson – @travisthompson – Instagram – Twitter – Facebook Nathan Henderson – @nhenderson77…

  • #60: Landon Blankenship

    Have you always wanted to know how waterfowl taxidermy works?  This week, we sat down with one of the best, Landon Blankenship, to talk all about taxidermy.  How thorough the process is, his favorite birds, and mistakes we make when bringing in our ducks. Keep: Nate: The Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Act passed Emily: Major gains for Travis and Kaley on Emily’s Beachbody program . . . Want to get in shape?  Message @lovedaloca and start today! Follow Landon Blankenship on Instagram Follow Cast and Blast Florida . Instagram – Twitter – Facebook – Website Want to experience a world class duck hunt or fishing charter? E-mail Travis to book today . . . Connect with the gang on…

  • #59: Are There Too Many Duck Hunters?

    This week, we tackle something near and dear to our hearts . . . the debate about recruiting new waterfowlers to our sport and, potentially, our spots. But, before we get to that, we draft country music artists, discuss BHA’s latest promotion, pay your age hunts, our missing fishin’, and more! Here’s the link to the Delta Waterfowl Article we referenced during the show! Keep: Emily – The 90’s Country Spotify Playlist – warning: DOES contain Kenny Chesney, and the Myofascial Ball Release video that changed her life Travis – This study on how most Americans aren’t actually that “Woke” Nate – Red Dead Redemption 2!!!! Follow Cast and Blast…

  • #55: The More You Know

    Remember “The More You Know” from NBC Saturday Morning? This is the podcast equivalent of Blossom talking about reading or Matthew Perry talking about exercise or Al Roker talking about being a good dad, only it’s us talking about outdoors things. Predator Swamping.  Protandric Hermaphroditism. Additive vs. Compensatory harvest. Plus, French Fries, April Vokey, Hurricanes, Hot  Weather hatred, and Beef Jerky! Here’s the link to the article Travis mentioned about Waterfowl Surveys Keeps: Nate – the BHA Patagonia GOSA Event – if you’re in the Greater ATL area, make sure you don’t miss this event! Emily – Florida’s Finest Beef Jerky – We discovered this at the Florida Sportsman show…

  • To the Hunt

    Here’s to 2 am alarm clocks and ice on the windshield. To us not being sure why our hands are shaking – is it the bitter cold, or the monstrous 10 point that just stepped into the clearing. The sound of a wood duck whistling his way unseen through the darkness seconds before shoot time.  The rattle of the dog boxes as the pointers bang their tails against the side, desperate to find their next quail.  The snap of a twig behind you in the tree stand – Unknown yet full of promise.  The whistles, of bobwhites and pintails and dog handlers . . . The clucks, of hen mallards…

  • #46: Hot Takes

    We asked “What are your ‘Hot Takes’ for Hunting and Fishing?” And Holy WOW did you guys and gals come through . . . Does lure color matter? Do 3.5″ shells? Is it more fun to shoot ducks at 50 yards? What actually is the best cartridge for deer? We tackle all of these, plus Nate decided to run, Emily discovers “skinny-privilege” and Travis talks about Captains for Clean water and some of the issues our waters have dodged . . . Keeps: Travis: Mosaic is defeated in Desoto County, staving off the mining industry and giving a much need victory for an ecosystem under attack. Nate: In the same…