Marty Fischer’s Wing and Clay Nation

There's a saying used by wing and clay target enthusiasts that goes like this. You can never have enough shotguns. There's a lot of truth to that statement, but it today's world, getting those shotguns might not be as easy as you might expect. This is especially true of the guns manufactured in Europe. This week Marty welcomes Jon Reddout, GM of Intellicase, the exclusive distributor of for Negrini Cases in the U.S. Negrini is located in northern Italy, which also happens to be where many of the best Italian shotguns are manufactured. Marty and Jon will discuss the state of the gunmaking industry during the Covid-19 virus pandemic. Jon will also provide us with some information on the production at Negrini. In addition Marty and Jon will showcase some great Negrini products. Marty will also have the latest Wing & Clay News, which will include a surprise of two this week.

Without question the world as we have known it has changed over the past few weeks. The great international wing and clay target trips we discuss are at a standstill. Travel in America is at best at a crawl. This week Marty welcomes an old friend, John Wiles, to the show to discuss the state of the international wingshooting world as well as to discuss the latest craze for the wing and clay shooter - simulated driven. The simulated driven game started in the UK as real birds got too expensive. The shoots take on the same royalty treatment, but the birds are replaced by clay targets - thousands of them. John will have a great perspective on what's going on in the world and his understanding of the simulated driven shooting will be eye opening. In addition to that conversation, Marty will have the latest Wing & Clay News as well as a few tips on what you can do for wing and clay practice at home.

We're living in interesting times. The virus pandemic has the world literally at a standstill, but the wing and clay target world still has some legs. This week Marty catches up with Alex Becker from Etowah Valley Game Preserve in north Georgia and Greg Elliott, father of Team USA member Christian Elliott. We'll talk wingshooting and how things are progressing in the hunting preserve industry with Alex. In that conversation we'll get an update on how the current season went and talk about the '20-21 season as well. Then we'll switch gears and get a parent's and coach's perspective from Greg Elliott. Greg's son Christian just went through a grueling Olympic trial in hopes of making the 2020 Olympic team as a skeet shooter. Greg is also a certified Olympic coach, so his thoughts on his family's journey toward an Olympic berth will be most informative. Marty will also have the latest from the Wing & Clay industry. Great show with lots of useful information.

There are lots of shooting instructors throughout the world these days, but not many true teachers. This week Marty welcomes a shooting teacher to he show in David Dobson, the Head Coach of the Jacksonville University Shooting Team. As we have noted on prior Wing & Clay Nation episodes, clay target shooting is the fastest growing scholastic and collegiate sport in America. David Dobson has been teaching shooters since 1998, and in 2009 he founded the Jacksonville University Shooting Team. Over the years, the team has had remarkable success with numerous individual national champions in trap, skeet and sporting clays as well as divisional national championships for the overall team. Marty and David will discuss at length the rise in collegiate clay target shooting as well as how David turned JU into a national power. Marty will also have the latest Wing & Clay News from across the industry as well as updates on upcoming wing and clay target events.

Make no mistake, a well trained hunting dog is one of a wingshooter's treasures. This week, Marty visits with Pete Fischer, a former professional dog trainer who is now the gun dog consultant for Dogtra, one of Wing & Clay Nation radio's sponsor/partners. Pete brings a lifetime of hunting dog experience to the show, and he and Marty will get deeply into the nuts and bolts of training dogs to be the best hunting companions possible. We will talk breeds, training tips, discuss the Dogtra product line and much, much more. If you've got a gun dog, this show will be filled with great information you can use. In addition to Pete Fischer and Dogtra, Marty will have the latest Wing & Clay News from the industry and showcase current and future major clay target competitions. This will be a great show with lots of useful information to help you and your canine hunting companion both in and away from the field.

This week Marty brings noted shotshell ballistics expert Tom Roster back to the Wing & Clay Nation hotseat. Marty and Tom will discuss shotshell reloading, lead and non-lead pellet lethality, the recent total lead ban for all ammo in California and much, much more. In addition to Tom Roster, Marty will have the latest Wing & Clay News from around the industry, showcase clay target events and preview upcoming clay target competitions and consumer shows of interest to the wing and clay target enthusiast. This show will be a must listen for all hunters and shooters who reload their personal ammo for clays, birds, waterfowl, turkey etc.

Without question the fastest growing segment of the clay target industry is found in youth shooting. It is easy to see that the high school and college clay target shooting programs, air rifle and small bore rifle shooting is at an all time high, as there are far more youth shooters on ranges these days than ever before. This week Marty welcomes Scott Reynolds, the new Executive Director of the Midway USA Foundation. This Foundation started by Larry and Brenda Potterfield has donated tens of millions of dollars to youth shooting programs from junior high through college. In 2019 the Foundation paid grants to almost 3,000 school, 4-H and Scholastic Clay Target Program teams. The teams have skin in the game too and Marty and Scott will provide a full breakdown as to how the Foundation endowment grants work. Marty will have the latest Wing & Clay News from the industry and info on major clay shoots as well.

This week Marty welcomes Jason Beard from The KT Team, Inc to the show. Jason was paralyzed from the neck down in a diving incident in 1995, but he has moved his life forward including a passion for hunting. He and hunting partner Kerry Terrell founded The KT Team in 2018. The organization provides outdoor experiences for physically challenged individuals, including wing and clay target shooting. Marty and Jason will discuss the challenges these hunts and excursions pose to KT Team volunteers. Marty will also have the latest wing and clay industry news as well as updates on recently completed and future clay target events across the country. This will be a great show with important information you can use.

Thiis week Marty welcomes Casey Rennert , the owner of Renair Shotgun Sports and developer of the new age Claybot to the show. The Claybot is a revolutionary mechanical system that allows shooters to change target presentations during practice sessions with the push of a button. The system literally allows for any target presentation that the trap machine is capable of throwing. The system is on wheels and is motorized so the trap can be moved to a different position, again with the push of a button. Renair has a number of models of the Claybot and Marty and Casey will provide a full rundown of the products. In addition to the Claybot, Marty will have the latest Wing & Clay News from around the industry and showcase some recent and upcoming major clay target shooting events. Should be a great show with lots of useful information.

This week on Wing & Clay Nation radio, Marty welcomes Dogtra pro trainer Wes Chester from Shady Acres Retrievers to the show. Marty and Wes will talk about how to get the most from your gun dog through proper training techniques as well has how to get a new dog started the right way. In addition to the Wes interview, Marty will also have the latest news from the Wing & Clay industry as well as a report on some major clay target events happening around the country.

The fastest growing scholastic and collegiate shooting sports in America are the clay target sports. Tens if not hundreds of thousands of junior high, high school and college students are shooting clay targets competitively these days and shooters, parents and coaches need an information source to help them with all things clay target shooting. This week Marty welcomes Cheryl Schindler from the Paragon School of Sporting to the show. Cheryl and her husband Dan have put together a Facebook page that will give new and experienced shooters a social media community location to get questions about shooting as well as concise information that they can use. The youth shooting community will greatly benefit from this resource. In addition Marty will have the latest Wing & Clay News as well as information on upcoming consumer and competitive events. Great show with a huge amount of information that hunters and shooters can use.

Great show this week as Marty talks about the new wing and clay target products being introduced at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas. Lots of really cool stuff coming that will be available for the upcoming wing and clay target seasons. He will also discuss upcoming consumer events as well as the upcoming big blast clay target competitions. Lots going on the wing and clay world these days. Marty will also have Chris Grantham from Clark's Plot Nutrients in the hot seat to talk about early season food plots and wildlife plantings that you can do for dove, quail, pheasant, turkey and other game. Great show with lots of how to information as well as info on new products that you can use.

This week Marty welcomes 3X World Duck Calling Champion Barnie Calef to Wing & Clay Nation. Marty and Barnie will talk all things duck calling and provide some great how to information on decoy sets, picking the right setup and much, much more. This show will be a duck hunters dream, as there will be lots of great information that all duck hunters can use. In addition to Barnie Calef, Marty will bring you the latest Wing & Clay News from around the industry, showcase past and future major clay target events and discuss some major upcoming competitions and consumer shows. This will be a great show with a huge amount of information you can use.

This week Marty welcomes Rich Cole of Cole Gun to the show. Rich is a leading shotgun fit and mechanics expert with more than 35 years of experience in the industry. His expertise is focused on shotgun fit and function, and he and Marty will discuss all things gunfitting from custom stocking to adjustable combs, wood selection and much, much more. They will focus on getting the perfect shotgun fit for both hunters and clay target shooters. In addition to Rich Cole, Marty will also have the latest Wing & Clay News from around the world as well as showcase upcoming consumer and trade events for wing and clay target enthusiasts.

In the first show of 2020 Marty welcomes upland bird hunting expert Scott Linden to the show. Scott is a book author, magazine writer, social influencer, blogger and founder of the hit TV series, Wingshooting USA, the most watched upland bird hunting TV series ever. Scott also created official TV series for groups like the Boy Scouts of America, the National Shooting Sports Foundation and the National Sporting Clays Association. His book, What the Dogs Taught Me is set to be released soon for its third printing, this time in paperback. In addition to Scott Linden, Marty will have the latest Wing & Clay News from across the industry as well as information on upcoming consumer events, trade shows of interest to the wing and clay market. He will also showcase the upcoming major clay target events happening in early 2020. Lots of great information in this show. If you are an upland bird hunter or pointing or flushing dog breed owner, this is the show for you.

It is hard to believe that Wing & Clay Nation radio has been airing for an entire year. And what an exciting year it has been. Marty will take a look back at the great programming from 2019, provide the latest Wing & Clay News, provide an update on upcoming competition events around the world and discuss the present and future of the wing and clay target industry. This will be an exciting show filled with great information and stories from the wing and clay world that listeners will enjoy.

The onset of winter means one thing to the waterfowl hunter - it's duck season. This week Marty welcomes Chris Hill, owner of Premier Custom Calls to the show. Marty and Chris will talk all things duck hunting, including calling, decoy sets and more. They will also talk about Premier Custom Calls, a company that not only makes great sounding duck and goose calls, it also does private labeling for other call makers, custom logo and decorative designs for individual and corporate customers and a great line of single and double reed calls. Chris also makes one of the finest specklebelly goose calls on the market as well. In addition to Chris Hill, Marty will have the latest wing and clay news from around the industry, take a look at some upcoming major clay target events and ever suggest a few Christmas gifts for wing and clay target enthusiasts.

Tom Roster is the leading shotgun ammo ballistics expert in America if not the world. This week, Marty welcomes Tom for a second time to Wing & Clay Nation radio to focus more on the hunting load - lead and nontoxic - that upland bird and waterfowl hunters use. Much of the conversation will carry over to the clay target lead loads too, so all hunters and shooters can get a great deal of useful information in this show. In addition to Tom Roster, Marty will have the latest info on new products and news in the wing and clay industry as well as showcase upcoming outdoor consumer shows and clay target competitions.

If there is a more complete shooting facility than the Cardinal Shooting Center anywhere in the world, we need to know about it. This facility is literally a shooting sports resort destination as it includes thinks like trap, skeet, sporting clays, 5-Stand, RV parking, swimming pool, full service restaurant and multiple campsites. This week Marty visits with Jake and Luke Spengler, who manage the shooting operation, direct the various shoots at the facility as well as the various shooting venues. The facility is accustomed to hosting thousands of shooter and their families for large events and Marty and the guys will discuss all things Cardinal Shooting Center on this show. Should provide lots of great information that shooters can use.

It's a safe bet that every upland bird hunter, waterfowler and clay target shooter in the world has questions about quality and capability of the shotgun shells they use. This week Marty welcomes Tom Roster, the foremost shotshell ballistics expert in the world to Wing & Clay Nation radio. For four decades Tom has been the go to expert for ammo manufacturers around the world when it comes to shotshell performance. Marty and Tom will discuss clay target ammo as well as lead and all types of non-toxic shot and loads. Tom will provide the most up to date data available. Roster has been involved in compiling the most extensive testing and terminal ballistics performance data base on both lead and non-toxic ammo. More than 28,000 ducks and geese, 225 turkeys, 1000 pheasants and 1,300 doves have been harvested x-rayed and studied to compile this data. This will be a great show with a huge amount of info for hunters and clay target shooters.