Episode #288 Scott Vix: Hunting Then vs. Hunting Now

The North American Waterfowler · Jul 16, 2026 · 58m

Scott Vix returns to the North American Waterfowler Podcast for another campfire-style conversation covering everything from social media's impact on duck hunting to California waterfowling, OnX, spinning-wing decoys, and bringing home a new finished retriever.

We dig into the increasingly common claim that "social media has ruined duck hunting" and ask a simple question: How? Is the hunting itself actually worse, or have expectations and hunting culture changed more than the hunting?

We also discuss:

California duck hunting and public land

Season structures and youth/veteran hunts

OnX vs…