Episode #243 Spencer Lewis, The Wetland Gypsy, and the Dark Side of Waterfowl Social Media

The North American Waterfowler · Jan 8, 2026 · 1h 32m

In this episode, Elliott sits down with Spencer Lewis, better known as The Wetland Gypsy, for an honest and wide ranging conversation about modern waterfowl hunting, social media, and changing priorities.

Spencer shares the origin of the Wetland Gypsy name, his upbringing in Texas, and how he found hunting without growing up in a traditional hunting family. He walks through his early days duck hunting out of a canoe, buying his first boat, and how traveling the Central Flyway completely reshaped his understanding of waterfowl hunting.

The conversation dives into Spencer’s unexpected rise on…