AB3, Host of The Bryant Land Show, talks with Jonathan Wilkins, owner of Black Duck Revival, a former church transformed into a hunting lodge in Brinkley, Arkansas. Jonathan, a returning guest to the show, has a discussion with AB3 about his first duck hunting trip and his best hunt, how he started Black Duck Revival, changes in water levels, and expanding your duck hunting knowledge base.    Episode Highlights:  AB3 introduces the guest Jonathan Wilkins.  Has Jonathan made any changes to Black Duck Revival?  Jonathan talks about going on a flooded timber hunt with AB3.  What about Jonathan’s best hunt sticks out to him?  Keep learning and applying your knowledge.  It is gratifying to be able to pass down knowledge that you learned.   Jonathan talks about being a black hunter.    What does success look like to Jonathan Wilkins? Jonathan talks about changes in water levels.  What types of water gages does Jonathan check?  What will the Black Duck Revival for January 23-26th 2020 be like?  Was it hard to blindly reach out to people for the Revival?  People know deep down whether they have earned something or not.   Does he have plans for another Revival?  Nothing but struggle is not a receipt for growth.  Jonathan Wilkins talks about fishing in his area.    3 Key Points: There is a reward within itself to improving from being a novice hunter to intensifying your knowledge.  Your standards for success will evolve and keep changing.  Access plays a big role in people getting involved in duck hunting.     Tweetable Quotes: “The first couple of times I went duck hunting somebody took me and we just hunted some kinds of flooded weed fields and shot some shovelers and that is what got me hooked.” – Jonathan Wilkins “Everything went right. I went into timber that I had been studying and I had learned. I was using knowledge from years past. I got in there and called ducks down. I think I did a good job. I worked big groups of ducks.” – Jonathan Wilkins “I can tell the difference between a log that has been ripped up by a bear and one that has been rotted up or torn into by an armadillo or something.” – Jonathan Wilkins   Resources Mentioned: The Bryant Land Country Podcast Follow Bryant Land on social media: Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube Black Duck Revival: blackduckrevival.com Black Duck Revival Social Media: Instagram 

AB3, Host of The Bryant Land Show, talks with Jonathan Wilkins, owner of Black Duck Revival, a former church transformed into a hunting lodge in Brinkley, Arkansas. Jonathan, a returning guest to the show, has a discussion with AB3 about his first duck hunting trip and his best hunt, how he started Black Duck Revival, changes in water levels, and expanding your duck hunting knowledge base. 

 

Episode Highlights: 

• AB3 introduces the guest Jonathan Wilkins. 
• Has Jonathan made any changes to Black Duck Revival? 
• Jonathan talks about going on a flooded timber hunt with AB3. 
• What about Jonathan’s best hunt sticks out to him? 
• Keep learning and applying your knowledge. 
• It is gratifying to be able to pass down knowledge that you learned.  
• Jonathan talks about being a black hunter.   
• What does success look like to Jonathan Wilkins?
• Jonathan talks about changes in water levels. 
• What types of water gages does Jonathan check? 
• What will the Black Duck Revival for January 23-26th 2020 be like? 
• Was it hard to blindly reach out to people for the Revival? 
• People know deep down whether they have earned something or not.  
• Does he have plans for another Revival? 
• Nothing but struggle is not a receipt for growth. 
• Jonathan Wilkins talks about fishing in his area. 

 

3 Key Points:

1. There is a reward within itself to improving from being a novice hunter to intensifying your knowledge. 
2. Your standards for success will evolve and keep changing. 
3. Access plays a big role in people getting involved in duck hunting.  

 

Tweetable Quotes:

• “The first couple of times I went duck hunting somebody took me and we just hunted some kinds of flooded weed fields and shot some shovelers and that is what got me hooked.” – Jonathan Wilkins
• “Everything went right. I went into timber that I had been studying and I had learned. I was using knowledge from years past. I got in there and called ducks down. I think I did a good job. I worked big groups of ducks.” – Jonathan Wilkins
• “I can tell the difference between a log that has been ripped up by a bear and one that has been rotted up or torn into by an armadillo or something.” – Jonathan Wilkins

 

Resources Mentioned:

• The Bryant Land Country Podcast
• Followland.com/"> Bryant Land on social media: Linkedin | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube
• Black Duck Revival: blackduckrevival.com
• Black Duck Revival Social Media: Instagram