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The Michigan DNR's Wildtalk Podcast

Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division

The Wildtalk Podcast is a production of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division. On the Wildtalk Podcast, representatives of the Wildlife Division chew the fat and shoot the scat about all things habitat, feathers, and fur. With insights, interviews, and listener questions answered on the air, you'll come away with a better picture of what's happening in the world of Michigan's wildlife. Thank you for listening.Email questions to: [email protected] call 517-284-9453

  • 35 minutes 38 seconds
    Baseball birds, red foxes and UP habitat work

    In this episode of the award-winning Wildtalk Podcast, we talk to Bill Scullon about all things habitat in the Upper Peninsula region of the state, fly away with a discussion about the indigo bunting, and we wrap up the episode with a chat about the red fox. Pete Kailing also stops in to talk about hunting and trapping opportunities and more that are available in the month of May. 

    Episode Hosts: Rachel Lincoln and Eric Hilliard
    Producer/editor: Eric Hilliard

    Questions or comments about the show? Contact the DNR Wildlife Division at 517-284-9453 (WILD) or email [email protected].

    1 May 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 41 minutes
    Flying deer, frogs, herons and Southeast Michigan habitat

    In this episode of the Wildtalk Podcast, we talk to Nate Levitte about all things habitat in the Southeast Lower Peninsula region of the state, fly away with a discussion about the Great blue heron, and we wrap up the episode with a chat about wood frogs. Pete Kailing also stops in to talk about hunting and trapping opportunities and more that are available in the month of April. 

    Episode Hosts: Rachel Lincoln and Eric Hilliard
    Producer/editor: Eric Hilliard

    Questions or comments about the show? Contact the DNR Wildlife Division at 517-284-9453 (WILD) or email [email protected].

    1 April 2024, 5:00 am
  • 47 minutes 34 seconds
    Southwest Lower Peninsula habitat, woodcock, the bear essentials and coy wolves?
    In this episode of the Wildtalk Podcast, we talk to James Miller about all things habitat in the Southwest Lower Peninsula region of the state, fly away with a discussion about the American woodcock, answer a question about the existence of coywolves and we wrap up the episode with a chat about Michigan black bears. Pete Kailing also stops in to talk about hunting and trapping opportunities available in the month of March. 

    Episode Hosts: Rachel Lincoln and Eric Hilliard
    Producer/editor: Eric Hilliard

    Questions or comments about the show? Contact the DNR Wildlife Division at 517-284-9453 (WILD) or email [email protected].

    2 March 2024, 12:00 am
  • 40 minutes 51 seconds
    Crows, otters and Michigan's Northern Lower Peninsula

    In this episode of the Wildtalk Podcast, we talk to Scott Eggeman about all things habitat in the Northern Lower Peninsula region of the state, fly away with a discussion about crows, and we wrap up the episode with a chat about otters. Pete Kailing also stops in to talk about hunting and trapping opportunities available in the month of February. 

    Episode Hosts: Rachel Lincoln and Eric Hilliard
    Producer/editor: Eric Hilliard

    Questions or comments about the show? Contact the DNR Wildlife Division at 517-284-9453 (WILD) or email [email protected].

    1 February 2024, 8:00 pm
  • 34 minutes 27 seconds
    UP habitat work, snowy owls, the bog lemming and a new year

    In this episode of the Wildtalk Podcast, we talk to Bill Scullon about all things habitat in the Upper Peninsula region of the state, fly away with a discussion about snowy owls, and we wrap up the episode with a chat about bog lemmings.      

    Episode Hosts: Rachel Lincoln and Eric Hilliard
    Producer/editor: Eric Hilliard

    Questions or comments about the show? Contact the DNR Wildlife Division at 517-284-9453 (WILD) or email [email protected].

    1 January 2024, 6:00 am
  • 43 minutes 39 seconds
    Southwest Michigan habitat, pileated woodpeckers and the pine marten
    In this episode of the Wildtalk Podcast, we talk to Mark Mills about all things habitat in the Southwest region of the state, fly away with a discussion about pileated woodpeckers, and we wrap up the episode with a chat about the elusive pine marten.      

    Episode Hosts: Rachel Lincoln and Eric Hilliard
    Producer/editor: Eric Hilliard

    Questions or comments about the show? Contact the DNR Wildlife Division at 517-284-9453 (WILD) or email [email protected].

    1 December 2023, 5:00 pm
  • 38 minutes 55 seconds
    Michigan Natural Features Inventory, bird migration and the white-tailed deer

    In this episode of the Wildtalk Podcast, we talk to Jesse Lincoln from Michigan Natural Features Inventory about all things habitat, fly away with a discussion about bird migration and die-offs from window collisions, and we wrap up the episode with a chat about what is perhaps Michigan’s most iconic fall mammal, the white-tailed deer.                

    Episode Hosts: Rachel Lincoln and Eric Hilliard
    Producer/editor: Eric Hilliard

    Questions or comments about the show? Contact the DNR Wildlife Division at 517-284-9453 (WILD) or email [email protected].

    1 November 2023, 9:00 pm
  • 37 minutes 20 seconds
    Spooky season: Southeast Lower Peninsula habitat work, and nocturnal owls and skunks

    In this episode of the Wildtalk Podcast, we talk to Joe Robison about all things habitat in the Southeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan, fly away with eastern screech-owls as we talk all things feathers, and we discuss the odorous, striped skunk in our all things fur segment.

    Episode Hosts: Rachel Lincoln and Eric Hilliard
    Producer/editor: Eric Hilliard

    Questions or comments about the show? Contact the DNR Wildlife Division at 517-284-9453 (WILD) or email [email protected].

    1 October 2023, 5:00 am
  • 38 minutes 20 seconds
    Northern Lower Peninsula habitat work, sharp-tailed grouse and the Ursus americanus

    In this episode of the Wildtalk Podcast, we talk to Mike Parker about all things habitat in the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, fly away with sharp-tailed grouse as we talk all things feathers, and we discuss the Ursus americanus in our all things fur segment.

    Episode Hosts: Rachel Leightner and Eric Hilliard
    Producer/editor: Eric Hilliard

    Questions or comments about the show? Contact the DNR Wildlife Division at 517-284-9453 (WILD) or email [email protected].

    1 September 2023, 2:00 pm
  • 29 minutes 25 seconds
    Southwest Michigan, piping plovers and huge squirrels

    In this episode of the Wildtalk Podcast, we talk to Kristin Wildman about all things habitat in Southwest Michigan, fly away with piping plovers as we talk all things feathers, and talk about Michigan's largest squirrel in our all things fur segment.

    Episode Hosts: Rachel Leightner and Eric Hilliard
    Producer/editor: Eric Hilliard

    Questions or comments about the show? Contact the DNR Wildlife Division at 517-284-9453 (WILD) or email [email protected].

    1 August 2023, 5:00 am
  • 23 minutes 27 seconds
    Wildlife adaptations to a changing climate

    In this episode of the Wildtalk Podcast, we replay one of our popular interviews about the challenges a changing climate poses to wildlife.  

    Episode Hosts: Rachel Leightner, Holly Vaughn and Hannah Schauer
    Producer/editor: Eric Hilliard

    Questions or comments about the show? Contact the DNR Wildlife Division at 517-284-9453 (WILD) or email [email protected].

    1 July 2023, 5:00 am
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