Seminars

Three live stages. Three full days.

Learn from North America’s leading experts in waterfowl biology, duck hunting, dog training, and duck production. 2024’s schedule will be unveiled as it is available. Check out 2023’s listed schedule to see what to expect at the 2024 Duck Hunters Expo!

Stage Schedules for 2024 Coming Soon!

2023 Delta Waterfowl Stage


Sponsored by

BOSS logo supporters of the duck hunters expo

Meet our amazing Delta Waterfowl team.

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Friday
1 PM — Delta Duck Trivia: What Do You Know About Ducks and Geese? / Garrett Trentham & Delta Waterfowl
2 PM — Wild Game Cooking with Chef Jean-Paul: Getting tired of duck poppers? Check out these sweet and sour duck meatballs / Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois
3 PM — 2023 Waterfowl New Gear Preview / Expo Sponsors
4 PM — Duck Blind Breakfast: Duck Blind Bistro shows you a simple way for a great Duck Blind Meals / Chef Jay Holcomb and Paul Lambert
 
Saturday
10 AM — Delta Duck Trivia: What Do You Know About Ducks and Geese? / Garrett Trentham & Delta Waterfowl
11 AM — Duck Blind Breakfast: Duck Blind Bistro shows you a simple way for a great Duck Blind Meals / Chef Jay Holcomb and Paul Lambert
Noon — 2023 Waterfowl New Gear Preview / Expo Sponsors
1 PM — More Ducks Over Your Decoys! Delta Waterfowls Million Duck Campaign and what it means to Duck Hunters! / Dr. Scott Petrie CEO Delta Waterfowl
2 PM — Wild Game Cooking with Chef Jean-Paul: Getting tired of duck poppers? Check out these sweet and sour duck meatballs / Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois
3 PM — Delta Duck Trivia: What Do You Know About Ducks and Geese? / Garrett Trentham & Delta Waterfowl
4 PM — Duck Blind Breakfast: Duck Blind Bistro shows you a simple way for a great Duck Blind Meals / Chef Jay Holcomb and Paul Lambert
 
Sunday
11 AM — 2023 Waterfowl New Gear Preview / Expo Sponsors
Noon — Wild Game Cooking with Chef Jean-Paul: Getting tired of duck poppers? Check out these sweet and sour duck meatballs / Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois
1 PM — Duck Blind Breakfast: Duck Blind Bistro shows you a simple way for a great Duck Blind Meals / Chef Jay Holcomb and Paul Lambert
2 PM — Delta Duck Trivia: What Do You Know About Ducks and Geese? / Garrett Trentham & Delta Waterfowl

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Dr. Scott Petrie

Delta Waterfowl CEO

An avid waterfowler and renowned biologist, Dr. Scott Petrie was named chief executive officer and chief scientist of Delta Waterfowl in 2015. He came to The Duck Hunters Organization as an accomplished and respected leader in the waterfowl conservation community, having served as executive director at Long Point Waterfowl in Ontario for 18 years.

 Relying on his experience and strong connections in both the waterfowl management and hunting communities, Petrie’s notable achievements include leading Delta’s development and events staff through a period of rapid growth; overseeing the organization’s expanded conservation and leadership roles in the Atlantic and Pacific Flyways; placing renewed emphasis on and raising public awareness of Delta’s waterfowl research legacy; and advancing Delta’s hunter recruitment/retention efforts and programs such as Hen Houses and Working Wetlands.

Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois’s career in the kitchen began long ago, boiling crawfish, crabs, and shrimp at a local seafood shack in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Now he works in various types of food media around the United States.

Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois

Duck Camp Dinners

Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois’s career in the kitchen began long ago, boiling crawfish, crabs, and shrimp at a local seafood shack in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Now he works in various types of food media around the United States. His roots are in the south, but his goal is to tell the story of southern food through its foodways.

The outdoorsman in Bourgeois is in many ways the heart and soul of who he is, though living in New York as a chef does not easily allow him to nurture the wild blood that runs through his veins. He often catches himself daydreaming about walking the woods hunting squirrel or freezing to his core in a duck blind in hopes of shooting a limit. Luckily, he can make yearly pilgrimages back home to Louisiana and around the United States to “feed” the wild side within. There are few more satisfying moments in his life greater than the ones he has of cooking gumbo following duck hunts with friends and family.

Chef Jay Holcomb and co-owner John Paul Lambert have been duck hunting together for more than 24 years, and run duck Blind Bistro.

Chef Jay Holcomb

Duck Blind Bistro

Chef Jay Holcomb is a co-owner of Duck Blind Bistro, an idea that came together in 2012. Holcomb and co-owner John Paul Lambert have been duck hunting together for more than 24 years, and cooking in the blind or on the bank has always been a big part of their outings. The one thing that was missing? A hot biscuit. You could always cook bacon, sausage, eggs, etc. but were forced to put it in a cold biscuit, a tortilla, or an English muffin. So they took an idea and worked to equip duck hunters with the ultimate tool to create prime cuisine in the duck blind. Learn from these pros how to create your own Duck Blind Bistro in your favorite honey hole!

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Garrett Trentham

Delta Waterfowl Regional Director

Born and raised south of Nashville, Garrett Trentham moved to North Carolina in high school and attended North Carolina State University. While enrolled, he began volunteering for the Triangle Chapter of Delta Waterfowl and oversaw its climb to the Atlantic Flyway’s top chapter and No. 3 nationwide in fundraising. During that time, he also spent a summer as a Delta Waterfowl research technician in North Dakota and Saskatchewan, studying Predator Management. Now a regional director overseeing Missouri and Kansas, Trentham leads the riveting, fan-favorite Delta Waterfowl Trivia, testing your knowledge on all things Delta and all things ducks!

2023 Duck Dog Stage


Sponsored by

Eukanuba

lucky duck logo supporter of delta waterfowl duck hunters expo

Learn from the pros.

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Friday
1 PM — Training Your Retriever / Josh Miller
2 PM — A Gun Dog’s First Season / Chris Akin
3 PM — Hunting with Multiple Dogs in the Field/Blind / Brad Arington & Lee Howard
4 PM — Panel Q&A / Josh Miller, Chris Akin, Brad Arington, Lee Howard
 
Saturday
10 AM — Hunting with Multiple Dogs in the Field/Blind / Brad Arington & Lee Howard
11 AM — A Gun Dog’s First Season / Chris Akin
Noon — Training Your Retriever / Josh Miller
1 PM — The importance of Motion in your decoy spread / Sean Weaver
2 PM — Hunting with Multiple Dogs in the Field/Blind / Brad Arington & Lee Howard
3 PM — A Gun Dog’s First Season / Chris Akin
4 PM — Training Your Retriever / Josh Miller
 
Sunday
10 AM — Training Your Retriever / Josh Miller
11 AM — The importance of Motion in your decoy spread / Sean Weaver
Noon — Hunting with Multiple Dogs in the Field/Blind / Brad Arington & Lee Howard
1 PM — Training Your Retriever / Josh Miller
2 PM — Panel Q&A / Josh Miller, Chris Akin, Brad Arington, Lee Howard

Josh Miller is the owner of River Stone Kennels in New Richmond, Wisconsin.  He will be a presenter on the Duck Dog Stage at the Duck Hunters Expo.

Josh Miller

River Stone Kennels

Josh Miller is the owner of River Stone Kennels in New Richmond, Wisconsin, where he trains retrievers and, alongside his wife Whitney, breeds British Labradors. Josh is also the owner of Retriever Roadmap, the online program that helps guide you in training your own dog at home. Whether it’s finding the right puppy or offering tips on how to take your dog to the next level, Josh will have the information you are looking for. 

Chris Akin has been training dogs for over four decades. He will be a presenter on the Duck Dog Stage at the Duck Hunters Expo.

Chris Akin

Webb Footed Kennel

Chris Akin has been training dogs for more than four decades. He learned by shadowing his father, who was a professional dog trainer. By the time he was 19, Akin was widely considered to be one of the best gun dog trainers of his generation. Akin has trained more than 3,800 dogs, leading his training program to evolve into one of the most accomplished hunt test programs in the country. Since opening Webb Footed Kennels, Inc., his program has produced more than 350 Hunting Retriever Champions, 175 Master Hunters, and 80 Grand Hunting Retriever Champions. Akin’s personal titles include two Super Retriever Series Championships and an ESPN Great Outdoor Games Gold Medal.

Brad Arington, started Mossy Pond Retrievers with just one dog and a dream. He will be a presenter on the Duck Dog Stage at the Duck Hunters Expo.

Brad Arington

Mossy Pond Retrievers

Mossy Pond Retrievers was developed with one dog and a dream in 2003 by Georgia native, Brad Arington. Over the years, Mossy Pond Retrievers has expanded to its current size of 130 dogs in training and 18 employees. Arington has earned hundreds of Master Passes and many QAA titles and SRS wins. He has also placed many dogs on the National Derby List. Mossy Pond Retrievers has a second training and boarding facility located in Marlboro, New York, is an Orvis-Endorsed training facility, and has relationships with Banded and Avery dog products. When not running dogs across the country in different retriever games and competitions, Arington can be found at his Mossy Pond Lodge, filming episodes for The Fowl Life television show or spending time with his wife Ellen and their four children.

Lee Howard, a native of Pierce County Georgia, is the manager of Mossy Pond Retrievers. He will be a presenter on the Duck Dog Stage at the Duck Hunters Expo.

Lee Howard

Mossy Pond Retrievers

Lee Howard, a native of Pierce County, Georgia, is the manager of Mossy Pond Retrievers. Beginning his training career in 2008 with Brad Arington, he has seen it grow to a kennel of 130 dogs and multiple trainers. Howard has obtained hundreds of AKC Master Passes, a large number of Master National Passes, as well as several SRS wins and placements. When not running across the country with a load of dogs, Howard enjoys spending time with his beautiful family—wife Traci and two sons.

Sean Weaver joins the presentation panel of the Duck Dog Stage at the Duck Hunters Expo in Little Rock, AR.

Sean Weaver

Lucky Duck Premium Decoys

Sean Weaver is a TV producer, writer, photographer, and duck nerd. Sean’s foray into the hunting production world started as a side hobby, picking up a camera and taking pictures of hunts. That hobby became part of the job as a waterfowl hunting guide in college at South Dakota State University. That part-time job evolved into a full-time career as Sean established an outdoor creative agency, producing TV shows like The Grind Waterfowl TV and establishing name-recognition in the outdoor space for quality production, marketing, and writing. After producer roles at brands like Cabelas and MeatEater, Sean is now a marketing manager for Lucky Duck, where he combines his knowledge of waterfowl, content production, and Economics to bring Lucky Duck’s wide array of quality products to the masses.

2023 Duck Hunters Stage

Sponsored by The Duck Hunters Stage sponsored by Benelli.

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Friday
2 PM — All things Duck Hunting: Maximizing opportunities before, during and after the hunt, and everything in between. From land management, to setting the decoy spread. / Rusty Creasey
3 PM — Calling Ducks with Confidence: Tips and Tactics for finishing ducks with the call.  / Devin Singleton
4 PM — What Duck Hunting Means to Us: Stories from the Hunt / 24/7 Hunt
 
Saturday
11 AM — All things Duck Hunting: Maximizing opportunities before, during and after the hunt, and everything in between. From land management, to setting the decoy spread. / Rusty Creasey
Noon — Calling Ducks with Confidence: Tips and Tactics for finishing ducks with the call.  / Devin Singleton
1 PM — 2023 Callmakers Championship Awards / See the grand champion call and four 1st place calls
2 PM — All things Duck Hunting: Maximizing opportunities before, during and after the hunt, and everything in between. From land management, to setting the decoy spread. / Rusty Creasey
3 PM — What Duck Hunting Means to Us: Stories from the Hunt / 24/7 Hunt
4 PM — Calling Ducks with Confidence: Tips and Tactics for finishing ducks with the call.  / Devin Singleton
 
Sunday
10 AM — All things Duck Hunting: Maximizing opportunities before, during and after the hunt, and everything in between. From land management, to setting the decoy spread. / Rusty Creasey
11 AM — Calling Ducks with Confidence: Tips and Tactics for finishing ducks with the call.  / Devin Singleton
Noon — All things Duck Hunting: Maximizing opportunities before, during and after the hunt, and everything in between. From land management, to setting the decoy spread. / Rusty Creasey
1 PM — What Duck Hunting Means to Us: Stories from the Hunt / 24/7 Hunt
2 PM — Calling Ducks with Confidence: Tips and Tactics for finishing ducks with the call.  / Devin Singleton

Rusty Creasey joins the presentation panel of the Duck Hunters Stage at the Duck Hunters Expo in Little Rock, AR.

Rusty Creasey

Banded Brands

Rusty Creasey embodies all that’s great about Arkansas duck hunting. In addition to his accomplishments as a competitive duck caller and product development assistance with Banded/Avery, Rusty is also the land manager at the acclaimed Arkansas Coca-Cola Woods. Rusty takes a process-oriented approach to duck hunting, focusing on both preparing for and executing successful duck hunting all season long. Known for his leadership and compassion, Rusty enjoys sharing his knowledge and experience with all duck hunters. 

Devin Singleton joins the presentation panel of the Duck Hunters Stage at the Duck Hunters Expo in Little Rock, AR.

Devin Singleton

Singleton Game Calls

Devin Singleton owns and operates Singleton Game Calls out of North Louisiana, renowned as one of the finest makers of “Cut Down” style calls, proven both in the field and on the contest stage. Devin has an infectious passion and excitement for duck hunting and has honed the skill of “calling ducks with confidence.” His genuine spirit and authentic mindset shine true as he shares his tips and tactics for operating a duck call.

The 24/7 Hunt crew joins the presentation panel of the Duck Hunters Stage at the Duck Hunters Expo in Little Rock, AR.

24.7 Hunt

24.7Hunt—aka 2F.7

The team with 24.7Hunt—aka 2F.7—mixes outside activities with urban influence, fueling their mission to bring new people together through fellowship and the outdoors.

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