Mike Brasher, PhD 🦆

Senior Waterfowl Scientist, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., Co-host of the DU Podcast. Conserving wetlands & waterfowl for tomorrow's generations. #HailState

[Mike Brasher, PhD 🦆 @mgbrasher]

@barstoolsports Hilarious !! 😂🤣🤣

[Mike Brasher, PhD 🦆 @mgbrasher]

@JParkerWDE @DucksUnlimited 9,166! We are close @JParkerWDE Make it fly dang it!!

[Mike Brasher, PhD 🦆 @mgbrasher]

@DucksUnlimited ✋ Also interested in the answer to this question, and still not for a friend! 🦆💪

[Mike Brasher, PhD 🦆 @mgbrasher]

How fitting to celebrate #internationalwomensday with our recent discussion with polar expeditionist and “ornithological badass” Dr. Sarah Gutowsky!! Thanks for all you are doing @halibirdnerd !

[Ducks Unlimited CAN @ducanada]

Have some fun this #InternationalWomensDay and explore some of the Earth's most remote corners studying birds with DUC postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Sarah Gutowsky, on the latest @DucksUnlimited Podcast episode: https://t.co/NQR0fJG7bJ 🌎🦆

📷: Dr. Sarah Gutowsky / @halibirdnerd

[Ducks Unlimited @DucksUnlimited]

(1) A Story of Science on Alaska’s Yukon Delta | Chapter 1: The Place

The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, a vast and remote 32 million-acre coastal plain in southwestern Alaska, is considered by many the 3rd most important region for breeding waterfowl in all of North America, behind only the Prairie Pothole Region and Western Boreal Forest. It is the homeland of native peoples of Alaska, including the Cup’ik, Yupik, and Athabaska, and also where we find the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge. This seemingly endless expanse of tundra, wetlands, and winding rivers provides a summer home to millions of waterfowl, shorebirds, other migratory birds, and a handful of waterfowl researchers who have spent careers studying its bird life and improving our understanding of these magnificent animals and their habitats.

Photos: Mike Brasher, DU

*All activities conducted under approved scientific permits.

[Mike Brasher, PhD 🦆 @mgbrasher]

Can’t wait!! Tons of fun!!

[Sydnie Wells @SydnieWells]

Feits & Donnie are brand new outdoorsmen! Our video drops this Thursday on YT 🙌🏽

[Mike Brasher, PhD 🦆 @mgbrasher]

When collaborating with @StoolOutdoors , be prepared for the uncommon discussion!! 🤣🦆

[Barstool Outdoors @StoolOutdoors]

Learning something new every day with @mgbrasher 🙌🏽 @DucksUnlimited

[Mike Brasher, PhD 🦆 @mgbrasher]

Can’t wait…gonna be so much fun! 🦆

[Sydnie Wells @SydnieWells]

Starting 2024 off with a bang! Headed to stuttgart with @FeitsBarstool & @DonnieDoesWorld to hunt with our good friends from @DucksUnlimited 🙌🏽

[Mike Brasher, PhD 🦆 @mgbrasher]

@BradLoganCOTE Horrible idea or not, the current state of affairs is taking it squarely in that direction.

[Ducks Unlimited @DucksUnlimited]

#DUPodcast | Ep. 539 – Dropping Ducks and Shooting Snipe with Winchester Ammunition

Few activities are better for strengthening partnerships and building memories than bird hunts afield. On this episode, @mgbrasher is joined by Jake Wallace of @Winchester, Will Brantley of Field and Stream, and Mallori Murphey of Ducks Unlimited to share stories from a recent weekend featuring new products from Winchester, successful duck hunts, first experiences with snipe hunting, the perils of gumbo mud, ammo manufacturing insights, and a shared commitment to conservation.

Listen now: https://t.co/tBRlsEFsFT

[Mike Brasher, PhD 🦆 @mgbrasher]

@Louisianaboater @pnwkate I'm starting to hear reports of HPAI symptomatic snow geese in AR. You seeing any there?

[Mike Brasher, PhD 🦆 @mgbrasher]

@Louisianaboater Sweeeet!!!!

[Mike Brasher, PhD 🦆 @mgbrasher]

@Louisianaboater Is that the carnage wrought by limpkins, or are all those snails alive?

[Mike Brasher, PhD 🦆 @mgbrasher]

A wonderful night, and honored to share in the excitement. Thank you @TuskegeeUniv Red Tails! 🦆💪

[Ducks Unlimited @DucksUnlimited]

"Dream Big, Dream Often, and Dream in Color." Those were the words of Jerome Ford, @USFWS Assistant Director, Migratory Bird Program (@USFWSBirds), as he addressed, motivated, and inspired the students of the Tuskegee University chapter of Ducks Unlimited. The night marked a historic moment for the organization, as the Tuskegee Red Tails became the first-ever HBCU chapter to hold a DU event.

The night also included recognition of the Federal Duck Stamp program as stamps were given to each attendee, courtesy of Sam Soholt, @PublicLandTees, and the Stamp it Forward project. Special thanks to the Alabama DU family for supporting the event and honoring the students' courage and passion for wetland and wildlife conservation.

DU Hosts Historic Event at Tuskegee University: https://t.co/NW7mfjtrY4

[Lavretsky @LavretskyLab]

@lavretskylab is now live with episode 490 on the ⁦@MeatEaterTV⁩ podcast! All things #waterfowl genetics and duckDNA! Again, big thanks to ⁦@stevenrinella⁩ and the entire meateater crew! https://t.co/WhFxiJtuwJ

[Mike Brasher, PhD 🦆 @mgbrasher]

@DucksUnlimited

[Mike Brasher, PhD 🦆 @mgbrasher]

It’s happening!!! 🦆 🧬 💪

[Lavretsky @LavretskyLab]

The first duckDNA kits going out! If you haven’t done so, go sign up at https://t.co/42NFDrJXOq today! ⁦@DucksUnlimited⁩ ⁦⁦⁦@DUConserve⁩ @mgbrasher⁩

[Mike Brasher, PhD 🦆 @mgbrasher]

More super cool bird genetics science and conservation here. @LavretskyLab can we do the same for mallards with https://t.co/Ma1GNnKJtI? 😁🦆

[Peter Marra @PeterPMarra]

Led by new PhD Matt DeSaix, our latest paper uses advanced low-coverage whole genome sequencing (lcWGS) to uncover the intricate migratory connectivity patterns of American Redstarts 📷 This helps us craft conservation strategies to preserve both numbers and genetic #Diversity

[Mike Brasher, PhD 🦆 @mgbrasher]

Ducks, DNA, Science, and Conservation. Can’t wait to hear this one. @DucksUnlimited 🦆

[Lavretsky @LavretskyLab]

⁦@LavretskyLab⁩ had a blast talking #mallard #conservation with ⁦@MeatEaterTV⁩ ⁦@stevenrinella⁩! sign up at https://t.co/22otgVmeWU and part of waterfowl conservation partnered with ⁦@DucksUnlimited ⁦⁦@mgbrasher⁩

[Cornell Lab @CornellBirds]

MIGRATION ALERT: More than 600 MILLION birds predicted for tonight! Given the tragic mass window collisions in Chicago (see our previous post), it's an important time to dim nonessential outdoor lights at night & make your windows safer for birds: https://t.co/CboDf0WiNr