# Episode 39: Quail Hunting, Storytelling, and Permission Season with Ryan Sparks

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Podcast: [The Upland Social](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-upland-social-7344644)
Published: 2026-02-18T12:00:00+00:00
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Ryan Sparks is a storyteller of the sporting life, using both writing and photography to capture his passions for fishing, hunting, wild food, rivers, mountains, and bird dogs. He’s the editor of Quail Forever Journal and a senior contributor to NEBRASKAland, and he previously founded and led Strung Sporting Journal. Ryan’s work has appeared in many of the most respected outdoor publications in the world, including Gray’s Sporting Journal, Outdoor Life, Field & Stream, The Flyfish Journal, Sporting Classics, and Shooting Sportsman, and Meateater. As a photographer, he’s worked commercially with kennels, gunmakers, outfitters, and sporting brands across North and South America. Whether he’s behind a camera, a shotgun, or a fly rod, Ryan is dedicated to telling authentic stories about wild places, wildlife, and the people who care about them. Topics Covered: ​Ryan's Rooster Roadtrip in Kansas ​How he became an outdoor storyteller ​What kind of story stands out to him as the QF Journal Editor ​The integration of media types to tell a hunting story ​The art of asking permission to hunt private land Connect with Ryan: https://www.flywatermedley.com/ https://www.instagram.com/1.ryan.sparks.1/?hl=en Proud Sponsors: Gundog Central Hunt Redi

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