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Host John Kruse covers fishing, hunting, conservation and destinations every week on his award-winning radio show heard on 125+ stations across America.
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4 days ago
4 days ago
45 min
This week on the show you'll hear from:
1. Jim Emmons with the Water Sports Foundation sharing boating safety tips this Labor Day weekend
2. Hunting personality Mark Kayser who tells you about his latest pronghorn hunt in Wyoming and what to do if you are bit by a rattlesnake like his wife was this summer!
3. Michael Bray, Tournament Director for the BAM (Bass Angler Magazine) Tournament Trail and Coach of the Simpson University Bass Fishing Team in Redding, CA
4. Meet the winners of the BAM Pro-Am Bass Tournament held in Boardman, Oregon - Ty Manterola and Chad Schweitzer

4 days ago
4 days ago
44 min
We've got a "best of" edition for you this Labor Day weekend, taking you back to Coos Bay, Oregon for all sorts of outdoors fun!

Sep 2, 2026
Sep 2, 2026
44 min
Join host John Kruse in Cody, Wyoming! If you enjoy the Wild West, the Old West and outdoor adventures, this is the place for you! This week John chats with:

Sep 2, 2026
Sep 2, 2026
45 min
This week John Kruse takes you to Cody, Wyoming for all sorts of Western Outdoors Fun. You'll hear from:

Sep 2, 2026
Sep 2, 2026
45 min
This week John Kruse chats with Scott Linden, host of Wingshooting USA, about hunting for Sharp-tailed Grouse.
Brian Bird with World Bass Enterprises also talks about the Champions Tournament with a top prize of 1.25 million dollars and a chance for two "Average Joes" to participate this fall.

Aug 9, 2026
Aug 9, 2026
44 min
This week John Kruse shares outdoors news along with a conversation with Michael Calhoun about the Vernonia-Banks Rail Trail in NW Oregon, a Puget Sound coho salmon fishing report from Doug Saint Denis and a pikeminnow fishing report from Eric Winther along with information about a great bait for these fish that tends to bite back!

Aug 9, 2026
Aug 9, 2026
45 min
This week host John Kruse delves into outdoors news, the Rocky Mtn Elk Fdtn's take on a new Federal grizzly bear managment rule, a huge 8.5 pound kokanee salmon caught out of Wallowa Lake in Northeast Washington, and the relationship between oil drilling and funding our public lands.

Aug 9, 2026
Aug 9, 2026
45 min
This week on the show John Kruse talks to:
1. Shawn Skipper with Leupold Optics about a new budget friendly pair of binoculars that comes with a nice chest harness as well as updates to their RX5000 rangefinder
2. Scott Haugen has a new book out, "Elk Hunting the West", and shares a story about a memorable elk hunt and a good lesson learned
3. Glenn May with Bassresource.com has advice to help you catch more bass out of rivers, reservoirs and lakes during these hot August days
4. Rebecca Knuffke with the PEW Charitable Trusts tells you about an act making its way through congress that could address some serious maintenance issues in our National Parks

Aug 9, 2026
Aug 9, 2026
45 min
This week on the show with John Kruse you'll hear
1. The latest outdoors news round-up
2. Tips from bear hunting expert Douglas Boze about late summer hunting
3. El Nino is coming this winter, Patrick Wightman with the NWTF tells you what that could mean for turkey and deer across America
4. Guide and writer Nick Petrou shares a Western New York Fishing Report. He also explains why your farm pond has stunted bass and what you can do about it!

Aug 9, 2026
Aug 9, 2026
44 min
This week John Kruse chats with
1. Susan Buxton with Idaho Parks and Recreation about their 250 Sale going on in August where you can save 25% on a camping or yurt stay
2. Aaron Linfoot will tell you all about the new location and expansion of Lincoln City Sporting Goods as well as the hunting, fishing and crabbing opportunities that await there on the Oregon Coast.
3. Trey Carskadon with the Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association (NSIA) discussed the Bonneville Power Administration's funding cut to salmon hatcheries near the mouth of the Columbia River and what you can do to change their minds
4. We've also got an extended Mack's Minute, your WDFW Trout Derby lake of the week, and another edition of BirdNote!
