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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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Sunday Dec 10, 2023
Sunday Dec 10, 2023
Host John Kruse talks to Maria Davidson with the Safari Club International Foundation about why hunting is such an important tool in bear population management and in reducing human/bear conflicts. Award-winning author and photographer Tim Christie shares a book full of great wildlife photography and the tales behind those photos in his new book, "Stories Painted with Light". Josh Warren with Work Sharp shares details about their line of kitchen knife sharpeners that will come in handy this holiday season and beyond!
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
It's our annual Christmas Gift Giveaway Show and we've got guests giving away all sorts of prizes to include:
* Swag from Henry Repeating Arms - www.henryusa.com
* Pocketknife sharpeners from WorkSharp - www.worksharptools.com
* Archery accessories from Bowmar Archery - www.bowmararchery.com
* A lure package from Al's Goldfish Lures - www.alsgoldfishlures.com
* A great modular stove system from Camp Chef - www.campchef.com
* We'll also talk to Luke Shrader with Side Pot Fishing who is helping bass tournament anglers make a little more money!
Listen to the show and email us through our website at www.americaoutdoorsradio.com. Simply let us know the one gift you hope to win for Christmas and that you heard this show as a podcast. We'll draw winners tomorrow (December 4th) at 3 PM EST.
Good luck and Merry Christmas!
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
This week on the show John Kruse chats with:
* Jim Davis, who put together a winter walleye social on the Columbia River in mid-November where some 55 kayak anglers targeted walleye.
* Daniel St. Laurent with Laurent's Guide Service about guided Tillamook Bay crabbing trips this month and about steelhead fishing on area rivers in the new year!
* Bob Loomis with Mack's Lure who also weighs in on how to catch fall walleye
* Breanna Ball with Wyoming Game and Fish who has several news items to share
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
For Thanksgiving weekend we've got a "Best of" episode for you featuring a summer trip to Wallowa County in Northeast Oregon for all sorts of outdoors fun!
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
John Kruse chats with -
* Roger Phillips with Idaho Fish and Game about the latest outdoors news from the Gem State
* Doug Saint Denis with 365 Charters LLC about late fall bass fishing
* Randy King, the Chef in the Wild, about his latest hunting adventures and how to cook up duck the right way!
* We've also got our regular segments - Sportsman's Spotlight and our Extended Mack's Minute
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Host John Kruse chats with Kris Millgate about a woman trampled to death by elk and other stories related to keeping safe around big game. Kris also shares details about her new documentary film, "On Grizzly Ground". George Krumm, Editor of Fish Alaska magazine, has some suggestions for ice fishing around Anchorage and Wasilla. Meanwhile, Casey Weismantel, the Executive Director of the Aberdeen Visitors and Convention Bureau, shows why Aberdeen, South Dakota is the perfect cast & blast destination for November and December with great pheasant hunting and the chance to catch a trophy walleye (and more)!
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
This week on the show Kyle Kunst explains why the Alabama Rig is a great lure for late fall fishing. He'll also tell you about some great fishing apparel for cool weather fishing from Whitewater Performance Fishing Apparel. On an entirely different note, and with the holidays in mind, Brooks Hansen with Camp Chef helps you out with some wild game recipes and food prep you can use for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Throw in some outdoors news and we've got a great show coming your way!
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Monday Nov 13, 2023
John Kruse talks to Rob Phillips about his latest novel in the Luke McCain series, "Creature of the Cascades". Mack's Lure Pro-Guide Brianna Bruce with Livin' Life Adventures talks coho salmon river fishing and we take a deep dive into efforts to reintroduce wild bison herds to the prairies of Montana with Andrew McKean, the Hunting and Conservation Editor for Outdoor Life.
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Monday Nov 13, 2023
For our Veteran's Day weekend show John Kruse chats with:
1. Joe Cermele with Outdoor Life about grayling coming back to Michigan's waters for the first time in a century.
2. Jim Curcuruto, Executive Director of the Outdoor Stewards of Conservation Foundation, shares the results of a recent survey showing a dramatic increase in the use of AR 15 platform rifles for hunting
3. John Walrath with Wyoming Game and Fish explains why the trophy kokanee fishery at Flaming Gorge Reservoir is suffering and urges anglers to catch and keep smaller lake trout this fall
4. Keith Sutton with Catfish Now has got tips about catching big flathead catfish out of rivers and has further information about catching catfish in the cold winter months
5. Keith also penned a great article about the Armistice Day Storm of 1940 that proved deadly for many duck hunters. We share that story here.
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
This week on the show John Kruse chats with
* Steve Fleming with Mah Hah Outfitters about steelhead fishing on Oregon's John Day River
* A crabbing and salmon fishing report from Tillamook Bay courtesy of Jeff Folkema at the Garibaldi Marina
* Ted Beach talks about matching the hatch for walleye during an extended Mack's Minute
* Brian Lynn with the Sportsman's Alliance exposes the continued anti-hunting bent of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission
* Roger Phillips with Idaho Fish and Game talks about Idaho's reaction to quagga mussels being discovered in the Snake River and why walleye are okay in some Idaho waters but not so much in others.