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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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Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
This week host John Kruse chats with Northwest fishing legend Bill Herzog talks about catching big coho salmon on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, as well as the fall guiding he is doing on the lower Grande Ronde River. Sharon Trammel shares details about her new book "Eat off the Land", which mixes recipes and foraging. Shelby Ross, owner of Ross Outdoor Adventures, takes family and friends out for an opening day duck and goose hunting trip.
Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
John Kruse interviews
1. Sage Marshall about the top trout towns in the United States
2. Heather Talley about upland bird hunting in Utah and some tips on how to bag birds without a dog
3. Richard Simms with Scenic City Fishing Charters about fall smallmouth bass in Tennessee and about his anual duck hunt in South Dakota
Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
This week host John Kruse talks to writer Richard Mann about the best rifle cartridges for elk. Brooks Hansen with Camp Chef will tell you about a unique deer camp he and his partners put on in Nebraska. Cole Gander with the National Deer Association shares advice on how to recover a gut-shot deer.
Sunday Oct 19, 2025
Sunday Oct 19, 2025
This week is all about deer hunting! John Kruse talks to Robby Denning with Rokslide.com about different techniques that will get you into deer this fall. Josh Warren with WorkSharp shares his latest deer hunt story as well as what kind of knives and sharpeners he likes to have with him while hunting. We'll also talk to William Harris about his new book, "Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs" and he shares a couple of great hunting stories!
Sunday Oct 19, 2025
Sunday Oct 19, 2025
This week John Kruse chats with Kyle Clark about a recent bass tournament he fished on the Columbia River and tactics he uses to catch bass in October. Brianna Bruce with Livin' Life Adventures is fishing the Skagit River in NW Washington for coho salmon and Troy Rodakowski joins us for the duck opener to talk about keys to success and how to stay successful in the early season. Throw in an extended Mack's Minute, outdoors news and BirdNote and we've got a great show for you!
Thursday Oct 09, 2025
Thursday Oct 09, 2025
This week host John Kruse talks to:
1. Dac Collins with Outdoor Life talks about two hunters in Florida killed by a lightning strike
2. Phil Bourjaily with Field and Stream shares jump shooting advice for ducks and geese and some of it is controversial!
3. We'll re-air in interview with Mark Goke with Wyoming Game and Fish about bison hunting in the Cowboy State
Thursday Oct 09, 2025
Thursday Oct 09, 2025
This week's guests include
1. Rick Kustich, author of Modern Spey Fishing
2. Sam Soholt, the host of Field and Stream's new podcast, Legends of the Wild
3. An award-winning interview with Will Brantley about turkey hunters
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Thursday Oct 09, 2025
Thursday Oct 09, 2025
This week on the show host John Kruse chats with:
1. Marilyn Bentz with the National Bowhunter Education Foundation
2. An award-winning conversation with Nate Reeves from Trout Unlimited about the revival of the Apache Trout
3. A new app designed to get people fishing is being rolled out by John Bledsoe called Coangler LLC
Thursday Sep 18, 2025
Thursday Sep 18, 2025
This week John Kruse talks to Ashley Reeder with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife about Chronic Wasting Disease. Tammy Ortung with Cross the Divide previews an October retreat in Joseph, Oregon for female veterans. Dillon Pyle with PSI Oregon talks about the wraps he does for angler boats all over the Northwest. We've also got another extended Mack's Minute and BirdNote.
Thursday Sep 18, 2025
Thursday Sep 18, 2025
This week host John Kruse travels to Fort Casey on Whidbey Island in Washington where he visits with
1. Park Area Manager John Whittet and Interpretive Ranger Tabitha Jacobs Magnafico about the park and things to do outdoors here.
2. Bill Young, a volunteer with the Admiralty Head Lighthouse that is located within the park
3. John McPherson with the Ninth District Coast Artillery who shares the military history of Fort Casey