Midwest Frontier

This week's episode Pat and Jim discuss the way we get all of our equipment ready for the road. This covers anything from truck, trailer, boat, and fishing gear. Smokin' Bill some time grilling this weekend. We finally have a KELSEY'S KORNER segment, where describes how to build a very successful garden. In the news this week we have a "Hidden Gem" in Illinois, dead bears in Indiana, pine and stur...

This weeks episode we start peeling the fair chase onion. We talk about several different layers of what is fair chase, legal, and ethical in hunting and fishing. In the news this week, more wolf talk in Wisconsin, new way of stopping carp in Illinois, moose heads in Michigan, and rare hunting opportunities in Indiana. Smokin' Bill makes some bacon and tenderloin and shares both of those procedure...

This week Pat and I discuss the first investigations on broadheads, followed by Pat's mountain bike rigs. We review from last week the light versus temp argument for fishing in the dog days of summer and how it's probably malarkey. In the news this week, we have deer sighting reports in Wisconsin, pheasant destinations in Illinois, alligators in Michigan now, and Indiana DNR needs your help!! Next...

We started this week's episode by petting wild deer, seriously. This week's news segments include an unexplainable carp kill in Michigan, not so natural alligators in Indiana, a makeshift state park in Illinois, and back to wolf talk in Wisconsin. Today's discussion is how Jim has been getting completely skunked the last 2 weeks but with a very interesting and controversial tip from another fisher...

Sleepy Pat is back. This episode we discuss an addition to Wisconsin State Parks, wolves in Michigan, deer poaching in Indiana, and a new fish name in Illinois. Smokin' Bill has a simple affordable smoke that personally is one of my favorite, the tri tip. Pat gives us a review on a mountain bike trail that started his journey into single track. And Jim challenges Pat to a fish off in Northern Wisc...

This episode Pat sleeps in. In the news however we cover the loss of a dam and river rights, hunting with less paperwork, a TON of fish have been stocked in a major fishery, and the successful wolf hunt that leaves many concerned. This was a quick listen this week but was packed with information. Smokin' Bill's segment starts at 13:10 where he has a fantastic way of smoking a chicken. Remember if...