America Outdoors Radio Podcast

This Thanksgiving weekend host John Kruse chats with: 1.  Charlie Sherts with Mozy about this wrap around, weather resistent lower blanket made to keep you warm on the stands or in the ice fishing shanty 2.  Jeff Rawlinson with the National Archery in the Schools Program tells you all about their rapid expansion in schools across America 3.  Eddie Dalmau with Baja Pirates talks about fishing trips...

Duane Inglin, host of Fish Hunt Northwest, tells us where his tv show is going to land on January 1st after ROOT Sports Northwest goes off the air Guide Austin Moser previews winter fishing at Rufus Woods Reservoir in NE Washington for walleye and big trophy triploid trout Ron Spada tells you about hunting Sauvie Island NW of Portland to include hunting on the Sauvie Island Duck Club We've also go...

Host John Kruse is out of the hospital and back in studio!  This week he talks to 1.  MD Johnson gives a duck hunting report and shares the best states for Hog Hunting in America 2.  Ron Stallings with TTI Blakemore talks about fishing with circle hooks vs. standard J hooks 3.  Ron Stallings comes back for another segment to talk about the power of the color red when it comes to fishing hooks and...

John Kruse shares outdoors news along with interviews with:   1.  Suzanne Downing about the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's program targeting barred owls to save spotted owls in the Pacific Northwest 2.  The evolution of Hunting Gloves.  A conversation with Jay Anglin with ScentLok 3.  Matt Amos with Wounded Warrior Outdoors talks about how their organization is helping Post 9-11 Combat Veterans....

This week John Kruse and Gary Lewis discuss Buck Fever and how it affects shooters in the field.  George Krumm will tell you about his trip to SE Alaska where he fishing for halibut and salmon and then went hunting for Sitka black-tail deer.  Conor LIess has the latest news from Idaho Fish and Game and Bob Loomis is back with another extended Mack's Minute.   www.northwesternoutdoors.com  

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...

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 www.americaoutdoorsradio.com  

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.   www.americaoutdoorsradio.com  

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...

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 exte...

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 www.americaoutdoorsradio.com  

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   www.americaoutdoorsradio.com

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   www.americaoutdoorsradio.com  

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. www.northwes...

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...

This week John Kruse interviews, 1.  Dr. Mike Brasher with Ducks Unlimited about the latest annual duck population survey 2.  Corey Meyer with Steelhead Outdoors about their modular safes and gun cabinets 3.  Dac Collins with Outdoor Life about an Alaskan big game guide sued by the State of Alaska for ripping off clients 4.  Andrew McKean with Outdoor Life talks about a possible repeal of the Road...

This week John Kruse chats with 1.  Brian Tucker with Hi Mountain Seasonings who shares a delicious smoked dove recipe 2.  Caitlyn Carnes with Visit Galveston about fishing opportunities and some fun September festivals 3.  Matt Dwonch with the Wild Sheep Foundation who has some great tips on taking photos of that once in a lifetime trophy sheep

This week on the show John Kruse chats with: 1.  Outdoors writer Troy Rodakowski about early season hunts for antelope, bear, deer and dove 2.  Mark Coleman with All River Charters shares Westport salmon and tuna fishing reports 3.  Doug St. Denis with Ridge to River Outdoors has a Puget Sound pink salmon fishing update 4.  Hannah Dinnell with Lead Free Oregon lets listeners know about sight-in ev...

This week on the show we share outdoors news along with interviews with Daryl Bauer with Nebraska Game and Parks about Lake Ogallala, a great destination for big trout as well as perch and smallmouth bass.  Annika Hipple shares some recent adventures to include a six-day sea kayaking trip in British Columbia and a 10-day rafting trip on a remote river in the Yukon Territory and Alaska.  Throw in a...

This week host John Kruse visits with Michelle Dennehy with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife about upcoming youth and mentored hunts.  Roger Phillips with Idah Fish and Game with a bevy of outdoors news from the Gem State and Stephanie Hull with Explore Lincoln City about some great outdoorsy events you can participate in along the Oregon Coast.  Throw in an extended Mack's Minute about...

This week John Kruse is joined by Josh Kroll, co-host of the Hiking Fools Podcast, about some of his favorite hikes in Glacier National Park.  Eric Winther shares the latest fishing reports from the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery Program.  Douglas Boze shares early season bear hunting tips and as always, we've got another extended Mack's Minute and BirdNote.   www.northwesternoutdoors.co...

John Kruse chats with: 1. Brooks Hansen with Camp Chef about crab boils and a new tailgating stove along with where Brooks likes to do his tailgating during the college football season. 2.  Mark Boardman with Vortex Optics introduces the new Ranger range finding binocular 3.  Michael Colaiani with Arizona Game and Fish updates our listeners on a serious poaching case, shares details on a great sho...

This week John Kruse talks to: 1. Keith Sutton about the best states to catch slab crappie 2.  Jill Pritchard with the Missouri Dept. of Conservation talks about the Governor's mentored deer hunts in the Show Me State 3.  Dan Compton will tell you about Federal's waxed paper shotshells that are coming out in 20 Gauge now and why shooters like these retro shells 4.  Bryan Hendricks talks Arkansas d...

This week host John Kruse brings you audio recorded at the Boardman Marina on the Columbia River in Oregon where the BAM (Bass Angler Magazine) Pro-Am Tournament took place.  The winning professional and amateur anglers are interviewed as well as a high school student who fished his way into a $10K scholarship to Simpson University in California.  We'll also talk to the announcer of the tournament...

This week host John Kruse interviews Mitch Rohlf's about the closure of hunting access at the U.S. Army's Yakima Training Center in Washington State.  Amanda Fry with Wyoming Game & Fish shares the latest news from their agency and Randy Thompson with the Washington Bass Federation shares how high school kids can literally fish their way to a college scholarship!  In addition to this we've got...