Highlights of the Carolina Outdoors

November 4th, 2023, Segment 4 Click here for more information on the Carolina Raptor Center & events and opportunities that they have happening. Special thanks to Erin Katzner from the Carolina Raptor Center for joining us on the Carolina Outdoors. Challenge yourself to climb Mount Jesse Brown’s to the top of the summit of the brick and mortar.  You can also check out the website . Popul...

Segment 1, October 27th, 2023 Tune in for information on the famed NRS Green Race on November 4th & a fly fishing report from the western North Carolina mountains Longtime host of the Carolina Outdoors , Bill Bartee, steers the outdoor topics. Thanks to sponsor, l ocal outdoor store , Jesse Brown’s.  Charlotte’s home to Duck Head , Mountain Khakis , and On Cloud Shoes .

Segment 2, October 28th, 2023 Several weeks ago we welcomed Head Fly Fishing Guide & Lead Instructor from Jesse Brown’s, Elijah Saint Blancard. He’s hit the ground running by speaking to groups in Charlotte & taking several fly fishing trips around the NC mountains.  He knows where the water is flowing and where the fish are biting.  More importantly he knows the sport of fly fishing...

Segment 3, October 28th, 2023 The first Saturday in November is an exciting day in the Kayaking World & it happens right her in the Carolinas.  The Green River Narrows Race is the largest extreme kayak race in the world. The race takes place in the Green River Gorge within the Green River Game lands near Saluda, NC.  It is organized and produced by Hammer Factor . In the segment of the show we...

Segment 4, October 28th, 2023 A recent study by Peter Gray , a researcher in psychology & neuroscience at Boston College joined with David Bjorklund from Florida Atlantic University & David Lancy, an anthropologist & professor from Utah State argues that the crisis that has befallen U.S. youth can be traced to a lack of independence. Lancy stated that the three authors were “stru...

Segment 1, October 21st, 2023 Host Bill Bartee introduces you to this week’s show .  He and the team operate at the Brick and Mortar of Jesse Brown’s in Charlotte, NC & online .

Segment 2, October 20, 2023 Fall in the Carolina’s brings cooler weather, beauty, & cold water.  The cold water is what we want to talk about on this segment of the Carolina Outdoors because it is where the rainbow, brook, & brown trout are living. Guest Sam Johnson of WIld Bearings Outdoors is an author, speaker, & sportsman.  He joins the Carolina Outdoors to talk fly fishing in west...

Segment 3, October 21st, 2023 Trails are important to a community in a tons of different ways.  They provide a connection to nature & landscapes, they help protect green spaces & animals, they provide a place for exercise, & they provide access to places of history & heritage that we may not otherwise have. Charlotte’s trail system is expanding & here host Bill Bartee speaks wi...

Segment 4, October 21st, 2023 Thanks to Drew Thrasher of SPAN for joining the program & letting us know about the 10/24 Backlot Trail Ribbon Cutting at 11:45. Thanks to Sam Johnson of Wild Bearings Outdoors for coming on and letting us know some of the best fall fly fishing places in western North Carolina. Remember make the Carolina Outdoors better than you found it…& pick up your t...

Segment 1, October 14th, 2023 Up ahead: Jake Rash, Cold Water Research Coordinator with the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission & Dr. Beverly Collins, Fall Foliage Forecaster from Western Carolina University with host, Bill Bartee, from Charlotte’s outdoor store , Jesse Brown’s.  

Segment 2, October 14th, 2023 Early October brings trout stockings to the waters of North Carolina.  It also delays the harvest of trout in thirty-four different lakes and streams in western North Carolina. Jake Rash is the Coldwater Research Coordinator for the NC Wildlife Resources Commission .  He joins the Carolina Outdoors to talk about these waters & his job of coordinating the resource...

Segment 3, October 14th, 2023 Introducing people to the outdoors each week expands during the fall with an explosion of color that starts in the Carolina high country and works its way down.  Dr. Beverly Collins, the Fall Foliage Forecaster, from Western Carolina University joins the Carolina Outdoors to let us about the when, where, & what the peak of the leaf change. Dr. Collins reports: -20...

Segment 4, October 13th, 2023 Announcements from the outdoor store in Charlotte :  Jesse Brown’s will have a men’s pants event in Charlotte with Mountain Khakis .  The Mountain Pant , Camber Pant , & Mitchell Pant & more will be on hand with some cold drinks within the iconic brick-&-mortar fly shop .  The event will include an informational session for people interested in...

Segment 1, October 7th, 2023 Climb Mount Jesse Brown’s where the outdoors is always in fashion.  Bill Bartee, host of the Carolina Outdoors , kicks off this week’s show with an invitation to visit the local, outdoor store of Charlotte . Plus, listen to the segments with David Gaskins of Seven J Outfitters & Elijah Saint Blancard, head fly fishing guide and lead instructor, from Jes...

Segment 2, October 7th, 2023 Elk Season opened up several weeks ago across several western states.  David Gaskins with Seven J Outfitters has been a part of the opening day bow season for several years. He joins the Carolina Outdoors to talk about preparation, getting in-shape, setting up, & the landscape of hunting the Sundance, WY, area.  He gives a breakdown of hunting with young persons &#...

Segment 3, October 7th, 2023 Let’s go fly fishing!  Since the 1970s, Fly Fishing has been an important part of the business at Jesse Brown’s.  A new contributor to the Carolina Outdoors, Elijah Saint Blancard, is the head fly fishing guide & lead instructor at Charlotte’s local outdoor store , Jesse Brown’s.  His start was at age twelve in Pennsylvania.  His teacher was...

Segment 4, October 7th, 2023 The local Charlotte dealer of L.L. Bean is Jesse Brown’s.  The newest arrival of L.L. Bean includes the iconic Duck Boot at Jesse Brown’s . The Bean Duck Boot has been a part of the outdoor uniform for over 100-years. It is made in Maine & began with “L.L.” himself (not Cool J) in 1912. Thanks to our guests:  David Gaskins of Seven J Outfitt...

Carolina Outdoors Podcast: Records Stripped from Climbing Icon Segment 1, September 30th, 2023 The native Italian, Reinhold Messner, who was the first to climb the fourteen highest mountains in the world, was stripped of his record by the Guinness World Record.  The records were taken away after cartographer, Eberhard Jurgalski, discovered from his office desk, that Messner never reached the “true...

Carolina Outdoors Podcast: Scott Wurtzbacher, Inspire Campfire Podcast Segment 2, September 30th, 2023 Host of the Carolina Outdoors , Bill Bartee, was able to catch up briefly with Scott Wurtzbacher this past week during Story Teller’s Night at Jesse Brown’s .  His story, named after the podcast hosted by him, Inspire Campfire , was told last year.  The podcast has continued with success.  In fac...

Carolina Outdoors Podcast: Sharon Thorsland, Carolina Panthers Segment 3, September 30th, 2023 Sharon Thorsland has been a part of the Carolina Panthers broadcast team for the past 24 years.  This has given her a view of the Panthers in several iterations.  From coaches, to players, to ownership the personalities have changed. Bill Bartee, host of the Carolina Outdoors , speaks to her about the pe...

September 30th, 2023  Segment 4 Hunting season is happening, too.  Future segments will include deer & elk season that are happening out west & in the Carolinas. Thanks to Inspire Campfire host, Scott Wurtzbacher, for joining this week’s program & Sharon Thorsland of the Carolina Panthers for sharing her observations on the personality of this season’s team. Also, thanks to...

Segment 1, September 23rd, 2023 All aboard the train called the Carolina Outdoors .  Host Bill Bartee & Producer TJB bring us down the tracks. We’re celebrated over 65K downloads via the podcast, Highlights of the Carolina Outdoors . Earn credit for hiking the Appalachian Trail?  You better apply to the Virginia college, Emory & Henry in Emory, VA.  Listen in. Brought to you by our s...

Segment 2, September 23rd, 2023 New arrivals at the Charlotte outdoor store at Jesse Brown’s.  Climb Mount Jesse Brown’s in the Sharon Corners Shopping Center that is located within the shopping district of Charlotte, Southpark. Getting the right footwear for your fall hikes is very important.  Stop by the fly shop of Charlotte & the outdoor store of Charlotte , Jesse Brown’s...

Segment 3, September 23rd, 2023 A huge growth of people joining a sport that we talk about a lot on the Carolina Outdoors .  The people?  Women The sport? Fly Fishing According a report published earlier this year by the OIA , female participation in fishing grew from 16 million to almost 20 million from 2012 to 2022.  They represent nearing forty percent of total anglers and forty-two person were...

Segment 4, September 23, 2023 We’ve hit over 65,000 Downloads of Highlights of the Carolina Outdoors .  Whether you’re hiking the greenways or heading from Carolina to Colorado we’re glad you joined us. Thanks to TJ Boggs & WOTF organizer, Linda Hickle for joining us on the program. Shop at the outdoor store of Charlotte & the power behind the Carolina Outdoors, Jesse Bro...