Highlights of the Carolina Outdoors

Segment 3, September 14th, 2024 We have one of the healthiest, and most prolific Scouting programs in the United States.  One of the reasons is the Mecklenburg County Council of BSA.  The Packs, Troops, & Crews that make up the Council continue to evolve as the national organization also changes. Jonathan Russell, Director of Development, Mecklenburg County Council, Boy Scouts of America joins...

Segment 2, September 7th, 2024 The Flag has long been the symbol of the United States of America.  Although it has been challenged & disrespected, the Carolina Outdoors believes in respecting it & what it stands for. Recently, Life Scout Stewart Wallace from Troop 55 at Myer’s Park Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, built and delivered a Flag Retirement Box to Jesse Brown’s, for...

Segment 3, September 7th, 2024 When Sharon Thorsland was last on the Carolina Outdoors, the topic was the personality of the team.  We had a new coach (Frank Reich), we had a new QB in Bryce Young, & there was a fresh energy to the franchise. Thorsland joins host Bill Bartee to share her view of the current team.  She has been a part of the Carolina Panthers  broadcast team for the past 25 yea...

Segment 2, August 31st, 2024 This is a huge weekend in the outdoor realm. Monday, September 2 nd kicks off the first stage of Dove Season in both Carolinas.  Host Bill Bartee discusses opening day, safety, and gains advice from James Buice of Buice & Associates, a specialty sales firm covering the southeast.  Buice has fished & hunted around the world but brings it back local for the upcom...

Segment 3, August 31st, 2024 The new college football season is upon us but there have been a lot of impactful changes.  The Carolina Outdoors always focuses on the hiking, biking, hunting, fishing aspects of outdoors but it is always nice to learn a bit about the season of anticipation regarding the upcoming season when everyone is unbeaten (unless you’re Florida State). Ed Billick of WBT S...

On this addition of the Carolina Outdoors sponsored by Jesse Brown’s we’re saying hello to the upcoming new season (see Langston Wertz, Jr. Segment about High School football) but there is a completion of a season that is taking place in South Williamsport, PA.  Teams from around the country & around the world descend on this Pennsylvania town to participate in the Little League World Series. ...

Segment 3, August 24th, 2024 It is one of the favorite times of the year on the Carolina Outdoors .  Backpacks are put into the corner, the fly rods are leaned against the wall, & we give our hiking boots a chance to rest.  Then we take a peek at our local newspaper for what’s happening on a Friday night in our community. Host Bill Bartee of the Carolina Outdoors Radio Program & Podcast (w...

Segment 1, August 17th, 2024 The Carolina Outdoors ends each week with a statement to remember to pick-up your trash.  A recent article by Luke Fountain was published in the Charlotte Observer regarding the 1.5 million pounds of garbage removed last year from Mecklenburg County roadways.  This was a fifty percent increase from the year before. Bill Bartee host of the Carolina Outdoors reminded lis...

Segment 2, August 17th, 2024 A few weeks ago we were talking about summer time trout fishing in the Carolinas and the affect that heat has on those fish.  However, what about other options.  Largemouth is one of the most pursued sport fish in the world, especially here in the south.  But what about its first cousin?  The Smallmouth Lead guide and instructor from Jesse Brown’s jumps on the Carolina...

Segment 3, August 17th, 2024 It’s that time of year.  Back to School and Back to reality.  For many it means early mornings and school bus rides for others it means an introduction to fall and football games, festivities and seeing old friends.  We last met up with Adam Suggs he gave us the cold weather breakdown on attending Appalachian State University in Boone.  Now we’re going to get a new per...

Segment 4, August 17th, 2024 We’re heading towards the water on the Carolina Outdoors.  In fact, all the way into the water. Joe Sheridan has been on the program before.  His business has moved from the North Carolina coastal city of Wilmington to the western Puerto Rican town of Rincon.  The business?  Waterman Survival .  Its focus?  Properly training people that are in and around water to contr...

Segment 3: August 3rd, 2024 With the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics happening now, it is fitting that the Carolina Outdoors covers some of the many other wonderful events that are happening in Europe. Coming onto this episode of the Show, we have Tom Blocker – adventurer extraordinaire and Storyteller’s Night alum – to give insight into these colorful events and his experience with s...

Segment 2: August 3rd, 2024 Travelers are crossing the globe and stopping into Charlotte’s Original Outdoor Store to outfit themselves for these adventures, ensuring that they have the gear needed to set themselves up for success! So naturally, we are excited that Michael Smith from the Adventure Marketing Group is joining the program to talk packs and packing, trekking poles and adventuring...

Segment 1: August 3rd, 2024 With water temps hovering in the mid-to-upper 80s on our area lakes, the Carolina Outdoors checks in with Elijah Saint Blanchard to see how the fishing is during this season, as well as information on an upcoming fly-tying class. Noting that even farther up into the high country, the mountains can have a 10 degrees difference, the common understanding is that those temp...

Segment 1, July 20, 2024 An uncontacted tribe in Peru was recently spotted along a river making big headlines recently. They are related to another close tribe and are currently fighting loggers trying to take their land. The push for taking logging licenses to help support these people has grown. Their name, “Mashco Piro,” means “people from the edge of the river” in their...

Segment 2, July 20 2024 Boater safety courses are educational programs designed to teach individuals about safe boating practices, regulations, and techniques. These courses are important for both novice and experienced boaters to enhance their knowledge and skills, ensuring safety on the waterways. While boating can be fun an uneducated operator can lead to a bad summer. Boater safety courses may...

Segment 3, July 20 2024 Hydrolysis or dry-rot is a chemical process where a compound reacts with water, causing it to break down into simpler components. This reaction typically involves the cleavage of chemical bonds within the compound, with water molecules participating in the breaking of these bonds. Many people have issues with unused boots, like a car the longer you park it the more it deter...

There are many differences between our founder, Jesse Brown, and the Korean War hero, Jesse Brown. Our Jesse was born in 1933 and lived a long life. He started Jesse Brown’s  Backpacking  Mountaineering Canoeing Kayaking in 1970. The store’s concept came from time spent in Manhattan visiting outdoor stores while he was employed as a corporate pilot for J.P. Stevens Textile Firm. Two of Jesse’s pas...

Segment 2, June 13, 2024 Brian Hester joins the Carolina Outdoors with an update on his upcoming book She Talks to Fish. Brian was raised in Boone an avid fly fisherman along with being a 30 year art teacher in the CMS system but stepping away soon to focus on painting and his novel. Brian has always circled back to flyfishing through the years for inspiration in his works. He has never been able...

Segment 3, June 13, 2024 This is the time of year to get out and be in nature and what better place to be than Morganton NC. Today well be talking to Tom Bartholomy who recently joined Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina to build a new park near Morganton. The new Oak Hill Community Park and Forest will feature hiking and biking trails, but more importantly aims to teach the community about co...

S2, July 5th, 2024 Charlotte Douglas International Airport expects 1.2 million passengers to pass through the terminals during the Independence Day holiday week.  However for those of us that stick close to the Carolinas it can bring forth a perplexing question.  Where would you rather spend time in the Carolina summer?  In the Mountains or At the Beach? Bill Bartee, host of the Carolina Outdoors...

REPLAY on July 5, 2024 ORIGINAL AIR DATE Segment 3, July 29th, 2023 The Carolina Outdoors is now in session!  On this segment, host Bill Bartee, takes us to the county seat of Carteret County, NC.  Beaufort, NC, is spelled the same as a coastal town in SC with the difference being the pronunciation.  Beaufort, NC , is the fourth oldest city in the state (behind Bath, New Bern, & Edenton) found...

S2, June 29th, 2024 What is some of the music that you’re listening to this summer?  Host Bill Bartee lists a few of Spotify’s Top 100 Songs being played in 2024 & then brings on Turtlebox Audio’s representative, Peter Droogmans to talk smallmouth fishing on the Nolichucky River in western North Carolina & then delves into an explanation of one of the hottest products in the Un...

S3, June 29th, 2024 We’re about to talk about a fish that’s olive-green with dark blotches that form a stripe along their side.  Its lower jaw protrudes forward & upward with a mouth that opens wide to take in the bait fish, scuds, bream, & other fish.  That mouth opening is where it gains its name, The LARGEMOUTH BASS. Christian Giglia has grown up fishing the sunny south & the Caroli...

S4, June 29th, 2024 During the summer the Carolina Outdoors loves a visit from self-described beach bum & inventor & founder of the famed Hammerhead, Pile-Driving, sun umbrella holder, Mike’s Spikes, Mike Haney.  Host of the Carolina Outdoors , Bill Bartee visits with Haney this week with a summertime Ocean Drive, SC, beach report (It’s HOT!) & about the invention & it&...