Living The Dream Outdoors

Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper visits a fly tying event at White Buffalo Fly Shop in Rolla, Missouri. Owner Dan Wynn sits down with Cooper, Donnie Conway and Billy Edgar to discuss all things fly fishing. From fly tying to fishing tactics, this is a program every fly fisherman will enjoy. And listening in is a great way  to learn more about fly fishing, fly tying amnd the myria...

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper and Missouri Department of Conservation Cervid Program Supervisor Jason Isabelle as they talk about everything deer and deer hunting. From the state of Missouri’s deer herd, to new regulations for the upcoming 2025-2026 deer seasons, to CWD, this program is a gold mine of information for deer hunters and outdoorsmen alike. Living the Dream Ou...

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast hosts Bill Cooper and Hunter Hindman as they dive into the exciting world of upcoming fall seasons. Dove, teal, bow season for deer and turkey, and gigging for suckers all come in during September. It’s an exciting month for outdoorsmen. The weather is cooling, days are growing shorter, and there’s excitement in the air. Season dates, hunting tips, guns and a...

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast hosts Bill Cooper and Hunter Hindman as they discuss the adventures of going to Africa on a hunting safari. Hunter and his father, Darrell, traveled to Zimbabwe in search of Cape Buffalo, Leopard and other game. They spin the yarns about their grand adventure and discuss the importance of the hunter to conservation in Africa. It’s a special podcast you will w...

Join Justin Bruehl, Bill Cooper and Josh Krails of the National Shooting League, which runs programs for kids ages 6-12, high school and college students, as well as home school kids. Over 37,000 kids were served last year and there are 1,800 high schools involved. Let’s shoot!   

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper and the owner of Gand H Decoys, Robbie Hansen, as they reminisce and catch up. They met over 20 years ago at the Land Learning Foundation in north Missouri where Bill was running hunter education hunts. Robbie was inspired by the events and chose a career in the outdoors, and eventually acquired GandH Decoys. He also guides waterfowl hunts in...

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper and Corey Goodwin of Dave Winchester’s Sporting Camp of New Brunswick, Canada. Bill and Corey re-live a bear Bill enjoyed in New Brunswick several years ago. Additionally, they explore the hunting opportunities and traditions surrounding Dave Winchester’s Sporting Camp. From hunting black bears to fishing there is much to do, see and enjoy in...

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast Host Bill Cooper and co-host Mikle Jones as they visit with 16-year-old Gwenivere Taylor, a recipient of a $500 music scholarship for her performance at the Folky Fish Fest. In the second half of the program, Big Mike talks with a new found friend, Theo from New York. They explore the fun side of the Folky Fish Fest as well as the spiritual nature of life and...

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast hosts Justin Bruehl and Bill Cooper as they talk with Kevin Creeley, the host of Mid-Atlantic Outdoors Podcast out of Virginia. The trio met up at the National Wild Turkey Federation Annual Convention in Nashville. Virginia is a beautiful state and Kevin lives right on the coast and shares his extensive knowledge about things to do in the outdoors from the go...

Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper and special guests Big Mike Jones, of Big Mike Jones Enterprises, and the Roving Reporter, and Wes Swee, the Regional Manager of the James Foundation and Maramec Spring Park discuss two spectacular events coming to the park. In the first segment they talk about the Folky Fish Fest coming up May 30 and 31.  Folky Fish Fest is an unforgettable weeke...

 Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper and guests Ray Eye and John Sabati. Eye is a living legend among turkey hunters and John Sabati is the force when it comes to hunting wild turkeys on the Big Island -Hawaii. Ray and John not only entertain, but provide valuable insights and tips for hunting wild turkeys all the way from the Ozarks to Hawaii.

Justin Bruehl, co-host of Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast, sits down with co-host Bill Cooper and National Wild Turkey Federation biologist Will Reckmeyer. If you are a turkey hunter, or a fan of wild turkeys, Reckmeyer is a tremendous source of information about wild turkeys. From the state of the turkey population, to turkey biology, habitat requirements, brooding habitat, and much more, this...

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper along with two other  Legends of the Outdoors National Hall of Fame inductees, Raye Eye of “Eye on the Outdoors Radio,” and Phillip Vanderpool, of “The Virtue TV.” This legendary trio met up at the National Wild Turkey Federation’s annual convention in Nashville, along with 80,000 turkey hunters. If you enjoy a lot of laughter and cutting up,...

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast hosts Bill Cooper and Justin Bruehl as they talk turkey with Dr. Michael Chamberlain at the National Wild Turkey Federation National Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. A wild turkey research biologist of over 30 years at Georgia State University, Dr. Chamberlain is regarded as the premiere turkey research biologist in the nation. He discusses wild turkey bio...

Join the Living the Dream Outdoors podcast crew with a twist this week. Host Bill Cooper is a bit under the weather and his great friend Big Mike Jones from Lake Washington, Mississippi fills in as host of the show, while Bill recovers. Big Mike sits down in the comfort and beauty of the Farm House Cabin at Lost Creek Ranch in St. James, Missouri, along with Tim Ponder, co-owner of the National Cr...

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast hosts Justin Bruehl and Bill Cooper as they visit with Steve Cobb at the National Wild turkey Federation’s Annual convention in Nashville, Tennessee. Cobb is a long time pro-staffer for Hunters Specialties, which now belongs to GSM Outdoors. The guys talk about the NWTF show, turkey hunting, and good times. Cobb runs some of the newest calls avaialbe and give...

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast hosts Bill Cooper and Hunter Hindman as they cover the Whitetail Management Seminar at Twin DEagles Lake and Hideout in Potosi, Missouri. Their first guest, Bill Bucheit, of Real World Wildlife Products, out of Aurther, Illinois, discusses their wide array of products for whitetail hunters and land managers. From seeds, fertilizers, minerals and more, Real Wo...

Listen in to Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast as host Bill Cooper interviews the Director of K.N.A.P.S. (Kids Need A Place to Start- Hunting). Jasper began the program almost two decades ago to give kids an opportunity who would otherwise not have a chance to hunt. Children come from single parent families and the program helps handicapped kids get into the outdoors as well. The program is based...

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Bill Cooper and Chairman of the Board of the Flyfishers at the Crossing Kenny Klimes, as they discuss the history, purpose, charitable programs, public service projects and fishing trips sponsored by FATC. Although FATC is based in the St. Louis area, the fishing organization has members from several states.  FATC is not a club, but a fellowship of...

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper and guest Donnie Conway, board member of the Legends of the Outdoors National  Hall of Fame. Donnie is also an accomplished trout fisherman and turkey hunter. Bill and Donnie discuss the winter Catch and Release Trout Season in the Missouri Trout Parks and trout fishing in both the Current River and Meramec River. In the second half the guys...

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast hosts Bill Cooper and Hunter Hindman and special guest Lucas Mcelhannon as they discuss Hunter’s recent trip to Alaska to hunt sea ducks and blacktail deer. Alaska never fails to provide adventure and Hunter tells a colorful tale of an encounter he and his dad had with an Alaska Brown bear. Hunter and Lucas also discuss a couple of beautiful properties they h...

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper and special friend and guest Billy Smith of Scenic Rivers Guide Service and Tours out of Eminence, Missouri. Bill and Billy have been friends for decades. They reminisce about days gone by on the beautiful Current River. Discussions range from Leonard Hall, the author of “Stars Upstream,” an incredible account of Current River country, to Jac...

Join Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper at the Lake of the Ozarks Fish Camp 2024. He sits down with Team Clements to find out how they got started as a professional crappie fishing team. This was the first time this dynamic duo fished the Lake of the Ozarks. However, it did not take them long to figure it all out and begin swinging slabs into the boat. It’s an entertaining look int...

History is made as the Missouri Hunting Heritage Federation holds the first ever youth deer hunt in cooperation with the James Foundation at Maramec Spring Park. MHHF executive director Colton Zirkle and MDC hunter education instructor Dwight Warnke taught hunter safety classes, followed by on-hands instruction, including firearms handling, fence crossing, and shooting crossbows. Seven first time...