Downrigger Dale

Montana Outdoor Podcast

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A weekly podcast covering the topics and people that make Montana’s Outdoors like no other place in the world.

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Downrigger Dale

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A Conversation with Montana’s Outdoor Governor, Greg Gianforte! What’s Next for Montana’s Outdoors in 2024? 13.01.2024 40:29

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host, Downrigger Dale has a conversation with Montana Governor, Greg Gianforte . Rigger and the Governor get into all kinds of topics about Montana’s great outdoors. Things like: What is the overall outlook for Montana’s Outdoors for 2024? What About Montana’s outdoor economy, which is a huge part of our overall economy, will it keep g...

Listen to the Top 5 Countdown Podcast! Find Out Which Montana Outdoor Podcast Was the Most Listened to Podcast in 2023! 06.01.2024 1:02:11

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast Manny Clark sits in for Downrigger Dale and counts down the top five podcasts for 2023. There were 51 podcasts dropped in 2023 all of which had tons and tons of listeners. But as always, there were some that of course had more listeners than others. So which ones were the top five podcasts for all of 2023? Which one do you think was the mos...

Fresno Dam - Montana’s Incredible Sinking Dam! How Far Has It Sank? What is the Plan to Fix it? How Dangerous is it? 30.12.2023 57:47

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks to Bureau of Reclamation Project Manager Steve Darlinton about the huge projects he is managing that will, among many things, fix the Fresno Dam located just about 15 miles Northwest of Havre, Montana. Fresno Dam was built in the mid 1930’s and since then it has been slowly sinking! Not something you want a d...

Shane Clouse a Man for All Seasons! Shane Talks About Bighorn Sheep, Hunting, Performing, Song Writing, Acting in Movies and of Course Spending Time in Montana’s Outdoors! 23.12.2023 58:02

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with celebrity and Montana native Shane Clouse about his involvement with the Montana Wild Sheep Foundation. Shane is a past President of the foundation which partners with the Montana FWP to help with Big Horn Sheep to make sure we will always be able to hunt them. When Shane is not entertaining or working i...

Learn All About Montana’s Elk Shoulder Seasons Do You Understand Them? Time to Clear Up the Confusion! 16.12.2023 59:26

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks to Brian Wakeling the Game Management Bureau Chief for the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Brian knows everything there is to know about Montana’s Elk Shoulder Seasons. He and Rigger had a VERY interesting discussion about these sometimes confusing and controversial Elk Hunting Seasons . Once you listen to...

What is Wrong with Montana’s Mule Deer? 09.12.2023 1:01:28

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast you host Downrigger Dale talks to the Regional Director of the Montana Mule Deer Foundation, Chris Fortune . Rigger and Chris got into a fascinating and at times alarming discussion about the decline of the Mule Deer population in Montana . They cover all kinds of reasons that are contributing to this decline like; the loss of key Mule Deer...

Depending on Who You Talk to, the Recent Court Ruling on Shortening the Wolf Trapping Season Seems to be a Bit Misguided or is it? Listen Here and See What You Think! 02.12.2023 1:05:19

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with Ed Hebbe, Communications Director of the Montana Trappers Association about Federal Judge Donald Molloy’s order to shorten Montana’s wolf trapping season. One of the main reasons for his decision was because wolf trapping could harm or kill grizzly bears. Do wolf traps really present a danger to grizzly...

Could You Survive if You Were Dropped Off Just over 200 Miles from the Arctic Circle with Only 10 Basic Items, no Food and LEFT ALONE?! 25.11.2023 1:00:51

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks to the Season 6 winner of the History Channel’s popular TV reality series, “Alone”. You must hear Jordan Jonas’s story of how he not only survived but won the incredible challenge. You will hear how Jordan fought off starvation, loneliness, wild animals, and the brutal weather conditions of Canada’s Northwest...

Montana’s Upland Gamebirds! How are Their Populations Doing? Where to Find Them? Which One Tastes Better Than You Think? And a Whole Lot More! 18.11.2023 54:46

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast it is all about Montana’s Upland Game Birds. Your podcast host Downrigger Dale talks to Upland Gamebird Specialist Ken Plourde. Ken is based in FWP Region 6 and there is, for sure, a reason the word, “Specialist”, is in his job title. Ken is one of THE most knowledgeable people in the State of Montana when it comes to Upland Gamebirds. When...

Understanding Montana’s Pheasants! Where is the Best Place to Find Them? What are Good Hunting Techniques? What do Their Population Numbers Look Like Now and in the Future? 11.11.2023 54:39

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host, Downrigger Dale talks with the Montana Pheasants Forever, State Coordinator, Hunter VanDonsel about Montana’s Pheasants. Besides being the State Coordinator for Pheasants Forever, Hunter is also a biologist and knows a great deal about these amazing birds. When you click here to listen to this week’s podcast you will learn about...

Black Butte Copper Mine, Is it Right for Montana’s Outdoors? Downrigger Asks Some Tough Questions and Gets Some Surprising Answers! 04.11.2023 1:21:47

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks to Nancy Schlepp, VP of Communications & Government Relations and Jerry Zieg, Senior Vice President of Black Butte Copper. Rigger had heard all kinds of rumors about this proposed copper mining project near White Sulphur Springs for years, some good and some bad, and then he got emails from listeners aski...

Hunters! Do You Want More Hunting Access to Private Land? Listen to This Week’s Podcast. That Access is Closer to a Reality Than You Think. 28.10.2023 1:01:08

Send us Fan Mail This week the host of The Montana Outdoor Podcast, Downrigger Dale talks to Ed Beall Owner of Capital Sports and Western and member of the Montana Private Land and Public Wildlife Advisory Committee (PLPW). Rigger and Ed cover a TON of topics about hunter and landowner relations. Ed has been working hard for years now to help get outdoor sportsmen and women more access to private...

How Much do You Know About Montana’s Antelope? Well, you are About to Learn a Whole Lot More!! 21.10.2023 1:04:00

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, your host, Downrigger Dale talks to FWP Wildlife Manger from Region 6, Scott Thompson. Scott knows a great deal about the wily Speed Goat and Rigger squeezed every bit of that knowledge out of him during this podcast, just for you hunters! So why do you suppose the Antelope populations are down across most of the state? Did you know that t...

What is a Master Hunter? A Hunter That is Very Skilled? That is Knowledgeable? That is an Excellent Shot? You’re Getting Warm but Still Not There! Listen and Find Out! 14.10.2023 57:16

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast Host Downrigger Dale talks with Sarah Tilt, Executive Director of One Montana. One Montana is the nonprofit organization that created probably one of the most unique hunter education courses in the world. When you listen to this podcast you will see what we meant by that last statement in just the first few minutes of listening. Downrigger...

When You are out Sighting in Your Gun are You Wearing Hearing Protection? If Not, You Could be Ruining One of Your Most Important Hunting Senses! 07.10.2023 1:19:27

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast Downrigger Dale talks to Audiologist Dr Nora Martin and Hearing Instrument Specialist Alyssa Keith , from Vibrant Hearing, about hearing protection for hunters! This is an important podcast that EVERY hunter should listen to…while you still can that is! If you want to be an effective hunter, you need to keep all your senses sharp, and one o...

What is it Like to be a Montana Game Warden? Sargent Aaron Berg Talks About Some of His Experiences and the Challenges Wardens Face Every Day in Montana 30.09.2023 1:20:42

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, Downrigger Dale has a fascinating discussion with Montana Game Warden Sargent Aaron Berg . It is hard to believe but there are only about 80 game wardens out patrolling the mountains, meadows, waterways, and prairies of Montana and they have over 147,000 square miles to cover! That is A LOT of ground to cover for those few officers in the...

Do You Know That Some Folks That Fish the Mack Days Tournaments on Flathead Lake Can Make 20K, 30K or Maybe More?! Listen here to Learn How to Become One of Them! 23.09.2023 1:17:49

Send us Fan Mail Oh, the Montana Outdoor Podcast does not disappoint! This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, your host, Downrigger Dale talks to Mike Benson and Scott Bombard about Falls Mack Days going on now through November 12h on Flathead Lake . Mike and Scott shared an unbelievable amount of information with Rigger all about how to fish Fall Mack Days to get the maximum benefit. They cover...

Have Found That Bull of a Lifetime Yet? Have You Made the Perfect Plan to Find Him? No? Then This Podcast is for You! 16.09.2023 1:09:34

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, Downrigger Dale talks with hunting expert and guide Tayler Michels. Rigger covered a TON of great topics with Tayler that will, without a doubt get you a whole lot closer to sticking the Bull of your dreams. Tayler gives some awesome advice on planning every aspect of your next hunt, from what to pack in with you, to hunt mapping apps, to...

Are You Bear Aware? Bears are Getting Ready for Hibernation Right Now! Are You Ready!! 09.09.2023 1:02:13

Send us Fan Mail Are You Bear Aware? Bears are Getting Ready for Hibernation Right Now! Be Ready!! What Should You do if You Surprise a Bear? What Should You do if You Are in a Physical Confrontation with a Bear? This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with Danielle Oyler, Wildlife Stewardship Outreach Specialist from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. One of Daniel...

Is the Archery Elk Season Like a Singles Bar Scene!? This Week’s Guest on the Montana Outdoor Podcast Thinks so and He Does Have Some Real Good Reasons Why! 02.09.2023 1:06:14

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, Host Downrigger Dale interviews archery hunting guide and elk hunting expert Shawn Plakke. Shawn explains how hunting the elk rut can be incredibly similar to guys and gals trying to pick each other up at the popular local nightclub. Yeah, it sounds a bit far fetched until you hear what Shawn has to say and then the similarities will jump...

Big Lake – Big Fish! The Montana Outdoor Podcast Heads to Flathead Lake in Search of Knowledge About Finding & Catching Huge Lake Trout and Lake Whitefish! 26.08.2023 1:16:25

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast Downrigger Dale and Deadeye Denny, aka, the Director of the Montana Outdoor Radio Show, headed to Flathead Lake in Northwest Montana! They met up with the new owner of Howe’s Fishing and Mo Fisch Charters, and current owner of Big Sky Fishing Charters, Chris Mischke as well as an old friend of the Montana Outdoor Radio Show, Matt McComb of...

Is Your Dog in Shape and Ready for the Hunting Season? Need Tips for Training, Nutrition or Anything Else to Get Your Pup Ready? The Dog Man has Answers for You! 19.08.2023 1:04:45

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, Downrigger Dale talked to Jeff “The Dog Man” Smith and got some great tips for you and your hunting dog. Jeff has 40 VERY successful years of training hunting dogs under his belt and in this podcast, and he let it all come out! If you hunt with a dog, have ever thought about it or just plain love dogs, you really need to listen to this pod...

Have You Always Wanted to Know How to Consistently Catch King Salmon on Fort Peck Reservoir? Listen to This Week’s Podcast! Bill The Salmon Slayer Will Tell You How! 12.08.2023 1:27:57

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, Downrigger and The Captain recorded the podcast live on Bill the Salmon Slayer Zahradka’s boat! Finally, the boys were able to not only have Bill tell all of his secrets to catching King Salmon on Fort Peck Reservoir, but he also showed them by catching some Kings while they were recording the podcast! You must listen to this podcast! It w...

Water Levels are Dropping on Flathead Lake! What is the Cause? Is Someone to Blame? These and Many More Questions Get Answered! 05.08.2023 1:15:39

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast, Downrigger Dale sits down for a frank discussion with Brian Lipscomb the CEO of Energy Keepers, the company that owns the dam on Flathead Lake. This was a VERY enlightening discussion that provided a whole lot of answers to many of our listeners questions. This is one of those Podcasts that you DO NOT WANT TO MISS! The podcast will also gi...

How and When Did the Chinook or “King” Salmon Get into Fort Peck Reservoir? How many get stocked in there? How Big do They Get? Just How Good of a Salmon Season Will it be? 29.07.2023 56:13

Send us Fan Mail Those and many more questions about the hardest fighting fish in Montana get answered in this week’s Montana Outdoor Podcast! Be sure and listen to Downrigger Dale and the Captain ask Fisheries Biologist, Heath Headley and Fish Hatchery Manager, Wade Geraets, all kinds of questions! There is a TON of information that is revealed about these mysterious monsters of the deep in Fort...