West Virginia Outdoors Audio Playlist

On this episode of West Virginia Outdoors, Chris talks with Eddie Ferrari from Appalachian Camping Experience on camping preparation, and Ethan Barton, Wildlife Disease Specialist for the DNR, discusses recent cases of Rabies and Mange in West Virginia.

Chris Lawrence broadcasts an entire episode live from the deck of Ed Powell's bass boat on Lake Erie near Buffalo, New York, during a Memorial Day weekend pre-spawn smallmouth trip. After enduring miserable 48-degree, windy, rain-soaked conditions on day one, the pair land an extraordinary haul on day two, boating over 50 smallmouth with five fish topping four pounds, including a 4-pound, 11-ounce...

On this episode of West Virginia Outdoors, Chris talks with Colonel Bobby Cales about his upcoming retirement and his career at DNR Law Enforcement, and Randy Kelly talks about the elk herd in Southern WV and their calves.

Chris Lawrence broadcasts an entire episode live from the deck of Ed Powell's bass boat on Lake Erie near Buffalo, New York, during a Memorial Day weekend pre-spawn smallmouth trip. After enduring miserable 48-degree, windy, rain-soaked conditions on day one, the pair land an extraordinary haul on day two, boating over 50 smallmouth with five fish topping four pounds, including a 4-pound, 11-ounce...

On this episode of West Virginia Outdoors, Chris Lawrence talks with Jeremy Simon from the West Virginia Taxidermy Association about a show they are hosting this weekend, Frank Williams talks about Free Fishing Weekend, and Bill Curry talks about the upcoming Tour de Coal.

Chris Lawrence opens with news that Natural Resources Commissioner Lauren Winans has resigned her seat to join the Morrissey administration, leaving District 3 open for a gubernatorial appointment. Tournament director Sean Douglas then joins from the water to preview the 43rd annual West Virginia Bass Festival at St. Mary's — the state's most prestigious bass tournament with a $20,000 top payout —...

Chris Lawrence previews an upcoming episode documenting the best fishing day of his life — a two-day Lake Erie smallmouth trip with Ed Powell that produced 75 to 100 fish, including multiple bass over four pounds — before settling into two guests with West Virginia river news. Pete Runyon of Friends of the Tug Fork River joins to update listeners on the group's annual Tug of War tire cleanup, whic...

On this episode of West Virginia Outdoors, Chris opens the Memorial Day weekend with several stories of record-breaking fish catches, and a discussion of boating etiquette just in time for the summer boating season.

Chris Lawrence covers three stories from West Virginia's fishing world. Preston County angler Matt Bourne recounts landing a new state record chain pickerel — 27.95 inches from a private flood control pond — breaking the record he set himself in 2019, this time from a kayak using a homemade hybrid spinner lure with no net and a five-attempt battle to land the fish. DNR Eastern Panhandle fisheries...

Chris Lawrence opens the show fresh from emceeing the West Virginia Trout Festival in Franklin before welcoming two guests with major fishing and wildlife news. Wood County angler Ed Powell breaks down his seventh-place finish in the Bassmaster Open at Lake Norman — a 43-pound, three-day performance built on a precisely dialed-in dock skipping pattern targeting floating docks at creek mouths, comb...

On this special episode of West Virginia Outdoors, Chris broadcasts from the West Virginia Trout Festival in Franklin. Chris talks with presenters and organizers about everything related to trout fishing.

Chris Lawrence opens spring gobbler season with two guests covering very different sides of outdoor life in West Virginia. Kelly McCurdy, district biologist for the National Wild Turkey Federation, details a new $820,000 multi-year agreement with the West Virginia DNR to improve public land access and habitat — beginning with road improvements on Sleepy Creek WMA — and covers the NWTF's plans for...

On this episode of West Virginia Outdoors, Chris talks with John Terry who set a new state length record for Tiger Trout, Mike Peters from the DNR talks about the upcoming Youth Spring Gobbler season, and Newman Brown from Run and Gun Game Calls showcases some of their turkey calls.

Chris Lawrence marks the show's 32nd anniversary and welcomes Brent Null of Null Custom Calls from Red House in Putnam County for a full hour focused on spring gobbler season. Null shares how a late-in-life passion for turkey hunting — rekindled by taking his grandson out — led him to start crafting his own calls just over a year ago, beginning with a wingbone call made from a bird he harvested. L...

On this episode of West Virginia Outdoors, Chris talks with Scott Lattea, the state's newest Master Angler, and Kellan Snyder from Breezewood Adventures, which provides canoe and kayak services, guided fishing trips and private camping.

Chris Lawrence kicks off the show by celebrating 33 years of Hunting and Fishing Talk on the Radio, then welcomes Jason Stewart to discuss the upcoming Appalachian Bow Hunter Challenge — a two-day fitness-meets-archery event set for May 1st and 2nd at Winterplace Ski Resort. The event features a 5K mountain challenge with weighted packs, a conventional 3D shoot, and a head-to-head speed course tha...

On this episode of West Virginia Outdoors, Chris talks with John Hammond, coach of the Mountaineer Rifle Team, Randy Kelley of the WV DNR on elk herd health, and Chris Ashley with a big buck story.

Chris Lawrence covers a full slate of hunting and fishing news on this week's West Virginia Outdoors. Rob Pate of the Southern West Virginia Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation previews the chapter's 25th anniversary banquet at Tamarack and shares an update on the growing Tomlin WMA elk herd, now at 140 animals with roughly 25 calves expected this spring. Ron Bierstein of Oak Orchard Tackle and Lodge in...

On this special episode of West Virginia Outdoors, Chris broadcasts live from the 24th Annual Fishing, Hunting, & Outdoors Sports Show. He talks with presenters and organizers on location at Mylan Park in Morgantown.

Chris Lawrence covers late-winter fishing on the New and Greenbrier rivers with Sammy Pugh, including ice fishing tactics, smallmouth patterns, and early walleye movement. Coldwater fisheries biologist Dave Thorne details ongoing native brook trout restoration, limestone treatments for acid-impacted streams, and habitat improvements across West Virginia’s mountain waters. The show concludes with B...

On this episode of West Virginia Outdoors, Chris broadcasts from the historic Williamson Fieldhouse for the 2026 Southern West Virginia Fishing Expo. Chris talks with organizers and presenters about the beloved pastime of fishing.

Chris Lawrence revisits two memorable buck harvest stories from Mason and Wyoming counties and checks in with DNR Elk Project Leader Randy Kelly for an update on West Virginia’s growing elk herd. A look back at standout moments from the 2025 season and ongoing wildlife management efforts across the Mountain State.

On this episode of West Virginia Outdoors, Chris talks with BT Roberts about a big buck story, and Delegate John Hott of Grant County discusses a piece of hunting legislation he proposed.

Chris Lawrence opens this episode of West Virginia Outdoors with a wintery scene from the Greer Lime Company Studio before turning the focus to Groundhog Day at the West Virginia Wildlife Center in French Creek. New center manager Mark Biller previews the 49th annual celebration, explains the biology of groundhogs as true hibernators, and walks through how French Creek Freddy makes his prediction....

On this special episode of West Virginia Outdoors, Chris Lawrence broadcasts from the Hunting and Fishing Show. He talks with vendors and organizers about West Virginia's two favorite pastimes, hunting and fishing!