Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter

Dec 08 2024 99 ep. 165

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Charlie Potter discusses hunting, fishing, wildlife and conservation issues in the Great Outdoors Podcast from WGN Radio 720 in Chicago

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Fewer land owners means less land for recreation and deer harvest numbers are up this year

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter explains why fewer landowners in Canada means less land available for recreation, what has deer harvest numbers are up this year, and the concern of bird flu contaminating Illinois shooting preserves.

Secretary of Agriculture nominated – what does it mean for conservation? Plus deer on the roads and we have much to be thankful for

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter gives a few more thanks including staying safe while deer movement is at its peak. Plus, what does the new Secretary of Agriculture nomination mean for conservation?

Moving day for birds plus the future of sage grouse

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter gives thanks this Thanksgiving by sharing memories along with the annual moving day for birds during their fall migration. He also shares the future of sage grouse in the West.

Nomination of Governor Doug Burgum for Secretary of the Interior could be one of the best in history

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter talks about the nomination of Governor Doug Burgum for Secretary of the Interior and how he could be one of the best in history to helm the position. Plus, the fishing guide business is booming and this creates challenges.

A big win for conservation and management of natural resources had taken place plus dam removal results exceed projections

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter discusses what the election results mean for conservation and natural resource management as well as the remarkable results seen in the waterways after a recent dam removal on the Klamath River.

Brit Hume and Charlie Potter talk about conservation, agriculture, and what is at stake in the election on Tuesday

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter talks with Brit Hume, Chief Political Analyst for Fox News, about the missing conversation on conservation in the recent election campaigns.

World famous James Beard Award winner Hank Shaw covers how to prepare game and fish and shares wonderful stories with Charlie Potter and Kerry Luft

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter is joined by James Beard Award-winning chef Hank Shaw and Kerry Luft, Executive Vice President of the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation, as they share stories and outstanding ways to prepare game and fish.

Hiking for Huns and a few American outfitters are ruining the prairie Canada experience we have long known

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares his concerns about how American outfitters are changing the Canadian prairie experience that has been long enjoyed.

Vast tracts of timberland on the Mississippi are being lost. A catastrophe for wildlife, soils and commerce. What comes next?

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter is joined by expert Howard Jones to discuss the vast tracts of timberland that are being lost on the Mississippi River.

The removal of dams – will the trend continue? Plus, it is long overdue – a company via pushes back against Greenpeace with litigation of its own

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter questions whether the continuing removal of dams will affect the environment and shares the pushback towards Greenpeace.