America Outdoors Radio Podcast

This week on the show host John Kruse heads to The Dalles, Oregon where he goes fishing and chats with:

1.  Matt Hernandez at a new tackle shop in town, Daybreak Fishing, about the various options available in the Columbia River bordering town.

2.  Nate Turner, co-owner of Skookum Outfitters fly shop in town and also a guide who can take you to the famed Deschutes or Klickitat rivers for steelhead and more.

3.  Morgan Olson, a rapt...

This week on the show we share a number of fishing and hunting reports and talk to three great guests to include Joab Rolfe at Sportsman's Cove Lodge in Alaska which is offering a $1000 off select fishing trips in July, to include the one I'll be on!  Survival Expert Craig Caudill tells you how to make a long-lasting torch out of a cattail found in a marsh.  You also have a chance to win a decked-out skiff in the Florida Boat Sweep...

Ethan Brandt with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife discusses efforts to control an out of control perch population in an Eastern Oregon reservoir by planting sterile tiger muskie.  The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is struggling against the illegal introduction of northern pike into two Western Washington lakes.  Bob Loomis is back for another extended Mack's Minute and Jake Boomer with Alpha Angler tells you...

John Kruse chats with Kylie Kembel about Montana's Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) summer camp.  Steve Caromile with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife tells you where to go fishing for this weekend's lowland lakes trout opener and talk to Laura Lancaster who tested ultra-light backpacks for Outdoor Life.  She'll tell you which backpack came out on top and which one is the best value.  In addition to this you'll also h...

This weekend John Kruse covers:

1.  A chat with Roger Phillips and Connor Liess with Idaho Fish and Game to include information about a new podcast from the agency, "Hook & Bulletin."

2.  A preview of Northwest Hunt Fest, coming to the Kootenai County Fairgrounds in Idaho May 10th and 11th

3.  An extended Mack's Minute featuring Oregon's Odell Lake as a kokanee destination

4.  A fishing report from Brad Snook about the kokanee ...

This week John Kruse chats with 

Corey Hart with Vermont Fish and Wildlife about their Intro to Catching Brown Bullhead seminars 

Bob Olson with the Hunt of a Lifetime Foundation

Adam Rasmussen, the man who ended up in second place in his first ever Bassmaster Classic

Rebecca Jones, the woman who reeled in a pending world record fish off an Oregon jetty.  A fish you have probably never heard of before!

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This week on the show John Kruse talks to

1.  Jason Brooks who has some great advice for turkey hunters

2.  Chris Donley with WDFW about plans to introduce bull trout into Sullivan Lake in NE Washington

3.  Bob Loomis who shares some great kokanee destinations in Idaho

4.  Russ Baker with Limit Out Peformance Marine who previews the upcoming Pro-Am and Big Bass tournaments taking place in Grant County, Washington at Potholes Reserv...

It's Easter weekend and John Kruse is chatting with:

1.  Cody Butler about modifying single shot shotguns from Henry Repeating Arms for turkey hunting

2.  Aaron Hebeisen with Backcountry Hunters and Anglers about the organization's annual Rendezvous and their first ever turkey calling contest, all taking place April 18th thru the 20th in Minneapolis, Minnesota

3.  In addition to this, we've got record fish to tell you about caught ...

For Easter weekend host John Kruse talks to:

1.  Eric Winther with the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery Program

2.  Bob Loomis with Mack's Lure about kokanee destinations in Idaho

3.  Tara Thissell about the upcoming Harney County Migratory Bird Festival

4.  Two ODFW fisheries biologists, Dan Van Dyke and Jordon Wheeler, about an innovative study of steelhead from the Rogue River with pop off satellite tags

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John Kruse shares audio recorded at the Bighorn Outdoor Adventure Show in Spokane, Washington.  His guests include:

1.  Mike Mauk, the owner of Brewster Bait and Tackle and the man behind the Brewster Salmon Derby

2.  Kennan VanHollebeke, owner of Lower Snake Outfitters, offering deer and coyote hunts in SE Washington

3.  Steve Temple with Clark Fork Trout about fly fishing the Clark Fork River in Montana for trout this year

4.  Jo...

This week host John Kruse chats with:

1.  Keith "Catfish" Sutton, editor of Catfish Now, about the rise of tournament catfishing

2.  John McComie with McComie's Custom Lures about some great new products for salmon and lake trout

3.  Shane Harris, the owner of Lazy Horse Outfitters, who wants to take you turkey hunting and bear hunting this spring in Idaho and is offering a 20 percent discount for turkey hunters listening to this s...

This week on the show host John Kruse talks to:

1.  Roger Phillips with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game about some great events they have coming up for kids to get them outdoors and into the shooting sports

2.  Chris Braunwart and Jenn Stevensen about the Othello Sandhill Crane Festival taking place March 22 - 24

3.  Stephanie Knowlton about a plethora of activities taking place over spring break at Oregon's State Parks

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This week on the show John Kruse chats with

1.  Brooks Hansen with Camp Chef about the pellet grill they have built exclusively for Sportsman's Warehouse

2.  Melanie Jones with the Inland Northwest Wildlife Council about the Bighorn Outdoor Adventure Show taking place March 14th thru the 17th in Spokane

3.  Russ Baker with Limit Out Performance Marine and the Big Bass Trail about three big tournaments he's bringing to Potholes Rese...