Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter
Environment
Charlie Potter discusses hunting, fishing, wildlife and conservation issues in the Great Outdoors Podcast from WGN Radio 720 in Chicago
Location:
Chicago, IL
Genres:
Environment
Description:
Charlie Potter discusses hunting, fishing, wildlife and conservation issues in the Great Outdoors Podcast from WGN Radio 720 in Chicago
Language:
English
Episodes
Nomination of Governor Doug Burgum for Secretary of the Interior could be one of the best in history
11/17/2024
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.
Duration:00:18:28
A big win for conservation and management of natural resources had taken place plus dam removal results exceed projections
11/10/2024
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.
Duration:00:19:02
Brit Hume and Charlie Potter talk about conservation, agriculture, and what is at stake in the election on Tuesday
11/3/2024
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.
Duration:00:18:40
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
10/27/2024
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.
Duration:00:21:36
Hiking for Huns and a few American outfitters are ruining the prairie Canada experience we have long known
10/20/2024
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.
Duration:00:19:09
Vast tracts of timberland on the Mississippi are being lost. A catastrophe for wildlife, soils and commerce. What comes next?
10/13/2024
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.
Duration:00:17:54
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
10/6/2024
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.
Duration:00:18:18
Alaska’s stunning beauty and king salmon collapse, plus taking the steelhead plunge
9/29/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter continues to share his time in Alaska by explaining the environment’s king salmon collapse, and you’ll fall for his steelhead story!
Duration:00:17:27
Southeast Alaska in all its glory and mystique
9/22/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares the wonders of Southeast Alaska and paints a picture for listeners of “The Last Frontier” in the United States.
Duration:00:18:33
Saving the native prairie that is left plus botulism wreaks havoc on birds – can it be reduced?
9/15/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter discusses the need to save the native prairie that remains and how botulism is affecting a good portion of the bird population.
Duration:00:18:41
Are dove populations in decline and U.S. hunters likely to face more restrictions in Canada?
9/8/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter questions whether dove populations are in decline. And United States hunters are likely to face more restrictions in Canada, but are outfitters the problem for access?
Duration:00:18:23
Covering the globe on this Labor Day Weekend plus a giant gift to the National Parks and air quality from forest fires
9/1/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter is covering the globe on this Labor Day Weekend. Plus, he shares a giant gift to the National Parks and some concerns about the air quality from forest fires.
Duration:00:17:48
A blue moon over the Atlantic – tuna, stripers and a changing sea, plus, more ballot box biology is on the way
8/25/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter talks about the proliferation of tuna boats on the North Atlantic Ocean, as well as more ballot box biology on the horizon.
Duration:00:17:55
Lobsters, striped bass, bluefish – all on the move in Maine, plus Idaho launches comprehensive review to determine how technology can be used when hunting to ensure ‘fair chase’
8/18/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares the movement of lobsters, striped bass, and bluefish off the coast of Maine, and the comprehensive review launched by Idaho to determine how technology can be used when hunting to ensure “fair chase.”
Duration:00:19:17
Dams – what did they really cost us? Plus, birds are already starting their southward migration
8/11/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter discusses the effect dams have had on the environment and what they have cost the landscape, and birds are already starting to head south.
Duration:00:16:52
Saskatchewan considers restrictions on American hunters, there are now possibly more polar bears than ever, and a stunner in Olympic trap shooting
8/4/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares the Saskatchewan consideration to restrict American hunters and guides on their land. Plus, there are possibly more polar bear numbers than ever, and an absolute stunner in this year’s Olympic trap shooting.
Duration:00:19:44
Rains finally return to the prairie breeding grounds, and a new transaction tax for the federal duck stamp
7/28/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter talks about the rain that has finally returned to the prairie breeding grounds – is it too late for this year? Plus, a new transaction tax for the federal duck stamp breaks a long time agreement.
Duration:00:17:38
‘Straight Shooting for Hunters’ is a must for those who enjoy bird hunting, plus Will Primos talks about his business
7/21/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter is joined by Kerry Luft and discusses a new book about to be released, “Straight shooting for Hunters,” a must for those who enjoy bird hunting. Plus, Will Primos shares his values in building a business that transformed the sporting world.
Duration:00:17:17
Colorado sinks to new low in allowing ballot box biology, plus can warnings and not tickets be written for first-time and accidental coast guard violations?
7/14/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares his concerns on Colorado’s declining environmental trajectory by allowing ballot box biology. Plus, a continued conversation on why law enforcement officers should be issuing warnings instead of tickets when recreating.
Duration:00:18:27
Naming birds after people is not what nature needs now. Plus, recreational boating and law-enforcement. Do we need better customer relations?
7/7/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter tells us why naming birds after people is not what conservation needs, as well as his two cents on whether law-enforcement for recreational boating needs lessons in customer relations.
Duration:00:18:20