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
‘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
Colorado turns to ‘ballot box biology’ once again to undermine wildlife management, plus Palatine Stables gain further public support
6/30/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares his concerns on “ballot box biology” in Colorado and how it is shifting species management into the hands of politicians. He also gives an update on the incredible amount of feedback in support of keeping the stables in Palatine, IL.
Duration:00:16:33
Palatine stable and the effort to keep it open plus – a new ‘Sage Brush’ rebellion is brewing
6/23/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter talks about the public outcry to keep the stables open in Palatine, IL as well as the “Sage Brush” rebellion brewing in the northwest.
Duration:00:18:21
Enjoying the great outdoors of Normandy – a true treasure worth enjoying
6/16/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter continues sharing the awe of modern-day Normandy, France, and its many outdoor options you can experience.
Duration:00:17:50
Reporting from Utah Beach on the 80th Anniversary of D-Day: Walking in the footsteps of those who saved the free world.
6/9/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter reports from Utah Beach for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day to share his connection to those who saved the free world in Normandy, France.
Duration:00:15:25
Banding falcon chicks in Bavaria, Germany and remarkable bird movement stories
6/2/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter joins you from Bavaria, Germany and talks with Anthony Hammond about banding young falcons, as well as the remarkable story of a cross-continental bird trip.
Duration:00:18:06
Our national wildlife refuges could lose the ability to be managed and Tennessee restricts game wardens access to private lands
5/26/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter talks about the concerns of U.S. wildlife refuges losing their ability to be managed along with a legal change in Tennessee that prevents game warden’s access to private land without a warrant.
Duration:00:18:15
Why it is difficult to take the politics out of wildlife management in Illinois and progress on the farm bill
5/19/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter discusses the difficulty Illinois is having with it’s wildlife management due to politics. And, he talks with Kerry Luft, Executive Vice President of the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation, about the progress of the farm bill.
Duration:00:18:43
Illinois weakens oversight of Department of Natural Resources plus sage grouse being used to undermine traditional land uses
5/12/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter discusses his concerns on the new oversight of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the untraditional usages of sage grouse.
Duration:00:18:00
America’s foremost conservationist – Johnny Morris built a business out of his passion and we all benefit from his generosity
5/5/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares Bass Pro Shop founder and Lead Outfitter Johnny Morris and his passion for American conservation. He also brings to the light, the concerns of plastic in the Great Lakes.
Duration:00:17:24
Bureau of Land Management is under increased pressure on policies plus feral cats in Australia wreaking havoc
4/28/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter discusses the increased pressure the Bureau of Land Management is under on policies in the western United States, plus the concerns over feral cats and what they are doing to the ecosystem in Australia.
Duration:00:12:46
Solar power and weather plus amazing bird migrations
4/21/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares the effects solar power farms will have on the environment and the remarkable information being learned about bird migrations.
Duration:00:17:18
Bureau of Land Management faces huge opposition to its public lands solar farm plans, plus Arkansas takes the lead in waterfowl conservation
4/14/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares his concerns about the Bureau of Land Management’s plans to add solar farms to public lands, as well as the strides the state of Arkansas is taking in waterfowl conservation.
Duration:00:18:23
Seeing the eclipse is a truly spiritual time with nature and Vermont considers abandoning long-held wildlife management principles
4/7/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares why seeing the eclipse is a truly spiritual time with nature and how the state of Vermont is considering abandoning long-held wildlife management principles.
Duration:00:18:46
An April Fools story about Chicago’s massive wind farm project, one that is not a joke across America, and bird flu is back
3/31/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter tells a tall tale about Chicago’s massive wind farm on Lake Michigan, and some revealing information on the return of bird flu.
Duration:00:18:24
Sea levels are rising, so why are millions moving to our coasts and wind farms raising alarms across America’s landscape
3/24/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter questions the rising sea levels and why so many people are moving to U.S. coastlines, as well as wind farms raising alarms across America’s landscape.
Duration:00:17:11
An epic adventure to Greenland and a peek at its future
3/17/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares his epic adventure to Greenland, a peek into its future, and an amazing tale of hunting king eider.
Duration:00:18:52
Illinois needs visionary conservation boards and commissions – and using plastic bags in California
3/10/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares his concerns for Illinois conservation with the need for stronger visionaries on conservation boards and commissions, as well as the change in plastic bag usage in California.
Duration:00:18:27