Chauncey's Great Outdoors

On this week’s Chauncey's Great Outdoors 4-13-2024 show, we have Mike Lyons from SCI to talk about Safari Club International which really is a local conservation, scientific wildlife management, kids’ programs and supports the rights of hunters and fishermen. They are having their 52 Annual Banquet in Addison with lots of raffles, and outdoor stuff to win while supporting conservation, kid programs, scientific wildlife management and more. Get out your pen to write down the number to call or the web site to reserve your spot. Then it’s that time of the year, Mike Reynolds, my turkey hunting buddy, will talk about the first season in the northern zone which starts on Monday and more. We will then have more outdoor information and Aiden’s fishing report in the final segment of the show, and you never know who just might call it.

On this week’s Chauncey's Great Outdoors 4-6-2024 show, we are covering the opening of the inland trout season in Illinois especially the Cook County Forest Preserve with Steve Silic the fisheries biologist. Then Tim Mondl will be on for the monthly programs and activities you can do in the Cook County Forest Preserves in April. We will then have more outdoor information and Aiden’s fishing report in the final segment of the show, and you never know who just might call in.

On this week’s Chauncey's Great Outdoors show, we have our championship program with the winners of the Bassmaster Classic Justin Hammer and the winner of the REDCREST Tournament Dustin Connell for Major League Fishing. Both of these champions are great anglers and sportsmen, but what really makes these guys special is, they are just regular guys, and you will hear that in their voice. We will then have more outdoor information and Aiden’s fishing report in the final segment of the show, and you never know who just might call it.

On this week’s Chauncey's Great Outdoors show, we have Jackson Gillespie from Daiwa who came on to talk about and let me try out the new bass fishing rod they released at the REDCREST tournament and boy is it sweet. The Doctor Mark Hroncich, one of the staff doctors of Chauncey’s Great Outdoors was out on the Muskegon River with a few friends and hammering the steelhead!! You can see the pictures on Facebook / Chauncey’s Great Outdoors. We will then have more outdoor information and Aiden’s fishing report in the final segment of the show and you never know who just might call it.

On this week’s Chauncey's Great Outdoors show, we are at the Red Crest Tournament, which is the Championship Tournament for MLF being held in Birmingham Alabama on Lay Lake, with a huge outdoor expo being held at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center today and tomorrow. If you want to get hooked and watch today and the final round or bass fishing legends competing against each other you can watch it live online at majorleaguefishing.com and see live competition and expert commentary going on all at one time, don’t miss it. But on today’s show we have Kathy Fennel Ex VP and General Mgr. of MLF who will talk about the evolution of MLF and this great tournament itself. We will also have on Kevin Van Dam the greatest bass angler that has ever picked up a fishing rod and reel in the 36 years he has been in competitive bass fishing and is fishing his last tournament this weekend. He will, I hope, talk to us about what’s on page two of this truly remarkable career and more importantly the friendship we have forged together over 23 years. We will then have more outdoor information and Aiden’s fishing report in the final segment of the show and you never know who just might call it.

On this week’s Chauncey's Great Outdoors show, we have Dave McCoy who is an angler in a very interesting tournament that’s called Head 2 Head where you compete against 9 other teams over numerous lakes and the tv / internet video coverage is great. Then the latest Elite angler at only 19 from Carbondale Illinois won his first Elite tournament and his name young anglers will be yell I want to be like Trey McKinney!!. We did our first interview when he was in high school, I’m very proud of him and you will be also. We will then have more outdoor information and Aiden’s fishing report in the final segment of the show.

On this week’s Chauncey's Great Outdoors, we have Tim Mondl from the Forest Preserve District of Cook County to talk about all the programs for March going on for kids from 5 to 105 years young!!. So come out to a few of these, I’m sure you'll like it. Then Matt Stephan , an excellent bass angler who grew up on the northside of Chicago by Super Dawg, will be fishing his first Red Crest Tournament from the Major League Fishing League. I'm looking forward to pick his brain about fishing. We will then have more outdoor information and Aiden’s fishing report in the final segment of the show.

On this week’s Chauncey's Great Outdoors show, we have Bob Jones who I met at the All Canada Show who with the support of his wife he did something we all dream about, but would never jump off the cliff to do. He purchased a Canadian Lodge called Stormer Lake Lodge and is living out his dream to leave the big city and move to northern Ontario and make other peoples dreams come true on their trip to Canada just like he did many years ago. Then Dalton Head ,a college angler who qualified for the Red Crest Tournament which is the championship for the Major League Fishing organization next month, well talk about what he did to qualify and how much internal pressure and external pressure he has to deal with on top of fishing against the greatest names in fishing he grew up with. We will then have more outdoor information and Aiden’s fishing report in the final segment of the show

On this week’s Chauncey's Great Outdoors 2-17-2024 we are at the Tinley Park Fishing Travel and Outdoor Expo, and I hope you come out with the kids and your fishing buddies and have some fun with us. But on today's show we have Matt Gunkel from So Ill Sportfishing, he is a guide in southern Illinois who grew up in the Chicago suburbs and after graduating he wanted to get more people on big fish in the Carbondale area and has been doing a great job doing it. So come and see him at the show. Then Wayne Libera from Water Werks Marine will be at the show with over 11 boats of all kinds and sizes for you and the family, to go get out on the water with. This is the only show that Water Werks is attending with such a large display of boats. Make sure you ask for the Chauncey price on your favorite boat. We will then have more outdoor information and Aiden’s fishing report in the final segment of the show.

On this week’s Chauncey's Great Outdoors 2-10-2024 we will have Time Mondl from the Forest Preserve District of Cook County and all the February programs for you to enjoy this month. Then Clyde Sarna owner of the Tinley Park Fishing Travel and Outdoor Expo that takes place next weekend Feb 16-18 at the Tinley Park Convention Center, will be one to talk about all the cool things happening at the show which is double in size 66,000 Sq Feet of outdoors, indoors We will then have more outdoor information and Aiden’s fishing report in the final segment of the show

On this week’s Chauncey's Great Outdoors, we will have Bob Haack from southern Illinois who harvested his deer in the first gun season of Illinois. But what he did after that is the story from tracking the deer, following the trail, to finding it went into the a pond, but as a true sportsman he did not stop until they got the deer out of the water and his brother said oh my look what we have here. It’s a great story about deer hunting and never giving up. Then Steve Ettenger the Executive Director of the Illinois Conservation Foundation will tell us about their big Annual Gala Dinner with auctions and Hall of Fame induction in Glenn Ellyn Illinois on February 22 . We will then have more outdoor information and Aiden’s fishing report in the final segment of the show.

On this week’s show we will have Oliver Ngy a professional bass angler who will be doing seminars at the Chicagoland Fishing Travel and Outdoor show in Schaumburg and Tod Alberto the show producer for the show in Schaumburg, who has a whole boat load on information of what’s going on at the show, and you never know who is going to call in.

On today’s show we have Rick Battilini from Yellow Bird Fishing Products which is a full line lures and planer boards. Who will be at the Muskie Expo in St Charles today Saturday and Sunday this weekend. Then we will also have Brandon Palaniuk who will be at the Chicagoland Fishing Travel and Outdoor Show in Schaumburg on Thursday and Friday next week. Remember to stop by the Water Werks Marine booth at the Muskie Expo and ask for the Chauncey price on your new Lund boat. Then we will have the Aiden Fishing report in the last segment along with other outdoor information.

On todays show we have Rick Stagowski from Daiwa, telling us about all the great free gifts you can qualify for with the purchase of a Daiwa Product at the Chicagoland Fishing Travel and Outdoor Show in two week in Schaumburg. Then Mike Verset the owner of the Muskie Expo that we will be at next weekend at the Kane County Fairgrounds, in St Charles, with lodges, new muskie gear, Water Werks Marine and their Lund boats and more. Then we will have the Aiden Fishing report in the last segment along with other outdoor information.

On today’s show (1-6-2024) Were at the beginning of all the outdoor shows coming to the Chicago Area like the Muskie Expo in St. Charles and The Chicagoland Fishing Travel and Outdoor Expo in Schaumburg. On today's show we have Tim Mondl from the Forest Preserve of Cook County will talk about all the cool programs going on in the Forest Preserve District of Cook County for January. Then Jim Lemke, DNR Real Estate Section Chief of the Wisconsin will tell us about a free online site and a large book they created that will tell us about all the places that we have for public access for fishing, atv-ing, boating , Sunken ships to dive to, hunting and so much more. Then we will have the Aiden Fishing report in the last segment along with other outdoor information.

On today’s show (12-30-2023) we have Mike Reynolds to talk about how you need to look at places to go deer and turkey hunting in Illinois in 2024 and how you have to do a little homework just to get it done. After Mike, Dan Hayes will be on to talk about your fishing gear and what you should be doing with it while your’re watching tv or out in the garage, so everything is ready when it warms up. Then we will have the Aiden fishing report and more for you in the last segment of the show along with fishing reports and more.

On today’s show we have, Steve Ettinger, from the Illinois Conservation Foundation telling us how we might be able to save our taxes with a end of the year donation to the outdoors and the Illinois Conservation Foundation, and then we will have Steve Silic the fisheries biologist from the Forest Preserve District of cook County about ice fishing when we get ice and trust me we will. Then we will have the Aiden fishing report and more for you in the last segment of the show along with fishing reports and more.

On today’s show (12-16-2023) we have, Capt. Ted Penrod from Penrod and Reel Guide Service to talk about steelhead fishing in the St. Joe River just over the border in Michigan in a heated river boat, I’m there!!!! Then ice fishing guide and educator Tony Boshold will be on to talk about getting ready when we have first ice. Then we will have the Aiden fishing report and more for you in the last segment of the show along with fishing reports and more.

On today’s show we have, Officer Jacob Holsclaw, a Wisconsin Conservation Officer talking about ice safety, followed by Jim O'Neil from Midwest Outdoors giving us his tips on winter perch fishing off Chicago and more. Then we will have the Aiden fishing report and more for you in the last segment of the show along with fishing reports and more.

On today’s show we have, Tim Mondl from the Forest Preserve District of Cook County and then Clay Finnie a 14 year old outdoorsman who was at the Directors Hunt for the Illinois Conservation Foundation Pheasant Hunt and the first time he worked over dogs in the field. If you don’t hear the excitement in his voice, then download the show from ESPN Chicago App and listen again. It's really cool. Then we will have the Aiden fishing report and more for you in the last segment of the show.