America Outdoors Radio Podcast

It's our popular Christmas Gift Giveaway Show! We'll be doing interviews and giving out gifts from Sena Sea Seafood, Work Sharp, Outdoor Life, Falcon Guides, Buck Knives, Mack's Lure, Teal Crab, Leupold & Stevens and more. We are accepting gift requestions until Monday, December 10th with a cutoff time of 3 PM EST/ Noon PST. Simply listen to the show and email me through my website or directly at john@northwesternoutdoors.com with the one gift you hope to win for Christmas. Only one entry please. We'll draw a winner for each prize we are giving away on Monday afternoon and announce the results on our Northwestern Outdoors Radio Facebook page. We'll also email the winners too! www.northwesternoutdoors.com

Host John Kruse talks to Maria Davidson with the Safari Club International Foundation about why hunting is such an important tool in bear population management and in reducing human/bear conflicts. Award-winning author and photographer Tim Christie shares a book full of great wildlife photography and the tales behind those photos in his new book, "Stories Painted with Light". Josh Warren with Work Sharp shares details about their line of kitchen knife sharpeners that will come in handy this holiday season and beyond! www.americaoutdoorsradio.com

It's our annual Christmas Gift Giveaway Show and we've got guests giving away all sorts of prizes to include: * Swag from Henry Repeating Arms - www.henryusa.com * Pocketknife sharpeners from WorkSharp - www.worksharptools.com * Archery accessories from Bowmar Archery - www.bowmararchery.com * A lure package from Al's Goldfish Lures - www.alsgoldfishlures.com * A great modular stove system from Camp Chef - www.campchef.com * We'll also talk to Luke Shrader with Side Pot Fishing who is helping bass tournament anglers make a little more money! Listen to the show and email us through our website at www.americaoutdoorsradio.com. Simply let us know the one gift you hope to win for Christmas and that you heard this show as a podcast. We'll draw winners tomorrow (December 4th) at 3 PM EST. Good luck and Merry Christmas!

This week on the show John Kruse chats with: * Jim Davis, who put together a winter walleye social on the Columbia River in mid-November where some 55 kayak anglers targeted walleye. * Daniel St. Laurent with Laurent's Guide Service about guided Tillamook Bay crabbing trips this month and about steelhead fishing on area rivers in the new year! * Bob Loomis with Mack's Lure who also weighs in on how to catch fall walleye * Breanna Ball with Wyoming Game and Fish who has several news items to share www.northwesternoutdoors.com

For Thanksgiving weekend we've got a "Best of" episode for you featuring a summer trip to Wallowa County in Northeast Oregon for all sorts of outdoors fun! www.northwesternoutdoors.com www.wallowacountychamber.com

John Kruse chats with - * Roger Phillips with Idaho Fish and Game about the latest outdoors news from the Gem State * Doug Saint Denis with 365 Charters LLC about late fall bass fishing * Randy King, the Chef in the Wild, about his latest hunting adventures and how to cook up duck the right way! * We've also got our regular segments - Sportsman's Spotlight and our Extended Mack's Minute www.northwesternoutdoors.com

Host John Kruse chats with Kris Millgate about a woman trampled to death by elk and other stories related to keeping safe around big game. Kris also shares details about her new documentary film, "On Grizzly Ground". George Krumm, Editor of Fish Alaska magazine, has some suggestions for ice fishing around Anchorage and Wasilla. Meanwhile, Casey Weismantel, the Executive Director of the Aberdeen Visitors and Convention Bureau, shows why Aberdeen, South Dakota is the perfect cast & blast destination for November and December with great pheasant hunting and the chance to catch a trophy walleye (and more)! www.americaoutdoorsradio.com www.huntfishsd.com www.ongrizzlyground.com www.fishalaskamagazine.com

This week on the show Kyle Kunst explains why the Alabama Rig is a great lure for late fall fishing. He'll also tell you about some great fishing apparel for cool weather fishing from Whitewater Performance Fishing Apparel. On an entirely different note, and with the holidays in mind, Brooks Hansen with Camp Chef helps you out with some wild game recipes and food prep you can use for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Throw in some outdoors news and we've got a great show coming your way! www.americaoutdoorsradio.com

John Kruse talks to Rob Phillips about his latest novel in the Luke McCain series, "Creature of the Cascades". Mack's Lure Pro-Guide Brianna Bruce with Livin' Life Adventures talks coho salmon river fishing and we take a deep dive into efforts to reintroduce wild bison herds to the prairies of Montana with Andrew McKean, the Hunting and Conservation Editor for Outdoor Life. www.northwesternoutdoors.com

For our Veteran's Day weekend show John Kruse chats with: 1. Joe Cermele with Outdoor Life about grayling coming back to Michigan's waters for the first time in a century. 2. Jim Curcuruto, Executive Director of the Outdoor Stewards of Conservation Foundation, shares the results of a recent survey showing a dramatic increase in the use of AR 15 platform rifles for hunting 3. John Walrath with Wyoming Game and Fish explains why the trophy kokanee fishery at Flaming Gorge Reservoir is suffering and urges anglers to catch and keep smaller lake trout this fall 4. Keith Sutton with Catfish Now has got tips about catching big flathead catfish out of rivers and has further information about catching catfish in the cold winter months 5. Keith also penned a great article about the Armistice Day Storm of 1940 that proved deadly for many duck hunters. We share that story here. www.americaoutdoorsradio.com

This week on the show John Kruse chats with * Steve Fleming with Mah Hah Outfitters about steelhead fishing on Oregon's John Day River * A crabbing and salmon fishing report from Tillamook Bay courtesy of Jeff Folkema at the Garibaldi Marina * Ted Beach talks about matching the hatch for walleye during an extended Mack's Minute * Brian Lynn with the Sportsman's Alliance exposes the continued anti-hunting bent of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission * Roger Phillips with Idaho Fish and Game talks about Idaho's reaction to quagga mussels being discovered in the Snake River and why walleye are okay in some Idaho waters but not so much in others. www.northwesternoutdoors.com

This week on the show host John Kruse chats with: * Outdoors personality Gary Lewis who has some great elk hunting tips * Tennessee musky fishing guide Steven Paul about his new, award-winning musky lure which catches other fish too * Andrew Weiner, the President of Reeling in Serenity, about the great work this non-profit is doing to help keep people clean and sober through fly fishing * We'll also share outdoors news to include two states with new record fish! www.americaoutdoorsradio.com

Host John Kruse and regular guests Bob Loomis and David Sparks are joined by a trio of Northwest outdoors television show hosts who share their latest adventures to include * Richy Harrod, host of the Northwest Outdoorsman * Mike Carey, host of Northwest Fishing TV * Duane Inglin, host of Fish Hunt Northwest www.northwesternoutdoors.com

Host John Kruse has a special Halloween edition for you featuring: * Haunted hunting destinations from Ducks Unlimited * The best and worst states for bats in America We'll also chat with * Kyle Grover, winner of the WON Bass US Open at Lake Mohave * Mike Whitlow with Anglers Inn International who is inviting you to join him to fish for bass on the Amazon River in Brazil * Laura Lindsay with Heroes on the water www.americaoutdoorsradio.com

This week on the show host John Kruse interviews: * Congressman Dan Newhouse about why physically reintroducing grizzly bears into North Central Washington is a bad idea. * Outdoors writer Jeff Holmes about grouse hunting and fishing for trout this month in the Idaho Panhandle * Bob Loomis with Mack's Lure about how to catch coho salmon in the Columbia River Gorge www.northwesternoutdoors.com

This week on the show host John Kruse takes you to deer or elk camp! * Brooks Hansen with Camp Chef talks deer hunting and deer camp cooking www.americaoutdoorsradio.com

John Kruse has an extended conversation with outdoors writer Troy Rodakowski about hunting black-tail deer bucks and advice for early season duck hunters. Bob Loomis helps you catch more trout this fall during an extended Mack's Minute and Bradly Trumbo shares the Northwest forecast for quail hunters and offers advice for those wanting to get into this fun sport! www.northwesternoutdoors.com www.facebook.com/theduckblindchronicles

This week on the show John Kruse chats with: * Carlee Koutnik with the National Wildlife Federation about the Artemis progam she runs that gets women into hunting and about a new hunting lease they have available for ten female hunters in Tennessee * Mike Komara about competitive fly fishing (yes, it's a thing) and how it works and how you can get involved * Guide and professional angler Johnnie Candle gives you an October fishing report from Devils Lake, North Dakota and the fishing trips he'll be offering this winter in the Florida panhandle. * Billy Egan previews the WON Bass US Open, the biggest money bass tournament in the West, taking place October 16th through the 18th at Lake Mohave on the border of Arizona and Nevada www.americaoutdoorsradio.com

This week on the show John Kruse talks to * Guide Steve Huber about fisheries management problems in Northern California and opportunities for salmon and steelhead in Southern Oregon * Marc Bush with Twisted Guide Service has a Columbia Gorge area fishing report * Dan Hansen has some suggestions about where you can canoe or kayak this month in the northwest * Pat Wray has some great advice for you chukar hunters out there www.northwesternoutdoors.com

This week on the show host John Kruse chats with * Robby Denning has last minute scouting advice for deer hunters out there * Dr. Tommy Floyd, President of the National Archery in the Schools Program, has good news about restored funding * Find out how Hope for the Warriors is helping combat veterans have their outdoors wishes come true * Watch Major League Fishing Invitationals Saturday mornings at 9 AM this Fall www.americaoutdoorsradio.com