This week on America Outdoors Radio we talk to Gordie Murphy, the man behind Fishoholic, and give away a pair of nice fishing sunglasses and swag.  Bill Brassard with the National Shooting Sports Foundation talks about Safe Gun Storage Check week and Brooks Hansen with Camp Chef tells you about the Memorial Day sale they've got going on along with some ideas for car campground cooking!   PS - You have until Wednesday at 5 PM EST to enter for a chance to win the sunglasses.  You can do so by contacting us through our website at www.americaoutdoorsradio.com and let us know what ci ..read more

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 Sweepstakes, brought to you by the Bonefish Tarpon Trust. www.americaoutdoorsradio.com  ..read more

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 about his high-performance bass fishing rods. www.northwesternoutdoors.com   ..read more

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 hear another extended Mack's Minute and BirdNote! www.northwesternoutdoors.com    ..read more

This week host John Kruse talks to 1. John Childs about a fall fishing adventure in Chataqua County, New York 2. Wyoming Game and Fish biologist Matt Hahn about a trout hooking and mortality study 3. Wade Middleton about Outdoor Action TV, the channel you can watch for free! 4. Joe Cermele with Outdoor Life who has some great advice about catching pike!   www.americaoutdoorsradio.com  ..read more

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 fishing at Wallowa Lake 5.  A rant about Cody Roberts, the man who ran over a wolf in Wyoming and showed off the severely injured animal in ..read more

This week John Kruse teams up with Bruce Watkins to give away a backpack friendly four-piece fly rod and reel package from Summit Tackle.  Want to enter?  Simply shoot an email to info@americaoutdoorsradio.com.  Then, let us know where you are from and where you listen to our show.  The deadline to enter is 1- AM PST/ 1 PM EST on Wednesday, April 24th.   Brooks Hansen with Camp Chef visits that delicious meal known as the shore lunch and ways to cook up your catch while Faith Jolley with the Utah Division of Natural Resources shares some great advice on what you should ..read more

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! www.americaoutdoorsradio.com    ..read more

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 in three different states www.americaoutdoorsradio.com  ..read more

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 www.northwesternoutdoors.com  ..read more