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

John Kruse shares audio recorded at the Bighorn Outdoor Adventure Show in Spokane, Washington.  His guests include: 1.  Mike Mauk, the owner of Brewster Bait and Tackle and the man behind the Brewster Salmon Derby 2.  Kennan VanHollebeke, owner of Lower Snake Outfitters, offering deer and coyote hunts in SE Washington 3.  Steve Temple with Clark Fork Trout about fly fishing the Clark Fork River in Montana for trout this year 4.  Joseph Andrews who will tell you about opportunities to harvest bison on the Kalispel Tribal Reservation www.northwesternoutdoors.com  ..read more

This week host John Kruse chats with: 1.  Keith "Catfish" Sutton, editor of Catfish Now, about the rise of tournament catfishing 2.  John McComie with McComie's Custom Lures about some great new products for salmon and lake trout 3.  Shane Harris, the owner of Lazy Horse Outfitters, who wants to take you turkey hunting and bear hunting this spring in Idaho and is offering a 20 percent discount for turkey hunters listening to this show! www.americaoutdoorsradio.com    ..read more

This week on the show host John Kruse talks to: 1.  Roger Phillips with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game about some great events they have coming up for kids to get them outdoors and into the shooting sports 2.  Chris Braunwart and Jenn Stevensen about the Othello Sandhill Crane Festival taking place March 22 - 24 3.  Stephanie Knowlton about a plethora of activities taking place over spring break at Oregon's State Parks www.northwesternoutdoors.com  ..read more

This week on the show John Kruse chats with 1.  Brooks Hansen with Camp Chef about the pellet grill they have built exclusively for Sportsman's Warehouse 2.  Melanie Jones with the Inland Northwest Wildlife Council about the Bighorn Outdoor Adventure Show taking place March 14th thru the 17th in Spokane 3.  Russ Baker with Limit Out Performance Marine and the Big Bass Trail about three big tournaments he's bringing to Potholes Reservoir in Eastern Washington's Grant County this spring www.northwesternoutdoors.com www.bigbasstrail.com www.inwc.org www.campchef.com www.sportsmans ..read more

This week host John Kruse chats with: 1. Stephen Crook, Guest Services Manager at Sportsman's Cove Lodge in Alaska 2.  Josh Warren with WorkSharp about the perfect sharpeners for your tools this spring 3.  Nate Rees with Trout Unlimited about the Apache trout, a conservation success story in Arizona 4.  Will Brantley with Field & Stream about the types of turkey hunters you run into in the woods www.americaoutdoorsradio.com  ..read more