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
How presidents use Antiquities Act and BLM authorizes controversial wind farm project plus our Christmas wish list
12/22/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares how United States presidents have used the Antiquities Act across the country, the controversial wind farm project green lit by the Bureau of Land Management, and a conservation Christmas wish list.
Duration:00:18:25
NRA spends almost $200 million on legal fees and Alaska may get a road it does not want
12/15/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares why the NRA has spent almost $200 million in legal fees and how Alaska may have a road built through its beautiful wilderness.
Duration:00:18:50
Fewer land owners means less land for recreation and deer harvest numbers are up this year
12/8/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter explains why fewer landowners in Canada means less land available for recreation, what has deer harvest numbers are up this year, and the concern of bird flu contaminating Illinois shooting preserves.
Duration:00:17:54
Secretary of Agriculture nominated – what does it mean for conservation? Plus deer on the roads and we have much to be thankful for
12/1/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter gives a few more thanks including staying safe while deer movement is at its peak. Plus, what does the new Secretary of Agriculture nomination mean for conservation?
Duration:00:18:53
Moving day for birds plus the future of sage grouse
11/24/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter gives thanks this Thanksgiving by sharing memories along with the annual moving day for birds during their fall migration. He also shares the future of sage grouse in the West.
Duration:00:18:43
Nomination of Governor Doug Burgum for Secretary of the Interior could be one of the best in history
11/17/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter talks about the nomination of Governor Doug Burgum for Secretary of the Interior and how he could be one of the best in history to helm the position. Plus, the fishing guide business is booming and this creates challenges.
Duration:00:18:28
A big win for conservation and management of natural resources had taken place plus dam removal results exceed projections
11/10/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter discusses what the election results mean for conservation and natural resource management as well as the remarkable results seen in the waterways after a recent dam removal on the Klamath River.
Duration:00:19:02
Brit Hume and Charlie Potter talk about conservation, agriculture, and what is at stake in the election on Tuesday
11/3/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter talks with Brit Hume, Chief Political Analyst for Fox News, about the missing conversation on conservation in the recent election campaigns.
Duration:00:18:40
World famous James Beard Award winner Hank Shaw covers how to prepare game and fish and shares wonderful stories with Charlie Potter and Kerry Luft
10/27/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter is joined by James Beard Award-winning chef Hank Shaw and Kerry Luft, Executive Vice President of the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation, as they share stories and outstanding ways to prepare game and fish.
Duration:00:21:36
Hiking for Huns and a few American outfitters are ruining the prairie Canada experience we have long known
10/20/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares his concerns about how American outfitters are changing the Canadian prairie experience that has been long enjoyed.
Duration:00:19:09
Vast tracts of timberland on the Mississippi are being lost. A catastrophe for wildlife, soils and commerce. What comes next?
10/13/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter is joined by expert Howard Jones to discuss the vast tracts of timberland that are being lost on the Mississippi River.
Duration:00:17:54
The removal of dams – will the trend continue? Plus, it is long overdue – a company via pushes back against Greenpeace with litigation of its own
10/6/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter questions whether the continuing removal of dams will affect the environment and shares the pushback towards Greenpeace.
Duration:00:18:18
Alaska’s stunning beauty and king salmon collapse, plus taking the steelhead plunge
9/29/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter continues to share his time in Alaska by explaining the environment’s king salmon collapse, and you’ll fall for his steelhead story!
Duration:00:17:27
Southeast Alaska in all its glory and mystique
9/22/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares the wonders of Southeast Alaska and paints a picture for listeners of “The Last Frontier” in the United States.
Duration:00:18:33
Saving the native prairie that is left plus botulism wreaks havoc on birds – can it be reduced?
9/15/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter discusses the need to save the native prairie that remains and how botulism is affecting a good portion of the bird population.
Duration:00:18:41
Are dove populations in decline and U.S. hunters likely to face more restrictions in Canada?
9/8/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter questions whether dove populations are in decline. And United States hunters are likely to face more restrictions in Canada, but are outfitters the problem for access?
Duration:00:18:23
Covering the globe on this Labor Day Weekend plus a giant gift to the National Parks and air quality from forest fires
9/1/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter is covering the globe on this Labor Day Weekend. Plus, he shares a giant gift to the National Parks and some concerns about the air quality from forest fires.
Duration:00:17:48
A blue moon over the Atlantic – tuna, stripers and a changing sea, plus, more ballot box biology is on the way
8/25/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter talks about the proliferation of tuna boats on the North Atlantic Ocean, as well as more ballot box biology on the horizon.
Duration:00:17:55
Lobsters, striped bass, bluefish – all on the move in Maine, plus Idaho launches comprehensive review to determine how technology can be used when hunting to ensure ‘fair chase’
8/18/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares the movement of lobsters, striped bass, and bluefish off the coast of Maine, and the comprehensive review launched by Idaho to determine how technology can be used when hunting to ensure “fair chase.”
Duration:00:19:17
Dams – what did they really cost us? Plus, birds are already starting their southward migration
8/11/2024
On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter discusses the effect dams have had on the environment and what they have cost the landscape, and birds are already starting to head south.
Duration:00:16:52