Rundown for Mother's Day Weekend

Outdoor Magazine Radio (7/4/26)

John Callison [https://www.instagram.com/callisonfishing/?hl=en] is my first guest this week. He talks about kayak fishing, creating social media fishing content…and more. Then, Jon Spieles from the Michigan Wildlife Council [https://hereformioutdoors.org/] has an update on the "Here for Generations" campaign. Hour two kicks off with Luke Pawlosky of The Outdoor Conquest [https://theoutdoorconquest.com/]. He's followed by Mark Williams of the newly formed Michigan Anglers Consortium [https://mianglers.com/]. We continue the fishing theme in hour three with Lance Valentine of The Walleye Zone [https://thewalleyezone.com/]. The show wraps up with Chef Dixie Dave Minar and another tasty fish recipe.

Outdoor Magazine Radio (6/27/26)

This week's show kicks off with the "Bear Whisperer", Johnny Bowler talking about the Michigan hunting season. Then, Ed Beckley tells the story of getting a Michigan elk tag. Hour two features Captain Steve Hubert of Chumbucket Charters [https://chumbucketcharters.net/] in northern Lake Huron. Steve talks about that constantly evolving fishery. Dustin Isenhoff of the Michigan DNR [https://michigan.gov/dnr]wraps up the hour talking about the bear and elk license process. Noted outdoor writer and Michigan Outdoor Hall of Fame member Richard P. Smith [https://richardpsmith.com/]joins me in the third hour to talk bear and deer hunting. The show wraps up with Chef Dixie Dave Minar and another great recipe.

Outdoor Magazine Radio (6/20/26)

Predator hunter Chris Kreiner [https://ckreinermedia.com/] is my first guest this week. He talks about summertime coyote hunting. Then, Steve Windom of Outdoor Mentors [https://outdoormentors.org/] has details on the upcoming golf outing [https://outdoormentors.org/avery]. Hour two kicks off with Justin Wangeman from Kimars Charters [https://kimarscharters.com/]. Justin talks about fishing Stannard Rock in Lake Superior for trophy lake trout. "Michigan's Meteorologist" Mark Torregrossa [https://mlive.com/] is up next with a look at our summertime weather pattern. Hour three features Dr. Ali Shakoor. Ali talks about the science of fishing. We wrap it all up with Chef Dixie Dave Minar and another great recipe.

Outdoor Magazine Radio (6/13/26)

This week's show kicks off with Don Miller of Miller's Motor City Muskies [https://millers-sportfishing.com/]. Don talks about the world class musky fishing on Lake St. Clair. Then Rich Chrzan from Killer Food Plots [https://killerfoodplots.com/] talks about the window of opportunity to get those seeds in the ground. Hour two features Scott Kietzman of Linwood Taxidermy [https://linwoodtaxidermy.com/]. He has great advice of preserving your hunting and fishing memories. Ryan Soulard from the Michigan DNR [https://michigan.gov/dnr] is up next with details on the upcoming Saginaw Bay Waterfowl Festival. The hour wraps up with Scott Szfranski of LInwood Beach Marina [https://linwoodbeachmarina.com/]. Scott answers this week's Ask Avery question about boat trailers. Captain Darrin Howard of Reel Respect Charters [https://reelrespectcharters.com/] is featured in hour 3. The Michigan Charter Captain talks about his bluefin tuna fishing adventures on the Atlantic ocean. We wrap it all up with Chef Dixie Dave MInar and another great wild game recipe.

Outdoor Magazine Radio (6/6/26)

Dr. Brent Rudolph from the Michigan DNR [https://michigan.gov/dnr] is my first guest this week. The long time wildlife biologist talks about the whitetail fawning season. Then, Dan Ulfig from the Michigan Wildlife Council [https://hereformioutdoors.org/]has an update on the "Here for Generations" campaign. Hour two kicks off with Captain Paul Schlafley of Riverside Charters [https://riversidecharters.com/] in Manistee. Paul says the salmon fishing so far this season has been very good. Jim Felgenauer is up next. Jim talks about plans to build the first public fish cleaning station on Lake St. Clair. Upper Peninsula fishing guide Connor Baccus [https://connorbaccusfishing.com/] is my guest in hour three as we talk about fishing the UP for walleye, bass and crappie. Chef Dixie Dave Minar wraps it all up with a very nice wild game recipe.