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Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter

Charlie Potter discusses hunting, fishing, wildlife and conservation issues in the Great Outdoors Podcast from WGN Radio 720 in Chicago

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Dams – what did they really cost us? Plus, birds are...

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2024/08/11

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.

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Saskatchewan considers restrictions on American...

Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter ·

2024/08/04

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares the Saskatchewan consideration to restrict American hunters and guides on their land. Plus, there are possibly more polar bear numbers than ever, and an absolute stunner in this year’s Olympic trap shooting.

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Rains finally return to the prairie breeding grounds,...

Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter ·

2024/07/28

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter talks about the rain that has finally returned to the prairie breeding grounds – is it too late for this year? Plus, a new transaction tax for the federal duck stamp breaks a long time agreement.

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‘Straight Shooting for Hunters’ is a must for those...

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2024/07/21

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter is joined by Kerry Luft and discusses a new book about to be released, “Straight shooting for Hunters,” a must for those who enjoy bird hunting. Plus, Will Premos shares his values in building a business that transformed the sporting world.

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Colorado sinks to new low in allowing ballot box...

Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter ·

2024/07/14

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares his concerns on Colorado’s declining environmental trajectory by allowing ballot box biology. Plus, a continued conversation on why law enforcement officers should be issuing warnings instead of tickets when recreating.

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Naming birds after people is not what nature needs...

Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter ·

2024/07/07

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter tells us why naming birds after people is not what conservation needs, as well as his two cents on whether law-enforcement for recreational boating needs lessons in customer relations.

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Colorado turns to ‘ballot box biology’ once again to...

Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter ·

2024/06/30

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares his concerns on “ballot box biology” in Colorado and how it is shifting species management into the hands of politicians. He also gives an update on the incredible amount of feedback in support of keeping the stables in Palatine, IL.

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Palatine stable and the effort to keep it open plus –...

Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter ·

2024/06/23

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter talks about the public outcry to keep the stables open in Palatine, IL as well as the “Sage Brush” rebellion brewing in the northwest.

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Enjoying the great outdoors of Normandy – a true...

Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter ·

2024/06/16

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter continues sharing the awe of modern-day Normandy, France, and its many outdoor options you can experience.

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Reporting from Utah Beach on the 80th Anniversary of...

Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter ·

2024/06/09

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter reports from Utah Beach for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day to share his connection to those who saved the free world in Normandy, France.

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Banding falcon chicks in Bavaria, Germany and...

Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter ·

2024/06/02

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter joins you from Bavaria, Germany and talks with Anthony Hammond about banding young falcons, as well as the remarkable story of a cross-continental bird trip.

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Our national wildlife refuges could lose the ability...

Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter ·

2024/05/26

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter talks about the concerns of U.S. wildlife refuges losing their ability to be managed along with a legal change in Tennessee that prevents game warden’s access to private land without a warrant.

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Why it is difficult to take the politics out of...

Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter ·

2024/05/19

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter discusses the difficulty Illinois is having with it’s wildlife management due to politics. And, he talks with Kerry Luft, Executive Vice President of the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation, about the progress of the farm bill.

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Illinois weakens oversight of Department of Natural...

Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter ·

2024/05/12

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter discusses his concerns on the new oversight of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the untraditional usages of sage grouse.

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America’s foremost conservationist – Johnny Morris...

Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter ·

2024/05/05

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares Bass Pro Shop founder and Lead Outfitter Johnny Morris and his passion for American conservation. He also brings to the light, the concerns of plastic in the Great Lakes.

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Bureau of Land Management is under increased pressure...

Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter ·

2024/04/28

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter discusses the increased pressure the Bureau of Land Management is under on policies in the western United States, plus the concerns over feral cats and what they are doing to the ecosystem in Australia.

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Solar power and weather plus amazing bird migrations

Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter ·

2024/04/21

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares the effects solar power farms will have on the environment and the remarkable information being learned about bird migrations.

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Bureau of Land Management faces huge opposition to...

Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter ·

2024/04/14

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares his concerns about the Bureau of Land Management’s plans to add solar farms to public lands, as well as the strides the state of Arkansas is taking in waterfowl conservation.

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Seeing the eclipse is a truly spiritual time with...

Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter ·

2024/04/07

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares why seeing the eclipse is a truly spiritual time with nature and how the state of Vermont is considering abandoning long-held wildlife management principles.

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An April Fools story about Chicago’s massive wind...

Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter ·

2024/03/31

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter tells a tall tale about Chicago’s massive wind farm on Lake Michigan, and some revealing information on the return of bird flu.

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