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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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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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Sea levels are rising, so why are millions moving to...

Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter ·

2024/03/24

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter questions the rising sea levels and why so many people are moving to U.S. coastlines, as well as wind farms raising alarms across America’s landscape.

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An epic adventure to Greenland and a peek at its future

Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter ·

2024/03/17

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares his epic adventure to Greenland, a peek into its future, and an amazing tale of hunting king eider.

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Illinois needs visionary conservation boards and...

Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter ·

2024/03/10

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares his concerns for Illinois conservation with the need for stronger visionaries on conservation boards and commissions, as well as the change in plastic bag usage in California.

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Sports shows sadly becoming part of a bygone era,...

Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter ·

2024/03/03

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter discusses the once-great outdoor shows fading into a bygone era as well as the “Old Farmer’s Almanac” no longer giving an accurate seasonal forecast.

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Charlie talks about the newly released book ‘Coyotes...

Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter ·

2024/02/25

On this airing of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter talks about the newly released book “Coyotes Among Us,” with its author Dr. Stan Gert. This spellbinding book will thrill you with its stories and photographs!

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