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This week's show kicks off with Greg Abbas from A-Way Outdoors. Greg talks about calling whitetail deer. He's followed by Jon Callison. Jon has great advice on fall fishing from a kayak and also tips to get started in the business of the outdoors Hour 2 features audiologist and avid hunter Mike Stewart. Mike explains how shooting can hurt a hunter's hearing and he has great advice to prevent that damage. Mark Sills of the Michigan DNR is up next with details on the Hunter Access Program. He's followed by lobbyist Justin Tomei. Justin answers this week's Ask Avery question about term lengths of Michigan NRC Commissioners. We're talking pheasant hunting in hour 3 with veteran outdoorsman Tom Lounsbury. Wild game chef Dixie Dave Minar wraps it all up with a very nice venison recipe.

Nick Grillo of Michigan Brand Meats is my first guest this week. Nick talks about the history of that family owned company. He's followed by Jack Ammerman of the Michigan Pheasant Hunting Initiative. Jack reminds us pheasant season is just around the corner. Hour two kicks off with long range shooter Paul Phillips. Paul describes finding EHD in the deer herd at his southern Michigan lease property. Then, John Upp, the creator of the 41 Great Lakes cartridge has an update on that wildcat round. The hour wraps up with Sgt. Mike Mshar of the Michigan DNR. Mike answers the question of whether a person can shoot a deer suffering from disease. Hour three features Lance Valentine of The Walleye Zone. Lance talks about fall walleye fishing and more. The show wraps up with Chef Dixie Dave Minar and another tasty venison recipe.

We kick off the new month this week on Outdoor Magazine radio. First, Mike Horswill talks about processing your own venison. Then, Bill Hahn from Jay's Sporting Goods has details on some great partnerships there this fall. The second hour features UP fishing guide Connor Baccus. Conservation lobbyist Bill Jackson is up next with details on the new "Michigan Leaders for Conservation" group. Next, Scott Baker of Michigan Sportsment Against Hunger joins me for the Ask Avery segment. We're talking waterfowl hunting in hour 3 with guide Jeff Godi of The Michigan Experience. Chef Dixie Dave Minar wraps it all up with a very nice venison recipe.

Dennis Poet is my first guest this week. He talks about the new Michigan Outdoors Report TV show. Then, Dan Ulfig has an update from the Michigan Wildlife Council. Hour two kicks off with Jerry Wydner from the Hunter Safety System. He's followed by Scott Kietzman of Linwood Taxidermy. Hour three features Brent Rudolph of the Michigan DNR. Brent talks about the Michigan elk herd. Wild game chef Dixie Dave Minar wraps it all up with a nice venison recipe.

Charlie Wiltse is my first guest this week. Charlie talks about hunting elk out west, then coming home for the Michigan deer season. Thenk Keil Jorgenson of Woods-n-Waternews wraps up their big Outdoor Weekend. Hour two kicks off with Brian Kozminski of True North Trout guide service. Scott Baker from Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger is up next. Jenia Canel from Jay's Sporting Goods wraps up the hour with details on getting a suppressor for your hunting rifle. We're talking fall turkey and small game hunting in hour three with Al Stewart from the Nimrod Education Center. Wild game chef Dixie Dave Minar wraps it all up with a very nice venison recipe.

Dave Thomas of Bowhunter Planet is my first guest this week. He's followed by Andy Wiess of Truck Trolley. Hour two kicks off with Jason Graham of Linwood Beach Marina and Send It Charters. Then, Evan Farinosi from the Michigan DNR. In hour three I talk with Richard P. Smith and wild game chef Dixie Dave Minar.

We kick off this holiday weekend with Lance Valentine of The Walleye Zone. Then, Eric Long from Longline Charters talks about fall fishing on Lake St. Clair. Keil Jorgenson from Woods-n-Waternews is up next with a preview of their big Outdoor Weekend. Hour two features Michigan deer tracker Rob Miller. Next, Bill Hahn from Jay's Sporting Goods talks about their upcoming 55th anniversary. We're talking fishing in hour 3 with Mark Romanack of Fishing 411 TV. Wild game chef Dixie Dave Minar wraps it all up with a preview of the upcoming Wednesday Night Live at the King's Dish Restaurant in Standish.

Dr. Brent Rudolph from the Michigan DNR is my first guest this week. He talks about the upcoming deer season and changes hunters will have to deal with. Hour two kicks off with Michigan crow hunter Tony Windt. Tony talks about the finer points of that little known sport. Mike Thorman from the Michigan Hunting Dog Federation is up next. He says four hundred thousand Michigan hunters and anglers didn't vote in the last big election. Jimmy Gretzinger from Michigan Out of Doors TV is my guest in hour 3. We wrap it all up with Chef Dixie Dave Minar. Dave has a very nice fish recipe.

The show kicks off with Glenn Alfieri of GK Custom Calls. Glenn talks about the upcoming early Michigan goose season. Then, NIck Grillo of Michigan Brand Meats reminds us his company will custom process order. Hour two features Captain John Milbourne of the Michigan Charter Boat Association. John talks about the job of a charter captain and the Lake Michigan salmon fishery this season. Kyle Green of the Green Way Conservation Club is up next. He talks about the success of his group so far and what's next on the agenda. The hour wraps up with Tom Weston of the Michigan DNR. Tom reminds us their app can be used without a cell signal. Deer hunting is the topic in hour 3 with John Eberhart, the "Whitetail Whisperer". He talks about scouting, trophy bucks and his new line of Scent Lok clothing. The show wraps up with chef Dixie Dave Minar and another great fish recipe.

This week's show kicks off with long time Charter Captain Jeff Tropf.  Jeff is one of the few charters out of Leland on northern Lake Michigan. Then, Dan Ulfig from the Michigan Wildlife Council has an update on the "Here for Generations" campaign. Hour two features Adam Lewis of Deer IQ.  He has great advice on getting ready for the upcoming season. Next, Dan Operhall from the Michigan DNR talks about their Platte River fish hatchery. We're talking bear hunting in hour 3 with Gary Morgan of Wild Game Dynasty outfitters. The show wraps up with Chef Dixie Dave Minar and a very nice fish recipe.

Steve Windom from Outdoor Mentors is my first guest this week. He talks about the golf outing and where the money we raised will be used. Then Paul Pirone of Versa Skins previews a big sale coming up. Keil Jorgenson from Woods-n-Waternews wraps up the hour with details on their big Outdoor Weekend. Rich Chrzan of Killer Food Plots is featured in Hour 2, he talks about the finer points of food plotting. Lance Valentine from the Walleye Zone is up next. Lance talks about extending his Detroit River charters. Casting for king salmon in the rivers is the topic in hour 3 with the man who pioneered the tactic, Tim Roller.

We kick off the new month with Kyle Green of The Greenway Outdoors. He talks about their new Green Way Conservation Club and how this could be a good way for Michigan hunters and anglers to have a voice in Lansing. Then, top Michigan Game Warden Brandon Keift joins me to talk about the "open fields doctrine" and also the new law allowing recreational feeding for birds and wildlife. Chad Stewart of the Michigan DNR is up next with more on that new law. He says the DNR is still opposed to feeding and this move was made by politicians, not biologists. Well known Michigan houndsman Jordan Farmer is my guest in hour 3. He talks about the training season and running bears with hounds. Wild game chef Dixie Dave Minar wraps it all up with another great wild game recipe.

This week's show kicks off with Merl Jones of the Michigan Trappers and Predator Caller's Association. He's talking about their upcoming convention in August. Then, Steve Windom of Outdoor Mentors has last minute details of the Mike Avery Charity Golf Outing to raise money for projects to get kids outdoors. Hour two features well known Michigan Outdoorsman Gabe VanWormer. Michigan DNR wildlife biologist Karen Cleveland is up next to talk about Ospreys. Captain Bobby Sullivan of Ice Breaker Charters joins me in hour 3. He talks about the transition from trolling for walleye, to Lake Michigan salmon. The show wraps up with Chef Dixie Dave Minar and another great wild game recipe.

Nick Grillo of Michigan Brand Meats is my first guest this week. He talks about a Stannard Rock lake trout fishing adventure. Eric Austin from Jay's Sporting Goods is up next with advice on getting ready for the upcoming archery season. He's followed by Jordan Mason of the Michigan DNR. Jordan talks about the state's shooting ranges. The Ask Avery segment this week is answered by Tom Weston, also from the DNR. We're talking bass fishing in Michigan in hour three with Gerry Gostenik of Great Lakes Bass Fishing. The show wraps up with Chef Dixie Dave Minar and another great recipe.

Jim Felgenauer of St. Clair Sturgeon for Tomorrow is my first guest this week. He talks about the upcoming sturgeon season. Then Keil Jorgenson of Woods-n-Waternews has a preview of their latest issue. Hour two features fishing legend Mark Martin. Mark talks about his roots as a night time angler for walleye. Keith Kintigh of the DNR then answers this week's "Ask Avery" question. We continue the fishing theme in hour three with Larry Jennings of Jonah Jigs. The show wraps up with Chef Dixie Dave Minar and a very nice fish recipe.