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Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter

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Rating
★★★★★
4.8
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This podcast has
100 episodes
Language
English
Publisher
wgnradio.com
Explicit
No
Date created
2014/07/09
Latest episode
2026/10/18
Average duration
-
Release period
7 days

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

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Leaving northern Canada’s wilderness and fish farm challenges
2026/10/18
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, leaving northern Canada proves more difficult than expected as another season comes to a close. Plus, fish farms are facing growing sustainability concerns. Are we using too many wild fish to feed farm-raised ones?
Charlie Potter broadcasts from northern Canada wilderness
2026/10/11
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, Charlie broadcasts live from the remote wilderness of northern Manitoba, sharing how modern technology keeps him connected while winter weather arrives.
A child’s first hunt and why passing on outdoor heritage matters
2026/10/04
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, Charlie shares the story of a child’s first hunt and why passing on outdoor heritage matters. Plus, a look back at 45 years of driving to the end of the road, where the adventure always begins.
What the Roadless Rule repeal could mean
2026/09/27
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, Charlie breaks down the latest efforts to open public lands through executive action and takes a closer look at the proposed repeal of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a move that could have lasting effects on forests, wildlife, and outdoor recreation.
Charlie Potter reflects on White House honor
2026/09/20
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, Charlie shares his experience attending a special dinner in the White House Rose Garden with the President of the United States, where leaders of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation and other conservation advocates were recognized. Hear what the honor means and Charlie’s firsthand observations from this memorable event.
Can the Chicago River be reversed again?
2026/09/13
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, Charlie tackles two major questions shaping the future of conservation and public policy: Could the Chicago River ever be reversed again, and should hunting be protected in Colorado’s constitution?
Dove numbers fall as waterfowl concerns grow
2026/09/06
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, troubling signs for two popular game birds. Charlie explores declining dove numbers and examines a waterfowl breeding report that raises questions about the future of duck populations.
Christopher Burke on Chicago’s water miracle
2026/08/30
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, Christopher Burke, Founder and CEO of Christopher Burke Engineering, discusses how Chicago’s water management miracle is nearing completion with benefits reaching all the way down the Mississippi River to New Orleans.
Wetlands rule draws opposition as reservoirs drop
2026/08/23
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, proposed changes affecting small wetlands face unprecedented, unified opposition. Plus, the largest reservoirs in the American West fall to record-low levels.
Great White Sharks in the Gulf of Maine and fires in the American West
2026/08/16
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, Charlie explores the Gulf of Maine and its growing population of great white sharks, and the wildfires raging across the American West.
Bird migration begins, wetlands face threats
2026/08/09
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, Neotropical birds are beginning their annual migration. Learn what you can do to help them survive their long journey and why wetlands easements face growing threats.
Key wetlands easement laws under threat
2026/08/02
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, key wetlands easement laws face growing threats, and the lasting impact of wildfires on wildlife.
The perks of virtual fencing for wildlife
2026/07/26
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, Charlie to talk about the benefits to virtual fencing which uses GPS-enabled collars on livestock to create invisible, app-defined boundaries and prevents fatal wildlife entanglements, allows migratory species to roam freely, and enables ranchers to steer cattle away from known carnivore territories.
Why Canada can’t stop the fires and a look at Yellowstone National Park
2026/07/19
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, Charlie focuses on the Canadian wildfire and why these fires are occuring. Then, Charlie talks about Yellowstone National Park 38 years after it was an inferno.
California condor recovery and Canadian conservation debate
2026/07/12
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, the remarkable comeback of the California condor takes center stage, along with Canada’s proposal to restrict access to millions of acres of land in the name of conservation.

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4.8 out of 5
22 reviews
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Bottomlandhunter 2026/05/23
Sellout to trump
Charlie is blinded by his political leanings an hatred for environmental groups to the point I can’t take him seriously anymore
★★★★★
CMP- Idaho 2026/01/25
BLM nominee
Love to hear your show each week! Here in Idaho our BLM is loved by most, especially hunters. Steve Pearce has said he wants to “reverse the trend of ...
★★★★★
Peyton976 2024/02/05
Great podcast
I enjoy this podcast every week, great knowledge of the outdoors. Thanks for doing the podcast
★★★★★
disapointed23232 2022/09/01
Very informative
Great podcast for outdoor enthusiasts covering variety of topics
★★★★★
PolarBearsROCK22 2020/11/26
Hey!
That’s my dad!
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