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Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter

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Rating
★★★★★
5
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23 reviews
This podcast has
100 episodes
Language
English
Publisher
wgnradio.com
Explicit
No
Date created
2014/07/09
Latest episode
2026/04/19
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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Everglades conservation milestone nears completion
2026/04/19
This week on The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter highlights why partners are celebrating the Everglades’ success as the world’s largest water conservation project approaches completion.
Sand County Foundation leads the way in helping save grasslands
2026/04/12
This week on The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter explores how the Sand County Foundation is leading the charge to protect vital grasslands—and previews the arrival of crane season in Wisconsin.
Farm Bill controversy hits hunting traditions as Western water crisis deepens
2026/04/05
This week on The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter examines how a controversial Farm Bill amendment could impact dog training and bird hunting traditions, while also exploring the growing water crisis threatening the future of the American West.
Saskatchewan hunting restrictions and Farm Bill stalemate
2026/03/29
This week on The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter welcomes Kerry Luft of the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation to explain how Saskatchewan is restricting American hunters with new regulations, plus the latest on the stalled Farm Bill. 
America The Beautiful in IMAX and remembering Orion Samuelson
2026/03/22
This week on The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter discusses the upcoming IMAX documentary America The Beautiful, celebrating the United States of America’s 250th anniversary, featuring narration by Kelsey Grammer, along with a tribute to Orion Samuelson, a man Charlie was lucky to have known. 
Songbird decline, invasive species, and the need for wildlife management
2026/03/15
This week on The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter explains why songbirds are declining while some invasive species continue to thrive, and how a Michigan effort highlights the importance of active wildlife management.
Plastics, Paper, and Sports Show Season
2026/03/08
This week on The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter discusses plastics and their legacy environmental costs, whether paper products could help clean up our environment, and why it’s the heart of sports show season.
Why villagers want hunting and Endangered Species Act reforms
2026/03/01
This week on The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter explores why local villagers support hunting and what proposed Endangered Species Act reforms could mean for conservation.
Can hunting save elephants, rhinos and African big game?
2026/02/22
This week on The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter questions whether hunting can help save elephants, rhinos, and Africa’s iconic big game. Plus, a look at the battle over mining in the Boundary Waters.
End of an era for Eddie Bauer
2026/02/15
This week on The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter reflects on Eddie Bauer’s closing, marking the end of an era, and asks whether the NRA can find its relevance again.
Federal duck stamp winner breaks his own record
2026/02/08
This week on The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter explains how the Federal Duck Stamp winner broke his own record and why deer hunter numbers nationwide are down more than 35% from 40 years ago.
Oregon proposed ballot measure is a disaster for wildlife management
2026/02/01
This week on The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter explains why a proposed Oregon ballot measure is raising alarms among conservationists, as well as a closer look at polar bear populations and why recent data shows they’re thriving, despite years of dire predictions.
The biofuel bet that didn’t pay off
2026/01/25
This week on The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter breaks down why large-scale biofuel projects using Midwest grasslands and prairies failed to gain traction—and why those ideas might still work for our forests. Plus, an update on wolves out West.
Calls to stop flooding corn fields could harm waterfowl
2026/01/18
On this episode of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter welcomes Kerry Luft of the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation to explain why efforts to halt flooding corn fields for Louisiana waterfowl lack scientific backing and may threaten bird populations. Plus, a look at the future of hunter recruitment.
Venezuela’s wetlands, ECO Hunting Alliance and a fish disco
2026/01/11
On this episode of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter dives into the damage threatening Venezuela’s wetlands, updates us on the ECO Hunting Alliance’s forest restoration efforts amid rising deer populations, and explores a surprising “fish disco” off the coast of Great Britain.

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5 out of 5
23 reviews
★★★★★
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
★★★★★
Bottomlandhunter 2022/07/12
Great show!
Southern Illinois native here listening from Memphis, so glad I found this excellent podcast!
★★★★★
PolarBearsROCK22 2020/11/26
Hey!
That’s my dad!
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