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THURSDAY - MARCH 14
Show 1911: Wisconsin bonus spring turkey permits go on sale Monday, March 18. Win tickets to the Open Season Sportsmans Expo next weekend at Kalahari Resort. Apply now to become a hunter education instructor. Treating hearing loss and tinnitus can improve your turkey hunting success. Jeff reports on his trip to Oklahoma. Dan reports on his Fishing Hall of Fame induction and the Milwaukee Sports Show.
Brandon Censky, sales director for the Open Season Sportsmans Expos, previews the expo coming next weekend to Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells. (openseasonsportsmansexpo.com) Mike Weber, Wisconsin DNR hunter education administrative warden, outlines the steps to becoming a hunter education instructor. (dnr.wisconsin.gov) Dr. Alli Anderson, lead audiologist with Professional Hearing Care, LLC, of Mauston, La Crosse, Westby, and Fitchburg, Wisconsin, explains how treating hearing loss and tinnitus can help turkey hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts. (profhearingcare.com) Giveaway: four pairs of tickets to the Open Season Sportsmans Expo in the Dells. To enter the drawing, call 414-297-7554 or email [email protected]. Mention the expo and leave your name and email address because we will be emailing tickets to the winners.
Past Shows
FRIDAY - MARCH 8
Show 1910: Meet Dan and many other celebrities at the Milwaukee Sports Show, March 7-10. Attend parties and shop for a new safe or gun this month at The Range of Richfield. Sign up April 4th for Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin field trips. Dan will be at the Sports Show all weekend. Jeff heads to Oklahoma to prepare for the 2024 fishing tournament season.
more detailsTHURSDAY - FEBRUARY 29
Show 1909: Win free tickets and join Dan for his Fishing Hall of Fame induction at the Milwaukee Sports Show. What to do if you are involved in a boating or ATV crash or a shooting incident. Registration for 275 NRF field trips begins on April 4. Jeff heads to Oklahoma for Walleye Federation meetings. Dan prepares for the Milwaukee Sports Show.
more detailsTHURSDAY - FEBRUARY 22
Show 1908: See the new Mercury Avator electric outboards at the Milwaukee Sports Show, March 7-10. Spring open water fishing has begun on Lake Michigan. Help support management of public lands when you renew your hunting and fishing license. Join Dan for a fundraiser and roast at State Fair on March 6 and his annual trip to Lake of the Woods in September.
more detailsFRIDAY - FEBRUARY 16
Show 1907: Late winter is expo time in Wisconsin. Choose from the Milwaukee Muskie Expo, Wisconsin Fishing Expo, Autorama World of Wheels, Milwaukee Sports Show, Wisconsin Musky Expo, or attend them all! Join friends to support expos for kids and roast Dan on March 6 at State Fair Park. Jeff reports on a successful pheasant hunt.
more detailsTHURSDAY - FEBRUARY 8
Show 1906: New hunters should sign up now for a Wisconsin hunter education course or Learn to Hunt Turkey opportunity. Save on advance tickets to the Milwaukee Muskie Expo in West Bend Feb. 16-18. Visit Okoboji, Iowa for four seasons of outdoor recreation. Jeff dishes on the challenges of international ice fishing competition. Dan encourages listeners to attend the SCI Badgerland Hunters Expo at Chula Vista Resort in the Dells, the Wisconsin Fishing Expo in Madison, and the Milwaukee Sports Show at State Fair Park.
more detailsWEDNESDAY - JANUARY 31
Show 1905: Take your sweetheart to The Range of Richfield for a Valentines Day special. Get help for that ringing in your ears from Professional Hearing Care, LLC. Jeff qualifies for the next stage in his quest to join the U.S.A. Ice Team and compete in the Ice Fishing World Championship for the fourth time. Dan invites listeners to the Milwaukee Sports Show March 7-10 and the roast and OHEC fundraiser at State Fair Park on March 6.
more detailsFRIDAY - JANUARY 26
Show 1904: Final weekend of the Milwaukee Boat Show. Intro to mindful birding with book author Keith Paluso. Jon Small skis the Swiss Alps. Dan reports on the 13th annual Fishoree to support ABATE Wisconsin at Nuckleheads Bar and Grill. Jeff prepares for a USA Ice Team tryout in Waupaca County.
more detailsWEDNESDAY - JANUARY 17
Show 1903: Milwaukee Boat Show opens this weekend. Meet Dan at Nuckleheads Bar and Grill for the 13th annual Fishoree to support ABATE Wisconsin Saturday, noon-5 PM, Jan. 20. World Championship Snowmobile Derby returns to Eagle River this weekend. Seek professional help for hearing loss and ringing in the ear due to noise exposure and other factors. Cold snap brings good ice cover to Madison lakes. Jeff looks forward to another fishing tournament season.
more detailsTHURSDAY - JANUARY 11
Show 1902: Check out hundreds of new boats, including Crestliners and more at the Milwaukee Boat Show, Jan. 19-28. Cheer on ski jumpers from around the world at the 101st annual Snowflake Ski Tournament Feb. 2-3 in Westby. Find a checklist for your favorite outdoor activity in a new Falcon Guide, Outdoor Life Lists. Dan and Jeff welcome the arrival of winter.
more detailsTHURSDAY - JANUARY 4
Show 1901: Outdoors Radio wishes all of our listeners the happiest of New Years. We aim to help you make 2024 your best year yet! Visit The Range of Richfield online or in person for great deals on Liberty safes and new and used guns. Win tickets to the Milwaukee Boat Show. Improve your hunting and fishing with the Fish and Game Forecaster. Dan and Jeff wrap up bow season and look forward to spring turkey season.
more detailsTHURSDAY - DECEMBER 28
Show 1852: Happy New Year from Outdoors Radio! Learn about Fish Donkey, the future of fishing tournaments. Christina Dollhausen, traveling companion and photographer for Sasquatch Vernon S. Quatch, reports on places to visit and explore in Vernon County, Wisconsin. There is still open water on the Madison lakes. A new fish passage on the Milwaukee River allows fish to migrate above the Kletzsch Park dam. Dan and Jeff discuss their plans for 2024.
more detailsWEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 20
Show 1851: Merry Christmas from Outdoors Radio! A biologist discusses the latest CWD discovery in Jackson County. Add diversity to your turkey calling with the new 4-Play Rafter turkey call that will help you sound like a flock of hens. Join Nick Gordon for the 13th annual Frozen Butt Hang winter campout. Jeff and Dan discuss their winter plans and upcoming events.
more detailsTHURSDAY - DECEMBER 14
Show 1850: Expert tips for scoring a turkey grand slam. Do not put off dealing with hearing loss at the risk of losing mental function. Two ice fishing shows were great hits this month. Plan now to attend the Muskie School in March. Dan and Jeff get ready for winter and the Holidays.
more detailsFRIDAY - DECEMBER 8
Show 1849: Environmental historian Lowell Baier discusses whether wolves should still be protected by the Endangered Species Act. Florence County, Wisconsin offers great snowmobiling and other winter fun. Dan and Jeff compare notes after deer season and wish hunters success during the four-day antlerless hunt.
more detailsTHURSDAY - NOVEMBER 30
Show 1848: The Range of Richfield welcomes new and experienced shooters during the Holidays. Dan talks with two book authors, Al Cornell and Jim Bishop. Anglers are still fishing from shore on Madison area lakes and ice fishing on Cherokee Marsh. Dan and Jeff recap the 2023 gun deer season.
more detailsFRIDAY - NOVEMBER 24
Show 1847: Wisconsin Ice Fishing Expo comes to Oshkosh Dec. 8-10. Wisconsin deer hunter reads a story about opening day. New book chronicles a year of events at a Driftless Area beaver pond. Madison area lakes offer great fall fishing now. Dan and Jeff report on their opening weekend deer hunts.
more detailsWEDNESDAY - NOVEMBER 15
Show 1846: Good luck to deer hunters for the Wisconsin gun deer opener. An expert offers advice for forest management to benefit grouse and deer. Thermal vision optics can enhance your hunting and other outdoor recreation. Be careful with fire this deer season. One veteran hunter shares a most memorable season. Jeff and Dan discuss their deer hunting plans and wish everyone a safe season.
more detailsWEDNESDAY - NOVEMBER 8
Show 1845: Advice for deer hunters from a DNR warden. You can save money and improve accuracy by reloading big-game cartridges. An audiologist tells hunters how to save their hearing. Late season advice for bowhunters. Jeff Kelm reports on his bowhunting. Dan gets ready for gun season.
more detailsWEDNESDAY - NOVEMBER 1
Show 1844: There are plenty of good grouse hunting opportunities this fall across the Upper Great Lakes. Come to Florence County, Wisconsin, for the annual Hunters Dinner on Nov. 16. Join Wounded Warriors United of Wisconsin and veterans for lunch Nov. 9, at Walker Forge in Clintonville. Now is your best chance to bag a buck with bow or crossbow. Jeff reports on his bowhunting and winter preparations. Dan shares a preview and the schedule for Deer Hunt Wisconsin 2023, his TV special, set to premier in five states on Nov. 9.
more detailsFRIDAY - OCTOBER 27
Show 1843: Bowhunters are warned to not place tree stands in dead ash trees. Draw bucks to your stand with a mock scrape. Enjoy the Halloween Zombie Shoot at the Range of Richfield. NRB approves the Wolf Management Plan and sends it to Gov. Evers. Jeff gets ready to bowhunt the rut. Dan wraps up production of his Deer Hunt Wisconsin 2023 TV Special.
more detailsTHURSDAY - OCTOBER 19
Show 1842: Journalist Ben Moyer weighs in on the impact of modern technology on hunting ethics and practices. Omnia Fishing offers advice on lure selection and tactics for current conditions on your favorite lake. Wisconsin Youth Deer Hunt was a great success. Now, bowhunters focus on the rut. Jeff reports on his bowhunting activity. Dan reports his new hearing aids should help him locate more deer and turkeys.
more detailsTHURSDAY - OCTOBER 12
Show 1841: Help ensure young anglers get a good start in their fishing career. Shooters and hunters, protect your hearing. Monthly Mens Shed meetings offer fun and fellowship for seniors in Juneau County. Madison chain fishing action should improve with cooler weather. Jeff reports on the MWC World Walleye Championship held last weekend at Pierre, S.D. Dan reports on his annual TV special, Deer Hunt Wisconsin.
more detailsTHURSDAY - OCTOBER 5
Show 1840: Check batteries now in your vehicles, ATVs, and snowmobiles to avoid getting stranded this fall and winter. Grouse hunters are reporting good success in Florence County, Wisconsin. Join Wounded Warriors United of Wisconsin at Country Haven Farm to celebrate the award of a 2024 Can Am Defender UTV for their programs for veterans. Hunt water holes, alfalfa, and food plots for pre-rut whitetails. Jeff reports on his annual camping trip with his son Robert on the Turtle Flambeau Flowage. Dan reports on the Treelands Musky Fly Fishing Championship, held last weekend in Hayward, Wisconsin.
more detailsTHURSDAY - SEPTEMBER 28
Show 1839: Bernie Barringer offers tips to draw big bears to your baits during daylight hours. Grouse season is off to a good start in the Upper Great Lakes region. Get spooked at The Range of Richfield Halloween Spooktacular. Madison chain producing big bluegills now. Jeff and his son Robert head to the Turtle Flambeau Flowage for their annual camping trip. Dan and his son Jon head to Hayward for the Treelands Musky Fly Fishing Championship.
more detailsWEDNESDAY - SEPTEMBER 20
Show 1838: Thermal imaging optics can enhance your hunting and wildlife watching. Lake Michigan salmon are spawning in rivers now. Hunters experience success on the opening day of archery deer season. Dan reports on his trip to Lake of the Woods and the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers conference in Bemidji, Minn. Jeff reports on the MWC tournament at Cass Lake, Minn.
more detailsTHURSDAY - SEPTEMBER 14
Show 1837: How to train a dog to decoy coyotes into shooting range. Danbury, Wisconsin celebrates Jordan Buck Day Sept. 23. Fall duck outlook is mixed, with mallard numbers down but teal, wood ducks, and pintails up. Jeff Kelm heads to Cass Lake, Minnesota for a Masters Walleye Circuit tournament. Dan reports on some great walleye, crappie, muskie and northern pike action from Ballards Black Island on Lake of the Woods.
more detailsFRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 8
Show 1836: Now is the time to try for big chinooks close to shore on Lake Michigan. September specials at the Range of Richfield. Leaves are starting to change color in Florence County. Bear hunting report from Juneau County. Jeff reports on the National Walleye Tour Championship at Devil's Lake in North Dakota. Dan heads to Black Island on Lake of the Woods for some walleye and muskie fishing.
more detailsTHURSDAY - AUGUST 31
Show 1835: Mature chinook salmon have moved into the harbors on Lake Michigan. Become a hunter education instructor and help teach the next generation of hunters. Meet an elk, find a shed antler, enjoy good food and live music at the Clam Lake Elk Festival, September 23 in Clam Lake. Madison chain fishing action is improving with cooler water temps. Jeff reports on the MWC tournament at Lake Francis Case in South Dakota. Dan reports on the World Musky Hunt at Lake Tomahawk in Wisconsin.
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Show 1834: Fourth annual RGS Grouse Camp returns to Eagle River, Sept. 22-24. Support conservation by donating to the Cherish Wisconsin Outdoors Fund when you renew your hunting license. Catch big chinook salmon now off the Sheboygan piers on Lake Michigan. Time to plant fall food plots for whitetails. Jeff reports on the Land O' Lakes Nationals BMX races in Minnesota. Dan heads to Lake Tomahawk for the World Musky Hunt.
more detailsTHURSDAY - AUGUST 17
Show 1833: Special guest Charlie Berens shares a few laughs. Win tickets to see Charlie on tour. First annual Vernon County Cops and Bobbers event is a huge success. Mature chinook salmon are staging for fall spawning run. Compete in two muskie tournaments this fall on the Madison Chain. Jeff Kelm and family head to Minnesota for the Land O' Lakes Nationals at Crow River BMX in St. Michael, Minn. Dan cheers on the young anglers at Vernon County Cops and Bobbers.
more detailsFRIDAY - AUGUST 11
Show 1832: Explore seven wild waterfalls in Florence County. Take the Ernest Hemingway Look-Alike challenge in Key West. Enjoy fast action for trout and salmon on Lake Michigan. Prepare now for fall bowhunting with food plots and waterholes. Jeff Kelm and his son Robert plan their annual camping trip. Dan reports on the SCI Badgerland chapter picnic and sporting clays shoot.
more detailsTHURSDAY - AUGUST 3
Show 1831: Celebrate National Shooting Sports Month at The Range of Richfield. Come to Skipper Buds in Oshkosh on August 12 for Warriors on the Water and help veterans enjoy a day of fishing on Lake Winnebago. Learn how Gerrit Marshall won the Ernest Hemingway Look-Alike contest in Key West. Jeff reports on the NWT tournament at Sault Sainte Marie. Dan reports on the Wisconsin Outdoor Communicators Association annual conference at Eagle River.
more detailsTHURSDAY - JULY 27
Show 1830: Backcountry Hunters and Anglers CEO and president Land Tawney recaps his work with BHA and discusses challenges facing conservation. Charter captain Dan Welsch hosts media and DNR fisheries staff to fish Lake Michigan for trout and salmon. Jeff reports from the MWC tournament at Oconto, Wisconsin. Dan reports on his fishing outings with Dumper Dan.
more detailsFRIDAY - JULY 21
Show 1829: Now is a good time to get your rifle ready for Western hunts and the Wisconsin gun deer season. Good mixed bag action awaits anglers on Petenwell and Castle Rock lakes and the Madison Chain, as well as on rivers throughout the state. Feed a hungry crowd with a Venison Caveman Roast. Jeff heads to Oconto for a MWC tournament. Dan heads to Lake Michigan to fish with Andrew McKean of Outdoor Life, Wisconsin DNR fisheries biologists and charter captain Dumper Dan Welsch.
more detailsTHURSDAY - JULY 13
Show 1828: Only two spots left for the Lake of the Woods trip with Dan in September. Lake Michigan fishing is hot this month off Sheboygan. Improve your bow shooting form with one simple tip. Establish water holes now for bow season but hold off on fall food plots until it rains. Jeff celebrates his son�s first BMX win. Dan sails Lake Erie with friends.
more detailsTHURSDAY - JULY 6
Show 1827: Enjoy a free pig roast, live music and games, and meet a Scottish Highlander calf and other livestock July 29 at Country Haven Farm near Gleason, Wisconsin. Summer specials and new classes await at The Range of Richfield. Plan a winter camping trip to the Boundary Waters to take your mind off summer heat. Bass, pike, walleye, muskie and panfish action is hot now on the Madison chain. Jeff gets caught up with farm chores. Dan fishes Lake Redstone.
more detailsWEDNESDAY - JUNE 28
Show 1826: Chinook salmon are hitting flashers and flies off Sheboygan on Lake Michigan. Florence, Wisconsin celebrates July 4 with a bang and a band. Paddle the BWCA with Now Outdoors expeditions. Madison lakes fishing action improves as the water clears. Jeff reports on the NWT walleye tournament on Lake Francis Case in South Dakota. Dan fishes the Black River and gathers wild mulberries.
more detailsWEDNESDAY - JUNE 21
Show 1825: Enjoy great walleye action now on Lake of the Woods in Minnesota and Wisconsin River flowages. Check over your bows, accessories, and stands and start shooting to prepare for archery season. Jeff Kelm reports on two walleye tournaments on Lake Erie and heads to South Dakota for another MWC tourney. Dan prays for rain as pastures dry up due to drought.
more detailsTHURSDAY - JUNE 15
Show 1824: Lake Michigan action off Sheboygan has shifted from cohos to kings. Purple martins are doing well in Wisconsin, thanks to volunteer martin landlords. Lake Wisconsin is a good bet for weekend bass and walleyes. Jeff Kelm reports on the Merc National tournament in Fond du Lac and heads to the MWC tournament on Lake Erie at Lorain, Ohio. Dan reports on his summer livestock adventures.
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