DISCOVERING | Lake Superior Smelt Decline & 1800's Log Dam Trout Habitat


Episode 34 - Tonight we talk to experts about the decline of the rainbow smelt population in Lake Superior, the consumption advisory on them and why.

Then we get a history lesson on the Menominee River Watershed and how the pine lumbering era of the late 1800's, early 1900's has created some good spots for trout fishing.

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DISCOVERING | Bear Camp 2023

Episode 51 - I'm back at John Rahn's Yooper Outdoors #906 Bear Camp for a 4th year. This is something I look forward to all year long. There's alwa...

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DISCOVERING | New Fishing Regulations, Mild Winter Effects, Steelhead, Smelt Report & More

Episode 82 - I talk to the Michigan DNR about possible effects of our mild winter on our fisheries both inland and Lake Superior, and what they are...

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DISCOVERING | Lake Gogebic Walleyes

Episode 68 - Chasing flags on ice-covered Lake Gogebic for walleyes plus a few bonus jumbo perch. Guide Justin Soffa and crew give us some tips on ...

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DISCOVERING - Big Buck Night 2022

Episode 010 - It's the weekend after the firearm deer season opener and there are Big Buck contests all over the U.P. We hit up Belgiumtown, Rapid ...

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Declining Deer Herd Part 1: Full Interview with George Lindquist

I talk to George Lindquist of U.P. Whitetails of Marquette County about our declining deer herd in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The 2023 deer harves...

February 10, 2024


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DISCOVERING | Big Bluegills & Historic Snowstorms

Episode 66 - Ice fishing a tiny lake for giant bluegills when we still had decent ice in December. Bass angler and guide Connor Baccus even reeled ...

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DISCOVERING | The Popple Shack | Deer Season 2022

Deer hunting stories from The Popple Shack in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. What it's like to go to deer camp and a successful father/daughter duo du...

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DISCOVERING - Deer Camp Stories

Episode 009 - It's almost firearm deer season in the U.P. and that means it's time for a camp visit. Sit back and listen to stories from 93-year-ol...

November 14, 2022


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DISCOVERING | Rabbit Hunting with Beagles

Episode 71 - It's the dog days of winter and we're on the hunt for rabbits. Meet the beagles of Devils Creek Kennel in the Western U.P., beagler Ja...

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DISCOVERING | Cougars in the U.P. | Arctic Grayling Stocked in U.P. Waters

Episode 69 - 24-year-old hunter, Eli Schaefer captured what is probably the most incredible cougar video ever captured on a trail camera, right in ...

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