THIS WEEKS SHOW 9/26 - 9/27
So, you think it’s too late for food plots? WRONG! Unless your reading this in December…then it’s too late.
Eric Sherwood, of Whitetail Select will give you the tips you need to get that last minute food plot in and effective just in time for the mid November push on big whitetails.
Dean Hall - Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger
Sportsmen and women all over Michigan are the most generous folks I know. They give not only money and time to countless worthwhile organizations, but they also share their harvest of venison.
Dean Hall will offer insight to how you can make donations to provide food for those in need this year.
LANCE VALENTINE - WALLEYE 101/FALL WALLEYE
Fish On!It’s time for the walleye to put the feedbag on and get fattened up for the long Michigan winter.
Lance Valentine will offer hot tips on finding fall walleye in the Saginaw Bay, Lake Erie, Houghton Lake and even Lake Michigan.
MARK ESCH/WILDLIFE REFLECTIONS TAXIDERMY
Award winning taxidermist, Mark Esch, offers tips on preserving your catch or kill to prepare for transport to the taxidermist. Small tricks of the trade for fish, ducks, turkeys and of-course…deer!
Make sure to listen to the show or check out our podcasts here: http://amoutdoors.podbean.com/
FINAL THOUGHTS
This weekend we have the opportunity to bring our children and future hunters into the woods for the annual youth hunt. An opportunity to teach them stewardship and respect for not only deer and other wildlife, but the importance of what it means to be sportsmen and women.
Michigan’s licensed hunters and anglers have been on a rapid decline over the past two decades. Single parent homes and the fast pace of making ends meet have left the family unit divided and time for the outdoors a mere memory of our days gone by.
I feel that we must take every opportunity to take our kids out to hunt and fish. To teach them that hard work and practice is the only way to achieve not only the success of the harvest, but to provide for future generations the same enjoyment and satisfaction that we feel when they themselves are successful.
With my own daughter, I talk about patience. About knowing the feeling that you get when you hear that turkey gobble in the distance on a frosty spring morning. Or the sound of wood ducks as they look for a place to land in flooded timber. To remember those feelings because there is no substitute that can give you that same feeling, no matter how hard you look.
-Duran
THIS WEEKS SHOW 9/19 - 9/20
David Olmstead
Talk about a great guy. David Olmsteasd will feature new products from Old Faithful Outdoor Products. Their new “Buckmister” is a programmable scent dispersal system that allows you to program your scent release ahead of time. Now you can put scent in the air when your ready. Check them out online and get registered to win your very own from Old Faithful Outdoor Products and AM Outdoors.
JERRY ALLEN
Jerry is the author of “Blood in Motion: A forensic guide to blood tracking.” Find out what different colors of blood mean. “Do bubbles on your arrow mean a lung shot?” Not always. Find out what else it could really be.
Jerry is also a distributor of “Blue Star.” This chemical helps you find the smallest bloodtrails, even in the rain. I have used this in the past and believe me, it works! Check Jerry out on our “lynx” page.
JOHN EBERHART
John is one of our favorite guests. Listen to learn how to hunt public land even when other hunters line the woods. John will give some insight on getting down and dirty where the big bucks live.
John has written several books and produced several DVDs on hunting pressured whitetails. Don’t miss John speak on finding deer where no one else looks. Visit his website through the link on our “lynx” page.
THIS WEEKS SHOW 9/12 -9/13
DAN ARMITAGE - THE BUCKEYE SPORTSMAN
Professional outdoor writer and outdoor radio show host, Dan Armitage is one of the few Buckeyes ever allowed on AM Outdoors.
Dan will cover fall kayak fishing and also talk about hunting Ohio bucks on private land. A unique opportunity for you to be matched up with a landowner and hunt for Ohio whitetails.
I also lay the “smack” down on Dan and put a challenge to him and his Buckeye football team. Hopefully my Wolverines will come though and will keep me safe from donning the crimson and silver in a shameful photo for the world to see.
Dan Kimmel will share some tips for fall smallmouth and largemouth tactics. Listen for the hot-spots in Michigan that will produce big smallmouth bass and the huge largemouth bass. Find out where they live and how to pull them right out of there underwater living room.
ALEX RUTLEDGE - HUNTER’S SPECIALTIES PRO STAFF
Alex is an amazing outdoorsman. A world class turkey caller and deer hunter, Alex will share tips on hunting the elusive fall turkey. Alex can vocalize exact turkey calls without the use of a diaphragm or box call.
Get tips on the right type of calls to make as well as great whitetail vocalizations. Alex will also share some tips that can help you find the big bucks in your area. We don’t mind sharing, but you have to listen to the show!
WIN MY GEAR - THIS WEEKS PRIZES
This week we will offer up for grabs a package of “The Reign” broadheads as well as a ScenTote boot bag to keep your boots scent free this hunting season.
FINAL THOUGHTS - THANKS TIM NESTER!
This week, Operations Manager and good friend Tim Nester, has moved on from his duties with the Michigan Talk Network.
Tim was tireless when it came to furthering the reach of AM Outdoors. Originally AM Outdoors aired on The Game 730 AM WVFN in Lansing. Shortly before our second birthday Tim put the little outdoors show on four stations as the newest addition to the Michigan Talk Network. Starting with WTRX in Flint, WNEM in Saginaw, and WMMI in Mt. Pleasant. Later, Tim would go on to add eight more stations to the AM Outdoors family.
Although the future for AM Outdoors is not certain, we will continue to do the best we can to make this the best outdoors radio show on the air. We will also continue to reach out to other markets in the state and beyond.
For all of the hard work and listening to a host who is as paranoid as they come about his product, I have to say “thanks!” You have been there as a friend, coworker and psychologist. We will miss you here at AM Outdoors.
-Duran Martinez
This Weeks Show 9/5 - 9/6
RICHARD P. SMITH
One of my favorite recurring guests, Michigan author, photographer, columnist and expert hunter Richard P. Smith joins us to talk about his newest book in the Great Michigan Deer Tales series.
The fifth installment in the ongoing series covers monster bucks from all of the Great State of Michigan. From Luce county in the Upper Peninsula to the full rut trophies that keep coming from Jackson, Lenawee and Hillsdale counties, relive the stories that will live within the hearts an memories of hunters everywhere.
John Devney - Delta Waterfowl
Senior Vice President of Delta Waterfowl, John Devney, will talk about the 63rd annual Point Mouilee (Moo-Yay) waterfowl event taking place Sept. 12th and 13th. John will also give insight as to what Delta Waterfowl is doing to protect the future of waterfowl and waterfowl hunting.
Excalibur Crossbows
With Michigan off to our first chance for crossbow use during all seasons that a bow or firearm may be used, there is still a lot of questions about crossbows and the myths that come with them.
Hear first hand from Catherine Troubridge and Rob Dykeman what they recommend for future crossbow hunters as they clear the air about what crossbows “can and cannot” do.
TOM NELSON
Good friend and recurring guest, Tom Nelson joins us with more tales from his hunts while out filming the Wolf Creek Productions shows, The American Archer” and “Deer City USA.”
Here about big bucks in the city and get his thoughts on crossbow hunting in Michigan.
FINAL THOUGHTS
As Michigan finds itself fastly approaching it’s first archery deer season that crossbows are legal for [most] everyone to use, we find controversy looming around us.
Some Michigan bow hunters find themselves caught up in the fears of hunters armed with crossbows lurking in the woods waiting to take that miracle 100 yard shot to knock down “The Booner.” Other stick and stringers who already have come to grips with the invasion of the compound bow, loathe the thought of the crossbow and all it stands for.
Whatever the case we as outdoorsmen and women need to unite and educate each other instead of dividing into our own special interests. Gun hunters and bow hunters, waterfowlers and bear hunters, anglers and trappers all have to join together.
It was easy enough to let the wolves in sheep’s clothing known as the Humane Society of the United States come into to our state and throw millions around to protect the morning dove. The most abundant game bird in North America was protected from hunters in Michigan only to be hunted in Indiana and Ohio. We as hunters and anglers fought amongst ourselves allowing the HSUS and it’s lies convince voters that morning doves should not and would not be hunted in Michigan.
On a personal note, I was originally not for crossbow hunting in Michigan. Although I am still skeptical, I plan on learning for myself the capabilities of the crossbow and welcome new opportunities to rebuild our future for Michigan’s hunter.
-Duran Martinez