We celebrate the official start of winter this week with some interesting guests and information.
First, professional angler Mark Martin joins me to talk about fishing conditions across the state. He also previews his upcoming Fishing Vacation School.
Then Allan Goetz of the Michigan Buck Pole (mibuckpole.com) looks back on the Michigan deer season and talks about the success of their online buck pole.
Hour two features Glenn Duncan of Duncans Outdoor shop in Bay City, Michigan. Glenn has great advice on storing your deer rifle during the off season and talks about the continuing ammo shortage.
Jordyn Richardson of the Michigan dnr is up next with a reminder about the Pure Michigan Hunt (Michigan.gov/puremichiganhunt). The deadline to apply is December 31st.
We wrap up the hour with meteorologist Mark Torregrossa (farmerweather.com). Mark admits the early part of this winter season was not as cold and snowy as he predicted and he has a revised forecast for the rest of the winter.
Noted outdoor writer and hunting expert Richard P Smith joins me in hour number three. We talk about the U.P. deer season and how the weather affected the animals. Richard also talks about some new numbers from the DNR indicating the black bear population might be higher than some biologists thought.
We wrap it all up with Chef Dixie Dave Minar. This time Dave makes a surprise visit to the studio and brings a very nice venison dish with him.
Another show with great guests and lots of good outdoor information. I hope you like it.