Mike Avery's Outdoor Magazine

This week's show kicks off with Don Miller of Miller's Motor City Muskies. Don talks about the world class musky fishing on Lake St. Clair. Then Rich Chrzan from Killer Food Plots talks about the window of opportunity to get those seeds in the ground. Hour two features Scott Kietzman of Linwood Taxidermy. He has great advice of preserving your hunting and fishing memories. Ryan Soulard from the Michigan DNR is up next with details on the upcoming Saginaw Bay Waterfowl Festival. The hour wraps up with Scott Szfranski of LInwood Beach Marina. Scott answers this week's Ask Avery question about boat trailers. Captain Darrin Howard of Reel Respect Charters is featured in hour 3. The Michigan Charter Captain talks about his bluefin tuna fishing adventures on the Atlantic ocean. We wrap it all up with Chef Dixie Dave MInar and another great wild game recipe.

We kick off the show with Mike Smith of Offshore A-Count Sportfishing. Mike just recently returned from a week of ice fishing on Lake Erie. Then, Dan Cooke of the Michigan Wildlife Council has an update on their "Here for Generations" campaign to promote hunting, fishing and trapping. Hour two features Chad Stewart from the Michigan DNR. He talks about the ongoing moose research in the Upper Peninsula. We also discuss this past deer season. Caitlin Boon wraps up the hour talking about the Michigan Master Angler Program Long time outdoorsman and outdoor writer Tom Lounsbury joins me in hour 3. We talk about turkey hunting, elk hunting, pheasants...and more. Chef Dixie Dave Minar wraps it all up with another great wild game recipe.

Ice fisherman Taylor Pierson is my first guest this week. He has great advice on targeting trophy pike through the ice. Then Ben Nielson from Showspan talks about the upcoming Outdoorama show in Novi. Hour two features crow hunter Tony Windt. Tony says those birds are surprisingly smart. Nick Grillo from Michigan Brand Meats is up next to talk about that family owned company. We're talking suppressors in hour 3 with Paul Phillips. The show wraps up with Chef Dixie Dave Minar and another great fish recipe.

Captain Jason Graham of Send it Charters and Linwood Beach Marina is my first guest this week. Jason talks about ice fishing for walleye on Saginaw Bay. Then, Dan Ulfig has an update from the Michigan Wildlife Council on their "Here for Generations" campaign. Hour two kicks off with Joe Velchansky. He's the President of the Michigan Trappers and Predator Caller's Association. Joe talks about the role of trappers today. Predator hunter Merl Jones is up next. Merl has insight into the recent decision by the Michigan NRC to allow coyote hunting year round once again. Next, the Ask Avery segment answers the question of whether a convicted felon can hunt with a muzzleloader in Michigan. We're talking squirrel hunting with dogs in hour three as Rick Hobbs from the Michigan Squirrel Dog Association joins me. The show wraps up with Chef Dixie Dave Minar. This time, it's another tasty fish recipe.

Charter Captain and fishing educator Lance Valentine of The Walleye Zone is my first guest this week. Lance talks about the fishing show season. Then Keil Jorgenson from Woods-n-Waternews has details about how that publication has changed over the decades. Hour two features avid outdoorsman and outdoor writer Jason Herbert. Jason says whitetail bucks are dropping their racks early this year. Ed Blissick from the Great Lakes Salmon Initiative wraps up the hour. He has details on legislation that could help fund the Michigan DNR Fisheries Division and help Great Lakes anglers. We continue on the fishing theme in hour 3 with Charter Captain and Fishing Guide Jerry link of Originator Charters in St. Joe, Michigan. Jerry talks about wintertime steelhead fishing in the river. We wrap it all up with Chef Dixie Dave Minar and another great wild game dinner.