This week John Kruse talks to 

1.  Diana Burns with TerraCycle about their recycling partnership with Mountain House freeze dried foods.

2.  Trevor Hubbs with the Mule Deer Foundation talks about their Bucks Beyond Borders membership drive where one lucky person who joins MDF is going to win a guided 5-day deer hunt in British Columbia

3.  Richard Simms with Scenic City Fishing Charters out of Chattanooga, TN tells you about the multi-species fisheries they have available there and shares a current fishing repot.

4.  Finally, Byron Velvick with Livingston Lures talks about their unique lures, his new podcast, Fish Tails and about a brand new app to help you catch more fish called "Captain Livingston"

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It's summer and that means it's a great time to read some books on the beach or in the shade.  John Kruse talks to a couple of book authoers to include Charles Thacher who wrote "Fishing and other Follies" about fly fishing all over the world.  We'll also chat with John Shtogren about his new book, "High on Hogs - Fair Chase Boar Hunting in the Southeast".

Following that we have an in-depth chat with Andrew McKean, writing for Outdoor Life about a Senate budget proviso that could result in the sale of between 250 and 280 millions acres of Federal public lands in 11 western states.

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This week John Kruse chats with

1.  Eric Winther shares a pikeminnow fishing update on the Columbia and Snake Rivers

2.  Mike Mauk shares an Upper Columbia fishing report and previews the Brewster Salmon Derby

3.  Jeremy Severn and Mike Myre tell you about all the fun things you can do while staying at 3 Rivers Resort in Idaho

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This week host John Kruse chats with

Aaron Kindle with the Idaho Wildlife Federation about this year's Chinook salmon runs up the Snake River

Roger Phillips with the Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game about where to catch the big fish in the Gem State

Lance Fisher with Lance Fisher Fishing talks Willamette and lower Columbia River Fishing this spring and summer

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Tune in to some great "Best of" segments this week!

We end the month of May with interviews from John Kruse with 

1.  Alicia Newton, previewing the Blade Show (the world's largest knife show) in Atlanta, GA

2.  Luke Stoner who previews the Costa Bass Tournament at Grand Lake in Oklahoma in October

3.  Scott Mclure who talks about the expansion of the Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation

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This week on the show John Kruse interviews

1.  Josh Warren with Work Sharp who is at the Blade Show in Atlanta

2.  John Cleveland with DarDevle lures

3.  Mark Lassagne with the BAM Bass Anglers Tournament Trail, offering professional fishing on the West Coast

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This week on the show John Kruse chats with

1.  Melissa McCalmant with C.A.S.T. for Kids Foundation

2.  Outdoors news to include a story about the American Bass Anglers

3.  Justin Townsend with Harvesting Nature has a new book out

4.  Rob Endsley, owner of Prince of Wales Sportfishing in Craig, AK

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This week we cover the big Northwest Bass - Nixon's Marine Big Bass tournament that took place at Potholes Reservoir and MarDon Resort in Eastern Washington.   166 teams competed, all hoping to win cash prizes and a new, $70,000 bass boat.  We'll talk to Tournament Director Willie Nelson about the event, to my fishing partner Rusty Johnston about our performance at the tournament, and talk to the winners of the new Skeeter bass boat!

We'll also talk to Kyle Maki with the Idaho Wildlife Federation about this year's better than expected spring Chinook Salmon run up the Snake River and some of its tributaries and potential ways to make the returns even better.

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Host John Kruse talks to two attendees of the Northwest Outdoor Writer's Association's annual conference in The Dalles, Oregon.  Sharon Trammel will tell you about nuisance weeds and plants that have some very healthy medicinal values for you.  Derek Fergus tells you about his Rugged Maps, the gold star standard for maps.  He'll also tell you about some other ingenious products he came up with for hunters.

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