Outdoors Radio with Dan Small

Eric Printz, director of economic development for Florence County and president of the Florence County Chamber of Commerce, reports fall colors are peaking and there are plenty of activities to enjoy in Florence County this month. (exploreflorencecounty.com) Pappas Trading Post archery expert J.C. Chamberlin reports on his successful elk hunt and trout-fishing trip in Montana. (pappastradingpost.com) Scott Gagliano, owner of Max's Deer Recovery and Drone Service, reveals the biggest mistakes hunters make when pursuing a wounded deer. (facebook.com)

Captain Jonathan Small reports on the end of the sailing season on Lake Superior and fall fishing on Lake of the Woods. (blackisland.com/dan-small, allhandssailing.org) Paul Landberg, director of marketing for Wildlife Research Center, offers advice for scent control and attractor scents for bowhunting prior to the rut. (wildlife.com) Scott Gagliano, owner of Max's Deer Recovery and Drone Service, offers advice to bowhunters on how and when to recover a deer they have shot. (facebook.com)

Outdoor writer Mark Smith tells the story of his recent successful hunt for a 615-pound black bear in northern Wisconsin, where 25 of 30 hunters with Double H Ranch Outfitters scored bears in the first week of the season. (facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554445582051, facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557225754980)

Captain Dumper Dan Welsch files his final fishing report for the 2026 charter season and says mature kings have moved into the Sheboygan Harbor and will soon be running up Lake Michigan tributaries to spawn. (dumperdan.com, facebook.com/DumperDanCharters, facebook.com/hollernhills, facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063777301157, facebook.com/bourbonstreetsheboygan) Range of Richfield president Jim Babiasz announces September specials and fall classes at the range. (therangewi.com) Huntworth Gear pro-staffer Ernie DeSantis, CEO of Whitetail Fix, returns to talk about getting kids into hunting and tells us what he would do if he ever encountered a Bigfoot in the woods. (whitetailfix.com, youtube.com/@WhitetailFix01, huntworthgear.com)

John Farrow, president of the World Musky Hunt, reflects on the 50-year history of the hunt and looks forward to the future. (worldmuskyhunt.org) Wildlife biologist and archery expert JC Chamberlin offers advice for bowhunters preparing to hunt when the archery deer season opens in Wisconsin on Sept. 12. (pappastradingpost.com) Huntworth Gear pro-staffer Ernie DeSantis, CEO of Whitetail Fix, tells how his TV show got started and reveals details of the new season on Sportsman Channel. (whitetailfix.com, youtube.com/@WhitetailFix01, huntworthgear.com)

Reporting from his personal boat on Lake Winnebago, Sheboygan charter captain Dumper Dan Welsch says perch action there is hot, and his charter boats are taking limits of big king salmon on Lake Michigan. When you're in town, stop for lunch at Penn Avenue Pub, Anglers Pub and Grill, or Vibez Bar and Billiards. (dumperdan.com, facebook.com/DumperDanCharters, facebook.com/pennavenuepub, facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575391707462, facebook.com/club.vibez11) Jon Steigerwaldt, Western Great Lakes forest conservation director for the Ruffed Grouse and American Woodcock societies, reports summer conditions promise good hunting this fall and invites listeners to attend Grouse Camp in Eagle River, Sept. 18-20. (ruffedgrousesociety.org) Florence County director of economic development and chamber of commerce president Eric Printz invites listeners to meet the county AI spokesgal, Flo, at the county fair this weekend and bring the kids to Harvest Festival Sept. 11-13 for some early Halloween fun. (exploreflorencecounty.com, florencewi.com)

Author Chris Slusar weighs in on the long-standing controversy over the world-record muskie caught by Louie Spray in 1949. (littlecreekpress.com) Pappas Trading Post archery expert JC Chamberlin says bowhunters should start shooting broadheads to make sure their equipment is ready for archery season. (facebook.com/pappastradingpost, pappastradingpost.com) Dick Hartmann, executive director of economic development for Burnett County, Wisconsin, invites listeners to attend the 5th annual Jordan Buck Day celebration in Danbury on September 26. (burnettcountyfun.com)

Sheboygan charter captain Dumper Dan Welsch reports LIVE from his personal boat, while videographer/editor Ozzy Oswald captures both fish and the action on Lake Michigan. When you're in town, stop for lunch at Dave's Who's Inn, Ranieri's Four of a Kind, or Nine-O-Two on the Avenue. (dumperdan.com, Daves Who Inn, Ranieri's Four of a Kind Bar & Grill, Nine -O- Two on the Avenue) We learn why a proposed 765-kilowatt transmission line threatens the integrity of the Driftless Region of Wisconsin with Viroqua mayor Krista Browne, No 765 Line board member Michael Browne, and Coalition Against Maribel 765 president Tim Woodhouse. (https://no765line.org/, https://www.coalitionagainstmaribel765.org/)

Lake of the Woods Tourism executive director Joe Henry reports anglers are taking good catches of walleyes, smallmouths, and panfish on Lake of the Woods and says the sturgeon season is open now on the Rainy River. (https://lakeofthewoodsmn.com/) Florence County director of economic development and chamber of commerce president Eric Printz invites listeners to come up for August activities and Harvest Festival Sept. 11-13. (https://www.exploreflorencecounty.com/) Sailboat captain Jon Small talks about sailboat racing among the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior and offers advice on how to get started in the sport. (https://allhandssailing.org/, https://www.wyc.org/)

Sheboygan charter captain Dumper Dan Welsch reports anglers are catching chinooks close to shore and lake trout one to three miles off Sheboygan on Lake Michigan, and Parker John's Barbecue and Pizza serves great food across the Sheboygan River. (dumperdan.com, facebook.com/parkerjohnsbbqpizza) Pappas Trading Post archery expert JC Chamberlin says bucks are nearing full antler growth and staying in heavy cover but can be seen in crop fields early in the morning. (facebook.com/pappastradingpost, pappastradingpost.com) Range of Richfield president Jim Babiasz announces August events and specials and previews a Liberty Safes Labor Day sale.