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Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter
Outdoor
English
Charlie Potter discusses hunting, fishing, wildlife and conservation issues in the Great Outdoors Podcast from WGN Radio 720 in Chicago
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100
01 February 2026
Oregon proposed ballot measure is a disaster for wildlife management
This week on The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter explains why a proposed Oregon ballot measure is raising alarms among conservationists, as well as a closer look at polar bear populations and why recent data shows they’re thriving, despite years of dire predictions.
25 January 2026
The biofuel bet that didn’t pay off
This week on The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter breaks down why large-scale biofuel projects using Midwest grasslands and prairies failed to gain traction—and why those ideas might still work for our forests. Plus, an update on wolves out West.
18 January 2026
Calls to stop flooding corn fields could harm waterfowl
On this episode of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter welcomes Kerry Luft of the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation to explain why efforts to halt flooding corn fields for Louisiana waterfowl lack scientific backing and may threaten bird populations. Plus, a look at the future of hunter recruitment.
11 January 2026
Venezuela’s wetlands, ECO Hunting Alliance and a fish disco
On this episode of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter dives into the damage threatening Venezuela’s wetlands, updates us on the ECO Hunting Alliance’s forest restoration efforts amid rising deer populations, and explores a surprising “fish disco” off the coast of Great Britain.
05 January 2026
Wind farms put on hold and bird flu is rampant in snow geese
On this episode of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter discusses how the construction of wind farms is being put on hold across the U.S., as well as the disturbing effect of bird flu on the snow geese population.
28 December 2025
The Farmer’s Almanac: A year in retrospective
On this episode of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter reflects on the 2025 Farmer’s Almanac. Plus Charlie talks about the needed partnership between agriculture and conservation.
21 December 2025
Everglades to receive billion dollar Christmas present
On this episode of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares details surrounding the billion dollar Christmas present the Everglades are set to receive. Plus Charlie talks about the loss of bird habitat in the Mississippi Delta.
14 December 2025
Traveling with a puppy can be a messy affair
On this episode of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares why traveling with a puppy can be a messy affair and how poachers’ snares in Africa are devastating wildlife.
07 December 2025
Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones call in the ducks
On this episode of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares the story of how Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones called in the ducks, plus Florida bear hunters are being paid not to hunt.
30 November 2025
The day ‘Ma shot a duck’ on air with Spike O’Dell and kids need nature
On this episode of The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter shares the story of when “Ma shot a duck” while on air with Spike O’Dell, and the many reasons why kids need nature.