Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World Podcast

September is Tree Stand Safety Awareness Month, as the month that most hunters head back to the woods to hang stands in preparation for the upcoming hunting season. Glen Mayhew, President at the Tree Stand Safety Awareness Foundation, talks about the variety of safety options and considerations that a hunter has whether using a climbing, ladder or lock-on stand, and hear from two survivors, Tim Peters and Mickey Black, who will tell their harrowing stories of life-threatening tree stand falls.

Learn all about whitetails and the many elements that make pursuing them the crown jewel of hunting, with an icon of the whitetail world, the host of ‘Growing Deer TV,’ Dr. Grant Woods, covering the best ways to process and store your venison, the threat of chronic wasting disease and how to prevent spreading it, how to keep your scent under wraps during a hunt, and more! Plus, Bass Pro Shops Communications Specialist Faith Roane has some exciting announcements for golf enthusiasts and fans in the Memphis area!

Dive into the impact of this November's elections on 2nd Amendment and conservation, with the CEO of Hunter Nation, Luke Hilgemann, talking about the "Hunt the Vote" campaign, and Joe Bartozzi, the President and CEO of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, covering NSSF’s "GunVote" initiative. Both Hunt the Vote and GunVote are playing big roles to engage hunters, recreational shooters and gun owners to register, and to VOTE!

Feel the mist of the sea and taste the salt of the surf as we talk saltwater fishing with the President of the Center of Sportfishing Policy, Jeff Angers. The Center for Sportfishing Policy represents our nation’s saltwater recreational fishing industry and the millions of Americans for whom recreational fishing is a way of life. Learn about how the Great American Outdoors Act will benefit fisheries, get the details of a high-tech new device for more ethical release, and hear about where the best fishing is available right now and in the months ahead.

Head to the East Room of the White House, where earlier this month, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Great American Outdoor Act, the most significant conservation and outdoors legislation in decades. Hear exclusive audio from the signing ceremony, featuring the President, Vice President Mike Pence, Ivanka Trump, Senator Rob Portman, and other lawmakers. Then, the 53rd Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, David Bernhardt joins the show, to explain how this Act is also a job creations bill, and what the first steps will be to turn this legislation into action. 

The best-selling comedy artist of all time, Jeff Foxworthy, covers his comedy career, passion for the outdoors, how he's spending time on the farm now that he isn't touring, and why he leads a weekly Bible study for the homeless. Then, Jim Liberatore, Outdoor Sportsman Group President and CEO, shares how 45 million hunters and anglers are aiming to bypass Hollywood with a powerful new pro-hunting film called “The Harvest.”

August is National Shooting Sports Month! Hear from guests with the National Shooting Sports Foundation, including Director, Retail, & Range Business Development, Zach Snow, Managing Director, Marketing Communications, Bill Dunn, and Managing Director, Member Services, Mike Vrooman, talking about how the month is being celebrated across the nation, and the way that shooting sports have taken off as an ideal sport for the time of social distancing. Finally, Bass Pro Communications Specialist Faith Roane shares the latest updates and upcoming events at Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s stores nationwide. 

Hear from the man that ‘Outdoor Life’ magazine called “the most accomplished big-game hunter of the modern era"; outdoorsman, conservationist and award-winning television host Jim Shockey, talking family, how covid-19 has impacted big game hunting, recounting some of his most hair-raising hunts and close calls, and more! 

It’s all about bows, bow fishing, and bow hunting, with John Paul Morris, the founder of the U.S. Open Bowfishing Championship, owner of Oneida Eagle Bows, and a member of the RedHead Pro Hunting Team. Hear about how easy it is to start bowfishing if you've been curious about trying it, and what equipment can take you to the pro level if you're already a bowfishing junkie. Plus, learn about the little-known world of saltwater bowfishing.

With 41 years and counting on the TV screen, legendary fisherman Bill Dance has been entertaining fishermen for generations and shows no signs of slowing down. Bill focuses on one of his favorite species, catfish, and introduces listeners to the American Catfishing Association, a brand new organization dedicated to catfish conservation and catfishing, plus shares his best tips for catching HUGE catfish all summer long!