Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World Podcast

Spend the program with two experts from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Dan Collins, a Migratory Gamebird Management Specialist in the Southwest Region, covers topics such as migratory waterfowl in the central pacific flyway, and this year's Migratory Bird Treaty Centennial. Brian Fillmore, a biologist at the Tishomingo National Fish Hatchery, talks about at-risk big river fish and turtles, and the conservation efforts underway through hatcheries.  

Hit the floor of the Dallas Safari Club's 2016 convention; the largest hunting expo of the year, with Ben Carter, Executive Director of the Dallas Safari Club, television host and celebrity hunter Ivan Carter, and Shane Mahoney, founder and CEO of Conservation Visions, Inc. Since 1972, Dallas Safari Club has been the gathering point for hunters, conservationists and wildlife enthusiasts. Conservation Visions Inc. is a global wildlife initiative and private company focused on providing a broad scope of comprehensive services to stakeholders in the international conservation community, including industry leaders, governments and NGOs.

Hit the floor of the annual ATA Trade Show, with Jay McAninch, President and CEO of the Archery Trade Association. This year's trade show boasted an estimated 9,500 attendees and 615 exhibitors, and is the archery and bowhunting industry’s largest show. As the ATA’s president/CEO, Jay has expanded the industry’s efforts to grow archery and bowhunting through innovative programs, especially those administered through state wildlife agencies, and shooting and hunting organizations. These include the Explore Archery, Explore Bowhunting and Explore Bowfishing programs, and the Retail Archery Program. These ATA programs and other nationwide efforts, including the National Archery in the Schools Program, receive substantial funding from net revenues generated by the annual ATA Trade Show.

President Roy Grimes and Vice President/General Manager Tommy Floyd of the National Archery in the Schools Program, started in Kentucky in 2002 and now active in 12,000 schools across five countries, share how NASP strives to combine the educational and conservation goals of improving student motivation, attention, behavior, attendance, and focus, while at the same time inspiring them to spend more time with wild things in wild places. NASP is a 501 c(3) non-profit educational foundation. Learn more at NASPSchools.org. Additionally, Jakob Kemp and Ed Williams, two young hunters, share the stories of what drew them to hunt in their youth, and what it means in their lives.

Spend the show with two well-regarded biologists, Nate Wiese and Jeremy Voeltz. Wiese, through his work with the Mora National Fish Hatchery, works to save gila trout, a rare, threatened species of trout found only in the Southwest. Voeltz, through his efforts as an apache trout conservationist, works to preserve that species.

Guy Harvey, renowned marine wildlife artist and conservationist, whose popular depictions of marine life appear in prints, posters, t-shirts, jewelry, clothing, and other consumer items, will talk about his career as an artist, and discuss how he advocates for marine conservation through the Guy Harvey Research Institute at Nova Southeastern University of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, an organization that funds marine conservation research and educational initiatives. Then, Bart Miller, Manager of the Denver Bass Pro Shops Fine Gun Room, covers fine firearms appraisal, servicing, and investment.

Sportsman, conservationist, respected business leader, and writer Bob Rich discusses his new novel, an excellent choice for a holiday gift this year, with proceeds to benefit Project Healing Waters. Rich was first exposed to the art of storytelling at summer camps in northern Ontario. Growing up, reading Hemingway inspired him to write. Living on the shores of Lake Erie and the Florida Keys provides him with a wealth of his own tales to tell. He is the author of three books, "Fish Fights", "The Fishing Club", and "The Right Angle", and is the coauthor of "Secrets from the Delphi Café". His newest book, "Looking Through Water", is his first novel. Find out more about him at bobrichbooks.com. Then, Daniel Morgan, National Director of Communications for Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, talks about the program, their mission, and the impact that fishing can have on the lives of our wounded military service members.

Attorney, author, and former chairman of the Boone & Crockett Club, Lowell Baier, discusses his new book, "Inside the Equal Access to Justice Act: Environmental Litigation and the Crippling Battle over America's Lands, Endangered Species, and Critical Habitats", which focuses on the consequences of environmental litigation as it relates to sportsmen and women. In addition to being an author, attorney, and conservation leader, Baier also serves as the President Emeritus of Boone & Crockett, and is one of the most knowledgeable individuals on the life of Theodore Roosevelt.

Bass Pro, NITRO Fishing Pro, and Bassmaster Elite series professional anglers Brian Snowden and Timmy Horton stop by to share the secret of their success. Snowden has landed 6 Bassmaster Classic qualifications, 8 time Toyota Texas Bass Classic Qualifiers, and won the Toyota Texas Bass Classic in 2010. He has also been the co-host of The Bass Pros television series on Outdoor Channel, and part of the Bass Pro National Fishing Team since 2001. Horton is the host of Timmy Horton Outdoors television show presented by Bass Pro Shops on WFN and Pursuit channels, and ranks as the last rookie to win the Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Angler of the Year award. He also has a great passion for turkey hunting.

John Collins, the Vice President of the Consumer division for Textron Specialized Vehicles, talks about Bad Boy Buggies, its pro staff in the field, sports and work series development, the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, upcoming events, and more. Then, Joe Bell, Executive Director of the Pope & Young Club joins the show to discuss Pope & Young's organization and mission, their educational programs and upcoming events, including a massive Bowhunters Rendezvous event in the Wisconsin Dells region being organized for next June, and the P&Y Club's archery museum located in Chatfield, Minnesota.