Great Plains Outdoors

Great Plains Outdoors

Everything outdoors on the Great Plains of North America! From fishing and hunting, to camping and hiking, we cover it here! Hosts Brittany French and Rob McDonald look forward to interviewing intriguing guests about all sorts of topics on the Great Plains Outdoors. Grandpa Fish, award winning outdoor writer, Brent Frazee joins us each month for the Grandpa Fish angling report and to talk all things fishing on the Great Plains Outdoors! Join us for information and conversation from the Dakotas to Texas and Missouri to Colorado as we cover everything on the Great Plains Outdoors!

Episodes

January 23, 2024 55 mins

Hosts Brittany French and Rob McDonald visit with the Director at Delta Waterfowl, Scott Vance.

We'll talk about conservation, waterfowl, habitat, and what it takes to ensure ducks are in the flyway and our hunter's heritage is there for the long haul.

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Hosts Brittany French and Rob McDonald spend some time with public lands manager Brian Serpan at the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.

Tune in and take a listen to the state of the state when it comes to public lands and access in Kansas. 

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Outdoor Stewards of Conservation Executive Director Jim Curcuruto joins hosts Brittany French and Rob McDonald to discuss this new organization's mission!

Tune in to learn about the HATS (hunters, anglers, trappers, and shooters) who fund conservation in the United States. We'll talk about #fillabag and packing out trash.

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Join hosts Britanny French and Rob McDonald as they chat with Chayne Onek of C&S Whitetails in the Flint Hills of Kansas.

We'll talk about whitetail outfitting in the sunflower state, managing properties for wildlife, and balancing private business with public wildlife. 

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Join hosts Brittany French and Rob McDonald along with regular contributor Grandpa Fish ( Brent Frazee ) for the summer fishing report on the Great Plains Outdoors.

Our guest in this episode is the godfather of walleye fishing, Mr. Mike McClelland! 

Mike McClelland is a top professional walleye fisherman from Pierre, South Dakota. Mike has proven himself with 23 top walleye tournament wins, 19 second-place finishes, and 48 other to...

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Wild turkey populations across North America are in a bad way, and Turkeys For Tomorrow (TFT) is working to find out why. A project born out of passion, and an organization developed to ensure wild turkeys and wild turkey hunting are genuinely a legacy that is passed on.

Guests Ron and Tes Jolly have spent their careers in the outdoors, and they recognize that it is time to give back and help the cause.

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Hosts Brittany French and Rob McDonald visit with Cabelas Pro Staff Angler Journeyy Chau about blue cat fishing in Kansas!

 

Journeyy is a lifelong angler and loves the challenge of pursuing all the different species that Kansas waters have to offer. 

 

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The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks works to provide quality fishing opportunities across the state. For walleye anglers, that can mean quality or fish or quantity of fish, and Kansas has both!

Join hosts Brittany French and Rob McDonald as they visit with Fisheries Supervisor Lucas Kowalewski about all things walleye in Kansas! 

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From wild game meat to fish fillets, Jason Ellsworth of Ellsworth Cooks is a master of camp cooking. 

Hosts Brittany French and Rob McDonald spend some time chatting about wild ingredients, the life of a traveling camp chef, and more with Jason. 

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Calling all mushroom hunters, foragers, and outdoor enthusiasts! You're not going to want to miss this one!

Hosts Brittany French and Rob McDonald the Modern Wild Man spend some quality time with mushroom and wild foraging expert Lyndzee Rhine of Kansas Wildlife and Parks.

Lyndzee is an expert when it comes to foraging wild edibles and loves outdoor adventures on the Great Plains Outdoors and everywhere else for that matter!

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Hosts Brittany French and Rob McDonald catch up with Jarrod Nichols of Vista Outdoors. The One Shot event is a tradition celebrating the spring wild turkey hunting season in Kansas! 

If you're into turkey hunting be sure to tune into our recent episode with renowned turkey researcher Dr. Michael Chamberlain, or a fun turkey hunting episode with champion turkey caller Gracie Herman

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Tune in to find out where the hot spots are for angling this spring on the Great Plains! Our resident fishing expert, and award-winning outdoor writer at the Great Plains Outdoors, Brent Frazee joins hosts Brittany French and Rob McDonald.

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Call'n all turkey hunters! You gotta tune in and listen up! 

Our guest Dr. Mike Chamberlain (Wild Turkey Doc) joins hosts Brittany French and Rob McDonald to talk turkey. We're going to cover the state of turkeys, what's happening across the Great Plains in turkey research, and more!

Dr. Chamberlain's new partnership with Mossy Oak and the Wild Turkey Lab is a one-stop shop for all things turkey and turkey hunting! 

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Hosts Brittany French and Rob McDonald are joined by guest John Hubener in episode 38 to talk all about the USA Clay Target League

John is the Fundraising Manager for the USA Clay Target League and helps lead the charge, bringing more and more young people into competitive clay target shooting.

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Tune in to join hosts Brittany French and Rob McDonald with special guest Marc Murrell, Executive Director at the Kansas Wildscape Foundation.

Learn how Kansas Wildscape Foundation supports outdoor programs and partnerships to promote the Kansas Outdoors.

Kansas Wildscape Foundation works hard to Create Outdoor Opportunities for All in the Kansas Outdoors! 

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Join hosts Rob McDonald and Brent Frazee on this special winter time angling episode of the Great Plains Outdoors podcast with our guest Dave Genz.

Dave Genz is the father of modern ice fishing, pioneering the flip over ice shelter, and utilizing sonar electronics on the ice. Dave went on to help found Clam Outdoors and develop both techniques and tackle that changed the face of ice fishing forever.

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Hosts Brittany French and Rob McDonald take some time to visit with guest Joe Skinner of Veil Camo

Camouflage can make or break a hunt, and hiding during a hunt is more than skin deep. Tune in to find out what makes camo brands like Veil tick. 

Truly an industry of the Great Plains Outdoors, Veil Camo is based in Wichita KS! 

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Hosts Brittany French and Rob McDonald are joined by Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks biologist Matt Peak. Some of Matt's duties include the Kansas pronghorn, and elk herds, but today we focus on the large carnivores and Kansas otter recovery!

 

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Take a listen with hosts Brittany French and Rob McDonald, along with our special guest Ted Koch (director of North American Grouse Partnership) as we chat about the endangered lesser prairie chicken.

It seems that things are stacked against the little prairie grouse of the plains, but if we can work together, there's a chance to do some good for prairie chickens, clean air, clean water, and habitat. 

 

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November 18, 2022 55 mins

Join hosts Brittany French and Rob McDonald with our latest guest Jamie Cook of Iowa DNR. Jamie is the Hunter Ed Coordinator for Iowa Department of Natural Resources, along with many other hats. 

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