Gettin' Outdoors Podcast

Bibb County Public Lake Manager Cindy Holder tells BDL about one of Alabama's 23 Public Lakes and how you can enjoy an outing at her lake. Pride Of The South Tournament Series owner & founder Jeremy Bass and P.O.T.S. Youth Series Tournament Director Derrick Englebert explain to BDL how the 2020 season will work and just how competition anglers can get involved in this exciting series. Joe Allen talks about the high water and the best way to approach the weekend it you want to go fishing on this weeks TCNB hunting & fishing report. The detailed CNB weather report for the weekend is a mixed bag but you will have a window of opportunity to get outdoors. https://www.outdooralabama.com/where-fish-alabama/alabama-public-fishing-lakes-pfls https://www.facebook.com/Pride-of-the-South-Tournament-series-1435389230056620/  

Wayne Edgeworth tells the story of his Marengo County 175 1/8 inch 8 point buck he took on January 17th 2020. Wayne goes into detail of not only how he was able to take his trophy buck but also tells us how he managed his property for trophy animals and how this "Golly Whooper" Buck has changed his life and given him a God sent platform to spread the word of hunting and his personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Wayne Edgeworth is one of the most genuine fellows you will ever meet and I think you will really enjoy hear his amazing story.  BDL Joe Allen tells us how to catch fish in this flooded water and why you just might want to check out one of our Alabama Public Lakes in February 2020. https://alabamawhitetailrecords.com/ https://www.outdooralabama.com/where-fish-alabama/alabama-public-fishing-lakes-pfls

BDL sits down with ExtremeBass Challenge 2020 Tournament Director John McAlpine to talk about his tournament series and how he came up with his $10,000 first place, 100 boat idea and how you can sign up for this exciting trail Northwest outdoor writer Randall (Randy) Bonner shares his experiences hunting in Alabama as a youth and transitioning to the northwest as an adult. Randy shares his award winning outdoor writing career and explains the interesting game and fish in Oregon and how he likes to fish and hunt. https://www.facebook.com/XtremeBass https://www.facebook.com/rainorshinecolumn/ https://www.coyleoutside.com/ https://www.visitcorvallis.com/ https://nowaoutdoors.com/

Mr. Robert Hill retired from the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Recourses after 27 years as a Conservation Officer in Monroe and Clarke Counties.  He sits down with BDL, Joe Allen Dunn, Shannon Tucker and Jerry Hawk to do a little reminiscing about chasing outlaws and tells a story or two over a fried catfish/quail supper. On this weeks TCNB huntin' & fishin' report Joe Allen goes over what you need to do this weekend to catch them fish on Millers Ferry and updates us on all the huntin' going on in the area. Weekend weather looks good and BDL will give us the detailed CNB Alabama River/Lake Millers Ferry area weather report so you can make your outdoor plans.  

Alabama Bass Trail Program Director Kay Donaldson made a huge announcement at a press conference on January 9th, 2020. The $100,000 guaranteed $25,000 first place 2021 three tournament Alabama Bass Tournament 100 was unveiled to the public. BDL sits down with Kay on todays podcast and talks all about this huge ABT addition and just how much it will mean to the state of Alabama. On this weeks TCNB huntin' & fishin' report Joe Allen talks about how to catch fish in this flooded Alabama River and why you might just want to go hunting. It has been a warm and wet week in south Alabama but that will change soon. BDL gives you the detailed CNB weekend weather. https://www.alabamabasstrail100.org/ https://www.facebook.com/albasstrail100/ https://www.alabamabasstrail.org/ https://fishalabama.org/    

On this weeks podcast BDL talks with Alabama Dog Hunters Assn. President Lonnie Miller and Southeast Dog Hunters Assn. President Brad Willnecker about the past and current tradition of dog deer hunting and how we can all work together to keep this sport alive. Joe Allen gives us details on how to make your "crappie hotels" adding fish structure to your favorite crappie lake and gives us a detailed update on fishing & hunting in the Alabama River/Lake Millers Ferry area. It's going to be a hunting/fishing weather challenge this weekend but big Daddy will tell you when you will have that window of opportunity on this weeks CNB detailed weekend weather report. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1425171644477507/ https://www.facebook.com/SoutheasternDogHuntersAssociation/ 

BDL and Wilcox Area Chamber Board Member Jordan Dunam hook up with BrushPile Fishing Show Host Russ Bailey and Professional Crappie Angler Whitey Outlaw about their Millers Ferry fishing trip in April 2019 they filmed. The Millers Ferry BrushPile Fishing Show will be released on the Pursuit Channel Monday 01/06/20 at 7:00 p.m. (CST). Joe Allen tells us what to expect in our area woods and waters this weekend and recaps a hell of a New Years Day jugging trip!! https://brushpilefishing.com/ https://www.facebook.com/BrushPileFishing/ http://pursuitchannel.com/ https://www.libertyhallbandb.com/ http://www.wilcoxareachamber.com/

BDL sits down in his home studio and recaps the 2019 Gettin' Outdoors Podcast Shows. It has been a very interesting and successful year and looks like the 2020 season of the podcast is going to be another good year. Joe Allen gives us the weekend fishing & hunting report after this past wet weekend and what to expect on Lake Millers Ferry and the hunting woods in the area. BDL has the detailed weather for the last weekend in 2019, you might want to listen and plan you hunting or fishing trip. www.gettinoutdoorsradio.com

Merry Christmas everybody and Happy New Year!! This week BDL sits down with local outdoor characters Kevin Sims, Kent "Jabo" Wiggins and Joe Allen Dunn to share stories about their past Christmas outdoor adventures, traditions  and how the hunting and fishing has changed in the past 50 years. This is a fun podcast that reflects on times past and captures the oral history of our area with a little Christmas flavor. Joe Allen gives us the weekend hunting and fishing report for the Christmas weekend and all has changed since last weeks TCNB report!! BDL goes over the wet CNB detailed weekend weather report and tells all of you anglers & hunters why you might jus go shopping for that last minute gift this weekend. http://bfro.net/  

Ducks Unlimited Chief Scientist Dr. Tom Moorman was hunting deer in Wilcox County over the Thanksgiving holidays and sits down with BDL to talk about his job and history with Ducks Unlimited. Dr. Moorman was a vital part of DU's conservation team more that 25 years before being named Chief Scientist in 2017. Dr. Moorman is the key spokesman for DU on waterfowl biology and management at the national and international level. Joe Allen Dunn give us the weekend hunting & fishing report and BDL tells us what to expect in the detailed weekend Alabama River/Lake Millers Ferry weather report. https://www.ducks.org/press-room/news-releases/dr-tom-moorman-becomes-dus-chief-scientist https://www.ducks.org/

Mark Buxton owner of Southeastern Wildlife Habitat Services in Thomaston Alabama and one of the top whitetail deer managers in the business explains his take on the "Cull Buck Debate". Mark explains the 3 most common causes of antler deformity and why neither has anything to do with genetics. Mark also tells us his camera survey procedure and how valuable it is to his deer management program. Joe Allen Dunn talks about the awesome fishing & hunting going on right now in the Alabama River/Lake Millers Ferry and why you need to make your plans to visit over the holiday season. https://www.facebook.com/Mark-Buxton-Southeastern-Wildlife-Habitat-Services-110807079079527/ 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYBODY!!  BDL On this weeks podcast Alabama Black Belt Adventures Associations Director Pam Swanner talks about the 10 year history of ABBAA, the new coffee table book, Black Belt Bounty, and the huge economic impact that hunters and anglers have on our Alabama Black Belt. Joe Allen Dunn gives us the Thanksgiving 2019 weekend Alabama River/Lake Millers Ferry fishing and hunting report and BDL goes over the detailed weather report.  https://alabamablackbeltadventures.org/ https://alabamablackbeltadventures.org/blackbeltbountybook/ https://alabamablackbeltadventures.org/category/press-releases/

Nose To The Ground Blood Trailing Service (Alabama) is a free deer recovery service provided by some very dedicated and professional trackers and their dogs. It is a service that is practiced and offered by both the men and the ladies. On this podcast BDL had to scramble to put it all together because of the "breaking news" that happened Wednesday after recording the NTGAL podcast with Michael Braggs, Crystal Gainey, Lindsay Kiefer & Danielle Knight on Tuesday. Crystal & Lindsay got a call to recover Travis Lee's 150+ Crenshaw County muzzleloader killed buck and BDL got them to tell the story early Thursday morning so he could include it in todays podcast. These girls are simply amazing at what they do and offer a very needed service for the Alabama hunters. Joe Allen Dunn gives us the TCNB fishing and hunting report for the opening weekend of Alabama gun deer season and BDL has the detailed CNB weeknd Alabama River Lake Millers Ferry weather report. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1595373710759426/

Alabama Muzzleloader season comes in Monday November 18th and runs through Friday November 22nd 2019. BDL hooks up with Muzzleloader enthusiast and experts Tim Cosby & Mike Rayburn. They tell us about the traditional flintlock & caplock as well as the modern inline muzzleloaders. Calvary Longrifles (Parker Firearms) owner and master traditional longrifle builder Jim Parker also talks to the guys about his custom rifles and the Alabama/Kentucky Rifle Show coming up in January of 2020. Joe Allen Dunn talks about this weekends Special Alabama Youth Deer Season and gives us a weekend fishing report on Lake Millers Ferry. https://www.jimkibler.net/ https://www.parkerfirearms.com/ http://www.alabamagunshows.net/alabama-ALkentuckyrifle.html

BDL attended the 37th Annual Stihl/Scag Lumberjack competition in Jackson Alabama this past weekend and got to sit down with local Timbersports World Champion, Wayne Slayton, to talk about the long, rich history of this Jackson Alabama event. Multi-World Champion, third generation Timbersports competitor and hailed as "The King Of The Lumberjacks", Mel Lentz, also talks to BDL about his many years competing and how he whooped them all and took home both mechanical & manual trophy's in this weekends 37th Annual Jackson Lumberjack Competition. Joe Allen Dunn catches us up on the TCNB weekend fishing & hunting reports for the Lake Millers Ferry/Alabama River area and BDL goes over the detailed CNB weekend weather forecast. https://www.stihlusa.com/stihl-timbersports/ https://www.facebook.com/gettinoutdoors/ http://www.gettinoutdoorsradio.com/

Retired Alabama WFF Fur Bearer Biologist and current President of the Alabama Trappers & Predator Control Association, Mike Sievering, talks about the history of the trapping industry and how you can sign up and attend one of his Alabama Adult and Youth Trapping Education Workshops in 2019/20.  Joe Allen Dunn tells us what to expect this weekend on the first cold days of the 2019/20 hunting season. He will also give us a detailed fishing report for the Lake Millers Ferry/Alabama River anglers.  The detailed weekend weather forcast is cold and windy. Better make your plans accordingly. http://www.atpca.org/ http://www.nationaltrappers.com/ http://furbearers.org/ https://www.outdooralabama.com/trapping-alabama/alabama-adult-and-youth-trapping-education-workshops

Alabama WFF Biologist/Hunter Education Coordinator Marisa Futral talks to us about tree stand & firearm safety and how important it is to have your Hunters Education Certificate. She will go over the 11 guidelines to tree stand safety and the 10 commandments of firearm safety. In segment 2, Marisa will bring in Alabama Archery In The Schools Program Coordinator, Michael Bloxom, to tell us all about this exciting and popular program for our Alabama schools. Marisa will close with all the info you need to know about Alabama's public archery & shooting ranges. This could be the most information filled podcast I have done yet!! Joe Allan Dunn catches us up on all the weeks hunting and fishing and tell the listeners how you can will a fishing trip with him this Spring.   It is gonna be a wet weekend but maybe Sunday will be a good day to get outdoors. The detailed weather report for the weekend is a must listen to plan your outdoor events. https://www.outdooralabama.com/node/2728 https://www.outdooralabama

Wilcox Area Chamber Of Commerce Big Buck Contest Director/Scorer, Josh Morgan and WACC Director, Laura Agee sit down with BDL and talk about the history of and how you can get in this popular contest.  Joe Allen Dunn gives a very exciting and excellent fishing and hunting report for the Lake Millers Ferry Alabama River area and this weekends weather report is one we have been looking for. http://www.wilcoxareachamber.com/ https://www.facebook.com/wilcoxbigbuck/ http://www.gettinoutdoorsradio.com/

Alabama archery season opens up in a few days and on todays podcast BDL sits down with Michael Bragg administrator of Nose To The Ground Alabama Blood Tracking Service to tell all the Alabama hunters how they can use this FREE service in Alabama.  Selma Area Food Bank Executive Director and past Gettin' Outdoors Radio Show Co-Host, Jeff Harrison explains how Alabama hunters can help their area food banks by donating venison through the ACNR program Hunters Feeding Hungry. Joe Allen Dunn updates us on all the fishing & hunting action in the Alabama River/Lake Millers Ferry area on the TCNB weekend report and BDL gives us the detailed CNB, not so hot, weather report through 10/15/19, the first day of Alabama archery season.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1595373710759426/ http://n2gal.com/nose_to_the_ground_alabama/shop/home https://www.selmafoodbank.com/ https://www.outdooralabama.com/programs/hunters-helping-hungry

Alabama Hog Control owner and past Bow Hunters of Alabama Chapter President, Barry Estes sits down with BDL to talk about the 2019 Alabama Bow & Arrow Season, calling coyotes at night and gives a AHC hog obit update for 2019. On this weeks TCNB Alabama River/Lake Millers Ferry weekend fishing/hunting report, Joe Allen Dunn tells us what to expect on the water and in the woods of south Alabama. Hopefully, hopefully this weekends CNB detailed Gettin' Outdoors weather report will the last hot & dry one of 2019!! www.gettinoutdoorsradio.com https://alabamahogcontrol.com/ http://bowhuntersofalabama.org/