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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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27 September 2026
What the Roadless Rule repeal could mean
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, Charlie breaks down the latest efforts to open public lands through executive action and takes a closer look at the proposed repeal of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a move that could have lasting effects on forests, wildlife, and outdoor recreation.
20 September 2026
Charlie Potter reflects on White House honor
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, Charlie shares his experience attending a special dinner in the White House Rose Garden with the President of the United States, where leaders of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation and other conservation advocates were recognized. Hear what the honor means and Charlie’s firsthand observations from this memorable event.
13 September 2026
Can the Chicago River be reversed again?
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, Charlie tackles two major questions shaping the future of conservation and public policy: Could the Chicago River ever be reversed again, and should hunting be protected in Colorado’s constitution?
06 September 2026
Dove numbers fall as waterfowl concerns grow
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, troubling signs for two popular game birds. Charlie explores declining dove numbers and examines a waterfowl breeding report that raises questions about the future of duck populations.
30 August 2026
Christopher Burke on Chicago’s water miracle
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, Christopher Burke, Founder and CEO of Christopher Burke Engineering, discusses how Chicago’s water management miracle is nearing completion with benefits reaching all the way down the Mississippi River to New Orleans.
23 August 2026
Wetlands rule draws opposition as reservoirs drop
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, proposed changes affecting small wetlands face unprecedented, unified opposition. Plus, the largest reservoirs in the American West fall to record-low levels.
16 August 2026
Great White Sharks in the Gulf of Maine and fires in the American West
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, Charlie explores the Gulf of Maine and its growing population of great white sharks, and the wildfires raging across the American West.
09 August 2026
Bird migration begins, wetlands face threats
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, Neotropical birds are beginning their annual migration. Learn what you can do to help them survive their long journey and why wetlands easements face growing threats.
02 August 2026
Key wetlands easement laws under threat
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, key wetlands easement laws face growing threats, and the lasting impact of wildfires on wildlife.
26 July 2026
The perks of virtual fencing for wildlife
This week on The Great Outdoors with Charlie Potter, Charlie to talk about the benefits to virtual fencing which uses GPS-enabled collars on livestock to create invisible, app-defined boundaries and prevents fatal wildlife entanglements, allows migratory species to roam freely, and enables ranchers to steer cattle away from known carnivore territories.