Highlights of the Carolina Outdoors

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Gray’s Sporting Journal – Part Two
Our Grays Sporting Journal conversation continues. Editor Mike Floyd shares knowledge on this literary magazine. It is published seven times each year celebrating hunting and fishing. Plus, poetry
Campfire Within – Part 1
Our guest Scott Wurtzbacher is many things. A top producing realtor since 2003, a board member of the NCOBS, a well-regarded podcaster with Inspire Campfire, & a brand new author. Were going to cha
Campfire Within – Part 2
Scott Wurtzbacher, adventurer, author, & podcast host, joins the Carolina Outdoors to talk about his new book, Campfire Within. The book parallels his podcast, Inspire Campfire, & the three tenants:
Rucking in America – Part 1
Ruck sack is a term that comes from the German word Rucken, which means "back." From that origination comes the sport of Rucking. It has evolved into a mainstream workout craze that has taken the U.
Rucking in America- Part 2
Marie Oblinsky Price joins the Carolina Outdoors to talk about the growing popularity of mud runs, obstacle races, & companies ascending in the market. The company where she acts as Head of Sales and
Birdwatchers in the Area-Part 1
Host Bill Bartee welcomes longtime contributor to the Carolina Outdoors, Judy Walker. Walker has been watching birds as a kid. However, it was in the 1980s when a female cardinal should up in her wi
Birdwatchers in the Area-Part 2
Judy Walker of the Mecklenburg Audubon Society shares how people have recently been coming into the activity of bird watching. She adds to Carolina Outdoor host, Bill Bartee's list of famed people wi
Trout Fishing Report Spring 25
Elijah St. Blancard, Head Guide and Instructor at Jesse Brown's, joins us today on the Carolina Outdoors to go over the spring '25 fishing report and open a window into his philosophy as a guide and o
Ireland and Northern Ireland
Today we are joined by Alex Flowers, backpacking outfitter and world traveler from Jesse Brown's. Alex is a backpacker, sailor, Scout and adventurer from Charlotte, and has just returned from a weeklo
Talking Tuck Fest, new and exciting additions and traditions
Before the Tuck Fest became one of the premier outdoor festivals in the Southeast, it was a small gathering of outdoor enthusiasts at the U.S. National Whitewater Center (NWWC) in Charlotte, NC. The e