Sportsman's Spotlight

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Sportsman’s Spotlight is a daily (Monday – Friday) program. In these short radio vignettes we take the listener on an audio adventure far away from their current environment, to a place they would rather be… The great outdoors! Content is focused on the many hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation stories of the West. Interviews with experts and local characters alike give the program a unique personality. David Sparks Ph.D., a veteran television personality of programs like the Outdoor channel’s Outfitters Showcase, ESPN’s Ultimate Outdoors, Jeep National Trails

Bob Farris hung out a shingle
03/29/2024

After training a few hunting dogs for friends, Bob Farris decided that he wanted to breed and train hunting dogs as a career.


Shannon gets a mountain goat
03/28/2024

Lifetime hunter Tim DeMaas harvested a mountain goat in Idaho when he was 16.


Jeff's mackerel
03/27/2024

Talking to Jeff Cullers, who developed his passion for fishing from his grandpa and his stepdad, and a question came to mind.


Deb on horse back
03/26/2024

Good friend Deb Vavra talks about hunting on horseback.


Jeremy Nielsen at work
03/25/2024

Jeremy Nielsen goes all over the country calling on retail outlets that buy his fishing gear.


Fish, fires and fallout
03/22/2024

Fish, Fires and the Fallout


CWD Update
03/21/2024

CWD is a fatal and contagious disease that affects the nervous systems of deer, elk, moose and reindeer.


Claunchy's elk
03/20/2024

Christopher Claunch goes on an unsuccessful elk hunt but learns something.


Scorsey's steelhead tips
03/19/2024

Corey Scoran goes steelhead fishing


Todd and family hunts
03/18/2024

Enthusiastic, relatively new Hunter. Todd Points talks about how he got fellow family members to join him in his passion.


Alex and deer legs
03/15/2024

I am going to present a mystery for you. Anything you could do to help would certainly be muchly, appreciated.


Gutless method
03/14/2024

Dylan Davis explains the gutless method for processing game in the field.


Antelope and weather
03/13/2024

During an antelope hunt in Wyoming, Chad Hood ran into some pretty wild weather.


Scorsey's deer
03/12/2024

You go to the dance, your date doesn't show up until the dance is over. So what are you left with?


Jeff Cullers
03/11/2024

Jeff Cullers grew up as a fisherman due to his family background.


Welcome to camp
03/08/2024

WELCOME TO CAMP


Disposing of Carcasses
03/07/2024

Four reasons why proper game carcass disposal is important


Farris's Steps to train dogs
03/06/2024

Hunter, Bob Farris becomes a dog breeder and tells us some of the steps he used to achieve that goal.


3-5 SS Randy and Griz 2
03/05/2024

A big bear encounter while hunting for deer.


Randy and Griz 1
03/04/2024

Good friend Randy Moore takes his son and his nephew on a deer hunt.


Dexter
03/01/2024

The dog days of summer may be over, but for six-year-old black lab Dexter--- one of Idaho Fish and Game’s K-9s.


Safari Club International
02/29/2024

Safari Club International equips sportsmen and women to protect their right to hunt now and for decades to come through the Hunter Advocacy Action Center.


Farris' rude call
02/28/2024

Bob Farris had an interesting experience as he got into breeding dogs.


Turkeys and ag
02/27/2024

There is a huge habitat overlap for wild turkeys and agricultural land.


Todd just watches his dog
02/26/2024

Things to notice with your hunting dog.


Sorry Can't tell ya
02/23/2024

Data from mobile apps will unveil the habits of successful anglers and the fish that they are reeling in around the globe.


Todd points talks outfitter
02/22/2024

Todd Points and his friend Eric Anderson had a chance to take their dogs to a place up in Montana that sounds like Paradise.


Trespasser 3
02/21/2024

Idaho farmer Danny Walt has a serious pest on his farm and it’s not a rodent or a plant disease.


Trespasser 2
02/20/2024

Yesterday, we told you about a story involving Gem County, Idaho farmer Danny Walton who served as the poster child for trespass laws.


Trespasser 1
02/19/2024

We have done many stories about how farmers have to endure encroachment, another term for trespassing on their own private property by hunters.


Barbed or barbless
02/16/2024

Anglers don’t expect to take home dinner when they practice catch-and-release fishing, but they might not be the only ones missing out on a meal.


Todd Points hunts with Eric
02/15/2024

Avid bird hunter and bird dog trainer. Todd Points is a scratch golfer.


Welcome to camp
02/14/2024

WELCOME TO CAMP


Kevin catches a bat
02/13/2024

Kevin Rasmussen, often fly fishers. But listen to this episode.


Gamey antelope
02/12/2024

Very good friend of mine, Chad Hood, recently went on an antelope hunt.


Gil and walrus boat
02/09/2024

For years, I spent more time with GILBERT HERNDON than I could imagine.


Mange in Wolves
02/08/2024

Study Shows Cold and Windy Nights Physically Drain Mangy Wolves.


Farris philosophy
02/07/2024

A philosophical position from Bob Ferris, a hunter and a dog trainer.


Hang up those phones
02/06/2024

Jeff Cullers grew up as a fisherman due to his family background, but also offers a local service in Idaho that could easily be adapted to other states.


Todd's deer retriever
02/05/2024

Pudlepointer dog trainer Todd Points reflects on some of the activities of his new puppy.