96: Drury Outdoors w/ Tim Kjellesvik
Listen in as podcast host Bill Cooper visits with long-time friend Tim Kjellesvik, editor of Drury Outdoors popular phone app DeerCast. Kjellesvik is also co-host of Drury’s 100% Wild Podcast, along with Matt Drury. This episode is full of great outdoor information. Catch it on most social media platforms.
48m Sep 01, 2021
48m
95: Missouri Wild Turkey w/ Reina Tyl
Join the host of Living the Dream Outdoors, Bill Cooper, as he conducts an in-depth interview with the Missouri Department of Conservation’s wild turkey biologist, Reina Tyl. Turkey populations have been in decline for some time across the nation. Reina provides up to date information about many of the causes for this steady decline, and possible solutions to reverse this trend. Every turkey hu...
55m Aug 18, 2021
55m
94: Great Turkey Hunters w/ Walter Parrott
Join host Bill Cooper as he discusses one of his favorite outdoor subjects, hunting wild turkey. He interviews one of the best wild turkey hunters of all time, Walter Parrott. Turkey hunters, you will love this podcast! It's not just land, it’s a lifestyle. Host Bill Cooper, of the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame, and the Dream Team will present up-to-date outdoor information from th...
58m Aug 05, 2021
58m
93: Outdoor Safety and Big Brown Trout
Join host Bill Cooper as he discusses the basics of safety and first aid for outdoor adventures. Additionally, Bill tells a tall fishing tale about big brown trout with Damon Spurgeon, of cardiac Mountain Outfitters.
18m May 26, 2021
18m
92: Youth Bass Competitions
Youth bass fishing tournaments are becoming increasingly popular. In this episode Bill Cooper interviews 14-year-old Jack Miser, and his brother, 10-year-old Blake Miser, from House Springs, Missouri. The two brothers are currently the point leaders in the MOBass Youth Tournament Division.
17m May 24, 2021
17m
91: Indian Creek Shooting Systems
Host Bill Cooper talks with Stuart Ruehling, Indian Creek Shooting Systems about their long standing high quality choke tubes, in particular their new turkey chokes for .410 shotguns. The lightweight shotguns are the new rage among turkey hunters.
20m May 17, 2021
20m
90: Public Policy and Conservation
The year 2021 began with lots of bantering about public policy as related to conservation issues. Host Bill Cooper reveals thoughts from the Voice of Leadership Panel and Safari Club International.
22m May 14, 2021
22m
89: The Benefits of Camping
Camping is outdoor activity enjoyed by millions of Americans. Join host Bill Cooper to discover the benefits of camping. Some, such as enjoying fresh air are obvious to everyone, but some of the other scientifically proven benefits of camping, to our social, mental and spiritual lives may come as a surprise.
24m May 12, 2021
24m
88: Kenny Kieser on Trout Fishing Lake Taneycomo
National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame inductee and well known outdoor writer Kenny Kieser discusses a recent night of trout fishing with Duane Doty, a 14-year veteran trout guide and lure designer on Lake Taneycomo.
19m May 10, 2021
19m
87: The Gravel Bar Gourmet
For decades Fill Cooper has been known as The Gravel Bar Gourmet in the Missouri Ozarks. He tells the tale of how he was tagged with the title and also discusses some of his favorite meals he enjoys preparing on while camped on the gravel bars of his favorite Ozark streams.
16m May 07, 2021
16m
86: Smallmouth Are Dispersing
Across the Midwest and South smallmouth bass are dispersing up and down rivers and streams. Host Bill Cooper talks about some of his favorite springtime smallmouth baits including YUM Dingers, Sexy Shad, War Eagle Spinnerbaits, Bomber Crankbaits and more.
16m May 05, 2021
16m
85: Spring Time Food Plots
Host Bill Cooper promotes the idea of planting and maintaining spring time food plots for not only deer and wild turkey, but small animals and birds as well. He discusses Mossy Oak Biologic seed blends, as well as how, when and where to plant these proven seed products.
19m May 03, 2021
19m
84: Spring Trifecta: Turkey Hunting, Finding Morels, Catching Bull Bluegill
Spring brings the opportunity to get outdoors and enjoy favorite outdoor activities including the grand trifecta the spring outdoors including, hunting wild turkey gobblers, finding delectable morel mushrooms, and catching big bull bluegill from a farm pond.
16m Apr 30, 2021
16m
83: Declining Numbers in Bat Populations
Better than 90 percent of several bat populations have disappeared in the last 10 years. Researchers are scrambling to find out why.
16m Apr 29, 2021
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82: Wild Turkey Recipes
Join Bill Cooper as he shares wild turkey recipes from his Outdoor Celebrities Cookbook.You’ll hear great turkey hunting celebrities like Walter Parrott, Eddie Salter and Ralph Duren.
16m Apr 28, 2021
16m
81: Crawl No Crawl
Host Bill Cooper discusses the pros and cons of crawling, sneaking and stalking wild turkey gobblers during the spring turkey season. Every turkey hunter needs to hear this discussion, for safety’s sake.
15m Apr 27, 2021
15m
80: Shags and Driftwood Outdoors
Soft Rock DJ and co-host of the spectacular Driftwood Outdoors Podcast, 6-foot 7-inch “Shags”-Nathan McLeod joins Bill Cooper to discuss the fast growing, and very popular with outdoorsmen, Driftwood Podcast.
18m Apr 26, 2021
18m
79: Rafael Marrufo Herrea and Vaselina’s Restaurant
Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper sits down with Rafael from Vaselina’s, along with Bill Bryan and Sergio Munoz of TanKab Outfitters to discuss the culinary delights found at Vaselina’s, as well as the many attractions found in the remote village of San Felipe.
25m Apr 23, 2021
25m
78: Kody Lucas in the Jungle
Kody Lucas travels to the jungles of the Yucatan in pursuit of ocellated turkey. In a twist of adventure he instead takes an illusive brocket deer.
25m Apr 22, 2021
25m
77: First Time Turkey Hunters in the Yucatan
Jes Campbell, a Living the Dream Outdoor Properties land agent, travels to the Yucatan to hunt ocellated turkey with Living the Dream the Outdoors podcast host Bill Cooper and Living the Dream Outdoor Outdoors TV host Cody Lucas.
24m Apr 21, 2021
24m
76: Bill Bryan in the Yucatan
Bill Bryan takes a break from hunting ocellated turkeys in the Yucatan to sit down with host Bill Cooper to talk about his adventures in jungle camp with TanKab Outfitters out of Merida, Mexico.
14m Apr 20, 2021
14m
75: International Travel Tips for Hunters and Anglers
While traveling to Mexico, Dian Cooper and her best friend Sheila Shockley ran into some issues. They sit down with host Bill Cooper to offe4 some traveling tips for those who are planning to travel out of country in the future.
15m Apr 19, 2021
15m
74: Float Season Is Here
Late spring is arriving and temperatures are rising. Its float time. Join host Bill Cooper as he talks floating where to and how to.
19m Apr 16, 2021
19m
73: Locator Calls That Make Turkeys Gobble
Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host, and long time turkey hunter Bill Cooper explains various types of locator calls and when and how to use them.
17m Apr 15, 2021
17m
72: Tommy Bench and the National Professional Fishing League
Tommy Bench, a well known bass fishing guide on the Gasconade River in the Missouri Ozarks works for the newly formed National Professional Fishing League. He and host Bill Cooper sit down together and discuss this new league that is attracting dozens of competitive bass fishermen to their high payout tournaments.
19m Apr 14, 2021
19m
71: Collecting Turkey Calls
Mike Conaway has been collecting turkey calls for decades. On this episode of Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast he explains what got him into collecting, how to go about it, and the current state of the hobby.
19m Apr 13, 2021
19m
70: Welcome To Our Campfire- Turkey Hunting with Bill Cooper
Host Bill cooper has 101 wild turkeys to his credit. He has hunted turkeys in several states and the Yucatan of Mexico.
18m Apr 12, 2021
18m
69: Weekend Wanderings- Riding for A reason
Riding for A Reason is an annual ATV-UTV event established 5 years ago by John Gunter in the Missouri Ozarks to benefit colon cancer awareness, as well as to remember his good friend Stephan Bass, of Bass River Resort. The event is held each year at Bass River Resort and Huzzah Valley Resort. Several thousand participants with 1,700 vehicles showed up for the 2021 event. Host Bill Cooper, Hunt...
11m Apr 09, 2021
11m
68: Are Hunter Numbers Accurate?
Living the Dream Outdoors Podcast host Bill Cooper delves into the question of whether or not the hunter numbers reported by governmental agencies are accurate. He discovered that reported numbers by the U.S. Wildlife Service each year are two years old.
16m Apr 08, 2021
16m
67: Our Watery World- Will Hutto and Jesse James - A Mean Crappie Fishing Machine
Father-son crappie fishing team, Will Hutto and Jesse James take a break to describe their relationship on and off the lake to Living the Dream Podcast host Bill Cooper. It’s an inspiring story.
25m Apr 07, 2021
25m
66: Your Outdoor World- What’s Happening at Maramec Spring Park in the Missouri Ozarks?
Wes and Kendra Swee are busy making the James Foundation’s Maramec Spring Park a better place to visit. Formerly a hatchery manager with the Missouri Department of Conservation at Maramec Spring Park, Wes brings unusual insight to the visitors of one of Missouri’s four trout parks. Kendra, formerly with Missouri State Parks in interpretation, now serves the James Foundation as Director of Inte...
20m Apr 06, 2021
20m
65: Welcome To Our Campfire- Build a Smoker - Cook a Pig
Guru cook Frank Cox, of smokerbuilder.com, talks about building smokers with hosts Bill Cooper and Darrell Hindman. Taking it a step further, Cox describes cooking a wild hog.
23m Apr 05, 2021
23m
64: Couples Fishing - Wade and Jennifer Camp
Wayde and Jennifer Camp, from Arkansas, take a break from crappie fishing to talk with host Bill Cooper about the ins and outs of fishing together as a couple.
18m Apr 02, 2021
18m
63: Two Girls- Jasmine Pittman and Madelyn Dixon, Love Fishing
Two young ladies, 12-year-old Jasmine Pittman and 11-year-old Madelyn Dixon, from McGee, Mississippi, are good friends, and fantical fishing buddies.
17m Apr 01, 2021
17m
62: Gerald Whittington And 3D Archery
It's not just land, its a lifestyle. Host Bill Cooper, of the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame, and the Dream Team will present up-to-date outdoor information from the Missouri Ozarks and points beyond. The Team lives to hunt, fish, camp, float, hike, cook and enjoy the great outdoors. They will inspire you to love the land and all that is connected to it, and to "Live the Outdoor Drea...
19m Mar 31, 2021
19m
61: Your Outdoor World- Damon Spurgeon- Life of a Fishing Guide
Damon Spurgeon, an accomplished fishing guide on both lakes and streams discusses the life and times of a fishing guide with host Bill Cooper.
26m Mar 30, 2021
26m
60: Welcome To Our Campfire- Bowfishing with Bryan Wilson
Cpt. Bryan Wilson, of Stained Water Bowfishing in Missouri, brings the action to life as he discusses his adventures with host Bill Cooper.
18m Mar 29, 2021
18m
59: Weekend Wanderings- Jones Cousins on Golf, Genealogy, and Harleys
It's not just land, its a lifestyle. Host Bill Cooper, of the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame, and the Dream Team will present up-to-date outdoor information from the Missouri Ozarks and points beyond. The Team lives to hunt, fish, camp, float, hike, cook and enjoy the great outdoors. They will inspire you to love the land and all that is connected to it, and to "Live the Outdoor Dr...
25m Mar 26, 2021
25m
58: Alligator Hunting with Justin Hayes
It's not just land, its a lifestyle. Host Bill Cooper, of the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame, and the Dream Team will present up-to-date outdoor information from the Missouri Ozarks and points beyond. The Team lives to hunt, fish, camp, float, hike, cook and enjoy the great outdoors. They will inspire you to love the land and all that is connected to it, and to "Live the Outdoor Dr...
22m Mar 25, 2021
22m
57: Your Watery World- Collegiate Bass Fishing
It's not just land, its a lifestyle. Host Bill Cooper, of the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame, and the Dream Team will present up-to-date outdoor information from the Missouri Ozarks and points beyond. The Team lives to hunt, fish, camp, float, hike, cook and enjoy the great outdoors. They will inspire you to love the land and all that is connected to it, and to "Live the Outdoor Dr...
29m Mar 24, 2021
29m
56: Your Outdoor World- Crappie Fishing the Becks from Nevada
It's not just land, its a lifestyle. Host Bill Cooper, of the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame, and the Dream Team will present up-to-date outdoor information from the Missouri Ozarks and points beyond. The Team lives to hunt, fish, camp, float, hike, cook and enjoy the great outdoors. They will inspire you to love the land and all that is connected to it, and to "Live the Outdoor Dr...
24m Mar 23, 2021
24m
55: Weekend Wanderings- Crazy Cooper
Crazy Cooper is a hard core crappie fisherman from Illinois who shares his passion for crappie fishing while at the Big Mamma Crappie/Bass Tournament on Lake Washington, near Chatham, Mississippi.
20m Mar 22, 2021
20m
53: Your Watery World- Rodney Hayes on Crappie Fishing
Rodney Hayes, from Illinois, sits down with host Bill Cooper to describe his decades of traveling around the country in pursuit of big crappie.
19m Mar 18, 2021
19m
54: Cook That Stuff- Hog Hides and Community Service
Listen in as the Hamilton Family display their culinary crafts at the Big Mamma Crappie/Bass Tournament on Lake Washington near Chatham, Mississippi. The Hamilton’s worked their magic to turn hog hides into delectable pork rinds to benefit Camp Looking Glass,a camp for the handicapped.
19m Mar 18, 2021
19m
52: Your Outdoor World- 19th Annual Big Mamma Crappie Tournament
Big Mike Jones joins host Bill Cooper to describe the events of the 19th Annual Big Mamma Crappie/Bass Tournment held at Lake Washington, in Mississippi.
34m Mar 16, 2021
34m
51: Welcome To Our Campfire- A Lifetime of Big Crappie
Mike Hamberlin grew up on Lake Washington near Chatham, Mississippi. He and his son, Gannon, describe what it’s been like to consistently catch big crappie over the years.
20m Mar 15, 2021
20m
50: Conservation vs. Wild Hogs/ Effect of Frost on Acorns
Missouri Department of Conservation biologist Nick Girondo joins host Bill Cooper and discusses wild hogs in Missouri and the effects of frost on acorn production.
24m Mar 12, 2021
24m
49: Building a Career in the Outdoors
Louisiana native Brandon Jennings loves the outdoors. He sits a spell to describe to host Bill Cooper the avenue he has paved for himself to have a successful career in outdoor media.
19m Mar 11, 2021
19m
48: Your Watery World- Starting a Fishing Club
Host Bill Cooper and crappie fisherman James Callaway talk about the ins and outs of forming a new crappie fishing club.
20m Mar 10, 2021
20m
47: Your Outdoor World- The Mississippi Crappie Trail
Bill Cooper and Mike Jones, of Mississippi Tourism, sit down together to discuss the Mississippi Crappie Tail, which includes well known lakes Sardis, Grenada,Ross Barnett, Arkabutla, Lake Washington and Enid.
16m Mar 09, 2021
16m