Old age might not be all it’s cracked up to be… but for a few, it is an amazing trip. Today’s guest has certainly outlived most, if not all, of our listeners. He has seen more changes in his 100 years than most of us will ever see. He has been blessed to live through a World War and many other hardships. And still today, God sustains him!…

There is an old saying that starts with, “Out of the mouths of babes." Kids are honest. At times, children will say things that adults often find embarrassing if it happens to be around other adults. Children notice things we often don’t, or they are perhaps not as desensitized to the feelings and ideas of others. Come along today and learn about h…

Most people in America don’t think of pastors as real guys. Often they are thought of as someone who is unapproachable and stuffed shirt. On today’s show, you will meet a pastor who is anything but those things. He is an outdoorsman through and through and his passion for hunting and fishing are only surpassed by his passion for his Savior and his …

This week, our host visits with a man from deep in the heart of south Texas who has spent his life hunting and fishing in the hill country and brush country. He lived most of his life chasing the American dream in business and the outdoors. Losing his wife at a young age brought big changes in his life. Today, Jesus Christ is the most important par…

The leaves have changed colors in the North and many have fallen. Many areas have had their first frost and the whitetail bucks have begun to look for does. Most every of the country has an open archery season. Groups of archery hunters are joining together to pursue a number of different species of big and small game. All with Bows and Arrows. The…

All of us who are blessed enough to make it to an age where we can consider retirement will have to consider what we will do with the time that God has remaining for us before we leave this life. Most individuals who do retire say that they don’t know how they had time to work before retirement, because they are so busy. On today’s program, we will…

There are few places that bring a father and son together like a hunting and fishing camp. Time in the woods or on the water make it all but impossible to grow closer together and closer to God. Come along now to NW Ontario as we learn about the painful disaster that brought our guests to seek God’s healing hand. We’ll be on the water on Populus La…

So many men and women have a draw towards the outdoors. Hunting and fishing draw us into a life that affects us in amazing ways. Today’s guest went through times in his youth where he wasn’t sure whether he wanted to live any more. One of the things that you’ll hear today is that he wasn’t as afraid of dying as much as he was afraid to living… or a…

They say that you can’t just make “old friends”. But every once in a while, God sends someone into your life who becomes an old friend almost instantly. These are people who you know will be a friend for the rest of your life. Today’s guest, Bo Blackwell, is that kind of friend for our host. Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings sang a song years ago c…

Oh, the amazing sound of an elk in the mountains! There are few sounds more beautiful, more majestic in God’s Great Outdoors. God filled the high places of this world with the most beautiful sights and sounds. The call of the elk and the screeching of a golden eagle as it floats on the updrafts of the Rocky Mountain peaks. There is something about …

At a hunting lodge in the middle of central Michigan, a family gathers each year for two very special hunts. This family is not connected by human blood, but by something much stronger. A group of otherwise unconnected individuals are drawn for two reasons; to serve those who want to hunt and to share a special love for each one being served and fo…

We all hope to one day live a comfortable life. Many work for 40+ years with the intent to have all we need financially and with health to be very comfortable. But what does it mean to be comfortable and are we really called to be comfortable in life? I would question if we are ever called to be comfortable spiritually. Today’s guest will speak of …

Every one of us is born with a heart issue and today’s guest was born with both a spiritual and a physical condition. We will hear about his battle to stay alive and how God is using him despite his heart condition. He has had more than one physical test as well as other tests over the last 6 to 8 years and you’ll hear him tell us that you can’t ha…

There is something special about a relationship that has lasted over decades. Those friendships that may have been paused by miles or years seem even sweeter when they’ve been rekindled. Our Host, Dean Hulce, has been blessed with many friends all over the world. Today's guest started out as a hunting client for Dean 35 years ago. Many firsts were …

All outdoorsmen and women go through spans of time in their outdoor career where no matter what they do, things seem to go wrong. Fishermen have many stories of the one that got away and hunters can tell you of the ones they’ve missed. Hunting, fishing, and even life are hard and seemingly unfair at times. For most of us who have been through these…

From the farms and woods of Northern Michigan to the prairies of South Dakota, today’s guest has taken many trophy animals for being such a young lady. She faced an early death and God pulled her through. She was told she would never play competitive sports and she not only played, but she also thrived as a basketball player. God has blessed her wi…

We all have dreams of what we would like to do someday in our lives. We desire things, some of which are selfish, and some are for God’s glory. If we are dreaming and fighting for those things that are what we want for ourselves, we are wasting our time and energy. It’s when our hearts align with God’s heart that He fulfills our dreams. It’s then t…

At some time in our lives, every one of us believes that we are facing something that is far too big to overcome. All too often we use these things as crutches to avoid facing the difficult things in life. We may say we’ll do whatever it takes to get past our struggles, but will we really do it? On today’s show, we'll meet a man who learned to cuss…

In the wilds of far northern Ontario, there are places where a person could walk for many days without finding civilization. In some areas you could be attacked by wolves before you ever made it out. Leaving a boy in these wild places will certainly bring him closer to manhood in a hurry! Around the world there are many different thoughts on when a…

There are few places easier to share the things we are each facing in life than a fishing or hunting camp. Our personal guards are let down and we can easily talk about the good, the bad and the ugly in our lives. On today’s show, we sit at a round table discussion about turkey hunting at our annual God’s Great Outdoors Wisconsin Turkey Hunt. Our h…

Many of us feel like we have no idea what it would be like to have an addiction. We look on and think, “that’s what the alcoholic or drug user deals with." Today’s guest does a good job of describing what it is like to have an addiction… He says, “Think about putting your phone away for a week or two with no contact with it”. It makes you think. Wh…

For those who have lived a sheltered life, today’s show will likely be eye opening. The story of a man raised in conservative teachings to a life of crime and a return to the teachings of his youth. One of the best known stories of the Bible is the “Prodigal Son”… Today’s guest lived it out. We’ll hear stories of chasing moose on the lakes of the n…

Sometimes God uses the most common people in the most uncommon ways. Today’s guest was just such a person and used in just such a way by God. Today’s program starts with great intentions of sharing some very funny fishing stories and quickly gets sidetracked into the history and God workings in a most amazing way. Our guest looks very familiar to m…

Life can be going along smoothly one minute and the next we can be facing death right in the eye. Today’s guests recently came face to face with death and faced it with peace and trust in God. What looked like certain disaster turned to a joyful opportunity to praise God for His unwavering love for his children. Some of our listeners have faced ter…

In many times of hunting, using calls is a big part of the hunt. Calling game is a great way to be successful. You and I all have a calling on our lives. Sometimes that calling might change in one season of life to the next, But know that God does have a calling for you and He is preparing you to live that calling out. Today’s guest thought he was …

For men in our world, there aren't many things more important than the relationships between a father and his son. All too often we are drawn away by the demands of the world on our time and efforts. On today’s Trail To Adventure in God’s Great Outdoors, we will hear from a pastor and his father-in-law about how God used God’s Great Outdoors and Ge…

God changes men’s hearts all the time and yet as Christians, we often see someone that seems to have everything in place in their lives and we question if they could make a choice to follow Jesus. Today’s guest seemed to have it all: Great job, owner of a great company, freedom to do whatever he wanted to do. Yet, he had a hole in his life. Then on…

If you were one of the top winning fishermen of all time as well as someone who was on national TV for several decades, it might be easy to show a little pride in yourself. However, today’s guest is just that fisherman… but you’ll see he is a humble man who gives the credit to God for all those things he’s been blessed with. Life has gotten so busy…

Sometimes God brings His children together in the most unusual ways. Today’s guest saw the logoed God’s Great Outdoors truck in a hotel parking lot in Lafayette, Louisiana and the next day God placed our host and his guest at the side of the truck at the same time. Both of the men and their wives happened to be heading to North Houston the next day…

Some of us have lived fairly sheltered lives and at times we feel as though we don’t have a testimony like many others we know. Then there are those who lived out a full and sinful life from a young age. Today’s guest came from a life of drugs to a life of service for the Lord… A life of living for the next high to living for the next chance to sha…

Sometimes God chases those He has called a long way before we allow Him to take hold of us. On today’s show, we will learn of a man who God followed around the world, from North Carolina to Africa, the Arctic Ocean, Hawaii, and He finally got his attention in British Columbia, Canada. The amazing thing is that in the same time that the Holy Spirit …

Many of us have heard that when we delight ourselves in the Lord, He will give us the desires of our hearts. This is a true statement and many of us have experienced it in our lives. So often we wonder why our prayers don’t seem to be heard or life seems to be a struggle with no peace. we have to consider, though, are we delighting ourselves in the…

There are few places or activities more relaxing than a trout stream with a fly rod. The art of fly fishing has very little to do with fishing and more about peace and tranquility and time with our Creator. On today’s show, we will meet a fisherman who began his lifetime pursuit of his passion at a very young age. He learned early on that flyfishin…

God has given each of us gifts and abilities. Sometimes it might take a little digging to discover what He has provided. Once we find them, we are called to put them to use! On today’s program, we’ll meet a young man who was raised in the woods and fields of Southern Indiana. God gave him a gift of a mechanical mind and a heart for service. We’ll l…

It’s a very special week all over the world… Easter Week. On this week's show, we celebrate the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Many of us can remember the old cartoon character Ziggy, the little depressed guy who walked around with a black cloud over his head all the time. Today’s guest, Emma Blackwell, has a close connection with Zi…

Most of us have eaten countless meals of shrimp and fish in our lives and never think of what it took to get them to the store or restaurant. On today’s show, we’ll meet a 3rd generation net maker from the far NE corner of Florida. We’ll hear Johnny Burbank’s story of overcoming an addiction to alcohol and how God has used him ever since. We will s…

Today’s guest is a friend whom everyone tells me is the best steelhead fisherman in NW lower Michigan. In an off-air conversation he said to me, “wouldn’t it be great if we were known as a man of God first and then a great hunter, fisherman or outdoorsman?" God gives us all gifts, many are rarely used the way He intends them… and to His glory. Let’…

Every one of us who hunts or fishes spends time in preparation for our sport. There is scouting, hanging stands and many other things to prepare when hunting. In fishing, we get the boat ready, check lake maps and charts and get rods and other gear ready before we head to the water. In life, we prepare for the future as well as the special opportun…

It’s often said that laughter is the best medicine. On today’s show, we will certainly get our prescription filled. Even the writer of Proverbs wrote, “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength." Today, our hosts Dean Hulce and Adam Erickson sit with two great friends, Rob and Greg Knauf. These two brothers are…

Here in the North Country we are in the middle of winter and there is very little open water to cast a line into. Only the hardiest of fishermen are on the rivers still flowing ice free. However, the optimists among us know that spring is coming and will soon be here and it won’t be long until we will hear the sournds of boats on the water. On toda…

Have men in today’s world been robbed of their leadership and masculinity? Has our media and entertainment stripped the strength from our men… or have we given it away freely? On today’s program, we will meet with a father and son who love the outdoors… Fishing, hiking, skiing and more… But they choose to spend much of their time on a different end…

All of us have struggles to overcome in life. For some it might seem like a small hurdle and for others it might feel like we’ve come up against a grizzly bear. Well one of this week’s guests, Jim VanSteenhouse, was in fact attacked by a monster grizzly bear in the Northern Canadian Mountains. He was slowly bleeding to death and God spared his life…

Most men, woman, and children on earth go through something that seems to stop the world from turning and changes their direction forever. It might be an illness, a near death experience, the loss of a loved one, or something else. Whatever it is, it will be a crossroad in life. At that point, we will decide what direction our life will take from t…

The sounds of Solitude. In today’s world, we rarely get to experience true solitude, as there are few places that offer it. In NW Ontario, on a secluded fly in only lake, there is still such a place; A place where the only sounds are of water lapping against the side of the fishing boat or shoreline, the lonesome call of the loons, the rushing wind…

Each and everyone of us have a special need in our life. Some of our needs are more visible than others and for all of us, there is a special need that is only known by God Himself. Our host, Dean, has been so blessed to spend 20 years of hunting camps with those with special needs, both physical and spiritual special needs. On this weeks show, we’…

In every life there is a point with sudden change. For some it’s the loss of a loved one, a medical emergency, a financial disaster, loss of a body part through military situations, an accident, or foolish choices. On today’s show, we will visit with Dusty Ruiter, a young man who has been living out the dream of many young outdoors men and women. T…

Happy New Year! We wish you a godly and blessed 2024. With our first year behind us, we want to share a story of new hope and new beginnings. All of us are in battles in our lives. Some our spiritual battles, some are physical and some are military. Then there are some battles that are a combination of all three. When this happens, lives are change…

Happy New Year. It’s hard for us to believe that a full 52 weeks have passed since I was blessed to take over the reigns for the founder and original host, Gerry Caillouet. The year has flown by and now we are heading into another year. This being our last week of 2023, we found It fitting to visit with an old friend of God’s Great Outdoors and Ger…

Merry Christmas. In all of God’s creation, in His Great Outdoors, we see trees all around us. When we aren’t seeing trees, if we look around we can see many things made from the wood that came from trees. When we think of it, Jesus was laid in a manger at His birth, most likely made of wood. At His death, He died on a cross of wood. From beginning …

Every one of us will face struggles, big and small, throughout our lives. Some of the struggles will be easily overcome and others will drag us down if we attempt to take them on all on our own. On today’s show, Clayton Porter, a good friend of our host, will share some exciting hunting stories and then he will share some of the struggles he has fa…