DirksOutdoors
We talk fishing, hiking, hunting, camping and anything else related to the outdoors. Great interviews with leading experts to help you get the most from your outdoor experience! About David Dirks:He is the host and producer of the DirksOutdoors radio show on WTBQ FM/AM here in the Hudson Valley (www.WTBQ.com) — one of the only weekly outdoor radio shows of its kind in New York State. David Dirks was the weekly outdoor columnist for The Times Herald-Record since 1999. “I’ve been fishing and hunting for over 35 years. During those years, I’ve had the opportunity to fish and hunt in different places around the United States. Every adventure continues to lead to new opportunities to learn and appreciate more about our great outdoors.”
Episodes
32 episodes
Discovering the Appalachian Trail
A new and excellent book from Amber and Joshua Niven and we chat with them about their Appalachian trail hiking backgrounds and of course, about their new book. They share their insights on making your Appalachian Trail experience t...
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Season 2022
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34:39
Here's a Youth-oriented Fly Fishing Program for Your Kids!
John Waldron is Executive Director of the NY Chapter of the Brotherhood of the Junglecock (that's a bird who's feathers where once highly prized for fly tying if you were wondering!). For over 25 years, the NY Chapter of BOJC has provided...
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Season 2022
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41:32
National Deer Association: Hunting & Diversity
Much of the outdoors - especially in hunting - has been long dominated by rural, non-diverse groups. Conservation and outdoor opportunities like hunting and fishing - depends wholly on future generations to support and actively influence ...
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Season 2022
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45:37
Tenkara Fly Fishing: Interview w/Dr. Rob Worthing
When he is not practicing medicine - Dr. Worthing can be found either teaching, guiding or just on the water somewhere with his tenkara fly rod in hand. He is also an outdoor writer and has contributed may articles on the subject of Tenka...
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Season 2022
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43:20
National Wildlife Federation Update
Our recent interview with Aaron Kindle - Director of Sporting Advocacy with the National Wildlife Federation. Great interview on key NWF initiatives and how people can learn about and support them. Be informed. Get Inv...
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Season 2022
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32:29
Crowding on the Delaware River System: John Clark POV
This is a second interview on the issue of crowding on the Delaware River system for trout anglers. It all started with the blog post that I caught from John Clark:Here's the link to the blog post that started us on this dis...
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Season 2021
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Episode 0
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40:29
Interview w/Outdoor Writer Bill Connors: NY Hunting & Fishing Updates
Bill Connors is one of the best outdoor writers here in NYS and his columns continue provide all of us great points of view and information on the constantly changing hunting & fishing landscape. We cover a lot of territory - so...
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Episode 2021
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35:05
The World of Fly Fishing: Interview w/ Dan Dirks
Join me as my son Dan and I discuss all matters about the state-of-fly fishing today. The popularity of fly fishing is creating all kinds of issues - and access and crowding is one of them. www.dirksoutdoors.comemail: dir...
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Episode 2021
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36:06
The Fly Fishing Show: Interview w/ CEO Ben Furimsky - 2
Ben Furimsky is determined to overcome the impacts to his annual production of The Fly Fishing Show (www.flyfishingshow.com) from 2020. Great interview with Ben discussing how the Fly Fishing Show 2022 will be a spectacular return to the ...
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Episode 2021
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43:31
Interview: Trout Unlimited CEO Chris Wood
Before coming to Trout Unlimited in September 2001, Chris Wood served as the senior policy and communications advisor to the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service where he helped protect 58 million acres of publicly owned land. Chris began his caree...
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Season 2021
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33:33
Better Outdoor Photography: Interview w/Laurie Dirkx
Yes, that Laurie Dirkx with an "x"! Outdoor photographer and writer Laurie Dirkx spent some time with us on the DirksOutdoors Radio Show to share her tips and insights on taking better outdoor photos. Taking better than average outd...
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Season 2021
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33:08
Veteran's & Access to the Outdoors: Interview with Aaron Leonard
Aaron Leonard is on a mission: finding ways to help veterans gain access to wide range of outdoor activities and places where they can find solace, friendship and a healing relationship with the great outdoors. Working for the Sierra Club - one...
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Season 2021
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34:07
Jim Murphy: Fly Fishing Industry Icon
Pure Fishing is one of the leading fishing companies in the U.S. and the world with a host of great brands almost every angler knows and/or is fishing with. Brands like Fenwick, Penn, Berkley, Ugly Stick, Fin Nor, Van Staal, and now - rei...
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Season 2021
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35:19
West Branch Delaware River: About that Boat Traffic...
Back in early June of 2020, I received an email from my oldest son Dan and the email had a link to a blog posting on a website. The blog posting was well-written and struck a cord (or you might even call it a nerve actually) regarding the...
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Season 2021
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44:03
How to Think Like an Arborist: Interview w/ Connor Smith
Every day should be Arbor Day - the day we plant trees and do some additional good for our lands. Everyone can get into the act of becoming their own arborist and help the environment and provide a great conservation effort to help ...
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Episode 5
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41:21
The Fly Fishing Show: Interview w/ CEO Ben Furimsky
COVID-19 devastated the greater tradeshow industry at large - and the impact of shutting down an entire industry for the last year has created billions in losses and thrown hundreds of thousands of people across the country out of work. <...
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Season 2021
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48:53
NY Outdoor News Interview w/Dan Ladd
Dan Ladd is Editor for the NY Outdoor News - the largest NYS-wide outdoor newspaper of its kind. In this episode, we discuss the recent changes in NYS trout management and changes in youth hunting - and the implications therein. Great epi...
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Season 2021
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35:20
Ruffed Grouse & Woodcock Update w/ Todd Waldron
Todd Waldron is the Northeastern Director of Conservation for the Ruffed Grouse Society and gave us an excellent update on grouse and woodcock - including ways we each of us can play a role in improving grouse and woodcock habitate.Plea...
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Season 2021
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35:05
Fly Fishing and Diversity: Interview w/ Lindsay Agness
For a long time and still - most fly anglers are mostly white, old and - sometimes - cranky. I've long been critical of fly fishing being the domain of old, graying males - and am happy to report that there has been progress in bringing ...
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Season 2021
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41:20
Heritage Brook Trout in NYS: Update w/Paul Miller
The brook trout is our "canary in the coal mine" for just how clean our waters are. While actually in the char family of fish but always referred to as a trout, the brookie is one of the few native fish in NYS that date back to just after...
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Season 2021
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43:34
Latest on NYS Cross Bows - interview w/Rick McDermott
Our early 2021 interview with NYS Crossbow Coalition founder and President, Rick McDermott. Rick gives us an update on cross bow legislation and your chance to help make the difference in expanding cross bow usage in the NYS bow season. &...
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42:33
Interview: Larry Charette, NYS TU Council Chair
Interview with NYS TU Chair Larry Charette on the latest in TU issues and trout management issues in NYS. Email: dirksoutdoors@gmail.comWeb: www.dirksoutdoors.com
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Season 2021
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37:31
Stripers, Bluefish, Weakfish: Regional Update w/ Charles Witek
Northeast and mid-Atlantic striper stocks are down...bluefish in same state of slow decline - what gives? Listen in as our guest - Charles Witek - provides us some Our Guest Today: Charles Witek - a life-long salt water ang...
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Season 2021
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Episode 1
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54:04
Josh Dirks on Steelies & Dan Ladd on NY Outdoor News
After a great three days steelhead fishing on the Salmon River near Altmar NY, I brought my son Joshua into the studio to chat about our experience catching these large and wonderfully fresh, lake Ontario run steelhead. We had two solid d...
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Season 2020
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Episode 1226
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45:53
The Pine Creek Tragedy - Interview with Jeff Phelan
What happened to this little but healthy trout water is anything but a crime. In the early fall of 2020, Pine Creek suffered a dramatic and deadly event: a lack of water. Killing hundreds if not thousands of stranded trout, little Pine Cr...
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Season 2020
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Episode 8
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42:28