Episodes

Segment 3, May 4th, 2024 Damascus, Syria, is listed as the oldest capital city in the world. However, on the Carolina Outdoors, we like looking to the Damascus town to the north of the Carolinas, in Virginia. Damascus Town Councilmember, Beaty Jackson, rejoins host Bill Bartee to talk about the month of May in a town that swells from 650 people to 20,000 people during Trail Days.Show Highlights: Jackson talks about the stress of being a town council member during the month of May in Damascus ...

Segment 3, May 4th, 2024 During the recent Charlotte Urban Hike 2024 from Freedom Park to the NoDa area the Little Sugar Creek Greenway passed through the E. Morehead Street/Pearle Park Way Bridge. This section of the Greenway plays host to the Kings Drive Art Walk (KDAW), Saturday & Sunday, May 4th & 5th, 2024. Mark Boone, the board president of the Festival in the Park, recently joined Carolina Outdoor-host, Bill Bartee, to talk about the fourteenth year of the KDAW, its mission, & what to e...

Segment 4, May 4th, 2024 Residents of Newberry County South Carolina have called police on the loud noise caused by the emergence of cicadas. The high pitched noise in Newberry alarmed them enough to elicit a response from the county sheriff department. The male cicadas sing to attract mates, according to The Associated Press. “We have had several calls about a noise in the air that sounds like a siren, or a whine, or a roar. The sound is cicadas,” the sheriff’s office said. “Cicadas are a su...

Segment 2, April 27th, 2024 It is travel season. A center point of international travel in the Carolinas is Charlotte Douglas International Airport. According to Airports Council International (ACI) 2021 final ranking had the Charlotte airport as the fifth busiest airport worldwide for arrivals and departures. It was sixth for passenger traffic in released. Trivia Dream.com recently put forward this multiple choice trivia question. Which city was the most visited by international travelers in ...

Segment 3, April 27th, 2024 Who’s been to the top of Africa the most? In the Charlotte-area it is Macon Dunnagan. He started climbing the mountain twenty-two years ago & has done it fifty times. Through his climbs he’s been recognized by a North Carolina governor & is currently an ambassador of travel for Tanzania.Show Highlights: June 24th is his last open climb of 2024. He’s booked through 2025. He’s taken ages twelve to eighty to the top & continues travelling to talks about Africa People...

Segment 2, April 20th, 2024 POSTPONED HIKE UNTIL 4/28/2024 DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. Taking a walk or a hike where you live is what the Urban Hike is all about. Urban Hike co-founder, Drew Thrasher, joins the Carolina Outdoors for a conversation about seeing where you live from a different perspective The perspective of a hike.Show Highlights: Thrasher, along with Jonathan Hemingway & David Herron, began the Urban Hike, six years ago in their neighborhood The intent was to get children outdo...

Segment 3, April 20th, 2024 Marvin Cash grew up fishing with his grand dad Lynchburg, VA. The location east of the Blue Ridge mountains, alongside the James River, was a fantastic place to begin an introduction to the outdoors. From there he went to Duke University & UVA Law & was introduced properly to the sport by former Carolina Outdoors-host, Don Yager. The sport help maintains Cash’s sanity but it wasn’t until a automobile crash occurred that he invested in doing the things in life that he...

Segment 2, April 13th, 2024 Last year two iconic, regional organizations in the Charlotte-area decided to utilize a Shared Leadership structure to reduce administrative costs & the align the similar pursuits of both organizations. The CEO & Executive Director of the Catawba Riverkeeper & Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, John Searby, joined Bill Bartee on the Carolina Outdoors to discuss how & why the decision happened. Show Highlights: The organizations were more alike that many thought. Both h...

Segment 3, April 13th, 2024 One of the innovations within fly fishing has been the improvement of design & innovation regarding the flies, lines, & equipment. Blane Chocklett has been called the “fisherman’s fly designer.” by Bob Popovics, author of Pop Fleyes and Fleye Design. He spoke with Bill Bartee, host of the Carolina Outdoors to talk about his start in the industry, influences, & the evolution of Predator fishing with a fly rod.Show Highlights: Chocklett started as a fishing guide in ...

Segment 1, April 6th, 2024 All aboard the Carolina Outdoors as we quickly travel through topics like the eclipse, spring break, turkey season, & the striper run on the Roanoke River. Carolina Outdoor host, Bill Bartee, leads the way with our sponsor powering the way, the outdoor store in Charlotte, Jesse Brown’s. Show Highlights: Opening Day of Trout season Striper Run on the Roanoke River, Weldon, NC Turkey Season in both Carolinas Eclipse on April 8, 2024 Things You’ll Learn by Listening...

Segment 2, April 6th, 2024 A partial eclipse is coming to Charlotte on Monday, April 8th, 2024. Carolina Outdoor host, Bill Bartee, let’s the listeners know.day of TURKEY season. James Buice is a longtime contributor to the Carolina Outdoors. He’s an author, sportsman, & outdoor professional that has travelled the world & he comes on to talk Turkey. Show Highlights: Protect your eyes with the certified viewing glasses Check out viewing parties for the eclipse Wear the proper glasses to prot...

Segment 3, April 6th, 2024 There are a few dates on the calendar for outdoors people that really introduce a season. This time of year there are several: Easter, spring break, first day of trout season, The Masters, and opening day of TURKEY season. James Buice is a longtime contributor to the Carolina Outdoors. He’s an author, sportsman, & outdoor professional that has travelled the world & he comes on to talk Turkey. South Carolina’s Season & Limits — Spring 2024 Private lands Game Zone 1 a...

Segment 4, April 6th, 2024 It’s the opening day of Trout Season and the Carolina Outdoors is covering this great tradition. However it is also the start of the Striper Run that is beginning on the Roanoke River near Weldon, NC. Matthew Wallin works with the Coastal Conservation Association- North Carolina (CCA-NC). He comes onto the program with host Bill Bartee & gives us an update. Show Highlights: Shad are moving up the coastal rivers with the stripers after them on their spawning run. Wel...

Segment 2, March 30th, 2024 This is the time of year that sportsmen and women across the Carolinas really wake up to Trout Fishing in North Carolina. North Carolina trout fishing opens up on April 6th on Hatchery Supported streams. This tradition for anglers across the state is a welcome right of passage over the generations. However, there has been a lot of gossip & rumors about the upcoming demise of the Bobby N. Setzer Fish Hatchery. Jake Rash, Cold Water Research Coordinator for the NC Wil...

Segment 3, March 30th, 2024 One of the most famous anglers in the world is a ninety-eight year old woman. Joan Wulff was born in 1926 & in 1951 she won the national fly-casting distance title, which was an all-male competition. She also won the National Casting Champion from 1943-1960. She’s been an inspiration to women entering into the sport of fly fishing including Women on the Fly. Ronnie Vagnone of Women on the Fly-Carolinas joins host Bill Bartee to talk about this group of ladies that a...

Segment 2, March 23rd, 2024 Over one hundred years ago the American Chestnut tree had a considerable impact on the landscape of eastern North America. This large, deciduous tree was a part of the diet of wildlife & people, it provided wood for buildings & furniture, & provided shade to the canopy of its habitat. Then a blight occurred. The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) is the largest advocate & fundraiser for helping bring back a blight resistant version of the now endangered tree. TACF ...

Segment 3, March 23rd, 2024 Many times on the Carolina Outdoors we talk about how the outdoors helps heal. Whether it being taking on the Appalachian Trail after a job loss or divorce. Maybe it’s taking on Kilimanjaro or another tall bucket-list mountain after a cancer diagnosis. Recent guests on the program have spoken about the outdoors aiding with anxiety, depression, & anxiousness. But what about returning combat veterans? How do they use sport & the outdoors to sooth their pains? Joseph ...

Segment 1, March 16th, 2024 Listen in to learn about the Fly Fishing Film Tour’s (F3T-Charlotte) 18th annual edition as it comes to Charlotte. The doors open at 5 p.m at the Visulite Theatre & the films start at 7 p.m. Plus, although the Hatchery Supported waters in NC are closed during the month of March you can still fish the Wild Trout Waters & the Delayed Harvest Waters. The Hatchery Supported will open on April 6th, 2024.

Segment 2, March 16th, 2024 Springtime means all the fun outdoor activities start to kick in. Listen as host of the Carolina Outdoors, Bill Bartee, talks about some of the more immediate activities like hiking & fishing.Here’s a story about the famed Art Loeb Trail. This 30.1 mile footpath traverses across the Davidson River Valley to its terminus at the Daniel Boone Scout Camp in the shadow of Cold Mountain. Show Highlights: The Art Loeb Trail is a National Recreational Trail (NRT) It was d...

Segment 3, March 16th, 2024 When Bill Bartee went to the orthopedist about his knees, he was startled by the answer. “You’re getting older,” he said. “When your grandparents were your age, they were wrapping a lot of activities up.” That’s where Brian Braudis comes into the picture. He went “all-in” with the sport of fly fishing when he retired as a wildlife biologist & as a manager with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. He crossed the physical side of fitness with the clinical side of fitness...

Segment 2, March 9th 2024 ENCORE CONVERSATION The SouthPark area is known as the second largest business district in Charlotte behind Uptown. At the turn of the century if was part of a 3,000-acre farm owned by former North Carolina governor Cameron Morrison. Since then it has become a shopping and entertainment destination, office & residential area & the home of the SouthPark Mall It is also the home to our Carolina Outdoor sponsor, The local outdoor outfitter, where the outdoors is always i...

Segment 3, March 9th, 2024 There was a F3T 2024 Film submission made by Salt Box Film that has a ton of topics tucked into it. It’s called Pop’s Flies. Filmmaker Clay Hervey joins host Bill Bartee to help unpack the many topics that take place in his film. The star, Pop, was born in Missouri in the late 19th century—the story starts when he (Harry K. Cameron) moved to Colorado Springs in 1900 as a 6 year old. He grew up fly fishing some blue ribbon trout streams in America (the S. Platte & the ...

Segment 2, March 2nd, 2024 One of the favorite venues of people in the Charlotte area is the historic Visulite Theatre. This venue began as movie fans in the Elizabeth area of Charlotte used it to see the latest films. Since then, it has become a music venue, host for private parties, & film festivals. On this segment you’ll learn what’s been happening regarding performances and parties the past few months & what’s upcoming. The head booker, Bernie Brown joins host Bill Bartee to discuss. Show...

Segment 3, March 2nd, 2024 Don’t you think it would be fun to get-together with your buddies & go on a Big fishing trip? How about the thrill of doing all the legwork. The planning, the logistics, lodging, food, & fishing? That’s the way the crew at Dorsal Outdoors started. What began from their headquarters in Alabama grew to travelling the world together on DIY trips. This group of friends have also become some of the best storytellers in the outdoor/adventure film business. Ben Meadows from...