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…

One of the first things that Jesus told His disciples was recorded in Matthew 4:19 when He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of people.” This week’s guest left a life of drugs, alcohol and a multitude of other sins and when he did, he looked for ways to serve the Lord. Being a serious fisherman and hunter, he was excited to find…

Teaching our youth to love and appreciate the outdoors is something that we need to do to maintain our hunting and fishing heritage. It is the same with our love for Jesus Christ. We need to pass the gospel message on to all those who are coming behind us. Our world is reaping the fruit of not teaching our children what God expects of them. Many ch…

It’s November and the whitetail deer rut is on across much of North America. People all over the deer hunting world are gathering together in tents, campers, tar paper shacks and cabins to share time together. Hunting is the purpose, but the camp and it’s atmosphere is what most of them long for throughout the other 51 weeks of the year. Hunting an…

In each of our lives we feel we have a vision for where we should end up. On the trail to adventure in life, if we remain open to God’s leading we might not be where we thought we would be but we will always end up in the right place. As a follow up to last week’s show where we learned from Skipper Bettis about Quest Ministries and how that came ab…

The whitetail hunting family is a huge group. There are few names that have carried through generations. Today’s guest, Skipper Bettis, is a man who helped bring the management of whitetails from Texas to the Midwest and has taught many others how to manage their herds. Having left Texas as a very young man, he traveled to the NW Territory and Brit…

There are few things better in a hunting camp than someone that can play the guitar, unless it is someone who can play the guitar and cooks and does the dishes. This week’s show finds our host Dean Hulce and his wife Linda at Two Hats Ranch in Big Rapids, Michigan where they serve each year with Quest Ministries. They host one hunt for special need…

Sometimes a story is just so good we have to break it up and not tell the entire thing. Well, that’s the case this week. In last week’s program we told you about the childhood and the beginning of the slide into a life of sin of a country music star. This week we try to fit the rest of the amazing story in. God’s perfect plan for His children is ne…

Many of us have lived out parts of our lives held by the chains of bad decisions and choices. Today’s guest had spent much of his early life chasing squirrels through the southern woods and behind a keyboard in church and often in places not quite so godly. He’s been on stage to receive a Grammy and other awards. But a life lived in chains brought …

Every one of us at sometime in our lives feels as though we are fighting off aligators as we traverse through our day to day struggles. On today’s show, we will hear from a friend of our host that has a hobby of catching aligators. He has turned this passion into a place where people can come and be in close proximity to the gators and at the same …

here’s an old saying that goes, “There are no atheists in a fox hole”. This week, we’ll hear that the same is true in a prisoner war camp. All of us have been in a prison in our lives at some time or another. Sin has put many of us in a prison of our own making through our lives. On this week’s show, we’ll meet a deer hunter that spent a year in a …

Everyone of us in the USA owes a great debt of gratitude to so many that have willingly gone out to protect our freedoms. The old saying, “all gave some, but some gave all” is made clear on this week’s program as we talk to a retired special service veteran who today is still giving of himself to serve those who gave so much. Come along on the Trai…

The trumpet and bugle have been used for generations to call us together, to wake soldiers up in the morning and put them to bed. We raise and lower the flag to the sound of the horn and we say goodbye to our fallen soldiers. Someday, maybe soon, it will call all God’s children home to be with Him for all eternity. On this weeks show, our guest is …

In today’s outdoor world, fishermen and hunters alike work hard to manage their lands and water. They remove old timber and invasive weeds all for the betterment of the resource, to set free the new growth of a healthy life. On today’s show, we’ll visit with an outdoorsman who not only loves to manage lands for outdoor activities but also helps oth…

The giant aspens of the western mountain are one of the largest known organisms in the world. It is not well know that many of the large groves of aspens are all connected to one another. The roots grow out from one tree and often send up shoots that become another tree. Often times Ministries grow in the same fashion. One ministry sets roots and g…

God gives all of His children gifts that are meant to be used to His glory. Some of our gifts prove that God has a sense of humor. Today’s guest has spent his entire life traveling from town to town all around North America singing, playing his collection of harmonicas and doing an amazing impersonation of one of the most loved TV stars of the 1960…

Most of us deal with worry and fear some point in our lives. We struggle to know where to turn at times, not sure of where the answers are found. This week’s guest has been through many years struggling with bad memories and experiences but is finding peace and comfort in the arms of the Lord now. He is showing others that are dealing with PTSD tha…

Cooler mornings are here and crops like corn are beginning to ripen. Days are getting shorter and the feel of Fall is in the air. Fishermen are starting to plan for the drop in water temperatures and those that plant foot plots are beginning to work soils for Fall plantings. This week, we’ll share some great hunting and fishing stories with a good …

The heart of true servants shine through in everything they do. Today’s guests and their family have those kind of hearts. Whether they are in boats, tree stands, or serving in hunting and fishing camps in Ontario or in Wisconsin, they shine the light of Jesus Christ in all they do. Come along and learn more about the fishing trips and hunting camp…

Alaska, our 49th state, is the last great wilderness in the United States. There are villages that rarely ever see a visitor. Yet, today’s guests have traveled across many of the muddy roads of Alaska sharing the message of Jesus Christ through music. Come along as we traverse the backroads and remote villages of Alaska, the last frontier.…