Episode 149 Archive - 12/2 & 12/3/23

Niccole Flowers-Kimmerle - U of I Extension Master Naturalist Program

CIO Fishing Report w/ Jim Garrett @ G & G Outdoors

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Max Robertson, of Decatur

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Coming up this weekend on Episode 149:

- We’ll welcome Niccole Flowers-Kimmerle, Horticulture Educator at the University of Illinois Extension! She’ll share details on their Master Naturalist program, and some of the opportunities it provides those with a love of nature!

- Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Jim Garrett at G&G Outdoors! Jim shares tips for finding crappie on Lake Shelbyville, Lake Decatur, and Lake Mattoon! Plus, he’ll share his perspective on this week’s COTW story!

- Our Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” comes from 13-year old Max Robertson, of Decatur! Max & his dad, Joe, share the awesome story behind Max’s new personal best crappie!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Episode 148 Archive - 11/25 & 11/26/23

Jim Crowley - Jim Crowley Outdoors 

CIO Fishing Report w/ Reagan Smith - Reag's Guide Service

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Aron Shofner, of Lacon

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Episode 147 Archive - 11/18 & 11/19/23

Matt Porter - Porter's Hunt Club

CIO Fishing Report w/ Matt England - England Expeditions

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Avery Houk, of Bethany

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Episode 146 Archive - 11/11 & 11/12/23

Dr. Clint McCoy, DVM - Veterinarian & Writer for North American Whitetail 

CIO Fishing Report w/ Terry Davis - Feel The Thump Guide Service

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - David Vroman, of Washington

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Coming up this weekend on Episode 146:

- We’ll welcome southern Illinois veterinarian and outdoors writer - Clint McCoy! Clint’s latest North American Whitetail article explains the science of the rut, and technology to use that to your advantage. We’ll break it down, and much more!

- Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Terry Davis at Feel The Thump Guide Service! Terry shares his fall/early winter tips for Lake Shelbyville crappie!

- Our Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” comes from David Vroman, of Washington! David shares the story of a nice bass he recently caught, and also discusses getting into fishing in his retirement!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Episode 145 Archive - 11/4 & 11/5/23

Nathan Frazier - Archers Alley in Decatur

CIO Fishing Report w/ Shiloh Shoppell - 3rd @ Old Hickory Shootout

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Andrew Williams, of Homer

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Coming up this weekend on Episode 145:

- We’ll welcome back Nathan Frazier at Archers Alley in Decatur! They’re celebrating their 10th anniversary in business this month! Nathan shares the story of Archers Alley, and also announces a big anniversary sale!

- In our CIO Fishing Report we’ll get to welcome back Shiloh Shoppell ! Shiloh’s team took home third place at last weekend’s Midwest Crappie Alliance Old Hickory Shootout! We’ll recap that big tournament, and catch up with Shiloh since his relocation to Alabama!

- Our Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” comes from Andrew Williams, of Homer! Andrew shares the story of his first big buck with a bow - a massive 9-pointer!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. In Pana

Episode 144 Archive - 10/28 &10/29/23

Captain John Williamson - Illinois Conservation Police

CIO Fishing Report w/ Jason Hill - Hill's Guide Service

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Joe Sumner, of Danville

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Coming up this weekend on Episode 144:

- We’ll hear from Captain John Williamson with the Illinois Conservation Police with some important safety reminders for this hunting season. We’ll talk deer stand safety, new rifle regulations, & more!

- Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Jason Hill at Hill's Guide Service! Jason shares fall tips for Clinton Lake catfish!

- Our Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” features Joe Sumner, of Danville! Joe shares the story of his opening day bruiser of a buck!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Episode 143 Archive - 10/21 & 10/22/23

Steve Ettinger - Illinois Conservation Foundation

CIO Fishing Report w/ Jim Garrett - G&G Outdoors

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Sam Griggs, of Chillicothe

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Coming up this weekend on Episode 143:

- We’ll welcome back Steve Ettinger, Executive Director of the Illinois Conservation Foundation! Steve updates us on all the ICF has going on, including their upcoming Director’s Hunt!

- Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Jim Garrett at G&G Outdoors! Jim’s team has won two recent tournaments on Clinton Lake, and we’ll find out how they did it! Plus, some tips for Shelbyville & more!

- Our Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” comes from Sam Griggs, of Chillicothe! He’ll share the story of his first successful deer harvest - a big 11-pointer!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Episode 142 Archive - 10/14 & 10/15/23

Maria Teets - B & M Custom Venison

CIO Fishing Report w/ Nick Rose @ Rambling Rose Guide Service

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Izabelle Wright, of Moweaqua

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Coming up this weekend on Episode 142:

- We’ll welcome Maria Teets at B & M Custom Venison in Montrose! Maria, and her husband, Brian, have deer processing service for several years. We’ll learn about their history, and also find out what hunters can do to make the processors job easier!

- Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Nick Rose at Rambling Rose Guide Service! Nick shares an update on Lake Shelbyville crappie; talks tactics; & more!

- Our Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” comes from 8-year old Izabelle Wright, of Moweaqua! She and her parents, Nick & Chelsea, share the story of Izzy’s first buck - a “unicorn” deer!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Episode 141 Archive - 10/7 & 10/8/23

Don Higgins - Higgins Outdoors & Chasing Giants Podcast

CIO Fishing Reports w/ Dan Lange - Tight Lines Guide Service

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Dalton Johnson, of Taylorville

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Coming up this weekend on Episode 141:

- We’ll welcome back Don Higgins at Don Higgins / Higgins Outdoors & the Chasing Giants podcast! Don shares pointers for early season whitetail success; herd management, & more!

- Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Dan Lange at Tight Lines Guide Service! Dan shares his tips & techniques for finding fall crappie on Lake Shelbyville!

- Our Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” features Dalton Johnson, of Taylorville! Dalton shares the story of an 18 1/4” black crappie he caught this week in the Decatur area!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Episode 140 Archive - 9/30 & 10/1/23

Jay Schilawski - Illinois Deer Donation Program Participant

CIO Fishing Report w/ Trent Trudeau @ Flip N Jigz Guide Service

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Blaine Schnitker, of Springfield

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Coming up this weekend on Episode 140:

- We’ll welcome Jay Schilawski, of Decatur, who was a participant in the Illinois Deer Donation Program last season! Jay shares his experience utilizing his love of hunting to help the community!

- Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Trent Trudeau at Flip’N Jigz Guide Service! Trent shares his tips for the fall crappie bite on Clinton Lake & Lake Shelbyville!

- Our Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” comes from Blaine Schnitker, of Springfield! He’ll share the story of the 48-pound Sangchris Flathead he pulled in last weekend!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Episode 139 Archive - 9/23 & 9/24/23

Caitlin Mellendorf - Illinois Deer Donation Program

CIO Fishing Report w/ Austin Griggs - River Valley Charter Service

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Donnie Henson, of Decatur

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Coming up this weekend on Episode 139:

- We’ll welcome Caitlin Mellendorf, Nutrition and Wellness Educator at the U of I Extension, and one of the coordinators of the Illinois Deer Donation Program! It’s year two for the program in central Illinois that aims to team up hunters with processors and pantries to feed those in need! Caitlin shares the details of the program, which opens with the October 1st archery season!

- Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Austin Griggs at River Valley Charter Service LLC! Austin shares an update on fishing conditions on the Illinois River, shares some tips, and looks ahead to the fall bite!

- Our Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” comes to us from Donnie Henson, of Decatur! Donnie has been finding some good river flatheads on the Sangamon! He’ll share some tips, and talk about his #huntinghogshenson YouTube channel!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Episode 138 Archive - 9/16 & 9/17/23

David Butler - Butler Outdoors

CIO Fishing Report w/ Matt England - England Expeditions Inc.

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Colton Creason, of Decatur

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Coming up this weekend on Episode 138:

- We’ll welcome back David Butler at Butler Outdoors!! David’s been gearing up for the archery season, so we’ll talk about land management, mock scrape building, & much more!

- Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Matt England at England Expeditions Inc.! The cooler temperatures have started some fall transitioning for Lake Shelbyville crappie. Matt shares his tips for finding those transitioning slabs!

- Our Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” comes from Colton Creason, of Decatur! Colton shares his experiences with micro-fishing in central Illinois!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Episode 137 Archive - 9/9 & 9/10/23

Chase Burns - Land Specialist @ The Land Guys

CIO Fishing Report w/ Reagan Smith @ Reag's Guide Service

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Shaun Long & Family, of Lincoln

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Coming up this weekend on Episode 137:

- We’ll visit with Chase Burns, a Land Specialist with LandGuys, LLC! Chase gives an update on the current land markets; talks leasing; & more!

- Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Reagan Smith at Reag’s Guide Service! We’ll find out how he’s been catching white bass on Lale Springfield!

- Our Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” comes from Shaun Long & family, of Lincoln! Shaun returns to share the story of an epic Labor Day weekend on both Clinton Lake & Powerton!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana

Episode 136 Archive - 9/2 & 9/3/23

Captain John Williamson - IL Conservation Police

CIO Fishing Report w/ Jim Garrett - G&G Outdoors

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Aiden Fosdick, of Waynesville

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

- Saturday 9:30am & Sunday 7a - 870AM WTIM Taylorville & 107.5FM Shelbyville

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 1520AM/92.3FM WHOW-Clinton

- Saturday 9:30a & Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

- Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Locked & Loaded Ltd. in Pana