Coming up this weekend on Episode 50:

We’re revisiting some of the highlights of 2021 on this weekend’s show, including some conversations with some experts in their fields! We’ll talk…

- Cold water crappie fishing with Russ Bailey of BrushPile Fishing;

- Chasing Giant bucks with Don Higgins of Don Higgins / Higgins Outdoors;

- Early season whitetail tips with Stan Potts of North American Whitetail;

- Hearing the story of being hit by lightning from Trevor McKinney!!

- & much, much more!!  Happy New Year!!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

Saturday 10a - 870 WTIM-Taylorville

Sunday 8a - 1520 WHOW-Clinton

Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

Sunday 8a - 96.5TheWinner-Taylorville

Podcast Monday at the CIO website!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

12-22-21

Central Illinois Outdoors will not air a new episode this weekend due to holiday programming on the stations.   We'll be back with a "Best of 2021" highlight show on New Year's Weekend!  

Have a very Merry Christmas!!  

- Jared

Episode 49 Archive - 12/18 & 12/19/21

Mike Mounce - Lake Shelbyville Habitat Alliance

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

Steve Frazier - Archers Alley in Decatur

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Jim Junk, of Peoria

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

Saturday 10a - 870 WTIM-Taylorville

Sunday 8a - 1520 WHOW-Clinton

Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

Sunday 8a - 96.5TheWinner-Taylorville

Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Coming up this weekend on Episode 49:

- We’ll welcome back Mike Mounce with the Lake Shelbyville Habitat Alliance! We’ll look back at the group’s 2021 activities, & look ahead to 2022!

- Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Austin Griggs at River Valley Charter Service LLC! We’ll get a multi-species report on the Illinois River!

- We’ll welcome Steve Frazier, Store Manager at Archers Alley in Decatur! We’ll talk archery, classes, new 2022 models, & more!

- Our Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” comes from Jim Junk, of Peoria! Jim will share the story of his first Muskie!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

Saturday 10a - 870 WTIM-Taylorville

Sunday 8a - 1520 WHOW-Clinton

Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

Sunday 8a - 96.5TheWinner-Taylorville

Podcast Monday at the CIO website!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Episode 48 Archive - 12/11 & 12/12/21

Shaun Cook & Axel - Deer Tracking 

CIO Fishing Report w/ Jeremy Stoddard - Heartland Guide Service

Nate Ferriell - Nate F Fishing YouTube Channel

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Anthony Fringer, of Blue Mound

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

Saturday 10a - 870 WTIM-Taylorville

Sunday 8a - 1520 WHOW-Clinton

Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

Sunday 8a - 96.5TheWinner-Taylorville

Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Coming up this weekend on Episode 48:

- We’ll welcome Shaun Cook, of Tolono, and his tracking dog - Axel!! Shaun is active in the United Blood Trackers, and has been helping hunters across the state find deer this fall!

- Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Jeremy Stoddard at Heartland Guide Service! Jeremy gives a great report on fall/winter Clinton Lake crappie!

- We’ll welcome back Nate Ferriell, of Decatur, and the “Nate F Fishing” YouTube channel! Nate’s been on a number of species lately, and we’ll get caught up on his latest vids!

- Our Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” comes to us from Anthony Fringer, of Blue Mound! He’ll share the story of his giant Illinois 13-pointer!

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

Saturday 10a - 870 WTIM-Taylorville

Sunday 8a - 1520 WHOW-Clinton

Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

Sunday 8a - 96.5TheWinner-Taylorville

Podcast Monday at the CIO website!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Episode 47 Archive - 12/4 & 12/5/21

James Morgan - Central Illinois Outdoor Junkies FB Group

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

Chris Evans - U of I Extension Forestry Researcher

Archers Alley "Catch of the Week" - Courtney Dyer, of Sullivan

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

Saturday 10a - 870 WTIM-Taylorville

Sunday 8a - 1520 WHOW-Clinton

Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

Sunday 8a - 96.5TheWinner-Taylorville

Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur

Coming up this weekend on Episode 47:

- We’ll welcome James Morgan, of Shelbyville! James has a great public land buck story to share, and he’s also the admin of the Central Illinois Outdoor Junkies Facebook page & group!

- Our CIO Fishing Report comes from Dan Lange at Tight Lines Guide Service! Dan chases crappie on both Lake Shelbyville and Clinton Lake. We’ll get a great report on both!

- We’ll also welcome Chris Evans, who’s a Researcher with the University of Illinois Extension Forestry department. We’ll talk invasive species and land management.

- Our Archers Alley “Catch of the Week” comes from Court Dyer, of Sullivan! Courtney has a great story of perseverance about a buck he named “Lucky 9 The Lunatic!”

Central Illinois Outdoors airs every:

Saturday 10a - 870 WTIM-Taylorville

Sunday 8a - 1520 WHOW-Clinton

Sunday 8a - 106.5FM - Bloomington

Sunday 8a - 96.5TheWinner-Taylorville

Podcast Monday at CentralIllinoisOutdoors.com!

Brought to you by:

Bob Ridings in Pana

Clinton Illinois Chamber of Commerce

Archers Alley in Decatur