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Mountain State hunting and fishing talk.
West Virginia Outdoors is a long-running Saturday hunting and fishing program rooted in West Virginia seasons, waters, woods, and local expertise. It mixes field stories, interviews, event stops, DNR updates, and plain-spoken advice for people who plan their weekends around the outdoors.
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West Virginia Outdoors is a long-running hunting and fishing program centered on the Mountain State. It has the rhythm of Saturday radio, with studio check-ins, live event remotes, sponsor breaks, and interviews that move quickly toward useful outdoor detail. The show is not trying to sound national. Its strength is local. Recent episodes point listeners toward spring fishing, Easter-weekend family outings, trout streams, outdoor sports shows, small impoundment rule changes, and the continuing work behind West Virginia wildlife management. The conversation often starts with a seasonal cue. Then it narrows. A guest explains where fish are active, what anglers are using, how a habitat project works, or why a regulation matters on the water. That grounded style gives the show its value. A segment on native brook trout becomes a discussion of acid rain recovery, limestone sand treatment, stream habitat, and public access. A fishing interview can move from conditions to center pin angling, egg patterns, beads, jigs, and guide information. Hunting talk carries the same practical bent. Deer, gobblers, elk, calls, outfitters, and show-floor gear appear as part of the normal outdoor calendar. The program also stretches beyond pure hunting and fishing when the subject still belongs to West Virginia outdoors culture. A Mountaineer Rifle Team national championship segment fits because shooting sports live in the same regional world. Outdoor expos fit because they gather the people, products, and stories that keep the community connected. Conservation and access are recurring concerns, but the show does not lecture. It asks plain questions and lets guests explain the work. The result is warm, specific, and useful. Some episodes contain plenty of radio packaging and local ads, yet the editorial core is clear. This is a place-based guide to what is happening in West Virginia woods, waters, ramps, streams, and show halls.
Made for: Built for West Virginia anglers, hunters, shooting-sports followers, and outdoor families who want local conditions, stories, regulations, and conservation updates in plain language.
What sets it apart: Its edge is not spectacle; it is proximity. The show stays close to West Virginia waters, events, DNR work, and people who can explain what is actually happening outside.
Join Chris Lawrence as he takes aim at Hunting and Fishing issues in the Wild and Wonderful state of West Virginia.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Chris Lawrence connects field stories, fishing conditions and access policy with the practical questions that matter outdoors.
West Virginia Outdoors Audio Playlist follows Chris Lawrence from fishing access and wildlife rules to hunting stories told in exacting field detail.
River access meets AI-scored turkey calls, and Chris Lawrence makes both worth your Saturday.
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A Saturday outdoors hour that moves from deer and gobblers to technical spring fishing and boating rules.
West Virginia Outdoors moves cleanly from field to water, opening with a split G2 buck and a white gobbler before Chris Lawrence settles into a Saturday studio run that folds in hunting, fishing, and the option to catch it live or later as a podcast.
A grounded live outdoors broadcast with useful scene detail and a few memorable local moments.
This episode follows Chris Lawrence at the 2026 West Virginia Fishing, Hunting, and Outdoors Sports Show in Morgantown, where the Mylon Park Events Center is already busy with vendors as the doors open.
A West Virginia outdoor episode ties hunting moments to brook trout recovery and work at Bluestone Lake.
West Virginia Outdoors moves from quick field drama into the slower work that keeps a fishery alive. A deer turns with a big split G2, a white gobbler stands exposed, and the episode then settles with Dave Thorne, the DNR's Coldwater Fisheries Biologist, on the long shift from…
A border river's future comes into focus through access points, water trails, and the communities that can build them.
West Virginia Outdoors treats river access as a community problem, not just an outdoor amenity. Along a border river where fishing and recreation depend on safe entry and exit, the episode follows a 60-mile water trail from the Kentucky-Virginia line to Kermit, West Virginia,…
A focused bowhunt tracks one unexpected buck from three grunts to a Pope and Young caliber shot.
A bowhunt hinges on three grunts, a buck coming in hard, and the small window before nerves start making the shot feel bigger than it is. Chris Lawrence lets the guest walk through two bucks chasing a doe into a bottom, the five-minute wait that follows, and the moment one deer…
A live Morgantown outdoor show built around field stories, trade-floor talk, and an Illinois outfitter.
West Virginia Outdoors comes live from Morgantown's Fishing, Hunting and Outdoor Sports show, using the scale of the floor, 100,000 square feet and more than 200 exhibitors, to give the episode a clear sense of place.
A turkey call maker weighs ChatGPT's realism score against the spring woods test still ahead.
West Virginia Outdoors starts in familiar field mode, with a white gobbler out in the open and a deer whose split G2 catches the sun, then shifts into a quieter question: can ChatGPT judge a turkey call against the sound of a real bird?
Rowdy bowhunting talk with real field dirt.
Gulf Coast outdoors, told from the boat ramp.
Serious carry talk, practical tradeoffs.
Chris Lawrence hosts a live broadcast from the West Virginia Fishing, Hunting, and Outdoor Sports Show in Morgantown, featuring hunting stories and outdoor activities.
A hunting story about encountering a rare white gobbler deer in West Virginia, shared on an outdoor lifestyle podcast.
Chris Lawrence hosts West Virginia Outdoors, celebrating the show's 32nd anniversary.
Chris Lawrence hosts West Virginia Outdoors live from the 2026 West Virginia Fishing, Hunting, and Outdoor Sports Show in Morgantown.
Chris Lawrence opens West Virginia Outdoors by celebrating October and introducing two big bucks killed in Lewis County during the first week of archery season.
This episode of West Virginia Outdoors features Chris Lawrence hosting a hunting and fishing talk show, sharing a vivid story about a rare white gobbler sighting while hunting.
This episode of West Virginia Outdoors celebrates the show's 32nd anniversary while sharing a vivid turkey hunting story and discussing springtime outdoor activities in West Virginia.
This episode of West Virginia Outdoors focuses on hunting and fishing activities for Easter weekend, featuring an upcoming interview with a master angler.
This episode of West Virginia Outdoors features Chris Lawrence discussing hunting experiences, including a memorable encounter with a white gobbler, and promoting outdoor activities in the state.
This episode of West Virginia Outdoors features hunting stories, an upcoming interview with the national champion Mountaineer Rifle Team coach, and discussions on wildlife management in the state.
It opens in the woods.
The program opens with hunting highlight audio before Chris Lawrence comes in from Morgantown.
Sammy Pugh says the biggest New River smallmouth show up before the small fish do, and low-40s water is the trigger.
The program settles in on a border river.
West Virginia Outdoors uses a best-of hour to revisit Dwayne Cantrell's opening-day buck in Wyoming County, Brady Raymond's Mason County buck, and Randy Kelly's elk update from southern West Virginia.
This episode of West Virginia Outdoors with Chris Lawrence is a weekly radio show discussing hunting and fishing experiences, featuring vivid storytelling about deer and turkey hunts, and is broadcast from West Virginia with a global audience.
This episode of West Virginia Outdoors with Chris Lawrence is a hunting and fishing talk radio show featuring stories and discussions for outdoor enthusiasts in West Virginia.
This episode of West Virginia Outdoors, broadcast live from Stonewall Resort, celebrates National Hunting and Fishing Day with interviews and stories about hunting and fishing in West Virginia.