Midwest Frontier

Jim Miller

Local news, opinions, and lifestyles for the Midwest Outdoorsman. Main topics of discussion usually include fishing, hunting, cooking, fair chase, and basic woodsmanship.

  1. 1 day ago

    Fall Is Underway

    This week we cover a lot of fall activities. We talk camping, deer hunting, pheasant hunting, goose hunting, and so much more. In the news we have CWD testing in Minnesota, mandatory data center testing in Wisconsin, bird flu in Indiana, and record-breaking youth season in Illinois. Any comments or questions email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks for listening!!!

  2. 29 Sept

    Livescope Review

    This week we cover several topics such as: Chili Cookoff; livescope after a year; Trail cameras; EHD in Wisconsin; 1967 Coho Fishing Disaster; Vexilar live imaging; winter predictions; and livescope review after a year. Any comments or questions email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks for listening!!!

  3. 15 Sept

    The Boys Are Back

    This week we finally have Bill and Pat back on the podcast after a very hectic summer. We talk about several topics such as: buying a house; Lake Vermillion; ongoing drama; why there are so many spiders right now; DNR in Minnesota pulling the mines permit; fishing with kids; shooting bows; removing protections on wolves in Wisconsin; blocking Asian carp again in Illinois; and much more. This was very much a catch-up episode that covered so many topics. Any comments or questions email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks for listening!!!

  4. 1 Sept

    Family Camping x2 and Drama Update

    Sorry about being a week and a day late. This week we start off talking about some drama in the podcast world. We then follow that by talking about 2 consecutive weekends camping with kids and some of the troubles we ran in to. Thanks, so some of the tips we received we had a pretty easy go of setting up camp and making it comfortable.

  5. 11 Aug

    Eagle River 2026

    We break down day by day our trip to Eagle River Wisconsin. We discuss walleye, smallmouth, tubing, swimming, pontoon boating, and so much more. We stayed at Chanticleer Inn and highly recommend it to anybody, especially if you're on a budget. We discuss how it went with kids and also go over other tips we received about camping with kids. Email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks for listening!!!

  6. 28 Jul

    Getting the Family Camping

    This week we are talking about getting our family camping. We are looking for feedback and any tips you have, especially for camping with little kids. In the news this week we have a grant trying to help hunters in Wisconsin, 53% of fire in Minnesota is contained, storms in Wisconsin, Indiana is behind according to Army Corps of Engineers, and deadly boating crash on Fox Chain in Illinois. Any comments or questions email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks for listening!!!

  7. 14 Jul

    Layman's Terms

    Kelsey joins this week to clarify some terms we often use for some people who may not understand what it is. In the news this week we have a parasite in Michigan, more protections at Warren Dunes State Park, no fires in Minnesota, dying Asian carp in Illinois, and a wolf bothering people at Isle Royale. Any comments or questions email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks for listening!!!

  8. 23 Jun

    Death of Small Towns

    This week our main conversation is death of small towns all over the Midwest. Why do small towns die? Is it dead industry, internet competition, loss of healthcare? We cover several different reasons why rural America is going down. Other topics include a new canoe, walleye fishing, crazy Illinois weather, house buying, and more. Bills selling his kayak which is a 2013 Old Town Predator and a Malone kayak trailer. If youre interested in that or want to send feed back email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks for listening!

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About

Local news, opinions, and lifestyles for the Midwest Outdoorsman. Main topics of discussion usually include fishing, hunting, cooking, fair chase, and basic woodsmanship.

Information

  • Creator
    Jim Miller
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    231
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Jim Miller
  • Show Website
    Midwest Frontier

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