Montana Outdoor Podcast

Downrigger Dale
  • 4.7 (18)
  • Wilderness
  • Updated Weekly

A weekly podcast covering the topics and people that make Montana’s Outdoors like no other place in the world. 

  1. Corner Crossing: What is it? Why Are Montanans so Divided Over it? What is the Solution?

    4d ago ·  Video

    Corner Crossing: What is it? Why Are Montanans so Divided Over it? What is the Solution?

    Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with the Director of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Christy Clark about the VERY controversial issue of Corner Crossing. Corner crossing — the act of moving from one parcel of public land diagonally to another parcel, ostensibly without setting foot in bordering private land — has long been a contentious issue in western states where public and private land is often checkerboarded. As Director Clark put it during the podcast; “I think really what we need to remember here, the reason, it is so divisive is because it really reflects two very cornerstone Montana values, right? Private property rights, profoundly important to Montanans. Public access, the cornerstone of Montana. It's our heritage, right? We're known for having fabulous public access. So, when those two issues butt up against each other, it's going to be a challenge. But I think in that challenge and in that middle ground, there's a lot, we can do to mine that. I think we can look at this as an opportunity to talk about what works, maybe what we haven't thought of.” So that in a nutshell is why if you love to hunt, fish and or just get out and discover Montana’s outdoors, this maybe one of the most important things you watchand or listen to in recent history. Another thing that Rigger and Director Clark talked about was the fact that there is a very important opportunity for all of us to state where we stand on this issue. That opportunity will happen during the Private Land/Public Wildlife Committee (PLPW) meeting June 1st from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the 2nd from 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. in Glasgow at the FWP Region 6 office. You will also be able to attend the PLPW meeting virtually through Zoom. That is where you will be able to give your input on where you stand and, most importantly, offer your solutions on how we can settle this controversy! Gang, this podcast will be a great way to get important information and get your ideas flowing. So, what do ya say? Let’s solve this and get back to enjoying Montana’s Great Outdoors! Make sure you watch and or listen to this Podcast today! Links: To read the press release about the upcoming PLPW meeting in Glasgow on the 1st and 2nd click here.Click here to join the PLPW meeting via Zoom on June 1st.To join the PLPW meeting via Zoom on June 2nd click here.Click Here to get a copy of the agenda for the PLPW meetings on the 1st and 2nd.To learn all about the PLPW advisory committee and to contact the PLPW board click here.Questions for FWP Director Christy Clark? Click here to send her an email.Questions or suggestions for Rigger? Click here to send him and email.Support the show Remember to tune in to The Montana Outdoor Radio Show, live every Saturday from 6:00AM to 8:00AM MT. The show airs on 30 radio stations across the State of Montana. You can get a list of our affiliated radio stations on our website. You can also listen to recordings of past shows, get fishing and and hunting information and much more at that website or on our Facebook page. You can also watch our radio show there as well.

    31 min
  2. The Montana Governor's Cup Walleye Tournament Will be Unlike Any Before. Find Out Why.

    May 16 ·  Video

    The Montana Governor's Cup Walleye Tournament Will be Unlike Any Before. Find Out Why.

    Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks to the tournament director, Jason Eggebrecht and volunteer, Tom Kobza about the amazing changes that have been made to this year’s upcoming 39th annual Montana Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament. Make sure you watch the podcast on MontanaOutdoor.com or listen and without a doubt do not, repeat, DO NOT miss this year’s Gov Cup. Why? The additions to this year’s tournament are amazing. What are those? Well, for starters how about 1st Place this year will be guaranteed $20,000 (based on minimum field of 175)! Oh, and get this one! Each day, four random total weights will be drawn, and the teams holding those weights win cash EXCLUDING THE TOP 10%. With a full field of 200 teams paying the $200 random-weight entry, that works out to $5,000 per draw, per day for four lucky teams! That's $20,000 on July 10th and another $20,000 on July 11th up for grabs purely on luck of the draw. Think about it even if you are as bad at walleye fishing as say a certain podcast host, we know, you STILL have a shot at being in the money. And the list goes on when you add in all the usual cash and prizes you can win if you add them on to your entry. You have got to watch and or listento this podcast to learn all about it. It is going to blow you away gang! So do not miss this podcast and for goodness sake for sure DO NOT miss out on this year’s 39th annual Montana Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament! Now, it is important to let you know that the tourney is starting to fill up pretty fast so you should register right away! Links: To learn all about the 39th annual Montana Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament click here.To get your two-person team entered right now, click here!Click here to see the list of sponsors that are making this year’s amazing tournament possible. Maybe shoot them a word of thanks when you can.Click here to see the Roster lineup so far!To see the rules for the Gov Cup click here.Click here for tournament contact info.Want info about the amazing Glasgow and Fort Peck, MT area? Click here!Questions for Jason? Click here to email him. Questions for Tom? Click here!Click here to email your old pal Downrigger Dale!Remember to tune in to The Montana Outdoor Radio Show, live every Saturday from 6:00AM to 8:00AM MT. The show airs on 30 radio stations across the State of Montana. You can get a list of our affiliated radio stations on our website. You can also listen to recordings of past shows, get fishing and and hunting information and much more at that website or on our Facebook page. You can also watch our radio show there as well.

    53 min
  3. Montana Knife Company. From Humble Beginnings to New Heights! A Fascinating Talk With CEO Josh Smith!

    May 9 ·  Video

    Montana Knife Company. From Humble Beginnings to New Heights! A Fascinating Talk With CEO Josh Smith!

    Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale takes a trip to the Montana Knife Company’s new facility just outside of Missoula Montana. Gang, their new home is AWESOME! One of the many cool things about it is if you ever get a chance to go to Missoula you can stop by and take a look at this brand new 51,000 square foot facility, both outside and in. There you can get a delicious cup of Black Rifle Coffee and take a look at and even buy some of their latest knives, hats shirts and more. They even have a mezzanine you can go up on and look down on the buzzy manufacturing floor below. Course you can watch the podcast right now and see some of the facility and listen to the Founder and President of the Montana Knife Company Josh Smith tell his amazing story of how this great American Company came to be. Josh talks about his humble beginnings and his lifelong fascination with making knives. His Little League coach in Lincoln Montana was and still is a bladesmith and gave josh his first lessons on how to make knives from a hunk of steel and, well obviously something clicked with Josh because he has never stopped designing and making knives since he was 11 years old! In fact, Josh became the youngest person in the world to ever pass the bladesmith test! His story truly is amazing. We know that you will absolutely love this podcast, so don’t miss it! Watch it now on MontanaOutdoor.com on YouTube, Spotify or listen on the website, Apple Podcasts or tons of other sites.  Links: Click here to learn all about the amazing Montana Knife Company! You can contact the Montana Knife Company by clicking here.You can also click here to contact your host Downrigger Dale and he can get your questions for Josh answered.Support the show Remember to tune in to The Montana Outdoor Radio Show, live every Saturday from 6:00AM to 8:00AM MT. The show airs on 30 radio stations across the State of Montana. You can get a list of our affiliated radio stations on our website. You can also listen to recordings of past shows, get fishing and and hunting information and much more at that website or on our Facebook page. You can also watch our radio show there as well.

    1h 14m
  4. Where do ya wanna go and what do ya wanna do? Answer and you could win $100!

    Apr 25

    Where do ya wanna go and what do ya wanna do? Answer and you could win $100!

    Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale is giving you a chance to win $100! It is really simple! All you have to do is send Downrigger Dale an email to Downrigger@MontanaOutdoor.com and tell him what place in Montana would you like him to tell you about in an upcoming Podcast. Maybe it is a State Park, a National Park, maybe it is a body of water you have always wanted to know more about, maybe it is particular mountain or spot on the prairie you have heard about that you have always wanted to know more about. Or maybe you want to know more about some new fishing gear or you want to learn about how to catch a particular species of fish. Maybe you have always wanted to learn about hunting with falcons or about how to trap or it is an outdoor person you have always wanted to learn more about? In other words, you may want to email your answer to the question of “What do you want to do in Montana?” that you would like Rigger to do a podcast about. Just email your answers to those questions by midnight on July 4th. Then Rigger and his podcast crew will go through the emails and pick what they feel is the most interesting and or creative answer to the question “Where do you want to go in Montana?”. The person that emailed the answer that they pick will win $100. And the person that emailed the most interesting and or creative answer to the question “What do you want to do in Montana?” will also win $100! That’s right there is 200 bucks on the line here so watch or listen to this podcast and then send your email in before midnight on Saturday July 4th! Winning selections will be announced on MontanaOutdoor.com on August 1st. Good luck Everyone! Links: ·      Remember be sure and email your answers to, “Where in Montana’s outdoors should Rigger use as topic for a podcast?” and “What thing or person that you have always wanted to know more about should rigger use as the topic for a podcast?” Be creative! Click here to email your answers to Rigger! Remember to tune in to The Montana Outdoor Radio Show, live every Saturday from 6:00AM to 8:00AM MT. The show airs on 30 radio stations across the State of Montana. You can get a list of our affiliated radio stations on our website. You can also listen to recordings of past shows, get fishing and and hunting information and much more at that website or on our Facebook page. You can also watch our radio show there as well.

    24 min
  5. Archery in Schools?! You Will be Amazed by What This is Doing For Our Kids!

    Apr 17

    Archery in Schools?! You Will be Amazed by What This is Doing For Our Kids!

    Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with FWP Education Program Assistant Ryan Schmaltz about the Archery in the Schools Program. First, you all are going to love Ryan! He has so much energy and enthusiasm for this program and man what a job he has done! He has been all over Montana getting schools involved in this amazing program and training teachers how to teach it. Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks has been championing this program for about 15 years but over the last few years it has really taken off! It is part of the National Archery in the Schools Program or NASP which has, since its inception in 2002, reached over 23.5 million students, primarily in grades 4-12. The program operates in all 50 states, boasting a 50-50% male/female participation rate. But get this, in Montana last year alone about 150 schools included the program in their PE classes with over 14,000 Montana youngsters participating! But this is more than kids shooting arrows at targets and blocks of foam shaped like animals. It is changing most all the kids that participate! That is why you have GOT to watch or listen to this podcast. You can do that on MontanaOutdoor.com, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and many other websites and directories! Here is an example of what we mean by changing the kids. Ryan pointed out that in the recent State Tournament that a whole bunch of schools traveled to Helena to participate in, he looked out over the sea of well over 200 4th through 12th graders and did not see one child looking at a cell phone during the entire tournament. Oh, they had their phones with them, sticking out of their pockets and such but THEY WERE FOCUSED! As Rigger put it, “THAT is unheard of and just flat amazing! When has anyone ever seen that many kids and not one is looking a cell phone?!” Oh, but there are even more positive ways that this ancient sport is affecting our kids so be sure and watch this podcast now to find out more! Links: Click here to learn more about the National Archery in the Schools Program or NASP.To learn more about the program in Montana click here.Questions for Ryan? Click here to email him.Your host Downrigger Dale would love to hear from you, so click here and tell him what part of Montana you want to discover next! Afterall it is your podcast too!Support the show Remember to tune in to The Montana Outdoor Radio Show, live every Saturday from 6:00AM to 8:00AM MT. The show airs on 30 radio stations across the State of Montana. You can get a list of our affiliated radio stations on our website. You can also listen to recordings of past shows, get fishing and and hunting information and much more at that website or on our Facebook page. You can also watch our radio show there as well.

    42 min
  6. Time for a Flathead Lake Water Level Update!

    Apr 9

    Time for a Flathead Lake Water Level Update!

    Send us Fan Mail You all may recall back in the first week of February Rigger had the CEO of Energy Keepers Brian Lipscomb on The Montana Outdoor Podcast. As Rigger put it, “I will never forget what he said”, Brian said “I’m starting to feel like a broken record, because every time I go talk to somebody, I say, we just dealt with something we have never seen in our lifetimes!” So, this week when Rigger had the Director of Asset Optimization from Energy Keepers, Eve James, on the Podcast to give an update, one of the first things he asked her was if they are still dealing with such unusual conditions? Make sure you listen to the podcast to hear her answer. Eve brought a whole bunch for super interesting info with great water level graphs and other things that we are sure you will find interesting. So, whether you live on the Flathead Lake, have a summer cabin there or just like to get out on that incredible lake or the Flathead River this Podcast will without a doubt give you the update you have been waiting for! You can listen to the podcast right here right now or watch it on YouTube. So, check it out and look through the links below and then let us know what other info you are looking for! See the links below to ask Eve or Rigger any questions you might have! Links: To learn more about Energy Keepers click here.Click here to see info about water levels, run off, etc.There is also great info on the Energy Keepers Facebook Page. Click here to go to that page.Questions for Eve James with Energy Keepers? Click here to send her an email.Your buddy Downrigger Dale would love to hear from you as well. Let him know what part of Montana’s Great Outdoors you would like to explore next. Click here to send him an email about that or anything.Remember to tune in to The Montana Outdoor Radio Show, live every Saturday from 6:00AM to 8:00AM MT. The show airs on 30 radio stations across the State of Montana. You can get a list of our affiliated radio stations on our website. You can also listen to recordings of past shows, get fishing and and hunting information and much more at that website or on our Facebook page. You can also watch our radio show there as well.

    28 min
  7. Find Out Why This is THE Event To go to This Year!

    Apr 3

    Find Out Why This is THE Event To go to This Year!

    Send us Fan Mail This week on the Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale talks with Jeff Darrah Executive Director of the Montana Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife or MTSFW for short. Jeff tells us all about the amazing event that the MTSFW is putting on this year in Missoula, MT! It truly is THE event to go to this year without a doubt and when you listen to the podcast here you are going to find out why. Of course, one prefect reason is that this years Pig Roast Banquet and Fundraiser is going to be a blast with over 30, yes you read that right, over 30 guns to be actioned off or just flat given away plus, a whole bunch of other prizes. And do not forget this is for sure a family event. There will be a fishing pond and all kinds of games for the kids and well, the list goes on and on so make sure you listen to this podcast to learn about it all. And it gets even better because you will also get to mingle with a couple celebrities, nonother than the two main stars of the hit TV series Mountain Men, Tom Oar and Paul Antczak and boy are they a couple characters to have dinner with! When you listen to this podcast right here you will also learn some very, very important information about what all the MTSFW is working on for YOU! Things like extremely important legal issues that they are fighting for, and in some cases against to protect your rights as Montana Sportsmen and women as well as protecting our outdoor heritages that we all hold so dearly. Plus, you will learn about legislative issues they have been working on, and yes, the list goes on and on there as well. See, the MTSFW gives all of us who love Montana’s Outdoors a much-needed voice and the Pig Roast Banquet is THE Fundraiser that keeps this vital organization going for YOU! So go listen now and learn why this is indeed THE event to go to this year. We will see ya there! Links: Click here right now to learn more and to get your tickets to the Pig Roast Banquet and Fundraiser!You don’t have to be a member of MTSFW to go to Pig Roast Banquet and Fundraiser, but you are welcome to join if you want to. Click here to join.To learn more about Montana Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife click here to head to their website!Click here to head to their Facebook Page!Check out their Instagram Page here.Questions for Executive Director Jeff Darrah? Click here to send him and email.What part of Montana’s Great Outdoors do you want Rigger to explore next for you? Click here to let Downrigger Dale know.Remember to tune in to The Montana Outdoor Radio Show, live every Saturday from 6:00AM to 8:00AM MT. The show airs on 30 radio stations across the State of Montana. You can get a list of our affiliated radio stations on our website. You can also listen to recordings of past shows, get fishing and and hunting information and much more at that website or on our Facebook page. You can also watch our radio show there as well.

    1h 1m
  8. To Pull With a Diesel or With Gas That is the Question! Find Out What is Best for You!

    Mar 27

    To Pull With a Diesel or With Gas That is the Question! Find Out What is Best for You!

    Send us Fan Mail This week on Montana Outdoor Podcast your host Downrigger Dale has a guest on that might surprise you as to why he would be on this Podcast episode to cover this topic. Most of you know Josh Parrow as the go to Fishing Guide for Tiber Reservoir and the Havre area but what you may not know is he is also a VERY impressive Diesel Technician. When you watch or listen to this podcast here you will learn that Josh started at a very young age working on diesels. In fact, now he works on some of the largest diesel engines anywhere as a Diesel Technician working on locomotive engines for BNSF Railway. What is great about this podcast is it will give you all kinds of great information to help you make the right choice for YOU when it comes to deciding if a diesel or gasoline engine in your next rig is the way to go. Josh even takes us back in time to the very beginning of the diesel engine when Rudolf Diesel built the very first diesel engine and how Clessie Cummins built the first diesel engines for cars and trucks.  Plus, Josh also gives some fantastic advice on how to avoid some of the most common problems that plague diesel engines today. No matter if you are a current diesel owner or thinking of changing to or getting away from a diesel engine you will without a doubt have some very valuable information that will save you money, avoid problems on the road or help make the right purchase for you. So, if you pull boats, travel trailers, 5th wheels or anything with some real weight to it you are going to definitely want to watch of listen to this podcast right here on the go to website of everything outdoors! Links and Info: Josh mentions several additives that he uses. Josh does not endorse any of these products and urges you to consult your owner’s manual and or a mechanic or dealership that you trust before adding anything to your fuel or engine. Of course, Josh’s opinions, suggestions, implications, etc. are not those of BNSF Railway or related companies as he appears on this podcast not as an employee but as a private citizen expressing solely his own opinions. Josh is happy to answer any questions you might have. Simply click here to send him an email.Be sure and click here to let Rigger know where under the Big Sky that you would like to discover next. Because after all this is YOUR PODCAST too!Support the show Remember to tune in to The Montana Outdoor Radio Show, live every Saturday from 6:00AM to 8:00AM MT. The show airs on 30 radio stations across the State of Montana. You can get a list of our affiliated radio stations on our website. You can also listen to recordings of past shows, get fishing and and hunting information and much more at that website or on our Facebook page. You can also watch our radio show there as well.

    1h 19m
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4.7
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About

A weekly podcast covering the topics and people that make Montana’s Outdoors like no other place in the world. 

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  • Creator
    Downrigger Dale
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    172
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Montana Outdoor Podcast
  • Show Website
    Montana Outdoor Podcast

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