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Most people in America don’t think of pastors as real guys. Often they
are thought of as someone who is unapproachable and stuffed shirt. On
today’s show, you will meet a pastor who is anything but those things. He is an outdoorsman through and through and his passion for hunting and fishing are only surpassed by his passion for his Savior and his family. Come along now and join our host, Dean Hulce, share the life of a pastor and special Michigan outdoorsman as they talk about life in God’s Great Outdoors and they travel together down the Trail To Adventure! -
This week, our host visits with a man from deep in the heart of south Texas who has spent his life hunting and fishing in the hill country and brush country. He lived most of his life chasing the American dream in business and the outdoors. Losing his wife at a young age brought big changes in his life. Today, Jesus Christ is the most important part of his life. He has spent much of the last several years serving others, while serving the Lord through the outdoors. Today, you’ll hear of how our guest has given up much of his hunting to not only share in the hunting and fishing experience, but also share in a hope and trust in Jesus Christ.
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The leaves have changed colors in the North and many have fallen. Many
areas have had their first frost and the whitetail bucks have begun to look for does. Most every of the country has an open archery season. Groups of archery hunters are joining together to pursue a number of different species of big and small game. All with Bows and Arrows.
There’s another group of archers who gathered together earlier in the
year. The Christian Bow Hunters Association gathered in Cadilac,
Michigan to celebrate their 40th anniversary. Today’s guest is the head
of this great organization that not only shares a love for God’s Great Outdoors, but for Jesus Christ as well! -
All of us who are blessed enough to make it to an age where we can consider retirement will have to consider what we will do with the time that God has remaining for us before we leave this life. Most individuals who do retire say that they don’t know how they had time to work before retirement, because they are so busy. On today’s program, we will meet a gentleman who is just leaving the day to day working world and seeking out what God has for him and his wife in the future. They retired with the intention of spending more time serving the Lord and others.
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There are few places that bring a father and son together like a hunting and fishing camp. Time in the woods or on the water make it all but impossible to grow closer together and closer to God. Come along now to NW Ontario as we learn about the painful disaster that brought our guests to seek God’s healing hand. We’ll be on the water on Populus Lake in God’s Great Outdoors!
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So many men and women have a draw towards the outdoors. Hunting and
fishing draw us into a life that affects us in amazing ways. Today’s guest went through times in his youth where he wasn’t sure whether he wanted to live any more. One of the things that you’ll hear today is that he wasn’t as afraid of dying as much as he was afraid to living… or at least living without a purpose. When God showed up and gave him a purpose, He changed his life. Through many years of learning how God wanted him to lead, he began a ministry that now serves so many in the outdoors and many souls are being
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They say that you can’t just make “old friends”. But every once in a while, God sends someone into your life who becomes an old friend almost instantly. These are people who you know will be a friend for the rest of your life.
Today’s guest, Bo Blackwell, is that kind of friend for our host. Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings sang a song years ago called "Old Friends." In one of the verses, Willie sings… "Lord, when all my work is
done, bless my life and grant me one, old friend." Join us now with old friends! -
Oh, the amazing sound of an elk in the mountains! There are few sounds more beautiful, more majestic in God’s Great Outdoors. God filled the high places of this world with the most beautiful sights and sounds. The call of the elk and the screeching of a golden eagle as it floats on the updrafts of the Rocky Mountain peaks. There is something about those places.
On today’s program, we will climb to the highest peaks of the rockies in Wyoming. Well, at least our stories and experiences will come from that part of the country. We will join our host and his guest as they share elk hunting and elk camp stories from days gone by.
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At a hunting lodge in the middle of central Michigan, a family gathers each year for two very special hunts. This family is not connected by human blood, but by something much stronger. A group of otherwise unconnected individuals are drawn for two reasons; to serve those who want to hunt and to share a special love for each one being served and for others.
Today’s program shares a little history of a few of those who come from quite a distance to serve. We’ll hear the stories of some of the special children who have come to this special place, Two Hats Ranch. For the last 25 years, the owners of Two Hats Ranch and Quest Ministries have offered these incredible deer hunts. For nearly 20 years there is an amazing family that has a “family reunion” of sorts. Each one has a very special bond with the others.
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We all hope to one day live a comfortable life. Many work for 40+ years with the intent to have all we need financially and with health to be very comfortable. But what does it mean to be comfortable and are we really called to be comfortable in life? I would question if we are ever called to be comfortable spiritually.
Today’s guest will speak of the need to move out of our comfort zone and look for ways to do something that will change how we live life. He will explain it in terms of hunting dangerous game around the world and being in and out of his comfort zone.
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Every one of us is born with a heart issue and today’s guest was born with both a spiritual and a physical condition. We will hear about his battle to stay alive and how God is using him despite his heart condition.
He has had more than one physical test as well as other tests over the last 6 to 8 years and you’ll hear him tell us that you can’t have a testimony if you don’t have a test. He will also share that if we don’t give up control and allow God to handle things, we will never have peace and joy.
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There is something special about a relationship that has lasted over decades. Those friendships that may have been paused by miles or years seem even sweeter when they’ve been rekindled. Our Host, Dean Hulce, has been blessed with many friends all over the world. Today's guest started out as a hunting client for Dean 35 years ago. Many firsts were
shared between the two of them. Many species were hunted and harvested.
All of these hunting memories were revisited on this week's program along
with laughter and tears. Join us now as we head down the Trail To Adventure with old friends in God’s Great Outdoors! -
All outdoorsmen and women go through spans of time in their outdoor career where no matter what they do, things seem to go wrong. Fishermen have many stories of the one that got away and hunters can tell you of the ones they’ve missed. Hunting, fishing, and even life are hard and seemingly unfair at times.
For most of us who have been through these tough spells of shooting or setting the hook, there comes a time of redemption; A time that brings to an end the series of failures that we have dealt with for what seems like a long, long time.
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From the farms and woods of Northern Michigan to the prairies of South
Dakota, today’s guest has taken many trophy animals for being such a young lady. She faced an early death and God pulled her through. She was told she would never play competitive sports and she not only played, but she also thrived as a basketball player. God has blessed her with some great trophies, and she is humble and gives Him the credit. She knows that it is only because of God’s favor that she has been able to not only fish, hunt, trap and play basketball, but just to be here at this time.
We hope that through today’s show you learn that listening to your guide,
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We all have dreams of what we would like to do someday in our lives. We desire things, some of which are selfish, and some are for God’s glory. If we are dreaming and fighting for those things that are what we want for ourselves, we are wasting our time and energy. It’s when our hearts align with God’s heart that He fulfills our dreams. It’s then that we see our dreams come true!
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At some time in our lives, every one of us believes that we are facing something that is far too big to overcome. All too often we use these things as crutches to avoid facing the difficult things in life. We may say we’ll do whatever it takes to get past our struggles, but will we really do it?
On today’s show, we'll meet a man who learned to cuss as a little boy working in the peanut fields of Georgia. He faced obstacles and one day, after losing his mother, he decided from that day forward, he would not want to do anything that would have disappointed her.
God took this boy to great and beautiful places around north America… but more importantly, He took him on a life of spiritual adventure and victory!
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In the wilds of far northern Ontario, there are places where a person could walk for many days without finding civilization. In some areas you could be attacked by wolves before you ever made it out. Leaving a boy in these wild places will certainly bring him closer to manhood in a hurry!
Around the world there are many different thoughts on when a boy becomes
a man or a girl becomes a woman. In Jewish tradition, this happens at 12
or 13 years of age… But does a ceremony and a party make a child an adult? It’s been said that a boy becomes a man when he learns that he is not the most important person in his life. This is the story on
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There are few places easier to share the things we are each facing in life than a fishing or hunting camp. Our personal guards are let down and we can easily talk about the good, the bad and the ugly in our
lives.
On today’s show, we sit at a round table discussion about turkey hunting at our annual God’s Great Outdoors Wisconsin Turkey Hunt. Our host is joined by 4 of his turkey hunting buddies in a western Wisconsin hunting camp. We’ll hear discussions of calling turkeys as well as successes and failures in the turkey woods. We will also look at the struggles and failures we all face in our everyday lives and how a relationship with Jesus Christ can turn the bad and ugly parts of life into good ones! -
Many of us feel like we have no idea what it would be like to have an addiction. We look on and think, “that’s what the alcoholic or drug user deals with." Today’s guest does a good job of describing what it is like to have an addiction… He says, “Think about putting your phone away for a week or two with no contact with it”. It makes you think.
What is the first thing you reach for when you wake up? What is it that you do when you have a little free time most days? I think that if we are honest we all have had or now have an addiction of some kind in our lives. What we learn today is that overcoming is a hard process and it takes more than worldly programs. It take the Lord and strong Christian men and women around you to get through the hard times.
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For those who have lived a sheltered life, today’s show will likely be eye opening. The story of a man raised in conservative teachings to a life of crime and a return to the teachings of his youth.
One of the best known stories of the Bible is the “Prodigal Son”… Today’s guest lived it out. We’ll hear stories of chasing moose on the lakes of the northern bush of Canada, to police chases, and chasing cows for competition. We cover two countries and many stops along the way. It’s a great story of what the power of God can do in a life, when he’s invited in.
Hold on tight for today’s show! it’s a fast, bumpy, and surprising ride in and out of God’s Great Outdoors… A true journey down the trail to many adventures!
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