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Hello and welcome to Fish and Game Radio Diner!

Welcome to Fish and Game Radio Diner, the behind-the-scenes look at your wildlife agency. In this 24 minute podcast, we learn why cutting trees is good for wildlife with Jim Oehler, state lands manager here at Fish and Game. Also, enjoy regular features on places to go and upcoming events for the outdoor enthusiast. Later in the show, Katie Callahan, GIS specialist, talks about how she uses a “digital sandwich” to support the work of biologists as they manage major projects. Did you know that you can access this data and mapping? Check it out! Don’t forget, you can comment on this podcast by clicking on the headline above and using the “Leave A Reply” box at the bottom of the page. Let me know what’s on your mind. I hope you get a chance to get outside and enjoy some paddling, fishing, hiking, camping or just taking a walk outdoors, New Hampshire style. From your host, Judy Stokes, and the NH Fish and Game team – thanks for listening and send a link to this podcast to your friends and family! New – find us on Facebook! at www.facebook.com/nhfishandgame

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• iTunes version (with chapters): NH Fish and Game Radio Diner – July 2010 – click to download for MP3 player

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In this 23 minute podcast, we learn about “double-agent” fish and “poor man’s salmon” – that is, the American shad – with fisheries division conservation biologist Matt Carpenter. Find out what’s new in the Atlantic salmon restoration program and the future of fishing in the Merrimack. Also, enjoy regular features on places to go and upcoming events for the outdoor enthusiast. Later in the show, Mark Ellingwood – Fish and Game’s game programs supervisor – talks about encountering young moose and deer in the spring and the importance of keeping wildlife wild. Don’t forget, you can comment on this podcast by clicking on the headline above and using the “Leave A Reply” box at the bottom of the page. Let me know what’s on your mind. I hope you get a chance to get outside and enjoy some fishing, New Hampshire style. From your host, Judy Stokes, and the NH Fish and Game team – thanks for listening and send a link to this podcast to your friends and family! And – Find us on Facebook! www.facebook.com/nhfishandgame

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iTunes version (with chapters): NH Fish and Game Radio Diner – May 2010 – click to download for MP3 player

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In this 26 and a half minute podcast, we are talkin’ turkey with biologist Ted Walski, who explains the new N.H. turkey flock online survey. When are turkeys like a New York street gang? Listen and find out the answer. Also, enjoy regular features on places to go and upcoming events for the outdoor enthusiast. Later in the show, Rick Fink, chief of Lands and Facilities for Fish and Game, shares important information on how and where to get on the water in the Granite State. Don’t forget, you can comment on this podcast by clicking on the headline above and using the “Leave A Reply” box at the bottom of the page. Let me know what’s on your mind. I hope you get a chance to get outside and enjoy some relaxation, New Hampshire style. From your host, Judy Stokes, and the NH Fish and Game team – thanks for listening and send a link to this podcast to your friends and family!

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iTunes version (with chapters): NH Fish and Game Radio Diner – April 2010 – click to download for MP3 player

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In this 25 minute podcast, learn more about why wildlife needs young forests. In our diner special this month, I chat with Charlie Bridges, habitat and diversity administrator, about woodcock, their special habitat needs, and some new programs that will benefit many local critters. Also, enjoy regular features on places to go and upcoming events for the outdoor enthusiast. Later in the show, Scott Decker, fisheries administrator, joins me to talk about the history and rationale behind New Hampshire’s fish stocking program. Don’t forget, you can comment on this podcast by clicking on the headline above and using the “Leave A Reply” box at the bottom of the page. Let me know what’s on your mind. I hope you get a chance to get outside and enjoy some relaxation, New Hampshire style.. From your host, Judy Stokes, and the NH Fish and Game team – thanks for listening and spread the word!

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iTunes version (with chapters): NH Fish and Game Radio Diner – March 2010 – click to download for MP3 player

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In this 24 minute podcast, it’s the middle of winter and I saw a large white bird on the Merrimack River – what was that? Meet Julie Robinson, waterfowl biologist at Fish and Game who knows that answer and great deal more. Listen to what it’s like to fly over Great Bay and its tributaries counting waterfowl from a\ small airplane – it’s amazing! Also, enjoy regular features on places to go and upcoming events for the outdoor enthusiast. Later in the show, Mary Goodyear, from the Conservation Education section of the Department joins me to talk about the Winter Severity Index and how New Hampshire schools are collecting data to help deer management programs. Don’t forget, you can comment on this podcast by clicking on the headline above and using the “Leave A Reply” box at the bottom of the page. From your host, Judy Stokes, and the NH Fish and Game team – thanks for listening and spread the word!

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iTunes version (with chapters): NH Fish and Game Radio Diner – February 2010 – click to download for MP3 player

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In this 22 minute podcast, we are talking about learning how to make the most of the winter weather by learning to how to ice fish! In our diner special this month, I chat with Karina Walsh the Department’s Let’s Go Fishing Coordinator, about courses that are being held all over the Granite State. There is even a special Becoming an Outdoors-Woman course in February. Also, enjoy regular features on places to go and upcoming events for the outdoor enthusiast. Later in the show, Jason Smith, the hatcheries administrator, joins me to talk about the mysterious world of growing fish in our six hatcheries. It’s a little like farming and can be a great profession for young people looking for a career. Don’t forget, you can comment on this podcast by clicking on the headline above and using the “Leave A Reply” box at the bottom of the page. Let me know what’s on your mind. I hope you get a chance to get outside and enjoy some ice fishing, snowshoeing or tracking. From your host, Judy Stokes, and the NH Fish and Game team – thanks for listening and spread the word!

• Listen now – Click the “play” arrow for the January podcast  

• iTunes version (with chapters): NH Fish and Game Radio Diner – January 2010 – click to download for MP3 player

In this 22 minute podcast, find out what goes on at those ubiquitous deer registration stations. In our diner special this month, Col. Marty Garabedian, chief of law enforcement, joins me to talk about Operation Game Thief and how regular folks have been helpful in solving conservation crimes. Later in the show, I chat with Mark Ellingwood, who supervises the Fish and Game Department’s game programs, about antler beam diameter and why those check stations are critical to our understanding of wildlife population dynamics. Also, enjoy regular features on places to go and upcoming events for the outdoor enthusiast. Don’t forget, you can comment on this podcast by clicking on the headline above and using the “Leave A Reply” box at the bottom of the page. Let me know what’s on your mind. I hope you get a chance to get outside and enjoy some hunting, late-season fishing or wildlife watching this fall. From your host, Judy Stokes, and the NH Fish and Game team – thanks for listening and spread the word!

• Listen now – Click the “play” arrow for the November podcast  

• iTunes version (with chapters): NH Fish and Game Radio Diner – November 2009 – click to download for MP3 player

In this 26-minute podcast, we ask the question, are there wildcats in New Hampshire? Meet Pat Tate, furbearer biologist at Fish and Game, and listen to a description of two wildcats, bobcat and lynx. Also, enjoy regular features on places to go and upcoming events for the outdoor enthusiast. Later in the show, Kristine Rines, Fish and Game’s moose biologist, joins me to talk about the moose population and the latest goings-on at moose registration stations in New Hampshire. Don’t forget, you can comment on this podcast by clicking on the headline above and using the “Leave A Reply” box at the bottom of the page. I hope you get a chance to get outside and enjoy the fall weather. From your host, Judy Stokes, and the NH Fish and Game team – thanks for listening and spread the word!

• Listen now – Click the “play” arrow for the October podcast  

• iTunes version (with chapters): NH Fish and Game Radio Diner – October 2009 – click to download for MP3 player

In this 20 minute podcast, learn what hawks and kettles have in common with watchable wildlife coordinator Dr. Judy Silverberg. Take her word for it – there are some excellent wildlife viewing opportunities associated with the migration of hawks and raptors this fall. Also, enjoy our regular feature on places to go. Later in the show, an expanded version of the Diner Specials set you up for a great fall slate of events, including the newest old event around – the National Hunting and Fishing Day Expo & NH Tour. Don’t forget, you can comment on this podcast by clicking on the headline above and using the “Leave A Reply” box at the bottom of the page. From your host, Judy Stokes, and the NH Fish and Game team – thanks for listening and spread the word!

• Listen now – Click the “play” arrow for the September podcast  

• iTunes version (with chapters): NH Fish and Game Radio Diner – September 2009 – click to download for MP3 player

In this 27-minute podcast, Charlie Bridges joins me to talk about wildlife habitat, the diversity of wildlife in New Hampshire and some programs you may want to check out for yourself. Also, enjoy regular features on places to go (berry picking!) and upcoming events for the outdoor enthusiast. Later in the show, Fish and Game’s Tom Flynn tells us all about what you can do when you visit Owl Brook Hunter Education Center in Holderness, where Hunter Ed programs are in full swing in anticipation of the fall season. Don’t forget, you can comment on this podcast by clicking on the headline above and using the “Leave A Reply” box at the bottom of the page. From your host, Judy Stokes, and the NH Fish and Game team – thanks for listening and spread the word!

• Listen now – Click the “play” arrow for the August podcast  

• iTunes version (with chapters): NH Fish and Game Radio Diner – August 2009 – click to download for MP3 player