Well this week you get two great shows, one after the other.

We’ll start off this week in the first hour with “The Poacher Chronicles”TM. Then Patti will be joining me in the second hour for her show,”Xplor the Outdoorz Kidz” We are working on getting a new website for the kidz show after the first of the year so bear with us.

My first guest with “The Poacher Chronicles” is Jim Herndon from the Nevada Department of Wildlife. When I was talking to Jim last week he said he had a couple really good cases for you.

In the second segment, Mark Farmer from The Indiana Department of Natural Resources will join me with a great paddle fish poaching story and more.

Then Mike Cenci from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement will wrap up the hour. Washington has such bio-diversity with the Pacific Ocean on one side and the Rockies on the other you never know what stories he will have.

Then the fun begins as Patti and I bring you “Xplor the Outdoorz Kidz”. She has got some great kidz on the show this week.

First we’ll be talking to Samantha McDonald an extraordinary young lady that battled the odds. Samantha is a  14 year old girl that went on a Hunt of a Lifetime and harvested  an Antelope in Arizona and then went to New Mexico for an Oryx.

Then, “Do You Scuba?” Well, 12 year old Quade Douglas does and he’s a certified diver to boot or in this case fin. Get It? Anyway, Quade is going to join us to tell you kidz just how easy it is to get started and learn about the world underwater.      Did you know that S.C.U.B.A stands for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus?. Remember this there may be a quiz later.

In the last segment, 12 year old, Kaitlin Byrnes will be joining us from the St. Josephs Youth Camp to talk about camp life and guess what? She too is a certified scuba diver.

We want to have any child between the ages of 5 and 16 to email us their stories of the outdoors and they could be on the show with us in the future.

They can reach Patti at patti.solomon@comcast.net and me, Jim Solomon at jim@xplortheoutdoors.com .

 We hope you enjoyed the show as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you. So,  until we meet again,,, have a good week, be safe and God Bless.

We’re Jim and Patti and as always:

“We’re Makin a Difference in Your Outdoor World”

Man, is it Sunday already? What a great week. Anyway, Patti will be joining me in the show close to talk about the Colorado State Penitentiary and the way that prisoners are paired with wild mustangs to do a little taming on both parts. She watched it on the Sundance Channel Thursday night and wanted to share it. Coming up in two weeks,,, we have a HUGE announcement for you all so you’ll want to stay tuned.

That being said,,, my first guest, dove hunting buddy and a good friend of mine,, Jerry Hoyler, from Fast Signs will be joining me to talk about Fast Signs and their support of the wildlife organizations around the state. As a matter of fact we are going to have his daughter Trudy, (our bird dog for dove hunting), will join Patti and I on the kids show in August.

Next up,,, thinking of ways to save gas when you commute back and forth to work? How about a motor cycle from Action Motor Sports? Owner, Dennis Alesandro will be with me  to give you gas saving tips. And are you ready for the hunting season? Action Motor Sports has a full line of ATV’s just waiting to get out on the back-roads.

Then to wrap up the first hour,,, Steve Grier from Fisherman’s Choice will be on hand to talk about all the new tackle he and Pat saw at the ICAST SHOW in Vegas this last week and how the many new innovations may change your luck on the water. He might even have a couple of fishin tips for you for these dog days of summer.

Either way you don’t want to miss one segment this week

In the second hour we’re going to “Go Take a Hike” with Ryan Cleckner. Ryan is going to have some great ideas about your next outdoor experience that will make it the best experience you can have and if you pay attention you may win a Leatherman Wave Tool on the next episode of “Go Take a Hike”. We’re going to open up the lines to questions while Ryan will talk about some of the gun laws after the Heller decision, the Xplor the Outdoors Trip and setting up camp.

We hope you enjoyed the show this week,, as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you. Until next week. Be safe, have a prosperous week, and May God Bless. So until we talk next week,,, take some one you don’t know out and xplortheoutdoors.

By the way if you want to become a member of the Poacher ChroniclesTM, Anti-Poaching Team. Log onto the sight and check out our Poacher ChroniclesTM clothing line. I look at it this way,,, either you’re for poaching, or against it and if you’re against it let everybody know by purchasing the logo’d clothing. Remember,,, a portion of the sales goes to buy body armor for our game warden through the IANRC organization.

We’re Jim and Patti and “We’re Makin a Difference in Your Outdoor World”

Patti Solomon, co-host of nationally syndicated outdoor radio show, “Xplor the Outdoors with Jim and Patti” broadcast LIVE every Sunday morning from 7-9 on AM1060 the Fan and around the globe on http://www.xplortheoutdoors.com/, is proud to announce the debut of her new radio show titled, “Xplor the Outdoorz KidzTM”, beginning Sunday, June 22nd from 8-9am.

“With all the single parent families in the US or with both parents working to achieve the American dream, kids are left to themselves in front of the electronic babysitters of our day. The computer, video games and television have become the only reality millions of children know. What a shame”, Patti protests.

While these three sitters may lead to better hand/eye coordination, poor eyesight and obesity. They don’t teach a kid about responsibility, self-reliance, self-sufficiency or reality. “It scares me to think that if the trends keep on as they are, by the year 2010 the obesity rate in kids will be 50%.” Explains husband and co-host Jim Solomon.

Both Patti and Jim have a history of working with homeless and under privileged children, Patti in San Francisco and Jim in Phoenix. From their experiences with children Patti came up with the kids show concept for “Xplor the Outdoorz KidzTM”.

The show will be entirely about kids from the ages of 5-16. We want them to come and talk about their outdoor experiences with grandma, grandpa, mom, dad, friends well you get the idea. Each segment will be thirteen minutes long and each guest will be able to share their favorite experience hiking, climbing, camping, planting a vegetable garden, horse back riding, hunting, fishing, even whitewater rafting. No matter what the experience it’s all about the kids and it’s all about the outdoors. We want kids to contact us with their ideas for upcoming show segments.

“We want this show to enable, empower and enlighten all kids who listen and take part in the program to realize that reality lies outdoors not in a box. Huh,I guess that gives new meaning to the phrase, “Thinking OUTSIDE the box”, chuckled Patti.

Media Contact:
Patti Solomon
Patti.Solomon@comcast.net
Jim Solomon jim@xplortheoutdoors.com

Well we survived a tremendous time riding up in the San Francisco Peaks for two days. What a rush.  Patti and I would recommend that anyone wanting to get away from town on a great horse back ride, contact Joseph and Shelly at Windwalker Expeditions. You’ll never regret it. As Patti and I will talk about at the end of the show.

Anyway, if you’re planning an outdoors trip of any kind, you ought to think about the mapping systems for your GPS unit and in the first segment I have the Mike Dyer, Product Manager for National Geographic Mapping Systems on with me to talk about the new innovations coming out very soon.

In the second segment, dear friend and former President of the NRA, Sandy Froman will be joining me to talk about her latest trip to Africa for a hunt of a lifetime. I understand that she’s heading back there very soon. Her hunt will be featured on the Outdoor Channel in the upcoming months. The schedule is below:

Third-quarter episodes repeat during the fourth quarter so it will run again three months later:

Thursday, October 2:  9:30 p.m. (Eastern)
Friday, October 3:  3 p.m. (Eastern)
Saturday, October 4:  2:30 a.m. (Eastern)

Wrapping up the first hour, another good friend and sponsor of The Poacher Chronicles , Shelah Zmigroski, the owner of the Foxy Huntress will be joining me to talk about her involvement in the upcoming National Hunting and Fishing Day on September 27th.

In the second hour, we’re “Makin a Difference with MBT”  The Anti Shoe, as former Olympian, Sharon Seagraves joins me to talk about what a difference you will see in your posture, your-legs, back and lifestyle by wearing a pair. Patti and I have been wearing MBT’s for quite sometime and I can honestly tell you there is an incredible difference in the way we feel and walk.

The it’s time to get ready for the hunt. Those of us around the country that are preparing to get out in the field for the upcoming hunting season. Are you prepared with the proper clothing? We can help with that. My next guest and another sponsor of “The Poacher Chronicles”, Jonathon Hart, the President of Sitka Gear will be joining me to talk hunting clothing and camo.

To finish up the show for this week. Long time friend and show sponsor, Mike Kemery, the owner of the Arizona Shell Factory will be with me to talk about protecting your outdoor gear that you spend so much money on, from wind, weather and who knows? Mike does and he’s willing to share it with you. You need to get your camper shells ordered now while the price is so low.

To wrap up the show for this week, Patti will join me in the close to talk about the ride we enjoyed with good friends, Joseph and Shelly on Monday and Tuesday.

We hope you enjoyed the show this week, so until next week,,, have a great week, be safe God Bless and take someone new out to xplortheoutdoors.

We’re Jim and Patti and we’re,

“Makin a Difference in Your Outdoor World”

This week we have another amazing show for you and Patti is with me to “Make a Difference in Your Outdoor World”,

Patti will be joining me in the first segment to talk about upcoming trips and some of the newest things we have for you as part of our ever expanding show. Remember kids, you are invited to send us your outdoor stories for our monthly series,”Xplor the Outdoorz Kidz”

Our first guest is the Outdoor Brand Director with Timex Brand Watches, Pia Baker. Pia will be talking about all the new innovations Timex is bringing to the outdoors industry as well as the new venture Timex and the Conservation Alliance are promoting to get more folks involved in the outdoors,”Return to the Outdoors”.

In the last segment, Erin Granda from  TFG24GOLD will be on hand to talk about a most interesting watch that can actually tell you when the fishing is good in your area. No really, just ask Jimmy Houston.

To start off the second hour, Milton Joseph will be joining us from Wind Walker Expeditions to talk about the many opportunities they have for Xploring the Outdoors. Whether it be endurance riding, gold mining, outdoor photography, or off road adventures. Wind Walker Expeditions has an adventure just waiting for you. He’ll also be talking about our upcoming over night ride up in the San Francisco peaks  just north of Flagstaff , Arizona.

In the second segment, Tosh Black,wilderness survival expert will be on hand to talk about another addition to the Wind Walker Expeditions series of outdoor adventures, “Wilderness Survival”.

Then to wrap up the show, Roxanne is back!! That’s right, Roxanne Boryczki from the Arizona Trails Travel/Daybreak Travel will be joining Patti and I as we talk about the new exciting adventure trips she has to offer. Roxanne has some unbelievable trips she is working on but you will just have to tune in later for those as she works out the details. We will be bringing them to you as the programs are finalized.

We hope you enjoyed the show as much as we enjoyed bringing them to you. Until next week,,, have a great week, be safe and God Bless.

We’re Jim and Patti and

“We’re Makin a Difference in Your Outdoor World”

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.

He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness of his invasions on the rights of the people.

He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.

He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:

For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies

For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

This week on Xplor the Outdoors we’ve got another great show for you. Patti is taking this week off but will be back with me next week.

From the North Pole trek  to a 1,200 mile kayaking trip on the Irixana and Jaquere rivers of the Amazon, I’ve got world class adventurer and author Helen Thayer starting off the show with me. Helen has traveled all over the world and written numerous books about her amazing adventures.

DO YOU SCUBA? in the second segment, Charlotte will be with me from Saguaro Sports. have you ever wondered what it would be like to learn to scuba dive? It’s easy, and Charlotte is going to tell you how to start.

Then to wrap up the first hour,,, Dan Jacobs from VedaloHD  sunglasses will be with me to show you upcoming bird hunters how you can make a difference in your hunt.

To kick off the second hour, we’re, “On the Hunt with Hevi-Shot”, with Ron Petty, the leader in non-lethal shot. If your out bird hunting of any kind and you want to reach out and touch them. There’s nothing better then Hevi-Shot. Nothing.

In the second segment, Don Kettles, President of Top Duck Productswill be with me to talk about Gunzilla. A monster of

a gun cleaner/lubricant that I guarantee you, you do not want to be without.

To wrap up the last hour,, let’s go fishing with Steve Grier from Fisherman’s Choice. Steve will have some great tips and ideas for the dog days of summer. Oh, and did I mention they have lowered their prices and have a new website.

I hope you enjoyed this weeks show. Have a great week be safe and God Bless. Patti will be back with me next week.

So what’s your excuse for not taken someone out to xplortheoutdoors?

We’re Jim and Patti and

“We’re Makin a Difference in Your Outdoor World”

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) — the trade association for the firearms industry – hailed today’s United States Supreme Court 5-4 decision written by Justice Scalia that determined authoritatively that the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms.

“Today’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court is a major victory for all Americans,” said NSSF President Steve Sanetti.  “The Heller decision reaffirms the wisdom of our founding fathers in creating the Bill of Rights to protect and preserve individual rights, the cornerstone of our democracy. Furthermore, this decision solidifies an historical fact, the commonsense understanding that governments have powers, not rights — rights are reserved exclusively for individuals.”

Demonstrating the strong grassroots support for the individual rights thesis, the nation’s leading gun control group, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, conceded victory prior to the High Court’s ruling.  In an interview with ABC News last week, Brady Campaign President Paul Helmke noted, “We’ve lost the battle on what the Second Amendment means.  Seventy-five percent of the public thinks it’s an individual right.”  The U.S. Supreme Court agrees that the public is correct.

The importance of having a uniform and legally accepted definition of the Second Amendment is particularly important to the firearms industry, as noted by Sanetti. “The products that our industry manufactures are the means through which our Second Amendment rights are realized. Clearly sportsmen, hunters, responsible firearms owners and the industry are all heavily vested in this groundbreaking ruling.”

Though the Heller decision is the first time that the High Court has declared in absolute terms that the Second Amendment is an individual right, the nation’s leading historians, legal scholars and constitutional experts have long been on record supporting such a conclusion.  Renowned scholars, including Lawrence Tribe of Harvard, Akhil Reed Amar of Yale, William Van Alstyne of Duke and Sanford Levinson of the University of Texas, have been vocal in their assertion that the Second Amendment, like all the other rights of the people recognized in the Bill of Rights, secures an individual’s right to keep and bear arms.

“Today’s decision lays to rest the specious argument that the Second Amendment is not an individual right and marks the beginning of the end of repressive gun laws that have infringed upon individual liberty and done nothing to make America safer,” said Lawrence G. Keane, NSSF senior vice president and general counsel.”
NSSF filed a friend of the court brief in support of the respondent, Mr. Heller. 

BACKGROUND:
In March, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, in striking down the District’s gun ban, held in Parker, et al., v. District of Columbia that “The phrase ‘the right of the people’ . . . leads us to conclude that the right in question is individual.” This was the second time in recent history that a federal circuit court upheld the longstanding belief that the Second Amendment was an individual right. In 2001, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in the case of U.S. v. Emerson that “All of the evidence indicates that the Second Amendment, like other parts of the Bill of Rights, applies to and protects individual Americans.”
The mayor of Washington, D.C., Adrian M. Fenty, filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, setting the stage for the high court to rule. The case became known as District of Columbia v. Heller. According to FBI statistics, Washington D.C., with its gun ban, ranks as one of the most dangerous cities in the United States and maintains one of the highest per-capita murder rates in the country.

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That’s right, this week marks the debut of “Xplor the Outdoorz KidzTM”. In the second hour Patti will be talking to kids that find their reality in the outdoors.

But first, Suzanne Gilstrap, the Executive Director and lobbiest for the Arizona Sportsman for Wildlife Organization will joining me in the first segment. It’s that time of year again when our legislature looks for ways to balance their budget and, as always they are right their to take money they NEVER pay back from the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Now the Arizona Game and Fish Department does not operate off the general fund. As a matter of fact I think AZGFD is the only state branch that is self-sufficient.

We need to stand up as sportsmen and women and let them know it’s time to STOP the madness and cut their spending. We have the numbers and we CAN call, email or fax our concerns and MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

 Ladies, you don’t have to wear the guys hunting clothing anymore.In the second segment, Brenda Potts from She Safari will be joining me to tell you about their ladies hunting clothing. Their variety of womens hunting and outdoor clothing is huge and made just for women. 

Next up, it’s mosquito season and Jennifer Taylor from OFF brand insect repellent will be on hand to talk about repellents, and the effects of DEET.

Then in the second hour it’s time for Patti’s “Xplor the Outdoor KidzTM” and what a great line up we have for you today.

Patti’s first guest is a fifteen year old boy from Dallas,Texas that is new to the hunting world.  Alex Franks will be joining her to talk about his experience and how he got started.

In the second segment, the granddaughter of a dear friend of ours is joining us. AnaBelen Gomez, who is also from Texas, is the granddaughter of our friend Maripepa Gonzalez, the PR director of the Westin Hotel and Spa in Puerto Vallarta. We got a chance to go play with dolphins with Maripepa and Ana-Bellen last year and we wanted to have her on to talk about the fun she has with her grandmother.

As many of you know, Patti and I love to ride horses. In the last segment we have Morganne and Conner Barrett from Arizona to talk about their riding experiences and what they are doing now with cutting horse competition.

If your child has a passion for the outdoors and wants to be on the show contact Patti or myself, with their story and what got them interested  and we will be happy to have them on.

You can contact us at:

patti.solomon@comcast.net

jim@xplortheoutdoors.com

We hope you enjoyed the show this week as much as Patti and I enjoyed bringing it to you. Make a difference is someone’s outdoor world by taking them out to XPLORTHEOUTDOORS.

Have a great week, be safe and God Bless!

We’re Jim and Patti and we’re;

“Makin a Difference in Your Outdoor World”