Outdoors With Luke Clayton

This week Luke visits with Lamont Register and Lester Ranew with Antler Tines Deer Food and the topic is the benefits of a well balanced deer food for not only antler development but also the overall health of the deer herd. For more information on Antler Tines, contact Lester at 404-450-5040.

Luke & Larry talk Oklahoma hunting

Luke and Larry served up a dinner of wild game at the Dallas Safari Club recently, and this week Luke gives us all the details.

Luke visits with his friend guide Tony Pennebaker (903-474-3078) this week and the topic is what Tony describes as one of the best channel catfish bites he can remember over baited holes. Tony also recaps a very good opening of dove season.

Luke is joined by his longtime friend Larry Weishuhn aka "Mr. Whitetail". Larry discusses the changes whitetail bucks encounter as their antlers transition from the 'velvet' stage to hard horn. Bucks in the area are now beginning to lose the velvet and very soon will be in what we hunters call 'hard horn'. Listen to Luke's weekly podcast "Catfish Radio with Luke Clayton and Friends" just about everywhere podcasts are found. Email Luke through his website www.catfishradio.org

The early morning hybrid striper and sandbass bite has been very dependable at Lake Tawakoni. A couple days ago Luke joined guide Tony Parker 903-348-1619 and his good friend Jeff Rice for some exciting early morning catching. 1.5 ounce lead slabs was the ticket on flats 12 to 14 feet deep. Check out Luke's column this week in the Greenville Herald Banner and fifty other Texas newspapers for an account of the trip. Listen to Luke's weekly podcast "Catfish Radio with Luke Clayton and Friends" just about everywhere podcast are heard.

This week Luke talks about how much fun it is to learn to shoot and hunt with new equipment. Through the years, Luke has taken game with everything from muzzleloaders to crossbows and continues to stay proficient with each. He's all fired up this year about hunting with his new Ten Point Crossbow. Listen to Luke's weekly podcast "Catfish Radio with Luke Clayton and Friends" just about everywhere podcasts are heard.

Luke and his guest Mr. Brian Flaherty with Ten Point Crossbows (www.tenpointcrossbows.com) discuss shooting and hunting with crossbows. Crossbows are now legal to hunt with during the general archery season in Texas as well as many other states.

This week Luke visits with Mr. John Austin, inventor of the HOGFADER (www.hogfader.com) light for night time hog hunting. Click and listen to John and Luke discuss what Luke describes as 'cutting edge' night hog hunting.

Luke visits with Mr. Ken Yancey this week and discusses exotic wildlife in Texas. Ken is executive director of the Exotic Wildlife Association and shares some interesting information on the positive impact exotic animals have made in the Lone Star State. to learn more about exotic wildlife, visit www.myewa.org.