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High Plains Outdoors
Saturday mornings, 7:35 a.m. CT, during Weekend Edition.
Hosted by Luke Clayton

Luke Clayton invites you to his camp to talk about the great outdoors. 

Every Saturday morning at 7:35 a.m. CT during Weekend Edition, he'll be telling hunting and fishing stories, and a whole lot more.  You'll learn how to make sausage, cook over a campfire, get some wild game recipes, as well as inside tips on how you can become a more successful outdoorsman. 

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Luke Clayton

Luke was raised in very rural Red River County where he grew up hunting and fishing. He began amateurishly writing about his adventures at the age of 12, the accounts of his boyhood outings often filling several pages of his Big Chief tablets.

Luke began writing professionally in his 20s and currently writes an outdoor newspaper column that runs weekly in 45 Texas newspapers. Luke is hunting/shooting columnist for Texas Wildlife Magazine and writes regular features for several other outdoor magazines, including Airgun Hobbyist, where he is also Hunting Editor.

Luke and his good buddy Jeff Rice film and produce a weekly outdoor show, A Sportsman’s Life. Please go to YouTube and subscribe. Radio is a fun endeavor for Luke and his shows are known for his relaxed and ‘down home’ style.

Luke covered hunting for the current Texas Almanac, one of the oldest and most revered publications in the state.

With 40 years under his belt, Luke has no intention of slowing down anytime soon. He continues to love the lifestyle that has been so fulfilling throughout his life.

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Latest Episodes
  • Guide Tony Parker (L) and Jeff Rice (R)
    High Plains Outdoors: Hybrid Striper and White Bass
    Just this week, Luke joined a couple of buddies - guide Tony Parker and Jeff Rice - for some early morning hybrid striper (wiper) catching, with a bonus of the 'magnum': the white bass that Lake Tawakoni is known for.
  • High Plains Outdoors: Learning a New Firearm or Bow
    This week, Luke is talking about learning to shoot and hunt with a new firearm or bow. This might just be the spark needed to put the thrill of hunting back into your days afield.
  • Brian Flaherty with an axis buck taken down with a Tenpoint crossbow at Choctaw Hunting Lodge in southeast Oklahoma.
    High Plains Outdoors: Crossbows and Bowhunting
    We're talking crossbows this week! Luke has been a bowhunter for much of his adult life, and in this new episode, he discusses the many advantages of adding a quality crossbow to your hunting equipment.
  • High Plains Outdoors: Hogfader Feeder Lights
    Hunting wild hogs isn’t easy; you’re keeping some odd hours, and working in the dark, because the light will spook your prey. But Luke may have found a good solution that sheds some light on the entire process…this week, we’ll check out the new Hogfader Feeder Lights, and see how they performed!
  • High Plains Outdoors: Luke Enjoys a Campfire Visit with Larry
    Hunting seasons are just around the corner! Larry Weishuhn, a/k/a "Mr. Whitetail”, is Luke's guest this week.
  • High Plains Outdoors: Bill Carey and Striper Express
    Luke just got off the water at Lake Texoma with his longtime friend Bill Carey with Striper Express www.striperexpress.com, Guide Todd Hehalko, Larry Weishuhn, ask "Mr. Whitetail”, and Jeff Rice, producer of the TV show "A Sportsmans Life" on Carbon Tv and YouTube. The goal was to get on the water at first light, enjoy the early morning bite and be back at the dock cleaning fish before the heat hit.
  • Anthony Tew and his wife with their P.I.G. Hog trap
    High Plains Outdoors: P.I.G. Hog Traps
    Whether you’re into trapping, or you’re just trying to rid your property of some wild hogs, you might be interested in Luke’s new discovery, P.I.G. Hog Traps. Learn more about these in this week’s episode!
  • Tony Pennebaker with a nice channel catfish!
    High Plains Outdoors: Catfish Cubion
    This week, Luke tells us how he makes catfish coubion (some also call it catfish courtbouillion), a tasty cajun recipe.
  • High Plains Outdoors: Old Rifle Calibers
    Luke's longtime friend Larry Weishuhn joins in the fun this week, and the topic is old rifle calibers that these two veteran hunters have used through the years.
  • Jeff Rice (L) and guide Tony Pennebaker (R)
    High Plains Outdoors: Fishing for Blue Catfish at Lake Tawakoni
    The topic is catfish this week…and the fishing for blue catfish was pretty great! Check out this week’s episode for more details on where we’re having luck lately!