Minnesota Outdoor News Radio

Oct 25 2024 9 ep. 54 mins 67
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Every week, Outdoor News Radio explores timely outdoors topics emerging from Minnesota, the Upper Midwest, and around the country. For one hour, host Rob Drieslein, managing editor and president of Outdoor News, Inc., interviews a slate of natural resource experts, conservation advocates, and top outdoors writers. Along with regular co-host Tim Lesmeister, expect raucous and sometimes irreverent banter about hunting and fishing, shooting sports, wild game cooking, and nature. Among the program’s many guests, get news updates from editors Tim Spielman, Dean Bortz, and Brian Peterson. Hear fishing tips from Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame legendary angler Terry Tuma, hunting tactics from Tony Peterson, and nongame notes and stories from “Birdchick” Sharon Stiteler and Backyard and Beyond columnist Stan Tekiela.

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Episode 511 – Upland birds, firearms deer preview, forest land easements, daughter heads afield

Oct 25 2024 54 mins  
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein kicks off the show with Minnesota Editor Tim Spielman on how the prolonged heat and drought are affecting upland birds and deer, as well as hunters. They also discuss changes to the trapping season in Minnesota, which includes opportunities for fishers and pine martens in southern Minnesota this winter. Then Web Editor Eric Morken, an avid deer hunter,

Episode 510 – Minnesota pheasant opener review, fall fishing, waterfowl status, Iowa headlines

Oct 18 2024 54 mins  
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman review the (mostly slow) 2024 ring-necked pheasant hunting opener from last Saturday, Oct. 12. Switching gears, old buddy Rob Kimm joins the program to offer some fall muskie and walleye fishing tips. Then Dr. Mike Brasher from Ducks Unlimited in Memphis spends a segment offering updates on the status of duck populations and the

Episode 509 – Pheasant opener, bear scare, Stan Tekiela on bears, the new Outdoor News Foundation

Oct 11 2024 54 mins  
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman preview the 2024 ring-necked pheasant hunting opener (Saturday, Oct. 12) and provide details on the death of a park ranger in Voyageurs National Park. Then Samantha Ewald joins Drieslein to share her harrowing tale of black bears climbing up a Minnesota tree she was hunting from last month. Speaking of bears, Stan Tekiela drops

Episode 508 – Fawn study, duck stamp winner, Stan Tekiela on migration, Wisconsin black bear attack

Oct 04 2024 54 mins  
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman discuss the expanding results from a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fawn study in the southern part of the state, plus some big bulls taken during the state’s elk hunting season. Then Adam Grimm, the newest winner of the federal duck stamp, joins the show from his home in northeast South Dakota. Stan Tekiela drops i

Episode 507 – Duck opener recap, Red River sturgeon, early archery deer tips, black bear encounters

Sep 27 2024 54 mins  
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman recap the Sept. 21 duck opener and discuss the winner of last week’s federal duck stamp contest. Then Nick Kludt from the Minnesota DNR joins the program to talk about the agency’s new sturgeon documentary, “Kings in the North: Lake Sturgeon Recovery in the Red River Basin.” Old buddy Tony Peterson drops in to offer some

Episode 506 – Duck forecast, DNR hunter diaries, S.D. pheasant forecast, hen mallard limits

Sep 20 2024 54 mins  
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman run down a forecast for the Sept. 21 duck opener and debate whether the Mississippi Flyway should have a one hen-mallard limit. Then Nate Huck from the Minnesota DNR jumps into the program to ask upland bird hunters to maintain a print or digital diary to help DNR better survey and estimate grouse and pheasant populations. John

Episode 505 – Pheasant forecast, DNR Enforcement app, archery deer opener, B.A.S.S. live sonar rules

Sep 13 2024 54 mins  
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman start the show breaking down the ring-necked pheasant hunting forecast for Minnesota this fall. Also, bear kill update and year two of crossbows during the archery deer season (which begins Saturday, Sept. 14.) Then Capt. Aaron Kahre from Minnesota DNR Enforcement explains how to use the relatively new MNTIP smartphone app to he

Episode 504 – Early bird hunting, elk public meeting, 10-gauge shotguns, Wisconsin DNR secretary

Sep 06 2024 54 mins  
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman kick off the show with a recap of the early teal hunting season, plus… would a swan hunting season generate more money for the DNR? Then Eric Michel from the DNR joins the show to talk about a new state elk management plan and a public meeting on elk next week in Thief River Falls. Phil Bourjaily then stops in for a fun chat m

Episode 503 – Hunting starts, deer outlook, firearms safety instructor of year, Iowa pheasants

Aug 30 2024 54 mins  
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman launch the show with an outlook for early teal and other seasons kicking off this weekend, plus they offer a preview of a Sept. 10 meeting in northwestern Minnesota on state elk management. Barb Keller from the Minnesota DNR then visits the show to preview deer hunting this fall and remind folks of the Sept. 5 deadline to apply