This week we’re in the fishing and hunting abyss. The guys are joined by Paul Johnson from River Bend Resort and Joe Henry and talk about a new ruling regarding a popular ice fishing lure, jaw jacker strategies, what’s working at Lake of the Woods right now and more. Bret quizzes everyone with some trivia, the guys get excited about spring Rainy River fishing already, and Dan gets irate about school lunches. Bret has info regarding a strange crappie fillet floating around the internet.

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This week we’re talking about perch stocking happening at Devils Lake. Todd Caspers from North Dakota Game and Fish joins the show to talk about what perch populations are looking like on Devils Lake, why they’re at where they are, and why they decided to stock older perch into the lake. He tells us where these perch are coming from and how it’ll all work. Bret, Dan and David talk about a few of their favorite moments from 2025, Bret as some news about the Remote Area Border Crossing Permit, and Joe Henry is back with Ethan Peterson from Cyrus Resort and they have a Lake of the Woods ice fishing report.

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This week we’re talking late season pheasant hunting and habitat management, Christmas presents for outdoorsmen and women, and some ice fishing history and a current report from Lake of the Woods. Jared Wiklund from Pheasants Forever is back and talks about some seeding and tree management they’ve done lately to create better habitat for pheasants. The guys talk about where they’ve shot pheasants lately and what this winter weather is doing for them. Steve and JP Sweet join the show and give us a recent Lake of the Woods report and talk about how fishing as changed over the years at the Walleye Capital of the World. The guys start the show talking about wolves and have some Christmas gift ideas for hunters and anglers.

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This week we’re talking about ice fishing getting into full swing and how we’re on the back end of the deer hunting season here in Minnesota. Lucas Mertens from Haybale Heights joins us from his Snobear on Devils Lake to tell us how things are going up there. Robbie Johnson from Johnson’s Walleye Retreat and Joe Henry talk about current ice fishing conditions on Lake of the Woods. Robbie has some pretty neat information on his strategies for spearing big Northern Pike. Bret has some new ice fishing gear he’s excited about, David had an epic weekend of muzzleloader deer hunting with his friends, and Dan is really bad at bowhunting.

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This week we’re talking about the muzzleloader deer hunting season and how it’s gone for the guys. Both Bret Amundson and David have been hunting hard this year, and they have some stories to share about some big whitetails. Bret tells the story about the wild deer tracking job him and Dan had to do the other day, and they talk about some of the things they learned along the way and share what you can do to help the next time you need to track a deer. David had an unfortunate situation with a deer he harvested. Dan gets frustrated with the Minnesota DNR because of a CWD hunt and the delay on the electronic licensing system. Joe Henry and Jason Groll have a Lake of the Woods ice fishing report.

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This week we’re talking about what happens when your deer tests positive for CWD. Travis Tuthill, the guy behind TUT Outdoors, talks about what happened when the deer he harvested on opening day came back with a positive test for Chronic Wasting Disease. He also talks about the St Paul Ice Show. Joe Henry and Gregg Hennum talk about the latest ice report from Lake of the Woods and how snowmobile conditions are up north. Bret and Dan talk about what their December hunting and fishing plans are.

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This week we’re talking deer. We break down some of the Minnesota harvest numbers and legendary outdoor communicator in Wisconsin, Dan Small, joins the show to talk about his 35th Deer Hunt Wisconsin tv special. Joe Henry talks about the St Paul Ice show and Lake of the Woods. We also welcome Space Trailers from Red Wing as a new sponsor on the show.

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This week we’re talking about the new things from onX that just dropped with Ben Brettingen. He also talks about the hunting trips he’s taken so far including a sweet out-of-state deer hunt he went on. Bret talks about the giant buck he missed last weekend, David Eckhardt is back and talks about his South Dakota whitetail and waterfowl trip, and Dan has some scary news stories of hunters and anglers getting themselves in trouble on thin ice. The guys also weigh in on some of the latest wolf management talks. Joe Henry talks about a new store that opened up at Lake of the Woods and tells us how the lake and river are looking right now.

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On this week’s podcast, we’re talking about some deer baiting controversy in Minnesota. We’re joined by two MN Conservation Officers to clear up what’s legal as far as food plots go, mowing lanes, damaged and mowed ag fields, mineral blocks and more. Lt. Dustin Miller and Lt. Wayne Hatlestad join us and answer our deer baiting and waterfowl baiting questions, along with some trespass and road-right-of-way questions. Dan talks about his killer method of cooking duck, Bret talks about their latest duck hunt, and Joe Henry talks about his opening weekend of deer hunting, Rainy River fishing, and people getting romantic in ice houses?

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On this week’s show, we’re talking hunting health tips, wild game nutrition, first birds, new hunting dogs and more with Dr Jacob Bermudez and his friend Joe Ellis. They’re up here duck hunting and pheasant hunting in western Minnesota and sit down with us to talk hunting and more. Jake talks about his unique path of getting involved in hunting and now his venture with a guide business, along with what you can do as far as your diet and exercise to keep you safe and successful in the field and why you should eat more wild game. Joe talks about his first pheasant and what he’s thought of hunting in Minnesota. Bret and Dan talk about some new crossbow rules, a weird interpretation of the trespass laws, and more. Joe Henry gets excited about ice fishing at Lake of the Woods.

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