Minnesota Outdoor News Radio

Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman begin the show breaking down the myriad effects of high water and flooding on the wild Minnesota landscape, including young-of-the-year birds and steelhead in North Shore streams. Then Matthew Schultz from Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters drops in to talk about the organization’s Paddlin’ for the Boundary Waters raffle (currently underway at sportsmenbwca.org) and July 5th fundraiser at Bent Paddle Brewing in Duluth. Stan Tekiela visits for the third week in a row to talk big turtles and wolves versus coyotes. Tim Lesmeister helps wrap up the show with chatter on SCOTUS reversing the Trump bump stock ban, then they get Lesmeister’s take on possibly liberalizing the pintail limit.

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Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman start the show reviewing the latest guidelines from the Center for Disease Control that alter rules for importing canines into the country. Then Eric Michel from the Minnesota DNR explains a study in northeastern Minnesota that will examine number of whitetails on public versus private land in the region. Stan Tekiela drops in to talk about nesting loons and Western grebes, then Tim Lesmeister helps Drieslein wrap up the program with chatter on federal barred owl management in the Western United States to help spotted owls, plus public lands and waters etiquette.

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Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and contributor Tim Lesmeister kick off this week’s program with chatter on new possible pintail regulations as well as a deer research project and Pheasants Forever’s decision to restart a Minnesota chapter. Then Jon Mobeck from the National Loon Center drops in to promote forthcoming Loon Center and the June 20-22 “Loons and Lakes Festival” in Cross Lake. Backyard & Beyond Columnist Stan Tekiela joins Rob to talk about morel mushroom season as well as all the ample insects of 2024, like cicadas (out east) and mosquitoes (in Minnesota!). Dan Small then interviews Josh Lantz from St. Croix Rods to talk about the company’s upcoming June 22 Customer Appreciation Day in Park Falls, Wis.

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The Minnesota DNR announced this past week that longtime Fish and Wildlife Division Director Dave Olfelt will be retiring from the position. Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman discuss. Then the president of Twin Cities Muskies Inc., Jim Doyle, joins the program to talk about the pressures and concerns about modern Minnesota muskie management. Two biologists from Ducks Unlimited then jump into the broadcast to talk about the status of water in the Duck Factory this spring, as well as a $100 million grant the group just received to improve waterfowl habitat on the prairies. Tim Lesmeister helps Drieslein wrap up the program with chatter on some tainted bear meat from Canada that put people in the hospital as well as status of sea lamprey on Lake Superior.

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Host and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman begin the show recapping Memorial Day Weekend, then break down new food-hanging rules (and penalties) in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Then MaryBeth Beseke joins the program to talk about how she makes soap from bear fat and how she and her local legislator worked to legalize the sale of her natural product. Bob McGillivray, the land protection director from the Trust For Public Lands, then joins the program to talk about the new Moon Valley Wildlife Management Area northwest of Rochester. Tim Lesmeister helps Rob wrap up the show with chatter on all of the above topics, plus a new North Dakota paddlefish record and bears (not bad news) in Japan.

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Host and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman kick off the show recapping the 2024 legislative session, which wrapped up on Monday. Highlights include NO CHANGE to the shotgun zone for deer hunting in Minnesota. Then DNR Fisheries manager Scott Mackenthun talks about open fishing opportunities on Sibley County’s Clear Lake where a drawdown is occurring this summer. Tony Peterson stops in for the second week in a row, this week to chat about dog training tips and tactics. Tim Lesmeister helps Rob wrap things up with chatter on the new NRA leadership, lethal moose attacks, and whether Minnesota should expand a catch-and-release season for bass year-round.

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Host and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman kick off the show recapping the 2024 inland waters fishing opener, which was pretty good. Also, Minnesota officially has eclipsed the previous spring turkey kill record. Then Nick Schlesser from the DNR jumps into the show to talk about the jumbo perch that anglers have been catching on the Mississippi River in recent years. Tony Peterson then stops by to offer some late-season turkey-hunting tips. Drieslein and contributor Tim Lesmeister then talk about the story from the Bowstring State Forest where some DNR employees demolished, via explosives, some illegally placed permanent treestands.

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Host and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman kick off the fishing opener weekend show with a preview of the Gov’s Opener on Lake Pepin. Then Joe Henry from Lake of the Woods tourism jumps into the program to talk about the walleye forecast on the border water, plus the fabulous spring sturgeon fishing that continues on the Rainy River. Adam Van Tassel from Birch Forest Lodge near Orr shares an amazing tale of chasing peacock bass and other exotic fish in the Amazon basin of South American this past winter. Regular contributor Tim Lesmeister and Drieslein argue about Lake Mille Lacs walleye management to wrap up this week’s program.

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Minnesota’s Season A harvest during the 2024 spring wild turkey hunt rocketed past the previous record, so host and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman break down what’s behind the great hunting so far this year. Other topics include the recent recent hubbub about chronic wasting disease in a medical journal, and Wisconsin sportsmen voting on forward-facing sonar. Then Jim Siewert from Lake City calls in to preview the 2024 Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener on Lake Pepin next weekend. “Tackle” Terry Tuma spends a segment on the show offering some early season walleye angling tips. Finally, Tim Lesmeister and Drieslein discuss the recent hunting dog controversy involving South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem.

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision on a petition to list lake sturgeon under the Endangered Species Act broke on Monday, and Outdoor News Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman kick off this week’s broadcast by breaking down this refreshing outcome. Then Lindsay Thomas from the National Deer Association joins the show to discuss the controversial news stories that broke last week about chronic wasting disease. He reassures hunters that there remain no confirmed cases of people dying from prion-based illnesses as a result of eating venison. An upbeat Mark Strand then offers tips on chasing wild turkeys during the mid-season and offers a prime tip: mastering the gobbler yelp. Finally, Drieslein and regular guest Tim Lesmeister tackle music in the final segment: breaking down and arguing about the latest inductees into the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame.

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