Big headlines dominate this week’s Outdoor News Radio. Host and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Minnesota Editor Tim Spielman discuss the tragic passing of state Conservation Officer Sarah Grell, who died in an automobile collision on Monday, May 24. Rob and Tim also discuss the chronic wasting disease issue that has expanded into a statewide crisis in just a matter...

Kicking off this week’s Outdoor News Radio, host and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Tim Spielman recap the Minnesota fishing opener and discuss the recent report of a deer farmer dumping dead whitetails on public land. St. Croix Rods pro staffer Joel Nelson then joins the conversation to talk about the customer appreciation event coming up with St. Croix at...

It’s Minnesota Fishing Opener Weekend 2021, and Outdoor News Radio host and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein brings up lots of topics related to the outlook for angling this weekend. He and Tim Spielman also chat about the annual U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Canadian Wildlife Service breeding waterfowl survey of the Duck Factory being canceled for the second year...

Kicking off this week’s Outdoor News Radio, Managing Editor and President Rob Drieslein along with Editor Tim Spielman discuss the recent court ruling affecting the Lac qui Parle land acquisition and whether – the wake of the ruling – the Minnesota DNR will act on the opportunity to expand a state wildlife management area. “Tackle” Terry Tuma (or “T3” as...

Fishing opener 2021 looms as Outdoor News Radio kicks around topics like the bait supply and outlook for the bite given the late, May 15 start to the open-water gamefish season. (Wisconsin’s begins May 1!) Matt Jensen, the director of marketing for Rapala USA, joins the show this week to talk about the 50th anniversary of the Outdoor News-Rapala Weekly Photo...

Lots of fishing opener outlook chatter on this week’s edition of Outdoor News Radio. The middle part of this week’s broadcasts contains interviews with Tom Neustrom from the Grand Rapids area and Fred Parnow from Lake of the Woods, both of whom provide insight into fishing their regions and what they expect from the bite come May 15. On either...

Full show this week includes chatter about 31 invasive silver carp being removed from the Mississippi River plus a new state record walleye in North Dakota. Pat Durkin from Wisconsin joins the show to discuss his recent piece about why everyone is so upbeat during turkey hunting season. He and host Rob Drieslein also kick around the recent stories about...

New proposed waterfowl regulations for Minnesota dominate discussion in this week’s Outdoor News Radio. Joining host and Managing Editor/President Rob Drieslein to chat about the new potential rule is Editor Tim Spielman, and the pair offer their perspective on an early teal season, over-water hunting of geese, liberalized motorized decoy rules, and the so-called splash duck concept. “Tackle” Terry Tuma...

Kicking off this week’s Outdoor News Radio, Host and Managing Editor/President Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman discuss (one last time) DNR efforts to redirect the state Critical Habitat match. They also discuss the final funding of the third phase of the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program. Then, Dr. Elizabeth Maloney from the Minnesota Lyme Association joins Rob to discuss an...

The Minnesota DNR announced this week that its annual walleye egg operation is back underway this spring after COVID protocols prevented it from happening in 2020. Outdoor News Radio host and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein kicks that topic around this week with Tim Spielman as well as the DNR’s announcement that walleye harvest will indeed occur part of the year...