This week’s Outdoor News Radio offers a preview of the 2021 Minnesota DNR Roundtable meetings Jan. 22, which will be virtual this year. Also, there’s discussion about host Rob Drieslein’s recent column about a federal duck stamp controversy. The arrival of chronic wasting disease in the National Elk Refuge herd provides a talking point late in this week’s show, and...

Lots of duck talk on this week’s broadcast, thanks to a slate of proposals from the Minnesota DNR for which the agency has requested public comment. Host and Outdoor News Managing Editor Rob Drieslein kicks those questions around with Editor Tim Spielman this week as well as with guest Tim Lesmeister. Other topics include the health of Minnesota’s perch fisheries,...

As the New Year kicks off, Outdoor News Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Minnesota editor Tim Spielman chat about the year that was 2020 and the annual “year-in-review’ story. Spielman also shares his thoughts on the passing of longtime DNR fisheries manager and quality northern pike advocate Jim Lilienthal. The “Birdchick” Sharon Stiteler then drops in to talk about the...

It’s the last show before the end of the year, and host Rob Drieslein tackles several topics to kick off the broadcast with Editor Tim Spielman, including a lawsuit over Canada lynx management in Minnesota and some late-season pheasant hunting tips. Backyard and Beyond columnist Stan Tekiela then calls in to talk about the Christmas bird count season and another...

Host Rob Drieslein and Minnesota Outdoor News Editor Tim Spielman start the show with a discussion of ice conditions and the recent end to the state’s muzzleloader season. They also break down an effort to potentially revamp the state trespass law. Whitetail hunting guru Tony Peterson then drops by to recount how the fall has treated him, plus he provides...

Top topics in this week’s Outdoor News include discussion of Rep. Collin Peterson’s 50-million-acre Conservation Reserve Program pitch, plus chatter about ice thickness across the region. Coming off two days of pheasant hunting, Tim Spielman shares with host Rob Drieslein his story of getting wet in a birdy-looking slough. Tami Vogel from the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota joins Rob...

On this week’s show, host and Outdoor News Managing Editor Rob Drieslein devotes much of the discussion to remembering fishing industry icon Ron Lindner, of In-Fisherman and Lindner’s Angling Edge fame, who passed away on Monday, Nov. 30 at the age of 86. In addition to sharing memories about Lindner, Rob and guests Tim Spielman, Terry Tuma, and Tim Lesmeister...

Topics on this week’s installment include a deer season recap with Rob Drieslein and Tim Spielman. They also discuss the 100th CWD-positive wild whitetail in Minnesota plus two additional positives in southeast Minnesota. Casey Weismantel, executive director of the Aberdeen Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, visits to share insights into the 2020 South Dakota pheasant hunting season. Tim Lesmeister...

Lots of deer hunting talk as Rob Drieslein and Tim Spielman kick off this week’s broadcast. Then they chat about the recent elk sightings in southern Minnesota. John Gale, the conservation director for Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, then calls Rob from where he’s hunting in western Kansas to discuss the status of Land and Water Conservation Fund implementation. The show...

A recap of the Minnesota firearms deer hunting opener kicks off this week’s broadcast with Rob Drieslein and Tim Spielman. The two also discuss rampant baiting violations and a buck that attacked (but did not seriously injure) a youngster in central Minnesota. Sharon “The Birdchick” Stiteler then drops in for the middle portion of the broadcast to chat about the...