Minnesota Outdoor News Radio

Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include Editor Tim Spielman sharing his story with Managing Editor Rob Drieslein of four poached trumpeter swans in western Minnesota. Then Tom Carpenter from Pheasants Forever joins the program to provide an upland bird hunting update, notably on sharp-tailed grouse, prairie chickens, and ring-necked pheasants across the region. Big-game guru Tony Peterson then drops in with tips for that last couple of weeks of archery deer hunting before Minnesota’s Nov. 8 general firearms opener. Tim Lesmeister and Drieslein wrap up the show with chatter on U.S. Supreme Court upholding lower court rulings on the corner-crossing case out West and whether Minnesota state hunters should join three Chippewa bands in hunting moose.

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Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include a review of the Minnesota pheasant opener with Tim Spielman and Rob Drieslein, then the two discuss the Office of Legislative Auditor’s special report on the Minnesota DNR’s harvest of timber on state wildlife management areas. Andrew Farnsworth then joins the program from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to share insights into the remarkable (and free) Birdcast.org migration website. Tim Lesmeister breaks down the 2026 inductees into the Hayward, Wis.-based Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame, then he and Drieslein talk about the report the DNR issued last week examining the effects that crossbows may, or may not, be having on deer and turkey populations in Minnesota.

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Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include a preview of Minnesota’s Oct. 11-12 opening weekend of pheasant hunting with Rob Drieslein and Tim Spielman. Then Wildlife Health Supervisor Erik Hildebrand of the Minnesota DNR jumps into the show to share details of chronic wasting disease management for deer hunters this fall. The show […]

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Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include discussion with Rob Drieslein and Tim Spielman about the 2025 Minnesota general waterfowl opener. Then 2026 federal duck stamp contest winner Jim Hautman joins Drieslein for a wide-ranging interview. Sabin Adams from Pheasants Forever then offers a 2025 pheasant opener preview, plus he shares plans for […]

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Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include discussion with Rob Drieslein and Tim Spielman about Jim Hautman winning the federal duck stamp contest for the seventh time. They also discuss new efforts to slow the spread of emerald ash borer. Then Brad Fitzgerald joins the show to recap Minnesota’s bear hunting season and […]

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Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include discussion with Rob Drieslein and Tim Spielman about multiple hunting seasons kicking off, plus news on year-round bass fishing in Minnesota. Then Jon Gassett from the Wildlife Management Institute and Boone and Crockett Club joins the program to discuss the recently released Poach and Pay report, […]

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Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include discussion with Rob Drieslein and Tim Spielman about progress on eliminating the state’s shotgun zone for deer hunting, plus multiple hunting seasons open this weekend, like archery deer. Then Montana conservationist and hunter Hal Herring joins the program to talk about threats to sportsmen and American public lands, like the Trump administration’s efforts to repeal the roadless rule. Tim Lesmeister joins Rob to kick around a host of fun topics like progress on liberalizing the Minnesota bass season, robot rabbits in the Everglades, and cougars in the Minnesota River valley.

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Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include discussion with host Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman on federal duck numbers. Then Sharon Stiteler “the Birdchick” visits to talk about fall migration. Dennis Anderson joins the program to discuss his idea of a “Duck Summit” with Drieslein and listeners. Tim Lesmeister and Drieslein talk about ring-necked pheasant numbers being up in Minnesota and remember the late great actor Graham Greene.

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The Minnesota State Fair wraps up on Labor Day, Sept. 1, and top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include discussion with host Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman about concerns regarding duck populations. Then Brad Parsons from Minnesota DNR Fisheries joins the program to discuss the walleye limit switch from 2 to 3 on Lake Mille Lacs. Backyard and Beyond columnist Stan Tekiela joins for the second straight week to talk about the Galapagos Islands. Tim Lesmeister and Drieslein then kick around several topics including a new story about “grizzly man” Timothy Treadwell.

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The Minnesota State Fair has kicked off, and top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include discussion about the increase in the walleye limit from 2 to 3 on Lake Mille Lacs. Then host Rob Drieslein learns about Backyard and Beyond columnist Stan Tekiela’s visit to the Galapagos Islands. Andrew Tri from the Minnesota DNR visits to preview the bear hunting season. Tim Lesmeister and Drieslein then kick around several topics including whether bass fishing should be an Olympics demonstration sport.

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