Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman start by discussing the Minnesota DNR’s new multi-million-dollar airplane and camera system, then Backyard and Beyond columnist Stan Tekiela jumps into the broadcast to talk about spring warbler migration and his photography trip to Arizona. Craig Prudhomme then jumps into the show to talk about rock hunting for Minnesota’s state gemstone, the Lake Superior agate. Tim Lesmeister helps wrap up the show with Memorial Day Weekend tips for catching largemouth and smallmouth on the catch-and-keep bass opener.
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Episode 541 – New DNR aircraft, nature talk with Stan Tekiela, Lake Superior agates, bass opener
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