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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Episode 555 – Duck concerns, hunting seasons, Brad Parsons on Mille Lacs, Stan Tekiela, big bears
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