Home » Podcasts
Minnesota Outdoor News Radio
Episode 616 – Coaster brook trout, MN DNR changes, pheasant tips with Tom Carpenter, gut-pile study
Top topics this week include proposed protections for a small population of Lake Superior coaster brook trout near Grand Marais. The DNR also announced two key changes within its leadership team, including a new Fisheries section chief. Other stories that Tim Lesmeister and Rob Drieslein discuss include a big black bear taken legally in southeast Minnesota this year, the fourth in the past decade, plus barn owls in the Big Apple. Grace Milanowski from University of Minnesota-Extension also joins the show to promote the Offal Wildlife Watching Study; state hunters can still get a camera for their “gut pile” before the Nov. 7 firearms deer season. Tom Carpenter from Pheasants Forever also stops by to offer some tips for what he calls the most challenging time of ring-necked pheasant hunting – mid-season.
The Great Northeast Podcast
Ep. 108 – Halloween 2026 – Adirondack Bigfoot
In the spirit of Halloween, Dan welcomes Johnny from the Adirondack Bigfoot YouTube channel to the podcast. What started off as a hobby for Johnny and his family after attending a Bigfoot-themed festival has ballooned into a part-time social media endeavor. Dan and Johnny talk about how the YouTube channel and its supporting layers have come together surrounding what is a very popular topic in the Northeast. Johnny shares some stories of encounters as well, including a few from people in the sporting community he’s heard from, and also chimes in on what’s down the road.
From the Pages of Outdoor News
MN Daily Update: Don’t wait to get your ice-fishing gear ready
It’s time to get that ice-fishing gear out of the corner of your garage that you haven’t touched since last season. Tim Lesmeister explains why it’s best not to wait.
WI Daily Update: It takes more than trail cams to be a successful deer hunter
Tim Lesmeister explains why you have to be using more than trail cameras if you want to be a consistently successful deer hunter.



