Episode 559 – Hautman duck stamp victory, fall turkey, federal duck stamp judge, more crane hunting

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 preview the Oct. 4 fall wild turkey opener. Former Minnesota DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr was a judge at the recent federal duck stamp contest, and he recaps the experience with Drieslein. Then Tim Lesmeister jumps in live from the Association of Great Lakes Outdoors Writers conference in Eau Claire, Wis. Among the topics are possible expansion of sandhill crane hunting across the region.