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Every week, Outdoor News Radio explores timely outdoors topics emerging from Minnesota, the Upper Midwest, and around the country. For one hour, host Rob Drieslein, managing editor and president of Outdoor News, Inc., interviews a slate of natural resource experts, conservation advocates, and outdoors scribes. Along with regular co-host Tim Lesmeister, expect raucous and sometimes irreverent banter about hunting and fishing, shooting sports, wild game cooking, and nature. Among the program’s many guests, get news updates from editors Tim Spielman, Dean Bortz, and Brian Peterson. Hear fishing tips from Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame legendary angler Terry Tuma, hunting tactics from Tony Peterson, and nongame notes and stories from “Birdchick” Sharon Stiteler and Backyard and Beyond columnist Stan Tekiela.
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New proposed waterfowl regulations for Minnesota dominate discussion in this week’s Outdoor News Radio. Joining host and Managing Editor/President Rob Drieslein to chat about the new potential rule is Editor Tim Spielman, and the pair offer their perspective…
Tips for finding sheds.
The story behind male ruffed grouse drumming.
What you'll need to know about these proposed waterfowl regulation changes.
Removing invasive carp from the Mississippi River.
Spring burning restrictions added for several counties in the state. Which ones?
Kicking off this week’s Outdoor News Radio, Host and Managing Editor/President Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman discuss (one last time) DNR efforts to redirect the state Critical Habitat match. They also discuss the final funding of the…
Trail cameras and spring turkeys.
The changing colors of birds and animals.
Delving into Critical Habitat funding.
Be bear smart this spring. Here's how.
And the Lake Mille Lacs open-water walleye regulations are ...
The Minnesota DNR announced this week that its annual walleye egg operation is back underway this spring after COVID protocols prevented it from happening in 2020. Outdoor News Radio host and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein kicks that topic…
The so-called splash-duck concept and why this outdoors journalist doesn't like it.
Big news in the business of fishing.
Change to bird protections law and what it means to wildlife in the state.
How might dry conditions in this region impact ducks?
Live crayfish and why you shouldn't import them.
Top topics from this week’s Outdoor News Radio include dry conditions across the prairie pothole region, plus lots of enthusiasm for walleye and sturgeon on the Rainy River this spring after local officials closed most landings in 2020.…
Info on the walk-in access program.
What you need to know about spring turkey hunting.
Rainfall volunteers needed. Here's how you can participate.
Fire advisories and preventing wildfires.
How you can participate in these whitetail meetings.
Outdoor News Radio host and company Managing Editor and President Rob Drieslein starts this week’s show with Minnesota Editor Tim Spielman and a discussion about the so-called “splash duck” waterfowl hunting concept being kicked around by the Minnesota…
Duck and goose hunters, mark your calendars now.
Applications and the state parks library program.
Pesticides and the white-tailed deer herd.
Lake Mille Lacs fisheries management meeting – and public review – upcoming.
ATV trail changes of note.
Topics on this week’s Outdoor News Radio include discussion about the recent Wisconsin wolf hunting season with host and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Minnesota Editor Tim Spielman. The pair also discuss the status of a possible ammunition…
Making backcountry camping easier.
Seeking comments on a pair of fisheries management plans.
Details on adjusted combination licenses for married couples.
A major habitat project underway on Swan Lake.
Details of a popular youth conservation art contest.
The long-anticipated and debated Quality Sunfish Initiative kicks off on 90-plus new lakes in Minnesota on Monday, March 1, so Outdoor News Managing Editor Rob Drieslein devotes a solid chunk of this weeks broadcast to breaking it down.…
When you need to get those shanties off the ice.
Spring turkey hunting: What you need to know.
A songbird with a ... nasty reputation?
Aerial winter surveys for elk, moose latest management casualties of pandemic.
Sunfish changes set to happen. What will it all look like?
Lots of news talk on this week’s edition of Outdoor News Radio, starting with host and Outdoor News Managing Editor and President Rob Drieslein talking about the Nobles County Chapter of Pheasants Forever being recognized for its efforts…
Big spoons, big perch.
Fishing hard bottom? You need to use this technique.
Encountering a finicky bite? Incorporate some of these things to turn things around.
Staying all night in your shelter? Here's what you can do to catch fish in those overnight ice-fishing outings.
A new technique for catching finicky crappies in these deep holes.
Host and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein draws on his recent backpacking trip through the Grand Canyon for this week’s installment of Outdoor News Radio. In addition, Minnesota Editor Tim Spielman drops in to chat about a number of…
The dog days of winter are here and the bite is tough. So how do you catch those fish?
Help in the state's battle against AIS.
Loads of lands for turkey hunters.
A carp removal project like no other.
Ruffed grouse ... drumming?
In search of sheds – here's how to find 'em.
Trail cams and spring gobblers.
How you can help endangered resources in the state.
More on critters that change their colors.
It's time to be bear aware.
Volunteers needed for frog-call surveys.
Why the so-called splash-duck concept isn't a good thing.
Big news in the fishing biz.
Reversing a bird law and what it means for wildlife.
Dry conditions in this region and what that might mean for duck numbers.
Now is the time to try to draw the hunt of a lifetime.
Celebrating a woman who's making history at the DNR.
Spring wildlife risk.
It's time to start thinking about tree-planting for spring. Here's what's available and how you can get your hands on these seedlings.
More about how you participate in this important rite of democracy in the state.
Seeking public input on migratory fall bird hunting.
Pesticide study in deer in Minnesota and what it might mean for the region.
In-person hunter education courses starting up.
Wolf management process kicks off.
Discussing Lake Michigan whitefish management.
Be on the lookout for prescribed burns across the state.
Some backcountry equipment tips.
Recipients of the "tree" awards.
Youths, here's how you can enter this popular art contest.
More on a Wisconsin duck stamp proposal.
PBS shining a light on these Wisconsin treasures.
Dates for removing ice shanties.
How you can be a part of the Youth Conservation Congress.
Not your typical sweet songbird – far from it.
Can fish learn about hooks?
Final numbers for Wisconsin's 2020 deer hunting seasons and more.
Getting into the jumbo perch, even during a tough bite.
The Old Bangeroo? When to use this fishing technique.
When the bite gets tough ...
An all-nighter in the fishing "shanty"
Catching finicky crappies in those deep holes.
How to get the fish to cooperate during these dogs days of winter.
The Godfather of Ice Fishing – and guru of maggots?
Tungsten vs. lead debate not a debate at all. Here's why.
Tip-ups for huge pike using an underwater camera to set it all up. Here's why.
How you can get in on this virtual whitefish offering.
Proposed rough fish contract changes to be discussed in virtual meeting.
State fall wild turkey harvest numbers and permit sales are up.
These new underwater cameras offer ... 360-degree vision?
Applauding an executive order.
State's 2020 elk hunting season ends on a high note.
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