MN Daily Update: Two tips for catching more walleyes while trolling
Outdoor News
July 24, 2026
Tim Lesmeister explains the two tips that have made him more successful trolling for walleyes.
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Colleen Foehrenbacher: Building conservationists beyond the classroom
Colleen Foehrenbacher
July 24, 2026
Over the past few years I’ve listened to dozens of podcasts discussing concerns about the future of hunting, fishing, and shooting sports. Hunters today represent a smaller share of the population than they did a
C.B. Bylander: Fly fishing for crappies is a summer treat
C.B. Bylander
July 24, 2026
Fishing stories rarely start with “I was reading a John Sanford novel in a lounge chair by the lake.”
But this one does. It does because that’s exactly what I was doing this spring
Episode 602 – 3-duck limit in MN? ICAST, Ducks Unlimited, Black bear kills couple in Saskatchewan
Outdoor News
July 24, 2026
Should Minnesota offer waterfowlers a three-bird, any-duck bag as an alternative to the regular six-bird bag? Tim Lesmeister and host Rob Drieslein tackle that question to start the show. Then Brian Knutson, sales and marketing
Video interview with Minnesota DNR’s Nate Huck on optional three-duck bag limit proposal
Outdoor News
July 23, 2026
This week, the Minnesota DNR proposed a new 3-bird, any-duck bag limit option for state waterfowlers. The agency is taking comments on it through Aug. 17, and if the DNR moves on the idea, it
Boundary Waters update: Overnight closure remains in place through July 29
Rob Drieslein
July 23, 2026
Superior National Forest officials on Thursday announced they are extending the closure of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for overnight users through Wednesday, July 29. But some areas may be opening by later next
Where did cougars in Minnesota’s Voyageurs National Park come from? DNA sheds insight on their long journey
Justin Runberg
July 23, 2026
Video evidence of wild cougar breeding activity in northern Minnesota generated big headlines across the region in April. Now, researchers with the Voyageurs Wolf Project have collected DNA from those animals, thus providing an opportunity
MN Daily Update: Catch more fish on clear water lakes
Outdoor News
July 23, 2026
Zebra mussels are cleaning up a lot of lakes and that water clarity is making fishing more challenging. Tim Lesmeister explains what to do on those clear water lakes to catch more fish.
Minnesota high school trapshooter claims national clay crown after a vow to return
Tori McCormick
July 23, 2026
In a Facebook post on July 24, 2025 after placing eighth in the USA High School Clay Target League National Championship in Mason, Mich., Nevyn Hengel of Sibley East High School in Arlington made an
