https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/April-27-long-show.mp3 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision on a petition to list lake sturgeon under the Endangered Species Act broke on Monday, and Outdoor News Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman kick off this week’s broadcast by breaking down this refreshing outcome. Then Lindsay Thomas from the National Deer Association joins the show to discuss the controversial news stories that broke last week about chronic wasting disease. He reassures hunters that there remain no confirmed cases of people dying from prion ..read more

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/April-20-long-show.mp3 This week’s show kicks off with a Minnesota legislative roundup with Outdoor News Managing Editor and host Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman. Then Sara Berhow, from Minnesota DNR parks and trails, joins the program to discuss camping options on state parks and other Minnesota lands this summer. Scott Thorpe, the man who possesses the Minnesota state record steelhead (caught in the Devil Track River in 1980) talks with Rob about spring steelheading tactics on Lake Superior tributaries. Tim Lesmeister helps wrap up ..read more

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/April-13-long-show.mp3 Several Minnesota conservation groups hosted a Public Lands Day rally at the State Capitol last week, and a couple of Outdoor News staffers were there. Host and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein recaps the event with Editor Tim Spielman, plus they briefly preview this weekend’s general trout opener and next week’s wild turkey hunting opener. Then Patrick Berry, the new CEO and president of Missoula, Mont.-based Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, joins Drieslein to recount his first few months on the job and preview the gro ..read more

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/April-6-long-show.mp3 Minnesota legislation that would transfer state lands to the Red Lake and White Earth Ojibwe bands dominates this week’s discussion with host Rob Drieslein as well as Minnesota Editor Tim Spielman and regular columnist Tim Lesmeister. Managing Editor Drieslein also interviews his “Star Geezer” Dad, Bob Drieslein, regarding all the details of the April 8 solar eclipse. Then the original T3, “Tackle” Terry Tuma jumps into the discussion to offer his advice on hooking every angler’s favorite April sportfish: massive, ice ..read more

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/March-30-long-show.mp3 Top topics on this week’s program include news that the MN-Fish Sportfishing Coalition has asked the Minnesota DNR to explain its catch-and-release regulation from Lake Mille Lacs. Author Tony Jones then joins the program to talk about his new book, The God of Wild Places. Iowa tourism then spends a segment sharing outdoor recreational opportunities in the Ft. Dodge area. Tim Lesmeister helps wrap up the show with chatter on the recently completed Bassmaster Classic, news that there will not be a Lake Minnetonka Crap ..read more

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/March-23-long-show.mp3 Top topics on this week’s Outdoor News Radio include the Minnesota DNR’s announcement that Lake Mille Lacs will start with a catch-and-release walleye regulation. Managing Editor and host Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman break that down as well as a potential funding mechanism for an Asian carp barrier on the Mississippi River. Then Seth Goreham, wildlife research manager, from the Minnesota DNR jumps into the show to discuss the status of the state’s moose population. Stan Tekiela spends a segment recounting hi ..read more

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/March-16-long-show.mp3 New legislation at the Minnesota State Capitol would transfer large swaths of state public lands to the Red Lake and White Earth bands. Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman break it down. Then Jon Schneider from Minnesota Ducks Unlimited checks in to talk about DU projects in the state and a recent award that DU National bestowed upon him. Stan Tekiela returns for the second straight week to share highlights of his recent winter photography trip to Yellowstone National Park. Drieslein wraps up the pr ..read more

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/March-9-long-show-1.mp3 The Minnesota DNR unveiled its new state records fish program last week, and this week’s Outdoor News Radio devotes ample time to breaking it down. Specifically, what does it mean for historic records like Leroy Chiovitte’s big walleye that has been arguably Minnesota’s most legendary fish since 1979? Mandy Erickson from the DNR explains the program to host and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein, then he and Tim Lesmeister discuss its ramifications for old records. In between, Backyard and Beyond columnist Stan Teki ..read more

The Minnesota DNR unveiled its new state records fish program last week, and this week’s Outdoor News Radio devotes ample time to breaking it down. Specifically, what does it mean for historic records like Leroy Chiovitte’s big walleye that has been arguably Minnesota’s most legendary fish since 1979? Mandy Erickson from the DNR explains the […] The post Episode 478 – Minnesota DNR unveils its new state record fish program, migration update with Stan Tekiela, lake sturgeon in court appeared first on Outdoor News ..read more

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/March-2-long-show.mp3 This week’s Outdoor News Radio kicks off with host and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman analyzing bills in the state House and Senate that would ban a wide array of lead fishing tackle and ammunition. Then Deer and Turkey Classic Show Promotor Eric Meyer drops in to talk about next weekend’s annual show, March 8-10. Kevan Paul from Clear Lake, Iowa, joins the program to talk up fishing opportunities on the versatile lake just south of the Minnesota border (where the walleye season doesn’t close ..read more