Minnesota Outdoor News Radio

Minnesota Outdoor News Radio

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 top outdoors writers. 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.

Episodes

December 5, 2025 54 mins

Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include a deer season harvest recap with Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman covering the latest data from Minnesota and Wisconsin. Then foraging expert Robin Greenfield joins the show to talk about his year-long plan to consume only calories that he forages from the wild […]

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Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include a Minnesota deer season harvest recap (it’s up!) with Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman. Then Matt Johnson calls in with an ice fishing season preview, plus chatter about the Dec. 5-7 St. Paul Ice Fishing Show. Stan Tekiela and Drieslein talk about the […]

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Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include a deer season and license sales recap with Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman. Then Patrick Durkin from Wisconsin Outdoor News joins the program to preview the firearms deer hunting season and other news from the Badger State. Backyard and Beyond columnist Stan Tekiela […]

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Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include a Minnesota deer opener recap with Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman, plus the Trump administration’s decision to not update a federal wolf plan. Then Dawn Reding from Luther College in Iowa joins the show to talk about bobcat research she has underway in […]

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Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include a preview of the 2025 firearms deer hunting opener this Saturday, Nov. 8. Then Jared Mazurek, executive director of the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association, visits to talk about the group’s Hides For Habitat program and other conservation efforts. Brent Flatten with Minnesota DNR Fisheries then joins […]

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Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include Editor Tim Spielman sharing his story with Managing Editor Rob Drieslein about his successful archery deer hunt last week. They also discuss a new winter walleye regulation on Upper Red Lake and an impending rule for Mille Lacs. Then Grace Milanowski from University of Minnesota Extension […]

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Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include a review of the Minnesota pheasant opener with Tim Spielman and Rob Drieslein, then the two discuss the Office of Legislative Auditor’s special report on the Minnesota DNR’s harvest of timber on state wildlife management areas. Andrew Farnsworth then joins the program from the Cornell Lab […]

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