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
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman begin the show breaking down a lengthy Q&A with the new DNR Fish and Wildlife Division Director Kelly Straka. Then Outdoor News Sales and Marketing Director Josh Ahlberg joins the broadcast to recap new products and other highlights from the 2024 ICAST fishing industry trade show last […]
The post Episode 498 – New DNR F&W Director, ICAST recap, spotted owls, Project 2025 and pu...
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman break down the Minnesota DNR’s plan to transfer 80,000 acres of school trust lands to the U.S. Forest Service within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Then the Lake Detective Steve McComas drops in to talk about the state of Minnesota’s lakes after a dry winter and […]
The post Episode 497 – BWCA land transfer, the Lake Detective, new Hemingway book, Camp Ripley hunt ch...
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman start the show with quick thoughts on record fish plus the upbeat ruffed grouse reports from this spring. Then Drieslein gets the direct scoop on grouse from the Minnesota DNR’s Charlotte Roy. Spring drumming counts were up, but will heavy rains hinder recruitment of young-of-the-year birds? Pete Fischer, […]
The post Episode 496 – Great ruffed grouse counts, dog training tips, ...
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman start the show catching up on whether recent flooding has had some direct effects on state wildlife. Then Mike Schrage from Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe joins the program to talk about the tribe’s efforts to establish an elk herd in northeastern Minnesota. Old […]
The post Episode 495 –Flood effects, Minn elk, Game Fair and BWCA chatter, and Lake Erie tourney scandal...
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman begin the show breaking down the myriad effects of high water and flooding on the wild Minnesota landscape, including young-of-the-year birds and steelhead in North Shore streams. Then Matthew Schultz from Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters drops in to talk about the organization’s Paddlin’ for the Boundary […]
The post Episode 494 – Flooding impacts fish and wildlife, SFBW July ...
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman start the show reviewing the latest guidelines from the Center for Disease Control that alter rules for importing canines into the country. Then Eric Michel from the Minnesota DNR explains a study in northeastern Minnesota that will examine number of whitetails on public versus private land in […]
The post Episode 493 – CDC dog rules, loons and grebes, north country deer study, ...
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and contributor Tim Lesmeister kick off this week’s program with chatter on new possible pintail regulations as well as a deer research project and Pheasants Forever’s decision to restart a Minnesota chapter. Then Jon Mobeck from the National Loon Center drops in to promote forthcoming Loon Center and the June 20-22 […]
The post Episode 492 – Pintail limits, national loon center, mushroom recap with St...
The Minnesota DNR announced this past week that longtime Fish and Wildlife Division Director Dave Olfelt will be retiring from the position. Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman discuss. Then the president of Twin Cities Muskies Inc., Jim Doyle, joins the program to talk about the pressures and concerns about modern Minnesota muskie […]
The post Episode 491 – New DNR F&W Division leader, muskie talk, Ducks Unlimite...
Host and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman begin the show recapping Memorial Day Weekend, then break down new food-hanging rules (and penalties) in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Then MaryBeth Beseke joins the program to talk about how she makes soap from bear fat and how she and her local legislator worked to […]
The post Episode 490 – Legalized sales of bear fat, BWCAW food-hanging rules, new Moon ...
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