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Managing Editor Rob Drieslein kicks off the show with Minnesota Editor Tim Spielman on how early deer seasons have progressed, plus a confirmed cougar via trail camera in St. Louis County. Tom Carpenter from Pheasants Forever then jumps in to describe his ring-necked pheasant hunting season thus far and offer his forecast for the remainder of […]

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Managing Editor Rob Drieslein kicks off the show with Minnesota Editor Tim Spielman on how the prolonged heat and drought are affecting upland birds and deer, as well as hunters. They also discuss changes to the trapping season in Minnesota, which includes opportunities for fishers and pine martens in southern Minnesota this winter. Then Web […]

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Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman review the (mostly slow) 2024 ring-necked pheasant hunting opener from last Saturday, Oct. 12. Switching gears, old buddy Rob Kimm joins the program to offer some fall muskie and walleye fishing tips. Then Dr. Mike Brasher from Ducks Unlimited in Memphis spends a segment offering updates on […]

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Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman preview the 2024 ring-necked pheasant hunting opener (Saturday, Oct. 12) and provide details on the death of a park ranger in Voyageurs National Park. Then Samantha Ewald joins Drieslein to share her harrowing tale of black bears climbing up a Minnesota tree she was hunting from last […]

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Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman discuss the expanding results from a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fawn study in the southern part of the state, plus some big bulls taken during the state’s elk hunting season. Then Adam Grimm, the newest winner of the federal duck stamp, joins the show from his home […]

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Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman recap the Sept. 21 duck opener and discuss the winner of last week’s federal duck stamp contest. Then Nick Kludt from the Minnesota DNR joins the program to talk about the agency’s new sturgeon documentary, “Kings in the North: Lake Sturgeon Recovery in the Red River Basin.” […]

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Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman run down a forecast for the Sept. 21 duck opener and debate whether the Mississippi Flyway should have a one hen-mallard limit. Then Nate Huck from the Minnesota DNR jumps into the program to ask upland bird hunters to maintain a print or digital diary to help […]

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Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman start the show breaking down the ring-necked pheasant hunting forecast for Minnesota this fall. Also, bear kill update and year two of crossbows during the archery deer season (which begins Saturday, Sept. 14.) Then Capt. Aaron Kahre from Minnesota DNR Enforcement explains how to use the relatively […]

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Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman kick off the show with a recap of the early teal hunting season, plus… would a swan hunting season generate more money for the DNR? Then Eric Michel from the DNR joins the show to talk about a new state elk management plan and a public meeting […]

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