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Episode 611 – Duck opener, Minnesota Valley 50th anniversary, Hank Shaw, Hope for American elms

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Sept-26-long-show.mp3 Minnesota’s regular duck season kicks off this weekend, and Tim Lesmeister and Rob Drieslein

Sep 25
54 min

Episode 610 – Coot hunting? Cost-share for woodland owners, hawk talk, and Rock-and-Roll HOF snubs

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Sept-19-long-show.mp3 Minnesota regular duck season kicks off next week, and Tim Lesmeister and Rob Drieslein previ

Sep 18
53 min

Episode 609 – MN pheasant count, early autumn bird migration, archery deer preview with Eric Morken

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Sept-12-long-show.mp3 The Minnesota DNR released its 2026 August roadside survey results, and the numbers bode well

Sep 11
54 min

Episode 608 – Federal duck numbers, new tool from onX, record bowfin, hunting season, Iowa pheasants

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Sept-5-long-show.mp3 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finally has released the results of its 2026 annual spring

Sep 4
54 min

Episode 607 – Bluegills in Japan, wild rice, black bear preview, Doug Hartke, Ambler Road debate

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Aug-29-long-show.mp3 Did you know the humble bluegill has become an aquatic invasive species in Japan? Host Rob Dri

Aug 28
54 min

Episode 606 – Roadless rule, USFWS backs off drainage rules, Walz and BWCA, Citizens Council

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Aug-22-long-show.mp3 National issues dominate random chatter this week, including the Trump administration announci

Aug 21
54 min

Episode 605 – Recapping Klobuchar interview, Alaska and Ambler Road, Outdoor Leaders, Leech Lake

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Aug-15-long-show.mp3 Alaska tops the discussion this week following Rob Drieslein’s fishing trip there last week. H

Aug 14
54 min

Episode 604 – Retiring MN DNR fisheries chief Brad Parsons, “What3Words” app, sharp-tailed grouse

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Aug-8-long-show.mp3 Brad Parsons recently announced his retirement from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resourc

Aug 7
54 min

Episode 603 – Warm-water fishing, DNR’s Nate Huck on 3-duck bag limit proposal, Fish kills in 2026

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Aug-1-long-show.mp3 Nate Huck from the Minnesota DNR joins the show this week to outline the three-bird, any-duck b

Jul 31
54 min

Episode 602 – 3-duck limit in MN? ICAST, Ducks Unlimited, Black bear kills couple in Saskatchewan

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/July-25-long-show.mp3 Should Minnesota offer waterfowlers a three-bird, any-duck bag as an alternative to the regul

Jul 24
54 min

Episode 601 – Boundary Waters fires, a new DNR Fish and Wildlife director, summer deer, bison attack

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/July-18-long-show.mp3 Tim Lesmeister and Rob Drieslein start the show recounting two big news stories this week: th

Jul 17
54 min

Episode 600 – Remembering Tom Neustrom, summer fishing with Tony Peterson, 2026 MN grouse survey

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/July-11-long-show.mp3 Tim Lesmeister and Rob Drieslein start the show remembering their friend and one of Minnesota

Jul 10
54 min

Episode 599 – MN record steelhead, whitetails with Ryan Rothstein, Duck Hunters Expo, DC pool

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/July-3-long-show.mp3 Tim Lesmeister and Rob Drieslein start the show with a chat about the Minnesota catch-and-rele

Jul 3
54 min