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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

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Episode 612 – Another Hautman duck stamp win, new...

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2026/10/02

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Oct-3-long-show.mp3With Bob Hautman’s fourth federal migratory bird stamp victory last week, the Hautmans have collectively won the contest 17 times. Tim Lesmeister and Rob Drieslein break it all down. Then two of Drieslein’s new friends, Jim and Will Pattiz, share the story behind their website Morethanjustparks.com and their commitment to public lands. Blane Klemek from the Minnesota DNR then joins the show to talk about elk in northwestern

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Episode 607 – Bluegills in Japan, wild rice, black...

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2026/08/28

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Aug-29-long-show.mp3Did you know the humble bluegill has become an aquatic invasive species in Japan? Host Rob Drieslein and Tim Lesmeister kick that topic around, as well as grizzly bear debate in California, and Drieslein gives a first-hand, fresh wild rice report from last weekend. Other guests include bear biologist Andrew Tri from the Minnesota DNR who offers some insight into the 2026 black bear hunting season, which begins Tuesday, Sept

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Episode 605 – Recapping Klobuchar interview, Alaska...

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2026/08/14

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Aug-15-long-show.mp3Alaska tops the discussion this week following Rob Drieslein’s fishing trip there last week. He talks with Tim Lesmeister about fishing shallow August lake trout and Arctic grayling, then Stan Tekiela joins the show. He and Drieslein discuss the incredible, wild ecosystem in the north-central region of Alaska near Gates of the Arctic National Park where the Ambler Road threatens fisheries and wildlife. Lesmeister and

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Episode 604 – Retiring MN DNR fisheries chief Brad...

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2026/08/07

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Aug-8-long-show.mp3Brad Parsons recently announced his retirement from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fisheries division effective this September, and he joins Rob Drieslein for a two-part interviewing recapping his career and analyzing the state of sportfishing in the state. Tim Lesmeister also joins Drieslein to make the case for his favorite new location app, What3words. The pair also discuss the status of sharp-tailed grouse

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Episode 603 – Warm-water fishing, DNR’s Nate Huck on...

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2026/07/31

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Aug-1-long-show.mp3Nate Huck from the Minnesota DNR joins the show this week to outline the three-bird, any-duck bag limit alternative the agency is pitching to state waterfowlers. Tim Lesmeister and host Rob Drieslein talk warm-water fishing plus new chronic wasting disease surveillance from the Minnesota DNR this fall. They also discuss a new public comment period (through August 7) from the Trump administration on drain-tile rules near

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Episode 602 – 3-duck limit in MN? ICAST, Ducks...

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2026/07/24

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/July-25-long-show.mp3Should Minnesota offer waterfowlers a three-bird, any-duck bag as an alternative to the regular six-bird bag? Tim Lesmeister and host Rob Drieslein tackle that question to start the show. Then Brian Knutson, sales and marketing director for Outdoor News, visits the broadcast to share the latest news and fishing industry insights from last week’s ICAST show in Orlando, Fla. Scott Anderson from Ducks Unlimited then

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Episode 601 – Boundary Waters fires, a new DNR Fish...

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2026/07/17

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: the fires in northeastern Minnesota, and the surprising news that Minnesota DNR Fish and Wildlife Division Director Kelly Straka has decided to leave the agency. Then back-to-back guests Tony Peterson and Melissa Bachman jump into the program to talk about summer scouting for deer, and Melissa shares details of her Fleet Farm Summer

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Episode 600 – Remembering Tom Neustrom, summer...

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2026/07/10

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’s leaders on the state fishing scene, Tom Neustrom, 77, who died on Sunday, July 5. Then regular guest Tony Peterson visits to talk summer fishing tactics and issues. Charlotte Roy, Minnesota DNR grouse project leader then breaks down the results of 2026 spring ruffed grouse drumming survey and explains how the survey influences

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Episode 599 – MN record steelhead, whitetails with...

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2026/07/03

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-release steelhead record, which has been broken twice in less than a year by a pair of sisters, plus a recent rescue from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Then Outdoor News columnist Ryan Rothstein joins the show to chat about whitetail production this spring and the state of deer hunting in the region. Mike Sidders from Delta

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Episode 598 – MN record fish, Lake Superior lakers,...

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2026/06/26

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/June-27-long-show.mp3 Tim Lesmeister and Rob Drieslein start the show with a discussion about – count ’em – 9 new state record fish in Minnesota. Then annual guest Ron Hustvedt, Jr., visits to talk about Lake Superior lake trout fishing and the recently wrapped Minnesota State Youth Clay Target League Championships, plus a quick Game Fair preview. New monthly columnist Colleen Foehrenbacher from Lanesboro jumps into the show to talk about

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Episode 597 – MN elk drama, federal Roadless Rule,...

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2026/06/19

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/June-20-long-show.mp3 Tim Lesmeister and Rob Drieslein start the show with a discussion about why Minnesota is struggling to establish an elk herd in northeastern Minnesota. They also break down the latest duck numbers from the heart of the Duck Factory in North Dakota that show waterfowl numbers down. Corey Fisher from Trout Unlimited joins the broadcast to talk about efforts to repeal the federal roadless rule that erupted in Congress last

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Episode 596 – New ELS impressions, Lake Detective,...

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2026/06/12

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/June-13-long-show.mp3 Tim Lesmeister and Rob Drieslein start the show with their first and mostly positive impressions of the Minnesota DNR’s new electronic licensing system, then they share final spring turkey hunting numbers from Minnesota and Wisconsin. Steve McComas, the Lake Detective, visits with Drieslein to talk about lake trends around the region as summer 2026 arrives. Special guest Curtis DeBerg jumps into the show to share the

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Episode 595 – 80M pounds of fish harvested in MN? New...

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2026/06/05

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/June-6-long-show.mp3Tim Lesmeister and Rob Drieslein start the show with some fishing chatter in Minnesota and Alaska, then review new research that suggests Minnesotans catch and keep 80 million pounds of freshwater fish in the state every year – more than double the previous estimate. Then Kelly Straka, the Minnesota DNR’s Fish and Wildlife Division director, spends two segments introducing the new state Electronic Licensing System that will

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Episode 594 – BWCA rescue and smallmouth bass, new MN...

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2026/05/29

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/May-30-long-show.mp3Tim Lesmeister and Rob Drieslein start the show with some Boundary Waters Canoe Area topics, including an exciting rescue involving three young collegiate swim team members and a state conservation officer. Then Leslie George from Minnesota DNR joins the program to talk about the new statewide muskie plan that will be in place through 2040. Seth Owens, a conservationist and wildlife photographer from North Dakota, then jumps

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Episode 593 – MN legislative recap, BWCA smallies,...

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2026/05/22

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/May-23-long-show.mp3 Tim Lesmeister and Rob Drieslein start the show recapping the 2026 Legislative session, which ended last Sunday. The big news is that Outdoor Heritage Fund dollars passed by the skin of their teeth. Then Mark Neuzil, a journalism professor emeritus from the University of St. Thomas and hard-core Boundary Waters advocate, shares the relatively short history of smallmouth bass in northeastern Minnesota. Stan Tekiela returns

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Episode 592 – MN opener recap, lake trout, Stan...

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2026/05/15

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/May-16-long-show.mp3Tim Lesmeister and Rob Drieslein start the show recapping the windy May 9 Minnesota walleye and pike opener. They also remind listeners about major issues at the State Capitol as the 2026 legislative session winds down. Then Gord Ellis from Thunder Bay, Ontario, checks in with tips for catching north country lake trout on either side of the border. Stan Tekiela joins the conversation with talk of this spring’s robust

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Episode 591 – Opener weekend, Minnesota cougars, new...

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2026/05/08

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/May-9-long-show.mp3Tim Lesmeister and Rob Drieslein start the show with tips for the May 9, 2026 Minnesota walleye and pike opener, then recap last week’s big story involving a wild cougar with kittens in Minnesota – the first time that’s happened in a century. Then Ed Hahn from the National Eagle Center joins the program to talk about the U.S. Postal Service first-day-of-issue event happening on May 14 at the Eagle Center in Wabasha. Brad

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Episode 590 – Sturgeon lawsuit, Isle Royale moose,...

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2026/05/01

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/May-2-long-show.mp3Tim Lesmeister and Rob Drieslein kick off the show recapping the latest news from the Center for Biological Diversity suing the federal government to list lake sturgeon under the Endangered Species Act. They also discuss the latest Isle Royale data that show moose way down, and wolves way up. Then Greg Berg from the Minnesota DNR jumps in to share management notes for walleyes and other species on Lake Mille Lacs as the state

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Episode 589 – BWCA U.S. Senate vote, 2026 bear tags,...

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2026/04/24

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/April-25-long-show.mp3 Tim Lesmeister and Rob Drieslein kick off the show not mincing words over a big topic across the nation’s outdoors scene: last week’s U.S. Senate vote affecting the Boundary Waters Cane Area Wilderness. Then Dan Stark from the Minnesota DNR jumps in to share details on the 2026 black bear hunting season; the deadline to apply for a tag is next Friday, May 1. Drew Tri from the Minnesota State High School Clay Target

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Episode 588 – Conservation officer stories, turkeys,...

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2026/04/17

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/April-18-long-show.mp3 Tim Lesmeister and Rob Drieslein kick the show off with local news, including a rundown on which Minnesota counties are allowing rifles for deer hunting this fall and several conservation officer stories. Then longtime contributor and turkey hunter extraordinaire Mark Strand calls in with tips for the wild turkey season, which began in Minnesota on April 15. Brian “Bro” Brosdahl jumps in to recap the ice fishing season,

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