Minnesota Outdoor News Radio

Minnesota Outdoor News Radio


Latest Episodes

Episode 475 – Minnesota Legislative session preview, 75 years of A Sand County Almanac, Mille Lacs 2024 walleye quota, and Florida crack(!) bears
February 17, 2024

A continued mild February has host and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein plus Editor Tim Spielman discussing whether any black bears left their dens early this month. Also, what are some of the top policy

Episode 474 – Maple syrup tapping in February, BHA venue change, National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Lesmeister in New Zealand
February 10, 2024

Unprecedented early February heat that jump-started maple-sap tapping a month early and could even open up some lakes dominates the early part of the show as host and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein kic

Episode 473 – A winter that is good for deer but bad for ice anglers, SHOT Show highlights, and news from Minnesota’s neighbors
February 03, 2024

The winter that isnt launches this weeks show as host and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman talk about nonexistent winter severity index readings, which is good news for white-

Episode 472 – 2024 DNR Roundtable roundup, winter BWCA-country lake trout, the updated Asian carp plan, and bass C&R year-round
January 27, 2024

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources hosted its 2024 Roundtable community stakeholder gathering last Friday, and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman were on hand. They break

Episode 471 – DNR 2024 Roundtable preview, Upper Sioux Agency Park land transfer, Iowa wild turkey study, and Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame
January 20, 2024

Managing Editor and Host Rob Drieslein along with Editor Tim Spielman kick off the show with a preview of the 2024 Minnesota DNR Roundtable, then they discuss the agencys recent decision to transfer

Episode 470 – Final deer kill from 2023, Asian carp meetings in river towns, Upper Sioux State Park land transfer, and ranchers-vs.-cyclists in Colorado
January 13, 2024

Managing Editor and Host Rob Drieslein begins the broadcast with Editor Tim Spielman and the pair take a final look at the 2023 white-tailed deer kill in Minnesota and how crossbows affected the arche

Episode 469 – Craziest ice conditions ever, plus a couple of Top 10 lists – top stories of 2023, and top hunting and fishing flicks
January 06, 2024

Lets kick off 2024 with reports about the poor and strange ice conditions across Minnesota. Host and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein along with Editor Tim Spielman discuss rapidly changing hard-water c

Episode 468 – A look back at the past year – Best of 2023 Outdoor News Radio
December 30, 2023

In this special Best of 2023 episode, Host and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein shares four of his favorite interviews from a busy 2023. First, adult onset hunter (and Minnesota Hunting and Trapping regs

Episode 467 – Ice and deer kill updates, changes at TRCP, eagle poaching, and remembering America’s most deadly wild fire
December 23, 2023

Managing Editor and Host Rob Drieslein discusses the marginal ice conditions across much of Minnesota with Editor Tim Spielman, then the review the latest 2023 white-tailed deer kill tally and number

Episode 466 – Late-season rooster pheasant and deer tactics, white-tailed deer research at the U of M, plus Pheasants Forever’s big government affairs staff
December 16, 2023

Editor Tim Spielman helps host and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein kick off the show with late-season pheasant reports, plus the pair recap the Mississippi River Asian carp story and Backcountry Hunter