From The Pages Of MN ODN Archives - Outdoor News
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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 20
- Years Active
- 2025
Episode 557 – Openers, shotgun zone update, roadless rule, bass changes, cougars and robot rabbits
Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include discussion with Rob Drieslein and Tim Spielman about progress on elimin…
Episode 556 – Federal duck numbers, Minnesota pheasants, fall bird migration, and a “Duck Summit”
Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include discussion with host Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman on federal du…
Episode 555 – Duck concerns, hunting seasons, Brad Parsons on Mille Lacs, Stan Tekiela, big bears
The Minnesota State Fair wraps up on Labor Day, Sept. 1, and top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include discussi…
Episode 554 – State Fair, Mille Lacs walleye limit, bear season, Stan Tekiela, Olympics bass fishing
The Minnesota State Fair has kicked off, and top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include discussion about the inc…
Episode 553 – Game Fair, Outdoor Leaders, fall bird hunts, ND waterfowl shenanigans, muskie study
It’s the second weekend of Game Fair, and top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include announcing the recipient of…
Episode 552 – Game Fair weekend, MN duck survey, wild rice, DU auction, Mark Johnson to retire
It’s the first weekend of Game Fair, and top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include a discussion with Managing Ed…
Episode 551 – MN duck survey, trumpeter swans and wild rice, no 3B deer license, BHA changes
Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include a discussion with Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman o…
Episode 550 – 2025 grouse forecast, swimmer’s itch and mergansers, ICAST recap, corner crossings
Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include a discussion with Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman…
Episode 549 – Mille Lacs walleyes, Nobles County PF, DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen, WI bear attack
Top topics on Outdoor News Radio this week include a discussion with Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman…
Episode 548 – Conservation in Big Beautiful Bill, duck forecast, WI farm deer, wolf commentary
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman discuss a multitude of topics to start the show including a lake acc…
Episode 547 – Public lands win, roadless rule, tasty (?) rusty crayfish, ICAST preview, Asian carp
On this Fourth of July summer weekend edition, Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman break down the latest …
Episode 546 – CWD zones, canoeing MN rivers, roadless rule, Wis. sharptails, greatest guitarists
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman talk about the eight new counties banning feeding and baiting, plus …
Episode 545 – Remembering Melissa Hortman, new DNR K9 units, higher BWCA fees, North Dakota baiting
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman start the show remembering former Minnesota Speaker of the House Mel…
Episode 544 – Capitol wrap-up, new boating permits required, Lake Detective, BWCA temporary reprieve
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Staff Writer Natalie Ryder begin the program with her recapping the special session and …
Episode 543 – Capitol rundown, muskie tactics, ranger-and-dog reunion, public lands whack-a-mole
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman begin the program talking about the successful 2025 turkey hunting se…
Episode 542 – New Minnesota WMA, pheasant chicks, Joel Pedersen from TRCP, public lands victory
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman begin the program with chatter on the status of pheasant nesting seas…
Episode 541 – New DNR aircraft, nature talk with Stan Tekiela, Lake Superior agates, bass opener
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman start by discussing the Minnesota DNR’s new multi-million-dollar airp…
Episode 540 – Fishing opener recap, turkey talk with Tony Peterson, new Bass Pro store in Duluth
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman recap the 2025 Minnesota fishing opener plus talk fire danger in nort…
Episode 539 – Fishing opener, birdwatching, outdoors women programs, Iowa bears, new NRA president
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman start the show with a Minnesota walleye opener preview, plus a breakd…
Episode 538 – Turkey season, Ron Schara turkey tips, Tony Roach on fishing opener, hen mallard cam
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman start the show with an update on the Minnesota turkey season, plus a l…