Midwest Frontier

This week we cover a lot of fall activities. We talk camping, deer hunting, pheasant hunting, goose hunting, and so much more. In the news we have CWD testing in Minnesota, mandatory data center testing in Wisconsin, bird flu in Indiana, and record-breaking youth season in Illinois. Any comments or questions email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks for listening!!!

This week we cover several topics such as: Chili Cookoff; livescope after a year; Trail cameras; EHD in Wisconsin; 1967 Coho Fishing Disaster; Vexilar live imaging; winter predictions; and livescope review after a year. Any comments or questions email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks for listening!!!

This week we finally have Bill and Pat back on the podcast after a very hectic summer. We talk about several topics such as: buying a house; Lake Vermillion; ongoing drama; why there are so many spiders right now; DNR in Minnesota pulling the mines permit; fishing with kids; shooting bows; removing protections on wolves in Wisconsin; blocking Asian carp again in Illinois; and much more. This was v...

Sorry about being a week and a day late. This week we start off talking about some drama in the podcast world. We then follow that by talking about 2 consecutive weekends camping with kids and some of the troubles we ran in to. Thanks, so some of the tips we received we had a pretty easy go of setting up camp and making it comfortable.

We break down day by day our trip to Eagle River Wisconsin. We discuss walleye, smallmouth, tubing, swimming, pontoon boating, and so much more. We stayed at Chanticleer Inn and highly recommend it to anybody, especially if you're on a budget. We discuss how it went with kids and also go over other tips we received about camping with kids. Email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks fo...

This week we are talking about getting our family camping. We are looking for feedback and any tips you have, especially for camping with little kids. In the news this week we have a grant trying to help hunters in Wisconsin, 53% of fire in Minnesota is contained, storms in Wisconsin, Indiana is behind according to Army Corps of Engineers, and deadly boating crash on Fox Chain in Illinois. Any com...

Kelsey joins this week to clarify some terms we often use for some people who may not understand what it is. In the news this week we have a parasite in Michigan, more protections at Warren Dunes State Park, no fires in Minnesota, dying Asian carp in Illinois, and a wolf bothering people at Isle Royale. Any comments or questions email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks for listening!!!

This week our main conversation is death of small towns all over the Midwest. Why do small towns die? Is it dead industry, internet competition, loss of healthcare? We cover several different reasons why rural America is going down. Other topics include a new canoe, walleye fishing, crazy Illinois weather, house buying, and more. Bills selling his kayak which is a 2013 Old Town Predator and a Malo...

I love having Eric Nygaard on with Musky Miracles guide service. We discussed a lot on this episode such as; the early musky opener, livescope debate, low stocking numbers with solutions, and much more. I have all of Erics contact info below. If you vacationing in Northern Wisconsin this year, it is a great idea to hire him to show you around and help flatten your learning curve for musky. He spen...

This week we discuss the results from the spring session of Conservation Congress in Wisconsin. Several issues were discussed such as shooting times, fish limits, license fees, and so much more. In the news this week we have 50% of deer ticks have Lyme disease, state parks in Illinois, and gun bills defeated in Minnesota. Any comments or questions email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thank...

This week we recorded a day by day of the white bass run in Fremont Wisconsin. Day one Busch Lite Billy had a few too many pops but still productive. Day 2 was also a productive day with starting to figure out how to use livescope and catching fish. Day 3 was the trip home. This was our fifth year going and this became one of our favorite trips. It's crazy watching Fremont Wisconsin quaduple i...

This episode we cover several topics. We start buy covering Pat's turkey hunt this weekend with an old friend of ours. We then move into one of the most controversial topics of our lifetime, killing the Boundary Waters in Minnesota. We talk about how politics can ruin anything whether it's your people or not who are causing it. We then move in to flooding in Fremont Wisconsin. They're...

This week, Bill did a cost comparison on eating in or eating out. He wrote down every cost for you to decide which is more beneficial. Also, we talk early walleye fishing on the Wolf River in Wisconsin. We have a discussion on whether livescope is all it's cracked up to be. Visit MuskyLakes.com a new useful website for musky anglers. Pat discusses his upcoming turkey hunts and CWD numbers in W...

This week we skim the surface of data centers. We talk about some of the effects they have on the environment as well as people. Other conversation includes more CWD talk, livescope, losing hair, and so much more. Any comments or questions email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks for listening!!!

This week we have on Mike from Musky Money Reel Service. He has officially reopened the business. We talk about what he has been up to along with several other topics including spring trips, tornado in Michigan, walleye limits in Minnesota, and so much more. Email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks for listening!!!

This week we visit the range. We discuss that in between time of year from ice fishing into open water and the boredom that come with that. Which Rifle makes the best first big game gun? We also talk Battle on Bago getting canceled. Email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks for listening!!!

This week we have a day by day to a long weekend at the Wisconsin Dells. We talk about the water park, bringing kids, food, entertainment, and more. Any comments or questions email us at the midwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks for listening!!!

This was a quick episode about the Boundary Waters and Wisconsin musky being in trouble. The house passed a vote to mine next to the Boundary Waters and we cannot have that. Wisconsin is looking to open the musky season longer possibly hurting the species during their spawn with added pressure. Email me at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks for listening!!!

This week wear hear Pat's take on CWD and what DNR is actually doing with this info. We also have a list from the Clean Water Action on PFAS concerning every day life. In the news this week we talk about Jawjackers legal in Minnesota and electronic hunting tags in Michigan. Email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks for listening.

This week's episode we talk about some animals and how they survive winter. We discuss habits of turkey, deer, crows, coyotes, racoons, and pheasant. In the news this week we have Minnesota DNR granting permission for mining exploration near the Boundary Waters, spearfishing for walleye in the spring in Michigan, Ohio deer numbers, and much more. Email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and th...

This episode was recorded in Pat's truck on the way to a hunt. We talked CWD and some new thoughts on that, ice fishing, walleye limits in Minnesota, elk hunting in Wisconsin, and so much more. Enjoy the last episode of the year and Happy New Year. Email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com.

To start this episode off, Bill reviews his latest trip to Australia and New Zealand. After we have a couple more stories of an unlucky fall that include musky fishing and goose hunting. We also talk about connecting and reconnecting with buddies who also love the outdoors. To finish up the episode we have a quick holiday gift guide.

This week we bring 2 different stories that shows the November highs and lows you can have. Whether you were lucky early on or have to stick with it and try harder, this episode is for you. In the news we have baiting in Minnesota, huge deer numbers in Michigan, one missing hunting season in Indiana, huge population increase in Wisconsin. Any comments or questions email us at themidwestfrontier@gm...

This episode we address, and trash talk the latest trouble with the crossbow world. We also do a debrief on Pat's elk trip. We discuss the 50th anniversary of the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and our theories on what happened. We do a but of deer hunting talk as well. Any comments or questions email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks for listening!!!

Pat and Dan head out west to Colorado in search of their first elk. This is a day-by-day episode talking everything from challenges of elevation to extreme weather after a tough day. There are several lessons to be learned from these two, especially if you will be going for the first time. Any comments or questions email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks for listening!!!