Paul Bunyan Country Outdoors

Amicus Briefs, Appellate Courts, Precedents...Bemidji Attorney Jay Pederson, also a MN-Fish Board member, is the first lawyer we've ever had on the show and he gives us the details of a very important Minnesota Supreme Court decision that sets precedents for public access to public waters. He's got all the details on today's podcast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...

Jeff Gustafson won the Bassmaster Classic last month and we had the chance to hear the story first hand . Gussy tells the tale of this amazing accomplishment See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

"Walleye, A Beautiful Fish Of The Dark" is a great book on walleyes. It covers the biology, the behaviors, fisheries management and restoration case studies. We hear from the author, Paul Radomski. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Nate Blasing of the Brainerd Walleye Alliance joins Kev to talk about their annual spring banquet, other events, their goals and recaps what has been a challenging ice season. Plus a Fast Five, of course. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Turkey season starts April 12, so Northwest Regional Wildlife Manager Blane Klemek stops by to talk turkey. We also do a final wrap on the deer season and the latest picture on CWD. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Terry Belanger of the Knights Of Columbus talk tourney and where you can get your raffle tickets to win that boat. Plus Brad Liefermann will stay in Florida for awhile. Why not join him? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Erik Osberg is back to discuss the hot bites in cold weather, including some pout and sturgeon talk. Plus a Fast Five and the art of being a "controlled psycho". See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Bruce Jean has been guiding on Rainy Lake for a long time, but on his way from Elk River to Rainy, he'll now stop at Mille Lacs. He tells us about the new Mille Lacs Guide Service and his fellow guides. Plus, we preview the Rainy River Early Season Walleye & Sturgeon run. Plus we prepare him for his Washington DC vacation with a special historical Fast Five See Privacy Policy at https://art19....

Will Pappenfus updates the ice fishing scene in the Bemidji area. He talks all bites and previews what we might expect in the softwater season based on what's been happening on the ice. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jason Rylander of NorthCountry Guide Service LOVES Eelpout. This is the best time of year to catch them, so we discuss all things Burbot Nation. Plus other icy topics and we preview soft water too. All that and a Fast Five to boot! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

No Walleyes, But March Means Panfish, Perch and More Panfish...Oh & Don't Forget The Eelpout. Bro Brosdahl Has The Details, And A Fun Fast Five Too! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

A visit with Matt Breuer of North Country Guide Service is not a single topic conversation. Ice angling, turkey hunting, edibles, and Florida fishing. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Mandy Uhrich recently was featured in a 22 minute MeatEater episode about ice fishing on Devil's Lake. On the latest podcast, she tells us what happened the other 95 hours & 38 minutes. Epic. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The Knights Of Columbus Walleye Classic is BACK for the 22nd time June 10th. BIG prizes, YOU can win a beautiful new boat...and a big rule change. John Marcum has all the details, plus we check in with Doug Schultz of the Walker Area Fisheries Office for our latest Lake of the Week! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-se...

Upper Red Lake Association President Robyn Dwight and DNR Conservation Officer Nick Prachar discuss the Keep It Clean program and the need for people to take their stuff off the ice once they are done ice fishing. They discuss how you can get involved, what you should do on the lake and why we needed this campaign. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ht...

It's Ice Fishing Tournament season and Jason Durham checks in prior to a couple of biggies last week. He talks about the current bite and what's yet to come. Plus some eel pout and of course a Fast Five. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Bruce Jean of Rainy Lakes Guides checks in to talk about some BIG northerns coming through the ice, along with several other hot bites. Plus, we talk gear, get a couple of dad jokes and a Fast Five...that doesn't go real fast. Great stuff though! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Chuck Hasse has been on the ice hauling fish houses to the hottest spots (figuratively, of course) on the Lake. Leech has had a strong year and Chuck has the story. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dick Beardsley with a harrowing tale of the dicey ice of 2023, plus updates on how it's looking now. There are fish to be caught, Brady and Dick discuss. Plus an update on cool outdoor happenings with Visit Bemidji and much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Mike Frisch is a busy dude! So busy, he hasn't even had a ton of ice fishing opportunities. Nonetheless, he's a veteran and has some great hard water wisdom. We get caught up on what we'll see on "Fishing The Midwest", talk about the School Of Fish, and even throw in a Fast Five. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-...

It's been a very spotty winter for ice. And even where there's good ice, there's often slush and snow piled on top of it. But there are a couple places that have great ice and fairly good access...Red and Lake of the Woods. And who knows more about Red and Lake of the Woods than Carl Adams? Well, probably somebody...but I don't who they are. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali...

Garett Svir's business name says it all: Slab Seekers Guide Service. With ice finally firming up on Otter Tail Country lakes, Garett is finding fish and action while dealing with the slush that s prevalent throughout Minnesota this year. Plus, the new panfish regs effects on slab sizes and much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com...

The Brainerd Jaycees Ice Fishing Extravaganza is on the way and we get the details from Tournament Chair Tad Johnson. Plus, we head over Grand Rapids way and check in with Dave Weitzel to find out about another Grand Rapids area gem for our latest Lake of the Week. Click HERE For the Extravaganza: https://icefishing.org/ Click HERE For Lake of the Week Details: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind...

John Hoyer has had another amazing year. He captured his second Cabela's National Walleye Tour National Championship, he was part of Team USA at the World Predator Classic in Czechia. On top of all that...he got his deer, Robin Hood style. Great stuff from John Hoyer on the latest podcast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do...

We have a Lake of the Week Doubleheader today, learning about Lobster Lake in the Alexandria area (no, we don't know why a lake in Minnesota's Paul Bunyan Country is called "Lobster") and Pine Lake in Walker. If you want to learn a little more here are some links from the MN DNR LakeFinder: Lobster: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=21014400 Pine: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefi...