Paul Bunyan Country Outdoors
Paul Bunyan Country Outdoors features discussion of all things outdoors in the True North. With thousands of lakes and thousands of acres of forest, Paul Bunyan Country is home to some of the best fishing and hunting in North America and you'll hear from the some of the nation's best guides and anglers.
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Brent Knutson & Fiancee Shawna Erdmann Win The ...
Brent Knutson and his fiancee Shawna Erdmann won the Minnesota Tournament Trail Championship a few weeks ago on Lake of the Woods. Brent joined the show to tell the championship tale and discuss how the more regional MN Tournament Trail...
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Not Out Of The Woods: Acting NW Regional Wildli...
The single biggest project this year from the DNR's Northwest Regional Wildlife crew is containing CWD in Beltrami County. Much has been discussed and written about it, including right here on Paul Bunyan Country. But with hunting season...
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20th Annual Cystic Fibrosis Tourney Is Coming O...
Steve Ballou has been running the Cystic Fibrosis Walleye Classic for 20 years. It started when he ran Break On The Lake Resort and has continued even after he sold the resort. The Ballou's had two children who had CF: Their son who...
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The FINAL Fishin' Paul Bunyan Country Of The Year
As always, we wrap up our 20 week daily foray into the world of Paul Bunyan Country fishing with what we call "The State Of The Fishery". Bemidji's New Area Fisheries Supervisor Edie Evarts joined Kev to talk about everything...
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Grand Rapids & Fall Fishing With Steve Mattson ...
Steve Mattson is back on the show to talk Grand Rapids area fishing. All potential fishing topics are covered, plus a little hunting talk and how unfair it is that the shortest season of the year has so much good stuff to do! Plus, Brainerd...
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Going Fishing? You Bet! Isaiah Hahn Talks Park ...
Isaiah Hahn of You Bet Fishing Guide Service has been on the water all summer and still making time for fishing even though his "real" job--teaching--is underway once again. Isaiah is a musky nut and he discusses the season so far...
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Recap: The 54th Annual Frank Schneider Memorial...
The Frank Schneider Jr. Memorial Musky Tournament has come and gone for another year and Tournament Director Peter Janik joins the show one more time to recap the event. We get the winners, the numbers and all other relevant stats. Plus,...
22 min
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BEAR SEASON! Matt Breuer From North Country Gui...
Bear season is under way in Minnesota and the early success rates have been good. Matt Breuer of North Country Guide Service joins the show to discuss early successes with clients. Plus we discuss other seasons, the right size to hunt...
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247 Pounds of Bass in One Day. Adam Rasmussen H...
Adam Rasmussen of Sturgeon Bay, WI came over to Pelican Lake in Orr for a Champions Tour Event and shattered the bass record by reeling in 98 bass weighing over 247 pounds in one day. It was an amazing day and it may never be topped. LIsten...
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TUMA TIME! Keith Tuma Talks Tournament Wins & F...
Keith Tuma and partner Andy Walls claimed a recent Bass tourney on Woman and were named Minnesota B.A.S.S. Nation Team of the Year. That puts the Tuma-Walls tandem in the Bassmasters National Team Championship. He talks about that tourney...
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Mandy Uhrich Is A Both/And Person...Not Either/...
Some people turn everything into a binary choice...either/or. Either you go fishing or you go hunting. Then there's Mandy Uhrich. She goes fishing AND hunting. So she's very busy. We talk all things outdoors with one of the best...
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Chuck Hasse Is On The Air! Chuck Always Brings ...
As we head into the long Labor Day weeekend, we unofficially wrap up summer with a couple of excellent anglers and guides. We cover all kinds of subjects with Chuck Hasse of Leisure Outdoor Adventures, including Leech Lake walleyes (a little...
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Carl Adams of Timberline Sports Talks Blackduck...
Carl Adams of Timberline Sport & Convenience in Blackduck joins the show to talk fishing. The bite on Blackduck has slowed, but it was a very good summer. It's been hit and miss on Red, and Lake of the Woods? Well, it's Lake...
30 min
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Scottie Anderson & Dalton Rosin of Ducks Unlimi...
The Bemidji Chapter of Ducks Unlimited has its annual banquet Thursday, September 9th and it's a big one...the 50th Annual! New Regional Director Dalton Rosin and former Director Scottie Anderson (and new National Non-Traditional Revenue...
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The Champs: We Talk Bass With John Peterson & J...
Many, many times we've talked with members of the Peterson family on Fishin' Paul Bunyan Country. There are several good reasons why: #1. They're great anglers; #2. They're great people; #3. They love fishing and know how...
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Nate Blasing Talks Brainerd Lakes Dog Day Fishi...
Nate Blasing of S&W Guide Service in the Brainerd Lakes area joins the show to talk late August fishing. He discusses trying to find walleyes during the dog days and what fish are the best to go after now. Plus, we hear from the runners...
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Mike Frisch Talks Alexandria Lakes Area Fishing...
Mike Frisch stops by to get us caught up with the Alexandria Lakes Area scene. We talk hot bites and tough bites, he discusses the overall view of what's going on long and short term and also gets us caught up on his many ventures including...
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Jeff Andersen Talks (Canadian) Muskies & Doug S...
After more than a year, the Canadian border is once again open and Jeff Andersen of Leisure Outdoor Adventures made the trip north to catch some Lake of the Woods muskies. He also discusses the bite on Paul Bunyan Country lakes with the...
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The Professional Musky Tournament Trail Comes T...
The final qualifier for next month's Professional Musky Tournament Trail World Championship is this weekend in Paul Bunyan Country. Bemidji and Cass Lake are the big lakes involved, but any lake(s) accessible from those lakes are fair...
22 min
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Blast From The Past: We Revisit A Series From S...
Seven years ago when we were still just a Bemidji radio show, we had a series that ran throughout 2014 called "Why Do You Fish?" Kev asked a number of the League Of Extraordinary Anglers that question. Simple question. Great answers....
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Will Pappenfus Talks AIM State Championships & ...
Will Pappenfus and Nick Cekalla battled for AIM Walleye State Championship honors at Lake of the Woods last weekend. They finished middle of the pack but were runners up for Minnesota Team of the Year and secured a spot in next spring's...
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Dick Beardsley On Dog Days
Until just a week or two ago, the walleyes were still biting in the area. But dog days have kicked in. Good anglers and good equipment will still get you some fish, but it's a tough bite that requires patience. Dick Beardsley discusses...
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The 7th Annual Alexandria Youth Outdoor Activit...
Dean Krebs joins the show to discuss the incredibly successful Alexandria Youth Outdoor Activity Day. The event is in its seventh year and brings well over 2,000 kids to the Alexandria Shooting Park for a completely free day of 40+ outdoor...
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Kevin Cochran Talks Big Muskies, Including the ...
The lure of the the lunker. That's what it's all about for muskie anglers. Catching any muskie requires some patience, but a 50 plus? That's a lifetime memory. And 55+? Generally once in a lifetime. And Muskie Guide Extraordinaire...
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North To Alaska: Mike Hruza Talks Salmon Runs &...
Former Paul Bunyan Country Conservation Officer "Mountain" Mike Hruza has long retired to the wonder of Alaska. He is now a guide and (according to him) the Director of Fun at Kenai Riverbend Resort on the Kenai River in Alaska....
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