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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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...
38 min
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Paul Bunyan Country Shines at The NWT National ...
It was a great weekend for Paul Bunyan Country last weekend at the National Walleye Tour National Championship. First of all, the event was on one of Paul Bunyan Country's well known lakes, Otter Tail and the fish were biting. Plus,...
37 min
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Despite Daffy's Denials It Is Indeed Duck Seaso...
With Duck and waterfowl seasons underway, it's a good time to talk wetlands. They are vital to strong waterfowl populations and are key to several other animal species as well. We talk with Bemidji State University Aquatic Biology Professor...
25 min
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Steve Scepaniak Is Hunting Muskies & Mandy Uhri...
Steve Scepaniak is ready for hunting season and eventually he'll be hunting in the woods. But right now, he's hunting muskellunge on the waters of Mille Lacs. We get the details. Plus, Mandy Uhrich WANTS to go hunting, but she can't...
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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...
17 min
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Hasse & Topper Bring It Home! Chuck and Randy T...
The Masters Walleye Circuit had its final qualifier last Friday and Saturday on Cass Lake, and a couple of locals used their skills and knowledge to bring home the title. We get all the details from Chuck Hasse and Randy Topper, plus Inside...
23 min
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Brainerd Area Fisheries Supervisor Marc Bacigal...
With summer over and fall upon us, it's always a good time to take a look at how things are stacking up in the fishing scene. Today, we hear from the Brainerd Area Fisheries Supervisor Marc Bacigalupi. We discuss the pressure and harvest...
31 min
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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...
26 min
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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...
44 min
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Erik Osberg Talks Otter Tail County Fishing & T...
Otter Tail County has a full 10% of Minnesota's lakes, so there's a good chance you'll find something biting. Erik Osberg of Otter Tail Lakes Country has all the details on what's going on in Otter Tail. Plus we talk about...
30 min
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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...
21 min
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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...
44 min
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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...
28 min
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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...
30 min
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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...
31 min
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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...
31 min
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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...
30 min
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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...
32 min
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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...
28 min
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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...
39 min
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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...
30 min
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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....
23 min