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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Dick Beardsley Talks Ice Fishing & The Frustrat...
The winter of 2019-20 will go down in ice fishing history as a tough one. Dick Beardsley has battled the elements and managed to get on the (hard) water...but it ain't easy...and you have to be VERY careful! He's also been on the...
28 min
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Bro Brosdahl Is At The Ultimate Fishing Show in...
Bro Brosdahl is in Motown at the Ultimate Fishing Show. We get the details plus talk ice fishing. It's been a difficult and challenging year if you love hardwater angling. We discuss it in depth with Bro on this week's show.
26 min
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Lots of Snow Means Good Skiing Conditions. We T...
Cross Country Skiing in Paul Bunyan Country is off to a great start with plenty of snow! We check in with Mur Gilman and Annette Drewes of the Bemidji Area Cross Country Ski Club to discuss their upcoming Sunday Ski School, as well as the...
28 min
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NW Regional Wildlife Manager John Williams Reca...
The Deer season has wrapped up in Minnesota and John Williams, NW Regional Wildlife Manager stops by to talk harvest, CWD, other deer concerns, bear, ducks, geese, turkeys and more.
31 min
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Matt Breuer Is Back! We Talk Hunting Seasons, E...
Matt Breuer suffered a serious back injury this fall, but is doing much better. We get the details on that, plus get the word on how the various hunting seasons have gone and discuss early season hard water fishing. And Matt is a HUGE Star...
26 min
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CHIP LEER Potpourri: Ice Fishing, Hall of Fame,...
Chip Leer of Fishing The Wildside is back in to cover a number of topics. We talk ice fishing, his induction into another Hall Of Fame, AIS, Viking Football and even marathoning!
28 min
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Deer Hunting Is Coming!!
Firearm Deer season is on its way! We take a look at all things deer with DNR NW Regional Wildlife Manager John Williams. We cover the numbers, CWD, safety, philosophy, if it's about deer, it's discussed. Plus, we find out about...
41 min
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Fall Fishing With Leech Guide Chuck Haase & Sco...
The weather has been nasty but the fishing has been great. Leech Lake Guide Chuck Haase has all the details on the fall bite. Plus, Scott Anderson of Ducks Unlimited stops by to give us the details on the duck season so far...and it's...
43 min
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The Muskies Are Movin' On Mille Lacs & Lake Bem...
Mille Lacs Area Guide Steve Sepaniak tells us about the hot muskie bite happening on Mille Lacs (not too mention smallies and trophy northern!). Plus, Assistant Park Manager Sue Olin talks about Lake Bemidji State Park's annual Youth...
23 min
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Happy Retirement Gary Barnard! We Talk One Fina...
Gary Barnard has spent his entire working life with DNR Fisheries. For the past 25 years, he's been the Bemidji Area Fisheries Manager. This week, we look back on his career, the many changes he's seen, and his thoughts on where...
25 min
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TOURNEY TALK! We Check In With The First Ever B...
Logan Olson & Kiel Browne earned $10,000 as the first ever champions of the Blue Line Walleye Tournament. We hear from them, and from another successful tournament angler, Jeff Gustafson. Gussy earned a spot in the legendary Bassmaster...
30 min
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Steve Ballou Talks About The 18th Annual CF Wal...
Steve Ballou is heading up the Cystic Fibrosis Walleye Classic Saturday, October 6th on Cass Lake. We get all the details. Plus, how's hunting season going? Which one? All of them. Matt Breuer of North Country Guide Service has all...
35 min
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The Blue Line Walleye Tourney Is Coming To Lake...
Destination Sporting Goods is hosting the 1st EVER Blue Line Walleye Tournament on Lakes Bemidji & Irving next weekend. Erik Jacobson has all the details, including registration. Plus, Assistant Bemidji Area Fisheries Manager Andy Thompson...
30 min
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Fishin' Paul Bunyan Country: The Final Episode ...
Dick Beardsley joins Kev Jackson for the final episode of the year. Fall fishing is the topic. Don't forget, we continue with outdoors talk with "Paul Bunyan Country Outdoors", but it will be weekly instead of daily starting...
14 min
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Fishin' Paul Bunyan Country: Part One of a Fall...
Dick Beardsley joins us one more time to talk fall fishing on Lake Bemidji and many other lakes. Today, Part One. And Carl Pederson of the Walker Area Fisheries Office has all the details on our final Lake Of The Week for 2019. Don't...
21 min
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Fishin' Paul Bunyan Country: Part 2 Of Our Seas...
Every year we check in with Henry Drewes, Northwest Regional Fisheries Manager before we wrap up for the State Of The Fishery. Today, part two of that conversation, plus Tournament Director Casey Friskney wraps up the Frank Schneider Jr....
29 min
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Fishin' Paul Bunyan Country: The State Of The F...
DNR Northwest Regional Fisheries Manager Henry Drewes joins us for his annual September State Of The Fishery. We discuss everything going on in the Northwest Region...Fishing success, populations, AIS concerns and much more. It's Part...
20 min
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Fishin' Paul Bunyan Country: We Ask The Aquatic...
Dr. Andy Hafs of Bemidji State checks in one final time to talk about winter kill and Dave Weitzel of the Grand Rapids Fisheries Office with the details on the latest Lake of the Week.
19 min
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Fishin' Paul Bunyan Country: Everybody's Fishin...
Toby Kvalevog of Leisure Outdoor Adventures gets us ready for a weekend of fishing. And those of you up for the Ralph Schneider, he's been catching a lot of muskies, so listen up!
17 min
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Paul Bunyan Country Outdoors: Duck Season Is Co...
Scott Anderson, DU Regional Director, stops in with the details on next week's Bemidji DU Banquet. We also discuss all things duck...hunting, conservation and much more.
22 min
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Fishin' Paul Bunyan Country: This is the Week! ...
We check in once again with Casey Friskney, the Tournament Director of this weekend's HUGE Frank Schneider, Jr. Memorial Muskie Tournament. 26 lakes, and miles of river; well over 400 anglers; 3 days...it's one of the biggest fishing...
20 min
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Fishin' Paul Bunyan Country: Jason Durham Teach...
It's a Back To School Edition of FPBC! Kindergarten Teacher by day, Guide Extraordinaire the rest of the time, Jason Durham has all the details on fall fishing in the Park Rapids area. Meanwhile, Dr. Andrew Hafs of Bemidji State is...
22 min
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Fishin' Paul Bunyan Country: We Ask The Aquatic...
Today, we ask Dr. Andy Hafs of Bemidji State about the effects of wastewater treatment plants on lakes, and Doug Kingsley of the Park Rapids Area Fisheries Office has the details on this week's Lake Of The Week.
20 min
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Fishin' Paul Bunyan Country: One Of The Nation'...
Casey Friskney, the Tournament Director of the Frank Schneider Jr. Memorial Muskie Tournament, discusses the details of one of the nation's largest fishing tournaments, plus talks about his favorite muskie waters and what the Twin Cities...
26 min
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Fishin' Paul Bunyan Country: Meet Chaz Dobias. ...
Chaz Dobias of First City Guide Service and teammate Ryan Hilla took 4th at the AIM State Walleye Championships on Lake Bemidji just over a week ago. That was just another strong performance and propelled them to AIM Team Of The Year. They're...
17 min