Episode 581 – Pheasant Fest recap, Mississippi River ice-out preview, Stan Tekiela on owls, R&R HOF

About this episode

The episode features a recap of Pheasant Fest, a preview of walleye and sauger fishing on the Mississippi River, and a discussion with Stan Tekiela about raptors.

https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Feb-28-long-show.mp3 Nick Schlesser, Minnesota DNR area fisheries supervisor in Lake City, joins the program to preview walleye and sauger fishing on the Big (Mississippi) River in coming weeks. Then Stan Tekiela jumps into the show with host Rob Drieslein to talk raptors and other nongame topics. Tim Lesmeister and Drieslein break down some of this week’s news headlines, including public lands chatter at the recent Pheasant Fest in Minneapolis, plus shotgun zone meetings , and the Lake Mille Lacs walleye quota and outlook for open water . They wrap up the program arguing about the list of 2026 Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame nominees. The post Episode 581 – Pheasant Fest recap, Mississippi River ice-out preview, Stan Tekiela on owls, R&R HOF appeared first on Outdoor News .

People in this episode

Hosts: Rob Drieslein, Tim Lesmeister

Guest: Stan Tekiela

Topics covered

• Pheasant Fest
• Mississippi River
• walleye fishing
• sauger fishing
• raptors
• public lands
• hunting regulations

Keywords

• fishing
• outdoor news
• Minnesota DNR
• Lake Mille Lacs

Mentioned in this episode

Products: walleye, sauger

Places: Mississippi River, Lake City, the Big (Mississippi) River, Minneapolis, Lake Mille Lacs

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