Episode 589 – BWCA U.S. Senate vote, 2026 bear tags, youth clay target league, MN-FISH summit
From Minnesota Outdoor News Radio by Minnesota Outdoor News Radio
April 24, 2026 · 54 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the recent U.S. Senate vote on the Boundary Waters, the upcoming 2026 bear hunting season, and the kickoff of the youth clay target league.
https://www.outdoornews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/April-25-long-show.mp3 Tim Lesmeister and Rob Drieslein kick off the show not mincing words over a big topic across the nation’s outdoors scene: last week’s U.S. Senate vote affecting the Boundary Waters Cane Area Wilderness. Then Dan Stark from the Minnesota DNR jumps in to share details on the 2026 black bear hunting season; the deadline to apply for a tag is next Friday, May 1. Drew Tri from the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League then joins the program to mark the kickoff of the 2026 youth season. Lesmeister and Drieslein wrap up the show talking about Eric Morken’s report on the 2026 MN-Fish Summit last week in Alexandria, including top topics like the new year-round bass fishing season and the popularity of forward-facing sonar. The post Episode 589 – BWCA U.S. Senate vote, 2026 bear tags, youth clay target league, MN-FISH summit appeared first on Outdoor News .
People in this episode
Hosts: Tim Lesmeister, Rob Drieslein
Guests: Dan Stark, Drew Tri
Topics covered
- BWCA
- U.S. Senate vote
- bear hunting
- youth clay target league
- MN-FISH summit
Keywords
- hunting
- outdoors
- conservation
Mentioned in this episode
Products: black bear hunting tags, youth clay target league
Places: Boundary Waters Cane Area Wilderness, Alexandria
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