Outdoor News

The DNR has released preliminary results on the grouse population based on drumming counts. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. Schmitt describes drumming as when male grouse beat their wings quickly with the intent of signaling territory and attracting females.

Southern and northern Minnesota have each dealt with quite a bit of rain in the past couple weeks. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. He says many areas south of the Twin Cities and north of the arrowhead are flooded.

Summer fishing patterns are taking hold. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. He says water temperatures are in the upper 60s to low 70s in Central Minnesota and mid to upper 60s in northern Minnesota.

A rainy May has been followed by a rainy June and water levels on lakes, rivers and streams are high in Central Minnesota. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. He says the rain has dirtied the water a bit which is good.

It was a record breaking spring turkey hunt in Minnesota this year. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. The DNR released the final combined spring wild turkey harvest numbers which indicates 16,616 turkeys were shot and registered in the state.

Memorial weekend was a busy one for fishing in Minnesota. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. He says Leech Lake in Walker was a bit chilly last Saturday morning with air temperatures in the upper 30s and water temperatures in the upper 50s.

Crappie fishing is really picking up as we head into a busy Memorial Weekend. That according to Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News. He says fish are either done spawning, starting to spawn or are staging just outside spawning areas.

The turkey hunting season still has 2 weeks remaining but the record for the most wild turkeys shot in the state of Minnesota has already been broken. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. The DNR are reporting 14,472 turkeys harvested throughout all the turkey seasons this spring.

The Minnesota walleye fishing opener is Saturday May 11. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. He says the anticipation is high and he expects a busy opener.

We're into the 3rd wild turkey hunting season and based on early harvest numbers Minnesota could see a new record. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. He says as of Tuesday the Minnesota DNR are reporting 10,361 turkeys have been registered.