Glen Schmitt

Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON today. Fishing licenses expire Monday at midnight and every angler needs to get a new license on March 1st. Glen says new this year each person must provide their own information when purchasing a license. This means a spouse can still buy a license for the other one not present but that person still needs to return to provide information to get the license.

Minnesota starting March 1 is imposing new bag limits on sunfish and bluegills on 94 lakes. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON today. He says the bag limit had been 20 bluegills with some lakes going to 10 while others will be reduced to 5. Glen says this is a good thing and this doesn't impact all lakes.

The State Legislature is considering adjusting the walleye and panfish limits during this legislative session. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON today. The current law allows for possession and daily limit for walleye at six, and must not include more than one walleye over 26 inches in length.

I was joined today on WJON by Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News. He talked about the DNR deer harvest numbers released earlier this month from 2020 deer hunting season. More than 195,000 deer were harvested which Glen says is a good total and that total is up 7% from the 2019 numbers. Archery hunters saw an 11% increase.

More and more families are choosing to do outdoor activities together and that includes ice fishing according to WJON's Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News. Glen joined me on WJON Thursday. He says the pandemic has led more people to open water fishing in the summer and fall, hunting in the fall and ice fishing over the past month or so.

Join me, Jay Caldwell from 5-10 Thursday morning on the Morning News Watch. I'll be talking with Alyssa Ebel from Explore Minnesota at 8:15. She'll talk about events happening in Minnesota this weekend and next weekend.

Tune in to the WJON Morning News Watch with me, Jay Caldwell Thursday morning from 5-10am. I'll talk with Mike Sheldon from Clearway Minnesota at 8:15 about the Surgeon General findings about the hazards of smoking.

Join me, Jay Caldwell on the Morning News Watch on WJON Thursday morning from 5-10am. I'll talk with Alyssa Ebel of Explore Minnesota at 8:15 about what's happening in the State this weekend and next weekend.

Hi, I’m Jay Caldwell. Join me Thursday morning from 5-10 on the morning newswatch. Jim Maurice will have the latest news, meteorologist Michael Carrow has weather and Dave Overlund will have the sports.

Hi, I’m Jay Caldwell. Join me Thursday morning from 5-10 on the morning newswatch. Jim Maurice will have the latest news, meteorologist Steve Wohlenhaus has weather and Dave Overlund will have the sports.