Glen Schmitt

The 2024 hunting regulations are available online for the upcoming seasons. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. Schmitt says the printed version of the new regulations will be available where licenses can be purchased soon.

The Minnesota DNR in collaboration with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa plan to move elk from the northwestern part of the state to the northeastern part of the state near Cloquet and north.

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.

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.

Black bears continue to be active in Central Minnesota. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. He says he's heard reports of bears on trail cameras in the Cold Spring area. Schmitt says this isn't the first time bears have been reported in Cold Spring and suspects it won't be the last.

All of the bears in Minnesota are black bears. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News says there is more bears in Central Minnesota than people realize. He says you just don't see them out and about very often.

The stream trout season opens Saturday in Minnesota. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. He says we have trout fishing options in every region of the state. That consists of rainbow, brown, and brook trout.

The wild turkey hunting season is set to start April 17 in Minnesota. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. The first season is April 17- April 23. That is labeled as A. The rest of season's schedule is below.

The two rounds of snowfall in the past week have some benefits. The dry conditions were really becoming noticeable on area lakes, streams, ponds and rivers. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON.