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Fish Hunt Forever
Fishing, hunting and outdoor recreation for the Midwest. We help you become a better angler, hunter and outdoorsman.
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Week 738: Minnesota and Muskies
On this week’s podcast, we get an update on Minnesota and its muskies. Kamden Glade, a fisheries research scientist for the Minnesota DNR tells us what…
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Week 737: The Greatest US Government Program To Ever Exist
On this week’s podcast, we talk about the greatest US government program to ever exist. Sam Soholt is back, and we get an update on his Stamp it Forward…
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Week 736: Fishing & Hunting Stories from the Great Lakes
On this week’s podcast, we’re at the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers 70th Annual Conference in Niagara Falls. We tell some of our…
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Week 735: Is Humminbird Fishing Done As We Know It??
On this week’s podcast, we learn more about the big announcement from Minn Kota, Humminbird and Johnson Outdoors. Jason Halfen, The Technological Angler…
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Week 734: Alaska Ptarmigan, Saskatchewan Ducks, and Minnesota Grouse
On this week’s podcast, we’re talking about bird hunting all across the continent. What is it like hunting Ptarmigan and Spruce Grouse in Alaska?…
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Week 733: Things Every Hunter and Angler Should Know About Wild Game Cooking with Hank Shaw
On this week’s podcast, Hank Shaw dumps a ton of wild-game cooking knowledge on us that every hunter and angler can benefit from. He talks about things…
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Week 732: Getting Ready for the 2026 Upland Bird Hunting Season
On this week’s show, we’re getting ready for the 2026 Upland Bird Hunting Season. Jared Wiklund from Pheasants Forever joins the podcast to talk…
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Week 731: Fall Fishing in Northern Minnesota
On this week’s show, we’re talking about fall fishing in Northern Minnesota. Bret Amundson and Dan Amundson are broadcasting from Ray’s Sport…
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Week 730: Final Thoughts from Minnesota’s Fish Chief – Brad Parsons
On this week’s show, we sit down in Saint Paul with the retiring Head of Minnesota’s fisheries Brad Parsons. We look back at some of the things…
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Week 729: Surviving a Bear Attack
On this week’s show, we’re talking to a good friend of ours who tells us about surviving a bear attack. Cory Loeffler now lives in Alaska, and…
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Week 728: He Can’t Stop Winning Fishing Tournaments
On this week’s show, we’re joined by the hottest tournament fisherman out there right now. Randy Topper is our guest, and he talks about his National Walleye…
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Week 727: What Are the Benefits of Lithium Batteries?
Lithium batteries have changed the game. How have they done it and what are the benefits that you can actually get by using them? We asked Kyle Koisti from…
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Week 726: URGENT ACTION Needed to Protect Duck Hunting
While we were up north, a new threat to duck hunting emerged, so when we got home we recorded and released this podcast as soon as we could, because there is…
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Week 725: Crappies with Goose!
On this week’s show, we’re talking crappies with Goose Gutzman. Goose is known as the Crappie Whisperer, so we pick his brain on where to look and what to use…
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Week 724: Going Fishing in the Yukon
On this week’s show, we’re talking about going fishing in the Yukon. Todd Collins from Wolf Lake Wilderness Lodge joins the show and talks to Bret Amundson and…
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Week 723: Minnesota’s Wildfires, Pike Problems, ICAST, and More
On this week’s show, we talk Minnesota’s wildfires, Pike problem, ICAST, bait shortages and more. Steve Pennaz joins the show and talks about some of the…
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Week 722: Details on the New Livescope Announced
On this week's show, we get the details on the new Livescope announced earlier this week. Danny Thompson from Garmin joins the podcast and answers all of our…
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Week 721: Bug Hatch Walleyes and Severe Weather
On this week’s show, we’re back at Lake of the Woods! Bret Amundson, Paul Johnson, and Dan Amundson talk about how they caught bug hatch walleyes the other…
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Week 720: Going Fishing with Randy Moss
On this week’s show, we get to hear what it’s like going fishing with Minnesota Vikings legend Randy Moss. Josh Leeseberg got the honor earlier this year and…
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Week 719: Minnesota Musky Management with Kamden Glade
On this week’s show, we’re learning more about musky research and management in Minnesota. Kamden Glade from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources…
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Week 718: What Does the National Professional Anglers Association do for Fishing??
On this week’s show, president Eric Naig joins the podcast to talk about what the National Professional Anglers Association does for fishermen and the sport of…
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Week 717: Recovering Sunk Boats
On this week’s show, we’re talking with Doug and Melanie Nelson from Minnesota Marine Assist and Towboat US about recovering sunk boats. They offer a pretty…
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Week 716: Improving Fishing in Minnesota with MN-FISH
On this week’s show, we’re talking about improving fishing in Minnesota with MN-FISH. Ron Schara, Gary Leaf, and Mark Holsten join the show and talk about why…
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Week 715: Nesting Ducks Need Help
On this week’s show, we’re talking about just how much nesting ducks need help. Mike Buxton from Delta Waterfowl joins the show to talk about how difficult it…
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Week 714: We Got New Boats!!
On this week’s show, we talk about our big announcement that involves our new boats! Both Bret and Dan have new rigs to fish out of this year, so they talk…
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Week 713: State Record Sturgeon, Potential Livescope Ban, and Fishing Opener!!
On this week’s show, we talk about the new Minnesota state record sturgeon that was caught last week. This leads us down a rabbit hole of proper sturgeon…
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Week 712: Checking in with NWT Pro Drake Herd
On this week’s show, we check in with National Walleye Tour Pro and Fin Gear owner Drake Herd. We talk about what he’s seeing as far as technology affecting…
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Week 711: MN-FISH Summit Recap & Minnesota Made Fish Batter
On this week’s show, we recap the MN-FISH Summit that took place last week in Alexandria, and we learn about a Minnesota brand making fish fry batter. Mark…
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Week 710: Wakeboat Controversy, Fishing & Hunting License Audits, and More…
On this week’s show, we’re discussing a variety of topics dealing with fishing across Minnesota including the electronic licensing system audit, wakeboat…
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Week 709: The 5th Annual SJR 500 Rainy River Fishing Tournament
On this week’s show, it’s the 5th Annual SJR 500 Rainy River Sturgeon and Walleye Tournament, presented by Ray’s Sport and Marine! We’re broadcasting at River…
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Week 708: Guide Licenses and Big Fish
This week we’re talking about the potential for fishing and hunting guides to need guide licenses in Minnesota, and some of our big fish in this state! Darren…
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Week 707: BIG Changes for Non-Resident Waterfowl Hunting
This week we’re talking about the big changes for non-resident waterfowl hunting that happened this week in Saskatchewan and North Dakota. Bret Amundson, Dan…
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Week 706: Saving Ducks with Second Chance Flight
This week we’re learning about someone saving wild ducklings who’s nests have been compromised and need rescuing. Madison Grimm from Second Chance Flight joins…
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Week 705: Oldest Resort at the Northwest Angle
This week we’re talking with the owner of the oldest resort at the Northwest Angle, Alver Leighton. Alver tells us about Oak Island Resort, his pheasant…
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Week 704: New Threats to Hunting and Fishing
This week we learn about some new threats to hunting and fishing here in Minnesota and across the country. Rob Sexton from the Sportsmen’s Alliance joins the…
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Week 703: New Minnesota Fishing Regs & Snow Goose Controversy!
This week we’re trying to understand the new Minnesota fishing regs that were enacted this week. Dan thinks he has it figured out, but tries to get Bret and…
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Week 702: One Special Pheasant Hunt
This week we’re talking about one special pheasant hunt that Bret Amundson and Musky guide Forrest Huset went on a few weeks ago. Forrest shot a pretty crazy…
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Week 701: SnoBear Ice Fishing on Lake of the Woods
This week we’re ice fishing in SnoBears on Lake of the Woods. We hopped in with Justin Ferguson and Ethan Peterson from Cyrus Resort and Cyrus Flag Island…
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Week 700: Fish Exploitation Study in Minnesota
This week we learn about a fish exploitation study in Minnesota. Storm Kettelhut from the MN DNR join the show to tell us about tagging walleyes, crappies…
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Week 699: Ice Fishing & Ice Hockey!
This week we’re talking ice fishing and ice hockey! Nick Anthony from Ballard’s Resort on the Rainy River and Lake of the Woods joins us, so naturally we have…
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Week 698: A Fishing Trip Every Angler Needs To Take
This week we’re talking about a fishing trip every angler needs to take. Captains Jay Withers, Jesse McDowall and Tom Knapp join us to talk about the unreal…
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Week 697: Glacial Lakes SnoBear on Big Windy
This week we’re coming to you in a SnoBear up on Lake Winnipeg. We’re ice fishing with Adam Rinas from Glacial Lakes SnoBear, so he tells us all about SnoBears…
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Week 696: The Fishing and Hunting Abyss
This week we’re in the fishing and hunting abyss. The guys are joined by Paul Johnson from River Bend Resort and Joe Henry and talk about a new ruling…
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Week 695: Perch Stocking Happening at Devils Lake
This week we’re talking about perch stocking happening at Devils Lake. Todd Caspers from North Dakota Game and Fish joins the show to talk about what perch…
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Week 694: Late Season Pheasant Hunting Habitat Management
This week we’re talking late season pheasant hunting and habitat management, Christmas presents for outdoorsmen and women, and some ice fishing history and a…
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Week 693: Ice Fishing Begins as Deer Season Ends
This week we’re talking about ice fishing getting into full swing and how we’re on the back end of the deer hunting season here in Minnesota. Lucas Mertens…
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Week 692: Ups and Downs of Muzzleloader Deer Hunting
This week we’re talking about the muzzleloader deer hunting season and how it’s gone for the guys. Both Bret Amundson and David have been hunting hard this…
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Week 691: So Your Deer Tests Positive For CWD…
This week we’re talking about what happens when your deer tests positive for CWD. Travis Tuthill, the guy behind TUT Outdoors, talks about what happened when…
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Week 690: Dan Small talks Wisconsin Deer Hunting Traditions, Plus Lake of the Woods Fishing and a new trailer sponsor on the show
This week we’re talking deer. We break down some of the Minnesota harvest numbers and legendary outdoor communicator in Wisconsin, Dan Small, joins the show to…
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Week 689: New Stuff from onX Hunt with Ben Brettingen
This week we’re talking about the new things from onX that just dropped with Ben Brettingen. He also talks about the hunting trips he’s taken so far including…
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Week 688: Deer Baiting Controversy in Minnesota
On this week’s podcast, we’re talking about some deer baiting controversy in Minnesota. We’re joined by two MN Conservation Officers to clear up what’s legal…
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Week 687: Hunting Health Tips, Wild Game Nutrition and More with the Doctor
On this week’s show, we’re talking hunting health tips, wild game nutrition, first birds, new hunting dogs and more with Dr Jacob Bermudez and his friend Joe…
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Week 686: Duck Hunting with John Kriesel
On this week’s podcast, we’re duck hunting with John Kriesel. John has such an amazing story, and it reminds us how much bigger life is than duck hunting or…
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Week 685: Crazy Duck Band Found in Minnesota
On this week’s show, we learn about a crazy duck band found in Minnesota by Cooper Kangas of Thief River Falls. He tells us how he got the duck band, what the…
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Week 684: Pheasant Hunting Successes & Scares
On this week’s show, we’re talking pheasant hunting successes and scares with Jared Wiklund from Pheasants Forever. He talks about pheasant numbers across the…
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Week 683: 2025 Minnesota Pheasant Season Primer
On this week’s show, we’re getting primed for the 2025 Minnesota Pheasant Season with avid pheasant hunter Keng Yang. Keng talks about his plans for opening…
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Week 682: Fish Statue Drama, Muskies, Waterfowl, and More!
On this week’s show, we’re bouncing all over the continent covering a bunch of different topics! Bret and Dan are in Saskatchewan and talk about their first…
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Week 681: Hanging Out With Hunting and Fishing Professionals
On this week’s show, we’re hanging out with hunting and fishing professionals at the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers annual conference. Trent Marsh…
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Week 680: Moose Hunting, Gold Mining, and Alaska with Cory Loeffler
On this week’s show, we’re talking moose hunting, gold mining, and Alaska with Cory Loeffler. He checks in from his home in Alaska and tells us about what cool…
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Week 679: Drake Herd on Frustrations with the National Walleye Tour
On this week’s show, Drake Herd joins the show and talks about some frustrations with the National Walleye Tour, including the shocking way his 2025 walleye…