Podcasts & Radio Shows from Dakota Edge Outdoors

Nick previews the weekend conditions, and reminds you not to get lost in all the great fishing, with the ND firearms deer application period closing on 6/4.  Remember you have a buy-a-point option too! 

Nick previews the Minnesota Muskie Opener on June 7 with previous MN C&R muskie record holder and lakes country guide, Andrew Slette.  Clear waters, cooler conditions and other factors are at play for a "blast from the past" muskie season in the region. 

Nick shares his tips for these post-frontal days, where everything has changed.  Adjusting to water levels, clarity, temperature and conditions means catching more fish, even if things are a bit more challenging! 

Nick previews the unofficial start to summer and improving conditions for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, and gets boat ramp and safety reminders from friend of the show, Doug Leier. 

Nick catches up with Nick Kludt of the MN DNR to talk lake sturgeon and their continuing recovery in the Red River basin, with fish up to 75 inches beginning to show up in surveys and natural reproduction efforts occurring each spring!  Exciting improvements on Highway 10 and the Ottertail River this year will expand these fishes' reach into their native upriver spawning grounds! 

Nick interviews North Dakota Wildlife Federation Executive Director John Bradley on efforts to establish the Maah Daah Hey National Monument, preserving 120,000+ acres of habitat and hunting in North Dakota, and gets a preview of the upcoming legislative session in the state. 

Nick previews a good weekend for first ice excursions and talks with Scheels Fishing Shop Manager Phillip Messner on what technology is moving out of the store and onto the ice with anglers this season. 

Nick previews the weekend and catches up with avid muskie angler (and brother) Ben Simonson on what muskie maniacs will be looking for under the tree this holiday. 

Nick interviews David Stockdill, Regional Representative for ND and MN with the Mule Deer Foundation, for updates on North Dakota's muleys and the organization's recent projects. 

Nick shares previews the final weekend of deer season and shares his thoughts and tips for closing it out with success. 

Nick chats with Kip Adams, Chief Conservation Officer of the National Deer Association, to get a view on the state of deer hunting throughout America. 

Nick connects with Barnes County Wildlife's Trevar Hansen for details on the organization's Big Buck Show. 

Nick checks in for herd update with NDG&F Big Game Biologist Ben Matykiewicz in this week's installment of Our Outdoors Radio. 

Nick talks with PF Director of Development Jake Hanson about the new Public Access to Habitat (PATH) program started by PF, onX and the SD GFP. 

Nick previews the weekend for state CTL at the Shooting Park in Horace, ND.

Nick chats with vegetarian-turned-hunter and National Deer Association Field to Fork coordinator Elizabeth Kligge.  See more on the NDA Field to Fork program at: For PA: huntdeerPA.com For all other states: deerassociation.com/field-to-fork/

Nick chats with Perry Kapaun and previews the conditions for the upcoming Barnes County Wildlife walleye tournament on Lake Ashtabula. 

Nick catches up with long-time head of the Barnes County Wildlife Federation, Perry Kapaun, for some insight on a busy spring for the organization and more on the legacy its members have left in the area. 

Casey Anderson breaks down some pretty impressive success numbers for those lucky enough to hunt the "big three" in ND last fall, including a 100% harvest of available big horn sheep.  Nick previews a windy spring weekend from the Ides of March to St. Patrick's Day. 

Nick checks on some familiar signs of spring and takes a stab at the timing of upcoming fish runs as the season arrives a bit early across the region. 

Nick checks in with Ben Holen, ANS Coordinator for the NDG&F regarding openings for watercraft inspectors this spring and summer and previews what looks to be a nice first openwater weekend across the region. 

Nick catches up with Jeff Long, NASP State Coordinator, for info on the upcoming state tournament, and the amazing growth of this program in half of ND's schools and more than 16,000 participants statewide!

NDG&F Outreach Biologist advises anglers to make an early exit with their permanent shacks ahead of the removal deadline on Mar. 15. 

There is a lot going on for the North Dakota Wildlife Federation in March and April.  Western ND Conservation Coordinator Cara Greger breaks down all the conservation presentations and fun events the organization has set for the start of spring! 

NDG&F Upland Game Biologist RJ Gross drops the details on more than 1,000 extra turkey tags hanging out there for hunters this spring. 

Friend of the show Tanner Bruse, MN PF State Coordinator stops by to give a preview of Pheasant Fest and all the great conservation efforts Pheasants Forever has on the table for operators and landowners looking to add wild acres to their landscape. 

Guest Mike Biewer of Delta Waterfowl gives us a preview of the upcoming banquet in Valley City, ND and the great things the organization is doing for habitat and the future of hunting. 

Missouri River Fisheries Supervisor Russell Kinzler of the NDG&F Dept. shares an update on what anglers can expect this season on the Missouri River, from Lake Oahe on up to Sakakawea. 

Nick shares the forecast for mid-winter ice fishing and some quick tips for success in this installment of the Weekender's Edge. 

Nick shares his favorite places to find spring largemouth bass...in Our Outdoors. 

Nick previews the Memorial Day weekend fishing conditions and checks in with Warden Corey Erck of the NDG&F on relicensing boats and the importance of PFDs.

Nick checks in with do-it-all angler and ND outdoor businessman Todd Rettig, owner of Grandpa Don's Seasonings (grandpadonsseasonings.com) and gets a taste out of what goes into the new North Dakota-based fish breading from his company! 

Nick previews the weekend of 5.19-21 and keeps it simple with Ben Holen, ANS Coordinator for the NDG&F, talking CLEAN, DRAIN, DRY!

Jesse Kolar shares the result of ND's summer surveys for sharpies and huns, and previews the fall hunting season in Our Outdoors. 

Casey Anderson, NDG&F Wildlife Division Chief previews the hunting opportunities for western ND mule deer...in Our Outdoors. 

NDG&F Big Game Biologist previews the archery hunting opportunities for deer in southeastern North Dakota in this installment of Our Outdoors. 

Find those big holdover browns and rainbows in ND's prairie gems with tips from Our Outdoors host Nick Simonson.

Nick chats with longtime Barnes County Wildlife President Perry Kapaun about the evolution of the outdoors during his thirty-year tenure. 

Nick catches up with fellow outdoors communicator Doug Leier, to discuss highpoints in his nearly 30-year career as warden, writer, radio personality and outreach biologist for the NDG&F and...in our outdoors. 

Casey Anderson, NDG&F Wildlife Division Chief, explains the reopening of two new pronghorn units for the fall 2022 hunting season. 

Nick chats with brother Ben Simonson, area muskie expert, on where opportunities sit for the summer of 2022...in our outdoors. 

Nick checks in with Upland Game Supervisor Jesse Kolar for a grouse update. 

Nick highlights the heat and awesome shooting after attending the three-day ND CTL State High School Trap Tourney in Horace, N.D. 

Nick gets the scoop ahead of a topsy-turvy weather weekend on the water with Pioneer Bait's Themla Trecker in this installment of the Weekender's Edge

Nick previews a decent Memorial Day weekend with good fishing opportunities after a tough run of weather and checks in with Game Warden Supervisor Mark Pollert on life jacket safety this time of year. 

Conservation Programs Biologist Robert Ford with Ducks Unlimited breaks down the current situation in the prairie pothole region and how a recharge of our wetlands this spring is good for breeding ducks...in Our Outdoors.

Ben Holen breaks down why CLEAN-DRAIN-DRY is the most effective way to prevent the spread of ANS.  

Capt. Brad Durick of redrivercatfish.com checks in with an update on the Red River in the Grand Forks area and what this spring's recharge means for some great catfishing down the road...in Our Outdoors. 

Fisheries Biologist Dylan Gravenhof of the SD Game, Fish & Parks Dept. previews the status of Lakes Sharpe and Oahe in South Dakota. 

NDG&F R3 Coordinator Cayla Bendel provides details on exciting multispecies challenges hosted by the agency and opportunities hitting the water this week in North Dakota. 

Nick gets the scoop on routes being run surveying those active spring rooster pheasants with Upland Game Biologist RJ Gross in this installment of The Weekender's Edge.