2016

S1.E1 ∙ The Opener

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

The Opener - The Minnesota Fishing Opener with Nisswa Guides League Hank Ebert. As May approaches in Minnesota, we'll show you what the fishing opener is all about. Plus we'll spend some time on the water with a Minnesota guiding legend who has seen it all, in his own very special way.

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S1.E2 ∙ Minnesota Fishing Museum

Sat, Jul 09, 2016

We pay homage to our treasured outdoor history and see firsthand how the past has affected our present and set the stage for a bright future. And we take a close look at Cayuna Recreational Area, a beautiful wilderness gem in central Minnesota.

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S1.E3 ∙ Search for a World Record

Sat, Jul 16, 2016

We're at Tazin Lake Lodge in Northern Saskatchewan, just a few miles south of the Northwest Territories looking for trophy Lake Trout. This lake has never been commercially fished and as a result, it holds world record lake trout and we're here to find one.

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S1.E4 ∙ Blind Veterans Turkey Hunt

Sat, Jul 23, 2016

We travel to western Indiana for a very special turkey hunt with a group of American heroes who give a whole new meaning to blind ambition. With the help of technology and sighted partner, the group of blind veterans completes a successful turkey hunt.

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S1.E5 ∙ High School Trap Shooting

Sat, Jul 30, 2016

On Northland Outdoors we learn about the fastest growing high school sport in Minnesota and you might be surprised what it is. Then we travel to Wisconsin to see some of the Northland's most finely tuned athletes in action at the North American Hunting Retriever Association field competition.

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S1.E6 ∙ Dove Hunting in Minnesota

Fri, Aug 05, 2016

Today on Northland Outdoors, it's one of the newest bird hunting opportunities in Minnesota. We give a couple of shotgun specialists their first shots at the mourning dove. And we travel to Western Wisconsin to a camp for kids with a worthy mission.

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S1.E7 ∙ Youth Turkey Hunt

Sat, Oct 22, 2016

Springtime in the Northland means a chance to get back outside and take part in outdoor activities. But there are many young people who don't get the opportunity to experience the outdoors. A youth turkey hunt in Minnesota's Ottertail County is looking to change that.

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S1.E8 ∙ Sled Dog Trout Fishing

Sat, Aug 13, 2016

There is little more glorious than the beauty of a Northland winter. For many around the legendary north woods town of Ely, Minnesota, there's no better way to experience this beauty than by using sled dog teams to access Minnesota's boundary waters for trout ice fishing.

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S1.E9 ∙ South Dakota Trapping Tradition

Sat, Aug 20, 2016

On Northland Outdoors, trapper John Almquist carries on a lifelong tradition walking a trapline on the frozen prairie of northeast South Dakota. And a small-town Minnesota brewery partners with Pheasants Forever to preserve pheasant habitat.

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S1.E10 ∙ The Return of the Prairie Chicken

Sat, Aug 27, 2016

The wide open flat lands of western Minnesota make up some of the most fertile farmland in North America. We'll examine the plight of the prairie chicken and then head to the North Shore of Lake Superior to witness an annual migration like few others.

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S1.E11 ∙ Minnesota Wild Rice

Sat, Sep 03, 2016

The history of Minnesota Wild Rice, from native American harvesting by hand to commercial harvesting today. A local Pheasants Forever chapter in western Wisconsin puts on an annual hunt for disabled individuals and a look at the curious albino deer of Minnesota's Father Hennepin State Park.

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S1.E12 ∙ South Dakota Spring Snow

Sat, Sep 10, 2016

Tens of thousands of snow geese make their annual migration north to their spring tundra nesting grounds and hunters from all over the Midwest gather to meet them. And the fat-tire bike phenomenon, is the newest wintertime rage in Cayuna State Park.

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S1.E13 ∙ Lake Winnipeg Ice Greenbacks

Sat, Sep 17, 2016

What happens when you take some of the best walleye anglers from two different countries and put them on the ice together for a weekend? It's the annual Lake Winnipeg Ice Fishing Excursion, a battle between a walleyes club out of Fargo, North Dakota and the Manitoba Walleye Club.

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S1.E14 ∙ Lake Winnebago Sturgeon Spearing

Sat, Sep 24, 2016

In the Northland, winters can be long, cold and sometimes a little boring. So over the years those who love the outdoors have come up with some unique ways to not only break the winter doldrums, but also pay homage to the lifestyle we love.

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S1.E15 ∙ Tazin Lake Pike

Sat, Oct 01, 2016

There are few fish more explosive, adrenaline-pumping and just plain mean as a trophy Northern Pike. Today, the Northland Outdoors crew travels to Tazin Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada for one of the most exciting angling adventures you can find.

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S1.E16 ∙ Rainy River Spring Walleye and Sturgeon

Sat, Oct 08, 2016

When the first signs of spring begin to show, even the most avid snow lovers can't help but get a little excited. Nowhere is that more evident than Baudette, Minnesota, where the first sign of open water on the Rainy River signals an annual angler stampede.

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S1.E17 ∙ Maple Syrup and Mushrooms

Sat, Oct 15, 2016

Springtime in the Northland, it's a fresh start for man and nature. And for many, it's a time to reconnect with the outdoors. Bob Slaybaugh shows us the old way of making maple syrup and Jamie Dietman gathers Minnesota's state mushroom, the morel.

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S1.E18 ∙ Fishing for a Good Cause

Sat, Oct 22, 2016

Tournament anglers aren't known for using kids barbie or snoopy rods to win tournaments, but they will for the right cause. A cancer fundraiser where competitors use youth fishing rods and Minnesota Father-Son carvers carry on an age-old folk art tradition.

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