Season 11

Prairie Sportsman celebrates our love of the outdoors — to hunt, fish and recreate amid Minnesota’s vast resources of lakes, rivers, trails and grasslands. The weekly half-hour show, hosted by Bret Amundson, takes viewers around the state.

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Prairie Sportsman

Driftless

Explore the Driftless Area's topography, caves, wildlife and recreational opportunities.

Driftless

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Prairie Sportsman

Shooting Without Shells

Wildlife photographer Steve Oehlenschlager coming up on Prairie Sportsman.

Shooting Without Shells

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Prairie Sportsman

Carrol's Wild Life

Carrol Henderson's longtime career restoring endangered species and deer antler scoring.

Carrol's Wild Life

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Prairie Sportsman

Paddles and Kernza

DNR I Can Paddle! program and kernza, an eco-friendly perennial wheatgrass.

Paddles and Kernza

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Prairie Sportsman

Dogs and Mushers

Bret adventures out with Underdog Sled Dogs and is at the WolfTrack Classic Sled Dog Race.

Dogs and Mushers

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Prairie Sportsman

Centered on Wolves

Wolf expert Dave Mech, International Wolf Center and snowmobiling in the northeast.

Centered on Wolves

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Prairie Sportsman

Fishing the Gunflint

Ice fishing on the Gunflint with Dawn Walrath and testing private wells.

Fishing the Gunflint

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Prairie Sportsman

Exploring Red Lake

Red Lake Nation trout fishing, double decker fish house, Lost 40 SNA.

Exploring Red Lake

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Prairie Sportsman

Cast and Blast Southern Style

Travel to southern Minnesota to angle for walleyes and hunt pheasants.

Cast and Blast Southern Style

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Prairie Sportsman

Pheasants and Bison in the Heartland

Two veterans hunts and a bison grazing study.

Pheasants and Bison in the Heartland

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Prairie Sportsman

Paddling and Peregrines

Paddling the MN River, peregrine falcon revival in the upper midwest and a living fence.

Paddling and Peregrines

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Prairie Sportsman

Cast and Blast Up North

Lake of the Woods walleye fishing and waterfowl hunting, nontoxic vs. copper lead shooting

Cast and Blast Up North

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Prairie Sportsman

Birds of the Prairie

A sharptail hunt and conservation efforts and a tribute to “Mr. Grouse” John Toepfer.

Birds of the Prairie