This week's episode we talk about some animals and how they survive winter. We discuss habits of turkey, deer, crows, coyotes, racoons, and pheasant. In the news this week we have Minnesota DNR granting permission for mining exploration near the Boundary Waters, spearfishing for walleye in the spring in Michigan, Ohio deer numbers, and much more. Email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks for listening!!!

This episode was recorded in Pat's truck on the way to a hunt. We talked CWD and some new thoughts on that, ice fishing, walleye limits in Minnesota, elk hunting in Wisconsin, and so much more. Enjoy the last episode of the year and Happy New Year. Email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com.

To start this episode off, Bill reviews his latest trip to Australia and New Zealand. After we have a couple more stories of an unlucky fall that include musky fishing and goose hunting. We also talk about connecting and reconnecting with buddies who also love the outdoors. To finish up the episode we have a quick holiday gift guide.

This week we bring 2 different stories that shows the November highs and lows you can have. Whether you were lucky early on or have to stick with it and try harder, this episode is for you. In the news we have baiting in Minnesota, huge deer numbers in Michigan, one missing hunting season in Indiana, huge population increase in Wisconsin. Any comments or questions email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks for listening!!!

This episode we address, and trash talk the latest trouble with the crossbow world. We also do a debrief on Pat's elk trip. We discuss the 50th anniversary of the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and our theories on what happened. We do a but of deer hunting talk as well. Any comments or questions email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks for listening!!!

Pat and Dan head out west to Colorado in search of their first elk. This is a day-by-day episode talking everything from challenges of elevation to extreme weather after a tough day. There are several lessons to be learned from these two, especially if you will be going for the first time. Any comments or questions email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks for listening!!!

This week Bill and I discuss several different topics with the main one being fall food. We talk about transitioning from summer food like hotdogs and burgers, to fall food like chili and meatloaf. We start and end the episode with a couple spooky stories that may seem familiar to you. Any comments or questions email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks for listening!!!

We decided last minute to do a day by day podcast for our little trip to Galena Illinois. We talk about how to bring kids out of town and what we did in the Galena area. Any comments or questions email us at themidwestfrontier@gmail.com and thanks for listening!!!