Minnesota Bound

Meet the folks who beat the winter chill. An artist and his wife carve amazing fish decoys...in their basement. A couple of students take a break from the books to pull fish through the ice. And Laura Schara shows you what it takes to get started Snowshoeing.

Ron Schara escapes winter with a fishing trip to Mazatlan Mexico. Largemouth bass and marlin await him in the warm Mexican sun. Bill Sherck braves the cold with a new winter fishing tradition.

How do you ward off the winter blues? Well, by making the most of the frozen landscape. Pull an ice house all-nighter while reelin' in lunkers with Travis Frank, tame the power of the wind for some kite boarding with Laura Schara, and learn the secrets of panfish with Gary Roach.

Patience is the name of the game in fishing and creating. Larry Donahe knows the term well as he crafts his own bamboo fishing rods. Also, join Ron Schara on his classic bass fishing trip to Cuba.

The Minnesota Spin Doctor loves trout fishing and he also loves crafting his very own spinnerbaits. Looking for a fun spring activity? Minnesota's Jay Cooke State Park tells visitors to "expect the unexpected." Tune into the hidden lives of Loons with the MN Bound Loon Cam.

Grammy Award winning artists "The Okee Dokee Brothers" take a group of kids on a river trip down the mighty Mississippi for a special concert. Travis Frank introduces you to a man who truly lives the phrase "field to table". And learn to cook what you catch with "Wild in the Kitchen".

We explore a few passionate, hardworking outdoor companies who take just as much care of their communities and the products they make.

Explore the vast Canadian wilderness at Eagle Lake Island Lodge and the day-to-day roles of those that call it home. Also, we'll check out a tree farm that distributes 5 million trees a month.

Head to Gilbert, MN for the Scubapalooza event where the great outdoors look even more magical underwater. Life moves at a different pace up at the Northwest Angle - we spend a day in the life of the locals. Laura Schara shares a delicious recipe for coconut curry walleye soup.

We take a trip to Watsons Dove Camp to hunt the ever expanding dove population. Next, the DNR have a new plan for habitat restoration, and their teaming up with...goats?. Urban kids generally don't get a chance to see where their food comes from. Well, now they do at the City Kid Farm.

In this episode we visit four different deer camps, each with their own unique tradition gearing up for the hunt.

Tune in to the hunt of a lifetime for two special youngsters hunting the Wyoming wilderness for bull elk.

Ron Schara journeys to a pass that's rich in duck hunting tradition and home to a very unique hunting landscape. We showcase a family who found a niche in the ice fishing world and business is booming. Who says you need to quit biking in the wintertime? These Minnesota cyclers are blazing trails through the frozen forest.