An annual friend's trip to Lake of the Woods and tracking spiny waterfleas.
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The Arrowhead Ultra 135 winter race and Project Get Outdoors.
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A Minnesota DNR crappie barotrauma study and problems with dumping baitfish.
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Advocating for fishing in Minnesota and doctors prescribing outdoor therapy.
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A precision rifle competition and converting wind energy into green ammonia.
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The Arrowhead Ultra 135 winter race and Project Get Outdoors.
StreamA Minnesota DNR crappie barotrauma study and problems with dumping baitfish.
StreamAdvocating for fishing in Minnesota and doctors prescribing outdoor therapy.
StreamA precision rifle competition and converting wind energy into green ammonia.
StreamAbout Prairie Sportsman
Prairie Sportsman is an Emmy awarded Pioneer PBS series that celebrates our love of the outdoors to hunt, fish and recreate provided by Minnesota’s vast resources of lakes, rivers, trails and grasslands. Hosted by Bret Amundson, the show takes viewers on outdoor adventures around the state and explores ways we can protect and restore our natural resources.
Stations Carrying Prairie Sportsman
Minnesota Stations
- Pioneer PBS
- TPT Life
- KSMQ
- Lakeland PBS
- PBS North
- Prairie Public (via MN Channel)
- North Dakota - Prairie Public (via MN Channel)
- South Dakota Public Broadcasting
- Iowa PBS
- Wyoming PBS
Wisconsin Stations
- PBS Wisconsin
Illinois Stations
- WQPT
Michigan Stations
- WKAR
- WNMU
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Prairie Sportsman crew:
Cindy Dorn,
Producer/Writer
Bret Amundson,
Host/Assistant Producer
Dan Amundson,
Videographer/Editor
Prairie Sportsman has been nominated for multiple Upper Midwest Emmy® awards:
Deep Crappie Research
Upper Midwest Emmy® Awarded Segments
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Conflicting Canines
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Living with Wolves
Pioneer PBS
Bret Amundson 2020 UPPER MIDWEST EMMY® AWARDS NOMINEE | Prairie Sportsman
In 2024, Prairie Sportsman was nominated for five stories: Fighting Forever Chemicals, Connecting Kids to Nature, Deep Crappie Research, Weed Terminator, Healing Purple Hearts. Deep Crappie Research took home an award in the "Environment/Science - Short or Long Form" category.
In 2023, Rock Snot Invasion, featuring golden-brown goo mats in North Shore streams, was nominated in the "Environment/Science Short or Long Form Content" category, while Bret Amundson was nominated in the "Program Host/Moderator" category.
In 2022, Conflicting Canines, a documentary about fox migration to urban areas to escape coyotes, won in the "Public Affairs Program" category. Other nominated stories include: Save the Turtles, An Unusual Canvas, Little Ones Learning Outdoors, Mike's Mussels, Raptor Rescue, Legacy of the Lakes, Woodland Bounty,andOne of a Kind
In 2021, the nominated stories were: Insect Cuisine, Ginger's (Conservation) Legacy, An Inspirational Hike, Get the Lead Out, Kettle River Rafting, Vets Hunt and Ag-based Solar Cells, Tapping the Sugar Bushand Quality Bluegills.
In 2020, an Emmy was awarded to Living With Wolves, a story about Dave Mech, a wolf researcher, and Bret Amundson in the "Program Host/Moderator" category. Other nominated stories included Carrol’s Wild Life, Driftless, The Sled Dog Capital, Exploring Red LakeVets Hunt, Ag-based Solar Cellsand Producer/Writer Cindy Dorn was nominated in the Writer - Program (Non-News) category.
In 2019, Prairie Sportsman won its first Emmy for Pollinator Friendly Solar, a documentary about a 1200-acre North Star Solar Array planted with native grasses. Other nominated stories included Pollinator Friendly Solar, TUNE Camp, Raptors Bald and Golden, Beattys at Beargrease and Twisted Sisters. Producer/ Writer Cindy Dorn, was also nominated in the Writer - Program (Non-News) category.
In 2018, Prairie Sportsman received its first nominations and Bret Amundson was nominated in the "Program Host/Moderator" category. Great Gray Adventure was also nominated which features the Sax-Zim Bog, which is a story about the Arctic Riviera in northeast Minnesota where hundreds of birds, including the great gray owl, winter and feast on voles.
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Additional funding provided by Shalom Hill Farm, West Central Initiative, and members of Pioneer PBS.