Prairie Sportsman
Rainy River Sturgeon
Preview: Season 17 Episode 1 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Kevin Hinrichs of the Royal Dutchman Resort battles monster sturgeon. Then, DNR studies the fish.
Host Bret Amundson joins Kevin Hinrichs of the Royal Dutchman Resort to battle monster sturgeon on the Rainy River and researchers work to better understand the range and population of this unique prehistoric fish.
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Prairie Sportsman
Rainy River Sturgeon
Preview: Season 17 Episode 1 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Host Bret Amundson joins Kevin Hinrichs of the Royal Dutchman Resort to battle monster sturgeon on the Rainy River and researchers work to better understand the range and population of this unique prehistoric fish.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- [Bret] Coming up on an all new “Prairie Sportsman" Kevin Hinrichs of the Royal Dutchman Resort welcomes us aboard The Dutchman's Warship - [Kevin] Im gonna sit here until I think its confidently a decent sturge bite.
- [Bret] To do battle with monster sturgeon of the Rainy River.
- [Kevin] Yeah, you got a good 'un.
- [Kevin] Yeah!
- [Dan] Nice!
- [Bret] Then we join researchers as they work to track the population of these unique prehistoric fish.
- That's a fish.
- For sure.
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Clip: S17 Ep1 | 12m 18s | Minnesota DNR Fisheries Specialist Tanner Carlson & Fisheries Technician Grant Becker tag sturgeon. (12m 18s)
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Clip: S17 Ep1 | 13m 33s | Kevin Hinrichs shares his passion for sturgeon. (13m 33s)
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