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MEA weekend is a special time of the year. Many a father/son(daughter) combo head for the woods or ponds to bring home the “bacon” in the form of grouse or duck. Larry, a friend of mine who died way too young, knew that I had never taken up hunting, but he wanted my son and myself to experience a weekend of grouse hunting, up north at “the shack”. He invited our friend Ron and his son Matt, my son’s best friend, to join him and his son Danny. So there were three dads and three sons along with a black lab, “Bear”. We formed two teams and I was the “bird dog” on the dads team. Bear went with the boys.

The first day we brought back 17 grouse and Larry fixed a meal of grouse with wild rice and cream of mushroom soup in the giant iron skillet that hung from a nail in “the shack”. It was one of the most memorable feasts of my life. I trust that you are doing something special with your family this weekend. If you want to see examples of other hunting experiences go to theoutdoorreport.com

“Live From Here” this week is a live show from The Fitzgerald Theatre in downtown St. Paul.  Chris Thile will introduce you to “The War and Treaty”, a couple of very talented singers.  Check out their video online.  Other guests include, singer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane, comedian Negin Farsad and Aoife O’Donovan is back to join Chris in a couple of duets.  Enjoy the show on your radio or you can watch it live by streaming on your smart phone or smart TV.  Follow the directions on livefromhere.org

“Do all you can, with what you have, in the time that you have, in the place where you are”. Okasi Johnson, 14 old aids patient in South Africa.