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Before 2025
- Collision on Iowa’s Black Hawk Lake Sunday sends two teens to the hospitalA collision between a personal watercraft and a pontoon Sunday afternoon at Iowa's Black Hawk Lake sent two Harlan teenagers to the hospital. The post Collision...
- Outdoor Insights: A few thoughts after a day on the water using forward-facing sonarPeople who know more about sport-angling than me believe forward-facing sonar fish-finders have changed the game. They’re asking whether fisheries can withsta...
- Kirke Woods Wildlife Area is central Iowa’s newest public wildernessKirke Woods Wildlife Area, north of Bevington, Iowa, in northeast Madison County, is a new 240-acre mix of oak and hickory timber, and maple and cottonwood bott...
- Iowa’s Scholastic Clay Target Program hosts state’s largest youth trap shooting championshipAthletes from 123 teams across Iowa converged on the Iowa State Trapshooting Homegrounds north of Cedar Falls June 6-11 for the 2023 Scholastic Clay Target Prog...
- Angling tech topic: What does live sonar mean for fisheries?The murmurs have been building for several years among guides and seasoned anglers who have observed a rapid acceleration in the technological arms race of spor...
- Late honesty leads to relaxed penalties in Wisconsin deer tagging caseA non-hunting father-in-law avoided the truth as long as possible in trying to protect his son-in-law, but in the end the truth revealed that both men engaged i...
- MN Daily Update: Crossbows for all ages starting this fallStarting this fall, all hunters will be allowed to use crossbows to take deer during the archery season, which runs from Saturday, Sept. 16 to the end of Decemb...
- WI Daily Update: Public comment wanted on state’s trail network planThe Wisconsin DNR, at the request of the Legislative Trails Caucus, is seeking public comment on a draft update to the state’s trail network plan. Here’s ho...
- Commentary: Environmental education deserves more support from Minnesota leadersThe recognized first formal outdoor education was initiated by author and war hero Lord Robert Baden-Powell in 1907 in Great Britain. The lordship recruited 20 ...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: New deer farm regs good, but not good enoughReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 16, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: New deer farm...
- Bison calves born at Minnesota’s Minneopa, Blue Mounds state parksAs of late May, about 10 bison calves had joined the 30-member herd at Minneopa State Park. The Blue Mounds State Park herd had grown by about 20 calves. By the...
- Legislative-Citizens Commission on Minnesota Resources selects 101 proposals to review for next roundThe 2023 Minnesota legislative session has concluded, but legislators already are looking ahead. The Legislative-Citizens Commission on Minnesota Resources met ...
- Steve Carney: Crappies not following usual script in 2023What an odd spring it’s been. I’m not sure how successful the crappie spawn was, because I didn’t see much evidence on numerous lakes recently. The cool-b...
- Beyond Minnesota: Wolverine spotted in California for second time in past 100 yearsA wolverine was spotted three times last month in the eastern Sierra Nevada, a rare occurrence for an animal that’s only been seen one other time in Californi...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: 12-year-old talked to about shooting goslingsField reports from Minnesota DNR conservation officers published in the June 16, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: 12-...