Hunting News
Before 2025
- Walleye netting season starts for Iowa DNR fish hatcheriesCrews with the Iowa DNR Fisheries Bureau will set gillnets at night in traditional areas looking for walleyes that are ready to spawn. This time of year, h...
- New veterans hunting, fishing licenses available in IowaThe new Armed Forces Hunting and Fishing licenses are now available to residents of Iowa who served in the armed forces of the United States on federal active d...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: If crossbows are allowed for all during archery season, firearms hunters will noticeReader-submitted letters to the editor from the April 14, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: If crossbows are all...
- Streams of thought: Dave Pauly a deserving recipient of Outdoor News’ Person of the Year honorWhile Dave told me multiple times that receiving the award is a great honor, I look at it a bit differently. To me, the honor is being able to A) select an outs...
- Commentary: Investing in nature is popular and sound in MinnesotaWe cannot meet our emissions reductions targets if we do not protect our lands, waters, and wildlife habitat, which benefit us in so many ways. The post Comment...
- Inspired by sharptails: Dave Pauly is the 2023 Minnesota Outdoor News Person of the YearDave Pauly’s dedication to sharptails – “firebirds,” he affectionately calls them – hasn’t diminished in the nine years since his DNR retirement. In...
- Minnesota Supreme Court rules in favor of public access to lakesThe Minnesota Supreme Court reversed a decision of the Itasca County District Court and the Minnesota Court of Appeals on March 29, favoring public accesses in ...
- Tips to get on April crappies before the spawnThere have been several reports recently that claim the crappie fishing in many lakes and reservoirs is red-hot. So if you like crappie fishing, things are star...
- New switchgrass market may make more habitat for wildlifeBruce Trumbower gazes at the 50 acres of switchgrass planted on his farm and sees a wildlife oasis. The Luzerne County farmer has been actively involved in bala...
- Trout ‘keepers’ to hit streams this Saturday for Minnesota’s openerThe traditional “meat” stream-trout opener is set for April 15 across Minnesota, with stream flows and weather conditions in the heavily fished southeast sh...
- Michigan’s 2022 bear season exceeded DNR’s desired harvest with growing populationThe number of black bears registered by hunters in Michigan continued to climb during the 2022 seasons, according to preliminary figures from the DNR, even thou...
- Borrowed rifle put to good use on 200-inch buck in OhioIn a nod to the increasing popularity of straight-walled cartridges for rifles in Ohio deer hunting, Andrew Mitchem put one to good use this past December. On D...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: Springtime means temporary road, trail closuresA look at outdoor-related news items published in the April 14, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Mixed Bag: Springtime means temporary...
- Optimistic outlook for Minnesota’s spring wild turkey huntDespite the difficult and unpredictable winter, turkey biologists still expect a strong 2023 wild turkey-hunting season. Clayton Lenk, district biologist for th...
- Minnesota Legacy bills pass state House, Senate committeesThe bill includes the spending recommendations of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council – the Outdoor Heritage Fund, which is one of four funds created by...