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- Meet the top dogs from Minnesota’s 2025 Game FairThe 44th annual Game Fair, held over two weekends (Aug. 8-10 and Aug. 15-17 in Ramsey) saw thousands of dogs enter the front gate and walk the grounds of Game F...
- Steve Carney: Expanded-use drop shots, and a waterfowl shot from North DakotaThe drop-shot rig has been a mainstay for bass anglers for many years, and now we are finding out that walleyes and crappies love the rig as well. It has taken ...
- For Minnesota’s Lake Alice, a drawdown gone awryThe DNR reported Aug. 12 that Lake Alice, located in William O’Brien State Park, experienced a near total water level drawdown due to a mechanical issue with ...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: State Fair gets underway on ThursdayThe 2025 Minnesota State Fair began Aug. 21 and continues through Labor Day, Sept. 1, with great weather in the forecast. The DNR Building will offer a host of ...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Kudos to online Outdoor NewsReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 22, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Kudos to onl...
- Smoky conditions delay surveys, but the show goes on for Minnesota conservation officer pilotsAs smoke from Canadian wildfires has blanketed Minnesota multiple times this summer, it has affected some of the work of DNR Enforcement conservation officer pi...
- Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Downsizing for the dog daysEvery spring, baitfish make their annual migration to the shallows to spawn. Through the early summer, the fish fry grow into minnows, and eventually they’re ...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on Aug. 20, 2025Fishing patterns are pretty much the same as last week. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report on Aug. 20, 2025. The post Minnesota’s statewide fishi...
- MN Daily Update: A good year coming up for wild rice harvest?There’s an upbeat outlook this year for Minnesota’s state grain — wild rice. Listen here for the details. The post MN Daily Update: A good year coming up ...
- High-volume, low-regulation, big fun… we’re talking pigeon huntingThey offer high-volume shooting. They decoy like champs. They’re naturally sporting winged acrobats. They’re incredibly abundant and, in the right hands, de...
- WI Daily Update: Help with Operation Deer Watch and the Game Bird SurveyThe Wisconsin DNR wants you to become a community scientist by surveying wildlife this August and September. Listen here for the details. The post WI Daily Upda...
- Commentary: It’s time to make catch-and-release bass fishing statewide in New YorkI recently came across an old YouTube video posted July 12, 2009, that records my interview of Dean Meckes, of Clayton, describing how he won the New York State...
- Profiling the latest in the ATV marketplaceThere’s a trend toward personalization among buyers of off-road vehicles, especially for those who are purchasing high-end UTVs. Many are looking for special ...
- Kaskaskia River Delta Waterfowl Chapter in Illinois sets fundraising recordThe Kaskaskia River Delta Waterfowl Chapter in Illinois celebrated a milestone achievement at its 2025 annual banquet by raising a record-breaking $51,250 in ne...
- A look at ever-changing record fish being caught in IllinoisMany things have changed over the last 100 years regarding fishing in Illinois. Thanks to 75 years of the Federal Aid in Sportfish Restoration Program and the w...