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- Time for a new turkey gun? Here’s what to considerAn avid hunter friend was among the first to tag a gobbler when spring hunts began in central Wisconsin nearly four decades ago. Back then, the conventional wis...
- Christine Thomas: My Airedale, Major, meets ‘the rats’: Part 1“I am headed over to the Oh Rats Training Center in Sheboygan Falls on Dec. 30 for barn hunt training,” my friend, Sue Zimmer, shared on a winter solstice c...
- Minnesota DNR seeks $98 million to preserve, enhance assetsThe Minnesota DNR is seeking a slice of the state’s capital budget to the tune of $98 million total in 2025 to go toward various projects. The focus of this y...
- Streams of Thought: Details on a Minnesota bill for bird groupsAs a longtime member and volunteer for Ducks Unlimited and a member of other bird-focused conservation organizations, I noted last week that a few of these grou...
- WI Daily Update: Do big pike moving through shut off a crappie bite?Crappie anglers often wonder, does it shut off the bite when a big northern pike moves into an area? Tim Lesmeister has an answer from information gathered by u...
- Gretchen Steele: Southern Illinois offers plenty of winter spectacleSouthern Illinois is an outdoor lover’s paradise, no matter the time of year – even in winter. When the temperatures drop and the crowds thin, the region tr...
- Dan Ladd: Much to learn at a New York State Safe Boating CourseEffective this year, New York residents who operate a motorized boat in New York State are required to take a safe boating course and earn a safe boating certif...
- Volunteers, supporters gather for Pheasants Forever Minnesota conventionCelebrating past successes while looking to the future were the main themes during the recent Minnesota Pheasants Forever convention of chapter leaders, volunte...
- Rice Lake brings pleasure to anglers in the Paynesville area of MinnesotaIn and around the central part of the state, it’s no secret that Rice Lake near Paynesville is one of the most productive and popular fishing lakes in Stearns...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the Feb. 7, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoor Calendar...
- Backyard and Beyond: Hunting through the winterOn a winter day, a short-eared owl drops down into a grassland, talons extended to snag a vole, a dietary staple. A northern harrier – a hawk that often share...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Anglers wearing T-shirts for some warm ice fishingMinnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Feb. 7, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minneso...
- Steve Carney: Abandon the shallows! Think deep in FebruaryAfter two months of catching fish in shallow water through the ice in Minnesota, things have changed dramatically. Come February, it’s a deep-water bite. Ther...
- African officials slam UK trophy imports ban planAfrican government officials are lining up to criticise the UK government for its plan to ban trophy imports. They say that the move is colonial, even racist, a...
- Shooting squirrels with the high-tech Skout Evo airgunwww.youtube.com/watch?v=c00RtCnJvSs Terry Doe is blown away by the high-tech new Skout Evo, an airgun so advanced that it talks to you, and allows you to change...