Hunting News
Earlier this year
- Steve Carney: Fish Minnesota’s farmland lakes before algae arrivesThe first week of the game-fish season in Minnesota has been wonderful, with cooperative walleyes and crappies – just as I expected. The warm weather leading ...
- For Minnesota turkey hunters, a record harvest within reach for a second straight yearIf harvest numbers are a good indication of the turkey population’s health, then Minnesota bird numbers are currently in a good place. It’s possible this sp...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: DNR cautions lake, river property owners about improper use of hydraulic jetsThe Minnesota DNR frequently receives questions about devices that generate water current to blast muck and aquatic plants away. They have various trade names, ...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Waterfowl scene: Not as rosy as DNR makes it seemReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 23, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Waterfowl sce...
- Commentary: Backcountry Hunters and Anglers sounds alarm amid push to sell half a million public-land acresBackcountry Hunters and Anglers, North America’s leading public lands advocacy group, announced May 12 that it’s sounding the alarm and mobilizing its natio...
- Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Memorial Day marks spinning seasonA lot of anglers look at Memorial Day weekend as the time to begin a favorite summertime presentation for walleyes: the spinner rig. Each year is different, and...
- Commentary: Has the Michigan Wildlife Council simply lost its way?At a recent sportsmen’s breakfast in Lansing, I was surprised (and a little encouraged) when the event’s speaker asked hunters to stand together and demand ...
- MN Daily Update: Conservation groups rally around threat to public landsPublic land battles have reignited in the U.S. Congress, and the threat of selling public lands has gotten some of the country’s leading conservation groups o...
- Bobcats spring back to life with a boost from Ohio wildlife centerFor the fourteenth time thus far, Lake Metroparks’ wildlife rehabilitation experts successfully saw to it that another bobcat got a second chance of life in O...
- Outdoor Observations: Bob Knoop, Jr. a worthy recipient of Michigan’s Person of the Year AwardA shout out goes to the family of the late Bob Knoop, Jr. Bob is the recipient of the 2025 Michigan Outdoor News Person of the Year award. A true conservationis...
- City of Lock Haven in Pennsylvania offers free DMAP tagsThe City of Lock Haven recently announced the availability of free Deer Management Assistance Program coupons for local hunters, which can be exchanged for antl...
- Lake Erie island township asks for donations to continue providing dumpster for fish wasteEach spring, hundreds of boats bearing license plates from throughout the country, especially the Upper Midwest, are brought over on the Miller Ferry to South B...
- Oil and gas drilling continues to come under public scrutiny in OhioPrimary lease periods for oil and gas drilling in state parks and wildlife areas were extended from three to five years following action by the Ohio Oil & Gas L...
- WI Daily Update: Conservation groups rally around threat to public landsPublic land battles have reignited in the U.S. Congress, and the threat of selling public lands has gotten some of the country’s leading conservation groups o...
- Economic advantages of fishing and boating in Pennsylvania detailed at hearingDuring a May 6 public hearing before the Senate Game and Fisheries Committee, sportfishing and boating industry representatives casted out some pretty hefty dol...