Hunting News
Earlier this year
- Process underway for year-round bass season in Minnesota; public invited to commentFollowing 2025 legislative action, the Minnesota DNR plans to expedite creating a year-round bass season. As part of the rule-making process, the agency will ac...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: Archery deer season begins SaturdayMinnesota archery deer hunters are expected to have plenty of harvest opportunities this season, which begins Saturday. “We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Responding to commentary from the ‘old duck managers’Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 12, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Responding t...
- Minnesota pheasant harvest up, duck harvest and overall hunter numbers down in 2024 small-game surveyThe Minnesota DNR reported last week the results of its annual small-game hunter survey, with pheasant harvest in 2024 increasing about 14% from a year ago, duc...
- Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Make sure your crankbaits are running straightTrolling is always a great way to cover water and find active fish. The biggest thing anglers overlook with trolling is they trust that their crankbait is tuned...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Sept. 10, 2025Water temps drop and fewer people fishing this week. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing and hunting report on Sept. 10, 2025. The post Minnesota’s state...
- Lake Erie ‘on the doorstep’ of having many trophy walleyes to chaseThen again, anglers hoping for a Fish Ohio-qualifying walleye of at least 28 inches are similarly flummoxed. No wonder since while Lake Erie’s total walleye p...
- Tom Venesky: Legislation allowing the use of semi-automatic rifles for big game should be shot down in PennsylvaniaIn the wake of the passage of Sunday hunting legislation in Pennsylvania, the effort to legalize semi-automatic rifles for big game has resurfaced in the state,...
- DNR, Michigan State University studying public use of Michigan’s state game areasMichigan’s state game areas (SGAs) are rich in tradition. For many people, this is where they were introduced to hunting, and for many more, this is where hun...
- Lake sturgeon will be stocked in several Ohio locations this fallThis October, in addition to planting fingerling lake sturgeon into the Maumee River as has been done since 2018, and the Cuyahoga River, which was first done l...
- Commentary: Pennsylvanians should be able to vote for our game, fish & boat commissionersWe’re told one of our greatest privileges is the right to vote. I am able to vote for the president who represents our country, for the governor of our state,...
- Buckeye State Tree Nursery aims to reforest neediest areas of OhioA new state tree nursery is aiming to reforest Ohio’s neediest areas with native species using state-of-the-art technology. Since opening in February 2024, th...
- WI Daily Update: DNR honors its 2025 state natural areas volunteer of the yearThe Wisconsin DNR announced its 2025 state natural areas volunteer of the year. Listen here for details on the recipient. The post WI Daily Update: DNR honors i...
- MN Daily Update: Great fishing on Lake of the Woods in autumnJoe Henry from Lake of the Woods Tourism gives an update on fishing this great body of water during the autumn time period. The post MN Daily Update: Gre...
- South Dakota Fishing Report – September 9, 2025 – videoThe perch bite is a bit delayed from previous years, but will only get better from here on out. The post South Dakota Fishing Report – September 9, 2025 –&n...