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- WI Daily Update: Try a slow, fluttering approach when tungsten jigs are not the ticketTry a slow, fluttering presentation while ice fishing when heavier tungsten jigs do not seem to work. Here’s what to know. The post WI Daily Update: Try a slo...
- Beavers, muskrats and otters show signs of life in fur marketEarly routes run by fur buyers in Illinois have shown prices to be stable on most items. A few others are doing a bit better than expected. Early season prices ...
- Outdoor Insights: Unprecedented winter weather affecting Minnesota’s fish, wildlife and floraOn Sunday, sap dripped from a maple tree onto my vehicle in my driveway. It’s been a weird couple of weeks, and here are a few ways it’s affecting Minnesota...
- Patrick Durkin: Baiting remains hunting’s No. 1 violation in WisconsinWhether Wisconsin forbade deer baiting in one-third of its 72 counties in 2006, or in 82% of its counties in 2023, deer baiters chronically led the state in hun...
- Ralph Loos: Brent Manning showed impressive leadership for Illinois even when ideas did not work outIt’s time again to solicit your nominations for the Illinois Outdoor News “Person of the Year.” Each year, we ask you to submit the name of someone in the...
- MN Daily Update: Try a slow, fluttering approach when tungsten jigs are not the ticketTry a slow, fluttering presentation while ice fishing when heavier tungsten jigs do not seem to work. Here’s what to know. The post MN Daily Update: Try a slo...
- Minnesota DNR’s rulemaking is under way for Canada border waters boundariesThe Minnesota DNR has started its rule-making process on four different topics. They center around Minnesota-Canada border waters, aquatic management areas, fis...
- Warm weather forces park officials to suspend Isle Royale wolf count for first time in decadesA stretch of unusually warm weather has forced federal officials to suspend researchers' annual wolf-moose count in Isle Royale National Park for the first time...
- The book on Ruth Lake in Minnesota’s Crow Wing County: plentiful largemouths, panfish, pikeThe first thing that stands out about Crow Wing County’s Ruth Lake is its 600 acres of amazingly clear water. It’s historically had water clarity of 20 feet...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the Feb. 9, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoo...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Landowner posts property because carp shooters leave dead fish on shorelineMinnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from Minnesota DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Feb. 9, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The po...
- Beyond Minnesota: Dutch court rules wolves at national park may be shot with paintball gunsA Dutch court ruled Jan. 24 that authorities may use paintball guns to shoot at wolves in a popular national park to scare them after at least one of the animal...
- Steve Carney: Poor ice conditions disrupt potential great second half to ice-fishing season in MinnesotaIt’s hard to believe ice conditions are regressing so early, so quickly. But that’s what we get with extremely warm weather in January and now February. The...
- Minnesota DNR seeking smokechasers, wildfire response leadsThe Minnesota DNR Division of Forestry is hiring smokechasers and wildfire response leads as wildland firefighters. No experience is necessary to become a smoke...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: Outdoor News seeking Person of the Year nominationsDo you know someone who goes above and beyond, often with little fanfare, to preserve and promote Minnesota’s outdoors? For the 24th consecutive year, Outdoor...