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Before 2025
- Poor ice not so nice for Minnesota’s fishing retailersDuring a normal December, business is booming at Blue Ribbon Bait & Tackle in Oakdale. “It’s typically our busiest time of year,” said Blue Ribbon owner, ...
- MN Daily Update: Huge eagle-poaching case out westTwo men killed about 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles, during a “killing spree” on Montana’s Flathead Indian Reservation and elsewhere, then ...
- Lake of the Woods offers a little bit of everything for ice anglersEarly this winter, anglers across much of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan faced uncertain ice conditions on lakes that in most years offer solid footing and ...
- WI Daily Update: Details of a huge eagle-poaching case out westTwo men killed about 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles, during a “killing spree” on Montana’s Flathead Indian Reservation and elsewhere, then ...
- USFWS charts a new path for Great Lakes’ gray wolves: Could federal delisting be years away?On the heels of a deer-hunting season during which northern Minnesota hunters expressed displeasure with the kill and turned their collective ire toward gray wo...
- Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Fish the best waters at the right time of year for ice-fishing successFishing is all about what water you’re on, whether that’s a lake or river. The ability of either the lake or river to produce fish is most important above a...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on Dec. 26, 2023There are options to fish, but ice thickness varies. A look at the Minnesota fishing report across the state on Dec. 26, 2023. The post Minnesota’s statewide ...
- Episode 36 — Leo Maloney and the New York State Outdoor Writers AssociationThis episode starts with a quick update from host Dan Ladd on New York’s latest legislative issues, including the recently passed coyote contest ban and injun...
- Upper Turtle’s crappies, bluegills the biggest attraction in Barron County, Wis.Barron County’s Upper Turtle Lake is described as a productive lake that receives moderate recreational boating use and angling pressure while providing a qua...
- Wisconsin’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Wisconsin published in the Dec. 29, 2023, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News. The post Wisconsin’s Outdoo...
- Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars: Illegal baiting and unregistered deer most common violations in Dunn CountyWisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from the Wisconsin DNR. These reports are from the Dec. 29, 2023, edition of Outdoor News. The post Wisconsin Cuff...
- Nature Smart: Southern flying squirrels a good reminder of population swings in natureThe population of any given animal species in nature increases or decreases over time in a geographic area. This is how nature works. These are the ebbs and flo...
- Backyard and Beyond: Living in the Moment“The blue jay flashed beneath the trees, gay and cocksure as ever, he had no cares or worries about his place in the wilderness picture. Whether or not he sur...
- Top black bear hunting cartridges for 2024Black bear hunters are endlessly trying to figure out which rifle/cartridge/bullet is best, and we have the simple answer: most all of them. I’m being facetio...
- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signs legislation banning coyote hunting contestsClaiming she was protecting wildlife, Gov. Kathy Hochul on Dec. 22, 2023, signed legislation that will put an end to organized coyote hunting contests in the st...