Outdoor News
Earlier this month
- Here’s the new class of cordless tools for your outdoor tasksProfessional carpenters, mechanics and those of us who work around the home, cabin or yard, are unplugging in favor of cordless tools. Some of us are even repla...
- Hard water has arrived: Don’t miss this golden opportunity to catch walleyesOn many lakes and reservoirs, the early ice time frame provides one of the best periods for catching walleye through the ice. The early ice period in fact conti...
- Washburn’s walleyes are just a part of lake’s offerings in Cass County, Minn.Located just north of Outing, Washburn Lake is nearly 1,600 acres in size and features water over 100 feet deep. The lake is somewhat unique in the sense that i...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the Dec. 12, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoor Calendar...
- Star Watch: Mid-December is the time to view our brightest starsIf you can tolerate chilly nights, the next two weeks will be a great time to view eight of our brightest stars. Almost any night in mid December three to four ...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Spud bars helping anglers avoid danger on first iceMinnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Dec. 12, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Minneso...
- Steve Carney: Shotgun for Christmas? Here are some thoughtsI’ve had the pleasure of carrying almost every brand of shotgun. Thinking about that, I came up with a list of the brands I have used over the decades: Berett...
- Minnesota CWD hunt is Dec. 19-21 in select areasDeer hunters may participate in a late-season chronic wasting disease management hunt in Minnesota Friday, Dec. 19 through Sunday, Dec. 21. Deer permit areas op...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: Arrowhead Ice Fishing and Winter Show begins FridayThe Arrowhead Ice Fishing and Winter Show arrives at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, Dec. 12-14, giving users of Minnesota’s outdoors a look at fi...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: How about CRP to the rescue for state’s soybean farmers?Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 12, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: How about CRP...
- West-central Minnesota’s Lake Reno site of angling pressure studyThis winter, anglers who fish Lake Reno near Glenwood likely will catch some of the 4,000 bluegills, black crappies, sunfish, and walleyes that Minnesota DNR fi...
- Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Stay in ‘stealth mode’ when hitting the iceAs with any ice, but especially first ice, make sure you’re using a spud bar and checking the ice thickness every few steps. One of the key strategies to util...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on Dec. 10, 2025Ice is coming along nicely; this week’s snow is a concern. A look at the Minnesota fishing report across the state on Dec. 10, 2025. The post Minnesota’s st...
- WI Daily Update: Don’t bite down into bird shot during a meal ever againTim Lesmeister says putting up with a piece of shot here or there while enjoying a meal of wild birds that you’ve hunted doesn’t have to happen. Here’s wh...
- Relatively new to competitive target archery, New York’s Melissa Lanfair has big 2025 seasonAs the depth of winter settled in, and the short days became consumed by darkness in 2023, Melissa Lanfair, of Warrensburg, in Warren County, N.Y., who had been...