Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- Steve Carney: Minnesota’s summer switch means a move to leeches, crawlers for walleyesAs we endure the hot summer months, the shift to using leeches and crawlers to catch walleyes is upon us. Minnows are still an option but for summertime walleye...
- South Dakota seeks comment on controversial mountain lion proposalThe South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission is once again at the center of a heated debate over mountain lion management, as the group considers a new prop...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Finding ’Tonka’s fish: possibleReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 18, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Finding ’T...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: Nominations sought for Outdoor News’ Outdoor Leaders AwardOutdoor News is seeking nominations for its annual Outdoor Leaders Award, which recognizes the fine conservation work of a group from Minnesota. The deadline fo...
- Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Easier water’s ahead on Minnesota’s Mississippi RiverWith that being said, things should start to turn around soon as the river starts to clear. The metabolism of walleyes should start to increase, and that means ...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on July 16, 2025Panfish and bass action remains solid across the state. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report on July 16, 2025. The post Minnesota’s statewide fishi...
- Southwestern Minnesota Pheasants Forever chapter celebrates 50 land acquisitionsSince its inception in 1984, the Nobles County Chapter of Pheasants Forever in southwestern Minnesota has been all about the dirt. That is, purchasing parcels o...
- Is there interest in pausing northeast Minnesota elk relocation efforts? Red Lake Nation, DNR sign onto management agreementThis year and likely into the future, collaboration regarding northwestern Minnesota elk management between the state DNR and Red Lake Nation will be more inter...
- An increased limit coming on Minnesota’s Mille Lacs? Walleye take at one-fifth of state quotaFor the second season in a row, the Lake Mille Lacs state-angler walleye kill remained at the end of June far below a quota set during state DNR-tribal co-manag...
- MN Daily Update: Zebra mussels found in three new state lakesThe Minnesota DNR announced recently that three new zebra mussel infestations have been detected in three separate lakes. Listen here for the details. The post ...
- Longstanding Winous Point Shooting Club an important part of duck study in OhioThe Winous Point Shooting Club (WPSC) on Lake Erie’s Sandusky Bay traces its history to 1856, making WPSC the oldest, continuously operating duck club in Nort...
- Bob Gwizdz: Michigan’s Hex season was short, but sweet!I was beginning to think this was going to be a bust. Again. We were on the Au Sable River and by 10 p.m. my partner, Steve Sendek, said he’d seen a total of ...
- WI Daily Update: Breeding duck numbers up, but with a caveatThe Wisconsin DNR reports that the state saw a 7% increase in breeding duck numbers from last year, but that number may not tell the whole story. Listen here fo...
- A quick chat with Ben Jones of the Ruffed Grouse SocietyBen Jones is the president and CEO of the Ruffed Grouse Society & American Woodcock Society. The two groups work together to unite conservationists to improve w...
- Michigan’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Michigan published in the July 18, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Michigan’s Outdoor Calendar ...