Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- South Dakota bills address guides, Game, Fish & Parks oversight, moreHunters and anglers have good reason to watch South Dakota’s Capitol as the state’s annual bill-making session continues. One bill would require outdoor lic...
- WI Daily Update: Finding those ‘confidence’ baitsEvery pro angler out there has those baits that they are most confident in. Here’s why those baits work for them, and why they should work for you. The...
- Tom Venesky: Upcoming cicada emergence a boon for fish and wildlifeGood news for wildlife will emerge from the ground this spring. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does the benefits are immediate for some, and long-lastin...
- Minnesota bill would provide cheaper fishing opportunities for older anglersOn Thursday, Feb 20, the House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee forwarded two bills that would modify fishing licenses prices for ...
- New attempt underway to boost Lake Michigan whitefishLake whitefish are on the brink of collapse in lakes Michigan and Huron. So scientists are hoping they can get the fish to spawn in northern Michigan’s rivers...
- Here’s some of the hot items from this winter’s largest hunting trade showsEach year, new hunting, shooting, and archery-related products are introduced around the Archery Trade Association Show (ATA) and National Shooting Sports Found...
- In Minnesota’s Cedar Lake in Aitkin County, tullibees mean big muskies, and other fish, tooCedar Lake, located just west of Aitkin, is well known among local anglers for producing muskies. It’s a large fishery (1,725 acres) with an abundance of deep...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the Feb. 28, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoor Calenda...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: “Angry” buck gets its antlers stuck in a hammockMinnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Feb. 28, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnes...
- Steve Carney: A kind response after an unfortunate ice-fishing outingIt began as a typical morning on the ice, with all fishing gear loaded and in order. Then, I arrived to my morning destination only to find my auger wasn’t co...
- Wildlife biologist Bruce Freske is Ducks Unlimited-Minnesota’s top conservation partner for 2025Ducks Unlimited-Minnesota has named Bruce Freske its 2025 Minnesota Conservation Partner of the Year. Freske has been a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish an...
- Minnesota’s Mixed Bag: George’s Minnesota Muskie Expo set for March 7-9George’s Minnesota Muskie Expo, held this year in conjunction with the Minnesota Anglers Boat Show, comes to the Warner Coliseum at the Minnesota State Fairgr...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Forward-facing sonar making it too easyReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Feb. 28, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Forward-faci...
- Superior National Forest’s bear order appears to be reducing conflictsThis past year in northern Minnesota brought plenty of weather extremes, from a record mild winter to record June rain, followed by a worsening drought. Such co...
- Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Fish big, high, and fast for late season panfishAs the snow atop the ice on Minnesota lakes begins rapidly to melt under a more favorable angle from the sun, panfish begin to position themselves higher in the...