Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- Midsummer lake trout are not out of reach; here’s how to catch themWhen May arrives each year and Minnesota’s closed fishing seasons re-open, inland lake trout fishing begins. Lake trout are found in shallow waters in the spr...
- Commentary: The Voyageurs Wolf Project’s perspective on wolf hunting and trappingOur research project, the Voyageurs Wolf Project, has studied wolves in northern Minnesota for over a decade, and we’ve made a concerted effort to not only do...
- Fish projects get warm reception from Minnesota’s LCCMR; projects related to CWD, bird flu also consideredAt the end of June, Minnesota’s Legislative-Citizen Commission on Natural Resources heard presentations regarding 124 projects vying for approval this year. C...
- WI Daily Update: One technique to catch big bluegillsTim Lesmeister has been utilizing a technique taught to him by his mother to catch big bluegills on lakes where those big bluegills are hard to find. Listen her...
- Seven ways to save some cash on your long-range scope setupLong-range target shooting is heady sport. Thousands of shooters would love to indulge… if only they could afford one of those big scopes. Well, maybe you can...
- Southern Illinois ecologist named ‘volunteer of the year’ by National Wildlife FederationMartin Kemper practiced what he preached – and still does. The retired ecologist keeps busy volunteering for organizations like the Prairie Rivers Network, Ma...
- Nature Smart: Searching for the whip-poor-will under the cover of darknessMost wildlife images you see are well planned out and researched. Many times, it takes hours of preparation to capture an image. That means researching where a ...
- MN Daily Update: One technique to catch big bluegillsTim Lesmeister has been utilizing a technique taught to him by his mother to catch big bluegills on lakes where those big bluegills are hard to find. Listen her...
- Steve Piatt: Numbers that jumped out from the 2024 deer harvest report in New YorkI’m a numbers guy, from batting averages to golf handicaps to goals and assists. So, when the New York DEC finally releases its highly detailed whitetail harv...
- Looking for summer fun? Try poppers for panfishWhen summer settles in and the weather turns sunny and balmy here in upstate New York, my wife and I often load the canoe or the semi-vee in the back of the tru...
- Best of 2025’s compound bows: Here’s what hunters should ‘target’ this seasonVertical bows used to almost always lead their advertising or sales pitch with how many feet per second the model pumped out arrows. Sure, the “need for speed...
- To avoid rocky fishing outing, use small boats on Minnesota’s Boulder Lake in St. Louis CountyThe first characteristic worth noting about Boulder Lake in St. Louis County is that the fishery really does live up to its name. Located just north of Duluth, ...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the July 11, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoor Calenda...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Some ‘initiative’ shown with homemade navigational lights on the waterMinnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the July 11, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnes...
- Steve Carney: ‘Bleeding’ walleyes and the shallow mysteryI have become a big fan of a technique called “bleeding” for walleyes I catch and plan to keep. This so-called bleeding requires a 1-inch cut between the fi...