Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- Process your own venison and reap the rewardsThe 8-point buck – a handsome specimen of a white-tailed deer – tapped out about 50 yards to my front in a cut alfalfa field. With about 15 minutes of shoot...
- Commentary: Report shows scavenging swine could spread CWDFeral hogs – anywhere, anytime – are bad news. They destroy crops, prey on fawns, destroy nests, and in their spare time, spread a variety of diseases, incl...
- More than 1,500 pelts changed hands at Ohio fur auctionAs Ohio State Trappers Association (OSTA) fur auction coordinator Shawn Bentley drove though the heavy snowfall in Butler County, he wondered if he should have ...
- MN Daily Update: How Gary Roach finds big bluegills in the vegetation right nowFreshwater fishing hall of famer Gary Roach sometimes likes to leave the deep-water crappies and go on the search for big bluegills in the weeds. Tim Lesmeister...
- Commentary: Pennsylvania columnist was all wrong about the value of invasive plants!Well, now I’ve seen it all … an outdoor writer defending invasive plants. Boy, does Tom Venesky’s recent column miss the mark on invasive plants as wildli...
- Tips for catching perch anywhere – videoPerch are one of the easiest fish to catch under the ice and the list of lures you need for just about any situation is fairly short. The post Tips for catching...
- Spring Lake has arrived as a destination for walleye anglers in Minnesota’s Scott CountyThere’s a long history of panfish, bass, and pike fishing on Spring Lake in Scott County. But during the past decade or so, one could argue that its walleye-c...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarHere's a look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the Jan. 31, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoor ...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Ice shelter break-ins on Pearl and Grand lakes in Stearns CountyMinnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Jan. 31, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnes...
- Comments sought on Fernberg Project in and adjacent to Minnesota’s Boundary WatersDuluth, Minn. — The Fernberg Project in northern Minnesota proposes management activities for “wildland urban interface” risk reduction in an area surroun...
- Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: The art of fishing ‘community’ hot spotsWhen I’m forced to ice fish a pressured community fishing spot or a body of water full of conditioned/pressured fish, I get the lead out. There is no doubt th...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on Jan. 29, 2025Despite weather changes, fishing isn’t bad for late January. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report on Jan. 29, 2025. The post Minnesota’s statewid...
- Steve Carney: Time for a fish shack towing upgradeI admit it I’ve been towing my portable ice shacks with ropes for about 40 years. Therefore, there have been a number of “ghost rides” that my portables h...
- Land Tawney leads new conservation outfit protecting nation’s public landsLand Tawney is back. Sportsmen and women active on social media likely have seen posts appear this month from a new nonprofit organization, the American Hunters...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: St. Cloud Sportsmen’s Show set for Feb. 7-9The 37th annual St. Cloud Sportsmen’s Show runs Feb. 7-9 at the St. Cloud River’s Edge Convention Center. This is central Minnesota’s biggest sport show, ...