Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- Wisconsin DNR confirms first positive case of CWD in wild deer from Chippewa CountyThe Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on Wednesday confirmed the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer in Ch...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Addressing CWD threat will require sacrificeReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 10, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Addressing C...
- Bob Mitchell’s Fly Shop in Minnesota closes its doors in St. PaulBob Mitchell’s Fly Shop in St. Paul, a popular institution in metro-area fly-fishing circles that opened in Lake Elmo in the late 1970s, has closed its doors ...
- Culling likely to cease in parts of Minnesota’s southeast; how will that impact CWD prevalence rates?While a chronic wasting disease predictive model is showing that prevalence of the disease could reach almost 15% in Minnesota’s Fillmore County whitetails by...
- Minnesota DNR details a midpoint review of state’s deer plan, public invited to weigh inMinnesota’s management of white-tailed deer has marked some milestones though work remains before some goals are met, according to a Minnesota DNR midpoint re...
- Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Hit the weed flats … as quietly as possibleThe fish have been shallower and spookier than usual this week. And while many deep basins might be void of fish, nearby weed flats have been alive with activit...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on Jan. 8, 2025Cold front seems to have slowed fish bite in many areas. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report on Jan. 8, 2025. The post Minnesota’s statewide fishi...
- MN Daily Update: Public hearing set to discuss plans for Lake Henry in Le Sueur CountyThe Minnesota DNR has scheduled a public hearing for Jan. 16 to discuss management plans for Lake Henry in Le Sueur County. Here are the details. The post MN Da...
- Gretchen Steele: Volunteering for conservation benefits everyone, everything involvedOutdoor adventurers, nature lovers, and wildlife enthusiasts of Illinois, 2025 is calling you to action. The trails we hike, the rivers we paddle, and the fores...
- Doorbell security camera helps New York DEC end year-old poaching caseNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Law Enforcement recently ended a year-long investigation that resulted in the apprehension of two New Je...
- Christine Thomas: Dark days at little cabin turn bright“Something is wrong with Major,” Stan warned. This set off alarm bells. Stan, my husband, was right. He had just fed him supper, which our Airedale, Major, ...
- Commentary: Closing Reynolds Game Farm in New York would be a terrible mistakeThere is a new terrible idea flying around Albany. The New York Times recently reported that legislation will be introduced in the State Assembly to shut down t...
- Federal unveils new 7mm ‘Backcountry’ cartridgeFederal Ammunition has unveiled a new hunting cartridge: the 7mm Backcountry. Designed to deliver magnum-level performance with a standard bolt face rifle, the ...
- Mike Raykovicz: A few outdoor resolutions for 2025; we’ll see if I can keep themI’m terrible about keeping a New Year’s resolution. For example, last year I was determined not to go “uuuuugh” whenever I got out of a chair or sat dow...
- An orca that carried her dead calf for weeks in 2018 is doing so once againAn endangered Pacific Northwest orca that made global headlines in 2018 for carrying her dead calf for over two weeks is doing so once again following the death...