Outdoor News
Earlier this week
- Steve Carney: A dove report, and the makes-no-sense early teal hunt in MinnesotaI hunted the dove opener along the South Dakota/North Dakota border and my opening-day results were mediocre. I couldn’t believe the shift this year from smal...
- Winner of 2026 Minnesota waterfowl stamp contest announcedSt. Paul artist Matt Linz has won the 2026 Minnesota waterfowl stamp contest with an oil painting of buffleheads. Stephen Hamrick, of Lakeville, earned second p...
- New Minnesota fish and wildlife advisory committee produces its report for 2025The Minnesota DNR’s recently created Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee plans to host a meeting to share the 2025 report that members have developed the pas...
- Process underway for year-round bass season in Minnesota; public invited to commentFollowing 2025 legislative action, the Minnesota DNR plans to expedite creating a year-round bass season. As part of the rule-making process, the agency will ac...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: Archery deer season begins SaturdayMinnesota archery deer hunters are expected to have plenty of harvest opportunities this season, which begins Saturday. “We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Responding to commentary from the ‘old duck managers’Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 12, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Responding t...
- Minnesota pheasant harvest up, duck harvest and overall hunter numbers down in 2024 small-game surveyThe Minnesota DNR reported last week the results of its annual small-game hunter survey, with pheasant harvest in 2024 increasing about 14% from a year ago, duc...
- Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Make sure your crankbaits are running straightTrolling is always a great way to cover water and find active fish. The biggest thing anglers overlook with trolling is they trust that their crankbait is tuned...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Sept. 10, 2025Water temps drop and fewer people fishing this week. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing and hunting report on Sept. 10, 2025. The post Minnesota’s state...
- Lake Erie ‘on the doorstep’ of having many trophy walleyes to chaseThen again, anglers hoping for a Fish Ohio-qualifying walleye of at least 28 inches are similarly flummoxed. No wonder since while Lake Erie’s total walleye p...
- Tom Venesky: Legislation allowing the use of semi-automatic rifles for big game should be shot down in PennsylvaniaIn the wake of the passage of Sunday hunting legislation in Pennsylvania, the effort to legalize semi-automatic rifles for big game has resurfaced in the state,...
- DNR, Michigan State University studying public use of Michigan’s state game areasMichigan’s state game areas (SGAs) are rich in tradition. For many people, this is where they were introduced to hunting, and for many more, this is where hun...
- Lake sturgeon will be stocked in several Ohio locations this fallThis October, in addition to planting fingerling lake sturgeon into the Maumee River as has been done since 2018, and the Cuyahoga River, which was first done l...
- Commentary: Pennsylvanians should be able to vote for our game, fish & boat commissionersWe’re told one of our greatest privileges is the right to vote. I am able to vote for the president who represents our country, for the governor of our state,...
- Buckeye State Tree Nursery aims to reforest neediest areas of OhioA new state tree nursery is aiming to reforest Ohio’s neediest areas with native species using state-of-the-art technology. Since opening in February 2024, th...