Outdoor News
Yesterday
- Ohio stream guide revision now available for freeSanders graduated from Ohio State University with a fisheries degree that led to a 20-year career as a biologist, first for the Ohio Environmental Protection Ag...
- WI Daily Update: Utilizing a dropshot rig on deep weed linesTim Lesmeister explains how to best utilize a dropshot rig when fishing deep weed lines on clear lakes. The post WI Daily Update: Utilizing a dropshot rig on de...
- Michigan’s Upper Peninsula bear harvest exceeds predicted kill for fifth yearFor at least the fifth year in a row, bear registrations in the Upper Peninsula have exceeded the Michigan DNR’s predicted harvest. This time, the difference ...
- South Dakota’s outdoor issues heating up in PierreA slate of outdoor bills is making its way through the South Dakota Legislature. Some of them failed quickly, while others are still waiting for their first com...
- Sick deer tests positive for CWD in Minnesota Deer Permit Area 604In December, someone reported a sick deer in Minnesota’s Deer Permit Area 604, around Brainerd and Crosslake in Crow Wing County. The animal eventually tested...
- Michigan partnerships help turn donated hides into deerskin gloves for those in needThe DNR’s Hunters Feeding Michigan program recently yielded another deer-related benefit: In early February, five dozen pairs of insulated deerskin gloves wer...
Earlier this week
- Michigan Fishing Report – February 11, 2026Walleye fishing picked up this week and perch anglers reported catching some large fish. The post Michigan Fishing Report – February 11, 2026 appeared first o...
- Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: How to present for late-winter walleyesThe walleye bite on Minnesota’s Lake Mille Lacs has been a bit tough for bigger fish. The walleyes in the 10- to 13-inch category are by far the most abundant...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on Feb. 11, 2026Plenty of fish on electronics, but tough getting them to bite. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report across the state on Feb. 11, 2026. The post Minne...
- Steve Carney: Modern-era hub-shack innovationsHub shacks are an important addition to my ice fishing and they certainly have their time and place. Certain situations on the ice make hub shacks super comfort...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: U.S. Senate vote looms on BWCA Watershed mineral withdrawal billOutdoor groups this week were monitoring when the U.S. Senate will vote on House Joint Resolution 140. The post Minnesota Mixed Bag: U.S. Senate vote looms on B...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Stalled northeast elk plan needs a mediator: Flanagan?Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Feb. 13, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Stalled north...
- Outdoor Insights: Proposed limits on Minnesota’s native rough fish not as cut and dried as one might thinkThe Minnesota DNR opened a public comment period on new limits for native roughfish last week that may stir more controversy than you’d expect. Most anglers d...
- Looking for a Valentine’s Day getaway in the outdoors? Some top spots for seeing America’s national symbolValentine’s Day is about to arrive, and perhaps you aren’t ready. Have you considered taking your special someone to see bald eagles? Sure, you could get a ...
- Life for a 2026 Farm Bill? Conservation officials ‘cautiously optimistic’U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) informed his Republican colleagues that he hopes to mark up a new federal Farm Bill the last we...