Outdoor News
Last month
- Commentary: USFWS seeks changes to Endangered Species Act; environmental groups reactThe Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Nov. 19 announced four proposed rules to restore Endangered Species Act regulations to thei...
- Steve Piatt: By golly, Miss Molly is a hunterOwners of hunting dogs are rightfully proud of them; at least they should be. My wife, Paula, and I fit that mold, always happy to have a fellow hunter – and ...
- Nature Smart: What’s the story with black-phase squirrels?Even common critters in nature can exhibit amazing behaviors or characteristics. The Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) may be the most common yet ove...
- WI Daily Update: On the road for trophy muskies in late fallHitting the road to find open water might be worth it right now for anglers looking to catch a trophy muskie. Tim Lesmeister details how to catch them this late...
- Gretchen Steele: Giving thanks for the miracles under our bootsThanksgiving weekend has a way of slowing us down – if only for a moment. Maybe it’s the quiet of the late-November woods, or the long shadows across the bo...
- National Parks to raise fees for millions of international tourists to popular U.S. parksThe National Park Service said on Tuesday, Nov. 25 that it is going to start charging the millions of international tourists who visit U.S. parks each year an e...
- Bill Hilts, Jr.: Reflecting on opening days of New York’s big game seasonHow often have you heard “where has the time gone?” More than I care to think about or even count, and it’s starting to happen with individual days like t...
- Crappies are anglers’ top targets on Prairie Lake in St. Louis County, Minn.There aren’t many other fishing options near Prairie Lake in St. Louis County. Located about 17 miles south of Floodwood, Prairie is a 794-acre fishery that m...
- Star Watch: The International Space Station revisitedBack in October of 2023, I wrote a column about the International Space Station (ISS). I was reminded of this a few weeks ago during an astronomy event at Fort ...
- Pro Fishing Trip of the Week: Success starts in the off seasonAs anglers across Minnesota wait patiently or eagerly for ice to solidify on their favored lakes, now could be the time to reflect on how the open-water season ...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Nov. 26, 2025Ice-making weather finally arrives across the state. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing and hunting report on Nov. 26, 2025. The post Minnesota’s statew...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the Nov. 28, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoor Calendar...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Turtle license brought to deer camp? We can explainMinnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Nov. 28, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Minneso...
- Rare sea duck hanging around Minnesota’s Lake BemidjiDespite their name, common eiders are uncommon in Minnesota, but there have been at least two sightings of this sea duck in the state so far this November. Alex...
- Steve Carney: My Minnesota duck season was not pretty; and a November to remember for walleyesThe Minnesota duck season is ending soon (it ended Nov. 25 in the north zone, and it ends Nov. 30 in the central zone and Dec. 7 in the south), and once again, ...