Outdoor News
Earlier this month
- MN Daily Update: A technique that beats a jig and minnow for Mississippi River walleyes this springWalleye fishing on the Mississippi River is starting to heat up. Here’s one technique that Tim Lesmeister says is even better than the jig-and-minnow approach...
- Dan Small: Stories of being lost in the woodsIf you’ve never been lost, you probably have a great sense of direction, an internal compass, or a very short leash. Or like Daniel Boone, maybe you got turne...
- Minnesota Deer Hunters Association members discuss wolves, elimination of shotgun zone at State CapitolBlaze orange hats dotted the Minnesota State Capitol on Wednesday, March 27, as the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association convened for its annual “MDHA Day on th...
- Hunter-reported harvest thought to be a coyote in Michigan’s Calhoun County was a gray wolfA Michigan hunter reported that he harvested a large animal in Calhoun County in January during a legal coyote hunt. On Wednesday, April 3, the Michigan DNR sai...
- Nature Smart: Sandhill cranes on the Platte RiverIt was just before the pandemic that I’d last gone to see one of the most amazing natural spectacles in North America: the annual migration of sandhill cranes...
- Backyard and Beyond: Tundra swans at sunsetTundra swans were passing through the middle of the country in early March, and Erin Wortley was lucky enough to spot a big group on a local lake at sunset. “...
- Panfish rule the Goose Lake roost in Minnesota’s Chisago County, but options are manyChisago County’s Goose Lake consists of two basins that total a bit more than 750 acres. The basins are connected by a narrow but navigable channel that runs ...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the April 5, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoor Calenda...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Yearling horse attacked by wolves in Morrison CountyMinnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the April 5, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnes...
- Steve Carney: Enjoy your geese the jerky wayI love cooking game birds as much as I do walleyes and crappies, and over the years I’ve tried cooking Canada geese in a variety of ways, from crockpots to st...
- New York Fishing Report – March 29-April 5, 2024Crappie prospects here are looking up with the recent warming trend. The post New York Fishing Report – March 29-April 5, 2024 appeared first on Outdoor News.
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: All these things that smell badReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 5, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: All these th...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: Bear hunt lottery applications availableProspective bear hunters have until Friday, May 3, to apply for a bear-hunting license from the Minnesota DNR. Applications for the 2024 season may be submitted...
- Outdoor Insights: Keep Minnesota’s public land publicOn Friday, April 5, some state conservation groups are hosting a 3 p.m. public lands rally at the Minnesota State Capitol. The weatherman calls for a balmy 52 d...
- Carp deterrent funding in Minnesota likely available; so what’s up next?For the past two years, there’s been a spotlight on Asian carp and trying to find ways to fund a carp deterrent at Lock and Dam 5 of the Mississippi River. Du...