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- Gretchen Steele: Why are these spring bloomers flowering again in fall?Over the past few weeks, we’ve witnessed something unexpected in southern Illinois. Our spring flowering plants are blooming again, a sight that has puzzled u...
- Catch more, rebait less: Soft plastics are redefining ice anglingWhile live bait like minnows have been the go-to choices for generations of hard-water walleye anglers, soft plastic baits have grown in popularity just in the ...
- Crystal, Loon lakes offer walleyes aplenty for southern Minnesota anglersLake Crystal and Loon Lake are located on the northwestern edge of Blue Earth County in the far southern part of the state. Combined, these two prairie-type lak...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the Nov. 1, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoor Calendar...
- Backyard and Beyond: Beautiful autumn imagesLuck, skill, and patience: These are the Big 3 in an outdoor photographer’s tool kit. Kip Earney called on all three as he hunkered down in the bulrushes alon...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Traps stolen near Perham within hours after trapper set themMinnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Nov. 1, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minneso...
- Steve Carney: A fall turkey, suckers catching walleyes, and some youth season deer successAfter several unsuccessful stalks of various groups of turkeys, I finally caught a break. Fall turkeys are fun for hunters to try to outwit, and once you learn ...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: ‘Vote for public lands’ hunt coming SaturdayMinnesota Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, along with other partners of the Minnesotans For Our Great Outdoors coalition, will host hunting activities to highli...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: For waterfowlers, Lake Winnie story a reminder of hallowed placesReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 1, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: For waterfowl...
- Minnesota’s youth, antlerless season deer kills both increase, while crossbow take inches upwardParticipants in the youth deer hunting and early antlerless-only seasons in Minnesota – both held Oct. 17-20 this year – saw harvest increases over a year a...
- Shallow streams, weather extremes hinder Minnesota’s North Shore fishAfter a spring and early summer of intense rains and flooding, drought conditions have reduced the flows of some of Lake Superior’s North Shore streams, in so...
- Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Consider water temp when fall fishingMany fishing enthusiasts await the fall bite to begin. Predator fish leave the main basin of the lake to return to the shallows and gorge themselves on baitfish...
- Minnesota’s fishing and hunting report on Oct. 30, 2024Angling taking a backseat as firearms deer hunt nears. A look at the Minnesota fishing and hunting report on Oct. 30, 2024. The post Minnesota’s fishing and h...
- What’s the extent of invasive silver carp’s presence in Wisconsin’s lower Chippewa and Black rivers? Officials working to find outIn July, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) began receiving ominous reports from anglers who saw fish leaping high in the air at the Dells dam ...
- Volunteers still the backbone of firearms safety courses in MinnesotaIn the era of technology, in-person classes and field day training for firearms safety has become a thing of the past for adults, while field day training for y...