Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- Don’t let Minnesota’s Ten Mile Lake intimidate; enjoy its fishy offeringsThe Hackensack area of Cass County is loaded with excellent fishing lakes. It’s one of the state’s more popular destinations for multi-species angling, feat...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the Feb. 14, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoor Calenda...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Unusual uptick in phones dropped into Lake of the WoodsMinnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Feb. 14, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnes...
- Steve Carney: Simple often is best … but split screens are niceMost ice anglers these days are “flasher” people while on the ice. We’ve spent countless hours learning the good and bad of using flashers to mark fish, a...
- Minnesota Fishing Hall of Fame announces 2025 inducteesThree individuals and two organizations will be enshrined by the Fishing Hall of Fame of Minnesota in 2025. Inductees in the Individual Legends category are Jim...
- Light goose season in North Dakota begins Feb. 15North Dakota’s spring light goose conservation order opens Feb. 15 and continues through May 11. Residents must have a 2024-25 (valid through March 31) or 202...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: Duluth Sports Show begins Thursday, continues through SundayThe Duluth Sport Show, featuring the latest in boats, RVs, travel destinations, hunting and fishing gear, and other fun and educational features, comes to the D...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Don’t listen to scare tactics on expanding state rifle zoneReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Feb. 14, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Don’t list...
- New group forms to advocate for Minnesota bowhuntersMinnesota’s archery community has a new support and advocacy group: the Minnesota Bowhunters Association. Rolled out in January to promote bowhunting and arch...
- Minnesota Senate bill allows youth to build preference points for bear before they’re old enough to draw a licenseMinnesota’s Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee on Feb. 4 supported S.F. 689, which would allow youth hunters to start earning preference points...
- Concerns arise over proposed cuts to AIS funds in MinnesotaFor the past decade, the number of new aquatic invasive species-infested waters in Minnesota has fluctuated anywhere from 87 in 2018 to 41 in 2024. This past ye...
- Minnesota DNR seeking comments on new hook proposalsThe Minnesota DNR is asking for the public to comment on proposed rules about fishing methods that, if adopted, would go into effect in March of 2026. The post ...
- Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Panfish pandemonium on the horizonEven though the game-fish bite is usually slowing, the panfish bite is heating up. For late-season walleyes, I suggest downsizing to the smallest spoon possible...
- Pope and Young announces change to nontypical category for whitetailsChatfield, Minn. — The bowhunting organization Pope and Young Club has announced a change to the minimum score required for nontypical white-tailed deer. The ...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on Feb. 12, 2025Fishing pressure much lighter through recent cold snap. Here’s the Minnesota fishing report from across the state on Feb. 12, 2025. The post Minnesota’s sta...