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- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the May 9, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoor Calendar ...
- Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Venture out for monster crappiesWhen winter’s lock begins to loosen, I’m already plotting my crappie-fishing plans and going over maps of potential locations. Many anglers get the notion i...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on May 7, 2025Crappies and bluegills finally move into shallow water. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report leading up to opener on May 10. The post Minnesota’s s...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Charges pending after investigation into timber theft on state landMinnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the May 9, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesot...
- Drained a century ago, central Minnesota’s Butler Lake restored to benefit waterfowlDuring the past decade, Ducks Unlimited has partnered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Meeker County officials in central Minnesota to restore 66-ac...
- Two online aquatic animal dealers convicted of shipping invasive species to eight Wisconsin countiesThe Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced on Wednesday that two national online suppliers of aquatic animals have been convicted in multiple Wisco...
- Steve Carney: Advice on shore-fishing for crappies, and some Minnesota opener tipsFishing from shore for crappies was standard practice for this fishing guide back when I was young. In those days, you could fish off of people’s docks and go...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: Juvenile avoids boating disaster on Lake Miltona near AlexandriaThe Douglas County Sheriff’s Department on May 4 issued a press release involving a boating incident and a juvenile operator. According to the release, the sh...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: A high school shooting coach takes issue with Ikes’ lead stanceReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 9, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: A high school ...
- Minnesota’s spring turkey season on track for top-two finish in harvestAs of early May, it’s no surprise that the 2025 turkey harvest is still on course to likely break the top five rank for all-time harvest, coming in with aroun...
- Minnesota waterfowl seasons set, with split shift in the southern zoneThe Minnesota DNR has released the season framework for the 2025 migratory bird-hunting seasons, and it includes one notable change to the duck season in the st...
- Minnesota House OKs its budget for state environmentIn a minutes-long meeting on Thursday, May 1, the Minnesota Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee moved policy bills previously pulled from omnibus ...
- Notes off a soiled cuff: A hunting story from Pennsylvania that tops them allAs you might imagine, I have heard a lot of hunting stories – this one tops them all: Not long before dusk last Oct. 9, then 87-year-old Frank Jubara Sr. – ...
- Commentary: Michigan House Bill 4073 would handcuff conservation officersHouse Bill 4073 is a bad idea, which would have severe implications for Michigan’s natural resources. The bill requires that conservation officers obtain sear...
- MN Daily Update: Catching fish with plenty of companyThe crappies are starting to move shallow, so now you’re fishing amongst a crowd. Here’s what to do to catch these fish when you are in a lot of company. Th...