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- Episode 52 — Retired New York Outdoor News Editor Steve PiattAs this bi-weekly podcast celebrates two years in the running, retired New York Outdoor News Editor Steve Piatt returns. Steve was the very first guest on the s...
- Winners chosen for Minnesota’s 2025 trout and salmon stamp, walleye stamp contestsShakopee, Minn., artist Mark Thone won the Minnesota trout and salmon stamp contest with an acrylic painting of a rainbow trout, and Lakeville artist Stephen Ha...
- Minnesota’s Fort Snelling State Park to reopen on Aug. 9Fort Snelling State Park will reopen to the public on Friday, Aug. 9. The park was closed June 22 due to flooding on the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers. Regul...
- Human remains found inside a crocodile in Australia believed to be that of a 40-year-old touristPolice said Tuesday human remains were found inside a large crocodile suspected of killing a tourist in Australia’s second fatal attack in about a month. The ...
- Bill Hilts, Jr.: Third annual tournament by Catching Dreams Charters makes “reel impact” for kids with cancerCapt. Ned Librock of Catching Dreams Charters has been taking kids with cancer fishing in the productive waters of New York State for nearly a decade now. On Au...
- Gear & Gadgets: HEVI-Shot releases new HEVI-Bismuth, and much moreHEVI-Shot is proud to release two new line extensions in its HEVI-Bismuth Upland product lineup. Two new 16-gauge loads are now available, 16 Gauge, 2-3/4-inch,...
- Nature Smart: Digging deep into the double-crested cormorantThere are a number of species that people don’t seem to like much, based on nothing other than our desire to assign blame. The double-crested cormorant (Nanno...
- Backyard and Beyond: A spotty storyMost white-tailed deer fawns are nearly three months old at this point in the summer and are weaned and eating grasses and soft vegetation. They and their mothe...
- Green Beret brings his dog-handling skills to Game Fair in MinnesotaIan Donovan is driven by patriotism to serve and defend the United States, and that’s what motivated him to leave his job as a roughneck on Gulf of Mexico oil...
- MN Daily Update: Speed troll for northern pike right nowSpeed trolling for northern pike is a great tactic when the summer heats up. Here’s why it works so well. The post MN Daily Update: Speed troll for northern p...
- Trapping’s destiny: a bit of North America auction historyIn the July 26 edition of Illinois Outdoor News, trapping writer Kent Weil broke down the various fur auctions around the world to give trappers and hunters a g...
- Patrick Durkin: Bluegills rival any fish in taste, fightFew argue the bluegill would make a worthier state fish than the muskellunge, Wisconsin’s longtime holder of that title. Bluegills, after all, aren’t partic...
- Steve Piatt: It’s good to have a friend with a fishing boatTerry Catlin was my friend even before I knew he owned a great fishing boat. Actually, he owns two. But before that we were traveling turkey hunters, laughing a...
- Christine Thomas: kayaking into the middle of a muskie hunt“It is 47.5 inches long. It is the biggest one I ever caught,” exclaimed the young man. “But I am going to tell everyone that it was 48 inches.” He...
- WI Daily Update: Speed troll for northern pike right nowSpeed trolling for northern pike is a great tactic when the summer heats up. Here’s why it works so well. The post WI Daily Update: Speed troll for northern p...