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- Minnesota Mixed Bag: 43rd annual Game Fair begins FridayThe 43rd edition of Game Fair begins Friday at Armstrong Ranch Kennels in Ramsey, bringing with it a host of familiar faces and events, as well as new attractio...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Concerns about Project 2025Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 9, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Concerns abou...
- Feds pitch plan to pay hunters for lead-free huntingThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in late July announced it is unfurling a pilot program at seven national wildlife refuges to test voluntary rebates to increa...
- CDC clarifies its recent ‘dog import’ guidelines, but it’s not good enough, says one hunter advocacy groupAfter a backlash from sporting groups and various lawmakers, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its canine travel importation guide...
- Northern Minnesota brothers, father charged in poaching of multiple whitetails and a wolf, killing neighbors’ dogA northern Minnesota man has been charged with multiple offenses, including felony counts, for allegedly poaching several deer over a number of years, transport...
- Minnesota DNR takes a cautious approach to 2024 deer huntingFor the 2024 Minnesota deer-hunting season, the DNR has opted to not increase harvest limits in any deer permit areas as it looks to bolster deer populations in...
- Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: The right gear for late-season fishingSummer is slipping through our fingers. My favorite way to catch fish in August is with crankbaits. Pulling cranks can be as easy as tossing a crankbait behind ...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on Aug. 7, 2024Weedlines producing a mixed bag of fish, including walleyes. A look at the Minnesota fishing report on Aug. 7, 2024. The post Minnesota’s statewide fishing re...
- MN Daily Update: Mississippi becomes first state to lower limits as result of live sonarThe added pressure that live sonar has placed on fisheries across the country has become a controversial topic, and Mississippi recently became the first state ...
- Ralph Loos: Feds try encouraging non-lead hunting with economic incentivesNo Illinois wildlife refuge was selected for a pilot program that will basically pay hunters who choose not to use lead ammunition on federal sites. And, in an ...
- Follow these three patterns to catch August muskiesCatching muskies in August can be difficult. Years ago anglers believed their lack of action was a result of the fish losing their teeth. We now know muskies ca...
- WI Daily Update: Mississippi becomes first state to lower limits as result of live sonarThe added pressure that live sonar has placed on fisheries across the country has become a controversial topic, and Mississippi recently became the first state ...
- Oak Duke: What do we really know about the mysterious alpha white-tailed buck?Over the last 50 years, great changes in technology have colored and shaded whitetail hunting. But despite these advances and regressions, our understanding of ...
- Dean Bortz: Wisconsin elk hunters provide big boost to Rocky Mountain Elk FoundationOne thing I looked forward to during our recent swing through western Montana, Idaho, and northeastern Oregon was making a stop at the Rocky Mountain Elk Founda...
- Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – August 6, 2024August and end of summer mean the best and biggest kings of the open-lake season here. The post Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – August 6, 2024 appeared...