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- Minnesota Mixed Bag: St. Cloud Sportsmen’s Show set for Feb. 6-8The 38th annual St. Cloud Sportsmen’s Show runs Feb. 6-8 at the St. Cloud River’s Edge Convention Center. This is central Minnesota’s biggest sports show....
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Reader caught an error in buckthorn management storyReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Feb. 6, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Reader caught ...
- Outdoor Insights: Ability to purchase outdoor endorsements while renewing vehicle tabs could be a win for MinnesotaOn Jan. 15, the Minnesota DNR delivered its Outdoor Recreation Endorsement report to the Legislature. I understand that the mere name of this 15-page document a...
- Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Get clever and consider switching it up on the iceMy tip isn’t going to help you catch more fish, but it’ll help you think about catching different fish. As the days get longer, and spring draws near, we’...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on Feb. 4, 2026Crappies are biting most consistently in many areas. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report across the state on Feb. 4, 2026. The post Minnesota’s st...
- Northeast Minnesota whitetails sporting radio collars as part of new studyFrom now until March 31, researchers in Minnesota are trapping and radio collaring whitetails in and around the Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa reservation. They a...
- Wisconsin DNR researching ways to stem consistent loss of deer huntersDeer hunter numbers have been declining in Wisconsin and across the nation in recent decades, and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) staffers are conce...
- Patrick Durkin: Have you seen this buck? Wisconsin man offers rewardRoger Maes knows he’ll recognize his grandfather’s nearly century-old trophy buck whether it’s in online photo galleries, hanging in a Northwoods tavern, ...
- Dan Ladd: Winter has lost a bit of its luster for meI used to love winter. I can remember a number of Januarys during the past few decades when I’d be highly disappointed if warm temperatures and/or wind kept i...
- WI Daily Update: U.S. House votes in favor of reversing ban on mining near the Boundary WatersThe U.S. House of Representatives voted 214 to 208 on Jan. 21 in favor of legislation that would reverse a 20-year Biden-era ban on mining near the Boundary Wat...
- Glenn Sapir: Time spent with the ‘Big Three’ of outdoor magazines holds special memoriesAs I write this column for the most popular outdoors publication in New York State, I think about my relationship not only with New York Outdoor News, but also ...
- MN Daily Update: U.S. House votes in favor of reversing ban on mining near the Boundary WatersThe U.S. House of Representatives voted 214 to 208 on Jan. 21 in favor of legislation that would reverse a 20-year Biden-era ban on mining near the Boundary Wat...
- University of Illinois study examines how mammal life grows with tree coverA new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign underscores the benefits of riparian buffers to terrestrial biodiversity, finding that for every 10...
- Tips for buying your first forward-facing sonar unitBuying your first forward-facing sonar can be a bit intimidating and expensive. All brands have their version, but what should a person consider beyond where th...
- Illegal fishing in Kentucky involves harvesting 300k pounds of catfishA poaching case that included illegal fishing just across the Ohio River from southern Illinois involves illegal harvest of more than 300,000 pounds of catfish....