Outdoor News
Earlier this month
- There’s plenty to learn about your local deer over winterHere in Minnesota, the last minutes of the 2025 deer season faded away on New Year’s Eve, and now most of us have moved on to other outdoor pursuits. While de...
- Outdoor Insights: Key takeaways from Minnesota DNR’s 2026 RoundtableThe Minnesota DNR held its annual roundtable event with nearly 400 stakeholders on Friday, Jan. 9, at the Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center. The gathering prov...
- Bob Gwizdz: Michigan’s pheasant release program continues because of ‘those who show up’A number of years ago, when Keith Charters was chair of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission, he gave me a little pearl of wisdom about how government real...
- Strokes, cadence, adjustments needed for jigging up walleyesJigging up walleyes on ice can be a simple affair. Drop a bait to the bottom, lift it, watch your electronics for that tell-tale flicker on bottom to rise, then...
- Tips for gathering live bait during Pennsylvania’s winter fishing seasonWe never know what type of weather winter is going to throw at us these days. Some days it is cold and blustery, but others offer up sunshine and the hope of mo...
- Trappers seeing some action in Minnesota’s south furbearer zoneIn the second year of allowing trappers to harvest bobcats and fishers in Minnesota’s south furbearer zone, several trappers have registered some of the preda...
- MN Daily Update: New photo shows Michigan UP cougar cubs are alive and wellNew evidence shows that the cougar cubs photographed from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in March of 2025 are alive and well. Listen here for details. The ...
- Ohio angler leads effort drawing attention to perch issues in Lake ErieJim Saxa, of Mentor, Ohio, has been leading a push that he calls the Yellow Perch Restoration Initiative since 2022 to force the Ohio Division of Wildlife (DOW)...
- WI Daily Update: New photo shows Michigan UP cougar cubs are alive and wellNew evidence shows that the cougar cubs photographed from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in March of 2025 are alive and well. Listen here for details. The post WI...
- Michigan Fishing Report – January 14, 2026Some anglers reported catching perch in the shallows here, although those fishing deeper water reported larger average fish sizes as well as higher numbers. The...
- Cannon Lake’s forage making gluttons of its walleyes, bass in Minnesota’s Rice CountyBy itself, Rice County’s Cannon Lake is 1,593 acres in size. Combine it with Wells Lake, which boaters can access from Cannon beneath the Highway 12 bridge, a...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the Jan. 16, 2026 edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoor Calendar...
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture seeks comment on groundwater ruleSt. Paul — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is requesting written public comments to help determine whether the state’s Groundwater Protection Rule i...
- Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Targeting shallow water can yield fishy actionDon’t be afraid to go shallow for walleyes. Early ice can provide phenomenal fishing for walleyes as they continue to put their feed bag on before moving deep...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on Jan. 14, 2026Walleye action is up and down; just like the weather. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report across the state on Jan. 14, 2026. The post Minnesota’s ...