Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- Bureau of Land Management revokes American Prairie bison leases in MontanaThe U.S. Department of the Interior announced recently that it is revoking grazing permits in Phillips County that American Prairie had been using to sustain it...
- Steve Carney: Fishing in comfort, and auger blade screw insuranceIt’s hard to believe, but I hadn’t until recently fished from inside a wheelhouse. But finally, I had an opportunity to sample the wheelhouse lifestyle, and...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: Fishing For Life announces 15th annual Holes 4 Heroes ice fishing tournamentFishing For Life will host its annual Heroes event Feb. 7 at East Medicine Lake Park in Plymouth. The event honors active duty military, veterans, and their fam...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Don’t go changing Minnesota’s walleye limitReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 30, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Don’t go ch...
- Commentary: Fight back against legislation that threatens Minnesota’s Boundary WatersLegislation concerning to regional sportsmen introduced by Rep. Pete Stauber (R-Minn., 8th) passed the House of Representatives last week. H.J. 140 is a bill th...
- Kristina Smitten takes over as director of Minnesota’s Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage CouncilLate last year, Minnesota’s Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council selected Kristina Smitten to be its next executive director, taking over for Mark Johnson. A...
- Public comment sought as Minnesota reviews groundwater protectionMinnesota Trout Unlimited and other state clean water advocacy organizations are encouraging the public to submit written comments to the Minnesota Department o...
- Ohio’s steelhead fishing hasn’t been great, but brighter days may be aheadSteelhead fishing in the northeast Ohio Lake Erie tributaries isn’t off-the-charts good at the moment, but things should improve down the road a bit. That’s...
- Tom Venesky: It’s time to update Pennsylvania’s deer-tagging ruleWith all the talk recently about antiquated laws and regulations, one of the most obvious is often overlooked. For some reason, harvested deer in Pennsylvania c...
- These tips can put you safely on ice during Ohio’s sometimes brief window of angling opportunityThis winter has been quite generous in Ohio with colder temps and the availability of ice for those who enjoy my favorite winter activity. Ice fishing is in ful...
- WI Daily Update: The rare woodpecker with three toesStan Tekiela recently wrote about a unique northwoods woodpecker — the black-backed woodpecker — which is one of just three woodpecker species with three to...
- Commentary: Age of 12 has nothing to do with maturity to huntAfter reading Tom Venesky’s recent column and a few Letters to the Editor advocating for no tags for children under the age of 7, I want to point out another ...
- Commentary: Warmer winters delaying duck migrationAbout 10 years ago, the Louisiana Department Wildlife and Fisheries sent an April Fool’s email to stakeholders announcing a new sportsman’s group. Called â€...
- MN Daily Update: The rare woodpecker with three toesStan Tekiela recently wrote about a unique northwoods woodpecker — the black-backed woodpecker — which is one of just three woodpecker species with three to...
- Professor’s CWD prevalence model closely predicts this year’s rate in MinnesotaLooking back at the 2026 Minnesota white-tailed deer hunting season, University of St. Thomas Associate Professor Dr. Sergey Berg’s CWD model wasn’t too far...