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- University of Minnesota Forestry Center in state-tribal land transfer negotiationsA bill in the Minnesota Legislature would transfer parcels of state-owned land within the boundaries of the Cloquet Forestry Center to the University of Minneso...
- Illinois DNR announces detection of chronic wasting disease in Ford CountyChronic wasting disease has been detected in Ford County, expanding the geographic presence of the infection in free-ranging deer populations in northern Illino...
- Minnesota’s Hungry Jack Lake satisfies anglers’ appetite for smallies, ’eyesMore than 30 years ago, the DNR tried to establish a lake trout population in Cook County’s Hungry Jack Lake. While there appeared to be enough deep, cool wat...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the May 3, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoor Calendar ...
- Nature Smart: The now too-rare prairie chickensAwaking at o’-dark:30 to capture images of wildlife is standard operating procedure in my field. During the past 40 years, I’ve dragged myself out of bed ea...
- Backyard and Beyond: Gray squirrel defends its nest from hawkThe last thing a mother gray squirrel wants to see is a red-tailed hawk landing near her nest, intent on feasting on her babies. Nick D’Addio caught the actio...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Angler caught without a license after deciding to “take a chance”Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from Minnesota DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the May 3, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The pos...
- Minnesota’s Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Catch a monster sturgeon on the riverIf you’ve ever wanted to catch the largest species of fish in Minnesota, from now until the season ends May 15 is prime time! The lake sturgeon are currently ...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on May 1, 2024Poor weather has limited fishing opportunities most days. A look at the Minnesota fishing report from across the state on May 1, 2024. The post Minnesota’s st...
- Culvert work set to begin at Minnesota’s Perch LakeWork to complete the Highway 23 culvert-replacement project at Perch Lake near Gary New Duluth will begin May 13. The culvert replacement under the Highway 23 c...
- Federal rule would make conservation equal to industry on U.S. landsThe Biden administration on April 18 finalized a new rule for public land management that’s meant to put conservation on more equal footing with oil drilling,...
- Minnesota bonding bills unveiled, environment bill on to Senate floorGov. Tim Walz’s budget recommendations from January 2024 pitched a $982.45 million capital budget bill. That bonding bill was unveiled in House and Senate cap...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: Bear hunters have until May 3 to apply for licenseA total of 4,030 licenses are available in 15 quota areas where licenses are limited for the 2024 season, which opens Sunday, Sept. 1, and closes Sunday, Oct. 1...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: DNR has lost its wayReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 3, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: DNR has lost i...
- In Wisconsin, voters narrowly favor ban on latest fishing technologyWhile anglers, fishing groups, and the DNR here in Minnesota continue to debate and examine the virtues and potentially less-than-favorable outcomes of using fo...