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- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Red Lake legislation is damaging in many waysReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 29, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Red Lake le...
- Minnesota officials seeking answers to Lake Traverse fish killLake Traverse, straddling the border of South Dakota and Minnesota, experienced a significant fish kill discovered March 14, that resulted in the death of thous...
- Commentary: An updated muskie-management plan in Minnesota is overdueMinnesota was once the greatest muskie-fishing destination on the planet. That fact created a generation of new muskie anglers, built Minnesota businesses, and ...
- Minnesota DNR seeks input on state’s muskie plan updateThe Minnesota DNR is asking people to share their thoughts on how the DNR manages muskellunge as part of an update to the state’s muskie long-range plan. “W...
- Snowstorm halts goose migration in Upper Midwest, but much-needed moisture may help small wetlandsA spring snow goose migration thought to be two weeks ahead of schedule has come to a screeching halt, thanks to Mother Nature’s post-winter handiwork. A mult...
- Angling advocacy organizations call for Minnesota DNR to re-examine Lake Mille Lacs data and methodologyA pair of angling advocacy organizations, led by the MN-FISH Sportfishing Coalition, sent a letter to Minnesota DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen on Tuesday citin...
- WI Daily Update: Kids can enter the DNR’s annual Air, Air, Everywhere poetry contestThe Wisconsin DNR is accepting entries for its annual poetry contest that is open for third, fourth and fifth-grade students. Here are the details. The post WI ...
- MN Daily Update: Comment on the DNR’s endangered, threatened, and special concern species listsThe Minnesota DNR is seeking comments on its endangered, threatened, and special concern species lists. Here’s how you can take part. The post MN Daily Update...
- Commentary: Time to consider earn-a-buck in Michigan?I worked (now retired) as a supervisor for a lot of years, (a.k.a. problem solver). Not being handicapped with a college degree or a public trough to feed at, I...
- New game land in Philadelphia ready for bowhuntersResidents of Philadelphia won’t have to travel far to bowhunt this fall, with the opening of a new state game land within the city. The 17.88-acre tract, whic...
- Civilian Marksmanship Program traces its history to 1903, RooseveltIn 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt suggested that this country should encourage rifle practice among school boys and all others, including those in the milit...
- Iowa’s Prairie Chicken Festival is April 6The unique courtship of Iowa’s prairie chickens will be on full display at Iowa's Kellerton Grasslands Bird Conservation Area on April 6, during the annual Pr...
- Iowa DNR investigates tree and fire vandalism at Big Creek State ParkOn March 15 around 10:30 p.m. several local law enforcement agencies were called to Big Creek State Park to extinguish an illegal bonfire at the east boat ramp,...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on March 26, 2024Return to winter-like weather puts fishing on hold. A look at the Minnesota fishing report from across the state on March 26, 2024. The post Minnesota’s state...
- Minnesota’s Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council approves $12.1 million for Mississippi River carp barrierThe Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council on Tuesday approved a motion to fund a carp barrier on the Mississippi River. Dollars were available for the project b...