Outdoor News
Before 2025
- Midwest deer hunting tradition goes modernMany hunters have taken a deer over the years using a rifle firing a straight-wall cartridge. Today, there are more straight-wall cartridge options for deer hun...
- Recruiting, retaining and reactivating hunters and anglers remains important in North Dakota, elsewhereI wouldn’t be surprised to find out kids who grew up on the beaches of California are more likely to surf than a kid from North Dakota. Fair is fair. If you w...
- Two top options for South Twin anglers in Minnesota’s Mahnomen County: bass, panfishThere’s a fair amount of structure throughout South Twin Lake in Mahnomen County, especially for a lake that’s just over 1,100 acres in size. Among its shal...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the Sept. 13, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outd...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: CO helps first-time hunter clean his bear while intoxicated family members offer unhelpful adviceMinnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Sept. 13, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minne...
- Minnesota DNR seeks advisory group members related to fish and wildlife conservationThe Minnesota DNR is recruiting new members to serve on key advisory groups related to fish and wildlife conservation; promoting knowledge and skills in fishing...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: Wildlife Forever’s fish art contest beginsWildlife Forever has announced the opening of the 2024-25 Art of Conservation Fish Art Contest. The annual program invites youth from around the world to connec...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Nice job at Pine Island WMAReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 13, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Nice job at...
- Documentary highlights Minnesota’s Red River lake sturgeon recoveryThe Minnesota DNR recently released a new 30-minute documentary called “Kings in the North: Lake Sturgeon Recovery in the Red River Basin.” The video tells ...
- Mankato artist wins Minnesota waterfowl stamp contestMankato artist Kurt Kegler has won the Minnesota waterfowl stamp contest with an acrylic painting of a cackling goose, a species that looks like a smaller versi...
- Minnesota Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Change it up to catch muskiesFish get conditioned to seeing lures presented the same way, day after day, so fishing from shallow water to deep water will show them something different. Cast...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Sept. 11, 2024Walleyes found at various depths; fall patterns slow to develop. A look at the Minnesota fishing and hunting report on Sept. 11, 2024. The post Minnesota’s st...
- Prospects favorable as bird hunts arrive in MinnesotaEarly-season wingshooting opportunities in Minnesota are nothing if not diverse. Big birds and small. Some migrate and others don’t. Some are found in the dee...
- With limited natural food, Minnesota’s bear hunt off to hot startWil Goetsch caught a glimpse of the big bear on his trail cameras twice before seeing him emerge through rows of corn as he sat perched in his hunting stand. ...
- Streams of Thought: Lake sturgeon the coolest of our Minnesota fishes?I caught my first and only lake sturgeon many years ago on the St. Croix River somewhere east of Rock Creek. To say I was smitten by the smallish 36-incher migh...