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- Man pleads guilty to ‘killing spree’ of protected eagles, other birdsA Washington state man accused of helping kill more than 3,000 birds – including eagles on a Montana Indian reservation – then illegally selling their carca...
- Steve Carney: Invest time now on your ice-fishing gear to eliminate headaches next seasonAfter a challenging ice-fishing season, it’s time to retire the ice gear for the season. Many ice anglers just throw their ice gear into a corner in a garage ...
- Minnesota becomes the 20th state with an outdoor recreation officeThe Minnesota Outdoor Recreation Industry Partnership (ORIP) is nearly halfway through its first year of formation. Randolph Briley, the state’s deputy direct...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: Northwest Sportshow kicks off Thursday in MinneapolisThe Northwest Sportshow, presented by Progressive, will be on location at the Minneapolis Convention Center, March 14-17. The post Minnesota Mixed Bag: Northwes...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Wolf blood … on whose hands?Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 15, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Wolf blood ...
- Commentary: Bill to transfer Minnesota’s White Earth State Forest land to tribe divisive, unpopular, unnecessaryA new bill has come to my attention, and the ramifications are concerning. I believe the public deserves to know about it before the bill goes anywhere. Sen. Ma...
- Streams of Thought: Transfer of more Minnesota state lands to tribes could have widespread implicationsState legislators often are accused of much taking as sessions progress – your money (taxes), gun rights, just to name a couple. But would it make you feel be...
- Two state forests among proposed land transfers to tribes in MinnesotaLegislation offered earlier this week by seven Minnesota House DFLers seeks to transfer state forest and other DNR-administered land surrounding Upper Red Lake ...
- No major changes proposed for Michigan elk hunting seasonMichigan's elk season lengths and quotas would go unchanged for the next two years under a proposal being considered by the state Natural Resources Commission. ...
- WI Daily Update: Help monitor stream health this yearThe Wisconsin DNR is seeking volunteers for stream monitoring in central and northeastern Wisconsin. Here are the details. The post WI Daily Update: Help monito...
- Commentary: Increasing Michigan’s Upper Peninsula bear licenses would benefit the deer herdIncreasing the Upper Peninsula bear harvest by issuing more bear licenses will increase recruitment of fawns, thereby increasing the white-tailed deer populatio...
- Pennsylvania call maker Michael Lapp receives prestigious NWTF awardPennsylvania is known for having some of the best turkey callers and turkey hunters in the country. So it’s perhaps not surprising that the Keystone State is ...
- Outdoor Observations:Turkey populations seem to be declining in many states to the south, but not so much in Michigan. Michigan DNR Turkey Specialist Adam Bump said the state’s tu...
- MN Daily Update: Details on the latest moose surveyThe Minnesota DNR issued the results of its latest moose population survey from northeast Minnesota. Here are the details. The post MN Daily Update: Details on ...
- Trout stocking in northeast Iowa streams starts April 1The popular trout stream stocking season starts on April 1 in northeast Iowa. Find a list of stocked trout streams on the DNR trout stream map or the DNR trout ...