Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- Liberal duck seasons expected again in 2026 after results of 2025 federal surveyWhen the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its 2025 Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey Field Reports on July 3 – the precursor to the annu...
- Crappies rise among the ranks of Ash Lake’s offerings in northeast Minnesota (new interactive map for readers)If you head north on Highway 53 out of Orr for about 12 miles, you’ll drive right along the northeast corner of Ash Lake. Most anglers tend to drive right pas...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the Sept. 12, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoor Calenda...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Waders, no life jacket and a paddleboard not a good combinationMinnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Sept. 12, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnes...
- Steve Carney: A dove report, and the makes-no-sense early teal hunt in MinnesotaI hunted the dove opener along the South Dakota/North Dakota border and my opening-day results were mediocre. I couldn’t believe the shift this year from smal...
- Winner of 2026 Minnesota waterfowl stamp contest announcedSt. Paul artist Matt Linz has won the 2026 Minnesota waterfowl stamp contest with an oil painting of buffleheads. Stephen Hamrick, of Lakeville, earned second p...
- New Minnesota fish and wildlife advisory committee produces its report for 2025The Minnesota DNR’s recently created Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee plans to host a meeting to share the 2025 report that members have developed the pas...
- Process underway for year-round bass season in Minnesota; public invited to commentFollowing 2025 legislative action, the Minnesota DNR plans to expedite creating a year-round bass season. As part of the rule-making process, the agency will ac...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: Archery deer season begins SaturdayMinnesota archery deer hunters are expected to have plenty of harvest opportunities this season, which begins Saturday. “We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Responding to commentary from the ‘old duck managers’Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 12, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Responding t...
- Minnesota pheasant harvest up, duck harvest and overall hunter numbers down in 2024 small-game surveyThe Minnesota DNR reported last week the results of its annual small-game hunter survey, with pheasant harvest in 2024 increasing about 14% from a year ago, duc...
- Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Make sure your crankbaits are running straightTrolling is always a great way to cover water and find active fish. The biggest thing anglers overlook with trolling is they trust that their crankbait is tuned...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Sept. 10, 2025Water temps drop and fewer people fishing this week. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing and hunting report on Sept. 10, 2025. The post Minnesota’s state...
- Lake Erie ‘on the doorstep’ of having many trophy walleyes to chaseThen again, anglers hoping for a Fish Ohio-qualifying walleye of at least 28 inches are similarly flummoxed. No wonder since while Lake Erie’s total walleye p...
- Tom Venesky: Legislation allowing the use of semi-automatic rifles for big game should be shot down in PennsylvaniaIn the wake of the passage of Sunday hunting legislation in Pennsylvania, the effort to legalize semi-automatic rifles for big game has resurfaced in the state,...