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- Joe Shead: Shed hunting tips after a non-winterWhat a crazy non-winter we’ve experienced this year, especially in the wake of a ridiculously snowy winter last year in states like Minnesota and Wisconsin. T...
- Steve Carney: The good, bad, and unlikely-to-be-used features on a new boatIt’s always exciting to get a new boat rigged each season and enjoy the new technological advances that come along every year. Here are some thoughts on the s...
- What’s to love about Jennie in Minnesota’s Meeker County? For starters, its big fishOnce known as one of the better walleye lakes in this central-Minnesota area, Jennie’s largemouth bass and northern pike are more abundant now and seem to be ...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the March 8, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdo...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Man looking to “escape the hustle and bustle of the East Coast” stranded on Red Lake WMAMinnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from Minnesota DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the March 8, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The p...
- Penalties under Minnesota House bill raised for buffer offensesPassed in 2015, Minnesota’s buffer law requiring perennial vegetation on lands bordering waters was called Gov. Mark Dayton’s signature clean-water legislat...
- USDA announces general CRP signup as farmers, conservationists await details of next farm billRepresentatives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture were in Sioux Falls last weekend at the 2024 National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic to announce that the d...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: Minnesota Deer and Turkey Classic begins FridayThe 2024 Minnesota Deer and Turkey Classic kicks off Friday at Canterbury Park in Shakopee and continues through Sunday. The post Minnesota Mixed Bag: Minnesota...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Clay target lead-ban bill is wrong for many reasonsReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 8, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Clay target ...
- Some “hard feelings” come with Minnesota DNR changes to record fish programThe Minnesota DNR unveiled its revamped state record fish program, and the changes include relegating pre-1980 records to a new “noncertified” category. Tha...
- Minnesota moose population ‘stable,’ while elk count is called off by DNR due to lack of snowOn the same day the DNR announced survey results showing a stable moose population in northeastern Minnesota, state officials in the northwest reported a lack o...
- Shotgun zone, DNR oversight debated at Minnesota CapitolThe Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee met Thursday, Feb. 29, to discuss and advance legislation. The bills focused on eliminating the shotgun zo...
- Minnesota Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Jumbo perch fishing ends the ice seasonThis ice-fishing season has certainly presented its challenges with above-normal temperatures leading to inconsistent ice on many bodies of water. Fortunately f...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on March 6, 2024Still ice fishing to the north, open water to the south. A look at the Minnesota fishing report from across the state on March 6, 2024. The post Minnesota’s s...
- Mark Nale: Pennsylvania’s wealth of public land questionedI was troubled by a recent article in Pennsylvania Outdoor News, headlined “Senators: PGC owns enough game lands.” The story reported on comments made...