Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- Gretchen Steele: Redbud blossoms are spring’s tangy little treatYou know spring has finally arrived in Illinois when you see all the redbud trees burst into color all of a sudden – in addition to all those birds singing th...
- Cullen lakes in Minnesota’s Crow Wing County provide prime ice-out slab crappie countryThere’s an abundance of lakes throughout Crow Wing County that consistently produce respectable panfish. Among them are Middle Cullen and Upper Cullen, which ...
- Backyard and Beyond: Bye, bye winterAnyone who sees a great gray owl will never forget this large, almost ghostly bird that inhabits the boreal forest and far northern bogs. It doesn’t happen of...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the April 18, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoor Calend...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: That’s not a goose, it’s a pigeonMinnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the April 18, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minne...
- Steve Carney: For ice-out crappie anglers, patience is a virtueThe ice is becoming a distant memory in western Minnesota, but it has been a slow go. Anglers, as they usually do, have the drive to hit open water as soon as p...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: Wyoming Police Department seeks the dumpers of dead fishThe Wyoming Police Department posted photos to Facebook April 14 of dead carp strewn near the access of Comfort Lake in Chisago County. The post Minnesota Mixed...
- Fish kill being investigated in northern Iowa streamThe Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fish kill at the South Branch of Lizard Creek in Fort Dodge in Cerro Gordo County, one county south ...
- Trump administration rolls back forest protectionsPresident Donald Trump’s administration acted to roll back environmental safeguards around future logging projects on more than half of U.S. national forests ...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Ikes’ ‘common-sense’ approach to lead ban makes no senseReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 18, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Ikes’ ‘...
- Details emerge in wolf case from southeast MinnesotaThe Minnesota DNR has released more details regarding a wolf shot and killed in Fillmore County in early January. DNR Enforcement’s incident report states tha...
- Minnesota DNR wraps up Madison Lake access projectThe Minnesota DNR has completed upgrades at the Madison Lake Public Water Access, located on the east side of Madison Lake, east of the city of Mankato in Blue ...
- Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Ready the jigs for panfishSpring has arrived, and higher water temperatures will start to push crappies and bluegills into staging areas near their spawning grounds. But, not yet. For mo...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on April 16, 2025Crappies remain more deep than shallow this week. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report on April 16, 2025. The post Minnesota’s statewide fishing re...
- WI Daily Update: Spawning by rare ‘coaster’ brook trout in Lake Superior a big milestoneRare “coaster” brook trout were discovered spawning in the shallows of Minnesota waters of Lake Superior last October. Listen here for why this represents a...