Outdoor News
Before 2025
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at outdoors-related events coming up from across Minnesota published in the March 15, 2024, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Out...
- Fewer fish, more algae? Researchers look at potential impacts of lack of Great Lakes ice coverMichigan Tech University biologists have been observing a remote Lake Superior island’s fragile wolf population every winter since 1958, but they had to cut t...
- Minnesota Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Open-water prep starts with fishing lineMany anglers are putting their ice-fishing equipment away and preparing for the open water. With that in mind, it’s time to strip line off reels and get them ...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on March 13, 2024Open-water fishing has begun in southern part of state. A look at the Minnesota fishing report on March 13, 2024. The post Minnesota’s statewide fishing repor...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Cow falls out of cattle truck near AlbanyMinnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from Minnesota DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the March 15, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The ...
- Snow geese making their way across North DakotaDuck hunting may be closed for another six months, but waterfowl hunters still have a reason to take to the water and fields with their shotguns. The Spring Lig...
- 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. ...