Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- Minnesota DNR advisory committee’s report goes ‘live’The Minnesota DNR’s new Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee’s finalized report gives the DNR and Legislature recommendations on various topics that both en...
- Ada Lake’s offerings in Cass County, Minnesota: mostly panfish and bass, and some ’eyesAt 963 acres, Ada Lake is one of the larger fisheries in the Backus area of Cass County. It’s also a clear-water lake, which allows its abundant vegetation to...
- Salvage harvests ongoing in Bemidji, Minn., blowdown areaFollowing the destructive June 20-21 blowdown event near Bemidji, the Minnesota DNR is employing salvage timber harvests to promote forest recovery, improve saf...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the Sept. 26, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoor Calenda...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Hunting deer over bait in DuluthMinnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Sept. 26, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnes...
- Pro Hunting Tip of the Week: Check recent clearings for early ruffed grouseDuring our outings so far this season, we’ve encountered plenty of opportunities for ruffed grouse. However, with the foliage still being much intact, it has ...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Sept. 24, 2025Water temps remain quite warm for this time of year. A look at the Minnesota fishing and hunting report on Sept. 24, 2025. The post Minnesota’s statewide fish...
- Minnesota DNR asks deer and bird hunters to share wildlife observationsWith archery deer season under way, now is an ideal time for hunters to familiarize themselves with the Minnesota DNR’s online log for deer and other wildlife...
- Steve Carney: Considerations for early duck hunting in MinnesotaI’m optimistic about Minnesota’s upcoming waterfowl opener, Sept. 27. The duck situation, numbers-wise, seems similar to last season, which was, in my opini...
- Conservation Reserve Program now at ‘full strength’ for 2025Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever on Sept. 17 announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture had accepted 1.78 million acres into the Conservation Reserve ...
- Minnesota, federal agencies using wasps to slow emerald ash borerThis September, the Minnesota DNR, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Forest Service will complete a joint biological control effort to slow the ...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: The hunting culture: duck hunting’s real problem?Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 26, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: The hunting ...
- Plenty of water means scouting will be key to success for Minnesota waterfowlers on openerAt 82 years young, Jerry Christopherson, of Heron Lake in far southwest Minnesota, knows his way around a duck blind. Aside from a four-year U.S. Army stint beg...
- A judge’s first-hand account from the 2025 federal waterfowl stamp contestI’m pretty good at spotting spam email, so in April when I got a note from “Kayt” at the “Federal Duck Stamp Office,” I had my suspicions. The email s...
- Michigan NRC approves burbot limit, shorter sturgeon season, other regulation changesLansing. — Several fishing regulation changes, recommended by the DNR Fisheries Division, were approved by the state Natural Resources Commission earlier this...