Outdoor News
Earlier this year
- House bill would make giant beaver Minnesota’s state fossilMilk and blueberry muffins, honeycrisp apples, “Grace,” ice hockey, L’etoile du Nord, and “Hail! Minnesota.” Each is among 19 state symbols in the Lan...
- Spider Lake’s watery web hosts plenty of panfish, largemouths in Minnesota’s Hubbard CountyThe somewhat long path to the public access on Hubbard County’s Spider Lake can be an interesting jaunt. It’s basically a one-way road, just wide enough for...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the March 21, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoor Calend...
- Backyard and Beyond: Winter winds downTwo different species of nuthatches might visit our feeders in winter, but how often does anyone see both at the same time? Rich Carlson caught a white-breasted...
- Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Big jigs sometimes can’t miss for walleyesIf you’re ever in a bait shop or outdoors store and you see a product called “river jigs” and wonder why they look so big and are so heavy, trust the proc...
- Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on March 19, 2025Many lakes are now ice-free in the southern part of the state. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report on March 19, 2025. The post Minnesota’s statewi...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Better be aware of burning restrictionsMinnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the March 21, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post Minne...
- Steve Carney: Stow away ice-fishing gear the right wayAs the ice-fishing season winds down, I’m gladly putting my gear in storage and also properly servicing the items for extended storage. Here are some thoughts...
- Spring snow goose migration moves quickly as birds reach the DakotasThat other March Madness – the annual spring snow goose migration and the hunting season that comes with it – is well under way, with birds already moving d...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: Landowner enrollment begins for walk-in access programSince 2011, the Walk-In Access program has enrolled parcels of 40 acres or larger with high-quality natural cover. These parcels are usually enrolled in conserv...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Beavers for the government, muskrats for the neighborReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 21, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Beavers for...
- Streams of Thought: Unless things change, anglers can expect extra costs, headaches crossing Canadian border this summerThe annual – mostly, but for a few interruptions – sojourn my friends and I make to Ontario to fish each spring has, over the years, come with a hiccup or t...
- Ilion, N.Y., moving forward a year after Remington plant closesJohn Burns worked at the Remington Arms plant in Ilion (Herkimer County, N.Y) for 13 years, working his way up the ranks through various maintenance and supervi...
- Grueling lake effect storms take a toll on structures in parts of New YorkThere have been plenty of remarks about a lack of snow in recent years in places like New York. Well, it appears that most of those people have been pretty quie...
- Dean Bortz: Habitat stamp, white deer just two issues up for April 14 review in WisconsinAs most sportsmen know by now, Wisconsin’s annual fish and game rule change process sort of kicks off each year on the second Monday of April during the annua...