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- Pennsylvania’s new turkey biologist sees plenty of potential for birds in Pa.Reina Tyl is happy to talk turkey again. In September, Tyl switched her role as the Pennsylvania Game Commission grouse and woodcock biologist to take over the ...
- Debbie Walters’ career climbs up the ladder of Ohio’s Division of WildlifeAs the number of my college classmates, former work mates, and other professional fisheries management peers join the ranks of the retired, one that continues t...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor Heritage Council names next executive directorDuring the Nov. 12 Minnesota Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council meeting, members approved a new executive director, Kristina Smitten, to take over the role t...
- MN Daily Update: Today’s new muzzleloaders available to hunters are amazingDidn’t get a deer during the regular firearms season? Tim Lesmeister explains the amazing accuracy and ability of today’s new muzzleloaders. The post MN Dai...
- Anglers enamored with Grindstone Lake’s winter trout-appeal in Minnesota’s Pine CountyGrindstone Lake isn’t just the most unique fishery in Pine County. It might be one of the most interesting lakes throughout the entire state of Minnesota. Loc...
- Minnesota’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the Dec. 5, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesota’s Outdoor Calendar ...
- Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Lots of injured animals to tend to for Prior Lake COMinnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Dec. 5, 2025 edition of Outdoor News. The post Minnesot...
- Outdoor horoscopes for the week of Dec. 1 to Dec. 7Aries (March 21 – April 19) – The Ice Scout You charge ahead onto first ice like a Viking with a vexilar. Bold move, Aries — but the stars (and common sen...
- Austin farmer Tom Cotter receives this year’s Minnesota Leopold Conservation AwardTom Cotter of Austin is the recipient of the 2025 Minnesota Leopold Conservation Award. The award honors farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners who go a...
- New road, great views at North Dakota’s Teddy Roosevelt parkShut down for more than six years, part of a scenic road loop in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park reopened Nov. 25, giving visitors a better op...
- Steve Carney: Store your boat properly, avoid spring headachesSadly, the open-water fishing season is over and it’s time to store our boats and accessories. We were fortunate to have warm weather through November that ke...
- Minnesota Mixed Bag: St. Paul Ice Fishing and Winter Sports Show starts FridayThe St. Paul Ice Fishing and Winter Sports Show kicks off Friday and continues through Sunday at St. Paul RiverCentre. The post Minnesota Mixed Bag: St. Paul Ic...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: State land users should contribute more to the causeReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 5, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: State land use...
- Commentary: New report highlights big returns to communities, jobs from conservationInvestments to conserve, restore, and manage fish and wildlife pump billions into the economy, fueling jobs, powering the $1.1 trillion outdoor recreation indus...
- Minnesota’s deer harvest surpasses state’s total from 2024; Wisconsin also ahead of last season’s paceWith a muzzleloader deer-hunting season that continues through Dec. 14, an archery season through Dec. 31, and a late “CWD season” for certain zones set for...