Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 31, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Dave Trauba is a good choice by DNR Read More »
Here’s a resolution for 2025: more community science. All in favor, raise your hand … or wing, or fin, or whatever.
In case readers are not aware, community science (alternately, “citizen science”) happens when people with non-scientific backgrounds gather data that contributes to scientific understanding. Examples abound across disciplines, especially in the natural sciences. For outdoor enthusiasts, it means opportunities to contribute to the management of natural resources.
In Minnesota, ‘community science’ has big impact on conservation efforts Read More »
On Friday, Jan. 24, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in favor of the DFL argument that 68 members must be present to carry out any official business within the Minnesota House of Representatives.
That ruling effectively voids all the work House Republicans had conducted since the session officially kicked off Jan. 14. Since the start of the session, the House Republicans’ maintained that only 67 members needed to be present to conduct business because there were presently only 133 seated members of the chamber.
Minnesota Supreme Court ruling puts a hold on state House of Reps business Read More »
Every three to five years the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife sends out a survey to Ohio’s hunters and farmers to ask their opinion on deer population size.
Information from that survey gives Mike Tonkovich, deer program administrator for the Division of Wildlife, information to help decide what Ohio’s legal limit for whitetails should be in all 88 counties. In the 2015 statewide survey, 50% of hunters said there were too few deer and 29% of farmers said there were too many, Tonkovich said. Those were both dissatisfied populations. What to do?
Results are in from Ohio’s 2023 deer hunter, landowner survey: ‘We need to do something’ Read More »
Natural resources departments across the region are encouraging landowners to
WI Daily Update: Prune your oak trees now to avoid oak wilt Read More »
Geese appear to understand when and where hunting takes place but are willing to risk the danger to stay close to resources and their primary habitats, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State.
In findings recently published in Landscape Ecology, the researchers reported that when managing a mixed landscape wildlife management area (WMA) comprising cropland, forest, lake and wetlands for both waterfowl and human use, providing sufficient spatial refuge for geese may help buffer the effects of hunting.
With ice fishing well underway on Minnesota’s Lake of the Woods (LOTW), the region’s tourism bureau thought that it would be timely and wise to list some common-sense rules of ice fishing etiquette for those who never learned, have forgotten, or choose to ignore those rules.
While some of these practices may be well-known to experienced hard-water fishermen, newer participants to this popular winter sport may truly not yet know when they are committing errors on the ice.
Do you follow proper ice-fishing etiquette? Here’s what to consider Read More »
Hunting and fishing are a lot like baseball in some ways. There are rules and there are unwritten rules. Like you always take a 3-0 pitch. There’s no penalty for swinging at a 3-0 pitch – except for the occasional side eye – but you rarely see guys swinging away. The bulk of players respect the unwritten rule.
In hunting and fishing the unwritten rules are less well respected and break down according to whichever tribe with which you associate.
Bob Gwizdz: Making sense of the unwritten rules in hunting and fishing Read More »
Natural resources departments across the region are encouraging landowners to
MN Daily Update: Prune your oak trees now to avoid oak wilt Read More »
Sign up for the Outdoor News Weekly Newsletter and get 2 months of FREE access to OutdoorNews.com – packed with hunting, fishing, and conservation news. No Catch.
This offer includes digital access only (not the printed edition)
We’ve simplified things. Now you only need one password to access all your Outdoor News digital content.
If you hit the help page, follow the directions so you don’t miss out on any of our great content.
Let’s get you reading!
We’ve simplified things. Now you only need one password to access all your Outdoor News digital content.
• Click Continue below.
• You’ll be taken to the OutdoorNews.com sign-in screen.
• Don’t have an account yet? Create one—it’s quick!
• After signing in, click the E-Edition Login button again. When the pop-up appears, just click Continue. You’ll either:
If you hit the help page, follow the directions so you don’t miss out on any of our great content.
We know you love the outdoors—now we want to make OutdoorNews.com the ultimate destination for all things hunting, fishing, and conservation.
Take our brief 3 minute survey to share your thoughts, and help us build the best outdoor website on the planet. As a thank you, we’ll send you a special offer!
Together, we can make OutdoorNews.com even better.
For a limited time, you can get full access to breaking news, all original Outdoor News stories and updates from the entire Great Lakes Region and beyond, the most up-to-date fishing & hunting reports, lake maps, photo & video galleries, the latest gear, wild game cooking tips and recipes, fishing & hunting tips from pros and experts, bonus web content and much, much more, all on your smartphone, tablet or desktop For just a buck per month!
Some restrictions apply. Not valid with other promotions. $1 per month for 6 months (you will be billed $6) and then your subscription will renew at standard subscription rates. For more information see Terms and Conditions. This offer only applies to OutdoorNews.com and not for any Outdoor News print subscriptions. Offer valid thru 3/31/23.
Already a subscriber to OutdoorNews.com? Click here to login.
