Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Kudos to online Outdoor News
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 22, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
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August 20, 2025
Smoky conditions delay surveys, but the show goes on for Minnesota conservation officer pilots
As smoke from Canadian wildfires has blanketed Minnesota multiple times this summer, it has affected some of the work of DNR Enforcement conservation officer pilots.
For example, some of the affected tasks were sketch mapping (checking forest health by way of color shades) or doing creel surveys on lakes – counting the number of boats present this summer.
“I’ve been doing a bunch of creel surveys and usually, you can fly fairly high and you can [cover] a large body of water and you can count boats that are fairly small from 1,000 feet in the air,” CO Pilot Ryan Hannah said.
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Downsizing for the dog days
Every spring, baitfish make their annual migration to the shallows to spawn. Through the early summer, the fish fry grow into minnows, and eventually they’re pushed off the shorelines and into the main lake. On Mille Lacs, this becomes noticeable around mid- to late July, often following a major cold front.
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Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on Aug. 20, 2025
Fishing patterns are pretty much the same as last week. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report on Aug. 20, 2025.
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MN Daily Update: A good year coming up for wild rice harvest?
There’s an upbeat outlook this year for Minnesota’s state grain
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High-volume, low-regulation, big fun… we’re talking pigeon hunting
They offer high-volume shooting. They decoy like champs. They’re naturally sporting winged acrobats. They’re incredibly abundant and, in the right hands, delicious to eat.
Blue-winged teal? Mourning doves? Mallards? Nope. Wild pigeons – rock pigeons, to be precise. You know those ubiquitous birds, right?
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WI Daily Update: Help with Operation Deer Watch and the Game Bird Survey
The Wisconsin DNR wants you to become a community scientist
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Commentary: It’s time to make catch-and-release bass fishing statewide in New York
I recently came across an old YouTube video posted July 12, 2009, that records my interview of Dean Meckes, of Clayton, describing how he won the New York State Bass Federation tournament out of Ogdensburg by bed fishing for smallmouth bass with a drop-shot rig.
That’s right, 16 years ago anglers were bed fishing for smallmouth bass well after the June 15 annual season opener. Resolute bass anglers have been begging for implementation of the statewide catch-and-release bass season in Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties (as well as Franklin and Hamilton counties) in northern New York since the program began. Yet, it is still denied.
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Profiling the latest in the ATV marketplace
There’s a trend toward personalization among buyers of off-road vehicles, especially for those who are purchasing high-end UTVs.
Many are looking for special accessories to enhance the vehicle’s performance, aesthetic appeal, or comfort, and the industry is embracing customization in ways that go beyond traditional options. Manufacturers, however, have not abandoned buyers whose needs and budget are more modest.
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