I love dove hunting, and I look forward to the Sept. 1 opener in Minnesota each year. There isn’t a game bird that provides the challenges that mourning doves do.
Here’s a primer on preparing for the dove hunt this year.
Steve Carney: Prepping for the dove hunt Read More »
Thirteen individuals recently graduated from the Minnesota DNR’s Conservation Officer Academy and have begun patrolling Minnesota’s fields, waters, and woods. They spent nearly four months at Camp Ripley, immersed in learning all about being successful conservation officers.
Minnesota Conservation Officer Academy produces 13 new grads Read More »
A mix of outdoors stories from Minnesota, including information on the Minnesota State Fair.
Minnesota Mixed Bag: State Fair continues through Monday Read More »
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 29, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
The lumbering flights of Canada geese and acrobatic sorties of teal and mourning doves are on tap for hunters beginning in early September.
Minnesota’s dove season opens Monday, Sept. 1, with the early teal and early Canada goose seasons beginning Saturday, Sept. 6. While early bird hunters are busy preparing for the upcoming seasons, Mother Nature has altered the landscape, with multiple inches of rain blanketing parts of central, western, and southern Minnesota during the past two weeks.
Wet landscape will greet early Minnesota waterfowlers Read More »
While the expected upcoming Minnesota bear harvest might not be as impressive as that of a year ago, weather conditions when the season kicks off Monday, Sept. 1 couldn’t be much better, per forecasts. And besides, a season such as last year’s doesn’t come around often.
A lack of “natural foods” in northern Minnesota a year ago resulted in a harvest of 3,530 bears, nearly double that of 2023. Further, and perhaps more remarkable, was the hunter success rate of 61% in the state’s quota zone.
Bear hunt prospects are good in Minnesota, but not likely as good as 2024 Read More »
St. Paul — Private landowners with open lands, such as former pastures or crop fields, can apply for financial assistance to plant trees through the Minnesota DNR‘s Field to Forest Cost-Share Program.
Minnesota DNR has dollars for ‘field to forest’ program Read More »
As we reach the late-summer fishing season, walleyes are spreading out and crappies can be difficult to find as they roam deeper water and “hide” deep into the weeds. This is a great time to chase down trophy bluegills, or to keep eaters.
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: A late-summer bluegill bonanza Read More »
Water temperatures take a dip with early cold front. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report across the state on Aug. 27, 2025.
Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on Aug. 27, 2025 Read More »
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