Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 16, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
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Brooklyn Center, Minn. — Around 400 outdoors-focused folks from conservation organizations, community members, the media, and DNR staff attended this year’s DNR Roundtable on Friday, Jan. 9, at the Heritage Center.
Legislators weigh in on outdoor topics at Minnesota DNR Roundtable Read More »
Bob St. Pierre had to get out one last time before Minnesota’s ruffed grouse season slammed shut at sunset on Jan. 4. After all, the iconic forest game bird he loves to hunt beckoned. So, on Jan. 2, he did.
“I tried to go hunting up near Hinckley. I had to get out one last time before the season closed,” said St. Pierre, the chief marketing and communications officer for St. Paul-based Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever. “But …”
How was bird hunting in Minnesota in 2025? Some hits, and a few misses Read More »
The Wisconsin DNR confirmed that CWD was found in the
WI Daily Update: CWD found in wild deer from La Crosse County for first time Read More »
Around this time last year, the DNR announced that deer permit areas 646, 647, and 648 in southeastern Minnesota had entered a new phase of infection – “endemic,” according to its chronic wasting disease response plan.
That meant the disease was prevalent in about 5% or more of the deer herd in those DPAs.
Southeast Minnesota CWD prevalence rates increase Read More »
My first thought upon looking at the photo of Zac Prickett’s non-typical buck for the first time was, “Man, that thing is gnarly!”
We detailed the story of how the big Ohio buck shot in Champaign County came to its knees at the hands of Prickett’s bow. Prickett, an experienced bowhunter, did something really smart before he harvested the buck he had nicknamed “Junkie.”
The idea to raise the minimum size limit for trout in Pennsylvania from 7 inches to 9 inches is a significant change, and a good one.
The proposal was discussed at the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission’s Fisheries Committee meeting on Dec. 23, 2025, and the impetus for the change is to protect wild brook trout. The idea makes so much sense that it leaves you wondering why didn’t anyone think of this sooner.
Tom Venesky: Minimum size change for trout makes sense in Pennsylvania Read More »
The harvest limit for the ’26 season is six sturgeon. The season will end at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, or when either the sixth fish is harvested or five fish have been harvested at the end of any fishing day.
The Minnesota DNR Enforcement Division recently recognized nine conservation officers
MN Daily Update: Conservation officers recognized for their life-saving efforts Read More »
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