Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Now there’s an idea: Advocating for imposing personal limits!
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the March 27, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
March 25, 2026
Outdoor Insights: Lead ammo, tackle debate rages on at Minnesota, federal level
The Minnesota and federal governments are debating lead ammo and fishing tackle again.
Where population-level effects exist for a species, I believe lead bans are fair game. The feds made the right decision banning lead for waterfowl hunting decades ago. But should that argument extend to eagles?
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Roy Churchwell brings experiences from West to role as Minnesota DNR’s upland gamebird consultant
Before moving to Minnesota last August, Roy Churchwell was a regional wildlife supervisor for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in the southeast part of the state.
Churchwell helped manage all of the region’s hunted species, a large, diverse portfolio that included bears (black and brown), moose, Sitka black-tailed deer, mountain goats, wolves, as well as gamebirds like ptarmigan, dusky grouse and waterfowl. Furbearers, too.
Gun legislation, northeast elk reintroduction stew at Minnesota Capitol
Rep. Emma Greenman, DFL-Minneapolis, has introduced legislation that would ban the possession of semiautomatic military-style weapons and add criminal penalties to those who own one. Greenman introduced HF4081 to the House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law committee March 17.
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Updated: Latest Minnesota moose survey shows increase from 2025
The northeast Minnesota moose population remains stable, holding near similar levels recorded in recent years. The latest 2026 survey estimates 4,470 moose, an 11% increase from last year.
“It’s certainly not a bad sign, especially after what we saw from 2009 to 2013; you don’t want to see that sharp drop like that,” said Seth Goreham, wildlife research manager.
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Tom Venesky: Concern over appointment process for Pennsylvania Game, Fish & Boat commissioners
The appointment process for members of the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Fish & Boat has the potential to, one day, be a disaster for hunters and anglers.
But it can all be avoided. The current process is dictated by politics.
Early emerging Michigan black bears prompt advisory
Once Michigan’s spring has sprung, there are a few things to count on – morel mushrooms, open water fishing, and wandering black bears top of the list.
The Michigan DNR made a point recently of reminding residents of pending movements by the state’s 12,000 or so black bears. It also noted that spring is a time when young cubs will be tagging along with adult bears.
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WI Daily Update: Remembering Milo Hanson and a world record buck
The man who shot the world record typical whitetail, Milo
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Michigan DNR begins walleye egg collection on Muskegon River
More than 35 million walleye eggs are expected to be collected this spring from a section of the Muskegon River, with young fish hatched from those eggs eventually being stocked in Michigan lakes and rivers throughout the Lower Peninsula.
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