Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Demuth should reconsider ‘no net gain’ of public lands in Republican Party platform
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 28, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
August 26, 2026
Outdoor Insights: We don’t need more roads in wild places
Last week, the Trump administration announced its plan to formally revoke the 25-year-old Roadless Rule, thereby ending protections for nearly 45 million acres of national forests.
The existing policy was working fine, which is why 99% of comments submitted last year on repealing the roadless rule supported keeping it intact. The roadless rule currently protects 62,000 acres (out of 2.84M acres) of national forest in Minnesota’s Superior and Chippewa.
Outdoor Insights: We don’t need more roads in wild places Read More »
Do more sightings outside core range equal hope for Minnesota’s moose?
Reports of moose sightings outside their core range are increasing across northern Minnesota, but the Minnesota DNR says it is too early to determine whether there is an increase in the population.
Tom Gable, project lead of the Voyageurs Wolf Project at the University of Minnesota, said during the past decade, his cameras have been picking up and catching more moose outside their core range of Boundary Waters country in northeast Minnesota.
Do more sightings outside core range equal hope for Minnesota’s moose? Read More »
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Search cool fall waters for big sturgeon
The past three years, I’ve fallen in love with lake sturgeon. Those 50-plus-inch fish will give you a workout like no other freshwater fish. I target them in the fall/winter, when water temps are falling into the 50s and below. To catch them, we first cast net for shad, their favorite food.
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Search cool fall waters for big sturgeon Read More »
Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on Aug. 26, 2026
It’s official: The dog days of summer have arrived. Here’s the Minnesota fishing report from across the state on Aug. 26, 2026.
Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on Aug. 26, 2026 Read More »
Video: Reviewing Iron Will single bevel broadheads after five years of using them
Eric Morken has used a number of different broadheads over 20 years of bowhunting, but he has stuck with Iron Will single bevels the last five seasons because of consistent results that have made it hard to switch.
After using their standard single bevel for a couple of years, he has used Iron Will’s wide single bevels with bleeder blades the last few years and seen great results with them on whitetail hunts in the Upper Midwest where his shots are all at less than 35 yards.
Video: Reviewing Iron Will single bevel broadheads after five years of using them Read More »
Pennsylvania Sportsman Profile: Founder of PA Wild Trout Coalition is a focused advocate
Neely grew up in Clarion County fishing for stocked trout because they were the only trout local streams supported.
Pennsylvania Sportsman Profile: Founder of PA Wild Trout Coalition is a focused advocate Read More »
WI Daily Update: Helmets and seatbelts critical to surviving accidents on ATVs, UTVs
The Wisconsin DNR recently released some statistics on fatal ATV
WI Daily Update: Helmets and seatbelts critical to surviving accidents on ATVs, UTVs Read More »
Numbers paint an interesting picture of what success looks like for Ohio deer hunters
Deer numbers can be a hot-button topic in Ohio. Truth be told, the numbers have been changing, maybe right under our noses.
Non-resident hunters – a lively conversation starter on their own – can stoke the fire. A look at some recent data may shed light on what is happening when it comes to deer among the many fields and forests. It is up to the hunter to accept or deny, whether the facts amount to a hill of beans in their neck of the woods.
Numbers paint an interesting picture of what success looks like for Ohio deer hunters Read More »
