Minnesota’s draft wolf plan update ready for public review
Plan guides DNR in strengthening wolf conservation and minimizing human-wolf conflicts, agency says.
Summer walleye tactical question: triggering versus feeding?
Sometimes a day of fishing creates more questions than answers, but it’s all about the learning.
Great literature and tipping the cap to fine American educators
Rehashing a column on a legendary writer, and honoring a commitment – 33 years late – to a remarkable high school English teacher.
Minnesota Fishing Challenge teams raise $500,000-plus in 2022
14th annual Fleet Farm-sponsored event on June 4 hosted 262 anglers on Gull.
Remembering a legendary Minnesota hunting and fishing guide
Few people knew the secret spots and understood the nuances of thriving in boundary waters border country like Bill Slaughter.
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Bag limit bumped up to 4 walleyes on Upper Red
Open-water regs also allow for one fish over 20 inches, from 17 inches in 2021.
Should I stop feeding birds because of avian flu?
There are lots of reasons to stop feeding birds in the spring, and HPAI is one of them.
Working for the greater good: The 2022 Outdoor News Person of the Year – Ruth Hoefs
The longtime Ducks Unlimited volunteer and former Minnesota DU state chair hails from a Le Center-area family farm and has a conservation resume that runs deep.
DNR researchers optimistic about moose population well-being, immediate future
Although there is no statistically significant change in the estimated population relative to 2020, this year’s estimated number of moose is the highest since 2011, when the population was midway through a steep decline.
Howard Vincent, Pheasants Forever CEO since 2000, announces retirement plans
Longtime conservation leader will hang up his spurs at National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic 2023 next February.
One walleye allowed on Mille Lacs for spring, fall
In between will again be a summer of catch-and-release fishing, with an early July closure to reduce hooking mortality.
CWD detected in wild deer in Grand Rapids prompts DNR to update disease response plan
This is the first time CWD has been detected in wild deer in this deer permit area, so the DNR is also taking immediate steps to understand the prevalence of the disease in wild deer in the Grand Rapids area, the DNR says.
One of nation’s top cold-water fisheries lies in center of U.S.
March and April in Missouri offer an early ice-out soft-water angling destination for Minnesotans and other north country residents.
Remington, CCI, Speer, Federal pledge support to Ukraine with ammo donation, online fundraising
Companies to donate one-million rounds of ammo to Ukraine Armed Forces, with profits from special edition T-shirts going to refugees in the war-torn country.
Taming the dreaded sportfishing ‘jinx’ factor
One minor slip-up while hitting the water can curse an entire day, unless – as the author learned – you bring along a secret weapon.
New sunfish regs in effect on 52 Minnesota lakes
The new regulations lower limits on specific waters as part of a Minnesota DNR initiative to protect and improve sunfish sizes.
Everything You Need to Know About Walleye Fishing in Oconto County
A longtime tradition in Wisconsin, the Friday Night Fish Fry kicks off the weekend all over the state with friends, family — and plenty of fish, of course. Fresh walleye is one of the most beloved Friday Night Fish Fry dishes. When the fish is dipped in a light beer batter and deep‐fried to a golden crispness, it’s just about perfect.
Crowds out-of-doors: It’s all about respect
The author wonders, after years of preaching the benefits of multi-use outdoors recreation (and everyone taking his advice), how our resources can handle the added pressure.
Judge restores protections for gray wolves across much of U.S.
U.S. District judge said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had failed to show wolf populations could be sustained in Midwest and portions of West without protection under Endangered Species Act.
Snowmobilers have close wolf encounter near Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota
Voyageurs Wolf Project researcher says he’s never seen a wild wolf approach people like this animal did last weekend.
Mille Lacs Joins Keep It Clean campaign
The campaign, which originated with Lake of the Woods in 2012, was also recently adopted by Red Lake.
Eelpout a game fish?
Yes, burbot/eelpout will no longer be considered rough fish in Minnesota fishing regs in '22.
Handsome eagle from northeastern Asia stakes a claim in U.S.
Substantially larger than a bald eagle, a massive Steller’s sea eagle has thrilled wildlife watchers in the northeastern United States this winter.
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