The Minnesota DNR opened a public comment period on new limits for native roughfish last week that may stir more controversy than you’d expect.
Most anglers don’t think much about the half-dozen species subject to the new regs, but some see commercial harvest. Plus a robust recreational bowfishery has emerged around roughfish the past 20 years.
On Jan. 15, the Minnesota DNR delivered its Outdoor Recreation Endorsement report to the Legislature. I understand that the mere name of this 15-page document already may have glazed your eyes over, but as I mentioned in this space back on Dec. 19, new natural resources funding mechanisms don’t come around often, so this topic deserves some scrutiny.
Since its founding, the nonprofit has looked to expand into other states, and that effort suddenly has accelerated.
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The Minnesota DNR held its annual roundtable event with nearly 400 stakeholders on Friday, Jan. 9, at the Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center.
The gathering provided some respite from current events given that attendees shared a love for natural resources and the great outdoors. After Gov. Tim Walz’s announcement last Monday that he will not seek a third term, the 2026 event also likely represented the final roundtable for Commissioner Sarah Strommen and her team of deputy and assistant commissioners.
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The new year means the big “R” word for some folks – retirement.
Mark Johnson, executive director of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, wraps his last day on Friday, Jan. 9. Leaders from the state’s outdoors scene can bid him farewell that day at the DNR’s annual Roundtable meeting in Brooklyn Center.
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Next month, the Minnesota DNR will submit a report to the Legislature with details on possibly launching an outdoor recreation endorsement.
Outdoor News has reported for several years on this DNR administration’s goal to develop new longer-term funding sources. Well, this endorsement option may have potential. We’ll know more in January, but here’s a tease.
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Ever wary of hammer-handle syndrome that wrecks quality fishing lakes, I called Greg Berg, DNR area fisheries supervisor for Mille Lacs, for some insight.
The southeast Minnesota deer-hunting advocacy group Bluffland Whitetails Association has ended its affiliation with its longtime president, Taylor Bestor, as an investigation of alleged financial irregularities unfolds.
Members received an email early this week informing them that the group’s board had learned about the financial issue and that “BWA is pausing all organizational activities indefinitely until this irregularity is resolved.”
Total 2025 Minnesota deer license sales (excluding archery) were running statistically flat with 2024 through the regular firearms opener weekend.
Deer hunters carrying rifles, shotguns, or muzzleloaders had bought 382,729 licenses this year versus 384,0236 last year. Total firearms sales (excluding smokepoles and youth season tags) are down a smidge, 1%, at 299,104 versus 301,183 last year.
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