
Minnesota letters to the editor: Manage state WMAs for wildlife first, not forestry
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 14, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 14, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

The Minnesota DNR has up to $1,060,000 available to local entities such as lake associations, watershed districts, cities, and counties, as well as tribal governments, for the management of curlyleaf pondweed, Eurasian watermilfoil, flowering rush,

The Minnesota DNR invites people interested in Lake Winnibigoshish to share their thoughts on prioritizing future management of the lake as an initial step in updating the lake’s management plan.

In February 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it would pursue a national gray wolf recovery plan for the species currently protected under the Endangered Species Act across much of the nation, including

Despite snow and wind affecting hunters in some parts of Minnesota during last weekend’s firearms deer opener, harvest is in line with last year, with the potential to surpass 2024’s opening-weekend take, officials say.

The Minnesota DNR is asking hunters and other outdoor recreators spending time outdoors this fall to report the locations of bear dens they encounter in and around the Brainerd, Grand Rapids and Duluth areas.

Late-fall evening walleye fishing on Mille Lacs is a fantastic way to catch not only numbers but also big walleyes. Trolling shallow-running stickbaits is one of the more common and time-tested methods after dark on

There’s skim ice forming and deer opener provides mixed success. A look at the Minnesota fishing and hunting report on Nov. 11, 2025.

The best action remains in 15-25 feet of water. The water temperature has dropped to 42 degrees, and the fish are active.
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