Minnesota Mixed Bag: Sportsmen’s Show kicks off Friday at Canterbury
Staff and News Reports
January 14, 2026
The 2026 Minnesota Sportsmen’s Show is set for Friday through Sunday at Canterbury Park in Shakopee.
Hunting
Legislators weigh in on outdoor topics at Minnesota DNR Roundtable
Natalie Ryder
January 14, 2026
Brooklyn Center, Minn. — Around 400 outdoors-focused folks from conservation organizations, community members, the media, and DNR staff attended this year’s DNR Roundtable on Friday, Jan. 9, at the Heritage Center.
How was bird hunting in Minnesota in 2025? Some hits, and a few misses
Tori McCormick
January 14, 2026
Bob St. Pierre had to get out one last time before Minnesota’s ruffed grouse season slammed shut at sunset on Jan. 4. After all, the iconic forest game bird he loves to hunt beckoned. So,
Southeast Minnesota CWD prevalence rates increase
Natalie Ryder
January 14, 2026
Around this time last year, the DNR announced that deer permit areas 646, 647, and 648 in southeastern Minnesota had entered a new phase of infection – “endemic,” according to its chronic wasting disease response
Interior issues major public lands access order
Staff Report
January 13, 2026
Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced Tuesday morning, Jan. 13, that he had signed Secretary’s Order 3447, which will require that most public lands managed by Interior are open to hunting and fishing access
Latitude’s Method III or Lonestar saddle? My pick after a full season of hunting in them
Eric Morken
January 10, 2026
I wasn’t necessarily close to giving up saddle hunting after my first year trying it in 2018, but I left that season hoping I was missing something in terms of how to hunt comfortably.
Ryan Rothstein: Alone for one final hunt in Nebraska, and thoughts of gratitude
Ryan Rothstein
January 9, 2026
While I’m not one to jump for joy at New Year’s, 2025 closed differently from most in my world. It ended in Nebraska, ringing in the new year alone in a motel room.
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Commentary: Another farm bill extension and what it means for conservation
Andrew Schmidt / Pheasants Forever
January 9, 2026
The year 2025 was busy in Washington, D.C.
From a transition to a new presidential administration last January to a wide-ranging reconciliation package to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, there has been
Minnesota Bound has new home on KSTP, 45TV
Staff Report
January 8, 2026
After three decades of storytelling on Channel 11, Minnesota Bound is embarking on a new chapter.
The long-running, Emmy Award–winning outdoor series will officially move to KSTP Channel 5 and 45 TV, bringing its
