Smart safety choices may have saved duck hunters’ lives
Minnesota DNR Reports
October 24, 2019
It was a decision they’d already made that morning – to wear their life jackets – that may have saved their lives.
Hunting
Taking advantage of Great Lakes country grouse numbers and hunting opportunities
Tony Peterson
October 23, 2019
Rumor has it that ruffed grouse numbers aren’t bad across the upland species’ range this year, and even in down years, the author still heads afield.
Minnesota Outdoor News Fishing & Hunting Report for Oct. 25, 2019
Site Staff
October 23, 2019
LAKE MILLE LACS Fishing pressure continues to be light, especially during the week. Look for smallmouth bass on the rock points or reefs in 8 to 15 feet with minnows and artificial baits both producing
Outdoor News video: How to tell the difference between male, female ruffed grouse
Site Staff
October 22, 2019
Knowing the difference between a male and female ruffed grouse can be a little tricky to the naked eye. Michael Hehner sits down with Outdoor News and shows a couple of tricks that help him
Study: Virus present in region’s ruffed grouse, but exposed birds can survive
Minnesota DNR Reports
October 22, 2019
Test results are in from the first year of a multi-state study on West Nile virus in ruffed grouse in Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin.
DNR: How to collect a lymph node sample
Minnesota DNR Reports
October 17, 2019
If you are not in a mandatory testing area, but would like to test your deer for chronic wasting disease, you can voluntarily submit a sample to the University of Minnesota’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory for
Minnesota Outdoor News Fishing Report for Oct. 18, 2019
Site Staff
October 17, 2019
Great Eight LAKE MILLE LACS Due to wet and windy weather, there wasn’t mush for fishing activity on the lake last weekend. With improved conditions, smallmouth bass should continue to be found on the 8-
Outdoor News Update: Minnesota Firearms Deer Hunt Kicks Off Nov. 9
Site Staff
October 16, 2019
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein shares some insights on the upcoming Minnesota firearms deer season, which begins in just over three weeks, on Nov. 9. Hunters face some whitetail regulation changes thanks to CWD management. On
DNR: How to cape a deer
Minnesota DNR Reports
October 16, 2019
If you would like to mount your deer, but prefer to cape your deer yourself instead of using a taxidermist, this video demonstrates the caping process so that you are able to legally bring your
