Minnesota Mixed Bag: Game Fair’s second weekend begins Friday
Staff and News Reports
August 13, 2025
The second big weekend of Game Fair runs Friday through Sunday, Aug. 15-17, at Armstrong Ranch Kennels in Ramsey.
Hunting
Minnesota’s Brown County Pheasants Forever earns 2025’s Outdoor Leaders Award
Tori McCormick
August 13, 2025
If you’re a Minnesota pheasant hunter, consider yourself lucky to have the Brown County chapter of Pheasants Forever on the beat in south-central Minnesota.
The chapter does a great many things for wildlife conservation
North Dakota places new restrictions on nonresident waterfowlers at the urging of resident hunters
Paul Wait
August 13, 2025
Ron Nerva realized his out-of-state waterfowl-hunting plans were sliced in half Aug. 1. That’s when he read about changes to North Dakota’s rules for nonresident hunters.
Nerva, a waterfowler from Tomahawk, Wis., has owned
Minnesota’s natural bear foods more ‘normal’ this summer
Natalie Ryder
August 13, 2025
This year’s natural food landscape in Minnesota’s bear country is going to be a different animal from last year, as this season likely will return to a more normal supply of natural bear forage.
Minnesota DNR denies petition to reject dog trialing at Keystone Woods Wildlife Management Area
Natalie Ryder
August 12, 2025
In June, a group of organizations led by the Minnesota Division of the Izaak Walton League of America filed a petition requesting the DNR not renew or extend the Keystone Woods Wildlife Management Area lease
Commentary: What can ranching tell us about wolves and whitetails?
Russ Mason
August 12, 2025
Although wolves are a hot topic from the Pacific Northwest to the Great Lakes, reintroduced wolves in Colorado (and to a lesser extent Mexican wolves in Arizona) have been getting the most attention. Mostly, the
Video question from Minnesota’s Game Fair: Where’s your favorite place to bird hunt?
Ron Hustvedt, Jr.
August 11, 2025
Outdoor News was at the first weekend of Game Fair in Ramsey, Minn., where we asked those in attendance, “Where is your favorite place to bird hunt?” Here are their responses.
Hunting Dogs: Here’s why two are sometimes better than one
Mark Morrison
August 11, 2025
If you’re a frequent bird hunter who targets waterfowl or upland birds, having a pair of game dogs is always better than one. If watching a single dog is a pleasure, then two must be
Ryan Rothstein: With deer season in sight, time to check gear
Ryan Rothstein
August 10, 2025
It never fails to watch summer streak by in a blur.
Blame it on our climate in Minnesota, but most of us try to cram as much outdoor activity into a quarter of the
