Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Mining: Is it all bad?
Minnesota Letters To The Editor
November 19, 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 21, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Opinion
Outdoor Insights: On Minnesota deer tag sales and crossbows
Rob Drieslein
November 19, 2025
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
Streams of thought: Should’a known better regarding commentary about invasive species
Tim Spielman
November 13, 2025
Despite the fact that I’ve been in this outdoor media business – Outdoor News, of course – since a few months before the “Y2K scare,” I won’t deny occasional fallibility. Thus, while a recent commentary
Josh Haiar: When it comes to hunting, hard is good
Josh Haiar
November 13, 2025
Some lessons stick with you. For me, one of those came from former South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Secretary John Cooper.
Cooper, age 80, has been many things, from a Vietnam veteran and
Minnesota letters to the editor: Manage state WMAs for wildlife first, not forestry
Minnesota Letters To The Editor
November 12, 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 14, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Commentary: Defending the Boundary Waters, and our outdoor legacy, from short-term politics
Ron Monson and Lukas Leaf
November 10, 2025
The fight to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is far from over.
America’s public lands, waters, and wildlife are facing threats from the current administration and Congress that could irreversibly change our
Ron Schara: A deer is not an elk: explanation necessary?
Ron Schara
November 7, 2025
In a recent Minnesota DNR news release, deer hunters were reminded to refresh their ability to know the difference between deer and elk. Why? You can’t shoot elk, dudes.
A case can be made,
Minnesota letters to the editor: Archery hunters: Respect your quarry and avoid long shots
Minnesota Letters To The Editor
November 4, 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 7, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Outdoor Insights: More federal shenanigans when it comes to public lands
Rob Drieslein
November 4, 2025
Tired of reading about scams emerging in Washington D.C. to steal the public lands legacy that we hold dear? Me, too. Nonetheless, there are a couple of big topics that demand the sporting public’s attention.<br
