Every year, the Minnesota Lottery generates tens of millions of dollars that flow into the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund. Voters created it that way in 1988, by constitutional amendment, because they wanted conservation
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 26, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Minnesota’s elk population has been in the news, starting with the state offering 12 tags in 2026 to harvest animals in the northwest. The DNR currently has no elk coordinator, and efforts to create a
The longer I’m in the land management game, the more I realize the best whitetail properties are those within resilient landscapes. What I mean by that is at least 50% of the land in the
After work last Tuesday, I quickly downloaded the new MN DNR Licensing smartphone app from the Apple store, then it probably took me 15 minutes to successfully log in.
I think most of that
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 19, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
When I draw a hunting tag, especially for elk, one of the first things I do is pull out a map. I look for public land – and then I look for roads, because that’s
A fishing trip is supposed to be a relaxing experience, biting fish or not. However, casting for largemouth bass the other day on Minnesota’s Lake Minnetonka was, well, a grumpy outing. OK, so the bass
Got out for a morning of fishing on Pool 5A of the Mississippi River in Minnesota last Saturday with my dad and three of my kids.
Angling started slow, then for a solid 20
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