Minnesota Letters to the Editor: No longer an archery hunter
Minnesota Letters To The Editor
April 23, 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 25, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Opinion
Commentary: Trump to scrap Biden-era rule that elevated conservation on public lands
Chris D’Angelo / Public Domain
April 23, 2025
At an all-hands meeting of Interior Department employees last week, Secretary Doug Burgum stressed that managing and protecting federal public lands “must be held in balance.”
“It says in the mission statement the job
Ron Schara: Angler education is the key regarding forward-facing sonar
Ron Schara
April 18, 2025
Forward what? Some anglers have no clue what it is or what it does. Meanwhile, a growing number of anglers have added FFS to their fishing war chest. They’ve learned how and when to use
Commentary: Boundary Waters advocates celebrate U.S. senator’s attempt to protect the wilderness
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Report
April 18, 2025
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters, and Minnesota Trout Unlimited on April 9 commended U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, a Minnesota Democrat, for introducing the Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act to permanently protect
Streams of Thought: U.S. House bill to delist wolves clears committee; what’s it really mean?
Tim Spielman
April 17, 2025
But will that change, in a (somewhat) new and inventive way? I tend not to get too worked up, as it were, when the subject matter is wolf management, by state governments or the one
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Ikes’ ‘common-sense’ approach to lead ban makes no sense
Minnesota Letters To The Editor
April 16, 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 18, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Commentary: McLeod conservation group in Minnesota transfers land and dollars to Pheasants Forever
Dave Schwarz / Pheasants Forever
April 10, 2025
Thanks to generous volunteers, the Wildlife Habitat Conservation Society of McLeod County will continue to support habitat and access in Minnesota, even after sunsetting the organization.
Founded in 1985, the McLeod County Conservation Society
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Some thoughts on crossbows in response to Bob Zink piece
Minnesota Letters To The Editor
April 9, 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 11, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Outdoor Insights: Rare coaster brook trout discovered spawning in Minnesota waters of Lake Superior
Rob Drieslein
April 9, 2025
Back in 1997, Outdoor News columnist Shawn Perich wrote a piece about efforts by the Grand Portage Band to restore brook trout to Lake Superior tributaries. The piece included a photo of Rick Novitsky, the
