
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Data doesn’t back opposition to rifles in shotgun zone
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 10, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 10, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum hosted a conservation leadership forum at the White House on Sept. 4 that included about 15 executives from the nation’s big outdoors groups.
In addition to Burgum,

Excitement is defined as a feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness – a mindset that perfectly encapsulates the mood of most Minnesota wildlife officials and others heading into Saturday’s pheasant-hunting opener.
“I think hunters

Underwater vegetation does not stand and stay green all year long. Weedbeds – both annual and perennial plants – have life cycles just like above-water plants do. They sprout, grow, and die.

First shot of cool air should improve fall walleye bite. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing and hunting report on Oct. 8, 2025.

The lack of antlerless deer harvest to help balance out the herd is not only a problem in Ohio but it is in most of the United States.
That was the general takeaway from

The best bite this week is in 17 – 27 feet. Vertical jigging with a frozen emerald shiner this time of year is definitely the go-to presentation, however, those trolling crankbaits are still having good

Until recently, most of us probably thought there were only eight planets, all of which orbit the Sun in our solar system. But now, scientists using advanced telescopes tell us they have discovered planets orbiting

We take a look at a few of the baits we plan to fish this week and get ready for (hopefully) the fall bite.
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