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Minnesota Letters To The Editor
August 20, 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 22, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
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Smoky conditions delay surveys, but the show goes on for Minnesota conservation officer pilots
Natalie Ryder
August 20, 2025
As smoke from Canadian wildfires has blanketed Minnesota multiple times this summer, it has affected some of the work of DNR Enforcement conservation officer pilots.
For example, some of the affected tasks were sketch
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Downsizing for the dog days
Ryan Kelly
August 20, 2025
Every spring, baitfish make their annual migration to the shallows to spawn. Through the early summer, the fish fry grow into minnows, and eventually they’re pushed off the shorelines and into the main lake. On
Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on Aug. 20, 2025
Staff Report
August 20, 2025
Fishing patterns are pretty much the same as last week. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report on Aug. 20, 2025.
High-volume, low-regulation, big fun… we’re talking pigeon hunting
Tori McCormick
August 20, 2025
They offer high-volume shooting. They decoy like champs. They’re naturally sporting winged acrobats. They’re incredibly abundant and, in the right hands, delicious to eat.
Blue-winged teal? Mourning doves? Mallards? Nope. Wild pigeons – rock
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report – August 19, 2025
Site Staff
August 19, 2025
Big numbers of walleyes are holding over the deep mud basin in 31–34 feet of water. Anglers are finding success with two main techniques.
Study of Minnesota’s Leech Lake muskies: All about movement in year one, with mortality data to come
Natalie Ryder
August 19, 2025
Growing up in the area and fishing Leech Lake, especially for muskies, it was a no-brainer for Baylor Short to tackle a Leech Lake muskie study coordinated by MN-Fish, the Minnesota DNR, and Bemidji State
Video question from Minnesota’s Game Fair: Who introduced you to the outdoors?
Ron Hustvedt, Jr.
August 19, 2025
Outdoor News was at the final weekend of the 2025 Game Fair in Ramsey, Minn., where we asked those in attendance, “Who is someone you’d like to thank for introducing you to the outdoors, and
Researchers discover 62-year-old ‘Mary Catherine’ — the oldest known lake trout in the Great Lakes
Shawn Sitar / Fisheries research biologist
August 19, 2025
The oldest known lake trout in the Great Lakes, 62 years old at the time of capture, recently was documented by researchers at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Marquette Fisheries Research Station.
