Minnesota’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
April 23, 2025
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the April 25, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
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Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Turkey hunter releases dog from trap set illegally
Staff Report
April 23, 2025
Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the April 25, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
Steve Carney: Protect yourself from accidental hooking this season
Steve Carney
April 23, 2025
In reviewing my logbooks from years past, I see that I’ve been to various hospitals statewide about six times in my career due to hooks embedded in my body. Most of the time, I get
Minnesota’s Legacy omnibus bill sent to House floor; Senate’s is up next
Natalie Ryder
April 23, 2025
After the week-long Easter break, the Minnesota Legislature resumed work on Monday, April 21, with the House Ways and Means Committee approving working through the committee’s omnibus packages.
On Monday, the Ways and Means
Minnesota DNR’s ‘K9 Bolt’ leads way to child’s rescue
Staff Report
April 23, 2025
On the afternoon of April 21, Minn. DNR Enforcement conservation officers Victoria Griffith and Mike Krauel, along with K9 Bolt, responded to a call about a missing 4-year-old near Onamia in Mille Lacs County.
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Reeds Rice Creek Gun Fair set for May 2-4
Staff and News Reports
April 23, 2025
The 33rd annual Reeds Rice Creek Gun Fair and Sale is set for May 2-4 in Little Falls. It’s billed as the largest try-before-you-buy gun sale in the nation.
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.
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
Public Lands Rally set for Thursday, May 8 at Minnesota State Capitol
Staff Report
April 23, 2025
As national threats to public lands have grown in 2025, a series of rallies with big crowds have happened across the American West. Well, it’s Minnesota’s turn.
A coalition of state outdoors groups is
