One of the most frequent questions I get from anglers is how to deal with bug hatches. Bug hatches on our natural lakes are good things. This means the ecosystem is working according to plan.
Bear hunters who entered the lottery for bear-hunting licenses should watch their mail to see if they were selected for a license. The Minnesota DNR mailed postcards to lottery winners during the first week of
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 25, 2025, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Supporters gathered in May to dedicate a new state wildlife management area in Minnesota and to pay tribute to a conservation champion who lived by the motto, as she would put it, “just payin’ it
A little over a year after a $12 million carp deterrent project at the Mississippi River’s Lock and Dam 5 near Winona was approved by the Minnesota Legislature, Phase 1 is about to be in
DNR officials were faced with a decision: whether or not to allow the take – killing – of common mergansers on two Minnesota waters where lakeshore residents say swimmer’s itch has become more than an
The black carp bounty program that has paid Illinois anglers who catch and report the invasive species has expanded to several other states.
Now called “Keep, Cool, Call,” the effort offers $100 to anglers
As expected this time of year, most anglers are now pulling spinners with crawlers or trolling crankbaits, two proven techniques that are putting good numbers of walleyes and saugers in the boat.
The 2025 statewide population index of Minnesota’s most iconic game bird – the ruffed grouse – is lower than last year, according to the results of the Minnesota DNR’s annual spring survey.
Ruffed grouse
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