
Rubber and vinyl-coated nets – video
Rubber nets tend to prevent crankbaits from getting caught in the netting and are gentler on fish and can be used when trolling or casting for walleyes, for instance. A vinyl-coated net is durable and

Rubber nets tend to prevent crankbaits from getting caught in the netting and are gentler on fish and can be used when trolling or casting for walleyes, for instance. A vinyl-coated net is durable and

The 2025-2026 Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp – commonly known as the Duck Stamp – went on sale recently. The new Federal Duck Stamp and its younger sibling, the Junior Duck Stamp, debuted

A group of about 30 people stood in knee-high prairie grass high atop a peak amid rolling hills that overlooked Lake Christina in west-central Minnesota on a sunny June 24 afternoon.
Shawn Papon, a

There is no such thing as a fully-trained dog. It doesn’t quite work like that, although we often frame it that way. There are dogs that are well trained, but they still need to run

The early-March deadline for the Minnesota DNR to roll out its revamped electronic license system for users to buy fishing and hunting licenses or register recreational vehicles has come and gone with no new system

When you hear the words “golden shiners,” you likely think of the baitfish with which you’re trying to catch walleyes in summertime. But for some of the gals who participate in the Women Anglers of

You don’t have to be a biologist or range scientist to see how the land use of grasslands of North Dakota has changed.
Ashlyn Herron, a University of North Dakota master’s in biology student,

Some of the best fishing lakes, or spots within them, are often well-kept secrets. Others, such as Big Birch Lake in Todd County, are widely known and fished hard, yet they somehow remain prolific fisheries.<br
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the July 4, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
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