
Minnesota’s Mark Ten Eyck leaves a legacy in conservation, collaboration
Minnetrista, Minn. — A Minnesota conservation leader and public lands advocate has died after being struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle.

Minnetrista, Minn. — A Minnesota conservation leader and public lands advocate has died after being struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle.

DNR partners and researchers successfully have completed another year of pelican banding, a study that has taken place in Minnesota for more than 50 years and is now seeking a new home.
Researchers hope

If you want to wet a line and consistently get strikes – maybe you have some kids who enjoy catching fish, or simply want to put a few fish on the dinner table – and

Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Aug. 14, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the Aug. 14, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.

Earlier in the year most fish tend to be found shallow in under 20 feet of water, but during hot summer months walleyes tend to scatter throughout the bodies of water. This isn’t just because

Thick weeds continue to produce a mixed bag of fish. Here’s the Minnesota fishing report on Aug. 12, 2026.

What follows may sound simple, but I discovered a pattern way back in the day, and it still holds up years later: shaded shorelines!
My first stop on most of the lakes I fish

With lower-than-normal rainfall and higher-than-normal temperatures in the past few weeks, persistent drought and lower lake levels have become common across a large portion of the state.
Much of north-central Minnesota is experiencing storage
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