Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on Jan. 7, 2026
Staff Report
January 7, 2026
Crappies now being found deep and suspended. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report on Jan. 7, 2026.
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Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: A great day hunting, fishing for one person near Sauk Centre
Staff Report
January 7, 2026
Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Jan. 9, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Steve Carney: A showdown of fishing guides on the ice
Steve Carney
January 7, 2026
Most of us fishing guides are pretty busy with our own schedules, but every once in a while, we get together for a day on the ice.
My buddy, an exceptional guide, Brennan Schuette,
Minnesota DNR recognizes nine conservation officers for lifesaving efforts
DNR Report
January 7, 2026
The Minnesota DNR Enforcement Division recently recognized nine conservation officers for their lifesaving efforts in the past few months.
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Minnesota Sportsmen’s Show comes to Canterbury, Jan. 16-18
Staff and News Reports
January 7, 2026
The 2026 Minnesota Sportsmen’s Show is set for Jan. 16-18 at Canterbury Park in Shakopee. The show – a resort, lodge, and products show – offers people the chance to explore resort and outfitter options,
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: State’s outdoors scene needs our kids back afield
Minnesota Letters To The Editor
January 7, 2026
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 9, 2026 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Streams of Thought: What do you think of Minnesota’s party-hunting law for deer?
Tim Spielman
January 7, 2026
More than once, as I recently worked my way from one holiday gathering to another, to visit friends and family and to eat food prepared not by me, the subject of party hunting during Minnesota’s
Minnesota DNR releases total deer harvest numbers from 2025
DNR Report
January 7, 2026
Hunters harvested 186,203 deer during the 2025 hunting season, which is a statewide 9% increase from the 2024 hunting season, according to preliminary figures from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The statewide harvest was
Minnesota hunter takes massive Roosevelt’s elk that could be an Alaskan record
Natalie Ryder
January 7, 2026
A day after traveling from Minnesota to Afognak Island in Alaska for the opening day of hunting for Roosevelt’s elk on the island, Chase Parker, of Barnum, took down a 6-by-6 elk.
And it
