Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Listen to what the ice tells you as you go
Tim Hill
December 17, 2025
As one of the guides at a resort, I’m responsible for providing safe travels on and off the ice for our customers.
Minnesota
Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on Dec. 17, 2025
Staff Report
December 17, 2025
Some slush develops after snow, but ice depths improve. A look at the Minnesota fishing report across the state on Dec. 17, 2025.
Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Close call near deep part of Roosevelt Lake where ATV fell through
Staff Report
December 17, 2025
Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Dec. 19, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
Steve Carney: Coming upon a crash site, and a fishing tip
Steve Carney
December 17, 2025
A number of years ago at about this time in December, I was in far western Minnesota, spending the day predator hunting with then-Outdoor News editor Dave Greer.
We were tooling down a rural
Minnesota DNR permanently protects 16,000 acres in northland
DNR Report
December 17, 2025
This fall, the Minnesota DNR finalized one of its largest land acquisitions in recent history, resulting in the permanent protection of nearly 16,000 acres of forested land across a 10-county area in northern Minnesota.
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Deer hunted cited for allegedly shooting moose
Staff and News Reports
December 17, 2025
A Duluth man has been cited for allegedly illegally shooting a moose – a gross misdemeanor – while deer hunting near Melrude, north of Duluth in northeastern Minnesota.
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Wolf hunting, trapping would benefit wolves
Minnesota Letters To The Editor
December 17, 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 19, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Minnesota’s muzzleloader deer harvest up 7% from year ago
Natalie Ryder
December 17, 2025
After this year’s Minnesota muzzleloader deer-hunting season wrapped up Sunday, Dec. 14, preliminary harvest for that season totaled 9,216 deer – a 7% increase over last year’s blackpowder season.
At the same time, the
Trump administration delays decision on federal protections for monarch butterflies
Todd Richmond
December 17, 2025
President Donald Trump’s administration has delayed a decision on whether to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies indefinitely despite years of warnings from conservationists that populations are shrinking.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
