Minnesota’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
November 12, 2025
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the Nov. 14, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
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Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Campers warned about casing bows in state parks
Staff Report
November 12, 2025
Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Nov. 14, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Remember the Outdoor News Foundation on Give to the Max Day on Thursday, Nov. 20
Staff and News Reports
November 12, 2025
The Outdoor News Foundation reminds readers to consider donating to the outdoors mentoring nonprofit this Give to the Max Day, next Thursday, Nov. 20.
Bird hunting in Minnesota takes backseat to deer, but quality hunting is ahead
Tori McCormick
November 12, 2025
Every year, when the firearms deer season opens like it did last Saturday, bird-hunting participation across Minnesota plummets.
Indeed, many of the state’s waterfowl, pheasant, and ruffed grouse hunters take to their deer stands,
Minnesota letters to the editor: Manage state WMAs for wildlife first, not forestry
Minnesota Letters To The Editor
November 12, 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 14, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
New AIS grants now available from Minnesota DNR for multiple groups
DNR Report
November 11, 2025
The Minnesota DNR has up to $1,060,000 available to local entities such as lake associations, watershed districts, cities, and counties, as well as tribal governments, for the management of curlyleaf pondweed, Eurasian watermilfoil, flowering rush,
Minnesota DNR seeks input on Lake Winnibigoshish plan update
DNR Report
November 11, 2025
The Minnesota DNR invites people interested in Lake Winnibigoshish to share their thoughts on prioritizing future management of the lake as an initial step in updating the lake’s management plan.
USFWS halts ongoing national wolf recovery plan; what’s it mean for potential delisting?
Natalie Ryder
November 11, 2025
In February 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it would pursue a national gray wolf recovery plan for the species currently protected under the Endangered Species Act across much of the nation, including
Minnesota’s firearms deer opener ’25: a bit better than a year ago?
Staff Report
November 11, 2025
Despite snow and wind affecting hunters in some parts of Minnesota during last weekend’s firearms deer opener, harvest is in line with last year, with the potential to surpass 2024’s opening-weekend take, officials say.
