Minnesota’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
November 5, 2025
Here’s a look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published in the Nov. 7, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
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Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Remember the protected slots for northern pike
Staff Report
November 5, 2025
Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Nov. 7, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
Doe decoys during the rut: How to give bucks what they want to see
Outdoor News
November 5, 2025
Have you ever wondered why, in most of the hunting content you see in which a deer decoy is used, almost always it involves a buck decoy?
There are a couple of reasons for
Researcher examines origins of blufflands bobcats
Natalie Ryder
November 5, 2025
As the so-called “Driftless” or bluff-country region that covers potions of four states has seen increasing bobcat populations, an Iowa researcher is trying to learn more about its origins. Did the bobcat population of southeast
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Starry Stonewort Confirmed in Buffalo Lake in Wright County
Staff and News Reports
November 4, 2025
The Minnesota DNR has confirmed the presence of the invasive algae starry stonewort in Buffalo Lake, located in and adjacent to the city of Buffalo in Wright County.
Minnesota letters to the editor: Archery hunters: Respect your quarry and avoid long shots
Minnesota Letters To The Editor
November 4, 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 7, 2025 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Outdoor Insights: More federal shenanigans when it comes to public lands
Rob Drieslein
November 4, 2025
Tired of reading about scams emerging in Washington D.C. to steal the public lands legacy that we hold dear? Me, too. Nonetheless, there are a couple of big topics that demand the sporting public’s attention.<br
Steve Carney: Rattling during the rut, and where’d the crappies go?
Steve Carney
November 4, 2025
There’s nothing more exciting in the whitetail-hunting world than actually “rattling” a buck into bow range.
I have used real antlers and also fake antlers and had about the same success. Here are some
Signs point to productive 2025 firearms deer opener in Minnesota
Tim Spielman
November 4, 2025
Whether or not this year’s Nov. 8 firearms deer-hunt opener is a continuation of a march to 200,000 deer harvested will be known in several weeks. But for now, Minnesota DNR wildlife officials and hunters
