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Into year eight, have Minnesota’s northern pike zones made a difference?
Former longtime Minnesota DNR fisheries supervisor Gary Barnard was one of the co-chairs of the northern pike technical committee that got new regulations and zones put in place – just before his retirement in 2019.<br

There’s value in night-fishing beneath the moon and stars
Andy’s noodly catfish rod bucked and plunged toward the surface of the Mississippi River, as below, a leviathan in the depths waged war on the hook and line that had it tethered. After fighting the

A natural leader, Jeff Manke honored as Minnesota Outdoor News’ 2025 Person of the Year
For all Minnesotans who fashion themselves outdoors types, spring is a busy time – busy, in the most positive and exciting sense of the word. Turkey hunting, fishing, and more, all of which consume a

Outdoor Observations: Here’s why Michigan’s federal funds for the outdoors has declined recently
A news story in the last edition of Michigan Outdoor News outlined the Michigan DNR’s federal appropriation from the Wildlife and Sportfish Restoration Fund.
I was awaiting a response from DNR, but it arrived

Lin Gamble earns Pennsylvania Outdoor News’ 2025 Person of the Year honor
Many people had given up on Tubmill Creek, a stocked trout stream in northern Westmoreland County, Pa., but not Lin Gamble. Along with the non-profit Tubmill Trout Club, Gamble has been working to improve their

Outdoor Insights: Sea lamprey control program can’t be on the chopping block
I spoke with Don Pereira last week, the former head of Minnesota DNR Fisheries. Pereira retired from the agency in 2018 then served as a commissioner on the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. He still chairs

Commentary: Time to protect Ohioans’ right to hunt, fish, and trap
The time-honored traditions of hunting and fishing – cornerstones of the Ohio’s heritage, economy, and community life – are being threatened.
From Oregon to New Mexico, radical proposals nationwide are looking to criminalize casting

Jeffrey Frischkorn: Fish Ohio program exceeding expectations
You have your assembler and then you have your collector.
The first person is a generalist and the second person is a specialist. Then too, you can keep shaving off layers until such a

Wild Ohio offering new podcast
The Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife recently debuted a new podcast – the Wild Ohio Podcast – with the goal of teaching a worldwide audience about what the agency does beyond regulating hunting and fishing