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Steve Pollick: Seasonal wetlands need protecting from today’s politics
If you are a duck hunter, a kayaker who loves prowling the skinny backwaters of marshlands, or a birder who revels in the sights and sounds of sandhill cranes, trumpeter and tundra swans, American pelicans,

Fond du Lac moose take at 18; other tribal harvest in Minnesota yet unknown
While the tribal moose harvest for Fond du Lac, Bois Forte, and Grand Portage tribal members ends Dec. 31, Fond du Lac wildlife biologist Mike Schrage said he suspects that harvest is mostly done for

Outdoor Insights: Help for outdoors funding on the way in Minnesota?
Next month, the Minnesota DNR will submit a report to the Legislature with details on possibly launching an outdoor recreation endorsement.
Outdoor News has reported for several years on this DNR administration’s goal to

South Dakota has bold plans to expand waterfowling access
The number of duck hunters in South Dakota has been declining. So, state wildlife officials have drafted another three-year waterfowl hunting-access plan to help retain seasoned hunters and call in new ones.
The South

Tyler Frantz: Pennsylvania Outdoor News — good reading, good wrapping paper
The holiday season is well underway as this print issue of Pennsylvania Outdoor News appears in mailboxes and on newsstands.
Dedicated subscribers since this publication’s launch more than two decades ago, I can’t express

Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Listen to what the ice tells you as you go
As one of the guides at a resort, I’m responsible for providing safe travels on and off the ice for our customers.

Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Close call near deep part of Roosevelt Lake where ATV fell through
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
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
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.