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Minnesota Mixed Bag: Minnesota Conservation Federation to flip flapjacks for fundraising
The Minnesota Conservation Federation will host a fundraising event at Al’s Breakfast (413 14th Ave SE) in Minneapolis from 3:30-7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20.
Wisconsin bear hunters have season on par with prior years
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced preliminary results from the 2025 bear season. Bear hunters harvested 3,724 bears during the 35-day season, placing this season on par with the five-year average of about 3,800
Minnesota’s youth, antlerless hunts boost 2025 deer harvest
Following the early antlerless and youth deer hunts, Oct. 16-19, the number of harvested deer in Minnesota ticked up by 11% this season as of Monday Oct. 20.
“We were slow at the beginning.
Groups worry about outdoors during shutdown with more layoffs possible
As the end of October approaches, the federal government remains shut down, as it has been since the start of the month.
While many effects accompany a government shutdown, its impacts on natural resources
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Low temps in Minnesota waters of the Mississippi turn on a hot bite
Right now, the water’s in the 51- to 54-degree range. With the low flow this fall, if you find the current seams that are holding forage, you will find the gold! Certain baits really start
Minnesota’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Oct. 29, 2025
Fish are biting, but there are fewer people fishing. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing and hunting report on Oct. 29, 2025.
Patrick Durkin: Biologist Keith McCaffery left mark in Wisconsin’s deer woods
American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “If a single man plants himself on his convictions and then abides, the huge world will come ’round to him.”
Maybe so, but Keith McCaffery, 86, of Rhinelander,
New York cuffs and collars: K9 Finn helps catch striped bass over legal size limit
New York cuffs and collars are Field reports from New York DEC Officers. These reports are from the Oct. 31, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
Christine Thomas: Boys of October show up at little cabin
One of the first columns that I wrote for Wisconsin Outdoor News in 2020 was called The Boys of Summer. It was about the trail camera fun we have at the little cabin.
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