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Minnesota’s Zone 31 produces 560-pound bear as state hunters find average success early
While spending Minnesota’s Sept. 1 bear-hunt opener watching a bait in Bear Permit Area 31, it was unusually quiet as Laura Gaulke, of Cloquet, said she’d seen only a squirrel and a grouse. So when
Bob Gwizdz: A reminder that fishing is not rocket science
I got an email from my buddy Jeff Greene recently. He said he’d just read my column on fishing the Hex hatch – in which I lamented that most of my fishing buddies were wimping
Liberal duck seasons expected again in 2026 after results of 2025 federal survey
When the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its 2025 Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey Field Reports on July 3 – the precursor to the annual Waterfowl Population Status Report – you could almost
Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Waders, no life jacket and a paddleboard not a good combination
Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Sept. 12, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
Steve Carney: A dove report, and the makes-no-sense early teal hunt in Minnesota
I hunted the dove opener along the South Dakota/North Dakota border and my opening-day results were mediocre. I couldn’t believe the shift this year from small-grain crops to only bean fields and some corn. The
Winner of 2026 Minnesota waterfowl stamp contest announced
St. Paul artist Matt Linz has won the 2026 Minnesota waterfowl stamp contest with an oil painting of buffleheads.
Stephen Hamrick, of Lakeville, earned second place with an acrylic gadwall painting. Third place went
New Minnesota fish and wildlife advisory committee produces its report for 2025
The Minnesota DNR’s recently created Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee plans to host a meeting to share the 2025 report that members have developed the past several months. It contains project recommendations the DNR should
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Archery deer season begins Saturday
Minnesota archery deer hunters are expected to have plenty of harvest opportunities this season, which begins Saturday.
“We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable archery season,” Paul Burr, acting big-game program coordinator for the
Minnesota pheasant harvest up, duck harvest and overall hunter numbers down in 2024 small-game survey
The Minnesota DNR reported last week the results of its annual small-game hunter survey, with pheasant harvest in 2024 increasing about 14% from a year ago, duck harvest decreasing about 14% from the previous season,
