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Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Collared research bear getting into chicken coops
Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation officers. These reports are from the Aug. 15, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Pike presentations, as sunnie fishing slows
With the summer winding down and the kids getting tired of catching panfish, maybe it’s time to try something new.
Many anglers frown upon northern pike fishing, but these fish can be fun to
Steve Carney: Those pesky perch, and a serious rice crop that bodes well for Minnesota duck season
It’s been a tough fishing season so far for me on Otter Tail Lake, one of the most iconic walleye lakes in Minnesota. This was my go-to lake for decades, but recently the amazing perch
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Game Fair’s second weekend begins Friday
The second big weekend of Game Fair runs Friday through Sunday, Aug. 15-17, at Armstrong Ranch Kennels in Ramsey.
Minnesota’s Brown County Pheasants Forever earns 2025’s Outdoor Leaders Award
If you’re a Minnesota pheasant hunter, consider yourself lucky to have the Brown County chapter of Pheasants Forever on the beat in south-central Minnesota.
The chapter does a great many things for wildlife conservation
North Dakota places new restrictions on nonresident waterfowlers at the urging of resident hunters
Ron Nerva realized his out-of-state waterfowl-hunting plans were sliced in half Aug. 1. That’s when he read about changes to North Dakota’s rules for nonresident hunters.
Nerva, a waterfowler from Tomahawk, Wis., has owned
Wanted: Hunters to control deer numbers that are ‘decimating’ crops in southwest Pennsylvania
Washington County grain farmer Jim Lindley is cautiously optimistic that new and improved Pennsylvania Game Commission programs for agricultural producers will help rein in an overabundance of deer wreaking havoc on his crops and his
Minnesota’s natural bear foods more ‘normal’ this summer
This year’s natural food landscape in Minnesota’s bear country is going to be a different animal from last year, as this season likely will return to a more normal supply of natural bear forage.
Ohio’s outdoors trailblazers: Stories from the Wild Chip Hart’s 30 years in outdoor radio
Chip Hart’s outdoor radio program, The Big Outdoors on 700 WLW, was never intended to be a long-term project.
However, 30 years after its inception on the “nation’s radio station,” The Big Outdoors is
