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Minnesota’s Urban Ice Anglers sees first-year challenges, rewards in getting kids ice fishing
Karl Erickson is on a mission. As founder and executive director of Urban Ice Anglers in Minnesota, he’s working furiously to take 10,000 kids ice fishing. In one season.
Along the way, he aims
Gretchen Steele: It’s time for all outdoor groups to work together
I’ve been dismayed for some time about how divided outdoor lovers and recreationists have become. It’s done nothing but get worse. Social media has failed us in this arena; instead of being used to bring
Vermont Fish and Wildlife proposes 180 moose hunting permits in efforts to limit impact of winter ticks
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has proposed issuing 180 moose hunting permits in Vermont’s Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) E in the northeastern corner of the state in a continued effort to reduce the impact
New York’s Warren County Conservation Council honors Johnsburg’s Erika Patton
Johnsburg, N.Y. — Erika Patton, formerly of Johnsburg, is the Warren County Conservation Council’s first recipient of the Conservationist of the Year Award.
Dan Ladd: Reflecting and looking forward after five years as editor at New York Outdoor News
It was exactly five years ago this month, early March, when my predecessor, Steve Piatt, was set to retire as editor of this publication and handed the reins over to me. In my mind, it
Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars: Anglers leave for a bit, put their buddy in a bind with warden
Wisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from the Wisconsin DNR. These reports are from the March 7, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
Overall deer kill up 7% in Wisconsin from 2023 as crossbow, archery hunters lead the uptick
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported on the 2024 deer hunting season – showing that the overall harvest was up 7% over 2023 – to the Natural Resources Board (NRB) Feb. 26.
Yellow bass fishery developing a legion of angling fans in southern Minnesota
It’s not every day that a new fishery develops, but southern Minnesota anglers have been buzzing about an exploding yellow bass population in the Fairmont area in recent years.
“They showed up (in the
Dean Bortz: Habitat-based deer units back in place in Wisconsin’s forest zones
Wisconsin deer hunters who have been begging and pleading for the DNR and Natural Resources Board (NRB) to dump the Dr. James Kroll county deer unit system and go back to habitat-based numbered units like
