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National Park Service: No hunting at Minnesota’s Voyageurs
Voyageurs National Park reminds visitors that hunting and trapping of any type or manner is prohibited on federal lands and all waters within the boundary of Voyageurs National Park. This includes the removal of animals

Minnesota Mixed Bag: North Metro ice show coming to Ramsey on Oct. 28-29
The 3rd annual North Metro Ice Show, a two-day ice-fishing expo, is set for the Adrenaline Sports Center in Ramsey, Oct. 28-29.

Minnesota’s Pro Tip of the Week: Fall fishing offers fantastic bite
Fall is a fantastic time to troll on any of the rivers. The St. Croix and the Mississippi have hot bites going on No. 7 Shad Raps trolled near the bottom. Plus, the multi-species list

Minnesota’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Oct. 11, 2023
Water temperatures start to drop, improving walleye action. A look at the fishing and hunting report from across Minnesota on Oct. 11, 2023.

Minnesota’s 2023 pheasant hunt: Are hunters in for a big season?
Minnesota likely will never revisit the halcyon days of the 1940s and ’50s when upland hunters routinely harvested more than a million ring-necked pheasants. But on the eve of Saturday’s 2023 opener, state officials genuinely

Outdoor Observations: It appears help is on the way for hunter education
I never thought I’d say this, but Michigan, particularly southern Michigan where I do most of my deer hunting, has too many deer.
Crop damage is up. Car/vehicle accidents are up. Deer sightings are

Michigan deer expert makes case to thin antlerless population
Scientists and bureaucrats tend to think they hold the key to the future of things they regulate or study. That’s why an “open letter” penned by Chad Stewart, who might be described as some of

Commentary: An open letter to Michigan deer hunters; change in approach to antlerless harvest is needed
Since 2000, we have only harvested more antlerless deer than antlered bucks once. In 2009, we had an estimated antlerless harvest of 220,913 and an estimated antlered harvest of 215,104.

Michigan Cuffs & Collars: Waterfowl shot from upstairs window
Field reports from Michigan DNR Conservation Officers published in the Oct. 13, 2023, edition of Michigan Outdoor News.