Hunting
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Fishing For Life announces 15th annual Holes 4 Heroes ice fishing tournament
Fishing For Life will host its annual Heroes event Feb. 7 at East Medicine Lake Park in Plymouth. The event honors active duty military, veterans, and their families while bringing the community together for a
Commentary: Fight back against legislation that threatens Minnesota’s Boundary Waters
Legislation concerning to regional sportsmen introduced by Rep. Pete Stauber (R-Minn., 8th) passed the House of Representatives last week. H.J. 140 is a bill that seeks to undo a 20-year mining moratorium in the Rainy
Kristina Smitten takes over as director of Minnesota’s Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
Late last year, Minnesota’s Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council selected Kristina Smitten to be its next executive director, taking over for Mark Johnson.
As of Friday, Jan. 16, Smitten had wrapped up her first full
Tom Venesky: It’s time to update Pennsylvania’s deer-tagging rule
With all the talk recently about antiquated laws and regulations, one of the most obvious is often overlooked.
For some reason, harvested deer in Pennsylvania can only be tagged in the ear and nowhere
Commentary: Age of 12 has nothing to do with maturity to hunt
After reading Tom Venesky’s recent column and a few Letters to the Editor advocating for no tags for children under the age of 7, I want to point out another side of the story.
Commentary: Warmer winters delaying duck migration
About 10 years ago, the Louisiana Department Wildlife and Fisheries sent an April Fool’s email to stakeholders announcing a new sportsman’s group. Called ‘The Black Surface Society’, the goal of the society was to pave
Professor’s CWD prevalence model closely predicts this year’s rate in Minnesota
Looking back at the 2026 Minnesota white-tailed deer hunting season, University of St. Thomas Associate Professor Dr. Sergey Berg’s CWD model wasn’t too far off at predicting the disease’s prevalence.
Berg’s model specifically looked
Michigan Mixed Bag: Firewood quarantine proposed to prevent introduction of invasive pests, diseases
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is inviting Michigan stakeholders to provide comments on a proposed firewood quarantine.
Outdoor Observations: A hat tip to hunters after another Michigan deer season
Congratulations to all of the readers who entered the 26th Annual Michigan Outdoor News best Buck Photo Contest!
Even if you weren’t one of the prize winners, you still found the winning combination by
