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New Cessna 206 promises great changes ahead for how Minnesota DNR does work
From more than a mile away, it can spy loons nesting on a lake below. During the dead of night, it can pick off perpetrators illegally cutting spruce tops and pine boughs from Minnesota forests.

Tom Venesky: Color variations add to unpredictability of nature
Sometimes, things occur in nature that smash the norms we are accustomed to. I was reminded by this recently when a friend passed along a photo of a bear with four cubs passing through a

Outdoor Insights: Current threats to public lands have unified outdoors groups across the political spectrum
Conservation groups have flooded our email boxes at Outdoor News the past two weeks ever since the U.S. House Resources Committee passed a late-night amendment to the reconciliation bill that would sell 460,000 acres of

Ohio’s Outdoor Trailblazers: Sally Biancone fosters a passion through photos
Surveying all that surrounds her on her Athens County, Ohio, property, Sally Biancone can’t help but think about what brought her here.
A talented photographer of all things wild, Biancone first picked up a

Ohio DNR launches voluntary licensing for hunting outfitters
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife is welcoming participation in Hunt PrOH, a newly launched hunting guide certification program. Guides and outfitters offer hunting access and assistance to customers who hunt white-tailed deer, wild

Michigan study suggests promise for deer vaccine for bovine tuberculosis
A pilot project last year to vaccinate Michigan deer for bovine tuberculosis is showing promising results for developing another tool to control the spread of the bacterial disease.
In March and April 2024, the

For Minnesota turkey hunters, a record harvest within reach for a second straight year
If harvest numbers are a good indication of the turkey population’s health, then Minnesota bird numbers are currently in a good place.
It’s possible this spring that hunters could set a new harvest record

Commentary: Backcountry Hunters and Anglers sounds alarm amid push to sell half a million public-land acres
Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, North America’s leading public lands advocacy group, announced May 12 that it’s sounding the alarm and mobilizing its nationwide grassroots network in response to a last-minute amendment to the U.S. House

What will become of measures that affect Minnesota’s outdoors during special session?
The state Legislature adjourned late Monday without budget resolution, meaning an expected special session likely will be upcoming. It was yet to be announced at Outdoor News press deadline on Tuesday.
While the budget