Hunting
Jeremiah Haas: Trail camera placement could make the difference
While the weather is still on the warm side and the foliage is still thick, nearly all the bucks that hunters will be chasing this fall have shed their velvet and are easily identifiable as
Steve Carney: Getting familiar with Minnesota DNR’s new mobile app, and a red-tailed hawk encounter
For those not reading their Outdoor News, the DNR has changed its format for tagging and registering your deer and turkeys.
Not being super computer-savvy, it took me about an hour to try and
Pro Hunting Tip of the Week: Don’t give up on your bear season
The majority of bears are harvested in the first week or two of the fall bear hunt. At the start of the season, it is usually warm and the bugs are hungry. Late season hunting
Minnesota’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Sept. 16, 2026
More muskie reports now that water temps are cooling. Here’s the Minnesota fishing and hunting report on Sept. 16, 2026.
Winner of Minnesota’s 2027 state waterfowl stamp contest announced
Minneapolis artist Melissa Mickelson won the Minnesota 2027 waterfowl stamp contest with an acrylic painting of canvasback ducks.
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Teach a kids to hunt small game during Take a Kid Hunting Weekend
Getting kids outdoors in pursuit of squirrels, rabbits and other small game is the focus of Take a Kid Hunting Weekend. On Saturday, Sept. 26 and Sunday, Sept. 27, adult Minnesota residents accompanied by a
Minnesota’s early bear harvest sees a 40% jump from 2025
A little more than a week into bear season, Minnesota harvest totals were about 40% higher than the previous year during the same time period.
Dan Stark, large carnivore specialist for the DNR, said
Hunter from Wisconsin takes 690-pound black bear on Minnesota’s opening day
The opening day of the black bear hunting season produced a 690-pound (live weight) bear in Minnesota for Alma, Wis., resident Dylan Fluekiger.
Hunting a friend’s property near Brook Park, Fluekiger had seen the
Ralph Loos: Another Illinois DNR director, another test for state’s natural resources
We all live in the past because it’s one of the few things we’re truly confident in – good or bad, sweet or sour, we can give the past a solid thumbs up or thumbs
