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Outdoor Insights: Minnesotans overwhelmingly stand up for the outdoors again
Last week, I spoke with Paul Austin, executive director of Conservation Minnesota. He shared a couple of points that illustrate just how thoroughly Minnesotans supported the out-of-doors via the Nov. 5 amendment to re-dedicate lottery

Officials investigating shooting of wolf in western North Dakota
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the shooting of what appears to be a female gray wolf northwest of Beaulah, N.D.
Stephanie Tucker, furbearer biologist for the North Dakota Game and Fish

Minnesota’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Nov. 20, 2024
Cold air likely puts an official end to open-water fishing. A look at the Minnesota fishing and hunting report on Nov. 20, 2024.

Steve Carney: Tips for using a deer decoy in late November
This is the time of the deer-hunting season when I pull out my doe decoy that I’ve named “Bess.” She rests comfortably in my pole building all season, and then, when the whitetail rut arrives,

Minnesota hunters rescued in two Kandiyohi water bodies
High winds and hunters kept Kandiyohi County deputies and conservation officers with the DNR occupied last weekend as ripping winds contributed to two rescue operations in the western Minnesota county.
According to a press

Minnesota Mixed Bag: Canada pauses issuance of border-waters crossing
As of late September, the Canada Border Services Agency stopped issuing new and renewing applications for individuals seeking Remote Area Border Crossing permits to cross borders via waterways.

Is a late, great push on the way for Minnesota waterfowl hunters?
If you haven’t already winterized your duck boat and packed away your decoys, push poles, and other waterfowling gear, this week’s weather forecast of cold weather and northwesterly winds should jump-start what has been a

In Minnesota’s south, is it wind energy versus wildlife habitat?
As the state of Minnesota and others push for renewable energy in the form of wind and solar, wildlife advocates – including conservation groups and state agencies – are facing a two-fold challenge: massive wind-project

Commentary: Hunters have an undeniable branding problem
The word “hunter” has five defined meanings:
• A person who hunts game,
• A dog used or trained for hunting,
• A horse used or adapted for use in hunting with