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Southwest Minnesota’s new ‘Hunt for Hope’ organization looking for kids to serve
There’s a new nonprofit organization in Minnesota focused on giving kids a great hunting or fishing adventure, and the founders are looking for more kids to serve.
The best turkey tip I ever got…
If you were lucky enough to cut your teeth on turkey hunting in the 1990s-era
Commentary: Minnesota’s WMA-AMA forest habitat management: purpose, spirit, and intent of the law
MN statute 86A.05 Outdoor Recreation System, Classification, and Purposes, Subd. 8. State wildlife management area;
Southwest Minnesota’s new ‘Hunt for Hope’ organization looking for kids to serve
There’s a new nonprofit organization in Minnesota focused on giving kids a great hunting or fishing adventure, and the founders are looking for more kids to serve.
Top Regional Stories
Iowa’s statewide fishing report on May 14, 2026
Dan Small Outdoors Radio: Show 2120
Michigan United Conservation Clubs will call it quits this summer
Drastic cut to Michigan DNR law enforcement included in budget approved by House Republicans
One-buck rule gets nod in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula
More Top News
Mid-may is prime-time for steelhead along Minnesota’s North Shore
If the frogs croak two nights in a row, it’s time for smelt along Minnesota’s North Shore
Outdoor Insights: Minnesota crossbow vote details how detached politicians are to hunting topics
Looking for a late-season longbeard? Better understand the diverse diet of turkeys
MN Fishing News
Fishing Reports
Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on May 13, 2026
Metro Area Fishing Report – May 10, 2026 – video
Minnesota’s statewide fishing report on May 6, 2026
Lake Profiles
Strike a pocket of hefty walleyes on Silver Island Lake in northeast Minnesota
Walleyes improving, panfish steady on Rush Lake in Minnesota’s Otter Tail County
Walleye fever? Try Lake Edward’s medicine in Minnesota’s Crow Wing County
Fishing News
Browns Creek restoration opens new opportunity for Minnesota trout anglers near Stillwater
Steve Carney: Follow the water temps for mid-May walleyes
North Dakota’s harvest season for paddlefish closes, snag-and-release open through May 15
Opinion
Outdoor Insights: Minnesota crossbow vote details how detached politicians are to hunting topics
Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Latest waterfowl regs ignore advocacy from Duck Summit
All About Hunting
South Dakota aims for more Black Hills elk while instituting liberal, open season ‘East River’
South Dakota wildlife officials are raising the state’s elk population goal in the Black Hills, while taking the opposite approach
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Spring turkey kill running behind last year’s pace
The Minnesota DNR reports that spring turkey harvest is running behind 2025. Through C-season, hunters harvested 11,695 birds compared to
Minnesota’s LSOHC bill clears Senate Finance Committee, Roseau project delayed
The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council appropriations are a step closer to funding projects. During the Senate Finance Committee meeting May
Podcasts
Episode 592 – MN opener recap, lake trout, Stan Tekiela, Capitol shenanigans with dedicated funds
Tim Lesmeister and Rob Drieslein start the show recapping the windy May
Episode 591 – Opener weekend, Minnesota cougars, new Bald Eagle stamps, Capitol shenanigans
Tim Lesmeister and Rob Drieslein start the show with tips for the
Episode 590 – Sturgeon lawsuit, Isle Royale moose, Lake Mille Lacs outlook, Minnesota fishing opener
Tim Lesmeister and Rob Drieslein kick off the show recapping the latest
Episode 589 – BWCA U.S. Senate vote, 2026 bear tags, youth clay target league, MN-FISH summit
Tim Lesmeister and Rob Drieslein kick off the show not mincing words
All Minnesota Articles
Minnesota’s Outdoor Calendar
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Minnesota published
Minnesota Cuffs & Collars: Dead coyotes and bobcats found near Walker
Minnesota cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR conservation
Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Target warm water for early-season walleyes
For most anglers, the couple of weeks leading up to
Dam removal looks to benefit sportfish on southern Minnesota’s Cannon River
Twenty-four Cannon River enthusiasts voiced their opinions at a public
Stillwater hosts Walz on St. Croix River for his final Governor’s Fishing Opener
For the first time, the Governor’s Fishing Opener was held
Lake trout of the Great Lakes still recovering from invasion that changed everything
Speaking from his home in Algoma, roughly 30 miles east
Minnesota anglers battle a windy weekend to find fish over the 2026 opener
That darn wind! That seemed to be the steady theme
Mastering muskie fishing’s art of the figure eight
Ask someone why they fish muskies, and the big esox’s
